Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a bold prediction in 2017: “Everything will go fully electric, apart from (ironically) rockets. Ships are the next easiest to solve after cars.” Six years later, the world’s second-richest person might be right about the next battery boom in ships. Japanese battery startup PowerX Inc. …
Read More »Japan Wants to Beam Solar Energy Back to Earth from Space
Countries around the world seem to be in a race to set up solar power plants in space and beam energy back to Earth. The United Kingdom and China have already displayed interest in building such a technology and now, Japan seems to be the latest member to join the …
Read More »Tesla and Ford Close EV Charging Deal
Ford Motor Company has reached an agreement with Tesla Motors that will provide Ford’s EV customers access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the United States and Canada. The deal will double the number of fast chargers available to Ford EV customers starting in the spring of 2024, the …
Read More »Photosynthesis Research Opens New Avenues for Renewable Energy
Technical University of Munich (TUM) researchers use artificial photosynthesis that may produce syngas (synthetic gas) for the large-scale chemical industry and be able to charge batteries. Plants use photosynthesis to harvest energy from sunlight. Now researchers have applied this principle as artificial photosynthesis for the basis for developing new sustainable …
Read More »Microsoft to Buy Power from Nuclear Fusion Company Helion
Private US nuclear fusion company Helion Energy will provide Microsoft (MSFT.O) with electricity in about five years, the companies said on Wednesday, in the first such deal for the power source that fuels the sun but has been elusive on Earth. Government labs and more than 30 companies are racing …
Read More »Sasol Opens $39 Million R&D Lab in Germany
Sasol has opened a 7,000 m2 R&D and analytics laboratory in Brunsbüttel, Germany. The $39 million building can accommodate up to 140 employees. It features 33 offices and has the capacity to analyze up to 200,000 samples per year. A section of the lab has been certified according to good …
Read More »Toyota Shows Hydrogen Cars in Push for New Green Tech
Australia’s top-selling automaker has shown off a collection of big and small hydrogen-powered vehicles in an event designed to spark conversation about its potential as mainstream, pollution-cutting transport technology. The Toyota Hydrogen Showcase, which will tour other Australian capitals over the next two months, ranges from a hydrogen fuel-cell bus …
Read More »GCC Countries Look to AI to Build a New Kind of Workforce
As public and private entities across the world weigh how to utilise generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, GCC countries are embracing the new tool as a way to transform their education sectors. The November 2022 release of ChatGPT by Silicon Valley-based start-up OpenAI unleashed a wave of excitement and concern …
Read More »Texan Researchers Want to Store Hydrogen in Underground Salt Deposits
A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Bureau of Economic Geology suggests that salt could have a big role to play in the energy transition to lower carbon energy sources. The study described how large underground salt deposits could serve as hydrogen holding tanks, …
Read More »South Korea Pledges $5 Billion in Support for Battery Makers in the U.S.
South Korea has announced a $5.32 billion financial support package aimed at helping the country’s battery makers invest in infrastructure in North America over the next five years. The initiative is intended to help South Korean firms capitalize on the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act, which requires automakers to source …
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