Japan offers domestic firms $840 mn to strengthen battery chain

Japan has announced the country will give Toyota and others up to $840 million in subsidies to boost domestic production of batteries for electric vehicles and storage. Industry Mi... Read More

US govt proposes 80 percent cut in solar, wind project fees on federal land

The US government is proposing to make wind and solar installations cheaper as part of its plans to boost renewable energy and fight climate change. The Biden administration has pr... Read More

Brazil's Gerdau to invest $667 mn for sustainable expansion of iron ore mine

Brazil's Gerdau SA will invest $667 million in brownfield expansion of its Miguel Burnier iron ore mine. The company said the expansion would be "sustainable" and reduce emissions ... Read More

Shell to invest in hydrogen, CCS and EV charging to develop options for future

In its Capital Markets Day 2023 presentation that took place in New York, Shell has revealed its business strategy on downstream, renewables and energy solutions, with an... Read More

ACCURE’s new software features give advance notice to prevent battery fires

The predictive analytics software provider for energy storage systems, ACCURE Battery Intelligence (ACCURE) recently announced several safety-focused functionalities in its Accure ... Read More

B2B logistics firm Movin adopts EVs for first- and last-mile deliveries

India logistics company Movin, launched as a joint venture between UPS and Indigo Airlines-promoter InterGlobe Enterprises has added electric vehicles (EVs) to its fleet for first ... Read More

Australia retires first coal-fired power station; makes way for utility-scale battery storage system

Marking a new era in Australia's energy transition journey, the former Hazelwood Power Station in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria commissioned the Hazelwood Battery Energy Storage Sys... Read More

Tata Steel to test SMS group decarbonization solution at Jamshedpur

Tata Steel has signed an agreement with Germany's SMS group to collaborate on decarbonization of the steel-making process, the company announced. Under the memorandum of understand... Read More

Macron to meet Musk again as France pushes for Tesla gigafactory

France's President Emmanuel Macron is meeting Tesla CEO Elon Musk for the second time in a month on Friday, as he looks to promote the country for Tesla investments. "I'm going int... Read More

Chile, EU to co-operate on lithium projects

Chile and the European Union have agreed to develop value-added lithium projects in the South American nation, and the parties will sign a memorandum of understanding soon, Europea... Read More

OCI Global, Maersk prepare first ship to run on green fuel

Chemicals company OCI Global announced it would fuel the world's first ship powered by green methanol, in a partnership with shipping company AP Moller-Maersk that could demonstrat... Read More

Lhyfe and Capital Energy to jointly produce green hydrogen from offshore wind farms

Leading green hydrogen producer and supplier, Lhyfe on Monday (June 12) announced that it has signed an agreement with Spanish energy producer and distributor, Capital Energy for t... Read More

Global solar and wind capacity needs 5x jump to 10 TW by 2030, says Climate Analytics

Global solar and wind capacity needs to touch 10 terawatts (TW) by 2030 from 2 TW now if the world is to avoid a climate cliff, according to Climate Analytics. The report by the cl... Read More

Form Energy to deploy 15MW/1500MWh iron air battery systems in Georgia

Iron-air battery system manufacturer, Form Energy Inc. (Form Energy) on Monday announced that it will deploy a 15MW/1500 MWh iron-air battery system under a definitive agreement wi... Read More

Is Tesla's charging port set to be new standard?

Tesla's charging connector for electric vehicles – dubbed North American Charging Standard (NACS) – is set to be the new industry standard, it looks. On Monday in USA, three EV cha... Read More

World Bank president says private funds should aid energy transition

The World Bank's newly-appointed president Ajay Banga has lauded improvements in the renewable fuels space, and said private investment could help countries transition to clea... Read More

IESW 2023: Global Green Hydrogen Outlook and Key Takeaways

At the IESW 2023, a conference session focused on the global outlook of the emerging green hydrogen industry in different markets, with speakers delineating investment, production ... Read More

Toyota Motor North America invests in a new EV battery lab

Automotive major, Toyota Motor has announced that it will invest $50 million to construct a new laboratory facility to evaluate batteries for electric and electrified vehicles in N... Read More

KORE Power secures $850m conditional commitment from DOE’s Loan Programs Office

 Leading US-based battery cell technology and energy storage manufacturer, KORE Power (KORE) has received a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Pr... Read More

US Act makes RE components cheaper than imports, adds 4 mn jobs: Study

Made-in-USA wind- and solar-power components could soon prove cheaper than imports, helping add 4 million new jobs in the country's renewables sector, according to a report by rese... Read More

At Bonn UNCCC, COP28 President calls for 'just' and 'balanced' energy transition, voice for Global South

COP28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber has called for a "just" and "balanced" energy transition "that leaves no one behind", and emphasized the need to listen to all voices in the clim... Read More

Chile’s nascent green hydrogen industry gets a $400 million boost from IDB

Earlier this week, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of $400 million to support the development of green hydrogen and derivatives industry in Chile. The inf... Read More

DOE invests $2 million in li-ion battery recycling and remanufacturing technologies

The Department of Energy's (DoE) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) on Wednesday announced a $2 million investment in the li-ion battery recyclin... Read More

GM follows Ford, adopts Tesla's NACS connector

GM will adopt the Tesla charging connector for its electric vehicles (EV) from 2025, the company announced, in a major decision that should benefit the industry, consumers, and Tes... Read More

Chinese battery companies weigh $1.2 billion Vietnam foray

Chinese energy storage companies are evaluating big investments in Vietnam, which could total as much as $1.2 billion, according to news agency Reuters, which quoted unidentified g... Read More

Celgard and Lithion to jointly develop battery separators for next-gen Li-ion batteries

Leading battery separator supplier, Celgard LLC (Celgard), a subsidiary of Polypore International, LP (Polypore) has entered in a strategic alliance with Lithion Battery ... Read More

Orsted commits $68 billion to achieve 50 GW renewables capacity by 2030

Danish renewables energy major Orsted has committed to spending just over $68 billion in setting up 50 GW of renewables capacity by 2030, and said it was on track to exceed certain... Read More

Renewables will save Europe €100 billion in energy costs, says International Energy Agency

Europe is saving almost €100 billion thanks to its renewables capacity, and could have saved even more had the bloc pursued clean sources more aggressively, according to analysis f... Read More

New York power grid under strain due to slow addition of renewables capacity, warns operator

New York's power grid is straining from the state's rapid electrification and slow transition to renewables, its grid operator New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) warned i... Read More

India planning ₹3,760 crore incentives for 4,000 MWh capacity BESS projects

India will offer ₹3,760 crore in incentives to companies for setting up battery storage projects of total 4,000 megawatt hours (MWh) capacity, Reuters reports, quoting unidentified... Read More
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