Diversification Drive: Coal India Has 524 MW of Solar Projects Under Execution
Coal India (CIL), India’s largest coal miner, is accelerating its shift into renewables, targeting a 5 GW solar portfolio by 2030. The company currently has 524 MW of solar projects under execution and has lifted its installed solar capacity to roughly 357 MW as of FY26‑end, including a 100 MW plant in Gujarat. CIL also won battery‑energy‑storage contracts totaling 267.5 MW across Telangana and Odisha, and is pursuing large‑scale solar bids in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. Parallel to its green push, CIL is expanding into critical minerals and has set up a Singapore subsidiary to manage Australian mining collaborations, while co‑developing a 1,600 MW ultra‑supercritical thermal plant with DVC, a project valued at about $2.4 billion.
Wyoming Data Center Power Projects Highlight New Entrants, Partnerships in Power Generation Market
Tallgrass Energy’s Cheyenne Power Hub in southeast Wyoming, a $7 billion venture, will deliver roughly 1,150 MW from two combined‑cycle plants and a fuel‑cell yard to power the adjacent Project Jade data center. The project exemplifies a growing trend of midstream infrastructure...
First Gen Hydropower Investments to Yield P16 Billion Annually by 2031
First Gen Corp., part of the Lopez Group, announced a $1.13 bn (P62 bn) investment in Prime Infrastructure’s pumped‑storage hydro portfolio, acquiring a 33% stake in the 1,400‑MW Pakil and 600‑MW Wawa projects. The facilities, backed by a 20‑year government offtake contract,...
GAO Flags Electric Aircraft Hurdles
The Government Accountability Office released a report highlighting significant hurdles for electric aircraft adoption in the United States. It found that only 47 airports have electric charging stations on their layout plans, with 43 of them being small nonhub facilities,...
India Adds over 14GW of Solar in Q1 2026
India added roughly 14.2 GW of solar capacity in Q1 2026, a 95% quarter‑on‑quarter surge, driven mainly by utility‑scale projects that more than doubled to 34.85 GW. Rooftop installations climbed to 8.71 GW, buoyed by the PM Surya Ghar scheme, while off‑grid solar slipped...
Hyperscalers Didn’t Set Out to Be Power Companies. The Grid Left Them No Choice.
AI hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Google are rapidly becoming power generators, securing more than 20 GW of nuclear and small‑modular reactor capacity to meet exploding data‑center electricity needs. Global data‑center consumption is projected to hit about 1,050 TWh, driven...
Thea Energy Raises $100 Million Series B
Thea Energy announced a $100 million Series B round led by a coalition of venture firms, including Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology Fund and General Innovation Capital Partners. The capital will be used to expand magnet manufacturing capacity and speed the build‑out...
The Impact of PV Module Degradation on Inverter Clipping Losses
Solargis researchers found that PV‑module degradation alters inverter clipping behavior, making standard one‑year LTA simulations inaccurate by more than 3 %. Using multi‑year, sub‑hourly (1‑minute) data, they showed that clipping losses shrink 2‑3 % over a 25‑year plant life, a shift that...
Matrix Renewables and SOLV Start Construction on 457-MW Texas Solar Project
Matrix Renewables and EPC contractor SOLV Energy have broken ground on the 457‑MW DC Tormes Solar Project in Navarro County, Texas. The development is expected to generate roughly 450 construction jobs and will add significant clean‑energy capacity to the ERCOT...
SUNPURE Automated Module Installers Compatible with GameChange Solar Trackers
GameChange Solar announced that its single‑axis Genius Tracker is now compatible with SUNPURE’s Saturn automated module‑installation system. Saturn can lay 600 to 1,000 solar modules per day on uneven terrain, and has already helped construct more than 2.36 GW of solar...
U.S. PV Experts Confirmed to Speak at Solar Manufacturing USA 2026
Solar Manufacturing USA 2026, the first dedicated U.S. photovoltaic manufacturing conference, will take place in Austin, Texas on September 22‑23, 2026. Organizers have released the initial roster of confirmed speakers, featuring veteran industry leaders, independent engineering experts, and major procurement...
