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Genesis updates the G80 with a bigger battery

  Genesis has unveiled the facelift of the Electrified G80. With extensive revisions, the flagship of the Genesis electric portfolio will be rolling onto UK roads from June 2025. The most important new features include a longer wheelbase and a higher battery capacity for more range. Hyundai’s luxury subsidiary brand

India allocates over 200 million euros for charging infrastructure

Under its PM E-Drive scheme, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) plans to deploy about 72,000 public charging stations nationwide. It will install them along 50 national highway corridors, enabling electric cars, buses, and commercial vehicles to cover significantly longer distances. MHI wants the new public charging stations in high-density

Breakthrough Energy Venture's Wilted Garden Of Climate Investments

Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), established in 2016, is a prominent investment firm dedicated to financing, launching, and scaling companies that aim to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions across the global economy. With over $3.5 billion in committed capital, BEV has invested in more than 110 companies, ranging from seed to growth

Thinking About Climate Reparations - CleanTechnica

I have been thinking about the idea that some people propose that the United States and a few other countries which emit greenhouse gases in high amounts should pay reparations to people in undeveloped countries. It really feels like a horrible idea, but I have been thinking about it anyway.

AEMO to streamline NEM connections for generators and BESS

Streamlining NEM Connections for Generators and BESS: AEMO’s Strategic Initiative The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) plays a pivotal role in managing the National Electricity Market (NEM) and is dedicated to ensuring a stable, efficient, and secure electricity supply across Australia. Recognizing the urgent need for greater integration of renewable

European battery industry looks to learn from mistakes of the past

As we reported in March, the new generation of hopefuls like the UK’s Volklec and Norway’s Elinor Batteries are hoping to learn from the mistakes of past incumbents like Northvolt by partnering with Chinese companies from the outset and scaling at a much slower pace. The European market has faced

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Powering the Future: The Rise of Marine Battery Systems in Commercial Shipping

Introduction The commercial shipping industry has long been a cornerstone of global trade, but it is increasingly facing pressure to reduce its environmental footprint. As regulations become stricter and the demand for sustainable practices grows, marine battery systems are emerging as a transformative solution. This article explores the rise of

This big, sand-filled energy storage silo can be powered by wind and solar

Finnish startup Polar Night Energy and local Finnish utility Vatajankoski have together built the world’s first commercial sand-based, high-temperature heat storage system that can be powered by solar and wind. Sand-filled energy storage in Finland Polar Night Energy’s heat storage system is a 23-foot-tall steel container filled with 100 tons

A 5-minute EV charging startup raises $59 million

In July 2022, UK-based battery startup Nyobolt secured £50 million (approximately $59 million) in Series B funding to accelerate the development of ultra-fast-charging electric vehicle (EV) batteries. (businessinsider.com) This investment was led by H.C. Starck Tungsten Powders, a subsidiary of Masan High-Tech Materials, a leading global tungsten supplier. The funding

Volvo’s long-haul electric truck to feature 780 kWh battery

Volvo Trucks has announced plans to unveil its electric truck for long-distance haulage in the second quarter of 2026 – roughly a year from now. However, the manufacturer has already released the first images and key specifications, including details on the battery and the vehicle’s fast-charging capability. It was previously

Northvolt discontinues production at its main plant in Sweden

Bankruptcy trustee Mikael Kubu has now announced that although the search for a buyer for the production plant, known as Northvolt Ett, is progressing, it is currently not foreseeable that a buyer could actually take over production in the near future. For this reason, production, which has continued with the

MOL PLUS to Invest in VFlowTech

Investing in VFlowTech: The Role of MOL PLUS Introduction As the global economy shifts towards sustainable energy solutions, innovative companies like VFlowTech are emerging as key players in the renewable energy market. MOL PLUS, a financial platform dedicated to facilitating investments in promising sectors, presents an exciting opportunity for investors

The US Needs A Marshall Plan For Itself, Not For The Developing World

Sign up for CleanTechnica's Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott's in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! In the past couple of months, an idea has been percolating through Washington and entities dependent on the United States’ good will

NanoGraf's Li-ion 18650 battery achieves a new energy-density milestone

  Chicago-headquartered NanoGraf Technologies, which claims it has enabled the highest energy-density cylindrical 18650 Lithium-ion cell in the world, today announced that its battery has achieved a new industry energy-density milestone of 810 Wh/L (4.0Ah capacity).   Ampere hours (Ah) is the amount of energy charge in a battery that enables 1 ampere of current to flow for