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July 2025
Time Is More Than Money: Survey Shows EV Drivers Will Pay Extra to Avoid Detours and Downtime

Time Is More Than Money: Survey Shows EV Drivers Will Pay Extra to Avoid Detours and Downtime

­Electric vehicle (EV) drivers value convenience almost as highly as charging speed, according to a new survey of 1,000 U.S. EV owners commissioned by Konect, Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s EV Charging offering, which is operated by Vontier. The research highlights critical gaps in today's charging networks, showing dri
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Date:
07/31/2025
List-Magnetik GmbH becomes part of PCE Instruments

List-Magnetik GmbH becomes part of PCE Instruments

­PCE Instruments is delighted to announce the acquisition of List-Magnetik Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich List GmbH, a specialist in coating thickness gauges, magnetic field measuring devices and other magnetic measurement technology. This strategic acquisition will significantly strengthen the position of both companies in
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Date:
07/31/2025
Mizzou Using AI to Improve Energy Efficiency for Campuses Nationwide

The University of Missouri’s power plant has supplied energy to Mizzou’s campus for more than a century — and now, it’s driving the future of energy innovation.

­University of Missouri researchers are using a type of artificial intelligence to revolutionize how large campuses — including Mizzou’s own — manage energy use. Their goal is to help institutions across the nation optimize efficiency and reduce operational costs while cutting carbon emissions. In a recentl
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Date:
07/28/2025
ArcLight Acquires Advanced Power, Projected to Commit $5+ Billion to Power Development Over Next 5 Years

Angelo Acconcia, Partner at ArcLight

­ArcLight Capital Partners (“ArcLight”) announced the acquisition of Advanced Power, a leading power developer and manager founded in 2000, and an initial $1 billion equity commitment to build new power infrastructure. The partnership has the potential to invest more than $5 billion of equity ov
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Date:
07/25/2025
Lhyfe Raises €2.5m Through Bonds in the First Successful Crowdfunding Campaign for the Green Hydrogen Production Sector

Lhyfe production site under construction in Le Cheylas. Credit: Lhyfe.

­Lhyfe, one of the world’s pioneers in the production of green and renewable hydrogen for the decarbonisation of mobility and industry, has announced the successful completion of its first crowdfunding campaign on the Lita.co platform. Citizens show their support for Lhyfe and the development of green hyd
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Date:
07/23/2025
Stabilizing the Electric Grid

Stabilizing the Electric Grid

­DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions business, is a leading EPC provider of solar and energy storage solutions in the U.S., helping utilities build energy-efficient operations that strengthen the grid and enhance operational reliability. DEPCOM Power was hired by a local utility to design,
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Date:
07/23/2025
ZX Measurement Services Supports Noise Monitoring at Proposed North Logiealmond Wind Farm

ZX Measurement Services Supports Noise Monitoring at Proposed North Logiealmond Wind Farm

­As part of the campaign, ZX Measurement Services deployed a ZX 300 wind Lidar to provide precise wind data for correlation with acoustic measurements, enabling a more detailed and accurate noise impact assessment. Noise monitoring is a critical tool for risk management, planning, and community engagement, en
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Date:
07/23/2025
AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance Gaining Traction in Power Industry, Says GlobalData

AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance Gaining Traction in Power Industry, Says GlobalData

­Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled predictive maintenance stands out as a key component in the pursuit of enhanced reliability and cost-effectiveness in the power industry. This advanced approach is revolutionizing operations in power plants by improving the predictability of equipment upkeep, optimizing th
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Date:
07/23/2025
GridBeyond Leads Optimization of 200MW Energy Storage Site in California

GridBeyond Leads Optimization of 200MW Energy Storage Site in California

­GridBeyond, a global leader in smart energy management, and Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc (LSE: GSF), a leading international energy storage investment fund, over the summer began operating the Big Rock Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in El Centro, California. Bringing Big Rock live involved a large te
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Date:
07/22/2025
Microchip Enters into Partnership Agreement with Delta Electronics on Silicon Carbide Solutions for the Future of Power Management

Microchip Enters into Partnership Agreement with Delta Electronics on Silicon Carbide Solutions for the Future of Power Management

­The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and the electrification of everything are driving an ever-increasing demand for higher levels of power efficiency and reliability. Microchip Technology announces that under a new partnership agreement with Delta Electronics, Inc. (later referred to as “Delta El
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Date:
07/17/2025
Oxford Ionics and Iceberg Quantum Partner to Accelerate Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

