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Electric Car

Delhi Govt Calls on Corporates to Promote EV Policy

Stressing on the need to include Delhi's corporates in the 'Switch Delhi' campaign, the AAP Minister said the corporates can put their resources to the best use…

Electric Car

Volkswagen and GM Outperform Hyundai Motor Group in EV Sales in China

Among Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle models, only the Niro ranked 18th in the world's top 20 best-selling EV models in January 2021, said global EV mar…

Electric Car

GM Is Betting Big On Electric Vehicles

GM Ventures was an early investor in lithium metal battery innovator SolidEnergy Systems in 2015 when GM and SES began a close working relationship.

Solar Materials

China's Xinte Adding to Polysilicon Capacity

Chinese polysilicon producer Xinte plans to build a 100,000 t/yr plant in Baotou city in north China's Inner Mongolia in response to firmer demand from the phot…

Hydrogen Project

Bill Gates-Backed 'Water-Splitter' Targets World's Cheapest Green Hydrogen

raeli group H2Pro's technology financed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures as it eyes $1/kg renewable H2

Market Analysis

Solar & Wind In South Africa Contributed More Than Nuclear For 1st Time Ever In 2020

The rest was met by other sources, including diesel, hydro, and pumped storage plants.

Carbon Neutral

5-Year Blueprint Paves Way for 2060 Carbon Neutrality

Over the next five years and beyond, China will take more measures to restructure its industry and energy mix in a greener way, and this will lay a solid founda…

Floating Solar Project

Hanwha Q Cells Secures 300 MW Order for 2.1 GW Floating Complex in South Korea

The Korean manufacturer was chosen as a preferred bidder for a portion of the Saemangeum solar complex. The company will likely supply its special panels for fl…

Energy Taxation

Basic Customs Duty Expected to Increase Solar bid Tariffs by up to 50 Paise per Unit: ICRA

Basic customs duty of 25 per cent and 40% on imported solar cells and modules, respectively, is likely to result in an increase in solar tariffs.

Thermal Coal

South Korean Coal Imports Rebound in February

South Korean thermal coal imports rose in February, supported by utility restocking and greater Australian supply.

Personnel Appointment

Senate Votes to Confirm Regan as EPA Administrator

The U.S. Senate on March 10 voted 66 to 34 to confirm Michael Regan as administrator of the U.S. EPA. Representatives of the biofuels and bioenergy industries h…

Oil Refinery

Petron to Restart Philippine Refinery by 2H 2021

Philippine private-sector firm Petron plans to resume refining activity at its 180,000 b/d Bataan refinery by the second half this year on expectations of a sig…

Nuclear Power Plant

Presidents of Russia and Turkey Give Start to Full-Scale Construction of Akkuyu NPP Unit 3 During a Ceremony Via Videoconference

10 March, 2021, Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Turkey. A ceremony commemorating the start of Unit 3 construction was held at the site of the first Turkish nucle…

Nuclear Reactor

Rosatom Targets 24 New Reactor Units in Russia by 2045

Rosatom has announced that implementation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to increase the share of nuclear power in the country's energy mix to 2…

Energy Transition

BP Exited Kazakh Oil Projects to Focus on Renewables Strategy

BP Plc abandoned three oil projects in Kazakhstan after it changed strategy to concentrate on renewable energy and its existing ventures.