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Electric Vehicles

€20,000 Volkswagen Electric Car — The Next VW Beetle?

The Volkswagen Beetle is an iconic car that is one of the prime symbols of the cultural revolution of the 1970s (a revolution that is somehow facing significant…

Solar Panel

India Hits 10 GW of Solar Cell Capacity

Crisil Ratings said a new report that India’s solar cell manufacturing capacity will reach 50 GW to 55 GW by fiscal 2027, from 10 GW at the end of fiscal …

Power Construction

California Utility Investigating ‘Every Possibility’ for Cause of Eaton Fire, Including Its Own Equipment

A map showing the preliminary origin area of the Eaton Fire.Today Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of Edison International, sent a pair of letters…

Virtual power plants

Virtual Power Plant Company Leap Recognizes Opportunity in the PJM Market

Leap, a company providing a platform for launching and scaling virtual power plants (VPPs), has announced its entry into PJM Interconnection, the largest wholes…

Solar Power Plant

Statkraft Granted Planning Consent for 39.9MW Somerset Solar Scheme

The plant is expected to begin construction next year.Renewable energy developer Statkraft has been awarded full planning permission for a 39.9MW solar PV power…

Microgrid

New York Public Utility Funds Virtual Reality Initiative to Train Microgrid and Energy Storage System Electricians

The New York Power Authority (NPYA) Board of Trustees approved $400,000 in funding for the Energy Storage and Microgrid Training and Certification (ESAMTAC) pro…

SMR

GE Hitachi Signs SMR Nuclear Deals With UK Engineering Firms

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has signed a nuclear power plant memorandum of understanding with Boccard and Cavendish Nuclear, both engineering firms in the U…

Dam

Enhancing Flood Resilience: Adapting Dams and Levees to a Changing Climate

Sanford Dam in Michigan, US, several months after failing in 2020. Research has indicated an increased risk of similar events due to more intense rainfall under…

Geothermal Drilling

SANJES Launches New Geothermal Exploration in Manisa, Türkiye

Salihli GES-1 power plant by Sanko Energy in Manisa, TurkiyeThe Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process has been initiated for a planned geothermal explor…

Geothermal Heating Project

Pertamina Geothermal Furthers Green Fuel Ambitions With Pertagas Partnership

Sanford Dam in Michigan, US, several months after failing in 2020. Research has indicated an increased risk of similar events due to more intense rainfall under…

Tidal Energy

Welsh Government Takes Stake in Morlais Tidal Project

Morlais tidal stream energy project will connect to the national grid and a substation on the shore near Ynys LawdThe Welsh Government has taken an £8 mil…

Hydropower Plant

Contractor Selection Opens for 500MW Kikot-Mbébé Hydropower Project, Cameroon

Employees of Kikot-Mbebe Hydro Power Company (KHPC) took part in the celebration of the company’s first anniversary on September 25.A major hydropower ini…

Metal

Seven Bidders Battle for Chile’s Lithium Mining Contracts

SQM lithium mining operations in Chile’s north.Chile has wrapped up the initial phase of its efforts to award special lithium operation contracts (Ceols) to pr…

Metal

Nickel Industries Making Money in Weak Market

Nickel Industries holds an 10% interest in the Huayue Nickel Cobalt HPAL projectIn a market that has seen few winners in recent years, Australia’s Nickel …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Dismantling of Water Tanks to Start at Fukushima Daiichi

Water storage tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi plant siteTokyo Electric Power Company has announced plans to start dismantling treated water tanks at the Fukushim…