Safe Harboring Solar Projects Now to Avoid Future Energy Shocks
The Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) shortens the window for the commercial 48E solar tax credit, ending eligibility for projects that start after July 4 2026 and are not placed in service by December 31 2027. It also imposes Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) restrictions, effectively barring many Chinese‑origin components from qualifying projects. Safe‑harbor notices 2025‑42 and 2026‑15 provide limited protection, but their compliance hinges on continuous physical work and documented due diligence. Taxpayers face a three‑year audit period, with a ten‑year recapture risk for payments to FEOC entities.
Designer Carbon Materials Enable CO2 Release Below 60 Degrees Celsius
Researchers at Chiba University have created nitrogen‑doped carbon adsorbents called viciazites that release captured CO₂ at temperatures below 60 °C, far lower than the >100 °C needed for conventional amine scrubbing. By positioning nitrogen functional groups adjacently on the carbon surface, the...
Data Centers Get Ready — the Senate Wants to See Your Power Bills
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren have urged the Energy Information Administration to create a mandatory annual reporting framework for data centers, demanding granular data on hourly, peak and annual electricity use, rates, and grid upgrade costs. The request...
What Is PUE? A Guide to Data Center Efficiency
Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is the standard metric that gauges how much of a data center’s total power consumption actually serves IT equipment versus supporting infrastructure. It is calculated by dividing total facility power by IT equipment power, with a...
8 New EV Charging Locations Planned At ShopRite Stores
ShopRite in Paramus, New Jersey, installed six public fast EV chargers capable of up to 350 kW, delivering a 10‑80% charge in under 40 minutes. The retailer plans eight additional charging stations across New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania this year, potentially bringing the...
Cuba's Renewable Push Stymied by U.S. Sanctions
I don’t think people understand how much work Cuba is actually putting towards transitioning their grid to run on renewables. They don’t want to rely on their old thermoelectric system. But US sanctions force it upon them.
A Sticky Business: Csquare CEO Spencer Mullee on the Colo Firm's Future Plans
Csquare, the Dallas‑based colocation arm of Brookfield, announced a $1 billion cash purchase of ten data‑center sites across the United States and Canada, expanding its footprint in key metros. The company completed the merger of Evoque and Cyxtera assets in just...
Rhino & River Wildlife Retreat Launches Eco‑Tourism Hub in Assam
Rhino & River Wildlife Retreat opened on March 26, 2026 in Assam, offering a combined wildlife safari, Brahmaputra river cruise and locally sourced hospitality. The launch adds a high‑profile eco‑tourism option for adventure‑focused travelers seeking low‑impact experiences.
Power Management Company Claros Raises $30m Seed Round
Claros, a power‑management startup, raised a $30 million seed round led by General Catalyst and Red Cell Partners. The funding will accelerate development of its integrated voltage regulator (IVR) and Power Gateway direct‑current distribution platform. The IVR claims up to 30%...
Geotab’s 2025 Sustainability and Impact Report
Geotab’s 2025 Sustainability and Impact Report shows connected‑vehicle data helping global fleets cut fuel waste, idle time, collisions and accelerate electrification. In 2025, Geotab‑connected electric vehicles logged over 870 million miles, while customers like Belgium’s bpost saved €1.6 million (~$1.7 million) in fuel...
Qair Secures Solar PV PPA at 192MW Brazilian Plant
French independent power producer Qair has secured a power purchase agreement with Brazil’s LPG distributor Ultragaz for its 192 MW Bom Jardim solar PV plant in Ceará. The plant, which entered commercial operation earlier this year, is one of ten projects...
Austria Deploys 1.63 GW of Solar in 2025
Austria installed about 1.63 GW of new photovoltaic capacity in 2025, a 22% decline from 2024’s 2.08 GW. The slowdown leaves total solar capacity at roughly 9.9 GW, well short of the 2 GW per year needed to meet the country’s 100% renewable electricity...
Data Centers Shattered Records in 2025. So Why Is Construction Slowing Down?
Data centers in the United States set new electricity consumption records in 2025, driven by exponential growth in cloud services and AI workloads. Despite this surge, new construction projects are slowing, as utilities grapple with supply‑chain bottlenecks, labor shortages, and...
Inside Iron Mountain’s Data Center Battery Project
Data center operator Iron Mountain is installing a 23 megawatt‑hour lithium‑ion battery system from Tesla at its New Jersey facility, slated for commissioning before the end of 2026. The storage will work alongside a 7.2‑MW rooftop solar array to reduce grid...
