South Carolina County Mulls Lifting Solar Ban
Berkeley County, South Carolina is weighing a lift of its 2023 solar moratorium after RWE petitioned to site a 198‑MW utility‑scale solar farm, citing a roughly 20% rise in electricity rates. At the same time, Hill County, Texas voted a one‑year pause on new data‑center approvals, a move that could invite lawsuits as it tests traditional zoning limits. In Sussex County, New Jersey, the town of Andover reversed its stance and banned a data‑center project that would have funded about a third of the municipal budget. Similar restrictions are emerging in Indiana and Washington, highlighting growing local pushback against large‑scale energy and data‑center developments.
The Hydrogen Stream: Ireland’s LCOH on Par with Morocco, Brazil
Fraunhofer ISE, working with Ireland’s ESB, released a methodology that shows Ireland can produce green hydrogen at €160‑205 per megawatt‑hour, a cost level comparable to Morocco, South Africa and Brazil. The study highlights pipeline transport to Rotterdam or Stade as...
Women’s Leadership Is Everywhere in Ukraine
Yuliana Onishchuk founded the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation in 2022 to turn solar and battery storage from green tech into a lifeline during Russia’s invasion. The NGO’s "100 Solar Schools" and "50 Solar Hospitals" programmes have equipped public facilities...
VSB Secures Approval for Large-Scale Solar Project in Sicily
VSB Italy has secured a Unified Regional Authorization to build a 36 MW photovoltaic park in Francofonte, Sicily, slated for construction in 2027 and operation by the end of 2028. The 64‑hectare site, with 46.5 hectares of panels, will generate enough electricity...
Meta's Hyperion Data Center Consumes City‑Scale Power
How much juice do data centers use? Meta’s Hyperion project in Louisiana will use 1,000x more power than your local Costco. Or, as MISO put it, as much electricity as Minneapolis. That’s a LOT of juice. https://t.co/AgtPuRoETZ
Grew Solar to Set up 8 GW Ingot Wafer Unit in Madhya Pradesh
Grew Solar has finished land acquisition for an 8 GW ingot‑wafer plant in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, slated to start operations by March 2028. The company is already commissioning a 3 GW cell line in the same region, with the first phase expected next...
Bluetti Unveils Plug‑and‑Play Balco Balcony Solar for Homes and Small Biz
On May 12, Bluetti launched the Balco series in Paris, offering the Balco 260 and Balco 500 balcony‑mounted solar units that require no wiring or electrician. The plug‑and‑play kits target apartment dwellers and small‑business owners in France and Germany, positioning...
Global Grid Battery Installations Accelerate at Record Speed
The world is installing grid batteries at a blistering pace #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/N8zlIGqLtP
Fujiyama Power Commissions 2GW Solar Module Manufacturing Plant
Fujiyama Power has commissioned the first phase of a 2 GW solar‑module manufacturing plant in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, delivering an initial 1 GW capacity. The facility will eventually produce 2 GW each of solar modules, batteries, and inverters, with full‑capacity utilisation targeted for...
'3.6GW of Bids in South Korean Offshore Auction'
South Korea’s latest offshore wind auction attracted nine developers submitting a total of 3.6 GW of bids for a 1.8 GW supply pool. The auction is split into 400 MW for floating turbines, 400 MW for projects led by public entities, and 1 GW for...
Crew Carbon Raises $25M To Scale Wastewater Decarbonisation Technology
Crew Carbon announced a $25 million financing round, combining $19 million in Series A equity and $6 million in grants, led by Burnt Island Ventures and backed by AP Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund and others. The capital will fund technology development and broader deployment...
Chinese Wind Turbine Makers Sweep Global Top Five for First Time
Chinese wind turbine manufacturers have captured all five spots in the Global Wind Energy Council's ranking of new installations for 2025, marking the first time the top tier is exclusively Chinese. Goldwind topped the list, followed by three other Chinese...
Azerbaijan Kicks Off Offshore Wind Measurement Campaign with LiDAR Deployed in Caspian Sea
EOLOS Floating LiDAR Solutions has deployed its Stage‑3‑accredited FLS200 floating LiDAR buoy at Azerbaijan Green Energy Company’s offshore wind site in the Caspian Sea, marking the region’s first such measurement campaign. The one‑year effort, backed by Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy,...
