A new report from BloombergNEF has found that green hydrogen, created using renewable energy, is on track to be cheaper than existing grey hydrogen, made using gas, in five key markets by […]
US grid congestion costs jumped 56% to $20.8B in 2022: report
Costs to consumers from congestion on the U.S. power grid jumped 56% in 2022 to an estimated $20.8 billion from $13.3 billion the year before, partly driven by fuel price volatility, according […]
Toyota says ‘breakthrough’ in solid-state EV batteries could significantly drop costs
Dive Brief: Toyota announced a “technical breakthrough” for solid-state electric vehicle batteries that will reduce size, weight and costs by half while delivering ranges up to 745 miles, according to the Financial […]
State clean energy goals are ‘key driver’ for generation growth, but impact differs between regions: report
Dive Brief: Renewables portfolio standards and 100% clean electricity mandates set by states across the U.S. can be approximately correlated with that state’s total renewable energy production, said a June report from […]
Batteries And Renewables Are Saving Texas During The Heat Wave
Texas, along with much of the South, has been subject to a relentless, prolonged heat wave for several weeks – the kind of climate-fueled extreme weather event that scientists have warned us […]
IEA: solar sector to drive copper demand over 2,000 kilotons by 2035
IEA offices in France. Credit: IEA The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its latest report into critical mineral demand amid the clean energy transition, revealing that increased demand for solar PV […]
Oil And Gas Well Intervention Spending Set To Skyrocket
As oil and gas production companies look for efficient and cost-effective methods of increasing their output, the well intervention market is set to get a healthy boost. Spending on interventions – a […]
Sugar-Based Flow Battery Could Accelerate The Energy Transition
A next-generation flow battery design using a dissolved simple sugar has shown great promise in boosting the capacity and longevity of battery energy storage, which, if scaled, could revolutionize electrical grid energy […]
Heatwave Forces French Nuclear Power Plants To Curb Output
The current heatwave in most of Europe, expected to be a prolonged period of higher-than-normal temperatures, is set to limit nuclear power generation at two French nuclear plants this week, operator EDF warned on […]
Evergy capital plan rises 64% in 4 years, reflecting surge in US utility spending: Kansas regulatory staff
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Evergy’s five-year capital expenditure plan has grown nearly 65% in four years to $7.6 billion as part of […]
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