Dr Chris Ballance, co-founder and CEO of Oxford Ionics

­Oxford Ionics, a leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, today announced that it has partnered with Iceberg Quantum, a quantum architecture company specialising in Quantum Low-Density Parity-Check (qLDPC) codes.  When building quantum computers, ensuring error rates are low enough to perform accurate
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Date:
07/17/2025
Wärtsilä Engines Selected to Deliver Reliable Power for U.S. Data Center

Wärtsilä Engines Selected to Deliver Reliable Power for U.S. Data Center

­Technology group Wärtsilä will supply 282MW of flexible engines to operate a new data center project in Ohio, USA. The onsite power facility, providing power directly to the data center, will operate with fifteen Wärtsilä 18V50SG engines running on natural gas. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in Q2 20
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Date:
07/15/2025
Eagleview and SkyWatch Announce Alliance to Expand Access to Ultra High-Resolution Aerial Imagery

CEO of Eagleview Piers Dormeyer

­Eagleview, a leading provider of aerial imagery and analytics, and SkyWatch, a leader in remote sensing data technology, today are announcing a new collaboration that makes Eagleview’s ultra high-resolution aerial imagery available across the SkyWatch platform. This new initiative is a response to the gr
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Date:
07/15/2025
Argentina’s Power Capacity to Increase to 61.8GW by 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

Argentina’s Power Capacity to Increase to 61.8GW by 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

­Argentina has been grappling with significant power shortages in recent years, compelling the government to focus on augmenting the nation's installed capacity. through the development of hydropower, nuclear power, and renewable energy. Against this backdrop, the cumulative power capacity of the country is for
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Date:
07/15/2025
South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. Issues Request for Proposals To Meet Long-Term Capacity and Energy Needs

Clif Lange, General Manager, STEC

­South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (STEC) issued a request for proposals (RFP) through which it seeks to obtain long-term generating capacity and associated energy. The RFP solicits bids for up to 500 megawatts (MW) of firm, dispatchable capacity and associated energy.  Under this RFP, STEC will
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Date:
07/14/2025
University of Bath Student Drone Team Flying High with World Championship Win

University of Bath Student Drone Team Flying High with World Championship Win

­Student engineers from the University of Bath have been crowned world champions in a contest to design, build and fly their own drone.  Team Bath Drones won the 2025 UAS Challenge, which brought together 32 teams from universities around the world for a final fly-off event at BMFA Buckminster in Lincol
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Date:
07/11/2025
ArcLight to Acquire Middletown Energy Center, a Highly Efficient 484 MW Plant in Ohio

Angelo Acconcia, Partner at ArcLight

­ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC (together with its affiliates, “ArcLight”) announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire 100 percent of the economic interests in Middletown Energy Center (“Middletown”), a top quartile, highly efficient 484 MW natural gas fired power generation as
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Date:
07/11/2025
Sabanci Renewables Deepens U.S. Presence with Latest Acquisition of Texas Solar Project

Tolga Kaan Doğancıoglu, CEO of Sabanci Climate Technologies

­Sabanci Renewables, the U.S.-based renewables platform of Sabanci Group, has acquired the 156 MWdc Pepper Solar Power Plant in McLennan County, Texas, from OCI Energy. The transaction marks Sabanci Renewables’ third utility-scale solar project in the U.S. and further solidifies its growing footprint in the ER
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Date:
07/11/2025
JEDEC Releases New LPDDR6 Standard to Enhance Mobile and AI Memory Performance

Mian Quddus, JEDEC’s Chairman of the Board of Directors

­JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in standards development for the microelectronics industry, today announced the publication of JESD209-6, the latest Low Power Double Data Rate 6 (LPDDR6) standard. JESD209-6 is designed to significantly boost memory speed and efficiency for a variety of
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Date:
07/09/2025
AONDevices and H&S HighTech Forge Strategic Alliance to Expand Super-Low-Power, Always-On Edge AI Globally

Mouna Elkhatib, CEO of AONDevices

­AONDevices, Inc., a pioneer in super-low-power, always-on edge AI technology, and H&S HighTech Corp., a global leader in semiconductor and electronics distribution, today announced a strategic alliance aimed at accelerating the worldwide adoption of next-generation always-on AI solutions. As pa
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Date:
07/02/2025
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