Dense-fluid pumped hydro is squeezed from both sides: shorter durations strengthen battery competition, while true long-duration storage drives mineral demand upward and strengthens conventional pumped hydro.
RheEnergise deserves credit for something a lot of energy-storage startups never accomplish: it built the thing. At Cornwood in Devon, the company constructed upper and lower reservoirs, installed pumps, pipes and generating equipment, manufactured hundreds of cubic metres of its proprietary high-density fluid, pumped that fluid uphill and ran it … [continued]
Vietnam-based electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has accelerated its market penetration in the Philippines by signing strategic Memoranda of Understanding with 13 major local automotive dealer partners. The agreements pave the way for the establishment of 27 new showrooms nationwide, marking a critical operational milestone as the brand works toward its … [continued]
MANILA, Philippines – Cagayan State University (CSU) has made its locally developed electric vehicle prototypes available to commercial investors, representing a practical step forward in expanding domestic manufacturing and clean transportation across the Philippines. At the Sustainability Expo 2026 in Manila, the university’s ElectroMobility Research and Development Center (EMRDC) showcased … [continued]
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government wants private companies to bankroll forest restoration, and it is building the administrative machinery to make those investments stick. At a forum organized by the CarbonPH Coalition in Manila, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials laid out plans for a national carbon … [continued]
MANILA, Philippines — SAIC Motor-backed MG Motor Philippines expanded its local electric vehicle lineup late last month with the official launch of the S5 EV, a rear-wheel-drive compact crossover aimed squarely at the country’s growing battery-electric vehicle market. The debut, held at the TriNoma, a huge mall just north of … [continued]
Electric vehicles have seen a real drop-off of sales across the US this year, including in California, the main EV market in the country by far. Whereas in previous quarters and years electric vehicle models were peppered across the top 5 of numerous vehicle categories — even topping a few … [continued]
The J.H. Campbell coal power plant in Michigan will finally get taken off the life support, as a federal court rules that Energy Secretary Chris Wright overstepped his authority to keep the plant open past its scheduled retirement (cropped, courtesy of Consumers Energy).
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright claps back at federal judges with yet another coal power plant emergeny order.
Aberdeen’s five-year-old hydrogen double-deckers are selling to First Bus for £30,000 each, just 5.4% of their £556,000 average original cost.
Aberdeen’s hydrogen double-deckers have finally produced a useful market price, and it is more revealing than another theoretical argument about fuel-cell efficiency, hydrogen costs or refuelling infrastructure. First Bus is set to buy 23 Wrightbus StreetDeck Hydroliners for £30,000 each. Aberdeen City Council originally spent about £13.9 million on the … [continued]
As India hosts the BRICS leaders’ summit in September and the world heads to Antalya, Turkey, for COP31, India is making the case for why international climate finance must flow differently. By Dr. Vyoma Jha, India Clean Energy Senior Advocate, International, NRDC The world is going electric. The West Asia crisis … [continued]
NLR and University of Hawaii Deploy Wave Energy Device, Capturing and Sharing Data for Marine Energy Industry By Samantha Cuneo, NLR Like a surfer, the Small Underwater Research Flap Wave Energy Converter, or SURF-WEC, rides the ocean’s waves—but this system converts wave motion into electricity. The WEC recently made the leap … [continued]
