PVFARM Seeks Beta Testers for New Solar Layout Software
PVFARM announced a beta test for its upcoming RE PILOT layout tool, slated to start in late April 2026. The software expands on PVFARM’s flagship platform by automating solar site layout evaluation, factoring in pitch distance, DC/AC ratios, and structural racking. RE PILOT targets developers with limited engineering resources, promising to cut design cycles from days to minutes while optimizing profitability. Interested solar teams can sign up now to provide feedback and shape the final product.
Carbon Storage Technologies Could Boost Revenues for Pulp and Paper Producers: Fastmarkets Research
Fastmarkets warns EU ETS free allocation phase‑out will hit about 40% of European pulp mills from 2026. The loss of roughly €4.5 billion in surplus allowances and rising compliance costs pressure already tight margins. Analysts suggest carbon capture and storage (CCS)...
A New Milestone for Smart, Affordable Electricity Growth
Google announced that it has integrated a total of 1 GW of demand‑response capacity into its long‑term energy contracts with multiple U.S. utilities. The program lets data‑center workloads, especially machine‑learning tasks, be shifted or curtailed to help balance grid supply and...
Partial Approval Backed for Västvind Project
The County Administrative Board has recommended granting a permit for the offshore wind farm Västvind’s portion in Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone, citing the need for more electricity in western Sweden. The Land and Environment Court is still reviewing the segment...
Spain's Renewables Shield Power Prices From Gas Shocks
Spain's renewables build-out has structurally decoupled its electricity prices from gas markets. Gas now sets the price in only 15% of hours, compared to 90% in Italy. Countries that invested early in clean power are far less exposed to...
Building the Energy Resilience ASEAN+3 Needs
Energy systems across ASEAN+3 are facing mounting pressure from climate‑related shocks, surging electricity demand driven by AI and digital infrastructure, and heightened geopolitical volatility. The region’s leaders view resilience not merely as an energy‑policy goal but as a macro‑economic necessity....
Renewables and Heat Pumps Could Slash UK Gas Costs
😬UK gas prices just hit highest level since 2022😬 At current prices… * New wind & solar from latest "AR7" auction would cut the bill for UK gas imports by £5.5bn/y * A single (1) home heat pump would cut bill for gas...
Logistics Provider Orders 75 eActros 600: High Fuel Prices Drive Transformation – Mercedes-Benz Receives Major Electric Truck Order From the...
Simon Loos, a Dutch logistics provider, ordered 75 additional Mercedes‑Benz eActros 600 trucks, raising its electric fleet to 210 units – the largest in the Netherlands and among Europe’s pioneers. The decision is driven by sustained high diesel prices and the...
Regional Nuclear Transparency Could Spark Diplomatic Dialogue
The case for diplomacy, with an interesting suggestion of regional nuclear transparency / power cooperation as a prize potentially large enough to motivate dialogue.
Terna Approves 3 GWh Storage Project: Italy Is Building Ever Larger Energy Storage Systems - Green Light for Airengy Mega-Project
Israeli developer Airengy Ltd. secured Terna’s approval to connect a 3 GWh lithium‑ion battery facility in Brindisi, Italy. The plant will deliver over 500 MW of power, supporting grid stability and renewable integration. The €230 million project, built in partnership with the Yehuda‑Levi...
The Great Lakes Are Ideal for Wind Energy. So Where Is It?
The Great Lakes possess enough offshore wind capacity to generate over three times the region’s combined annual electricity consumption, yet no turbines are operating there. While states control lakebeds, projects are hampered by fragmented permitting, high costs, and a lack...
Thermochromic Bifacial PV Glazing System for Reducing Building Cooling Loads
Researchers at City University of Hong Kong have created a thermochromic bifacial photovoltaic (TC‑BiPV) glazing system that combines a hydrogel‑based thermochromic layer with bifacial solar cells. The hydrogel switches from transparent to translucent as temperature rises, reflecting light toward the...
Wind and Batteries Drive Down Power Prices, Cut Bills
AER now explicitly validating what our @FSS_Au work's been demonstrating for several years: more wind and more batteries pushing wholesale prices down and opening the door to actual bill cuts, even with fossil‑fuel risks still in the system https://t.co/h1G2Wmrare
Nuclear Plants Poised to Power U.S. Data‑Center Boom, Study Finds
A DOE‑backed study says U.S. data centres may need as much as 85 GW of power by 2030, and nuclear generation could meet a sizable share. At the same time, Microsoft and Google have signed multidecade power purchase agreements to restart...
Repowering U.S. Wind Farms Could Double Output to 21% Demand
New paper: Repowering existing U.S. wind farms with newer turbines could double current output so that the U.S. could meet up to 21% (instead of 10.5% currently) of electricity demand from wind. Paper: https://t.co/WSQ69VU0c5 Article https://t.co/aApXUcPvjp
Battery Developers, Local Officials Ask New York to Roll Back Con Edison BESS Methodology
Con Edison’s revised interconnection framework, featuring a new two‑part test, has effectively halted distributed battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across 85% of its service area. Clean‑energy groups NY‑BEST and NYSEIA filed an emergency petition with the New York Department...
