Tag: energy consumption

January 10, 2024

PowerGo has opened the fastest charging location in Denmark alongside the Danish Road Directorate. Located in Haderup, PowerGo has installed eight fast charging points for electric vehicles (EV) as part of the company’s roll-out of a large public charging network […]

January 8, 2024

NuScale Power, among the best-known companies developing small modular reactor (SMR) technology, said it would cut 28% of its workforce as the company looks to save $50 million to $60 million annually. Rumors of job cuts surfaced last week with […]

January 8, 2024

A natural gas terminal that’s been operating for more than half a century has been a crucial safeguard against blackouts when bone-chilling cold hits the U.S. Northeast. In less than five months, it’s slated to shut forever. The Everett gas […]

January 5, 2024

Australia’s Government has established new fuel quality and noxious emission standards to be complied with as of December 2025. This means new cars – including SUVs and light commercial vehicles – sold from December 2025 will need to comply with […]

January 5, 2024

bp pulse is collaborating with development firm The Galliard Apsley Partnership to expand its UK electric vehicle (EV) charging network. The joint venture between Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital will help the mobility company in tackling one of the […]

January 3, 2024

The Department of Energy (DOE) will award credits under its Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) program to bolster the continued operation of Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) Units 1 and 2, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s (PG&E’s) 2,240-MW nuclear plant in […]

December 28, 2023

The small modular reactor (SMR) concept has long been viewed by many within the nuclear sector and by policymakers as somewhat of an arriviste—an upstart with bold promises but lacking credibility and a track record. SMRs were touted to save […]

December 28, 2023

The Department of the Treasury has released proposed regulations and guidance defining a tax credit for the production of “clean hydrogen,” a significant supply-side incentive that is part of the Biden administration’s larger climate-driven policy framework. But though long-awaited, the […]

December 27, 2023

One of the great things about EVs is that they can save money. Nobody’s going to save money buying the highest-end EVs, obviously, but we’re to the point where budget EVs have a lower total cost of operation than comparable […]

December 26, 2023

For the past few years there’s been a sub-genre of studies trying to pretend that making hydrogen in one place and using pipelines to move it to other places is better than just moving the electrons using HVDC transmission. It’s […]

December 22, 2023

Germany-based RWE, among the world’s leading companies in development of offshore wind energy, said it will acquire three major projects off the East Anglia coast of the UK from Sweden’s Vattenfall in a $1.2 billion deal. RWE on Dec. 21 […]

December 21, 2023

Siemens Energy may be poised to become a crucial equipment and consulting partner for Oklo’s Aurora powerhouse, a liquid metal-cooled fast nuclear reactor. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) Oklo unveiled on Dec. 19 designates Siemens Energy to become Oklo’s potentially […]

December 20, 2023

EV fast charging solutions provider Kempower has signed a contract to deliver DC fast charging solutions to the energy transition company St1. St1 aims to increase fast charging availability and make the charging experience more user-friendly in the Nordics. This […]

December 19, 2023

With the transition to electric vehicles, utilities are becoming the new “gasoline wholesalers” as they provide critical fuel for transportation. Understanding their complex energy rate structures could make or break your EV charging business. Demand charges, in particular, can be […]

December 19, 2023

Work continues on what would be the largest hydropower project in Angola, a $5.2 billion run-of-river power station that Angolan officials have said could come online as early as 2026. Technology group Voith on Dec. 19 said it is supplying […]

December 18, 2023

Construction of what would be the largest solar array in Kentucky is underway. National Grid Renewables on Dec. 14 said the company’s 160-MW Unbridled project, located in Webster and Henderson counties about 40 miles south of Evansville, Indiana, and 160 […]

December 18, 2023

America’s highways and byways would be a wild west if we didn’t have automotive standards. So, give some serious respect, please, to these massive documents filled with painstaking technical specifications. After all, they determine how your car operates, its safety […]

December 15, 2023

The energy transition is an increasingly important trend, not just for power generation but also for communities across the U.S. As regions that have been dependent on hydrocarbons begin to shift production to renewable resources, they not only lower global […]

December 14, 2023

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a construction permit for Kairos Power’s 35-MWth Hermes molten salt “non-power” demonstration reactor, which the firm has proposed to build at the East Tennessee Technology Park Heritage Center (ETTP) site in Oak Ridge. […]

December 13, 2023

Volvo Car USA and Starbucks have followed through on their plans to open a public electric vehicle (EV) fast charging network across some of the coffee company’s U.S. stores. A total of 50 DC fast chargers have been rolled out […]