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Electric Vehicles

Lucid (Lcid) Obtains License to Begin EV Production in Saudi's Economic Megacity

California-based EV startup Lucid Motors (LCID) just gained its operating license to begin EV production in one of Saudi Arabia’s special economic zones.S…

Geothermal Drilling

New York State Passes Law to Facilitate Deeper Geothermal Drilling

NYSE, Wall Street, New York (source: flickr/ b00nj, creative commons)New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into legislation S6604 which, along with co…

Hydrogen Production

US DOE to Hand Out $47.7 Million to Advance Clean Hydrogen Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $47.7 million in funding for 16 research, development and demonstration (RD&D) projects across 13 U.S. states …

Battery

DOE to Fund $70 Million for Two 100-Hour Battery Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $70 million to support two of Xcel Energy’s long-duration battery storage projects.The projects will…

Energy Storage Project

Energy Department Announces $325M for Batteries That Can Store Clean Electricity Longer

FILE - An employee works at a battery energy storage facility in Saginaw, Texas, April 25, 2023, that is owned and operated by Eolian L.P. The U.S. Department o…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New Mexico's Largest Utility to Return $115 Million to Customers Who Paid After Coal Plant Closed

FILE - The sun sets behind Shiprock Mountain, a pumpjack and the San Juan Generating Station, Nov. 8, 2004, near Farmington, N.M. New Mexico utility regulators …

Oil and Gas Equipment

Mexico's First LNG Plant to Receive Final Piece in Days

The last major piece of infrastructure needed to start production at Mexico's first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is set to depart from a Texas…

LNG

Sempra's Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 Receives Ferc Authorization

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the permit authorizing the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 expansion project under development at Port Arth…

Photovoltaic （PV）

First Solar Starts Construction on $1.1bn PV Solar Module Facility in Us

The company’s fifth fully vertically integrated US plant is projected to expand its nameplate manufacturing capacity by 3.5GW and take First Solar's overal…

Carbon Capture

TVA Exploring Carbon Capture Feasibility for Two Gas-Fired Power Plants

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is poised to study the feasibility of retrofitting two gas-fired power plants—a combined capacity of 1.8 GW—in Mississipp…

LNG

Nextdecade Signs $356M Loan Agreement for Rio Grande LNG

Texas-based energy company NextDecade has entered into a credit agreement with a group of lenders for $356 million of senior loans to finance a portion of the f…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla Eyes India for Creating a Battery Storage Factory

Tesla has submitted a proposal to Indian officials for a factory, to produce battery storage systems on our shores.The plan includes supporting India's batt…

Solar Technology

Enel Secures PPA for Part of Solar-Plus-Storage Project in Ercot With 104MW BESS

Lily (pictured), located east of Dallas, Texas, was Enel Green Power’s first hybrid project in North America integrating renewable energy with utility-scale ba…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Jaguar Signs Deal With Tesla for Supercharger Access, Will Adopt Nacs

Jaguar announced that it has signed a deal with Tesla to get access to the Supercharger network. The British automaker also agreed to adopt the Tesla-designed N…

Solar Panel

The US's Largest Solar Panel Maker Breaks Ground on a 3.5 GW Factory

First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it has broken ground on its $1.1 billion factory in Louisiana.The manufacturing facil…