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Solar Cell

JA Solar Claims World Record Open-Circuit Voltage for TOPCon Solar Cell

The Chinese manufacturer said its Bycium+ PV cell achieved an open-circuit voltage of 748.6 mV. The result was confirmed by Germany’s Institute for Solar …

Solar Power Plant

Amea Power Commissions 500 MW Solar Plant in Egypt

Amea Power has held an inauguration ceremony for a 500 MW solar installation in southern Egypt. The project, completed in 18 months, is the largest of its kind …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Qinshan Plant Set to Increase Production of Isotopes

Testing has been completed of a device for carrying out irradiation tests of various radioisotopes - such as yttrium-90 - at the two pressurised heavy water rea…

Solar Materials

China Approves Polysilicon Futures

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has approved polysilicon derivatives to address rising price volatility and structural imbalances between supp…

Electric Vehicle Charging

BC Hydro Opens First 350 KW Charger in the Okanagan

The utility-owned network’s new (and fastest) 350 kW EV charger is located in a 22-spot charging parkade in Oyama.BC Hydro has opened its first 350 kW EV …

Electric Vehicles

Volvo & DHL Begin Autonomous Truck Trials in Texas

Credit: DHLAutonomous vehicles are still a dream, although Elon Musk swears Tesla will crack the AV code sooner than later. Last week, Cruise, the autonomous ri…

Electric Vehicles

Xiaomi Entering Exports Already

With the electric vehicle revolution quite far along and clear leaders in the industry establishing themselves more and more, I figured it would be very hard no…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Get Ready for EV Batteries From the High Tech Pottery Shops of the Future

EV batteries have been coasting on the same liquid-electrolyte technology ever since the early 2000s, with some significant tweaks leading to improved performan…

Crude Oil

Argentina to Eclipse Colombia as Oil Production Growth Continues

Crude oil production in the Vaca Muerta shale formation in Argentina is about to hit 1 million barrels per day this decade. The forecast came recently from Ryst…

Crude Oil

Nigeria Retains Top Spot as Africa’s Biggest Oil Producer

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has disclosed that Nigeria retained its position as the largest oil producer in Africa.OPEC, in its…

Energy Storage Technology

Slick Energy Storage Trick Deploys Ultra-Hot Bricks to Prick Carbon Bubble

Boston startup re-invents millennia-old firebricks for 21st century renewable energy storage and industrial decarbonization (image courtesy of Electrified Therm…

Natural Gas

Suncor Energy to Increase Oil and Gas Output by up to 5 Per Cent in 2025

Suncor Energy Inc. is aiming to increase its oil output next year by up to five per cent, as it continues to work to improve its performance and lower costs fro…

Biofuel

Biofuel Included in Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Two New Multi-Year Shipping Deals

Norwegian shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has secured two multi-year shipping contracts, both including biofuel, with undisclosed large auto…

Electric Vehicles

Switch Technologies Unveils World’s First Vehicle Powered by XNO®

Switch Technologies unveiled the world's first operational vehicle powered by Echion Technologies' proprietary ultra-fast charging XNO active anode mate…

Electric Vehicle Charging

UK National Audit Office Finds Chargepoint Rollout on Track, but Several Hurdles Remain

Public electric vehicle chargepoint installations are currently on track to meet the minimum 300,000 needed across the UK by 2030, but government faces challeng…