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Battery

U.S.-based joint battery venture of SK On, Hyundai Motor gets new name

SK On Co. has given its U.S. battery joint venture (JV) with Hyundai Motor Group the name Hyundai-SK Battery Manufacturing America (HSBMA), according to the Sou…

Electric Vehicles

ZEEKR Launches 7X SUV in South Korea Amid Final Certification

Chinese premium electric vehicle brand ZEEKR has confirmed the mid-size sports utility vehicle (SUV) ‘7X’ as its first model to launch in the South …

Solar project

Axpo Signs Solar PPA with McDonald’s Spain to Supply 83 GWh Annually

Axpo has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with McDonald’s franchises in Spain to supply renewable electricity from a newly developed solar power c…

Solar Power Plant

LG Electronics India inks 25-year solar deals to power two manufacturing plants

LG Electronics India signed long-term solar power purchase agreements with Hinduja Renewables Energy Private Limited (HREPL) and Sunsure Energy on March 25 to s…

United States

NASA aims for nuclear-powered Mars mission in 2028

The US space agency NASA has outlined a series of mission goals, including a return to the Moon by early 2028 and a Mars mission in the same year using nuclear …

Gas power plant

Duke Energy secures approval for gas plant in South Carolina

Utility Duke Energy said on March 26 that the ​Public Service Commission of South ‌Carolina had approved its plan to build new natural gas-fired ​generat…

South Korea

YIDO Secures Final Approval for 70MW Solar Project in Korea

YIDO, a professional infrastructure asset management company, announced on the 27th that it has received final approval for a solar power generation project in …

Ukraine

Ukrainian Energy Ministry, Naftogaz sign cooperation documents with several U.S. companies

March 26- The Ukrainian Energy Ministry and Naftogaz have signed documents with U.S. companies on cooperation in energy projects in Ukraine, Ukrainian media quo…

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Group Expands Vehicle Odd-Even Driving Scheme,consider expanding the scale of solar power generation and energy storage systems

Hyundai Motor Group announced on the 27th that it will expand the five-day vehicle restriction system in accordance with the government's energy-saving meas…

Germany

Münch Energie builds out Germany’s largest battery cluster

Münch Energie has begun commissioning a 500 MWh battery storage cluster in Saxony-Anhalt, which the developer says is the largest contiguous BESS project o…

Canada

Brookfield, La Caisse Acquire Clean Energy Platform Boralex for $6.5 Billion

Brookfield Asset Management and La Caisse have teamed up to acquire Canadian renewable energy company Boralex for around C$9bn ($6.5bn), including debt.The acqu…

Russian

Rosatom completes pilot operation of REMIX fuel

This is a key milestone in the qualification of uranium-plutonium fuel for VVER reactors

India

India Achieves One Billion Tonne Coal Production for Second Year

India has achieved one billion tonne coal production for the second consecutive year, the Coal Ministry stated, attributing the milestone to sustained and coord…

South Korea

S. Korea to enforce naphtha export restriction starting Friday: finance minister

South Korea will begin restricting naphtha exports from Friday amid growing supply shortages due to the Middle East situation, Seoul's finance chief said on…

Energy Investment

Zelestra secures $600 million for 440 MW Texas solar portfolio to supply solar portfolio

Renewable energy developer Zelestra has closed a $600 million green project financing package to fund the construction and development of two utility-scale sola…