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Egypt

Egyptian, Chinese Companies Ink Mou to Develop 10 GW Solar Energy Project

Egyptian and Chinese companies signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to develop a massive 10-gigawatt solar energy project, aiming to boost renewabl…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Model Y Refresh Coming in Next Few Months, Report Says

A report is claiming that the Tesla Model Y refresh might be coming in the next few months as the automaker plans a factory shutdown at Gigafactory Shanghai.Las…

Wind Farm

Brazil Grows 8.4 GW of Installed Energy Capacity in 2023

Brazil expanded its installed capacity of electrical energy by 8.4 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, and new plants from renewable wind and solar sources correspond to 90…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Launches Project to Build New Megafactory in China

Tesla has officially launched its Megafactory project in Shanghai, China.The Megafactory in Lathrop, California, was Tesla’s first dedicated factory to pr…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Appears to Be Ramping Up Cybertruck Production as Fleet Is Spotted

Tesla appears to be ramping up Cybertruck production early as a decent fleet has been spotted at Gigafactory Texas.After Tesla delivered only 10 Cybertrucks at …

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Europe Gets Its Largest Hydrogen Fuel Cells Gigafactory to Date

The fuel cell plant inaugurated by Symbio is the Group’s first gigafactory.The inauguration of SymphonHy by Symbio, a hydrogen mobility joint venture betw…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Cybertruck Debuts With Entry Price of $60,990 for RWD and 250-Mile Range

Tesla hosted its highly anticipated Cybertruck delivery event at the Texas gigafactory. Cybertruck was unveiled in November 2019. (Earlier post.) The Cybertruck…

COP28

UAE's Masdar, Malaysia Advance Agreement to Develop 10GW of Renewable Projects

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, known as Masdar, said on Friday it had signed an agreement to advance the development of up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of clean energ…

Offshore Wind Power

UK Seeks 10 GW of Offshore Wind Projects in 2024 Auction

The British government could award 10 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind projects in next year’s renewable energy auction, after it increased the level of su…

Solar Power Plant

China Leads Global Renewables Race With Record-Breaking 230 GW Installations in 2023

Currently on target to reach a record-breaking 230 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar installations this year, China leads the global renewables market. This is m…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Spotted Building a Fleet of Over 25 Cybertrucks Ahead of the Launch

Tesla has been spotted building a decent-size fleet of over 25 Cybertrucks at Gigafactory Texas ahead of the launch event on Thursday.After a lot of anticipatio…

Electric Vehicles

Nissan Announces Second and Third New Electric Vehicles for UK Production

Nissan has confirmed that all three models made at its UK plant will go 100% electric. The announcement means the EV36Zero hub in Sunderland, Nissan's bluep…

Geothermal Power Project

"Seismik Giga-M" Project Seeks Geothermal Expansion in Munich, Germany

Panorama over Munich (source: flickr/ DAVID HOLT, creative commons)City utility Stadtwerke München (SWM) has launched the Seismik GIGA-M that seeks to iden…

Nuclear Reactor

Finland's OL3 Nuclear Reactor Suffers Unexpected Outage

Finland's Olkiluoto 3, Europe's largest nuclear power generator as measured by output, suffered an unexpected outage on Sunday due to a turbine problem,…

Solar Power Plant

The World's Largest Single-Site Solar Farm Just Came Online

The United Arab Emirates has launched the Al Dhafra solar farm – now the world’s largest single-site solar farm – ahead of COP28.The 2-gigawat…