WESD 2023: All technologies welcome, say ES experts in the Americas

The panel in discussion

As the World Energy Storage Day entered its final regional focus, the Americas, the panel of experts debating energy storage felt largely that all technologies would find favour wi...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Indian cities to get 10,000 e-buses, HSBC allocates $1 bn for climate tech and more

India and the US will collaborate to deploy 10,000 made-in-India electric buses across Indian cities as part of their co-operation agreements. Under the agreement, US government ag...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Lyten raises $200 in Series B, Amazon buys credits for direct air capture

Image: Stellantis

Battery startup Lyten, Inc, announced it had raised $200 million in funding aimed at helping it scale up manufacturing and commercialize its first three product lines: Lithium-Sulf...

Read More

Daily Shorts: UK part-funds Ionic's rare earth magnet recycling plant, US small-sale solar additions hit record high, and more

Rare earths metals company LCM will be involved in the Ionic-to-Ford EV recycling chain. Image Courtesy: Less Common Metals

Ionic Rare Earths received an investment of $2 million from the UK government to set up a rare earth magnet recycling facility in Belfast. In a release, the company said it would p...

Read More

Gotion to set up $2 billion lithium battery manufacturing plant in the U.S.

China's Gotion High Tech Co ltd on Friday said the company will set up a new state-of-the-art $2 billion lithium battery manufacturing plant in Manteno, Illinois. Covering about 15...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Repsol buys ConnectGen in RE pivot, IT honcho will ship solar power from Australia to Singapore, and more

Source: Sun Cable

Spanish energy company Repsol acquired US renewable energy developer ConnectGen for $768 million, as part of the oil company's plan to pivot from fossil fuels to renewables. The an...

Read More

Daily Shorts: US offers $12 bn to retool car plants for EVs, Tesla reverses China price war

Equinor and BP want to increase the price of power from three planned offshore wind farms by 54 percent, and have cited "rampant inflation, global supply chain disruptions, soaring interest rates…” among the reasons for their application. Image: Empire Wind

The US government is offering auto companies and component suppliers $12 billion in grants and loans so they can retrofit their plants to produce electric vehicles. US Energy Secre...

Read More

Plastic Omnium investing $170 mn on H2 storage production plant in Michigan

Image for representation purposes only. Source: Plastic Omnium

French firm Plastic Omnium has revealed its plans to set up North America's 'largest' hydrogen storage production plant in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, to supply a leading ...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Tesla range under scanner, Canada clears four wind farms to drive green hydrogen plants

Image: Tesla

Tesla is under the scanner of US authorities over vehicle range claims, media reports indicate. The Wall Street Journal reported federal prosecutors are looking into the company's ...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Japanese scale up hydrogen play, US auctions wind sites in Gulf of Mexico

A Japanese-American group plans to produce e-methane in the US, which will be liquefied at the Cameron LNG terminal and exported to Japan from 2030. Image: Pexels

Japanese companies are scaling up their hydrogen act. Mitsui & Co, Mitsui Chemicals, IHI Corp and Kansai Electric said they will jointly study a hydrogen and ammonia supply cha...

Read More

Daily Shorts: BYD profit triples, Indonesia's Aceh to get green hydrogen plant

Chinese EV powerhouse BYD said first-half profit tripled to $1.50 billion, as record deliveries helped the company retain the title of China's biggest-selling automotive brand. Dat...

Read More

Weekend Roundup: India may put EVs in priority lending list, BYD buys Jabil's China mobility operations

Image: Pexels

India could include EVs under its priority sector lending category to make it cheaper for companies to raise funds, Reuters reported, citing an unidentified government official. Th...

Read More

Daily Shorts: US okays 704 MW offshore wind farm, APA buys $1.1 bn Australian assets

Image: Revolution-wind.com

The US has greenlighted a 704 MW wind farm consisting of 65 wind turbines and two offshore sub-stations off the coast of Rhode Island, as part of plans to install 30 GW of offshore...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Denmark to earmark $4B for CCS, Cargill tests wind powered ships

Denmark will earmark around $4 billion in aid to carbon capture storage (CCS) projects, the country's climate ministry announced. The grants will be disbursed over 15 years, but el...

