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Energy Storage Battery

VW-backed Northvolt Starts Output at Swedish Lithium-ion Battery Cell Gigafactory

Battery storage specialist commissions first factory at Skellefteå amid efforts by Europe’s car industry to lessen dependence on Asian producers

Energy Storage Battery

Berkeley Lab Hosting Virtual National Energy Storage Summit in March

This virtual event will include significant focus on lithium recovery and development of a domestic battery supply chain.

Nuclear Reactor

TVEL Starts PWR Fuel Fabrication at Novosibirsk

TVEL has launched a new fabrication facility for pressurised water reactor fuel at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant site in Russia.

Offshore Wind Power

Vestas Secures 430MW Service Contract in Brazil

Multibrand deal covers various 155 Alstom ECO models at the Alto Sertao 3 wind complex in Bahia

Solar Power Plant

Solar to Lead New US Capacity in 2022-23: EIA

Utility-scale solar projects will make up 49pc of the new capacity in 2022-23, or 38.3GW out of a projected 78.3GW total.

Hydrogen Project

Russia Ready to Cooperate with EU in Hydrogen Projects

Modern technologies make it possible to successfully use hydrogen and mix it with natural gas, Vladimir Chizhov pointed out

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Hyundai Shutters Engine Development in Shift to Electric and Hydrogen Vehicles

Researchers focus on batteries, motors, fuel cells and semiconductors

United States

U.S. Natural Gas Rise As Colder Weather Rushes In

U.S. natural gas futures rose this week as colder weather with snow came into parts of the country.

Crude Oil

China Oil Demand Seen Peaking In 2030

Crude oil demand in China is set to peak in 2030, until then driven by robust petrochemicals demand, research from state oil giant CNPC has suggested.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Kawasaki’s Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Departs to Pick up First Cargo

Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ Suiso Frontier, the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, has left Japan to pick up its first hydrogen cargo in Australia.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

S. Korea's Oldest Coal-Fired Plant to Shut Down

South Korea's oldest coal-powered plant will be shut down for good this week, the energy ministry said Tuesday, in line with the government's plan to shift towa…

Energy Saving

CLP Power, Hong Kong Businesses Find Common Goal in Energy-Saving Incentives

CLP Power has set aside HK$32 million to help businesses reduce power consumption, HK$100 million to subsidise similar efforts in commercial buildings

Nuclear Fuel

Loading of Nuclear Fuel into Second Unit of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant Complete

Loading of nuclear fuel into second unit of Belarusian nuclear power plant has been completed, BelTA learned from the press service of the Energy Ministry.

Thermal Coal

Japan’s November Coking Coal Imports Rise from October

Japan's coking coal imports rose in November on stronger Australian and US shipments even as Japanese steel output remained under pressure.

China

Amid Global Energy Crunch, China’s Economic System Prevails Again

In late September, as an unusual cold wave arriving weeks earlier than previous years took the country by surprise, many residents in Northeast China were caugh…