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Electric Vehicle Charging

Chargepoint and Stem to Pair EV Charging With Energy Storage

Photo courtesy: ChargePointElectric vehicle charging network ChargePoint is teaming up with energy storage solutions provider Stem to pair EV charging with batt…

Solar Power Panel

Belinus Solar Panels From Belgium Are Now Available to U.S. Market

Belgian solar product manufacturer Belinus is bringing its line of all-black solar panels to the U.S. market.Belinus has been making solar panels and energy sto…

Wind Farm

Maine Regulators Allow Wind, Utility Project to Move Forward

The 24.6 MW Le Granit Wind Project located in Québec became operational in 2014. EDF Renewables handled the development of the project. (Courtesy: EDF Re…

Nuclear Technology

Can New Cheap, Frequent “Laser” Monitoring of Critical Components Extend Nuclear Plant Lifetimes by Decades?

A new way to assess radiation damage in reactors. Engineers designed a tool that enables faster measurements of the condition of some nuclear reactor components…

Solar Technology

New Rules, Incentives Shaping Solar-Plus-Storage Market

An evolving regulatory environment, expanded tax credits, and moves for more reliability and resilience in the power space are impacting the growth of solar-plu…

Hydrogen Technology

Plug Power and Johnson Matthey Announce Partnership to Accelerate Green Hydrogen Economy

Plug Power, a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, and Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable tec…

Solar Power Plant

Bechtel Completes Cutlass Solar Farm Project

Bechtel has announced the completion of the Cutlass Solar project in Fort Bend, Texas, the US. The solar photovoltaic project added 140 MWDC to the Electric Rel…

Biofuel

Biorefinery Uses Microbial Fuel Cell to Upcycle Resistant Plant Waste

Graphical abstract. Credit: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c03667When nature designed lignin—the fibrous, woody ma…

Energy Technology

A Way to Produce Hydrogen Directly From Untreated Sea Water

Schematic diagram of three-electrode configuration for seawater electrolysis. Note that the pH meter was placed 1.0 cm from the electrode surface to measure the…

Energy Technology

UIUC Research Confirms Viability of Geothermal Energy Storage Using Old Gas Well

Conceptual schematic diagram of the Advanced Geothermal Energy Storage system proposed by the UIUC study (source: University of Illinois)Researchers from the Un…

Thermal Plant

Duke Energy’s N.C. Coal Plants More Expensive to Run Than Building New Solar Farms, Report Finds

The Allen coal plant just west of Charlotte, North Carolina. Credit: Murr Rhame / Creative CommonsBy Elizabeth Ouzts, Energy News NetworkDuke Energy spends twic…

Wind Power Project

Record Demand in New York’s Latest Offshore Wind Solicitation

Ocean Wind 1, the 1.1 GW joint venture between Ørsted and PSEG, has awarded three major construction contracts for the project. (Courtesy: Ocean Wind)Six…

HVDC

Medium Voltage Drives Market reaching US$ 2.26 Bn by 2032 - Comprehensive Research Report by FMI

In 2021, the medium voltage drives market was valued at more than USD 1.5 billion, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 3.8% between 2022 and 2032.Gro…

Nuclear Power Plant

Velocys Completes Construction on Reactor Core Assembly Facility

Velocys plc on Jan. 26 released a business update, reporting that the company has completed construction on a new reactor core assembly facility in Ohio. Velocy…

United States

Court Suspends RFS Obligations for 2 Small Refineries

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Jan. 27 suspended Renewable Fuel Standard compliance obligations for two refineries that were denied small re…