Bristol Airport to Invest £10 Million Into New Energy Centre
British airport Bristol (BRS) announced a £10 million investment to build a new energy centre that will replace its gas boilers with air‑source heat pumps and an electric boiler. The modular facility will generate, store and distribute low‑carbon heat and cooling across the main terminal and extensions, deploying 22 heat pumps and cutting up to 625 tonnes of CO₂e annually. Gas currently represents 45% of the airport’s scope 1 emissions and 17% of its total operational footprint. Completion is slated for late 2024, supporting the airport’s pledge to achieve net‑zero operations by 2030.
We’re Working with AMP to Transform Waste From Landfills and Remove 200,000 Tons of CO2 by 2030.
A partnership between the unnamed company and AMP targets the removal of 200,000 tons of CO₂ by 2030 by converting municipal solid waste into biochar. AMP’s AI‑powered sortation technology isolates organic material, preventing methane—a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than CO₂—from...
Origis Brings Online 210-MW Solar Project in Indiana
Origis Energy has placed its 210‑MW Wheatland Solar farm into commercial operation in Knox County, Indiana, under a 20‑year power purchase agreement with CenterPoint Energy. The project was financed through a mix of tax‑equity from J.P. Morgan and debt from...
Standard Bank Partners with Anthem to Back South African Solar Project
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has partnered with independent power producer Anthem to finance the Notsi solar project, South Africa’s biggest single‑phase photovoltaic development. The 475 MW facility in the Free State will supply clean power to commercial and...
New Polymer Blend Could Help Store Energy for the Grid and EVs
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have created a polymer blend of polyetherimide (PEI) and PBPDA that yields a dielectric constant of 13.5, roughly four times the energy density of conventional polymer capacitors. The material remains functional up to 250 °C, far...
Trump Officials Weigh New Plan to Stop Offshore Wind Farms
The Trump administration is drafting settlement agreements that would pay TotalEnergies nearly $928 million to cancel two offshore wind leases off New York and North Carolina. In exchange, the French firm would abandon the Attentive Energy and Carolina Long Bay projects and shift...
Emerging Battery Storage Market in Poland: Goldbeck Solar Constructs 8-MW BESS in Przeworsk
Goldbeck Solar Polska has secured financing for an 8‑MW/16‑MWh battery energy storage system in Przeworsk, Poland, marking one of the country's first standalone BESS projects. Construction is slated to begin in Q2 2026 with grid connection and commissioning targeted for early...
NSW Tweaks Underwriting Deals for Solar-Battery Hybrids as It Prepares Massive New Tenders to Replace Coal
New South Wales has adopted a preferred underwriting framework for solar‑battery hybrid projects as it readies two massive tenders totalling 5 GW of new capacity later this year. The AEMO subsidiary ASL favoured an export‑based long‑term energy supply agreement (LTESA) that...
How Sustainable Aviation Fuel Is Reshaping the Industry’s Path to Net Zero, One Gallon at a Time
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is moving from niche to mainstream in business aviation, offering a drop‑in replacement that cuts lifecycle carbon emissions by 75‑80%. At NBAA‑BACE 2025, Avfuel and Bombardier highlighted that a 30:70 SAF‑jet fuel blend delivers significant emissions...
Unlimited Petrol? Chinese Firm Claims It Can Produce Fuel From Air and Water
Shanghai‑based startup XFuel Technologies announced it can produce synthetic petroleum by converting atmospheric CO₂ and water into liquid fuel at low cost. The firm plans to construct large‑scale plants across China, aiming to reduce the country’s reliance on imported crude....
Wind, Solar Stabilise Europe Power Prices
European electricity markets are showing price resilience as wind and solar capacity expands. In Germany and France, power prices fell last week even as oil prices surged, contrasting with earlier spikes driven by natural‑gas volatility. Continued renewable investment is dampening...
AI + Chemistry Boosts Bio‑Oil Yield Predictions
Thrilled to share that I’m a co-author of a newly published paper in Scientific Reports — a Nature Portfolio, Q1-ranked journal — highlighting the power of AI-driven innovation in sustainable energy systems. Our paper, “Deep learning enhanced prediction framework for bio...
UK Data Centers Use Four Times More Power Than Kettles
UK data centers (>10MW). NESO estimate they use ~2% of UK electricity. For context boiling kettles for cups of tea in the UK probably consumes about 0.5% of the countries electricity. Source: https://t.co/3hbIJFXKPb https://t.co/Gs547vtFpk
Hyperscaler Capex Snowballs Toward $700B as Firms Stage AI Builds
Moody’s forecasts that the six largest U.S. hyperscalers will spend about $700 billion on capital expenditures in 2026, roughly six times the 2022 level. The spending surge is driven by exploding demand for AI compute capacity to train models and support...
Mission300 Connects 44M, Targets 300M Africans by 2030
#Mission300 aims to connect 300 million people in Africa to electricity by 2030. The initiative is #PoweringAfrica through a combination of expanded power grids and off-grid solutions. To date, 44 million people have been connected to electricity. https://t.co/pRD9VwxcHd https://t.co/ZlY8DI1xmi
How Ann Arbor, Michigan, Is Creating Its Own Clean Energy Utility
Ann Arbor is piloting a city‑run Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) in the Bryant neighborhood, offering residents solar panels, battery storage and other clean‑energy assets while remaining connected to the existing grid. The program, approved by 80% of voters, will be...
