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Wind Turbine

Vestas Wins 370 MW Order for Two Repowering Projects in the USA

Vestas has received an order for two wind projects totalling 370 MW to repower the Pleasant Valley and Border Winds projects owned by Xcel Energy in the USA.The…

Electric Car

Tesla Gigafactory Texas Achieves Production of 4,000 Cars in a Week, but Trails Behind Berlin

Tesla Gigafactory Texas has achieved a new production milestone of 4,000 cars in a week, but the factory trails behind Gigafactory Berlin in its friendly produc…

Energy Storage Project

FERC Issues Draft EIS for Goldendale Energy Storage Project

Staff with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the U.S. have prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for licensing of the 1,200 MW Goldend…

Carbon Emissions

New York’s New Mayor Has Assembled a Seasoned Climate Team. Now, the Real Work Begins

The president of the New York League of Conservation Voters says action is needed on bike and bus lanes, waste collection, curbside composting and outsize emiss…

Hydropower Plant

Major Overhaul Begins at OPG’s R.H. Saunders Hydroelectric Project

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has launched a 16-year overhaul of the 1045MW R.H. Saunders Generating Station, the second-largest hydroelectric project in Ontar…

Hydropower Plant

Klamath Dam Removal Work Commences

Initial steps for removing four of the Lower Klamath Hydropower Project's dams – the world’s largest salmon restoration project - have commenced…

Electric Car

Tesla Sales Rise 36% In First Quarter, Following Price Cuts

Tesla's first-quarter vehicle sales rose 36% after the company cut prices twice in a bid to stimulate demand.The electric car, SUV and heavy truck maker sai…

Nuclear Power Plant

Watch for It—Advanced Nuclear “Liftoff” Needs 5–10 Reactor Contracts by 2025

These graphs illustrate how rapidly scaling the nuclear industrial base would enable nearer-term decarbonization and increase capital efficiency, versus a five-…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Researchers Synthesize a Highly Graphitized Carbon Support to Improve the Lifespan of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

The research team led by Professor Jong-Sung Yu of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST has developed a low-temperature method to synthesiz…

Energy Storage Battery

Sustainable Thermal Energy Batteries From Fully Bio‐Based Transparent Wood

A building material that combines coconuts, lemons and modified wood could one day be enough to heat and cool your home. The three renewable sources provide the…

Hydrogen Storage

Ammonia as an Efficient Hydrogen Carrier and Green Steel Enabler

When it comes to sustainability and green steel, everybody talks about hydrogen. But current means of storing and transporting hydrogen require high pressures a…

Nuclear Power Plant

Used Fuel From US EBR-II Reactor Transferred to Dry Storage

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has transferred all of the used nuclear fuel from the closed Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) from wet to dry storage.…

Energy Security

Xcel Says Leak Is Fixed at Monticello NPP

US Xcel Energy says workers have repaired the leak at the Monticello NPP, which will resume power production shortly. The company temporarily shut down the plan…

SMR

Polish-US Nuclear Cooperation Expands to USNC Microreactors

Grupa Azoty Police, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and the West Pomeranian University of Technology have signed an agreement to build a nuclear energy research …

Electric Car

‘War of the States’: EV, Chip Makers Lavished With Subsidies

States are doling out more cash than ever to lure multibillion-dollar microchip, electric vehicle and battery factories, inspiring ever-more competition as they…