Fiber‑Optic Study Shows Tilling Erases Soil Water Capillaries, Boosting Case for No‑Till Farming
Researchers at the University of Washington and Harper Adams University deployed distributed acoustic sensing along a 20‑year outdoor field lab to demonstrate that conventional plowing destroys soil capillary networks that retain moisture. The findings give quantitative backing to regenerative, no‑till practices that could cut fertilizer and diesel use while preserving yields.
Ecoener Locks 200 MWp Solar PPAs in Guatemala
Ecoener secures PPAs for 200 MWp of solar projects in Guatemala #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/9sFSZtmHOb
Hydrogen Trucks In China Are A Policy Side Bet, Not A Market Winner
Battery‑electric heavy trucks now command about 22% of China’s heavy‑truck market, with 230,000 units sold in 2025, while cumulative hydrogen fuel‑cell truck sales total only around 40,000 units. Battery‑swap corridors, such as CATL’s 300‑station network, cut operating costs to roughly...
Perovskite Solar Cells Produced Without Costly Cleanrooms
Perovskite solar cells can be made without expensive cleanrooms #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/tvnjNDXxGN
Equitix on Fuelling Europe’s Future
Equitix’s Achal Bhuwania argues that Europe’s clean‑energy transition and its next wave of economic growth will depend on mid‑market infrastructure projects. He stresses that these assets, sized between large‑scale utilities and small‑scale renewables, can deliver the flexibility and speed required...
Rhythm Energy Extends Renewable Power to Texas Businesses
Rhythm Energy expands renewable electricity plans to commercial customers in Texas #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/epGWLFDrfy
France Ties Solar Subsidies to Storage Amid Negative Prices
France proposes linking solar subsidies to storage as prices turn negative #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/83Xw93wRd2
China Deploys Smart‑Agriculture Tech on Millions of Hectares in Spring Ploughing Drive
China has integrated satellite‑guided tractors, autonomous seedling transporters and drone‑based spraying across more than 246,000 hectares during this year’s spring ploughing season. The rollout, backed by the 15th Five‑Year Plan, promises a 15% productivity lift while cutting water and fertilizer...
T1 Energy Posts Wider Q4 Loss on Continuing Ops, Reaffirms FY26 Outlook; Shares Drop 17%
T1 Energy Inc. announced a fourth‑quarter net loss of $190.04 million, or $0.87 per share, while loss from continuing operations expanded to $153.03 million. The company reaffirmed its FY26 outlook and accelerated its U.S. solar rollout, prompting the stock to tumble about...
FCEL Stock Outlook for 2026: Data Centers, Korea, and Risks
FuelCell Energy (FCEL) reported FY2025 revenue of $158.2 million, split among product, generation, advanced‑technology and service streams. By early 2026, more than 80% of its commercial pipeline is linked to AI‑driven data‑center projects, while South Korea module commissioning lifted Q1 revenue...
Full Visibility Uncovers Hidden Battery Storage Safety Risks
What end-to-end visibility reveals about hidden BESS safety risks #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/Fkb7xkhlEV
Australia’s Clean‑energy Rollout Stalls as Costs Blow Out
Australia’s clean‑energy rollout has stalled as 2025 utility‑scale solar and wind investment fell to less than half of 2024 levels, jeopardizing the federal goal of an 82% renewable‑energy mix. To meet the target, the country must retire most of its...
First Glimpses of Output at REECE2 Unit, Following (Possible) Fire in August 2025
The REECE2 power‑generation unit, sidelined after a suspected fire on 5 August 2025, produced its first measurable output on 1 April 2026, as captured by SCADA data at roughly 08:30 NEM time. Early market data from ez2view’s Bids & Offers widget indicate a cautious approach...
Novel Interfacial Structure Achieves Highly Efficient, Stable Tandem Solar Cells
Lingnan University researchers introduced a novel self‑assembled monolayer (SAM) molecule, CbzBT‑B, that immobilizes ligands to create a localized 2D/3D perovskite heterojunction. This interface engineering reduces defect density, aligns energy levels, and suppresses voltage loss, enabling a perovskite‑organic tandem cell to...
ClassNK Approves Corrosion-Resistant Cable for Offshore Wind Use
ClassNK has granted both a Manufacturing Procedure Approval and a Type Approval for KOBELCO Wire Company's new semi‑parallel wire cable (SPWC), marking the society’s first endorsement of this corrosion‑resistant product. The cable features 7 mm galvanized steel wires coated in polyethylene,...
Bureau Veritas Expands Climate Bonds Verifier Network to Asia and Europe
Bureau Veritas announced that its Climate Bonds Standard approved verifier coverage now includes offices in China, Japan, India and France, extending its global footprint beyond Brazil. The move aims to meet rising demand for third‑party assurance on green‑bond issuances and...