Two Data Center Projects Debated for 11 Hours at Planning Meeting in Franklin County, Missouri
At a Franklin County planning and zoning commission meeting, officials debated two data‑center rezoning proposals for over 1,000 acres of agricultural land. The session stretched 11 hours, from 6 pm to 4:30 am, and ended with a decision postponed by a month....
Asia’s EV Surge Ends Fossil Fuel Dependence
Emerging Asia is sprinting toward electric independence to crush fossil fuel fragility. Fossil fuel wars will only accelerate this trend ➡️Viet Nam: 38% EV sales share, ahead of EU ➡️Singapore: Leading the charge at 50%+ share ➡️Indonesia: 15% share, more than US ➡️Thailand: 21%...
LEGO to Install Over 40,000 Solar Panels at Its First U.S. Factory
LEGO announced plans to build an 80‑acre solar park at its new $1.5 billion Virginia manufacturing complex, its first U.S. factory. The project will install over 30,700 ground‑mounted panels (22 MWp) and 10,080 rooftop panels (6.11 MWp), aiming to meet 100 % of the...
Baltic Towers to Supply Baltica 2 Towers
Baltic Towers has signed a supply agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to provide the largest batch of offshore wind turbine towers for the Baltica 2 project. The 2027‑commissioned farm, co‑developed by Grupa PGE and Ørsted, will deliver power to roughly 2.5 million customers...
Avantus Completes 159-MW Solar Project in Central Texas
Avantus and Toyota Tsusho America have completed the 159‑MW DC (125‑MW AC) Norton Solar Project in Runnels County, Texas, marking the latest addition to the state’s utility‑scale solar portfolio. Construction, which began in August 2024, was executed by Avantus with RES...
Telehouse Parent KDDI Acquires Office Site in London's Docklands Zoned for Data Center Expansion - Report
KDDI, the Japanese telecom group behind Telehouse, has agreed to buy the Republic campus in Tower Hamlets for roughly £250 million. The 483,000‑sq‑ft office site carries planning consent for a 376,000‑sq‑ft, 30 MW multi‑story data centre, directly adjacent to Telehouse’s existing Docklands...
Japan Publishes New Guidelines for Flexible Solar Cell Installations
Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has issued new design and construction guidelines for flexible photovoltaic (PV) and perovskite solar installations, focusing on structural load, frameless mounting and flammability. The standards target low‑load rooftops and building walls...
Building the Next Generation of Data Centers: Where Industrial Expertise Meets Digital Urgency
Global data‑center spending is set to more than double by 2032, driven by AI and cloud workloads that could consume up to 8.6 % of national electricity by 2035. Traditional power and cooling architectures are reaching breaking points, prompting hyperscalers to...
Tesla Vet Simplifies Home Batteries for Plug‑Play VPPs
Today on Volts: Kunal Girotra applied the lessons he learned from starting Tesla's home-energy business to Lunar, a startup sells simple, modular home battery & software systems. The idea is to make solar panels, smart devices, & VPPs "plug &...
California Hits 100% Renewable Days, Gas Plummets
70% (53 of 76) of all days and 26 straight in 2026 on the California ISO have experienced >100% WWS for part of the day, averaging 3.2 h/day among all 76 days. Gas down 61% in '26 v '23 Batteries up 329%,...
California Mercedes-Benz USA Parts Distribution Center Goes Solar
EDP Renewables North America’s Distributed Generation unit has finished a 720‑kW rooftop solar system at Mercedes‑Benz USA’s parts distribution center in Fontana, California. The build phase supported 65 construction jobs. The solar array is expected to generate more than $18,200...
UK Power Mix Flips: Renewables Now Dominate, Coal Gone
When I started working on UK energy in 2007, fossil fuels provided ~78% of electricity. Coal alone: 34%. Wind & solar: less than 2%. Today: wind & solar 33%, fossil fuels 28%, coal 0%. The chart below tells the story better...
AEMO's 90s Roots Demand Modern Governance Today
AEMO is a product of the 90s. Its governance needs to reflect the world we’re in now #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/omZiYyslB7 https://t.co/osBifA9CrV
Scandlines Races To Fully Electrify Ferry Services As Fehmarn Tunnel Stalls
Scandlines launched Baltic Whale, an all‑electric freight ferry, on the Puttgarden–Rødby route, increasing freight capacity by 27% and featuring a 10 MWh battery that charges in under 15 seconds. The vessel joins a hybrid fleet, part of a €400 million program to...
