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Energy Storage Project

Google Inks Huge Corporate Solar-Plus-Storage Deal in Nevada

NV Energy will provide 350 megawatts of solar and as much as 280 megawatts of battery storage for a new Google data center.

Offshore Wind Power

Vestas Aims to Become Carbon Neutral by 2030

The turbine manufacturer seeks to ditch carbon offsets and instead deliver CO2 reductions only through direct actions.

Nuclear Fuel

Uzbekistan Signs U Supply Deals with Japanese Firms

Uzbekistan has signed contracts worth more than USD1 billion for the supply of uranium to Japan, Kun.uz reported yesterday, without stating its source. The cont…

Heat Pump Water Heaters as Clean-Energy Batteries

Heat pump water heaters (HPWH) are a game-changing technology that can eliminate climate and air pollution from water heating in buildings. And if that isn’t e…

Coal Power

Shutdown of U.S. Coal Power Facilities Saves More Than 26,000 Lives

The shutdown of scores of coal power facilities across the US has reduced the toxic brew of pollutants suffered by nearby communities, cutting deaths from assoc…

New Research Shows Montreal Protocol Has Reduced The Global Rise in Temperatures

By 2050 global temperatures will be, on average, 1°C (1.8°F) lower than they would have been without the ozone-protection agreement.

EV Market

Tesla Becomes The Most Valuable U.S. Automaker Ever with An $84bn Valuation

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla delivered more cars than investors expected in the last quarter of 2019, raising its market capitalisation to more than $84 …

Dubai's Logistics Firm Tristar Buys Land in Oman's Duqm Port to Expand Operations

Dubai's Tristar Group, an oil and gas sector-focused logistics company, acquired more than 11,000 square metres of land in Oman’s Duqm port as it expands its o…

Oil & Gas Trade

Mozambique Signs Gas Importation Agreement for Beluluane Gas-Fired Power Plant

Mozambique has signed an agreement deal with France to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) that will be needed for a major gas-fired power station planned for Be…

Electric Car

Mercedes-Benz and Geely Establish Electric Vehicle JV in China for Smart Brand

Mercedes-Benz AG and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) have formally established the global joint venture “smart Automobile Co., Ltd.” for the smar…

Danish Technological Institute Developing Air-to-Water Heat Pumps with R290

The objectives of the project is to create heat pumps with an energy efficiency 5-10% higher than that of current HFC heat pumps. This result would have the bes…

ELGi Equipments’HRS Enables Recovery of up to 96 Percent Wasted Energy

Elgi Equipments, one of the world’s leading air-compressor manufacturers, has witnessed the wide adoption of the ELGi Heat Recovery System (HRS), a solution fo…

Energy Storage System

Batteries Play a Critical Role for a Low Carbon Energy Future

The switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy alternatives and the electrification of energy is one of the key elements of delivering carbon neutral economie…

Solar Power Plant

'Exponential' Global Solar Growth to Continue with 142GW Added in 2020

More than 140GW of new PV plant is expected to be added to grids around the world this year, an almost 15% rise on 2019, as the global solar build-out continues…

Pumped Hydro Becomes Support Project in South Australia

The news agency reports that three South Australian pumped hydro proposals were included on the shortlist of 12 projects hoping to get financial support under t…