Germany’s E.ON explores solar development with Google
With eyes on being the leader in the German solar sector, utility E.ON said its work with Google would make it easier for homeowners to assess solar options. Through the Continue Reading
Europe ‘may be losing out to Asia’ in EV battery race: industry
Europe may be left behind in its quest to establish itself as a major electric vehicle (EV) player if it doesn’t compete with the Asian market, according to representatives of Continue Reading
Exclusive: China’s Tianqi nears $4.3 billion deal to buy stake in Chile’s SQM – sources
China’s Tianqi Lithium ( 002466.SZ ) is nearing a deal to buy a 24 percent stake in Chile’s Sociedad Quimica Y Minera (SQM) SQMa.SN, one of the world’s biggest lithium Continue Reading
Republican Senator Says EPA Chief Must Slow Refinery Waivers Or Resign
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says EPA chief Scott Pruitt must scale back the use of biofuels waivers for small refineries. NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) – Republican Senator Chuck Grassley Continue Reading
Maxwell puts lifetime value of ultracap subsystem deal with Geely/Volvo at ~$100M
Maxwell Technologies is putting the lifetime value of its recently announced deal to provide ultracapacitor-based subsystems to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely), the parent company of leading brands such as Continue Reading
U.S. Renewable Capacity Soars
The history of power production through the early part of the 21st century was very much a tale of nonrenewable energy resources. Power was produced primarily by coal, natural gas, Continue Reading
Europe’s Untapped Lithium Sources
We normally associate Cornwall in England with scones and cream teas … or, if we are really metal nerds, we associate the sometimes-sunny southeast country of the British Isles with Continue Reading
Biofuel Breakthrough Uses Algae To Create Hydrogen
A research group from the University of Turku, Finland, has discovered an efficient way for transforming solar energy into the chemical energy of biohydrogen through the photosynthesis of green algae Continue Reading
Trump to propose sweeping changes to U.S. biofuel policy: source
The Trump administration will propose sweeping changes to the nation’s biofuel policy, including expanding it to exports and cutting the number of waivers for small refineries, a source briefed on Continue Reading
EEStor Capacitor Technology Expected to Disrupt Pricing in Renewable Energy Market
EEStor Corporation has developed a hybrid capacitor dielectric material (glass-CMBT) that is shown in independent third-party testing to provide higher permittivity at a significantly reduced cost to existing capacitor technologies Continue Reading