Sierra Space opens Power Station solar tech center in Colorado to boost defense production by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2025 Sierra Space has launched a new facility in Broomfield, Colorado, to ramp up production of its Surface Mount Technology (SMT) solar power systems, including those for national defense applications. […]
Indonesia begins $5.9 bn EV battery project despite environment fears by AFP Staff Writers Jakarta (AFP) June 29, 2025 Indonesia broke ground Sunday on a $5.9 billion megaproject for EV battery production backed by Chinese giant CATL, despite NGOs raising concerns over a lack of environmental guarantees. Indonesia is the world’s largest nickel […]
Bangladesh pushes solar to tackle energy woes by AFP Staff Writers Dhaka (AFP) June 27, 2025 Bangladesh’s caretaker leader has ordered all government institutions including ministry buildings and schools to install solar panels to ease chronic power problems in a country regularly hit by deadly heatwaves. The South Asian nation of 170 million […]
Chinese-Moroccan joint venture inaugurates EV battery parts plant by AFP Staff Writers Rabat (AFP) June 25, 2025 A Chinese-Moroccan joint venture announced on Wednesday the inauguration of a new factory for electric car battery components, the first of its kind in the North African country. The complex will ultimately have a production “capacity […]
Environment fears over $6 bn Indonesia EV battery project: NGOs by AFP Staff Writers Jakarta (AFP) June 26, 2025 Environmental groups raised concerns Thursday over a $6 billion Indonesian EV battery megaproject backed by Chinese giant CATL which is set to open on a once-pristine island, as Jakarta exploits its huge supply of […]
Breaking symmetry to boost solar cell performance by Riko Seibo Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Jun 26, 2025 Researchers at Kyoto University have unveiled a novel approach to overcoming long-standing limitations in solar cell efficiency by tapping into an advanced quantum process known as the bulk photovoltaic effect. This effect, distinct from conventional photovoltaic mechanisms, […]