Solar Generation to Surpass Coal in Texas
Utility‑scale solar in Texas is projected to generate 78,000 GWh in 2026, outpacing coal's 60,000 GWh for the first time. The forecast reflects 14 GW of new solar capacity slated for the state, including the 837 MW Tehuacana Creek 1 solar‑plus‑storage project. Solar’s share of...
Meridian Energy Bags Consent for 120MW New Zealand Solar Plant
Meridian Energy has secured consent to build the 120 MW Bunnythorpe Solar Farm on a 280‑hectare site in New Zealand’s Manawatū region, paired with a battery energy storage system. The solar farm will host roughly 250,000 modules and is projected to produce...
Flexbase Starts Work on Battery Energy Storage System and Data Center in Laufenburg, Switzerland
Swiss energy firm Flexbase has begun construction of the world’s largest battery energy storage system at the Laufenburg Technology Center. The redox‑flow BESS will deliver 1.6 GW of power and 2.1 GWh of storage, enough to run about 210,000 households for a...
Fujiyama Power Systems Posts 87.5% Revenue Jump, Commissions 2,000 MW Ratlam Solar Plant
Fujiyama Power Systems posted an 87.5% year‑on‑year revenue surge to ₹900.8 crore (≈$108 million) in Q4 FY26 and announced the commissioning of a 2,000 MW solar‑panel plant in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. EBITDA rose 116.9% to ₹171.5 crore (≈$20.7 million) and profit after tax more than doubled...
Waaree Clean Energy Solutions Bags Order to Develop Green Hydrogen Project in Karnataka
Waaree Clean Energy Solutions, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Waaree Energies, has secured a landmark order to build a multi‑technology green hydrogen hub at TMEIC Industrial Systems’ plant in Tumkur, Karnataka. The project will integrate PEM and alkaline electrolyzers, hydrogen compression,...
Meta and DESRI Add 850 MW of Clean‑Energy PPAs, Growing U.S. Portfolio to 2.5 GW
Meta and DESRI have signed 850 MW of new power‑purchase agreements for solar and battery projects in Oklahoma, Texas and Mississippi, taking their combined U.S. clean‑energy portfolio to roughly 2.5 GW. The deals will trigger construction of about 1,110 MW this year and...
Bitdeer Posts $188.9M Q1 Revenue as New Low‑Power SEALMINER Cuts Energy Use
Bitdeer Holdings announced Q1 2026 revenue of $188.9 million, a 170% year‑over‑year jump, while unveiling the SEALMINER A4 series that operates at under 10 joules per terahash. The results underscore both the profitability of its expanding AI cloud services and the growing...
France Reaches 2,000 MW Offshore Wind Capacity: France Commissions Next Offshore Wind Farm – Dieppe–Le Tréport Nearing Launch
France is accelerating offshore wind development with the Dieppe–Le Tréport project, a 496 MW farm slated for full commissioning in the second half of 2026. More than half of its 62 jacket foundations are already in place, and the export cables...
Türkiye Declares Four Offshore Wind Areas
Turkey's Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources announced four candidate offshore wind zones in the Aegean Sea, covering roughly 500 km². The sites – Gökçeada (75 km²), Bozcaada (127 km²), Gulf of Saros (173 km²) and Edremit Bay (125 km²) – are slated for detailed...
Germany Moves Toward 4-Hour Battery Storage – First Flower Projects Mark New Trend in Hamburg and Saxony-Anhalt
Swedish firm Flower Infrastructure Technologies is advancing Germany’s shift toward multi‑hour battery storage with two large projects: a 100 MW/400 MWh system in Hamburg’s Bergedorf district and a 63 MW/257 MWh plant in Döllnitz, Saxony‑Anhalt. Both are designed for four‑hour discharge, roughly double the...
One-Year Data Center Moratorium Approved in City Near Minneapolis
Inver Grove Heights, a suburb of Minneapolis, approved a one‑year moratorium on new data‑center construction after the city council reviewed a 5 MW, 55,000‑square‑foot proposal from T5 Data Centers. The pause gives officials time to evaluate zoning, site suitability, and regulatory...
