Focus on Electricity
Jaguar develops energy-storage unit using Range Rover batteries
Second-life battery system can store enough electricity to power a British home for almost a month.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen to speak with China on ‘balanced growth’
Earlier this month, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Beijing that the U.S. could not accept a massive new wave of cheap Chinese...
EU to pledge help for solar – but no trade curbs on China, draft shows
A new charter set to be signed by the European Commission and most EU countries said governments would consider using more EU funding...
Engie, Iberdrola and funds eye bids for UK’s Electricity North West, sources say
Electricity networks are attracting investors' interest as countries need to adapt decades-old grids to wind and solar power generation.
Japan’s JERA creates global renewables-focused unit in UK
New division of the power giant will develop, invest in, own and operate renewable energy projects such as onshore and offshore wind, solar...
Losing hope of rescue, some European solar firms head to US
Manufacturers supplying photovoltaic panels are being crushed by competition from China and the U.S., whose governments give more support to their producers.
Water guns mark Thai New Year festivities despite heat wave worries
El Nino and climate change conspire to create record-high temperatures for three days of festivities meant to herald the rainy season, while hydropower...
‘Burning the Bridge to Ostpolitik?’ New paper on shifting Europe to renewables
"Burning the Bridge to Ostpolitik? Stress-Testing Europe’s Shift from Russian Gas to Renewables Using a Global Energy Model" - The Oxford Institute for...
Dead whale in New Jersey had a fractured skull among numerous injuries, experts find
The animal's cause of death is of intense interest to many amid an ongoing controversy involving a belief by opponents of offshore wind...
California battery plant is among world’s largest as power storage booms
The battery plant near Los Angeles is due to come online later this year, and will be able to power about 680,000 homes...
