Energy

Aerial visualization of Inyanga Marine Energy Group's HydroWing tidal energy project at Morlais, Wales, featuring multiple underwater turbines generating renewable electricity from tidal currents.

UK Secures Record 34 MW in Tidal Energy as HydroWing Project Becomes World’s Largest by 2030

The UK has awarded 20.9 MW to four tidal stream projects in its largest-ever renewables round, with Inyanga Marine Energy Group securing an additional 10 MW for its HydroWing Ynni’r Lleuad Project at Morlais. By 2030, the 30 MW development will become the world’s largest tidal energy installation, delivering predictable clean power to the Welsh grid.

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EVE Energy's 400MWh grid storage station using 628Ah ultra-large battery cells in Hebei, China.

China’s EVE Energy Connects World’s First 628Ah Ultra-Large Battery Station, Secures 10GWh Deal

EVE Energy has commissioned the world’s first 628Ah ultra-large battery storage station—a 400MWh facility proving grid-scale viability—while securing a 10GWh order from Guowang Technology. The milestone confirms large-format cells can deliver on cost and reliability, shifting the industry from pilot projects to industrial deployment.

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Los Angeles Startup General Galactic Aims to Brew Rocket Fuel From Water—And Test It This Year

Los Angeles startup General Galactic, founded by former SpaceX propulsion engineer Halen Mattison, plans to test a water‑to‑methane propellant system in space this fall. Its Genesis-1 pilot plant already produces 200 liters of methane daily from CO₂ and water. If successful, the modular reactor would replace the “yada yada” of lunar ice mining with on‑demand fuel synthesis—and rewrite the economics of Mars round trips.

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