Chinese researchers have developed an organic catalyst that keeps solar-generated charges separated for about 1,000 times longer than a conventional
China has started full operations of two units at the Jintan salt cavern compressed air energy storage project in Jiangsu
Energy Vault has secured 275 MW of Rolls-Royce MTU reciprocating engine generation capacity for future hyperscale AI infrastructure. Supported by dedicated financing from Eagle Point Credit Management, the equipment is expected to be delivered from H2 2027 through H1 2028. The deal is designed to help Energy Vault secure long-lead power equipment and support faster deployment of electricity for large AI data centers.
Researchers at Nanjing University have developed an iron-containing cathode for high-energy sodium-ion batteries. The material uses iron ions to help oxygen reactions reverse more effectively during charging and discharging. Tests improved oxygen-reaction reversibility from 75% to 99%, while a pouch cell reached 206 Wh/kg and retained 87.8% capacity after 100 cycles.
China has reported a fourth-generation lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell with an energy density above 200 Wh/kg. The figure
China has started construction of Unit 2 at the Zhaoyuan nuclear power project in Shandong. Developed by CGN, the project will use Hualong One reactors with 203-meter cooling towers. Once all six planned units are operational, the site is expected to produce about 50 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year while also supporting nuclear heating and industrial steam applications.
Siemens Energy will manufacture major steam turbine components in the UK for the first three Rolls-Royce small modular reactors planned
Low-grade waste wood is set to become a feedstock for renewable fuel production in the Netherlands. Perpetual Next and PreZero
MIT researchers have shown that a proposed neutrino laser is not physically possible under the proposed mechanism. The study found that strong atomic recoil prevents the required quantum amplification, while the fermionic nature of neutrinos creates an opposing quantum effect. The findings challenge an earlier proposal that aimed to produce laser-like neutrino beams using ultracold radioactive atoms.
BEST and Luvata Materials & Solutions are teaming up to expand the supply of RRP superconductors for future fusion power projects. The Nb3Sn technology can support magnetic fields of 12 to 20 Tesla and is already used in major research facilities. The collaboration aims to increase production and strengthen the supply chain as large fusion programs expand worldwide.
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