New Guidelines Aim to Improve Manufacturing of Solar, Battery and EV Systems
The Australian government has published 18 initial Consumer Energy Resource (CER) device requirements to steer design and manufacturing of solar inverters, battery storage and electric‑vehicle systems. The guidance focuses on interoperability, ensuring devices can communicate across manufacturers and energy providers...
CSIRO Highlights Opportunities in Graphite Manufacturing for Clean Energy
CSIRO says Australia’s abundant graphite resources present a strategic chance to build domestic battery‑grade processing capability. While global demand for lithium‑ion anodes surges with electric‑vehicle growth, about 95% of refining is done in China, leaving a supply‑chain risk. The agency...
Sarens Helps Atlantic Canada Bulk Terminal Undergo Adaptation as Hub for Offshore Wind
Sarens partnered with the Atlantic Canada Bulk Terminal (ACBT) in Sydney, Nova Scotia, to convert the steel‑focused port into a dedicated offshore‑wind hub. The engineering team performed a ground stability study and deployed a high‑capacity crawler crane with a Superlift...
UK AR7: Offshore Wind’s Pricing Reset Is Music to Insurers’ Ears
The UK’s AR7 offshore wind auction concluded with significantly lower strike prices, marking a pricing reset that benefits both developers and insurers. Contract values fell to around £70 per megawatt‑hour (approximately $86), reflecting tighter cost structures and improved turbine efficiency....
Qcells Launches Turnkey Solar and Storage Program for New Home Construction
Qcells has launched "Qcells New Homes," a vertically integrated division that offers homebuilders a turnkey solar‑plus‑storage solution for new construction. The program bundles domestically manufactured panels, battery systems, financing from its subsidiary Enfin, installation support and long‑term monitoring into a...
Will Conflict in the Middle East Boost China’s Renewable Energy Sector?
The Iran‑Israel‑U.S. war has driven Brent crude to its highest level since 2022, rattling global markets. Despite a 5% quarterly dip in the Hang Seng, China’s large strategic crude reserves and aggressive renewable‑energy rollout keep its growth outlook intact. Renewable‑energy...
Hydrogen‑cooled Metal‑hydride Compressor Boosts Efficiency and Power Density
A novel metal hydride compressor uses hydrogen as both the working gas and coolant, enabling higher power density and efficiency while minimizing electrical energy use and mechanical wear. This approach could advance sustainable hydrogen infrastructure. hydrogentech
Government Accelerating Clean Energy Transition With Focus on Indigenous Capacities and Technologies
India’s government is accelerating its clean‑energy transition by bolstering indigenous capacities for critical minerals and technologies. Union Minister Jitendra Singh highlighted the launch of the country’s first permanent‑magnet plant in Visakhapatnam and a dedicated rare‑earth policy to curb imports of...
Schneider Electric Federal Solutions Deliver AI-Ready Data Centers
Schneider Electric Federal is delivering AI‑ready data‑center solutions that address the unprecedented power density required by federal agencies. The company emphasizes turnkey, utility‑to‑the‑rack offerings and public‑private partnerships to modernize outdated infrastructure. A flagship $114 million energy‑savings performance contract at Naval Base...
Are Algae Securities Fraud?
Algae‑based fuel startups are pitching genetically engineered algae as a breakthrough renewable energy source, promising massive returns. Founders often embellish technical viability to attract venture capital, leading investors to question whether claims are realistic. The article highlights the tension between...
North American Data Center Growth Shifts Toward Execution, Not Expansion
The North American data center market is moving from pure scale‑driven expansion to a phase where execution risk and delivery pathways dominate. Metro Atlanta has emerged as the fastest‑growing U.S. market, while Virginia’s once‑dominant hub is fragmenting under regulatory and...
Forecast Uncertainty Tempers a Banner 2025 for US Energy Storage: Reports
U.S. energy‑storage installations hit a record 18.9 GW (51 GWh) in 2025, a 52% and 40% increase respectively over 2024, driven largely by a residential surge as tax credits expire. Manufacturing capacity now exceeds domestic demand, with system capacity over 100% and...
What Is Purple Pipe?
Purple pipe designates pipelines that transport reclaimed, non‑potable water, distinguishing them from drinking‑water and wastewater lines. Utilities adopt these color‑coded networks to stretch limited potable supplies, lower wastewater discharges, and boost system resilience. The approach follows standards from the AWWA...
