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Solar Technology

Robotics Company Validates Tech to Automate Solar Plant Construction

Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation received $1.9 million from the U.S. Dept. of Energy to develop the robotics system, which delivers, detects, lifts an…

Wind Turbine

How Much Energy Does a Single Wind Turbine Produce? It Depends

Wind energy is the leading renewable energy source in the U.S., and also the lowest-cost source of renewable energy. However, depending on the size or type of t…

Energy Storage Battery

U.S. Energy Storage Market Continues to Expand Rapidly

Across all segments of the industry, the U.S. energy storage market installed 4.8 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2022, nearly equal to the combined 2020 and 2021…

Rooftop PV System

Hitachi Astemo Hanshin Installs Photovoltaic Power Generation System

TOKYO, Mar 15, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. ("Hitachi Astemo") Group company Hitachi Astemo Hanshin, Ltd. ("Hitachi Astemo Hanshin") has install…

Geothermal Power Plant

Innargi to Explore Geothermal District Heating in Kiel, Germany

Innargi has signed an agreement with Stadtwerke Kiel to explore the potential for geothermal district heating in the city of Kiel in Germany.

Geothermal Power Plant

Dominica Geothermal Project Proceeds to Drilling of Reinjection Well

Drilling rig at Dominica (source: PM Roosevelt Skerrit)Drilling of the first reinjection well for the Dominica geothermal power project is now set to start foll…

Electric Car

Lexus Introduces the 2023 Rz 450E Bev; Starts at $59,650 Msrp

Lexus has introduced the all-new, all-electric Lexus RZ 450e—the brand’s first globally available, purpose-built battery-electric vehicle. (Earlier post.…

Nuclear Reactor

NRC Approves Restart of Nist Test Reactor

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authorized the restart of a test reactor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in Gaithersburg, Md. The r…

Nuclear Technology

Scientists Help Enhance Advanced Nuclear Reactor Analysis

Sandia National Laboratories engineers Kyle Clavier, left, and Dan Clayton have developed a standardized screening method to determine the most important radioa…

Carbon Emissions

California, Battered by Atmospheric Rivers, Faces a Big Melt This Spring

More frequent and moisture laden weather surges highlight how California’s wet and dry cycles are being sharpened by the warming climate.

Solar Technology

The Benefits of Floatovoltaics: Putting Solar Panels on Reservoirs

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn international team of environmental scientists is touting the benefits of solar panels on floating platforms atop reservoirs…

Nuclear Technology

Enel, Newcleo Link Up on Nuclear Energy Technology

Italy's biggest utility Enel and clean nuclear technology company newcleo have signed an agreement to work together on the British start-up's technology…

Nuclear Fuel

Senate Hearing Focuses on Securing the Entire U.S. Nuclear Fuel Cycle

In this screenshot from a video recording of the hearing, Huff, Wagner, and Dominguez answer a series of questions from Sen. ManchinRight now, our country is de…

SMR

Nuscale Places First Long-Lead Material Production Order With Doosan

A rendering of a NuScale VOYGR plant. (Image: NuScale)NuScale Power, the Portland, Ore.–based small modular reactor developer, announced last week that it…

Solar Power Plant

Ivory Coast: UAE-Based Masdar Negotiates 70 MWP Solar Photovoltaic Plant

The energy company Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed an agreement with the Ivorian authorities. Object…