In this week’s highlights: Crude prices fluctuate amid global uncertainty; anxiety continues to build in Europe over gas flow reductions; the EU Parliament is set to vote on crucial carbon market reforms; and Q3 petrochemical contract pricing negotiations begin. In this week’s highlights: Anxiety continues to build in Europe over gas flow reductions, the EU […]

Solar panels in orbit would have an advantage over earthbound systems that can’t operate during nighttime or cloud cover. Chinese researchers have successfully tested a full-system model of technology that could one day wirelessly transmit solar power from outer space to Earth. A model power station at Xidian University in Shaanxi province captures sunlight high […]

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, between 2020 and 2035 solar energy is estimated to rise from 3% to 14% of total energy production in the United States. By the year 2050, this particular renewable energy source may account for 20%. Concurrent with this optimistic clean energy outlook is the likelihood that precipitation events become […]

EAU CLAIRE — The march to more sustainable energy sources is well underway, but that doesn’t mean the power shift comes without challenges. That was among the key messages regional energy providers shared with Chippewa Valley business and government leaders Friday as part of the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs & Issues discussion […]

The choosing of politicians running to tackle climate change is a remarkable shift for Australia, one of the world’s biggest per-capita carbon emitters and top coal and gas exporters. Australia’s election has brought in a wave of Greens and independents pushing for aggressive targets to cut carbon emissions. The election result, with the pivotal role […]

GE has acquired a 49% stake in a 149MW wind project in India, owned by Continuum Green Energy. The Morjar project is equipped with GE Renewable Energy’s 2.7-132 wind turbines. GE will supply, install and commission 55 units. The 148.5MW project is expected to reach full commercial operations in June 2022. The stake in the […]

Fort Carson, an Army facility south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is set to get a very large new battery. The groundbreaking for the new energy-storage system is set for this fall, and the contractor behind it, Lockheed Martin, says it could take some eight or nine months to build it.  The battery will be able […]

Graphite, a critical mineral used in electric vehicle batteries, could see a shortage in supply amid surging demand for EVs, which may delay the global drive to go green. Graphite is used for the negative end of a lithium-ion battery, known as the anode. Lithium-ion batteries are commonly used by global carmakers to power their EVs. […]

A team of engineers at Stanford University have developed a solar cell that can generate some electricity at night. The research comes at a moment when the number of solar jobs and residential installations are rising. While standard solar panels can provide electricity during the day, this device can serve as a “continuous renewable power source for both day- […]

The devices theoretically meet all required characteristics for next-generation secondary batteries, such as high energy density, low risk of explosion, eco-friendliness, and low cost of materials. The battery developed at KITS utilizes a photoactive bifunctional air-electrocatalyst with a semiconductor structure with alternating energy levels, which significantly improves the rates of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen […]

On a bare paddock among the rolling hills of Kojonup, 260km south-east of Perth, a stiff breeze blows across the granite ridges and crop stubble.   The area has long been home to one of Western Australia’s most productive – and blue chip – farming regions. But there are now plans to harvest a resource of […]

A global challenge requires global solutions. Climate change is widespread, rapid and intensifying. We must take immediate and far-reaching action to avoid the devastating impacts of rising temperatures and not protect just ourselves but our future generations from the effects of climate change. We need countries, cities, states and businesses – to move onto a […]

The Green Party politician says the government will remove hurdles impeding the advance of renewable energy across Germany, calling a new set of laws the “biggest comprehensive energy package in two decades.” Germany’s vice-chancellor and minister for economic affairs and climate action, Robert Habeck, on Wednesday presented the Berlin coalition government’s so-called “Easter Package” for […]