CIP Leads the Pack as Korea's Latest Offshore Wind Auction Attracts Bumper Capacity
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) emerged as the frontrunner in South Korea’s latest offshore wind auction, which attracted bids totaling 3.6 GW from nine projects. The auction covers both fixed‑bottom and floating platforms, marking the first time a single developer is active...
German Scientists Explore Whether Solar Power Plants Can Induce Rain in Deserts
German researchers led by the University of Hohenheim will assess whether large‑scale solar farms in coastal deserts can trigger rainfall. Funded by the UAE’s $5 million‑a‑year Rain Enhancement program, the three‑year project will deploy LiDAR at sites like the 3.8 GW Mohammed bin Rashid...
Heterojunction PV Modules with Low Silver Content Tested in World’s Sunniest Region
Chilean firm Atamostec, together with France’s CEA‑Ines, is field‑testing heterojunction (HJT) solar modules with dramatically reduced silver content at the Atacama Desert Solar Platform. The ALPACA project has demonstrated up to 70 % substitution of silver by copper in the cells,...
Deep Green Gets Green Light for Bradford Heat-Reuse Data Centre
Deep Green has secured planning permission to build a heat‑reuse data centre in Bradford. The facility will capture waste heat generated by servers and feed it into the city’s district‑heating network, including local swimming pools. By diverting this thermal energy,...
Fraunhofer ISE Achieves 31.3% Record Solar-to-Hydrogen Efficiency in CPV Electrolysis
Researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have set a new outdoor record for solar‑to‑hydrogen conversion, reaching 31.3% efficiency with a four‑junction micro‑concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) array driving two series‑connected PEM electrolyzers. The CPV module delivered 34.7% solar‑to‑electricity conversion while the electrolyzer operated at...
Study: Coal Pollution Is Making Solar Less Effective
New research by Oxford and UCL shows coal‑plant pollution reduces solar PV output worldwide. Using satellite data on 140,000 installations, the study estimates aerosols cut global solar generation by 5.8% in 2023, equal to 111 TWh—about the output of 18 medium‑size...
Waste-to-Energy ‘Safe’ for Filipinos Amid Health, Pollution Fears: Environment Official
Two fatal landfill slides in Cebu and Rizal this year exposed the Philippines' reliance on aging, poorly regulated dumps, killing at least 36 people. In response, the government cleared its first large‑scale waste‑to‑energy (WTE) project in New Clark City, a...
Flender Expands Into Brazil: New Service Location Strengthens Wind Energy Business in South America
Flender, the German drive‑technology specialist, has opened a new service location in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Brazil, taking over Wärtsilä's wind‑turbine and industrial‑gearbox service business. The 5,000‑square‑metre facility adds state‑of‑the‑art testing capabilities for wind‑turbine gearboxes, the first of its kind...
EnerVenue Piloting ‘30,000-Cycle’ Nickel-Hydrogen BESS in China
EnerVenue is piloting a 150 kWh nickel‑hydrogen battery energy storage system at Towngas' Jintan site in Changzhou, China. The Energy Rack houses 50 aqueous metal cells and is designed for up to three full cycles per day, promising more than 30,000...
Battery Storage Gains Ground as Data Centers Seek Diesel Alternatives
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are emerging as a viable diesel‑free backup for data centers, especially those running AI workloads with rapid load swings. Market forecasts show the global BESS market expanding from $50.81 billion in 2025 to $105.96 billion by 2030,...
Solar Panels UK Guide: Your Complete Guide to Specifying & Installing a Solar PV System
A new guide details how UK self‑builders can specify and install residential solar PV systems as building regulations tighten. The Future Homes Standard, due in 2025, will require new homes to cut CO₂ emissions by up to 80%, effectively making...
Sponsored: Paces Agent Is Here: An AI Teammate for Power Development
Paces has launched Paces Agent, an autonomous AI teammate that operates across its software platform and expert services to accelerate power‑project development. The agent automates siting, ranking, Gantt‑chart creation, diligence reporting, and interconnection permitting while routing decisions to human experts...
Strong Policy, Weak Delivery: Statkraft Boss on Where UK and Ireland Fall Short on Renewables
Statkraft is scaling a diversified portfolio of wind, solar, battery and grid‑stability projects across the UK and Ireland, with more than 1 GW of developments in the pipeline. The company has already brought 300 MW of lithium‑ion batteries online in Scotland and...