Iran War Pressures Solar Energy Development
How Solar Is Getting Squeezed in the Iran War #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/3AYDpzdzgD https://t.co/toxamsnCxs
Beazley Acquires kWh Analytics to Boost Renewable Underwriting
Beazley to acquire kWh Analytics to expand renewable underwriting #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/wCWG390fQB
300,000 New EV Chargers Planned For Latin America
ZapCharge, the international arm of China’s Shaanxi Fast Charger, announced a plan to install 300,000 public EV chargers across Latin America by 2030, with an intermediate target of 50,000 stations by 2027. Industry analysts estimate the region will need between...
UK, Germany See Surge in Clean Tech Demand Post‑Iran War
Companies in the UK and Germany have received more inquiries for solar panels, heat pumps and EVs since the Iran war started https://t.co/JQoD10Lhq6
Airplane‑style Wings Slash Cargo Ship Fuel Use 80%
Airplane-Style Wings Are Powering Cargo Ships While Cutting Fuel by 80% by @BrianRoemmele #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/5gzM052vij
To Strengthen Power Reliability in Extreme Weather, Diversify Grid Resources
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime spotlight on utility poles sparked a conversation about America’s aging grid, highlighting how extreme weather is exposing systemic fragility. Recent storms in Texas, from the 2021 freeze to Winter Storm Fern, illustrate that diversified resources—wind,...
EIB Funds 290MW Solar and 350MW Storage in Italy
EIB to finance 290MW solar PV and 350MW BESS Italian portfolio #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/ivC4mfMTQa
Waste-to-Energy Embraces CCS and BECCS
Kanadevia Inova will build the UK’s first full‑scale carbon capture unit at the Protos waste‑to‑energy plant, using amine scrubbing to remove about 370,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year and aiming for negative emissions by mid‑2029. In the United States, AtmosClear...
Waaree Solar Invests $30M in Polysilicon Supplier Energysky
Waaree Solar Americas invests $30 million in polysilicon supplier #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/0qy49RX8YH
Colorado Jewish Center Powers Up with Namaste Solar
Colorado Jewish community center meets power needs with Namaste Solar project #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/JomnqMhfzX
Colorado Jewish Community Center Meets Power Needs with Namaste Solar Project
Colorado’s Boulder Jewish Community Center completed a 306‑kW rooftop solar project, adding 614 panels to its existing 67‑kW array and offsetting roughly 80 % of its electricity use. The installation was funded through a $523,143 grant, Boulder County PACE financing, Xcel...
MDOT MTA Earns LEED Silver Certification
The U.S. Green Building Council has granted LEED Silver certification to the Maryland Transit Administration’s Purple Line Operations and Maintenance Facility in Glenridge, Maryland. The rating acknowledges high‑performance standards in energy efficiency, water conservation, and waste reduction, highlighted by solar‑reflective...
Germany’s Data Center Market Expands Amid Power, Regulatory Pressures
Germany’s data‑center market is entering a rapid expansion phase as AI, 5G and cloud workloads drive demand across the country. Frankfurt remains the dominant hub with about 745 MW of live IT load and 542 MW under construction, while Berlin is emerging...
Democratic House Bill Aims to Overturn Trump Electricity Policies
Democratic Representatives Sean Casten and Mike Levin introduced the Energy Bills Relief Act, a sweeping clean electricity proposal that seeks to undo key Trump‑era policies such as fast‑track grid access for gas‑fired plants and the removal of renewable tax credits....
Utilities Weigh Regional Resource Adequacy Under New Western Market
Western utilities are evaluating a regional resource adequacy (RA) program as the new Regional Organization for Western Energy (ROWE) prepares to take over the Extended Day‑Ahead Market (EDAM) and the Western Energy Imbalance Market in 2028. PacifiCorp, NV Energy and...
Northern Cape Sun Providing 240 MW of Power to Platinum, Diamond, Iron-Ore Mines
South Africa’s Mooi Plaats solar photovoltaic project has entered commercial operation, delivering 240 MW of renewable electricity to Anglo‑American‑owned platinum, diamond and iron‑ore mines. The venture is part of Envusa Energy, a joint Anglo American‑EDF partnership, and marks the first of...
European Renewable PPAs Drop 6.4% as 2.2GW Signed
European renewable PPA prices fall 6.4% in February, deals signed for 2.2GW of capacity #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/joETM0Z3WU
Self‑cleaning Coating Lifts Solar Cell Efficiency 4.75%
Transparent superhydrophobic self-cleaning coating increases solar cell efficiency by 4.75% #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Vg3LeHCex1
Can Giving Away 0.1% of Revenue Get the World to Net Zero?
Point One, a new financing platform, asks businesses to pledge 0.1% of revenue to a pooled fund for clean‑energy projects in emerging economies. Thirty companies have already signed up, and the model predicts that each pound contributed could unlock at...
Pakistan’s Carbon Market: A New Opportunity for Startups and SMEs
Pakistan has launched a carbon market policy that lets startups and SMEs generate and sell carbon credits both voluntarily and under a nascent compliance regime. The framework aligns with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, giving Pakistani credits international recognition. By...