China’s ultra-high-voltage direct current transmission technology has substantial potential in countries and regions participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, with related projects enabling long-distance, high-efficiency clean energy transmission. “Renewable energy is often generated in places far from the cities and industrial centers that consume it, and this technology could efficiently send it over long […]
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India has quietly downscaled its rooftop solar power target
Rooftop solar may have been the fastest-growing segment within India’s renewable energy sector last year, but it is still not growing fast enough. The Narendra Modi government has quietly downscaled its targets for financial year 2017-18 to only 1,000 megawatts (MW) of capacity. While the target was 5,000 MW till as recently as Dec. 21, […]
New Battery Tech Could Triple Electric Motorcycle Range
A chemistry team at the University of Waterloo, Canada, has achieved what may be a major breakthrough in battery technology. Led by Chemistry Professor Linda Nazar, the team discovered that the performance of a lithium-sulfur battery can be boosted dramatically by using a nanosheet of manganese dioxide. The increase has the potential to propel an electric vehicle […]
Tesla to install Atlantic Canada ‘supercharger’ stations for its vehicles
Tesla Inc. is building fast-charging stations for its electric vehicles in Atlantic Canada, opening up the East Coast to road trippers with the California automaker’s high-end plug-in cars. The company has plans to set up dozens of new “supercharger” stations across Canada, including seven in the Maritimes — five in New Brunswick and two in […]
Singapore’s first flash-charging electric shuttle to be trialled at Nanyang Technological University
As part of its recently announced Smart Campus initiative, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and BlueSG Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Blue Solutions owned by the Bolloré Group, have launched Singapore’s first flash-charging electric shuttle. Named the NTU-Blue Solutions Flash Shuttle, the shuttle is equipped with supercapacitors and a LMP® (Lithium Metal Polymer) battery […]
Companies Plan European Network Of Car Charging Stations
Two companies plan a network of fast-charging stations for battery-powered cars in Europe that they say will help drivers of electric vehicles travel in and among the region’s main cities. Allego and Fortum Charge & Drive said Monday they initially envision 27 e-charging hubs in 20 countries that accommodate different charging methods and speeds at […]
