Know What's Happening in ClimateTech
Know What's Happening in ClimateTech
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is committing up to AUD 25.3 million (approximately US$16.7 million) to NewVolt to build a shared fast‑charging network for electric trucks in Victoria. The first of three open‑access hubs will open in late 2026, with two more slated for 2027, covering Melbourne’s western, south‑eastern and northern freight corridors. The initial phase targets 50‑100 heavy‑duty electric trucks operating across greater Melbourne. ARENA’s backing aims to lower infrastructure costs and accelerate the shift from diesel to electric freight.
Queensland set a new wind‑generation record on Monday, delivering 30.1 percent of state demand at 2:35 a.m. with a peak output of 1,704 megawatts. The achievement was driven by the partially commissioned MacIntyre wind farm and the newly operational Clarke Creek and Coopers Gap...
Perch Energy and Soltice merger scales to 3 GW amid global energy volatility #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/TUzqm6vhld
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have unveiled a rapid testing method that determines the recycled‑plastic percentage in polymer products. By integrating triboelectric, dielectric spectroscopy, capacitance analysis, and mid‑infrared spectroscopy, the approach captures subtle material differences. Machine‑learning algorithms interpret the...
Zenith Energy Ltd announced an independent re‑valuation of its Italian solar pipeline, now totaling 173.5 MWp and worth €54.7 million (≈$59 million), nearly double the €27.5 million valuation from December 2025. The company plans to divest 50 MWp—about 20 MWp operational and 30 MWp ready‑to‑build—for roughly €41 million...
A coalition of energy and consumer‑advocacy groups is pressing the Australian government to accelerate electrification of transport, heating and industrial processes, leveraging the country's abundant renewable resources. They argue that shifting to electric technologies will improve energy security, lower costs...
The Current/OS Foundation and the Open Direct Current Alliance have signed an MoU to coordinate technical work on DC power distribution for data centers. Their collaboration aims to create unified standards, leveraging IEC circuit‑breaker rules and upcoming NFPA code updates,...
University of Washington scientists, together with Harper Adams University, used distributed acoustic sensing on fiber‑optic cables to prove that conventional plowing eliminates soil capillaries that retain water. The findings, published this week, bolster calls for regenerative no‑till farming to lower...
A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has removed roughly 28 million tonnes of Middle‑Eastern LNG from the market, forcing major Asian economies to react by re‑activating coal‑fired power. The shift threatens industrial output, fuels price spikes and could stall regional...
Researchers at Stanford and Stony Brook unveiled a platinum‑molybdenum cluster catalyst embedded in a zirconium‑based MOF that converts CO₂ to methanol at 180 °C, far below the 250 °C typical of industrial processes. The uniform single‑atom Pt sites deliver higher per‑pass yields...
GameChange Solar completed the industry’s first full‑scale seismic shake‑table test of its Genius Tracker system at UC Berkeley’s Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center. The test, performed to IEEE 693 standards, subjected a complete tracker with PV modules to progressively stronger earthquake...
This week’s cleantech roundup spotlights a surge of battery‑focused stories, from BLUETTI’s FridgePower portable refrigeration system to a deep dive on electric‑vehicle battery innovations. U.S. lithium projects are scaling up to meet rising EV demand, while balcony‑mounted solar panels are...
South Africa’s fuel crunch has slashed diesel‑vehicle enquiries by 18% over four weeks, while interest in battery‑electric cars surged 45% in the same period. Overall vehicle sales hit a decade high of 596,818 units in 2025, but BEV sales fell...
The United States could unlock an additional 161 GW of wind capacity by repowering existing utility‑scale farms, effectively more than doubling onshore wind output to roughly 314 GW. Repowering replaces aging turbines with taller, more efficient models, boosting generation without new land...
Data centers face localized hot spots that conventional air cooling cannot efficiently address, prompting interest in microfluidic cooling that routes liquid through microscopic channels etched into silicon. Demonstrations show temperature reductions of up to 80% compared with air, promising higher...
Data center capital expenditure hit $770 billion in 2025, surpassing upstream oil‑and‑gas and solar‑PV investments. About 40 % of the spend went to IT hardware while the remainder funds cooling, power‑distribution and other utilities, matching global solar‑PV capex. The United States accounts for...
India’s Solar Energy Corporation (SECI) has signed green ammonia sale agreements totaling 724,000 tonnes per year with major fertilizer producers under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The 10‑year contracts, including a $2.4 bn deal with ACME Group, lock in demand and...
Batteries smash another peak discharge record, meeting 44% of CAISO peak demand at 7 PM on 3/29/26 with 12.3 GW And CAISO is just toying with us, because there are already 15.86 GW installed Gas still down 59.3% in '26 v '23 38...
Chile: Grenergy places 2.6GWh BESS order with BYD, Engie energises 230MWh project #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/q0NRftjXJ2
MTerra Solar, owned by Manuel V. Pangilinan, began delivering 250 MW of solar power to Luzon's grid, easing the Philippines' current energy emergency. The project also activated its first battery energy storage system tranche, providing up to 450 MWh of clean night‑time...
Many homes already have the power to electrify, study finds #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/hxC3VuPtzy
When battery imbalance turns 11% of capacity into stranded energy #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Gwbyq5PKYL
Japan Engine Corp (J‑ENG) has begun hydrogen co‑firing in all cylinders of its 6UEC35LSGH low‑speed two‑stroke engine, the world’s first full‑scale hydrogen engine slated for a 17,500‑DWT merchant vessel. The engine achieved over 95% hydrogen co‑firing at 100% load, confirming...
