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Biobattery

Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief, Tax Extenders Package

After a nearly week-long delay, President Trump on Dec. 27 signed a legislative package that includes tax extenders, $900 billion in COVID-19 relief and governm…

Electric Car

Toyota Launches C+pod Ultra-Compact Battery Electric Vehicle in Japan

Toyota Motor Corporation announced a limited launch of the C+pod ultra-compact battery electric vehicle to corporate users, local governments and other organiza…

Energy Technology

Diamonds may Power Electrical Grid, EVs more Efficiently

In their paper, the researchers said that diamonds have been shown to have superior carrier mobility, breakdown electric field and thermal conductivity, the mos…

Electric Car

Chinese-Made Electric Buses put into Operation in the Colombian Capital

On the 26th, 120 electric buses manufactured by BYD of China were put into use in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, to improve the travel conditions of local re…

Wind Farm

Uzbekistan Approves Project to Build Country's First Wind Power Plant

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has approved an investment agreement with the Abu Dhabi-headquartered energy company Masdar to build the country's first wind…

Hydropower Plant

Iran, Azerbaijan to Build Hydropower Plants at Common Border

Iran and Azerbaijan have agreed to reactivate the building of two hydroelectric power plants on the Aras river border, the Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardak…

Oil & Gas Trade

Minister Says Iran Welcomes Russian Companies' Investment in Oil Sector

Iran's Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zanganeh invited Russian companies to invest in his country's oil industry.

Energy Storage Project

Terra-Gen and Mortenson Will Build Solar-Plus-Storage Project

New York-based renewable energy developer Terra-Gen has collaborated with construction firm Mortenson to build what they claim is the world’s largest standalon…

Crude Oil

Iraq Works to Boost Southern Crude Export Capacity

Iraq's oil ministry is working to boost the country's crude oil storage capacity at the southern port of al-Faw as part of plans to nearly double its southern o…

Hydrogen Technology

Hydrogen Sensor is Inspired by Butterfly Wings

Photonic nanostructures found on the wings of some butterflies have inspired researchers in Australia to create a new and highly accurate sensor for measuring h…

Nuclear Power Plant

White House Paves the Way for Nuclear Reactor on Moon by 2026

On December 16, outgoing President Donald Trump, as a parting shot, issued the “National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion”

Nuclear Technology

Rosatom Launches its First Additive Technologies Center in Moscow

Additive Technologies opened its first Additive Technologies Center at the site of the Moscow Polymetal Plant.

Coal Mine

VGK Starts Installation of Largest Main Coal Conveyor in Russian Federation

The object under construction is a complex of main conveyors, including reloading nodes and an overpass, consisting of three sections.

South Africa

AFRICA: AfDB Allocates $5 million to Renewable Energy Projects in the G5 Sahel

The "Desert to Power" initiative has just received a grant of 5 million dollars from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, managed by the African Development …

Smart Meter

Smart Metering in US Reaches 57% Penetration

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 2020 assessment of smart metering and demand response indicates continuing increasing penetration.