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Portable Charger that Provides 1 Mile of Driving Distance per Minute of Charge for Electric Vehicles Released in the Market

published: 2020-05-20 18:30
A new disease of affluence, range anxiety, had been created by electric vehicles in the past few years, and now the portable charging solution proposed by an American startup Spark Charge has made its debut in California, where a minute of charge provides an additional mile of driving distance, which resolves the predicament when your electric vehicle is out of juice and towing is the only option. ...  more

Japanese Shipping Company Will Build the World’s First Battery-Electric Tankers

published: 2020-05-19 18:30
Asahi Shipping, a major Japanese provider of marine transportation services, announced on March 27 that it will be operating the world’s first zero-emission tanker in the first quarter of 2022. The company has ordered two battery-powered tankers from its joint venture e5 Lab, which was established with Exeno Yamamizu, MOL, and Mitsubishi. In terms of specifications, these tankers feature a lithium-ion battery with a base capacity of 3,500 kilowatt-hours for powering the propulsion system. ...  more

Wind Farm in Northwest Missouri Begins Commercial Operation

published: 2020-05-19 14:00
Tenaska Clear Creek Energy Center, a 242-megawatt (MW) wind farm in northwest Missouri, is now fully operational. The facility achieved commercial operation on Monday, May 4. Located north of Maryville in Nodaway County, Tenaska Clear Creek is comprised of 111 Vestas turbines across approximately 31,000 acres. ...  more

Your Monday Briefings: All the Solar News (Week 21)

published: 2020-05-18 18:00
Welcome back to another busy week! This time, we are covering how COVID-19 caused the new orders of some Italian PV companies to decrease by 75% YoY, Israel’s billion-dollar-plan of investing in clean energy and water infrastructure, Jinko Solar’s groundbreaking 580W modules, and many more! ...  more

NTT: Conclusion of a Cooperation Agreement with ITER

published: 2020-05-18 14:00
First private Japanese company to have a Long Term Non-Commercial Cooperation Agreement with the ITER Organization. NTT Corporation (NTT, President & CEO: Jun Sawada) concluded a Cooperation Agreement on the ITER Project with ...  more