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Electric Vehicle Battery

Rivian and VW Finalize Electrical Architecture and Software JV; VW UPS Investment to $5.8B

Rivian and Volkswagen have finalized their joint venture, Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies. VW will invest up to $5.8 billion by 2027, 16% more than the…

Natural Gas

Republic Of Congo Aims To Accelerate Oil, Gas, Sustainable Projects

The Republic of Congo (RoC) is preparing to launch a Gas Master Plan and new Gas Code, all while enticing investment in crude exploration and production. Speaki…

Electric Vehicles

Rho Motion: More Than 1.7M EVs Sold Globally in October, Overtaking the Previous Monthly Record; China Growth Leader

EV research-house Rho Motion reported that more than 1.7 million EVs were sold over the month of October—overtaking the previous record, set in September 2023,…

United States

Solar Stocks Plummet, Market Is “Wildly Emotional” About Trump

Solar stocks have shed value following the Trump election, but residential solar provider Sunnova chief executive officer John Berger said believes the market i…

Virtual power plants

The Great Untapped Potential of Virtual Power Plants

We need every tool in the toolkit to improve grid reliability, and we need them now, RMI’s managing director, Mark Dyson, told the pv magazine USA Week au…

Nuclear Policy

US Sets Targets to Triple Nuclear Energy Capacity by 2050

The United States announced new nuclear energy deployment targets at the UN climate summit (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. As outlined in the framework, the aim is…

Greece

Greece Launches 200 MW Battery Storage Auction

Interested parties can submit bids by December 23. Awarded projects will be announced in February 2025 and need to be connected to the grid by April 2026.The Gr…

Solar project

US Solar Project Transforms Contaminated Brownfield Site

Thirty years in the making, but the site of a former circuit board recycling facility is now generating 7 MW of solar energy and providing power to 960 subscrib…

Solar project

Israel Plans 2,000 m2 PV Project in Occupied Palestinian Territories

Israeli settlement of Carmel, Har HebronIsrael plans to bild a 2,000-square-meter solar PV project in the occupied Palestinian territories and has directed civi…

Electric Vehicles

Cadillac Introduces Electric 3-Row SUV VISTIQ Starting at $78,790

Cadillac is introducing the 2026 Cadillac VISTIQ, a luxury three-row SUV. VISTIQ will be sold globally, including in the US and Canada, with production starting…

Solar Power Plant

Azerbaijan Breaks Ground on 240 MW Solar Plant

Work is underway on a 240 MW solar project in southwestern Azerbaijan following the signing of an investment agreement and land lease agreement. It is being dev…

Solar project

South Africa’s Tax Authority Opens Solar Systems Tender

South Africa’s revenue department is seeking bidders for the engineering, design and installation of solar panel systems at its offices across the country…

Wave Energy

Thames Water Gets Key Creditor Support for Rescue Plan

Thames Water won crucial support from creditors to move forward with its plan to raise £3 billion ($3.8 billion) in emergency funding.Holders of more than…

Thermal Plant

Trump Taps Former Rep. Lee Zeldin To Lead EPA

The Trump administration will likely roll back EPA regulations affecting fossil-fuel power plants, including a carbon emissions rule, according to Michelle Bloo…

Thermal Plant

Payra Power Plant's Unit 2 To Remain Offline For Maintenance For 2 Months

One unit of the Payra 1320 MW Thermal Power Plant in Patuakhali will remain out of service for the next two months for essential maintenance, according to plant…