BYD posts record sales in China, buys German EV distributor to bolster European presence

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD announced it will buy Hedin Electric Mobility (HEM), one of the companies that distributes its EVs in Germany, as part of the Chinese compan... Read More

General Motors, Samsung SDI agree on $3.5 billion, 36 GWh EV battery cell plant in Indiana, USA

Samsung SDI and General Motors have finalized their agreement for a joint venture factory to supply electric vehicle (EV) batteries in the United States. The joint venture plant wi... Read More

Georgia Power plans 500 MW of four-hour BESS capacity to come onstream by early 2027

 Georgia Power has revealed the sites for 500 MW of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) that were authorized by the Georgia Public Service Commission earlier this y... Read More

US awards $521 million in grants for EV charging, alternative-fueling infrastructure across 29 states

The US government has awarded $521 million in funds for building electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure nationally. The grants, made possible by the ... Read More

China's Hygreen to invest $2.2 bn for green hydrogen production in Spain

Hygreen Energy, a global electrolyzer manufacturer, plans to invest $2.2 billion developing green hydrogen capacity in Spain's Andalusia region, the country's regional government a... Read More

US customs detains Indian solar panels for using Chinese raw material sourced through forced labor

US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP), the country's national customs authority, has detained nearly $43 million worth of Indian electronics equipment since October 2023 under a... Read More

Canada follows US, Europe in imposing higher tariff on EVs from China

Canada has imposed a 100 percent tariff on electric vehicles (EVs) imported from China, while also levying a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum imported from the Middle Kingdo... Read More

Ford shifts electric vehicle strategy to lower-cost models, delays major launches to 2027

Ford Motor is shifting the focus of its electric vehicle ambitions. The Michigan-based company has decided to focus on lower-cost models with a different make and reduced its EV in... Read More

EVs in the US: half of sales by 2030, more charging stations than fuel pumps by 2032

The US is likely eight years away from completely tipping over into electric vehicle territory. EVs will account for 48 percent of new passenger vehicle sales by 2030 according to ... Read More

Salgenx launches zinc-chloride battery housed in 40-foot shipping container

Salgenx has announced the launch of a 3,000 KWh zinc chloride saltwater battery, designed specifically for low-cost, large-scale energy storage and available housed in a standard 4... Read More

Sineng Electric will power the world's largest sodium-ion BESS in Hubei, China

China's Sineng Electric announced it has been chosen to provide its string PCS MV turnkey stations for the world's largest sodium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) project i... Read More

Lamborghini anounces next hybrid as company prepares for shift to all-electric vehicle line

Lamborghini's next supercar is going to be a hybrid. The Italian company has retired its 5.2-liter V10 petrol engine in favor of a plug-in hybrid vehicle that will succeed its Hura... Read More

Stanwell begins earthworks on 300 MW / 1,200 MW mega battery in Queensland

Australia's Stanwell announced it had begun major construction works on the 300 MW / 1,200 MWh supercharged Stanwell Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Rockhampton, Queensla... Read More

Making GH2 at sea: UK startup plans fleet of sail ships with onboard electrolyzers

British startup DRIFT Energy announced it had raised funds to build a hi-tech sailing vessel what would harness ocean winds to make green hydrogen at sea. The company said it had c... Read More

IESW 2024: How batteries can help decarbonize the industrial sector

Day 3 of IESW 2024 featured a panel discussion on how energy storage can aid the decarbonization of the country's commercial & industrial sector. Touchpoints included BESS util... Read More

US grants more funds to retool small and mid-size conventional auto plants to make EVs, EV components

The US government has announced $50 million to six states possessing significant automotive communities (largely down its central belt) to help their small and medium-sized automot... Read More

US gets first sodium-ion battery giga factory as Natron invests $1.4 bn in North Carolina

Sodium-ion battery technology company Natron Energy announced plans to build a giga factory in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, at a total investment of nearly $1.4 billion. The f... Read More

Electrification reaches US grassroots as 350 mayors pledge 50 percent EV fleets by 2030

The electrification of America's transportation system has reached the grassroots. Nearly 350 mayors across the country have pledged to electrify at least half their municipal tran... Read More

Australia to speed up development of $20 bn, 14 GW green hydrogen hub in Western Australia

Australia has conferred "major project status" to the Australian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH), a planned $20 billion renewable energy-cum-green-hydrogen development in Western Austr... Read More

Orsted, MCE sign strategic partnership for 1 GW battery projects across US Midwest

Orsted and Mission Clean Energy (MCE) announced a strategic partnership to advance four standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) across the Midwest United States. According... Read More

IESW 2024: Roadmap for India-Western Australia partnerships in battery and critical minerals space

There is a natural alignment between India and Western Australia in the battery and critical minerals space with both sides sharing common interests, according to a joint research ... Read More

EV charging company ChargePoint unveils Omni Port, which accepts all EV connectors

Electric vehicle charging solutions company ChargePoint has announced Omni Port, a multi-port solution that allows any EV to charge from the point regardless of its connector type.... Read More

HDF signs MoU with Tunisia to invest €3 bn for 800 MW electrolyzer capacity

French hydrogen developer HDF Energy announced it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tunisian government to launch a large-scale green hydrogen project in the ... Read More

Saudis continue to keep electric vehicle maker Lucid flush with cash

Electric vehicles maker Lucid Group, Inc is getting another infusion of Saudi cash. The American company announced it had entered into funding commitments with Ayar Third Investmen... Read More

Quinbrook closes its largest energy transition fund to date with $3 bn in new capital commitments

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a global investment company focused exclusively on infrastructure for the energy transition, announced it had raised $3 billion in new capital co... Read More

Energy Vault, Italian coal miner plan gravity + battery energy storage in old mine shafts

Energy Vault and coal mining company Carbosulcis S.p.A. have announced plans to develop 100 MW hybrid energy storage facilities at the Nuraxi Figus coal mine in Sardinia, Italy's l... Read More

Statera Energy secures permission for 400 MW / 2,400 MWh BESS in Dorset, UK

Statera Energy announced the company had secured planning permission for a 400 MW / 2,400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) near Chickerell in Dorset, UK. The project is Sta... Read More

Morocco emerges as staging post for Chinese firms eyeing Europe and US

As the US and Europe tighten their restrictions on clean technology imports from China --- solar panels, batteries, components, etc --- the Middle Kingdom is actively looking for b... Read More

IKEA Foundation supports EV transition in emerging markets with $100 million grant

IKEA Foundation on Tuesday (March) announced a new initiative for backing zero-emission road transportation in emerging markets with an investment of $100 million over four ye... Read More

Atlas Copco extends energy storage solutions with 150 KWh models

Power engineering company Atlas Copco is expanding its range of energy storage systems (ESS) products, having launched new two models: the ZBP 120-120 and ZBP 150-150. The systems,... Read More
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