Global Clean‑Energy Trade Hits $479 B in 2025, Tariffs Can't Halt Growth
BloombergNEF's latest report shows global clean‑energy product shipments totaled $479 billion in 2025, a modest 1% rise after a 7% dip the previous year. The growth persisted despite renewed US tariffs on solar, battery and grid equipment, underscoring the resilience of...
Mango Power Modular Microinverter Hits US Residential Solar Market
Mango Power has entered the U.S. residential solar market with its S Pro Microinverter 5000 W, sold as a ten‑unit pack of 500‑W devices. The inverter performs direct DC‑to‑AC conversion, eliminating the traditional DC‑DC stage and includes built‑in Wi‑Fi mesh for seamless...
‘Hidden Datacentre Tax’ Costing Irish Households Millions, Report Says
A new report by Friends of the Earth Ireland and Beyond Fossil Fuels finds that Irish datacentres consumed 22% of the nation’s electricity in 2025 – three times the share in the US and UK – and effectively imposed a...
The Download: Climate Tech Goes Public and the AI Hype Index Returns
Climate‑tech firms Solv Energy, X‑energy and Fervo Energy went public this year, achieving combined market capitalizations of roughly $30 billion and underscoring investor appetite for grid‑scale power solutions. The surge aligns with rising electricity demand from data centers and broader decarbonisation...
ERCOT Incentivises Grid-Forming BESS with US$25 Million Programme
ERCOT has launched a one‑time $25 million incentive programme to spur inverter‑based resources, chiefly battery energy storage systems, to adopt grid‑forming technology. Eligible projects receive $1,500 per MW, adjusted for availability, paid 12 months after successful deployment. Applications are accepted on a first‑come,...
Ming Yang Joins Norwegian Offshore Wind
Ming Yang Europe has become a member of Norwegian Offshore Wind (NOW), Norway’s largest offshore‑wind cluster of roughly 300 companies. The move follows its earlier entry into Germany’s BWO and aligns with Norway’s target of 30 GW offshore capacity by 2040,...
Protecting Heterojunction Solar Modules with UV-Downshifting, UV-Blocking
German researchers examined UV‑induced degradation in lightweight silicon heterojunction (HJT) solar modules using encapsulants with varying UV transmission. They discovered that a dual‑layer architecture—combining a UV‑downshifting EVA layer with an underlying UV‑blocking encapsulant—preserves more than 98% of initial performance after...
Ingeteam Unveils High-Density String Inverter for Utility-Scale Solar
Ingeteam has launched the Ingecon Sun 300TL, a high‑density string inverter aimed at utility‑scale photovoltaic plants. The 300 kW unit packs a single MPPT, 99.05% peak efficiency and an IP66 rating into a compact 1.045 m square, 115 kg package. It operates from...
Momentum Behind Battery Storage Powering CIP Into New Markets
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is leveraging the surge in battery‑storage adoption to broaden its geographic footprint beyond the United Kingdom. The firm announced new projects in the United States, Germany and Australia, targeting roughly 1.2 GW of additional capacity by 2028....
Philippines Imported 4 GW of Chinese Solar Panels in January-April
The Philippines imported over 4 GW of Chinese solar panels between January and April 2026, dwarfing the utility‑scale solar installed that year. Imports lifted total solar arrivals to 4,133 MW in the first four months, fueling a rapid rise in rooftop capacity...
TouchWind Installs Floating Wind Prototype in Dutch Waters
TouchWind has installed its floating‑wind turbine prototype at the Fieldlab Green Economy Westvoorne in the Netherlands, marking the start of the in‑water testing phase for the POWER project. The initiative evaluates a tilted‑rotor design intended to deflect wakes and capture...
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Inaugurates Solar Plant Managed by Women SHGs
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka inaugurated a $360,000 solar plant in Venkatapuram village that will be managed by women’s self‑help groups (SHGs) under the Indira Mahila Shakti scheme. The state aims to roll out similar solar projects in every district,...
Swiss Power Distributors Allowed to Remunerate Solar Power at Market Rates
Switzerland’s Federal Council will let distribution grid operators pay solar generators the prevailing market price for electricity injected into the grid starting Jan. 1, 2027. Operators may still offer higher feed‑in rates, and small‑scale PV owners are protected by a retroactive premium...
