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Electric Vehicle Battery

DOE Announces $9.63B Loan to BlueOval SK to Expand US Manufacturing of Electric Vehicle Batteries

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced the closing of a direct loan of up to $9.63 billion to BlueOval SK LLC (BOSK) for…

Photovoltaic （PV）

UK Solar Industry Must Transition to Circular Economy, Says NICER

The National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) program says in a new report that the UK solar industry could generate 1.2 million tons of wast…

Solar Cell

Sino-American Silicon to Halt Production at Solar Cell Factory

Sino-American Silicon (SAS) says it will suspend production at its solar cell factory in Taiwan from Jan. 7 to Feb. 4.SAS, a Taiwan-based solar ingot and wafer,…

Nuclear Reactor

Japan Sees Greater Future Role for Nuclear Energy

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has released a draft revision of the country's basic energy plan, removing the statement that the countr…

Battery

Moving Energy via Batteries on Railways

SunTrain is hoping to ship renewable energy via battery-powered trains, charged from solar and wind, using rail networks.SunTrain, a US-based energy transportat…

Nuclear Reactor

Tata, BWXT to Explore Microreactor Use at Wyoming Site

A subsidiary of Tata Chemicals North America has signed a letter of intent with BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC to explore the deployment of up to eight of BWXT&…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Jacobs to Help Build $3.3 Billion, 3.5 GW Photovoltaic (PV) Plant and 4.5 GW Battery System in Philippines

US firm Jacobs will help build a $3.3 billion, 3.5 GW photovoltaic plant and 4.5 GW battery system in the Philippines to help the country reduce its reliance on…

Energy Storage System

Con Edison Opening Up Storage Procurement to Include Distributed Portfolios

(Technicians lower a battery energy storage system into place at a NineDot Energy project in New York. Courtesy: NineDot Energy)New York investor-owned utility …

Nuclear Reactor

Australia / Opposition Unveils $211 Billion Plan for Nuclear Power Industry With First Reactor Online by 2036

New modelling ‘dispels arguments that nuclear is uneconomic’ and that removing ban would be a distractionOpposition leader Peter Dutton’s proposal calls for …

Wind Turbine

GE Vernova Resumes Vineyard Wind Turbine Blade Installation

GE Vernova has informed the Town of Nantucket Select Board Chair Brooke Mohr that Vineyard Wind began installing blades on a wind turbine on Saturday, 14 Decemb…

Green Hydrogen

Egypt’s Abu Qir Fertilizers Signs Deals for Green Hydrogen, Automation

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, has overseen the signing of three strategic agreements aimed at enhancing the sustainab…

Battery

Envision Bags 257MW South African BESS Order

[Image: Adobestock]Envision Energy has scored a contract with EDF, to supply 257MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) capacity in South Africa.The capacit…

Crude Oil

Oil Holds Weekly Gain After US Signals Tighter Russia Sanctions

Oil steadied after a weekly advance as the US signaled tighter sanctions on Russian crude and Chinese authorities vowed to shore up the nation’s economy.B…

Crude Oil

India’s Crude Oil Imports From Russia Drop 55% in November, Lowest Since June 2022

India's import of Russian crude dropped to its lowest level since June 2022 in November this year, reported the news agency PTI on Sunday, December 15, citi…

Wind Turbine

Enercon Scores Romanian Turbine Deal

Image: EnerconEnercon is to supply seven turbines for a 38MW wind project in Romania.The German manufacture will supply seven E-160 EP5 turbines for customer Sm…