UK Backs Port Talbot Floating Wind Hub
The UK government has pledged up to £64 million (about $81 million) to help develop a floating offshore wind hub at Port Talbot in the Celtic Sea. The funding will allow Associated British Ports to complete design and engineering work, targeting at...
Philippines: Green Xentro to Deploy 2,500 E-Taxis Through Green GSM
Green Xentro, a subsidiary of the Xentro Group, announced it will expand its electric‑taxi fleet in the Philippines to 2,500 units through a partnership with Green GSM. The first batch of VinFast Nerio Green EVs has already begun service in Rizal...
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Sourcing $2.9B Solar Equipment in China Amid Burgeoning AI Energy Opportunity
Tesla is in talks to acquire about $2.9 billion of solar‑manufacturing equipment from Chinese suppliers, including screen‑printing machines from Suzhou Maxwell Technologies. The move supports Elon Musk’s goal of adding 100 GW of solar capacity in the United States and addresses rising...
Solar Project Turning Laundromat Into Resilience Hub for Pine Ridge Reservation
Everybody Solar and the One Spirit nonprofit are installing an 18‑kW rooftop solar array with battery storage at Pine Ridge Reservation’s first district laundromat. The system will produce roughly 25,672 kWh of clean electricity each year, lowering utility expenses and providing...
International Data Center Day: Future Frontiers 2030-2070
International Data Center Day 2030 featured a global student competition where middle‑school teams built self‑sustaining tabletop data centers, integrating micro‑solar, wind, robotic operators and AI agents to manage power, cooling and workloads. The event highlighted emerging edge‑first architectures and real‑time...
AI Data Centers Face Water Backlash — Can Air Solve the Crisis?
AI‑driven data centers are encountering growing resistance from local communities over rising electricity costs, pollution, and especially water consumption. The surge in AI workloads is expanding data‑center footprints, intensifying demand for cooling water. Startup Atoco proposes atmospheric water harvesting that...
Global Fuel Crisis Shows Renewables Are Only Exit
Renewables are the only exit strategy: Day 27 update of the structural heart attack currently taking down the fossil fuel system ➡️India: PANIC. Long queues at petrol pumps nationwide, total dry-out risk up. 9 days of reserves left. Restaurants shut in...
Australia Urged to Swap Diesel for Electric Buses as Fuel Costs Soar
Diesel prices have surged past $3 per litre, prompting transport advocates to push for electric buses in Australia. Currently only about 1% of the nation’s 42,800‑bus fleet runs on electricity, while diesel‑powered buses consume roughly 530 million litres annually. Several states...
UK Unveils Plans for 2027 Offshore Wind Leasing Round
Britain’s Crown Estate announced a sixth offshore wind leasing round slated for the first half of 2027, targeting at least 6 GW of new capacity. The round will focus on shallow, fixed‑bottom sites in the northeast of England, complementing the country’s...
Global Rollout of Hydrogen Buses Advancing, World Platinum Reports
The World Platinum Investment Council reports accelerating global rollout of platinum‑based hydrogen fuel‑cell buses. New Flyer has secured 500 fuel‑cell engines (50 MW) for its Xcelsior CHARGE FC buses, while Portugal’s CaetanoBus is delivering 12 buses and building green‑hydrogen production and...
Middle East Crisis Highlights Urgent Need for Energy Resilience
💠The ongoing crisis in the Middle East and its ripple effects on global energy flows serve as a stark reminder of how deeply interconnected our energy systems are — and just how vital reliable, uninterrupted energy supplies are to global...
Portable Microreactor Delivers Power, Heat, and Clean Water
MARVEL: The Portable Microreactor Powering Electricity, Heat, and Clean Water by @tweetciiiim #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood #Technology https://t.co/gcf8YkLij0
Smulders HSM Starts Construction of East Anglia TWO Offshore Substation
Smulders HSM has begun construction of the offshore substation topside and jacket foundation for the East Anglia TWO wind farm in the United Kingdom. The topside is being fabricated at the Stormpolder yard in the Netherlands while the jacket is being...
Thermochromic Bifacial PV Glazing Cuts Building Cooling Loads
Thermochromic bifacial PV glazing system for reducing building cooling loads #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/lobwSFjhyK https://t.co/0gB6vjwsep
Budderfly Secures $550M to Expand Energy-as-a-Service
Budderfly raises $550 million to scale its Energy-as-a-Service platform #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/mVu3KQ8ZPN
Enersea Finalizes Substation Jacket Design for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Project
Enersea has finished detailed design of two offshore substation jackets—Link 01 and Link 02—for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 wind farm in the United Kingdom. Each jacket weighs roughly 3,500 tonnes and will support 9,000‑tonne substations, with Link 01 already installed and Link 02 slated for completion by...
