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Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Refurbished Candus Make Headway Towards Restart

Fuel loading has been completed at Bruce 6, keeping the project on track to resume operation later this year. Meanwhile, Canada's nuclear regulator has give…

Solar Technology

A Conversion Efficiency Record Achieved by Longi With Perovskite Tandem Cell

On 24 May 2023, at SNEC 2023, LONGi announced its new record of 31.8% conversion efficiency achieved by its perovskite tandem cell on commercial CZ wafers, whic…

Carbon Emissions

Swiss Re Becomes Latest to Exit Net Zero Insurance Alliance

Image: Credit: Swiss ReReinsurance giant withdraws from UN-led climate initiative 'with immediate effect', following hot on the heels of Munich Re, Zuri…

Biofuel

South African Beverage Company Uses Biogas Facility to Recycle Wastewater

The biodigester at Bren-o-kem's Vinaqua wastewater treatment plant in Worcester. Image Source: ESI Africa.Amidst the picturesque winelands of Worcester in t…

Energy Storage Project

Long-Duration Energy Storage: The Time Is Now

How can U.S. states with aggressive decarbonization goals coupled with federal decarbonization goals have energy when they need it? Long-duration energy storage…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Global Transition to Electric Vehicles Needs Urgent Support, Report Warns

Without targeted support for low- and middle-income countries to transition toward zero-emission mobility, global progress toward zero-emission goals will be cr…

Energy Saving

Energy Industry Apps Improve Efficiency

A team of University of Houston researchers has developed a series of digital applications to make energy industry processes more efficient. Three innovative on…

Energy Saving

Storing Hydrogen in Coal May Help Power Clean Energy Economy

The quest to develop hydrogen as a clean energy source that could curb our dependence on fossil fuels may lead to an unexpected place—coal. A team of Penn Stat…

Solar Cell

Researchers Create Flexible Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

A large team of technologists affiliated with multiple institutions in China, working with two colleagues from Germany and another two from Saudi Arabia, has fo…

United States

New Efficiency Record Announced for Commercial-Sized Solar Cell

Image credit: Oxford PVOxford PV has set a new world record for the efficiency of a commercial-sized solar cell having converted 28.6% of the sun’s energy…

Offshore Wind Power

Ingka Investments Acquires 49% Stake in Three Planned Offshore Wind Projects

Image: Ingka InvestmentsIngka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, acquires a 49 percent share in three offshore wind development projects in Finland…

Offshore Wind Power

New York Opens Solicitation for Offshore Wind-To-Hydrogen Projects

New York has launched a USD 10 million solicitation for clean hydrogen research, development and demonstration projects, including clean hydrogen production and…

Offshore Wind Power

Survey Soon to Start On 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Site

A 3D seismic survey will soon start on the Sofia offshore wind farm array site off the east coast of the UK.The 3D seismic survey will consist of towed survey e…

Wind Turbine

Vestas Secures 72 MW Order in Argentina

Vestas has received an order for a project in Argentina that includes supply of 16 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines as well as a 30-year Active Output Management 5000 …

Geothermal Power Project

Greece Launches International Geothermal Research Tender

An international tender has been launched for geothermal research in four potential areas in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.