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Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla Megapack Battery Caught Fire at PG&E Substation in California

A Tesla Megapack caught fire at a PG&E energy storage facility in Monterey, California on Tuesday.

Nuclear Power Plant

France Prepares to Nationalize Its Struggling Nuclear Industry

The French government already owns 84% of Électricité de France, but it is now planning to fully nationalize the company just as the company warns of a huge 2…

Natural Gas

Hungary Warns Against Further EU Sanctions on Russia

Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto is warning that further EU sanctions on Russia would only hurt the bloc’s members.

Energy Transition

UN Secretary-General Calls for a Fossil Fuels Intervention

The fossil fuel industry is "feasting" on billions in subsidies and windfall profits as "our planet burns," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesda…

Natural Gas

Germany Could Nationalize Uniper as Early as Next Week

The German government, energy giant Uniper, and its majority shareholder, Fortum, have reached a preliminary agreement under which Germany will nationalize the …

Crude Oil

U.S. Refiners May Soon Purchase More Canadian Crude

Canada’s benchmark heavy oil price could soon see a boost as U.S. refiners are expected to return to buying large volumes of Canadian crude once the massive re…

Electric Vehicle Charging

EV Charging Management Platform Monta Secures €30M

Monta’s software delivers an ‘all-in-one’ EV charging platform that simplifies and streamlines deployment, use and management of EV charging infrastructure. …

Biomass Power Plant

Doosan Škoda Supplies Turbines for La Reunion Coal-To-Biomass Conversion

Czech turbine manufacturer Doosan Škoda Power had been awarded a contract for a biomass plant on the island of La Reunion.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

TerraPraxis and Microsoft Partner to Decarbonise Coal Plants

Non-profit sustainability group TerraPraxis will partner with Microsoft to deliver a digital solution to support the repurposing of over 2,400 coal-fired power …

Wind Farm

Nordex Group Receives Order From Wpd for 31.5 MW in Germany

Nordex has received an order for 31.5 MW in Germany from its regular customer wpd.

Offshore Wind Power

Two Offshore Wind Farms Are Planned in Finland

Eolus is investigating the prerequisites for constructing two offshore wind farms in the finnish Bothnian sea.

Solar Cell

Organic Solar Cell Breakthrough Improves Performance and Stability

Scientists at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology have made a breakthrough using water treatment for morphology control in organic solar cells.

Wind Turbine

Global Wind Turbine Order Intake Breaks Record in Q2

Strong activity in China pushed global wind turbine order intake to a new record of 43GW in quarter two of 2022 and up 36% from year-ago levels. This equates to…

Energy Storage Project

New Global Energy Storage Consortium Launches

The Energy Storage Solutions Consortium has been launched to assess the climate benefits of energy storage.

Solar Cell

Naturgy Builds 683 MW of Wind and Solar Power in Spain

The company currently has 20 wind farms and photovoltaic projects under construction and will start work on another 9 facilities in the coming weeks, with a tot…