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Electric, Energy Consumption

Allego partners with Ford to electrify European dealership network

March 28, 2024

Via: PetrolPlaza

Ford and Allego announced a strategic partnership to bring ultra-fast charging infrastructure to hundreds of the manufacturer’s dealerships across Europe. The new collaboration will further expand convenient and reliable charging solutions for customers of Ford electric vehicles (EVs), as the […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Palisades Nuclear Plant on Path to Recommissioning by 2025

March 27, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced a conditional commitment of up to $1.52 billion for a loan guarantee to Holtec Palisades LLC to finance the restoration and resumption of service of the Palisades Power Plant, an […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Record Growth in Renewables, but Progress Needs to be Equitable

March 27, 2024

Via: IRENA

Renewable Capacity Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows that 2023 set a new record in renewables deployment in the power sector by reaching a total capacity of 3 870 Gigawatts (GW) globally. Renewables accounted […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Offshore Wind Industry Wants To Shed Fossil-Fueled Workboats

March 26, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

The offshore wind industry is apparently not satisfied with producing carbon-free renewable energy. They are also cleaning up around the edges, too. One area of attention is the replacement of dirty petroleum fuels used by the working vessels that ferry […]


News and Policies, World

Phase-Change Energy Storage On A Barge, On The Thames, In London

March 25, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

Energy storage is the key to feeding more wind and solar power into the grid, but the question is how to get all that stored-up renewable energy to someone who can use it. The same goes for recovering waste heat […]


Conventional Fuels, News and Policies, Nuclear, World

UK Companies See Major Opportunity in Nuclear Supply Chain

March 21, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

The UK government has ambitions for 24 GW of nuclear energy by 2050 to help in providing energy security for the UK and for meeting its net-zero goals. Among groups helping to revive and expand the UK’s nuclear industry is […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

The WindRunner Cometh: Game Over For Foes Of Wind Farms

March 20, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

Weren’t we just saying that the case against onshore wind farms is collapsing? Well it is, and the US startup Radia has just busted out of stealth mode to pick up the pieces. Radia has come up with a way […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Novel material for perovskite solar cells can improve their stability and efficiency

March 19, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

A team of chemists from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, developed a new material for perovskite solar cells. After polymerization, it can be used as a hole transporting layer in both regular and inverted architecture solar cells; in both […]


Chemical, Conventional Fuels

Natural Gas Isn’t Burning Nearly As Cleanly As We Thought

March 19, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

Remember those golden days when natural gas was a clean-burning bridge fuel, a nice way to reduce emissions as we ditched coal and switched to renewables? It was such a pleasant fantasy, while it lasted. Remember how the USA has […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Offshore Wind Area Detailed for Gulf of Maine; New York Project Delivering Power

March 18, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its designation of an offshore wind energy area in the Gulf of Maine. The BOEM, in a notice published in the Federal Register on March 18, said two million acres has been […]


Emerging Technologies, Renewable Energy

Sun and space: Harnessing cold universe and solar power for renewable energy

March 14, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

As traditional energy methods increase in cost and take their toll on the environment, Penn State researchers are turning to two underutilized renewable resources, the sun and outer space, for solutions to generate electricity and passively cool down structures. Led […]


Commercialization, Renewable Energy

Primergy Secures $588M in Project Financing & PPA with Microsoft for 408 MW Solar Project in Texas

March 13, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

Primergy Solar LLC (‘Primergy’), a leading developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale solar and storage projects, announced today that it closed commitments for $588 million in debt financing for the 408 MWac Ash Creek Solar project in Hill County, Texas. […]


Mainstream technologies, News and Policies, Renewable Energy, World

Adani Green Energy Operationalizes 1,000 MW of the 30,000 MW Khavda Renewable Energy Park

March 13, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), India’s largest and one of the world’s leading renewable energy (RE) companies, has operationalized cumulative capacity of 1,000 MW solar energy at the world’s largest RE park at Khavda, Gujarat. With this, AGEL has achieved […]


News and Policies, World

Vietnam & The Promise Of Clean Power

March 12, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

With a rapidly growing economy, vast coastlines available for offshore wind power, and high solar radiation levels, Vietnam has all of the ingredients to be a world leader in renewable energy. A report by McKinsey & Company found that Vietnam […]


News and Policies, State

Floating Gas-Fired Power Station Planned Off Louisiana Coast

March 11, 2024

Via: Power Magazine

Entergy Louisiana has asked state officials for approval to build a floating natural gas-fired power plant that would serve areas along the Gulf Coast. The utility’s recent March filing with the Louisiana Public Service Commission calls for construction of a […]


News and Policies, World

Toyota Motor Corporation Strengthens Battery Production Capabilities

March 7, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has agreed with Panasonic Holdings Corporation (Panasonic HD) to make Primearth EV Energy Co., Ltd. (PEVE) a wholly owned subsidiary in order to strengthen its capabilities in mass-producing automotive batteries. The acquisition is scheduled to take […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Renewables & Electric Cars Helped Limit Increases Of Carbon Emissions In 2023

March 6, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

The latest report from the IEA (International Energy Agency) says the increase in global greenhouse gas emissions would have been much greater in 2023 were it not for renewable energy and electric cars. As it was, emissions went up 1.1%, […]


Mainstream technologies, Renewable Energy

Review examines improvements in organic solar cell stability

March 5, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

The development of renewable and clean energy has been recognized as a crucial solution to the problems of deteriorating environment. Owing to the advantages of light weight, transparency, flexibility, and low cost, organic solar cells (OSCs) have attracted increasing attention […]


Electric, Energy Consumption, News and Policies, World

Innovative electricity system balancing tool helps keep Britain’s lights on

March 5, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

A new cutting-edge tool developed in collaboration with researchers from the University of Strathclyde is helping to revolutionize the real-time balancing of Britain’s electricity network. Energy experts at the University teamed up with the Electricity System Operator (ESO) to design […]


Emerging Technologies, News and Policies, Renewable Energy, World

Singapore’s Unique Renewable Problems (& Solutions)

March 4, 2024

Via: CleanTechnica

Singapore, with an energy matrix that is composed of 97% oil and gas, is in desperate need of renewable solutions. Unfortunately, due to its limitations as a city-state, Singapore has struggled to develop large scale renewable energy projects. The lack of […]