Space Data Centers Miss Key Advantage: 5× Solar Power
The race to build orbital data centers is missing its biggest variable: power “Solar panel in space produces roughly 5Xs the amount of electricity that the same panel would produce on Earth. There is no atmosphere, no weather and no day-night cycle for most orbits. No interconnection queue and no permitting.” https://t.co/PfmW1te2ac
Trump Attacks on Offshore Wind Have Had 'Terrible' Impact, Says EU Energy Chief
EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen warned that President Donald Trump’s anti‑offshore‑wind stance has severely disrupted U.S. projects, prompting Europe to position itself as a "safe harbour" for stranded investment. He highlighted that offshore wind costs are falling and are now...
Rolls-Royce to Build Battery Storage in Falkirk
Rolls‑Royce’s MTU power‑systems division has begun construction of a 43 MW, 86 MWh battery‑storage facility at Falkirk’s Bankside site under an EPC contract with Voltario Helios Energy Storage. The plant will connect to the grid later this year and become operational in...
Hungary Beats Global Solar Targets, Hits 27% Power
Hungary has highest solar share of any country in the world - 27% of electricity from solar in 2025, up from just 2% in 2018. In August 2024, solar hit 37% of monthly generation. Now >8 GW of installed capacity - a...
What Does Wildfire Resilience Cost?
A new UCLA Emmett Institute report titled *The Price of Resilience* examines how wildfire‑related costs are allocated between transmission customers and retail ratepayers. In California, wildfire mitigation and liability expenses now represent roughly a quarter of residential electricity bills, driven...
Copenhagen Switches Fully to Electric Buses
Copenhagen has finished converting its entire municipal bus network to battery‑electric vehicles, with routes 19 and 5C switched on 29 March. The final rollout added 15 electric buses on route 19 and 37 on the capital’s busiest line, 5C, which carries about 17 million passengers...
Utilities Waste Millions, Ignore Cheap EV Battery Grid Power
Utilities will spend $50M on a substation upgrade before spending $10K on equipment that gives them access to your EV battery. That battery in your garage could be powering the grid during peak demand instead of another substation nobody wanted. The lack...
Qcells Introduces Turnkey Solar-Storage for New Homes
Qcells launches turnkey solar and storage program for new home construction #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/gyNI4D9iuh
Tokyo Faces First Solar Curtailment in Japan
Solar curtailment reaches Tokyo, Japan’s last holdout grid area #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/39BbREz2pU
Non‑Lithium Storage Tech Gains Momentum Globally
ROUNDUP: Non-lithium energy storage system technology advances in US, Spain, and Scotland #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/8oNd50Neh9
Researchers Claim Breakthrough Beyond Solar Efficiency Limit
Have researchers broken through the “impossible” solar conversion ceiling? #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/JLYVABWY2U https://t.co/T1C7TpKgIx
Rising LNG Prices Threaten Terminals, Shift Coal‑Gas Dynamics
Higher LNG prices also putting LNG terminals at risk. There's upside and downside here. To the extent that these were driving coal -> gas switching, more downside than up. But if coal is also constrained, would boost renewables.
California's Future of Virtual Power Plant Funding Uncertain
Will California fund or kill its thriving virtual power plant program? #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/jWMDx0bSMq
Tesla Targets 100 GW U.S. Solar Capacity by 2028
Tesla advances plan to build 100 GW of U.S. PV manufacturing capacity by 2028 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/BLs5NqxfHH
APA Solar Expands Manufacturing Campus in Ohio
APA Solar expands manufacturing campus in Northwest Ohio #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/LAbOEhlXCp
Legitimate AI Emissions Debate Swamped by Hysteria
It's legitimate to point out the carbon emissions of AI data centers. And there is also much unfair distortion and near hysteria. Anti-AI articles and posts get great traction, so the incentives are to bash AI.
Australian Solar Thermal Tech Fuels Brazil Hybrid Hydro
“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/70duyF3bqr https://t.co/YCoa453IaC
China's Geothermal Potential Stymied by Policy and Cost
Interesting read on why Geothermal has not taken off as a domestic power source in CHina. https://t.co/sq8xn774Mg https://t.co/K0gI2v6nKr
800 VDC Marks Inflection Point for Data Center Power
Was fun going deep on 800 VDC. I had to talk to my friends in the trade working on these data centers for context lol. Lots of juicy nuggets I uncovered. 800 VDC: The Inflection Point Reshaping Datacenter Power...
AI Accelerates the Race to Build New Reactors
The race to build new nuclear reactors — fast (with AI's help) https://t.co/guGFZFErdy by @ChuckMcCutcheon in @axios
New Strategy Promises Lower Power Prices
Transcript: There’s a New Playbook for Cutting Power Prices #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/9tZHm1N81C https://t.co/b88wqK0I8d