Leonardo da Vinci was perplexed by the power of the ocean. Notebooks reveal he speculated that tides were caused by the breath of a huge underwater creature — and went on to attempt to calculate the size of its lungs. Generating three terawatts of energy a day, tidal power truly…

Washington DC – Notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic, renewable energy sources (i.e., biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) continue to expand their share of the nation’s energy production and consumption as well as electricity generation, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of data in two reports just released by the…...

LONDON, September 25, 2020: Urban.AV is joining forces with the world renowned Cambridge Science Park to explore ways to deploy UK’s first operationally integrated, on-demand autonomous vehicle service — disrupting the public transport status-quo. This partnership, part of the cutting-edge ASCENT® (Autonomous Shared Connected Electric New Transport) programme spearheaded by Urban.AV,…

15 September 2020, KHARTOUM: “Providing sustainable, stable and affordable energy to the millions in Sudan who lack access is a development imperative,” said Khairy Abdelrahman Ahmed, Acting Minister of Energy and Mining. Speaking today at the virtual launch of a UNDP report, Empowering Sudan: Renewable energy addressing poverty & development,…...

A solar powered car using igus plain bearings has raced its way across more than 1,800 miles of Australian desert – helping Team Sonnenwagen win sixth place in the World Solar Challenge 2020. The team, made up of a group of students in Germany, approached igus, requesting lightweight, wear-resistant, and…

In the next 30 years, the UK power sector needs to build: 48 natural gas units, 66 biomass facilities, 6 nuclear power stations, and 6,520 offshore wind turbines, under the Committee for Climate Change (CCC) Net Zero scenario. There are undefined unit numbers for 20GW of onshore wind, 80GW of…

PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a Nordic cooperation agreement with Soltech Group regarding a joint development of stationary energy solutions based on the two companies’ products within fuel cells and solar energy. In a first collaborative project, the two companies will conduct a feasibility study regarding a stationary power solution…

Electric vehicles are expected to include solid-state batteries as an innovative approach, according to IDTechEx’s research report “Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2020-2030: Technology, Patents, Forecasts, Players”. The Mature Lithium-Ion Battery Technology Has Its Intrinsic Limitations Since commercialized in 1991, lithium-ion batteries have received a worldwide success. However, this cannot hide…...

“With this fresh start after the coronavirus crisis, we now have a unique opportunity to join forces and drive the Austrian economy’s transition to a sustainable, climate-friendly system,” said Susanne Wendler, board member of UniCredit Bank Austria’s “Unternehmerbank”. “Banks bear a particular responsibility in this task because the business decisions…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded two new onshore wind project sites in the state of Texas with a total installed capacity of 325 MW. The projects include the supply of 65 SG 5.0-145 wind turbines and a multi-year service agreement. Deliveries are expected to begin in the…