Enlight Renewable Shares Surge 11% After Google Power Purchase Deal
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. (ENLT) shares jumped 11.38% to $102.75 following a 15‑year, fixed‑price power purchase agreement with Google for a 200 MW solar project in Oklahoma. The deal underscores the market’s appetite for long‑term renewable contracts and adds momentum to...
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Unveils BYOE Policy to Make Data Centers Pay for Their Power
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced a "bring your own energy" (BYOE) framework that obligates AI data centers to fund the electricity they consume, pay full capacity costs and meet escalating clean‑energy quotas. The move aims to curb a 14% rise...
India Adds 2.7 GW Rooftop Solar Capacity in Q1 2026, Residential Segment Drives 82% Growth: Report
India added 2.7 GW of rooftop solar in Q1 2026, a 25% QoQ rise and 125% YoY growth, driven largely by the PM Surya Ghar residential subsidy programme. The residential segment contributed 82% of the new capacity, while capex‑financed projects made up 81% of...
JinkoSolar Secures 20 GW Order Backlog for High-Efficiency Tiger Neo 3.0 Modules
JinkoSolar’s Tiger Neo 3.0 module, delivering up to 670 W and 24.8% conversion efficiency, has amassed a roughly 20 GW order backlog since its November launch. The panel incorporates four proprietary technologies that together add more than 20 W of power and cut...
Data Centers Ranked as World's Second Largest Gas Turbine Buyers
"If data centres were a country, they would be the second-largest destination for gas turbines ordered from Q1 2025 to Q1 2026" New IEA report confirms what we've been yelling about: this isn't a normal digital industry. It is a...
NextEnergy Secures $974M for New Solar-Storage Fund
NextEnergy Capital closes $974 million for latest solar and storage fund #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/HLdwJuvq9f
British International Investment Launches £300m Platform for Renewables in India, as UK Calls for ‘Fundamental Reset’ in Approach to Development
British International Investment (BII) has unveiled a £300 million (≈$384 million) blended‑finance platform to fund renewable‑energy projects across India. The initiative focuses on solar, wind and emerging green‑hydrogen assets, pairing public capital with private investors. It reflects the UK government’s call for...
State Locks In Three-Hour Free Power Savings
Solar Sharer: State sees big savings for some consumers as locks in details of its “three hours of free power” offer #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/YGvh9pXmG6 https://t.co/s2wEkbxPKK
K+‐Intercalation Engineering of 1D Ultrathin K0.25IrO2 Electrocatalyst for Industry‐Level Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis
Researchers have engineered a potassium‑intercalated 1D K0.25IrO₂ electrocatalyst that restructures the IrO₂ lattice and directs epitaxial growth via cysteamine. The new material delivers an ultralow oxygen‑evolution overpotential of 237 mV at 10 mA cm⁻² and achieves a cell voltage of 1.70 V at 2 A cm⁻²...
German Consortium Developing Aluminum Facade Elements with Integrated PV Modules
A German consortium led by ISFH, MN Metall, Baltic Renewable Partners and Fraunhofer CSP, backed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, has created a lamination process that bonds crystalline‑silicon PV modules directly to aluminum façade panels. The...
Orlen Looks for Partner for 1GW Polish Offshore Wind Project
Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen is seeking a partner for its planned Baltic East offshore wind project, a 1‑gigawatt farm that will sit beside the company’s Baltic Power site. The development aims to deliver clean power to more than one million Polish...
Eastern Green Link 2 Gives Back as Second Round of Community Fund Opens
The Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) project, a 2 GW HVDC subsea cable linking Peterhead, Scotland to Drax, Yorkshire, has opened its second round of community funding. The fund totals £2.16 million (about $2.8 million), with over £400,000 (roughly $512,000) earmarked for local initiatives...
Vertical Photovoltaics: Next2Sun and Over Easy Solar Launch Strategic Partnership for Greater Market Penetration in Europe
German specialist Next2Sun and Norway’s Over Easy Solar have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the rollout of vertical photovoltaic (PV) systems across Europe. The alliance merges Next2Sun’s bifacial ground‑mounted expertise—over 60 MWp of installations—to Over Easy Solar’s lightweight, prefabricated rooftop...
TotalEnergies Advances 1.5GW Normandy Offshore Wind Project
TotalEnergies has filed a Single Authorization request for its 1.5 GW Centre Manche Energies offshore wind project off Normandy, marking a key milestone for what it calls France’s largest renewables development. The farm, located 40 km offshore, is projected to generate about...
