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EV Technology

Deakin University Begins Testing of Hydrogen Truck Concept

Deakin University announced this week that the new Hydrogen Transition Centre will be created at its Warrnambool campus, a first step on the road to establishin…

How Sensus Use Smart Water Solutions to Reduce Energy Consumption

In the face of revenue pressures, increasing operational costs, and manpower shortages, utilities and industrial consumers can no longer afford to ignore water …

New Technology

Estonian Scientists Use Silver for Next Generation of Solar Cells

Materials researchers at Estonia’s Tallinn University of Technology partially substituted copper with silver in solar cells’ absorber material to improve the …

Exxon and Chevron Targeted by Climate-Activist Shareholder Group

The Dutch activist fund that has filed shareholder resolutions pressuring major oil companies in Europe to take action on climate change has set its sights on t…

Nuclear Technology

Australia Taking First Steps towards Nuclear Energy

Australia’s Parliament presented this week a report that outlines a series of measures to take into consideration if the country wants to move forward with the…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Fall But Hold Near 3-month High on Trade Deal Agreement

Brent crude oil futures fell 23 cents, or 0.4 per cent to $64.99 a barrel by 0101 GMT, after closing at a near three-month high on Friday.

Solar Power Plant

Solar Power Plant of 3.5 MW in Croatia’s Vis Island Nearly Completed

Ivo Radica, head of the Municipality of Vis in Croatia, said that the solar power facility that is under construction at a plot of 5.7 hectares would be an exce…

Green Deal for Europe Announced: Policy Overview and First Reactions

The European Commission has presented its Green Deal for addressing climate and environmental challenges across Europe.

Solar Power Plant

President Uhuru Launches Sh13b Solar Power Plant

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday launched one of the largest solar power generation facilities in East Africa.

Oil and Gas Technology

South Korean Biochem Company Starts Biodiesel-Petrol Mix Production

SK Chemicals, South Korea's top biofuel producer, has begun research to mix its biodiesel with petroleum-based fuels to produce low-sulfur marine oil that will …

NYSERDA to Replace Fossil Fuels with 20 MW Energy Storage System

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority signed a contract with Lincoln Park DG, a unit of GlidePath Power Solutions, to build a 20 MW stora…

Promising Plastic Waste Research could Benefit Hydrogen Fuel Cell Industry

Scientists have developed a new way to convert plastic waste into a useful chemical.

Power Electronics for Geothermal Drilling – An ARPA-e Funded Research Project

With funding under the ARPA-E awards, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is conducting research on Revolutionary, High-Drilling Rate, High-T Geothe…

Foundations Being Laid for Planned Olkaria I Unit 6 Geothermal Plant

Construction company Franki Africa shares details on constructing the foundations for the Olkaria I Unit 6 of KenGen, a further expansion at Olkaria, Kenya.

Coal Mining Fades and So Do Jobs

The closing of coal fired-generators in Texas and other states as coal has become an increasingly expensive source of power has resulted in job losses in coal m…