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Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Is Elon Musk Right or Wrong to Dismiss Hydrogen Use for Low-Carbon Energy Storage?

The context is transitioning from fossil energy to renewables. One key aspect of this is transport via gasoline or diesel vehicles and its transition to electri…

Electricity Transmission

US DOE Launches $2.5B Fund to Upgrade and Build New Transmission Lines

​The Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office on May 10 issued a joint notice of information (NOI) and a request for information (RFI) seeking stakeholde…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

‘The Most Dumb Thing’: Elon Musk Dismisses Hydrogen as Tool for Energy Storage

Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls hydrogen “the most dumb thing I could possibly imagine for energy storage.”

Electricity Transmission

Mozambique and Malawi Commence Electricity Interconnection Project

The first stone has been laid for an historic regional electricity interconnection project between Mozambique and Malawi.

Solar Cell

Self-Healing Perovskites Can Withstand Fierce Cosmic Radiation

The development of a set of testing protocols for perovskite solar cells intended for use outside Earth’s atmosphere could lead to the devices being installed …

Electricity Transmission

Spain’s Transmission Grid Planning to Fast Track Renewable Integration

The Spanish government has approved the 2021-2026 Electricity Transmission Grid Planning, which will guide the development of the electricity transmission netwo…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Empyrean Ticks off ‘Major Box’ at Chinese Well

AIM-listed oil and gas exploration company Empyrean Energy has backed up its pre-drill interpretation of seismic data related to the Jade prospect well located …

Hydropower Plant

New York Regulator Clears $4.5B Canadian Hydropower Project to Supply NYC

New York regulator approved a $4.5 billion transmission line that will deliver Canadian hydropower to New York City.

Hydropower Plant

Canadian Government Funds Atlin Hydroelectric Expansion Project

Canadian government officials made a C$32.2 million investment in the Atlin Hydro Expansion Project, an existing Indigenous-owned and operated 2.1 MW hydropower…

Energy Transition

Ukraine ‘Could Become a Vital Supplier of Renewable Energy to Europe’

Ukraine geographically and climatically has a “huge potential” for the development of renewables, DTEK Executive Director has said.

Electricity Transmission

First Electricity Link Between UK and Germany in Mid 2020s

Siemens Energy to build two stations for NeuConnect Interconnector HVDC link which will transfer 1.4GW of electricity between UK and Germany.

Adani Group Gets US$2 Billion in Green Investments

Three Adani portfolio companies, Adani Green Energy, Adani Transmission, and Adani Enterprises, will get US$2b (INR15,400 Cr) in green investments from the Inte…

Electricity Transmission

UK Readies Undersea Electricity ‘Superhighways’

Ofgem has today recognised the “clear case” and the “consumer benefit” of the Scotland to England Green Links.

Electricity Transmission

World Bank Approves $55 Million to Boost Energy Access in Djibouti

The $55 million Second Djibouti-Power System Interconnection Project has been approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors.

Germany

OGE and RWE Propose Hydrogen Fast Track in Germany

Gas transmission system operator OGE and energy company RWE have unveiled ‘H2ercules’ as a national hydrogen infrastructure concept.