First calcium battery that could provide more sustainable alternative to lithium
The scientists claim they have developed the first calcium-based battery that can charge and discharge 700 times at room temperature
Another climate record broken: January 2024 warmest in history
January 2024 was the warmest in history and also the eighth consecutive month in which global temperatures reached all-time highs
Photovoltaic, wind power capacity in China surpassing coal amid solar boom
Wind and solar power in China are set to overtake coal plants this year after PV additions in 2023 were bigger than in the rest of the world combined
Holcim selects Miljan Gutović as its next CEO
Holcim said its Head of the Region Europe and Operational Excellence Miljan Gutović would replace CEO Jan Jenisch on May 1
Solar manufacturing industry issues ‘plea for survival’ in Europe
The European Solar Manufacturing Council urged the EU to launch immediate support as Meyer Burger is shutting a major plant in Germany
Renewables 2023 report: solar, China drive record renewable capacity additions
Solar power accounted for three quarters of renewables capacity additions, of which PV in China alone topped the entire 2022 global figure
US finds vast lithium reserves in Salton Sea geothermal reservoir
Geothermal waters in the Salton Sea area in California contain 3.4 million tons of lithium, enough for over 375 million EV batteries
Scientific expedition exploring presence of microplastics in Antarctica
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sent its first expedition to study the presence of microplastics in Antarctica