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Solar Panel

US Doubles Solar Polysilicon and Wafer Tariffs on China

The US government has doubled Section 301 tariffs on imported solar polysilicon and wafers from China to 50%. The materials are vital for manufacturing solar pa…

Solar Technology

Expandable Solar Roof Rack Adds 1 KW of Off-Grid Charging for EVs

US startup DartSolar says its new roof rack attachment for electric vehicles adds up to 20 miles (32 km) of additional range per day.Los Angeles-based DartSolar…

Geothermal Heating Project

Geothermal Heating System in Smith College, MA Starts Operations

The first phase of a USD 220 million geothermal heating project in the Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts has now started operations. The system is now…

Geothermal Heating Project

US DOE to Support Geothermal Heating and Cooling in Five Communities

The US Department of Energy, through the Geothermal Technologies Office‘s (GTO) Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Initiative is supporting five com…

Oil Price

US Agency Expects Oil Production to Grow in 2025 Despite Opec+ Decision

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects global oil production to increase next year, with the bulk coming from countries outside the Opec+ group.…

Natural Gas

US Natgas Output to Decline as Demand Hits Record High in 2024, EIA Says

U.S. natural gas production will decline in 2024 while demand will rise to a record high, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short Ter…

Hydro Generator Unit

Biden Administration Allocates Nearly $850 Million for Water Infrastructure Upgrades

The Biden-Harris Administration announced an $849 million investment to modernize aging water infrastructure and bolster drought resilience in 11 Western states…

Liquid Hydrogen

DNV Approves CryoVac’s ‘World’s First’ Prismatic Liquid Hydrogen Tank Design

CryoVac’s liquid hydrogen storage system, featuring a vacuum insulation system, has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV.Th…

Battery

Inlyte Reports Zero Loss Over 700 Cycles for Its Iron-Sodium Battery Tech

The startup is targeting commercial demonstration projects in 2025 and large-scale U.S. manufacturing by early 2027.California-based startup Inlyte Energy has a…

Virtual power plants

US Grants $305 Million Loan Guarantee for California VPP With Ice Storage

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has granted a $305 million loan guarantee to finance Project IceBrick, a virtual power plant (VPP) that will deploy up to 193 …

Nuclear Fuel

GLE Acquires Land for Uranium Enrichment

Visualisation of the planned Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility (Photo credit: GLE)Global Laser Enrichment (GLE), jointly owned by Australia’s Silex System…

Wind Turbine

Fuchs Lubricants and Clemson University Partner to Develop Wind Energy Solutions

Fuchs Lubricants has partnered with Clemson University's Dominion Energy Innovation Center (EIC) to develop solutions for the next generation of wind power …

Offshore Wind Power

Nuveen Infrastructure Signs Contract With NIA for 2.2gw Offshore Wind Portfolio

Neptune Infrastructure Associates (NIA) and Nuveen Infrastructure have signed an agreement for NIA to provide day-to-day asset management services and strategic…

Efficiency Research

Inside the Heart of the Magnetocaloric Heat Pump of the Future

Researchers at Ames National Laboratory are have reportedly cracked the code for the energy efficient, refrigerant-free magnetocaloric heat pump of the future. …

United States

Delaware Gives Onshore Nod for US Wind

Image: RenewsUS Wind has received state permits to connect its offshore wind power to the regional electrical grid in Sussex County, Delaware.Delaware Departmen…