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Electric Car

Global Electric Car Sales Surge in 2022 on Strong Government Policies, IEA Says

China, Europe and the US drive most of the growth in the first quarter, IEA says.

Microgrid

Engineers Are Working on a Solar Microgrid to Outlast Lunar Nights

Future lunar bases will need power for mining and astronaut survival.

Solar Power Panel

Investigation of Chinese Solar Panel Makers Will Damage US’ Own Interests

The reported US investigation of Chinese solar panel makers will damage the US' interests, including negatively impact the development of the US' own solar indu…

Joe Biden

Biden’s ‘Nuclear Deterrence’ Remarks Send Shock Waves

United States President Joe Biden sent shock waves on his first Asian trip by committing to "nuclear deterrence" for the Republic of Korea, wider military exerc…

LNG

Natural Gas Prices Under Pressure From Soaring U.S. Demand

U.S. natural-gas prices have hit their highest level in 14 years as North American producers scramble to replenish supplies with demand soaring and storage leve…

OPEC

Five Major Challenges Facing the Energy Industry

Record-high prices at the pump, a looming diesel shortage right when the summer season is starting, and an uncooperative OPEC are probably reasons for many head…

Energy Transition

How AI Innovation Is Enabling the Energy Transition

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being introduced in utility use cases from renewables integration to resilience and more.

Wind Farm

Ørsted to Acquire 121MW Onshore Wind Farm in Illinois

The wind project is contracted via power purchase agreements with Mars, Silgan Containers and BHJ USA.

United States

Small Us Businesses Granted $53M for Clean Energy and Climate Solutions

It will support 259 projects across 38 states that cover security and resilience, renewable energy, energy storage, carbon capture and conversion and fusion ene…

Rooftop PV System

Is Residential Solar Worth It in the Us?

Many homeowners invest $15,000 to $30,000 or more in solar. How does this cost compare to the status quo of paying the utility company?

Natural Gas

Fresh Call for Joint Us-Israel Clean Energy Technology Proposals

The two countries are providing $4m in funding for innovative technologies to tackle climate change.

Solar Cell

Solar Cell Achieves Record-High Efficiency

A solar cell developed by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has achieved a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun global illumination …

Carbon Emissions

Chevron, Schlumberger Withdraw Request for California Carbon-Capture Permit

Top U.S. energy companies Chevron and Schlumberger have withdrawn an application to capture carbon dioxide emissions and store them deep underground in central …

Solar Cell

Amazon Invests in Us-Based Solar Cell Production Facility

Ambient Photonics will build a fully automated manufacturing facility to produce solar cells for powering consumer electronics.

Natural Gas

Surging Natural Gas Prices Squeeze U.S. Industrial Sector

Skyrocketing natural gas prices have raised manufacturing and transportation costs across many U.S. industries, and the situation should persist as the United S…