Eskom Breaks Ground on 75MW Solar Plant
South Africa's state utility Eskom has broken ground on a 75 MW solar plant at the Lethabo Power Station, marking the first utility‑scale renewable project integrated into its coal‑fired fleet. The solar facility is expected to generate roughly 147 GWh per year,...
China Plans a Giant Overseas Renewable Energy Plant with 1,000 Turbines and Millions of Solar Panels
China announced plans for its largest overseas renewable‑energy complex, featuring 1,000 wind turbines and millions of solar photovoltaic panels on a site roughly 4,300 miles from the mainland. The hybrid plant will integrate wind, solar and battery storage to deliver...
Rooftop Solar Adoption Surges in Delhi as Subsidies, Awareness Drives Boost Installations: Tata Power-DDL
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power‑DDL) has crossed 10,466 rooftop solar installations in North and North‑West Delhi, delivering 160.3 MWp of capacity. Residential customers dominate with 8,451 households, while FY 2025‑26 saw a record 5,378 new systems adding 55.75 MWp. The surge...
Why Power Is Redrawing Europe’s Data Center Map
Europe’s data‑center market is set to receive roughly $110 billion of new investment by 2030, but the pace of build‑out is being dictated by electricity rather than capital. Traditional hubs – Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin – are hitting multi‑year...
Greenpeace Warns AI Data Centre Rollout Threatens to Derail Australia’s Clean Energy Transition
Greenpeace Australia’s new report warns that the rapid rollout of AI‑driven data centres is adding large, un‑backed electricity loads that could stall the nation’s renewable‑energy transition. Modeling by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation shows wholesale power prices could rise 26%...
Study: Greek Islands Could Benefit From Floating Nuclear Power by 2035
A new study by Deon Policy Institute and partners suggests that floating nuclear power plants could be deployed to Greece’s isolated islands by 2035‑40, offering a low‑carbon alternative to diesel generators. Greece’s mainland grid now exports surplus solar electricity, but...
How Southeast Asia’s Ambitious Green Transition Strategy Is a Windfall for China
Chinese energy firms are set to become key partners in Southeast Asia’s green transition, as Singapore’s Energy Market Authority eyes a cross‑regional power grid linking the city‑state to southern China. Singapore plans to import up to 6 GW of low‑carbon electricity...
Yakama Nation Protests Multi‑Billion‑Dollar Pumped‑Hydro Storage on Sacred Washington Land
Yakama Nation members and environmental groups gathered in Goldendale, Washington, to oppose a Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners‑backed pumped‑hydro storage project on the tribe’s sacred Pushpum site. The 700‑acre, multi‑billion‑dollar facility promises to power up to half a million homes but faces...
Wall Street Is Betting Big on Clean Energy Tech
Fervo Energy is preparing a $1.8 billion IPO that would value the geothermal developer at roughly $7.4 billion, making it one of the largest renewable‑energy listings in U.S. history. The company uses horizontal drilling and fiber‑optic sensing to lower geothermal costs from...
Africa’s Solar Boom May Be Hiding In The Import Data
Africa added a record 11.3 GW of renewable capacity in 2025, but solar installations totaled only 4.5 GW, a 54% year‑over‑year increase. The Global Solar Council reports that the continent imported 18.2 GW of solar modules, highlighting a large gap between hardware arrivals...
New Hampshire Data Center Developer Withdraws Plans Hours Before Opponents Were to Pack Town Meeting
Thomas Moulton’s Nottingham Business Park LLC pulled its proposed 4‑acre data center plan in Nottingham, New Hampshire, just hours before a town meeting, citing overwhelming opposition and misinformation. Residents had raised concerns about noise, water pollution, and the town’s limited...
Chile’s Atacama Desert Is Becoming the World’s Biggest Battery Farm
ContourGlobal, backed by KKR, has commissioned a $500 million hybrid solar‑plus‑storage plant in Chile’s Atacama desert. The Victor Jara facility pairs 231 MW of photovoltaic capacity with 1.3 GWh of batteries, delivering 200 MW for up to 6.5 hours after dark. Chile already operates 3,072 MW...