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LOVELAND, Colo. — For a moment, I held in my hand the cool heart of a heat pump. I was standing inside the cavernous facility where the startup AtmosZero is building its novel steam-producing heat pumps. The all-electric technology is meant to replace the gas-burning boilers that factories rely on to make everything…

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U.S. ethane exports are poised for significant growth through 2026, driven by robust global demand for ethane as a petrochemical feedstock, substantial U.S. export capacity expansions, and larger vessels to carry ethane exports. In our October Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast U.S. ethane net exports will grow 14% in 2025, followed by a 16% rise in 2026. The United States does not import ethane.

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An increasing share of U.S. households are using electricity for heating, although natural gas remains the most common heating fuel. In 2024, 42% of U.S. households reported that electricity was their main space heating fuel, according to annual estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Natural gas was the main heating fuel in 47% of homes last year, a decline from 49% in 2010.

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We estimate crude oil inventories in China increased by about 900,000 barrels per day (b/d) between January and August this year, essentially acting as a source of demand by removing barrels from the global markets. The stock builds in China limited the downward price pressure we would otherwise expect to see with growing inventories, keeping the Brent crude oil spot prices in a relatively tight range around $68 per barrel (b) in the second and third quarters of 2025.

GoldenPeaks Capital (GPC) and Huawei Polska have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) cooperation focusing on 500MWh grid-forming BESS in Europe.

China-based inverter and BESS firm Sungrow has submitted its application for a Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO, after a period of strong revenue growth.

Los nuevos datos de la Agencia Internacional de Energías Renovables (IRENA) muestran que las mujeres solo ocupan el 19 % de los puestos de alta dirección en el sector de las energías renovables a nivel mundial y que casi la mitad de las mujeres encuestadas denuncian algún tipo de discriminación por motivos de género en el lugar de trabajo.

Un estudio reciente de la empresa de inteligencia en baterías Accure revela que, aunque la mayoría de los sistemas de almacenamiento de energía en baterías (BESS) funcionan de forma fiable, casi el 19 % de los proyectos experimentan una reducción de la rentabilidad debido a problemas técnicos y a paradas no planificadas.

La propuesta, que se prolongará hasta el próximo 16 de noviembre, se orienta a cubrir las necesidades del país y a cumplir los objetivos del PNIEC.

Provisional measure (MP) 1,304 introduces a charge for certain distributed-generation (DG) system operators if an Energy Development Account (CDE) spending cap is breached.

Los operadores de exportación designados en el extranjero deberán obtener una licencia de exportación de artículos de doble uso antes de proceder a la venta.

NIS asegura tener suficientes reservas de crudo, mientras que las gasolineras están debidamente abastecidas con todos los tipos de derivados de petróleo.

La Ley de Movilidad Sostenible impulsa una revolución en las etiquetas, infraestructuras y normas que marcan la movilidad en España, exigiendo cambios inéditos para coches, empresas y ciudades.

With silver prices nearing $50 per ounce, researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) tell <b>pv magazine</b> that efforts to reduce silver use in solar cells will not compromise module quality if properly engineered.

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/10/Ferrari-EV-sound-hero.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Ferrari has released details about its approach to powertrain sounds with its first electric vehicle, the Elettrica, and I am intrigued. If well-executed, I even think it might convince some petrolheads to give EVs a try.</p> <p>In short, Ferrari is rejecting fake engine noise for its first EV and opts for an ‘authentic’ yet improved electric powertrain sound directly generated by the electric motors.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2025/10/09/ferrari-rejecting-fake-engine-noise-first-ev-opts-authentic-motor-sound/#more-437936">more…</a>

Australia has announced the results of the fourth Capacity Investment Scheme tender, with 11.4GWh of solar-plus-storage contracts awarded.

El Cabildo de La Gomera y el Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias prevén que el proyecto podría abastecer más del 60% de la demanda eléctrica anual de Alojera. La planta incluye un sistema de almacenamiento de 540 kW.

Researchers in China have built an off-grid rapid-cycling sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting system. Powered by three PV modules, the system was tested with four condensation methods indoor and outdoor.

La Junta de Andalucía prevé un ahorro cercano a 100.000 euros anuales en la factura de la luz de estas instituciones. Las actuaciones se llevarán a cabo entre los meses de octubre y noviembre.

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/10/Ferrari-Elettrica-featured.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Ferrari has released the specs of its first all-electric car, the Elettrica, and gave us a detailed look at the technology behind it.</p> <p>You will find the full specs and my take on the event below.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2025/10/09/ferrari-reveals-specs-its-first-all-electric-car-elettrica/#more-437881">more…</a>

South Australia is set to open a tender seeking 700MW of long-duration energy storage to bolster grid reliability.