Turbine Blade Breaks, Falls to Ground at Wind Farm Damaged by Lightning Strike in 2019
A turbine blade snapped and fell to the ground at the 228 MW Lal Lal wind farm in Victoria on May 15, 2026. The failure occurred on turbine Y23 in the Yendon section, prompting an immediate exclusion zone but causing no injuries. This is...
Construction Begins on AU$72 Million Solar-Powered Green Hydrogen Hub in New South Wales, Australia
Construction has begun on New South Wales’ first integrated green hydrogen and ammonia hub, the Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia (GEGHA) project near Moree. The AU$71.6 million (US$50 million) facility will be powered by a 35 MW solar PV plant and a...
Solomon Islands Partners with ADB to Develop First Large-Scale Solar PV Plant
The Asian Development Bank and the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority have signed a transaction‑advisory agreement to develop Honiara’s first large‑scale, grid‑connected solar PV plant. The project will be financed through private‑sector investment and may incorporate battery energy storage to smooth...
High Hopes for Energy Exits in Wake of Fervo and X-Energy IPOs
The recent public listings of Fervo Energy and X‑Energy have sparked optimism that clean‑energy companies serving data‑center power needs could become the next wave of lucrative exits. Both IPOs highlighted strong investor appetite for carbon‑free generation technologies, from geothermal drilling...
Giant Tomago Battery and VPP Win New Firming Tender to Fill Gaps in Supply
Australia’s New South Wales grid operator awarded its latest firming tender to AGL’s 500 MW Tomago battery and Enel X’s 32 MW virtual power plant. The contracts require the assets to supply power during Lack of Reserve (LOR) 2 and 3 events, addressing projected shortfalls...
Coal State’s Biggest Renewable Tender to Focus on Power Delivered when the Sun Don’t Shine
New South Wales will launch its largest renewable tender, seeking 2.5 GW of new generation focused on solar‑battery hybrids and wind projects that can deliver power after sunset. A parallel 12.5 GWh long‑duration storage tender will target eight‑hour or longer batteries and...
Japan Launches Programme to Cut Data Centre Emissions as AI Power Demand Surges
Japan’s environment ministry, together with the communications ministry, launched a government‑backed programme to fund low‑carbon data‑centre technologies. Applicants can receive up to ¥300 million ($2 million) annually in commissions or ¥250 million ($1.6 million) in subsidies, with a combined ceiling of ¥500 million ($3.2 million) over...
Google Locks in 500 MW Texas Solar Deal to Power Data Center Under 15‑year PPA
Google has sealed a 15‑year power purchase agreement with Linea Energy for 500 MW of solar from the Duffy project in Matagorda, Texas. The deal supports the tech giant’s 24/7 carbon‑free ambition and adds to more than 2.7 GW of clean‑energy contracts...
Data‑center Boom Fuels Diesel, but Batteries Would Win
Diesel backup gensets are big winners from the data centre boom. Our cities would be better off with batteries #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/8uOT9vg14l https://t.co/eWWS2UUwii
Solar Power Helps Keep Illinois Farms Alive
Illinois farmers are turning to solar power to combat soaring input costs and declining corn prices. By installing photovoltaic arrays on acreage and barn roofs, growers can generate electricity for on‑farm use and sell excess power back to the grid....
New BESS Projects Launch in Texas, Puerto Rico, Utah
US ROUNDUP: BESS project updates from Spearmint, Polaris, and Clearway in Texas, Puerto Rico and Utah #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/uhiO0Aqy53
Australia Shortlists Renewable Hydrogen Projects for Funding Support
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has shortlisted a group of large‑scale renewable hydrogen projects for Round 2 of its Hydrogen Headstart Program, covering ammonia, alternative fuels and other end‑uses across several states. The federal budget for the program was cut...
Tesla Solar Roof Is on Life Support as It Pivot to Panels
Tesla’s Solar Roof, once touted as a game‑changing residential solar solution, has stalled after installing roughly 3,000 systems—far short of the 1,000‑per‑week target set for 2019. Deployment peaked at 2.5 MW per quarter in Q2 2022 and then fell, with Tesla ceasing...