The growing number of renewable energy installations is creating new challenges for grid operators and investors. Increasingly, it is no longer just about generating solar power, but also about storing it, managing it flexibly, and ensuring stable operation of the…
Wärtsilä Tests World’s First Large-Scale 100% Hydrogen-Powered Engine in Spain In the Wärtsilä laboratory in Bermeo, Spain, testing is underway on a technology that could play an important role in stabilizing power systems based on renewable energy sources. The company…
Scientists Discover Membrane That Could Transform Lithium Recycling and Clean Energy Production Researchers from Rutgers University, University of Illinois Chicago, and Argonne National Laboratory have made a breakthrough that could revolutionize battery recycling and clean energy generation. According to a…
American Industry Joins Forces to Accelerate Sodium-Ion Battery Commercialization The American battery industry is joining forces to accelerate the commercialization of sodium-ion batteries. The newly established American Battery Leadership Coalition (ABLC) brings together manufacturers and component suppliers who will jointly…
Global renewable energy developer and producer Sonnedix has obtained an official electricity trading and supply license in Spain. The decision, issued by Spain’s energy regulator CNMC, allows the independent power producer (IPP) to move beyond its traditional role as a…
Fortis Energy, a renewable energy developer operating in the Balkans, Turkey, and the Netherlands, is preparing to begin construction of the Erseke photovoltaic plant in Albania. The project is a modern hybrid installation combining a large-scale solar power plant with…
Off the coast of Shanghai, the world’s first underwater data center powered by electricity from an offshore wind farm has begun operations. The investment marks another step in China’s push to build more energy-efficient digital infrastructure designed to meet the…
Texas-based startup Solidion Technology has patented a novel lithium-metal battery technology designed to remove barriers that have so far hindered the commercialization of lithium-sulfur, lithium-air, and anode-free cells. The solution is attracting significant interest in the context of powering orbital…
A project that could change the way energy is stored in Europe is being developed in Laufenburg, Switzerland. Tens of meters underground, a massive flow battery is being built with a planned capacity exceeding 2.1 GWh. Its developers claim that…
American tech giant Google and demand response and distributed energy resource operator Voltus have signed a three-year partnership agreement to develop a virtual power plant. Under the contract, Google will fund up to 100 MW of capacity per year from…