Italy’s Whysol bags financing for 328MW agriPV, energy storage portfolio #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/yfmMxdpHKP
European BESS route-to-market optimisers Entrix, GridBeyond raise €55 million #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/0vPiFdrlwz
The German Federal Network Agency launched an innovation tender to allocate 475 MW of new solar PV capacity by early May. Bids must be submitted by 4 May with a ceiling price of 7.13 euro‑cents/kWh (about 6.3 US cents/kWh). The tender targets utility‑scale projects...
Panasonic expands lithium-ion and supercapacitor production to meet future data center power needs, responding to AI infrastructure pressures worldwide. https://t.co/RLTyvQgQF4
National laboratories lead multi-agency push for solar cybersecurity standards #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/2zCsruApti
Hospitality’s sustainability push often ignores in‑room HVAC, yet legacy PTAC and VTAC units dominate many properties. These systems produce 50‑60 dB of noise, exceed WHO’s 30 dB bedroom guideline, and lack modern ventilation, harming guest sleep and indoor air quality. Their fixed‑speed...
Just another reminder that, like worldwide, increases in WindWaterSolar in the U.S. correlate with lower, not higher, electricity prices. Please ignore all the spam claims that renewables increase prices. It is fossil fuels and nuclear that increase electricity prices. https://t.co/Lra772hw38
GameChange Solar successfully tests tracker for earthquake conditions #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/nJTtzHJWlq
ClimeFi has structured the first publicly announced carbon removal transaction aligned with the EU’s new Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF), delivering units from the BECCS Stockholm project to Nasdaq and payment‑technology firm Adyen. The CRCF framework, adopted earlier this year,...
New BLUETTI Fridge Storage System, EV Battery Innovation Updates — Top Stories of the Week - https://t.co/S6atDwZBC3
Of course this guy is spewing nonsense. More fossil fuels and nuclear both correlate with higher prices worldwide. Only wind-water-solar correlates with lower prices. https://t.co/288jwtUdqr
Corporate demand is propelling a surge in farmland carbon credits as standards bodies approve robust methodologies and major firms secure large transactions. The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) endorsed reduced‑tillage and fertilizer‑efficiency methods, boosting credibility. Indigo sold...
Tomorrow on @DiligenceStack Primer on 800vDC and how to think about the future of power in the data center. https://t.co/HIMjUJ0hIB https://t.co/5Bpqj83kUT
Premier Energies has commissioned a 5.6 GW solar‑module plant in Seetharampur, Telangana, raising its total manufacturing capacity to 11.1 GW. The 75‑acre facility can produce four G12R zero‑busbar TOPCon modules every 16 seconds and has begun trial production. It is expected to generate...
Companies are accelerating AI compute capacity with truck‑sized modular data centers. Duos Edge AI will deploy four 55‑foot pods, each housing 576 Nvidia GPUs, for a total of 2,304 GPUs, while LG CNS plans similar 576‑GPU units with future expansions...
Seabed preparation has begun on the OranjeWind offshore wind project off the Dutch coast, with Jan De Nul launching a filter‑layer installation campaign. The rock‑installation vessel Simon Stevin will lay the first erosion‑protection layer by May, clearing the way for 53 Vestas V236‑15 MW...
In 2024, only about 40 % of Africans are online and most of their traffic runs through servers outside the continent. Africa hosts just 103 data centres, with South Africa holding 61, Nigeria 23 and Kenya 19, compared with the United...
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Hitachi have signed an MOU to convert second‑hand vessels into floating data centers, with a target launch no earlier than 2027. The partnership will leverage MOL’s maritime conversion expertise and Hitachi’s data‑center operations in Japan,...
Zendure introduced the SolarFlow 2400 Pro, an all‑in‑one balcony solar solution delivering up to 2,400 W output, 2.4 kWh base storage and modular expansion to 16.8 kWh. The unit features four MPPT inputs for up to 3 kW of PV, AI‑driven energy management, and LAN connectivity,...
Brookfield Asset Management, Eurazeo SE and Tikehau Capital are doubling down on energy‑transition investments, allowing them to weather a wave of markdowns that has hit much of the private‑credit and equity space. Their strategy hinges on assets tied to energy...
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) is launching its first urban submersible hydroelectric installations on Montreal's St Lawrence River and Buffalo's Niagara River, each expected to deliver up to 90 MW of potential capacity. The move comes as the Trump administration phases out...
The article argues that carbon emissions per hectare treated, not per flight or hour, should become the standard metric for evaluating commercial UAV spraying. Field data and life‑cycle assessments show that UAV carbon efficiency varies widely with coverage planning, payload...
Green Power Sweden has asked the Swedish government to lengthen renewable‑energy permit start‑up periods to at least ten years for on‑shore projects and fifteen years for offshore or complex developments. The industry group argues that current five‑to‑seven‑year windows, combined with...
A 55‑kW rooftop solar array installed on Canyons Church in San Diego’s University City has generated nearly $40,000 in annual savings, far exceeding the original $25,000 projection. The system operates under a power purchase agreement (PPA) arranged by Watthub, allowing...
The Croatian Ministry of Economy approved €12.3 million (≈$13.3 million) to fund twelve electric‑bus charging projects across a dozen cities, installing 127 charging stations. The total investment for the stations is projected at €17.6 million (≈$19 million), with the shortfall to be covered by...
India reported adding 9.56 GW of rooftop solar capacity under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) scheme, bringing total installations to over 2.62 million systems serving roughly 3.24 million households. Launched in February 2024, the flagship program aims to equip ten million homes with solar panels and generate...
A research team at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology has introduced a crystal‑solvate (CSV) pre‑seeding technique that precisely engineers the buried bottom interface of inverted perovskite solar cells. The method deposits rod‑like PDPbI₄‑DMSO nanocrystals on SAM‑modified substrates,...
