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Algae Energy Harvester Powers Electronics for a Year on Its Own

Cambridge researchers have demonstrated how an algae energy harvester can use sunlight to power a microprocessor for over a year without any human help.

Electric Car

New Zealand Targets EVs, Industry with New $2.8 Billion Climate Response Fund

The New Zealand government said on Monday it would set up a NZ$4.5 billion ($2.83 billion) climate response fund, spending at least NZ$2.9 billion on cutting po…

Microgrid

Microgrid Developed to Power Lunar Base

A microgrid to power a future base on the moon is under development at Sandia National Laboratories in the US.

Carbon Neutral

Japan Needs to Invest $1.2 Trillion in Decarbonisation over 10 Yrs, Industry Ministry Says

Japan's public and private sectors will need to invest a total of 150 trillion yen in decarbonisation over the next 10 years to help achieve the nation's ambiti…

Nuclear Power Plant

UK Launches Funding to Encourage Nuclear New Build

The UK government has announced the launch of GBP120 million (USD146 million) in funding to support development of new nuclear energy projects, stimulate compet…

Energy Storage Battery

‘Germany Does Not Think it Needs Flow Batteries’

​Buyers of energy storage solutions (ESS) in Germany do not yet see a need for flow batteries for medium duration storage, an ESS provider tells Energy-Storage…

Energy Storage Battery

UK Government Must Spend £20Bn on Energy Battery Storage to Meet 2030 Renewables Targets

Modelling from Cornwall Insight on Great Britain’s (GB) Power Market out to 2030 has shown that between 2025 and 2030 the UK government must spend nearly a fif…

Electricity Transmission

US DOE Launches $2.5B Fund to Upgrade and Build New Transmission Lines

​The Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office on May 10 issued a joint notice of information (NOI) and a request for information (RFI) seeking stakeholde…

LNG

India Looks to Import More LNG amid Rising Demand

Gas demand from households in cities and from the transportation sector in India is currently outpacing supply.

Distributed energy

Schneider Electric Scoops up DERMS Provider AutoGrid

Distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) provider AutoGrid said on May 11 that it has been acquired by Schneider Electric.

Wind Turbine

Here’s How 140 of the World’s Top Wind Power Experts See its Future

Turbines will continue to grow larger, costs will significantly decline, and wind power development projects will more frequently be paired with batteries or hy…

Net Zero Emission

Current Carbon Developments Would Lock in Unsustainable Future

An investigation has found that the pace of fossil fuel developments still exceeds necessary decarbonisation.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Cylindrical Models Expected to Emerge as Mainstream in EV Battery Market

An increasing number of automakers are focusing on cylindrical electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and the examples include BMW.

Oil & Gas Supply

Europe Eyes Gas-Rich African Nations for New Supplies, Rystad Says

Africa is conservatively forecast to reach peak gas production at 470 billion cubic meters (Bcm) by the late 2030s, equivalent to about 75 per cent of the expec…

Oil & Gas Supply

Russia Could Cut Gas Supply to Finland on Friday

Key Finnish politicians have been warned that Russia could halt its gas supplies to neighbouring Finland on Friday.