Rio Tinto, Australia Pledge $2B for Renewable‑powered Boyne Smelter
Storage-firmed renewables: Rio Tinto and Australian governments commit AU$2 billion to future-proof Boyne smelter #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/FjGb9Wzr6q
US Wafer Origin Rules Threaten Solar Content Bonus
US wafer origin rules put solar domestic content bonus at risk #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/PWrWOkSYsc
Woodside Delays Lower-Carbon Ammonia Production From Recently Taken-Over Facility
Woodside Energy completed its $2.35 billion acquisition of OCI Clean Ammonia and took operational control of the Beaumont New Ammonia (BNA) plant in Texas. The facility, capable of producing 1.1 million tonnes of ammonia annually, began commercial output in December 2025. Lower‑carbon ammonia...
FERC Chair Urges Tech Firms to Power AI Data Centers
The @FERC chairman publicly prodded tech companies on Thursday to engage more as they race to power a massive buildout of AI data centers. https://t.co/S9mmfJEQsk via @axios https://t.co/BIishr9Acl
Alaska LNG Doubtful; Accelerate Wind/Solar to Sustain Railbelt Gas
I don’t think the Alaska LNG facility is going to happen. We need to build the wind/solar projects quickly to extend the Railbelt gas supply.
Agrivoltaics for Turnips
Researchers at the University of Western Ontario tested 13 photovoltaic modules, including semi‑transparent cadmium telluride (CdTe) and low‑transparency crystalline silicon (c‑Si), in field‑scale agrivoltaic trials with turnips. The 60 % transparent CdTe panel delivered the highest fresh root weight (176.5 g) and...
Fusion Plant Feasible by 2045 with Massive Effort
Fusion power plant possible by 2045 with massive effort, says science academy #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/wmE6rq570P https://t.co/FjHhMUqKyq
Ariston Debuts Propane Heat Pump Integrated with Solar PV
Ariston launches residential propane heat pump with built-in PV function #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Y3xAaEoyF6
China's Hydrogen Industry Eyes Rapid Scale-Up
China’s hydrogen sector is moving from pilot projects to full‑scale commercialization, as highlighted at a recent Beijing conference. Executives and government officials pledged to accelerate deployment over the next five years. The shift signals a coordinated push to build production...
State Seeks Partners for Synchronous Condenser Rollout
Big spinning machines: State seeks partners for syncon rollout at former coal hub #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/nO8PRcHFIZ https://t.co/DHcb9ALaho
Japan Issues New Flexible Solar Installation Guidelines
Japan publishes new guidelines for flexible solar cell installations #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/B8mwh85Uab
Nordic Data Centres to Support Power Demand Growth
Nordic data centre power use is set to surge to 28 TWh per year by 2030, about 5 % of regional demand, up from 8 TWh in 2024. Norway has increased its reserved capacity to 3.5 GW and its queue to 5.4 GW, while Finland,...
Pakistan's Solar Share Soars to 25% in Ten Years
Pakistan's solar revolution: from 0% to 25% in a decade. 2021: 4% 2022: 7% 2023: 10% 2024: 14% 2025: 25% Solar is now Pakistan's #1 electricity source. Not driven by policy — driven by consumers. https://t.co/2Ha6oSG2AR
AI Data Centers Target Solid‑State Transformers for Higher Power Density
AI data center developers eye solid-state transformers for AI power density #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/gY1HRF4Nf8 https://t.co/vqeJUFfjGs
UK Solar Deployment Hits 22 GW as More Large Projects Commissioned
The UK added 2.5 GW of solar capacity in the 12 months to February 2026, pushing total installed PV to 22 GW – the fastest annual increase in a decade. Large‑scale projects (≥25 MW) drove most of the growth, with CfD‑backed capacity jumping...
Home Battery Turns Bills Into Constant Credit
A home battery case study: From little interest in storage, to bills that are always in credit #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/MmU5i5yshV https://t.co/mdqwzXJ6Xm
South Africa's Biggest Solar PV Project Secures Financing
South Africa’s largest PV project reaches financial close #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/avNuEBA7IS
Assessment Guide for Alternative Propulsion Systems in Rail Vehicles Offers Practical Guidance
TÜV SÜD released an Assessment Guide to help rail manufacturers evaluate battery and hydrogen propulsion systems, addressing the current lack of harmonised safety standards in Europe. The guide outlines a holistic safety analysis covering hazard identification, residual risk, system integration, and...
Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley have jointly urged the U.S. Energy Information Administration to release detailed, reliable data on the electricity consumption of data centers. The bipartisan request highlights growing concerns that current estimates of data‑center power use are...