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Energy Technology

Das Solar Claims Record Open-Circuit Voltage of 730 MV for N-Type Solar Cell

Das Solar has achieved a world-record open-circuit voltage of 730 mV for an M10 n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell, with a power convers…

Solar Technology

Mobile Solar System for Farms

India’s Vivasvan Solar has designed a foldable solar structure mounted on a trolley. The system has mechanisms to prevent damage to the panels during tran…

Solar Cell

New Selenization Process Paves Way for 14%-Efficient Kesterite Solar Cells

Scientists in China claim to have gauged the selenization annealing process for kesterite solar cells, in order to achieve a kesterite absorber with low defects…

Solid-State Batteries

Scania and Northvolt Unveil Green Battery Capable of Powering Heavy Trucks for 1.5M KM

Scania and Northvolt unveiled a jointly developed battery cell for heavy electric vehicles. In validation tests, the lithium-ion cell has demonstrated an outsta…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Mercedes-Benz Presents Prototype Unimog With Hydrogen Combustion Engine; Multi-Power Distribution

At this year’s demopark open-air exhibition, Mercedes-Benz is presenting a prototype of the Unimog based on the U 430 with hydrogen-powered combustion eng…

Electric Vehicles

BMW Testing HVO100 Renewable Diesel for Parts Delivery in Germany

BMW is testing the use of renewable HVO100 renewable diesel for parts delivery in Germany. Between BMW Plant Munich and Landau an der Isar, about 120 km to the …

Carbon Emissions

US Pledges $1 Billion to Green Climate Fund Amid Call to Keep 1.5C in Reach

U.S. President Joe Biden convenes the fourth virtual leader-level meeting of the Major Economies Forum (MEF) on Energy and Climate at the White House in Washing…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Solaris Secures Record Order From Germany

Solaris has announced a record order for hydrogen buses from the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: The transport company Rebus Regionalbus Rostock has ord…

United States

Labor Unions Partner With Arches in Support of California Hydrogen Hub

The Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Systems (ARCHES) has applied to the US Department of Energy to establish one of the country’s first clean H2 hub…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Layer Green Hydrogen Cars Croft System Developed

Layer and Croft have partnered to design a new system to retrofit vehicles into green hydrogen cars. They have created the Nanoplant and Nanocartridges, the fir…

LNG

Avenir Starts LNG Deliveries to TT-Line Ferries in Port of Trelleborg

Avenir Marine, a wholly owned subsidiary of UK-based small-scale LNG company Avenir LNG, has started the delivery of LNG to Germany-based ferry owner and operat…

Electric Vehicles

Canada Is a Global Destination for Low-Carbon Investment

ValueTheMarkets News Commentary – Governments around the world are becoming increasingly concerned about global instability and are looking to secure dome…

Hydrogen Production

Green Hydrogen From Nature: Photocatalysis Imitates Plants

Green hydrogen could play a key role in the energy transition. Electrocatalytic splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen requires huge amounts of electricity…

Energy Saving

Achieving Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Through Phase Transition Engineering for Effective Defect Passivation

Last summer, metropolitan areas of Korea including Seoul were hit by an unprecedented heavy rainfall, which inundated various locations. Similarly, torrential d…

Biofuel

BMW Evaluates Renewable Diesel for Logistics Operations in 1-Year Pilot Program

Photo: BMW GroupThe future is already on the Autobahn: Between the BMW plant in Munich, Germany, and Landau an der Isar, about 120 kilometers (km) to the northe…