British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution, said on Friday it had committed $37 million to the Abydos II Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Egypt. The $737 million project, developed by AMEA Power in Aswan Governorate, will have a capacity of 1 GWac and a 600 MWh battery system, generating an estimated 2,910 GWh of electricity annually and avoiding 1.6 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions per year. Operations are expected to start in...

Felicity Bradstock Felicity Bradstock is a freelance writer specialising in Energy and Finance. She has a Master’s in International Development from the University of Birmingham, UK. More Info Set us as your preferred Google source Premium Content By Felicity Bradstock – Dec 20, 2025, 10:00 AM CST Global battery storage deployment is accelerating, led by China and the United States, as costs continue to fall. Adoption remains uneven due to regulatory, safety, and economic concerns in sev...

Oppo is fully unveiling the Pad Air5 tablet on December 25, and ahead of that the brand has revealed some details about it today, including its design, which you can see in the official images below. The tablet has a “2.8K” resolution screen and a 10,050 mAh battery. It will be offered in Wi-Fi-only as well as 5G-capable versions, with three RAM/storage options: 8/128GB, 8/256GB, and 12/256GB. Oppo Pad Air5 in Starlight Pink (left) and Space Grey (right) In terms of colors, there wil...

1st anime season premiered in 2024 The Jump Festa ’26 event on Saturday revealed in a video the teaser visual and the 2027 premiere of the second season of the television anime of Eko Mikawa‘s Oblivion Battery (Bōkyaku Battery) baseball manga. Image courtesy of Kadokawa ©みかわ絵子/集英社・KADOKAWA・MAPPA ©みかわ絵子/集英社・KADOKAWA・MAPPA The anime’s first season premiered in April 2024. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. The...

A few days ago, Li Jie, President of OnePlus China, confirmed that the brand is working on a new lineup called Turbo. This was rumored before, and according to Li, the first device in the line would “inherit the powerful performance genes” of OnePlus flagships while also boasting the strongest battery life in its class. If you’ve been wondering what exactly to expect from the Turbo in terms of battery capacity, today Li is back with an answer – of sorts. The Turbo will ha...

Some Pixel owners today are getting a new December 2025 update today after installing the initial release (Android 16 QPR2) at the start of this month. Update 12/19: Two days after the on-device update started rolling out, Google has released factory and OTA images for the Pixel 8 and newer. Every regional/carrier variant that saw a release earlier this month has received a corresponding new build. BP4A.251205.006.E1: Global BP4A.251205.006.C2: Japan BP4A.251205.006.A4: EMEA This suggests the up...