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September 26, 2025
ENERGY TECH
Dutch lead charge on electric inland vessels



Alblasserdam, Netherlands (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
At a windswept container park near the sprawling port of Rotterdam, a crane slots a 30-tonne white battery into a transporter vessel, enough to provide eight hours of zero-emissions freight. The ship, the MS Den Bosch Max Groen, will ply the waterways between the ports of Rotterdam and Den Bosch using a pioneering system of swappable batteries, hailed as the world's first commercial deployment of the technology. Organisers believe it could be game-changing for the inland waterway transport secto ... read more

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Glimmering sea of solar as China expands desert installation
Ordos, China (AFP) Sept 25, 2025
An ocean of blue solar panels ripples across the ochre dunes of Inner Mongolia's Kubuqi desert, a glittering example of China's almost inconceivably mammoth energy transition. ... more
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Germany's Merz rejects claims he is slowing green shift
Berlin (AFP) Sept 24, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday rejected claims his government was undermining the climate change fight, but insisted that industry also needed to be protected to revive the crisis-wracked economy. ... more
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Breaking Shockley-Queisser barrier with cryogenic silicon solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
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New insights into halide perovskites could transform solar cell technology
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Global electricity consumption is rising rapidly, and researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have made progress toward developing next-generation solar cell materials. Their work ... more
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Redwire to Deliver Solar Array Wings for Axiom Station's First Module
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2025
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has secured a contract from Axiom Space to provide roll-out solar array (ROSA) wings for the Payload Power Thermal Module (AxPPTM), the first module of Axiom Station, ... more
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Self regulated molecular anchoring drives stable high efficiency perovskite solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
As perovskite solar cells (PSCs) move closer to commercialization, researchers are addressing hidden performance losses at the buried electron-transport interface. A team led by Prof. Guozhen Liu, P ... more
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Solar fuel breakthrough may unlock cheaper green energy
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2025
Researchers at Lund University have taken a major step toward solving one of the biggest obstacles in developing efficient solar fuels. Their work shows how inexpensive iron-based systems could be u ... more
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Key degradation processes identified in next-gen wide bandgap perovskite solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
A new study in Materials Futures sheds light on the main degradation pathways affecting scalable wide bandgap (WBG) perovskite solar cells, a promising material for tandem solar technologies. Resear ... more

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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2025
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Malaysia's largest island state aims to be region's 'green battery'
Kuching, Malaysia (AFP) Sept 15, 2025
Malaysia's verdant, river-crossed state of Sarawak is charging ahead with plans to become a regional "green battery," but its renewable energy dreams could come at serious environmental cost, experts warn. ... more
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German govt wants to cut renewable energy subsidies
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Sept 15, 2025
Germany's economy ministry proposed Monday cutting renewable energy subsidies as part of a more "pragmatic" approach to the green transition that was praised by industry but criticised by environmental activists. ... more
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Passivation breakthrough drives efficiency gains in perovskite silicon tandem solar cells
London, UK (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2025
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Mitsubishi Electric to Lead JAXA Fund Project on Next Generation Solar Cells for Satellites
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 02, 2025
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Britain's energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on
Liverpool (AFP) Aug 31, 2025
Britain's energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems. ... more
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Cornell research tests solar panel crop growth in New York
Ithica NY (SPX) Sep 01, 2025
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Morocco tests floating solar panels to save water, generate power
Tangier, Morocco (AFP) Aug 30, 2025
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Transforming boating, with solar power
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Bolivia candidate vows to scrap China, Russia lithium deals
La Paz (AFP) Aug 25, 2025
Bolivian right-wing presidential hopeful Jorge Quiroga on Monday vowed to scrap billion-dollar lithium extraction deals struck by the outgoing government with Russia and China if elected leader. ... more
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Space solar power study outlines potential role in Europes clean energy future
London, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
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Molecule mimics plant energy storage for solar fuel development
Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 25, 2025
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
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German firm gives 'second life' to used EV batteries
Aachen, Germany (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
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PREFIRE CubeSats to operate through 2026 as mission expands worldwide
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025
Macquarie University has licensed a breakthrough silver extraction method to ASX-listed Lithium Universe under an exclusive global deal worth more than A$500,000 over 20 years, aiming to reshape how ... more
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 15, 2025
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Boston MA (SPX) Aug 13, 2025
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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 08, 2025
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