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Welbar Energy Storage, a joint venture of Penso Power and Luminous Energy, has obtained full planning approval for an energy storage project in the UK. Known as the Hams Hall project, it will be sited in North Warwickshire, a district within the county of Warwickshire. The news was first announced by Penso Power on May 4 and later reported by other renewable energy news outlets. ...  more

About half of human energy is used for transportation and most vehicles still use gasoline and diesel. To achieve complete carbon reduction, it is necessary to electrify vehicles and use green energy as a power source. However, the biggest concern of consumers about electric vehicles is the issue of battery life. Even though the Tesla Model 3 and Model X both claim a cruising range of 579.3 kilometers, many people still fear that an electric car will run out of electricity halfway through a trip. ...  more

Luxury auto brand Bentley proposed its BEV transformation program this year, and aims to attain 100% electrification by 2030, which embarks from 2025 when the company would announce its first and unordinary BEV. ...  more

MSE International unveiled its development plan for the BlueStor energy storage project on May 10. According to the available information about the project, BlueStor is an energy storage and distribution system that will be integrated into a seaport. Furthermore, its underlying technology is organic flow battery. ...  more

In addition to being used in home heating and electric water heaters, solar thermal energy can also be used for power generation and seawater desalination. Now scientists have also found more effective solar thermal energy absorbing materials using "soot," one of the culprits of global warming, to reduce production costs and create a device that is better than graphene and carbon nanotubes. ...  more

Changfang & Xidao Offshore Wind Farms and Zhongneng Offshore Wind Farm announced that construction on the operations and maintenance (O/M) center of Changfang & Xidao and Zhongneng Wind Farms for the next 20 years was officially completed on 5/18. ...  more

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd. is ramping up the pace of its global expansion. It is investing more than CNY 6 billion in adding production capacity in the US while capturing a CNY 4.6 billion order from Europe. Yunnan Energy New Material is a major Chinese supplier for separator films used in lithium batteries. ...  more

Another Japanese pure electric car! Subaru's first electric SUV, the SOLTERRA, is available for pre-sale in Taiwan today. The single-color model is priced at NT$1.798 million, giving Taiwan another choice in the electric vehicle market. ...  more

Tesla’s battery electric truck Semi is now finally available on the official website. Users can now pay US$20K to secure their orders. ...  more

The Arabian Peninsula has been a barren land that could only support nomadic herding since ancient times but in the Primordial Age it was a fertile and shallow sea and, after geological changes, it came to contained a large amount of oil. In the 20th century, it became an important area affecting world history, strategy, and economy. However, the world is moving towards decarbonization and rejecting fossil fuels and, even if it does not, the oil will run out one day. ...  more