For Mayor Tom Hughes and the other politicians gathered to cheer the opening of a $440 million solar panel plant in Hillsboro, Oregon, it was a moment of glory. The arrival of SolarWorld AG promised to be a turning point for his hometown just west of Portland. “Not just because of SolarWorld itself,” Hughes recalled, […]
Tesla to Buy More Than $1 Billion of Australian Battery Minerals a Year
Tesla already sources three quarters of its lithium feedstock from Australia and over a third of its nickel, Denham said, without specifying a dollar figure. MELBOURNE – Tesla said it expects to spend more than $1 billion a year on battery raw materials from Australia given the country’s reliable mining industry and responsible production practices. […]
Why Battery Swapping May Finally Become a Part of EV Charging Infrastructure in The U.S.
San Francisco-based Ample has brought electric vehicle battery swapping to the U.S. The company was in stealth mode for seven years before launching recently with five swapping stations in the Bay Area. Uber drivers in the area are Ample’s first customers. The concept isn’t new. A start-up called Better Place launched an EV and battery […]
BP Bolsters Clean Energy Push With U.S. Solar Deal
BP Plc made a big stride in reaching its low-carbon generation target with a brace of solar power deals unveiled Tuesday. The oil and gas giant agreed to buy 9 gigawatts of solar projects in the U.S. from 7X Energy, London-based BP said in a statement. It’s joint venture Lightsource BP is also entering the […]
Mozambique Launches Construction of $1 Bln Power Plant, Transmission Line
Upon completion, the gas-to-power Temane Thermal Power Plant will have a capacity of 450 megawatts. MAPUTO : Mozambique on Monday began construction of gas-to-power plant and transmission line projects worth $1 billion in the southern province of Inhambane as the government aims to boost energy supply. The World Bank is one of the financing partners […]
Hydrogen-Powered Trains Have Arrived
For all the buzz about hydrogen trucks and planes, railways provide the most immediate test case for the rollout of a clean-energy technology that has electrified policy makers and markets alike. Investors got very excited about the potential of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel last year, but have taken a breather in recent months—as they […]
EV Charging Giant Opening HQ in Atlanta
Dutch EV charging system manufacturer Heliox announces its North American headquarters in Atlanta. North America is due to become the largest market for e-mobility in the next five years. And, last month, President Biden proposed spending $20 billion to electrify at least 20% of school buses and $25 billion to electrify transit vehicles as a […]
Electric-Vehicle Charging Company to Power Up New HQ in Buckhead
Netherlands-based Heliox, a company that makes fast-charging devices for electric vehicles, expects to open its new campus this month at 165 Ottley Drive in Buckhead’s Armour neighborhood. The headquarters will include offices and a research and development division, expected to create 70 jobs total in the next year, according to a Georgia Department of Economic […]
PNNL: PNNL Invention Reduces Risk Of Battery Explosions
A deceptively simple sensor system developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory can prevent dangerous conditions from developing in outdoor battery cabinets. Supported by DOE’s Office of Electricity, IntelliVent is designed to be installed in cabinet-style battery enclosures, which are becoming common for stationary grid energy storage. IntelliVent responds to smoke, […]
Biden’s Solar Ambitions Collide with China Labor Complaints
The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced by forced labor. A big hurdle is polysilicon, used to make photovoltaic cells for solar panels. The global industry gets 45% of its supply from Xinjiang, the northwestern region where the ruling Communist […]