Last year Redwood Materials announced a new program recycling EV batteries (including partnerships with Ford and Volvo). Now Politico reports that America’s Department of Energy tentatively awarded them a $2 billion loan, “which the company says will a…

The University of Illinois plans to apply for a construction permit for a high-temperature, gas-cooled micronuclear reactor, reports the Associated Press, “and aims to start operating it by early 2028.”

And they’re not the only ones interested in the…

The US’ Energy Information Agency (EIA) expects the nation’s electrical grid to add more power (just under 55 GW), “and solar will be over half of it, at 54 percent,” reports Ars Technica. “Another trend that’s apparent is the reversal of the vast expa…

Vestas, the world’s largest producer of wind turbines, says it has developed a chemical solution that allows the blades — made with durable epoxy resin — to be broken down and recycled. Bloomberg reports: “This signals a new era for the wind industry…

EverWind Fuels has become the first green hydrogen producer in North America to secure the necessary permits for a commercial-scale facility on Tuesday. Reuters reports: Provincial authorities in Canada granted environmental approval for EverWind to be…

Hundreds of used electric vehicle battery packs are enjoying a second life at a California facility connected to the state’s power grid, according to a company pioneering technology it says will dramatically lower the cost of storing carbon-free energy…

Unable to get the power it needs to feed its growing datacenter footprint, Amazon plans to transition some of its Oregon datacenters over to natural gas fuel cells. The Register reports: First reported by local media, Amazon’s initial plan would involv…

Bill Gates is calling for “high-voltage transmission lines that can carry electricity long distances,” calling them the key to a clean-energy future:

[M]any of the best places to generate lots of electricity are far away from urban centers… so to ma…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: New York City’s largest fossil-fuel plant, which powers 20% of the city, will be replaced with offshore wind power. Ravenswood Generating Station is the New York City fossil fuel plant that will become…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Pakistan’s national grid suffered a major breakdown, leaving millions of people without electricity for the second time in three months and highlighting the infrastructural weakness of the heavily …