Monday, 20 January 2025

Focus on Electricity

FILE PHOTO: Electric vehicles are displayed at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, Nov. 3, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
AutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)ElectricityInfrastructureNews

Automakers hope for a cut as two-way EV charging becomes real

Motoring brands pursue bidirectional, or vehicle-to-grid (V2G), EV charging that lets owners charge at overnight off-peak rates then sell power back to grids...

ElectricityFuelInfrastructureNews

Ukraine drone attack sets ablaze Russian fuel depot, hits susbtations, Kyiv source says

The overnight attack, which was confirmed by the defence ministry in Moscow, comes amid a Russian airstrike campaign that has battered Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: View of  the installations of Ecuador's hydroelectric power station Coca Codo Sinclair in Napo, Ecuador June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia/File Photo
ElectricityInfrastructureNewsPolitics

Ecuador president declares state of emergency over energy crisis

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a second state of emergency over an energy crisis that has already led to rationing in the South...

FILE PHOTO: A view of Albemarle lithium mine located on the Atacama salt flat is pictured, in Antofagasta region, Chile, May 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessClimateCritical MineralsEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)LegislationNewsPoliticsSolar

Which companies received tax credits under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act?

Thirty five projects, focused on electrical grid enhancements, critical minerals, and electric vehicle components, among others, got a total of $1.93 billion in...

CoalElectricityNews

Poland’s Tauron seeks to spur renewables expansion

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s Tauron aims to expand in renewable energy as the profitability of coal assets declines, the state-controlled power utility said...

FILE PHOTO: Two workers install a bifacial 540 W solar panel at a solar panels park by energy supplier Enel Green Power, in Trino Italy, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
AnalysisBusinessElectricityIn-DepthSolar

Column: Plunging solar capture rates to test Europe’s policymakers

Wholesale power prices coming under pressure from surging solar output looks set to become a potentially divisive issue across Europe

NewsNuclear PowerPoliticsUnited Nations

IAEA notes reported attack on Zaporizhzhia plant, Russia accuses Ukraine

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has warned that attacks and incidents at Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power...

CourtsNewsNuclear Power

Holtec files lawsuit against New York’s radioactive materials rules

Nuclear decommissioning company objects to state law banning New York's radioactive waste being discharged into the Hudson River.

ClimateElectricityHydropowerNewsPoliticsWeather

Ecuador hit by power cuts of up to 13 hours amid electricity crisis sparked by drought

Parts of Ecuador are facing hours-long power cuts amid an electricity crisis sparked by a drought that has left key hydroelectric reservoirs nearly...

BusinessElectricityNewsNuclear PowerRegulationsTransmissionUtilities

U.S. power, tech companies lament snags in meeting AI electricity needs

U.S. electrical systems are not expanding fast enough to meet rapidly growing power needs of technology like Generative AI, prompting data center businesses...

Login into your Account

Please login to like, dislike or bookmark this article.