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Solar Panel

New Photovoltaic Leaf Technology Could 'Significantly' Enhance Solar Panel Efficiency

Cooling solar PV cells will help keep them at, or as close as possible to, their optimum temperature of 25°C. Image: Imperial College London.Imperial Colleg…

Net Zero

Greens push for 2035 net zero target in NSW as Labor sweats over Eraring closure

The Greens have announced plans to introduce legislation into both houses of the NSW parliament that will establish a climate change act, and set a net zero tar…

Hydrogen Production

CSIRO spins out new hydrogen tech that uses 30 pct less wind and solar

The CSIRO has spun out a new company that features electrolyser technology that requires 30 per cent less wind and solar, a significant gain in the race to make…

LNG

Australia Union Threatens Strikes at Chevron LNG Facilities

A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Chevron logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file…

Nuclear waste

Fukushima Wastewater Released Into the Ocean, China Bans All Japanese Seafood

TOKYO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a…

Geothermal Power Project

Scholz Pushes Expansion of Geothermal Energy in Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

World Must Stop New Unabated Coal-Fired Power - U.S. Climate Envoy Kerry

John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate issues, attends a press conference in Beijing, China, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo Acquire Licen…

Energy Storage Project

Engie Strikes $1.6 Billion US Battery Deal With Apollo, Encap

A logo on the Engie SA headquarters in the La Defense business district in Paris, France, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. The shift of jobs and assets to Paris afte…

Energy Saving

Monolithic perovskite-PERC tandem solar cell with 23.7% efficiency

A research group in the Netherlands has fabricated a monolithic perovskite-PERC tandem solar cell that utilizes a new type of tunnel recombination junction (TRJ…

Nuclear waste

IAEA Presents Monitoring Data From Japan on Treated Water Release From Fukushima Daiichi

Nuclear waste

Japan Begins Releasing Treated Radioactive Water From the Fukushima Nuclear Plant Into the Sea

The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's operator says it began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific O…

Biofuel

Port of Tyne Agrees Biomass Import Contract

Port of Tyne has agreed a deal with Drax. (Photo credit: Pixabay)The Port of Tyne is expanding its role in the UK's renewable energy market with a new suppl…

Microgrid

New power grid rules could reduce battery funding and lifespan

New rules proposed by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) could reduce the revenue streams available to batteries and cut their lifespan.The proposed c…

Energy Storage Project

Engie to Acquire Texas-Based Power Storage Firm Broad Reach Power

The logo of Engie is seen at a charging station for electric vehicles in Guignicourt, France, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo Acquire Lice…

Offshore Wind Power

POSCO E&C Inks MOU With Norwegian Firm on Offshore Wind Farm

South Korean builder POSCO E&C Co. said Thursday it has signed an initial agreement with Norway's state energy firm Equinor on cooperation in a massive floa…