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Graforce and Worley to Jointly Scale Methane Electrolysis Technology in APAC

Graforce, Germany’s leading provider of zero carbon hydrogen plants, and Worley, a leading global engineering and project delivery business, are cooperating to scale methane electrolysis (plasmalysis) starting in Australia, Pacific, Asia and China.

15 May 2023

SSE Renewables Announces Construction of Second Utility-scale Battery Storage System

SSE Renewables has taken a Final Investment Decision to proceed with, and entered into contracts to deliver, its second battery energy storage system (BESS). The 150MW project is located at the site of SSE’s former Ferrybridge coal-fired power station in West Yorkshire, England.

15 May 2023

11-Member Northeast Ohio Group Awarded Federal Grant to Accelerate Sustainable Manufacturing

A regional collaboration led by Case Western Reserve University has won a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) --the only award in Ohio--to plan economic, environmental and manufacturing growth across the 18-county Northeast Ohio region.

12 May 2023

ClimRR Portal Wins 2023 Climate Leadership Award

The Climate Risk and Resilience Portal received a 2023 Climate Leadership Award recognizing Argonne National Laboratory's collaboration with AT&T and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The portal provides projections and maps to enhance U.S. preparedness for climate risks.

12 May 2023

Combining Waste Wool with Hemp to Create High-Performance Yarns

There are more than 80,000 sheep and lambs living on over 2,000 farms in New York State. Their wool has many uses including clothing, carpets, furniture, bedding, insulators, fertilizers, and more.

12 May 2023

Transferable Design for Oyster-Based Shoreline Protection

A University of Central Florida engineering scientist is part of an international team of experts working to build oyster-based shoreline protection for US coastlines.

12 May 2023

Rooftop Solar Panels Could Power Up to 35% Of US Manufacturing

Solar panels installed on industrial building rooftops might meet the total electricity requirement of up to 35% of US manufacturers.

12 May 2023

US Air Force Grants Award for Thin Film Solar Development

Above: Orbital, Inc. has been awarded a significant contract from the United States Air Force for On-orbit Manufacturing of Thin-Film Solar Photovoltaics in partnership with Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacture of featherweight, flexible, and durable CIGS thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions.

From Above: Space Development Corporation 12 May 2023

First Electron Beam Welding of Wind Turbine Monopile Achieves Dramatic Results

A collaboration between Cambridge Vacuum Engineering (CVE), SSE Renewables, Sif Group, and TWI, has resulted in the first-ever electron beam welded section to be incorporated in an offshore wind turbine monopile foundation (transition piece).

12 May 2023

Nova Innovation-led Team Awarded Contract to Explore Green Rocket Fuel

Nova Innovation, a leading tidal energy developer, is heading up a consortium to look at the potential of producing green hydrogen and oxygen from their tidal energy projects in Shetland.

12 May 2023

PV Systems Predicted to Get Cheaper Until 2035

According to researchers at the University of Surrey, a new analysis suggests that many families might break even on their solar panel investments as early as 2027, as solar electricity becomes a more competitive electricity source.

11 May 2023

Should Hydrogen Be Made at Existing Hydropower Plants?

Idaho Power has teamed with Idaho National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to assess the feasibility and benefits of producing hydrogen at existing hydropower plants.

11 May 2023

OceanEnergy Sign Up to EMEC Wave Energy Test Berth

Irish wave energy developer, OceanEnergy, has signed up to demonstrate its OE35 floating wave energy converter at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.

11 May 2023

HVS Invites Fleet Operators to Trial UK’s First Zero-Emission Hydrogen-Electric HGV

Zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle innovator, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), today invites fleet operators to register expressions of interest in trialling its state-of-the-art, clean-sheet-designed hydrogen-electric Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) prior to purchasing.

11 May 2023

Infineon and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) Sign MoU to Partner on SiC Collaboration and EV Development

Infineon Technologies AG, the global leader in automotive semiconductors, and Hon Hai Technology Group ("Foxconn"), the world's largest electronics manufacturing services provider, aim to establish a long-term partnership in the field of electric vehicles (EV) to jointly develop advanced electromobility with efficient and intelligent features.

11 May 2023