Read More

Weekend Roundup: India calls for green funds to emerging markets, Dubai picks Masdar for 1800 MW solar capacity

Image: Pexels

The chief of India's central bank has said there was an urgent need for increasing green funds to emerging markets. Making closing remarks at a G20 finance event, Reserve Bank of I...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Germany boosts green fund, Morocco eyes 400 MW solar project

Image: Pexels

Morocco has launched a prequalification tender for a 400 MW solar project in the Atlas Mountains. The country's renewable energy agency Masen is seeking bidders to finance, build a...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Maxeon Solar heads to US, Algonquin puts renewables biz on the block

Algonquin has 2.7 GW of wind and solar assets. Image: Pexels

Canadian power company Algonquin Power & Utilities announced it will put its renewables energy unit on the block and transition into a utility company. The company has wind and...

Read More

Daily Shorts: China’s Li Auto to launch battery EV, Rivian declares it is financially fit

Image: New Fortress Energy

Rivian Automotive raised full-year production estimates to 52,000 vehicles and proclaimed it was financially stable, bringing some cheer to the troubled US EV sector. Rivian, backe...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Proterra files Chapter 11, Baosteel to study 10 million metric ton carbon capture project

Proterra'a ZX5 busses have a range of 340 miles on a single charge. Image: Proterra

Electric-vehicle parts company Proterra, which makes e-buses and battery packs, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. CEO Gareth Joyce said in a statement that the compan...

Read More

Weekend Roundup: World Bank to fund 1,000 mini grids in Nigeria, Alberta pauses green approvals

The World Bank will help fund 1,000 solar-based mini grids in Nigeria along with the country's government and private sector, President Ajay Banga said. The bank has funded 150 suc...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Mexican governor eyes EV investment from Tatas, lithium miner tests new extraction process

Image: Shutterstock

Samuel Garcia, governor of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, is meeting executives in India as part of his plans to attract EV investments in the state, Reuters reports. Te...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Subaru ups EV sales target, VW eyes Leapmotor platform and more

Image: Subaru

Japan's Subaru announced it will target sales of 600,000 electric vehicles a year by 2030, or half the company's annual sales. The company also announced plans to invest $10.5 bill...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Swiss town gets 100% RE capacity, Germany’s getting an 800 MW hydrogen power plant and more

RWE's hydrogen plant will use Ansaldo Energia’s GT36 turbine to generate power. Image: Ansaldo Energia

Switzerland has installed six wind turbines in the town of Sainte-Croix along its French border, giving it enough capacity to meet the town's energy needs through renewable sources...

Read More

US proposes increasing mileage norms for ICE vehicles

Image: Pexels

The US has proposed increasing fuel economy norms for automakers as part of the government's efforts to reduce fuel use and cut greenhouse gas emissions. The proposal, announced by...

Read More

Weekend Roundup: Capital Energy puts 4.3 GW RE assets on the block, Sigma Lithium scouts for buyers, and more

Image: Pexels

Spanish renewable energy investor Capital Energy has put 4.3 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power plants for sale. The assets, all based in Spain, are estimated to fetch up to $1...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Ford pivots to hybrids, First Solar announces $1.1 bn factory in US and more

Ford is pivoting to hybrids. CEO Jim Farley outlined a strategy under which the company will slow down its shift to electric vehicles and focus more on selling hybrids which run on...

Read More

Seven carmakers unite to launch RE-fueled EV charging network in North America

Tesla's charging network could face its first formidable rival – or meet its first formidable ally – within a year. Seven automakers have come together to launch a charging network...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Vietnam EV maker heads to US, gas companies push for investments and more

Streets of Houston, the most populous city in Texas. Image: Pexels

Vietnamese automaker VinFast announced it will next week begin constructing a $4 billion electric vehicle factory in the US state of North Carolina, also home to Toyota's battery f...

Read More

Georgia Tech researchers find aluminum-foil anodes effective for solid-state batteries

Graduate student researcher Yuhgene Liu holds an aluminum material for solid-state batteries. Source: Georgia Tech

A group of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed aluminum foil-based anode for all-solid state batteries with higher energy density and grea...

Read More

Daily Shorts: Indonesia rolls out red carpet for EV makers, Brazil's Eletrobras to buy 15 RE companies

Indonesia, which blends palm oil in diesel, has started blending bioethanol in petrol. Image: Pexels

Indonesia is in talks with Tesla and BYD and preparing a fresh set of incentives to attract the EV manufacturers, a government minister said. The incentives will be benchmarked aga...

Read More