UK government mulls public subsidy for nuclear
Business minister Greg Clark admitted in parliament yesterday the Conservative government is considering plowing billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money into the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear project in north Wales.
Study: Swiss energy transition creates jobs and energy independence
A team of scientists at Lausanne have calculated the costs and job impact of the 2050 Energy Strategy, in force since January. The results show the additional investment called for by the strategy is offset by savings on imported fuel and electricity.
Record-breaking SNEC in Shanghai
The annual SNEC photovoltaic power expo 2018, in Shanghai, closed yesterday after the 12th edition of the world’s biggest PV exhibition. Reflecting the rapid development of China’s PV industry, the scale of SNEC increased from 15,000 sqm at the first exhibition to 180,000 sqm last year and 200,000 this year – a 10% year-on-year increase. Preliminary figures show more than 220,000 visits to this year’s edition, with more than 5,000 industry professionals attending the expo and series of high-level conferences.
PV leading the charge to low-emission future says IEA
With 34 of the 38 key technologies needed to hit the Paris Agreement’s best-case scenario falling short, PV and electric vehicles are keeping hopes alive
BNEF: Electric vehicle sales expanding rapidly, e-buses to dominate by 2030
Bloomberg New Energy Finance says EVs will make up 44% of all new vehicle sales in Europe by 2030, 41% in China, 34% in the US and 17% in Japan. India trails with only 7% forecast. Buses, globally, will go electric at great pace.
imec, Panasonic develop highly conductive solid nanocomposite electrolyte
The Belgian research institute and the Japanese electronics group say they have developed a solid nanocomposite electrolyte with a lithium ion conductivity several times greater than in its liquid equivalent.
India’s NTPC set to enter EV charging stations business
The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC), India’s largest power generation company, is seeking pan-India license to accelerate its electric vehicle charging stations business.
Fortum-NBCC and ABB pledge to build EV charging stations in India
Fortum will collaborate with NBCC, India to develop 150 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in India over the next 18 months, while ABB has bid for the tender to provide 4,500 charging stations across the country.
UK: EVs will not alter peak demand hugely if smart charging in place, says National Grid
A presentation by the National Grid, owner and operator of Britain’s transmission grid, at last week’s UK Solar and Storage show in Birmingham shed light on the potential impact of a widespread EV roll-out to the country’s electricity demand.
BYD posts $260 million H1 profit as solar sales sag
China’s BYD has recorded a profit attributable to owners of the company of CNY 1,723 million ($259.8 million) for the first half of 2017, down 23.8% year on year, as revenue from its PV and rechargeable battery business slid 15.8% from a year earlier.
