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Electric Vehicles

Honda, Sony hit pause on EV venture, scrap AFEELA launch

March 26 — Honda and Sony said yesterday they will put their electric-vehicle project on hold as they assess its future in a changing global market.Sony Honda …

Pumped Storage

Vietnam's first pumped-storage hydropower project secures two int'l loan deals

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and French partners presented the loan agreements to the project developer at the EU – Vietnam Global Gateway Business and Investment…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

DOE extends emergency operations at 2 Indiana coal plants

The U.S. Department of Energy on Monday issued emergency orders further extending the operation of three generating units at two Indiana coal plants that were s…

India

India delays coal flexibility plan as solar power curbs rise, document shows

March 25- India has pushed back by a year its plan for coal-fired power plants to lower output ‌when solar generation is high, as regulators work out how to co…

Hydrogen Production

Samsung C&T Completes Korea's First Renewable-Only Hydrogen Facility

Samsung C&T's construction division has completed South Korea's first hydrogen energy production facility based on an off-grid system, a method of produ…

Energy Saving

Korean major Corporations Join Government Energy-Saving Push

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on the 24th ordered public institutions to implement a five-day vehicle rotation system based on license plate numbers and …

SMR

DL E&C, X-energy First SMR Design Contract

DL E&C announced on the 25th that it has signed a contract with U.S. small modular reactor (SMR) company X-energy for an "SMR standardized design." The contract…

India

Pranos Nets $6.8 Mn To Build Tokamak, Superconducting Magnets For Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear energy startup Pranos has raised $6.8 Mn (around ₹63 Cr) in its fresh funding round co-led by pi Ventures and Ankur Capital, along with participation f…

Solar project

Google signs PPAs on 400-MW Texas solar project portfolio

Utility solar developer Sunraycer Renewables has arranged two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Google for the Lupinus and Lupinus 2 solar project…

United States

TSEA Energy to invest $25m in North Carolina facility to boost US grid manufacturing

TSEA Energy is investing $25m in a new manufacturing facility in Eden, North Carolina, marking its first industrial operation in the United States and expanding…

Energy Storage Project

Construction starts on Arevon’s 250-MW energy storage project in California

Arevon Energy has started construction on its 250-MW/1,000-MWh Cormorant Energy Storage Project in Daly City, California. The $600 million facility is expected …

Uzbekistan

Russia and Uzbekistan Sign Roadmap for Cooperation in Nuclear and Related Fields

On March 24, a Roadmap for cooperation in nuclear and related fields between Rosatom State Corporation and the Atomic Energy Agency under the Cabinet of Ministe…

South Africa

Envusa Energy launches 240 MW solar project

Envusa Energy, a joint venture between Anglo American and EDF Power Solutions, has officially started commercial operations at its Mooi Plaats Solar PV Project …

Vietnam

Vietnamese PM Holds Working Session with Zarubezhneft Officials During Russia Visit

On Tuesday afternoon (local time), as part of his official visit to Russia, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính visited and held a working session…

New Zealand

New Zealand ramps up EV charging network

The New Zealand Government is backing the rollout of more than 2,500 new public EV charge points with $52.7 million in zero-interest loans. The programme is sup…