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World Bank to support Nigeria’s rural electrification

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World Bank has allocated Nigeria a loan of 350 million USD for the development of its rural electrification projects. The funding will be used to electrify 2.5 million people and 70,000 small business...

New Zealand unveils 5G connected self-driving smart shuttle

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New Zealand's first self-driving smart shuttle has been launched in Christchurch. The fully electric smart shuttle is like a mini bus with a capacity of up to 15 adults. The vehicle's parts ha...

Duke Energy's gets approval for grid modernization project with solar + battery microgrid and standalone battery system

The American electric power utility, Duke Energy, announced that regulators have approved two projects involving energy storage worth about $30 million. The first project is a microgrid for Madison Co...

Britain to Launch New Scheme to Pay Households for Unused Renewable Power

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Around 800,000 homes in Britain have solar panels installed and the scheme will replace a feed-in-tariff system which ended in April 2019 Britain will launch a new scheme to pay households producin...

U.S. launches “Better Energy Storage Technology” Act to increase battery R&D

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US Congress introduced the Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act of 2019, which aims to support grid-scale energy storage R&D and improve the efficiency of the nation’s electric grid, ...