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Solar Cell

Could ‘Hot Carrier’ Solar Cells Break the Theoretical Efficiency Limit?

Up to 50% of the energy absorbed by a solar cell is lost as heat. Scientists are now developing a third generation of “hot carrier” solar cells that take adva…

Electric Vehicle Battery

CATL Licensed to Mass-Produce EV Batteries in Germany This Year

EV battery maker CATL announced Wednesday that its plant in Thuringia, Germany had received approval for making 8 GWh cells per year. The company is installing …

Hydropower Plant

Analysing Europe’s ‘Hidden Potential’ for Small and Micro Hydropower

Diversion-type, run-of-river (DROR) hydropower schemes in the European Union have the potential to provide from 79 TWh to 1,710 TWh of electricity annually, acc…

Hydrogen Project

Global Low-Carbon Hydrogen Market 'Needs $600 Billion of Investment by 2050'

An investment of about $600 billion in low-carbon hydrogen will be required by 2050 to meet rising demand as the world focuses on cutting emissions to limit glo…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australia Plans to Slow Power Plant Closures

The Australian federal government plans to slow down the accelerated rate of power plant closures with proposals requiring utilities to provide a five-year noti…

Oil Price

Shell Raises Russia Writedown to as Much as $5 Billion

Shell will write down up to $5 billion following its decision to exit Russia, more than previously disclosed, while soaring oil and gas prices boosted trading a…

World Gas Conference 2022

World Gas Conference 202223 May 2022 - 27 May 2022The World Gas Conference, conducted by the International Gas Union (IGU) since 1931, is the world’s largest a…

Hydrogen Production

Shell, Mitsubishi Wind Power Consortium to Produce 'Green Hydrogen'

Japan's Mitsubishi Corp and Shell Plc aim to produce 400,000 tonnes of "green hydrogen" in 2030 through the companies' European offshore wind power project, the…

Electric Car

Japan Start-Up to Offer Fleet Service Using China's Geely EVs

A Japanese battery start-up said on Thursday it would launch a commercial fleet service using electric vehicles from China's Geely Auto Group.

Net Zero Emission

Has Renewable Energy Reached an Inflection Point Globally?

Wind and solar power hit a new record in 2021, generating 10 percent of the world's entire electricity needs for the first time ever.

Hydrogen Project

Kent and CGG Join for Carbon Capture and Hydrogen Projects

Oil and gas company Kent and technology business CGG have joined forces to develop carbon capture and hydrogen technologies.

Net Zero Emission

Global Green Finance Increased 100x in Last Decade

Green finance worldwide has grown by more than 100 times in the last decade.

Nuclear Fusion

Oxford Spinoff Demonstrates World-First Hypersonic

Oxford spinoff First Light Fusion says its novel "projectile" approach offers "the fastest, simplest and cheapest route to commercial fusion power."

Carbon Emissions

Could Nano-Scale Filters for Isolating CO2, Hydrogen and Biogas Accelerate the Energy Transition?

A better way to separate gases. A new membrane material could make purification of gases significantly more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emis…

Hydropower Plant

7.8MW Hydropower Project in Uganda to Supply Clean Energy

Nyamwamba II, a 7.8MW hydropower project in Kasese, Western Uganda, has reached its PPA Commercial Operation Date (COD).