China's buildings sector needs a $1.33 trillion makeover to keep emissions in check: World Bank

A report by the IFC points out that construction value chains account for about 40 percent of energy and industrial-related CO2 emissions worldwide. Separately, Indi...

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Eye on EV Charging: India is driven by smaller vehicles, battery swapping draws big interest

Well distributed and easy-to-access charging networks will be a vital factor for faster adoption of e-mobility. The networks need to provide fast, reliable and sustainable charging...

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Daily Shorts: Stellantis buys into Leapmotor, Australian state pumps $630 million more into RE

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Stellantis announced it would buy 21 percent in Chinese EV company Leapmotor for $1.6 billion. In addition, the two companies have formed a joint venture that will hold exclusive r...

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Daily Shorts: Lexus EV with 1,000 km range, Japan and Denmark tie up on offshore wind, and more

Toyota today unveiled a Lexus concept car with almost twice the driving range of conventional EVs. The LF-ZC concept car, based on advanced battery technology that Toyota has been ...

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Eye on EV Charging: In China and Japan, charging networks are largely collaborative affairs

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Well distributed and easy-to-access charging networks will be a vital factor for faster adoption of e-mobility. The networks need to provide fast, reliable and sustainable charging...

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Daily Shorts: JLR opens EV test center in England, companies ask COP28 to finalize fossil fuel phase out

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British automaker Jaguar Land Rover opened an EV test centre in England, pointing out that this would save on costs and carbon emissions resulting from shipping prototypes to test ...

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Weekend Roundup: China limits graphite exports, Tevva seeks new merger partner, and more

China restricted the export of some graphite products from December, in what is seen as a counter to a US freeze on transfer of semiconductor technology to the Middle Kingdom. Chin...

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Daily Shorts: Swiss convert satellite antennas to solar plants, South Africa gets more funds to drop coal, and more

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Switzerland is converting retired satellite antennas into solar power plants. The project is currently underway in the town of Leuk in the Valais canton of the landlocked country, ...

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Daily Shorts: US bolsters power grid with $3.5 bn, Foxconn eyes Indian EV market, and more

The US Department of Energy announced up to $3.5 billion in funding to strengthen the country's electricity grid, releasing the first round of funds from the nation's $10.5 billion...

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Daily Shorts: Plus Power raises $1.8 bn for battery projects, Rivian CEO calms fears over fund raise, and more

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Australian pension fund Aware Super, the country's third largest, said it would invest up to A$2 billion ($1.3 billion) in a joint venture with Birdwood Energy to finance smaller-s...

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Daily Shorts: Albemarle scraps Liontown purchase, E.ON risks falling behind RE transition, and more

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US lithium miner Albemarle withdrew its proposal to acquire Australia's Liontown Resources for A$6.6 billion, citing "growing complexities" over the deal. Following the announcemen...

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US announces regional hydrogen hubs to help kickstart $47 billion in national H2 investment

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $7 billion in aid to launch seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) across the mainland and accelerate commercial-scale deployment o...

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Daily Shorts: France will explore Mongolia for lithium, US EV sales at record high, and more

France struck a deal with Mongolia to explore the country for lithium deposits. The French geological service will spend €400,000 to explore a potentially lithium-rich basin in the...

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Daily Shorts: UK gets a £10 bn clean energy investor, Banga wants harmful subsidies slashed, and more

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Japan's Marubeni Corp signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UK government to invest 10 billion pounds ($12.3 billion) in clean energy projects over the next decade. T...

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No looking back: Energy transition in Canada

In many ways, this year was the tipping point for renewable energy. The world has woken up to the imperative of energy transition, and countries around the world have made progress...

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No looking back: Energy Transition in Australia and New Zealand

In many ways, this year was the tipping point for renewable energy. The world has woken up to the imperative of energy transition, and countries around the world have made progress...

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No looking back: Energy transition in the USA

In many ways, this year was the tipping point for renewable energy. The world has woken up to the imperative of energy transition, and countries around the world have made progress...

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Daily Shorts: UAE's first commercial wind farm, Japan will subsidize hydrogen aeroplanes, and more

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The UAE launched its first commercial-scale wind power project, a 104 MW installation at four sites run by the emirates' green power company Masdar. Electricity from the wind farm ...

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Daily Shorts: Tesla intensifies price war, 2023 to be hottest year on record, and more

The Model Y is 26 percent cheaper than at the start of this year. Image: Tesla

Tesla cut US prices for Model 3 and Model Y cars by about 2.7 to 4.2 percent, following last month's reduction in prices for the premium Model S and Model X vehicles. With the late...

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Reliance unveils swappable, multipurpose battery for e2Ws and home inverters

Reliance says its swappable battery can power electric two-wheelers for 70-75 km. Image: Ather

India's Reliance Industries Ltd (Ltd) on Wednesday unveiled swappable multi-purpose batteries that can power electric two-wheelers as well as home inverters, as part of the conglom...

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Daily Shorts: Brookfield buys Banks' RE unit, ADNOC deploys CCS at select plants, and more

Canadian company Brookfield is buying the renewable energy division of UK-based Banks Group, the companies announced. The size of the transaction was not disclosed, but a report in...

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WESD 2023: All technologies welcome, say ES experts in the Americas

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As the World Energy Storage Day entered its final regional focus, the Americas, the panel of experts debating energy storage felt largely that all technologies would find favour wi...

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WESD 2023: India’s GH2 journey has only just begun, electrolysers need manufacturing fillip

Dr. Kamat marks out countries that have released active hydrogen policies or roadmaps (dark green) and those that have pilot projects announced or underway (light green).

India needs manufacturing policies for electrolysers alone, otherwise its hydrogen ambitions might falter, the WESD discussions on green hydrogen revealed. Panellists pointed out t...

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WESD 2023: India hits everybody's sweet spot in energy storage

Netra Walawalkar (top left) introduces the WESD panel.

The World Energy Storage Day's session on Stationary Storage within R2 (the Indian subcontinent + mainland Asean + Russia and CIS countries) closed with encouraging and positive wo...

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​WESD 2023: Green Hydrogen poised for take-off in Asia Pacific

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The session on Green Hydrogen for the R1 region (Australia, China, Japan, Korea and parts of Southeast Asia) was moderated by Nehal Divekar, Manager – Consulting of Emerging Techno...

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WESD 2023: Asia Pacific going strong on stationary storage

The World Energy Storage Day, celebrated annually on September 22, kicked off on schedule at 6 am Indian Time. With sessions spanning Manufacturing, E-Mobility, Stationary Storage ...

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Ola Electric's ₹6,000 crore IPO: filings by October, roadshows by February

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Electric two-wheeler company Ola Electric will file regulatory papers for an IPO in India before the end of October, and embark on roadshows to drum up investor interest in January...

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Daily Shorts: Indian cities to get 10,000 e-buses, HSBC allocates $1 bn for climate tech and more

India and the US will collaborate to deploy 10,000 made-in-India electric buses across Indian cities as part of their co-operation agreements. Under the agreement, US government ag...

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Daily Shorts: NZ bio-graphite start-up gets funding, Norway eyes 1 GW Iberdrola RE assets and more

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Norway's sovereign wealth fund is doubling a planned purchase of renewable energy assets from Iberdrola to 1 GW, according to Spanish newspaper Cinco Dias. In May, the fund had sai...

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Weekend Roundup: China gets RE base in Laos, California wants companies to disclose emissions, and more

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China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has signed an agreement to develop a renewable energy base in Laos. In a statement, CGN said the base would incorporate wind, solar, hydro a...

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