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Solar Panel

Matrix Renewables Closes a Framework Agreement for First Solar Technology

First Solar and Matrix Renewables have announced a framework agreement to procure approximately 2.1 GW of advanced film modules. The modules, which will be deli…

Net Zero

Government of Canada Releases Framework for Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Steven Guilbeault, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, released the Inefficient Fossil Fuel Subsidies Government of Canada Self‑Review A…

Electric Vehicles

Griserve Announces Huge Expansion of Its UK-Wide EV Charging Network With £500M Investment

GRIDSERVE commit to their mission to help deliver net zero transport at speed and scale and demonstrate the markets confidence in both the transition to electri…

Electric Vehicles

Governments of Canada and British Columbia Jointly Investing $395.5m in Electrification of Public Transit in BC

The governments of Canada and British Columbia will jointly invest more than $395.5 million to support public transit in British Columbia. Through this investme…

Energy Storage Project

Laser Pulses May Help Develop Next-Gen, High-Capacity Batteries

Laser machine. (Reference image from Pxfuel.)A recent development out of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology may help engineer an improved anode …

Hydropower Plant

$20 Million Crypto Mining Farm to Be Built at Hydropower Plant in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan intends to build a new facility for cryptocurrency mining at one of the country’s hydroelectric stations. The project aims to minimize the powe…

Nuclear Technology

Kenya on Course to Becoming Africa's Nuclear Training Hub

Omondi Anyanga, Chairman Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Authority (KNRA) addresses KDF personnel during a training on nuclear safety in Ololua, Kajiado. [Nanjinia Wam…

Offshore Wind Power

Capital Energy Puts 1,500 MW of Wind Power Up for Sale in Spain

Capital Energy has put up for sale a portfolio of more than 1,500 megawatts (MW) of wind projects in an advanced stage of development in Spain.These projects, w…

Coal Production

Coal Companies Announce Strong Profit Results in Q2

A coal mine in the northern province of Quang Ninh. Photo courtesy of VinacominVietnamese coal enterprises prospered in the second quarter due to the high deman…

Electric Vehicles

Basigo Partners With AC Mobility (Tap&Go) To Bring Electric Buses to Rwanda!

Nairobi-based electric bus pioneer BasiGo has made a second entry into the African market with the launch of BasiGo Rwanda Ltd., a new entity focused on electri…

Biofuel

Drax Increases Pellet Capacity, Considers US BECCS Projects

Drax Group plc on July 27 announced its pellet plants produced approximately 1.9 million metric tons of wood pellets during the first half of 2023, down slightl…

Wind Farm

532 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Project Moves Forward

Anma Offshore Wind has completed the final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in relation to its 532 MW offshore wind farm, in consultation with South Korea&…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Burundi and Russia Agreement on Nuclear Cooperation

The Republic of Burundi and Russia have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on peaceful uses of nuclear technology. It was signed as the Russia-Africa Econ…

Electricity Transmission

Scorching Heat Stresses Us Power Grids, Prices Soar

A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare…

Japan

Nearly 20% of Japan's solar farms face landslide risk

Nearly a fifth of solar farms built in Japan are located in areas deemed to beat risk for landslides, a Nikkei study shows, underscoring the need for rigorousmo…