UB replaced the R44’s piston engine with a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain and Magnix electric motor, a configuration that also includes a small battery pack to manage transient power demands. During the […]
Why a Plane-Size Machine Could Foil a Race to Build Gas Power Plants
Wait times for the hulking turbines needed to turn natural gas into electricity have doubled in the past year as companies scramble to build data centers for A.I. via NYT > Business […]
How to reconfigure PV modules in degraded solar plants
Indian scientists have developed six different strategies to reconfigure solar modules in degraded PV assets. Their analysis showed which conditions make the reconfiguration of an underperforming solar plant profitable. Researchers from the […]
Pakistan’s 22 GW Solar Shock: How a Fragile State Went Full Clean Energy
Pakistan isn’t the first country you’d expect to crash the global solar party. But by the end of 2024, it quietly rocketed into the top tier of solar adopters, importing a jaw-dropping […]
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Faces Funding Challenge
There is an increasing demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as airlines worldwide strive to decarbonize operations. Aviation is a hard-to-abate industry, meaning that it is difficult to reduce the greenhouse gas […]
Will the green hydrogen dream take shape?
After a global flurry of green hydrogen announcements, fuel cell company insolvencies, and a sharp market reassessment, solar developers are questioning near-term green hydrogen demand. pv magazine’s Carrie Hampel takes a look […]
Elon Musk Backlash Turns Into Global Sales Slump for Tesla
Mr. Musk’s involvement in right-wing politics contributed to a 13% drop in global deliveries in the first quarter, including steep declines in places like Norway. via NYT > Climate and Environment https://ift.tt/O9UExAc
One in Five Refineries Faces Shutdown Despite Rising Fuel Demand
Refineries are switching to biofuels or shutting down due to hostile regulations—but demand for oil products is growing. This could result in either a market imbalance that will make these products more […]
Mexico Revises Oil Production Down
Mexico’s finance ministry has revised the country’s crude oil production rate for the year by 129,000 bpd less than previously expected. Instead of 1.8 million bpd—the target set by President Claudia Sheinbaum—Mexico […]
Global Coal Power Fleet Continues to Grow
The world added last year the smallest coal power capacity in 20 years, but the global fleet of coal-fired plants continued to grow despite the surge of renewables, data from Global Energy […]
