Commercial aviation is facing the challenge of lowering its impact on the climate and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Key to this change are sustainable aviation fuels and new aircraft designs. The Dutch startup Elysian has proposed an all-electric aircraft…
Researchers at McGill University have created a catalyst that turns carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane. This process relies on small copper particles called nanoclusters. Unlike traditional methods of making methane from fossil fuels, which add more CO2 to the atmosphere,…
The first part of the world’s largest sodium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) has been launched in China. State media Yicai Global and technology provider HiNa Battery reported last week that the 50MW, 100MWh section of the project in Qianjiang,…
Developer and operator SemperPower has launched its second large Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the Netherlands within a month. The new 30 MW, 68 MWh Pollux system is now the largest battery energy storage facility in the country. Pollux…
Energy storage technology debuted at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, one of the world’s largest music and arts festivals. It helped power the iconic Arcadia stage, among other venues. Green energy at the festival The organizers of Glastonbury, a five-day event…
Developer Corre Energy, which focuses on renewable energy storage systems, has partnered with Dutch company SemperPower, a leader in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Together, they plan to launch an advanced energy storage project in Zuidwending (ZW1), Netherlands. Zuidwending –…
Metafuels AG, a Swiss aviation technology company, has partnered with European Energy to construct a synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) plant near Padborg, southern Denmark. This new plant will be situated near European Energy’s Power-to-X plant. The aviation sector requires…
Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have created and tested a new type of coated semi-transparent glass (CSTPV) for use in buildings with solar power systems (BIPV). They say this…
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a tender to build 1000MW/2000MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS). This is the largest project ever by a state-owned company in India for standalone BESS resources. Groundbreaking tender in India…
The UK energy storage market is growing quickly. Right now, it has a capacity of 4.6 gigawatts (GW) and 5.9 gigawatt-hours (GWh). By the end of 2024, it is expected to reach 7.4 GW and 11.6 GWh. This growth is…