Nordics Slash Heating Fossil Fuel Use Through Early Electrification
The Nordics understood early on that fossil fuel dependency comes with a price: price volatility. They moved full speed ahead on electrification of heat starting decades ago. Today fossil fuel use for heating has dramatically fallen. https://t.co/aFYP7K8RAg https://t.co/k1Gz1747qb
Spain Warns EU Against Suspending Carbon Market to Try to Lower Energy Prices
Spain’s government warned the European Union that suspending the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to curb soaring energy prices would be counter‑productive. Madrid argues the carbon market is a cornerstone of the bloc’s climate agenda and that a pause could...
Pakistan's Solar Surge Buffers Fossil Fuel Price Shock
Pakistan’s rapid adoption of solar power in the past few years is helping cushion the impact of a surge in fossil fuel prices due to the Middle East war https://t.co/4eyTCuM5KW
Remote Communities Are More Vulnerable to Fuel Price Shocks – Could Microgrids Help?
Australia’s remote communities, home to about 500,000 people, rely on diesel generators for electricity, making them highly vulnerable to global fuel price shocks. Recent federal actions—temporarily relaxing fuel standards and releasing domestic reserves—aim to ease supply pressures for regional farms,...
Solar Saves Fuel, but Isn’t Reliable Power
Not only are there guaranteed to be prolonged periods with almost no sunlight reaching solar panels, but solar panels can be rendered totally dysfunctional by snowfall. Solar is fuel savings, not reliable energy.
Triple-Junction Solar Cells with Improved Carrier and Photon Management
Researchers have demonstrated a perovskite‑perovskite‑silicon triple‑junction solar cell that reaches a certified 30.02 % power conversion efficiency on a 1 cm² substrate. The breakthrough combines a non‑volatile additive, 4‑hydroxybenzylamine, which aligns crystal growth and suppresses non‑radiative recombination in the wide‑bandgap top cell,...
One Big Beautiful Bill (“OB3”) And FEOC: Current Considerations for Debt Financings
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3), enacted in July 2024, reshapes renewable energy tax credit eligibility by adding prohibited foreign entity (PFE) and foreign entity of concern (FEOC) restrictions. Treasury’s interim guidance (Notice 2026‑15) introduces a material‑assistance cost ratio (MACR) for...
RheEnergise’s Fluid‑Based Pumped Storage Hits 500 kW
RheEnergise is storing electricity generated by renewables by pumping High-Density Fluid to a high reservoir, then releasing it to generate energy later. Their pilot project has reached a peak power production of 500 kilowatts. https://spectrum.ieee.org/pumped-hydro-storage-rheenergise
Solar and Batteries Shield Against Fossil Fuel Price Shocks
"The widespread adoption of solar and batteries kind of serves as a hedge or a protection sort of against these price shocks that the fossil fuel markets are very vulnerable to globally," Nabiya Imran, Pakistani think tank Renewables First https://t.co/ELRMpiHyZb
Who’s Who in Tech: Equatic Is ‘Sinking’ in the Ocean
Equatic, a Santa Monica carbon‑removal startup, secured $11.6 million Series A funding to build a 100‑kiloton ocean‑based CO₂ capture plant that also produces green hydrogen. The technology electrolyzes seawater with renewable power, generating base that pulls carbon from the air while the...
Fake Comments May Have Thwarted SoCal Clean‑Heat Rules
Did fake comments sink SoCal clean heat rules? Advocates want answers. #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/OxeMDOg9j3
Victoria Can Ditch Household Gas and Lower Electricity Demand
How Australia’s most populous state can quit household gas, while also cutting electricity demand #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/pSbH1xQsCu https://t.co/seOVh4e7R4
Clēnera Raises US$304 Million for 120MW Solar-Plus-Storage Project in Idaho
Clēnera, the U.S. arm of Enlight Renewable Energy, secured US$304 million to fund the 120 MW Crimson Orchard solar‑plus‑storage project in Idaho. The development pairs 120 MW of photovoltaic capacity with 400 MWh of battery storage and is under construction in Elmore County. Clēnera...
Water‑spray Cooling Boosts Solar Panel Efficiency 28%
Water-spray cooling can improve PV module efficiency by 28% in arid environments #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/KXGVO7eHU2
Australia’s Giant Battery Transforms Isolated Grid
Rise of the “big orange blob”: Australia’s biggest batteries change the game in its largest isolated grid #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/WCggzlItu8 https://t.co/2eMjxUbYnX
Who’s Who in Tech: Critical Loop Is Powering Solutions
Critical Loop, founded in 2023 by Bala Ramamurthy, Andrew Grinalds and Lydia Maher, creates mobile microgrids that can deliver megawatts of power within weeks. The company targets energy‑desert locations such as islands, remote military bases, and high‑demand industrial sites. Falling...
Solar's Contribution Is Negligible, Merely a Fuel Saver
Solar powers virtually nothing, let alone India. It is a fuel saver for reliable power sources that depends on reliable power sources.
Arevon Energy and American Clean Power Drive Renewable Growth
People on the move: Arevon Energy, American Clean Power, and more #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/5mQqcZcj4v https://t.co/bfdpSErnrt
Who’s Who in Tech: Arbor Energy Is Cooling the Market
Arbor Energy, founded in 2021 by Brad Hartwig and Andres Garcia Clark, secured a $55 million Series A round to accelerate its modular, turbine‑centered power stations. The company’s 25‑megawatt, fuel‑flexible units aim to supply clean baseload power for AI‑driven data centers that...
Japan's 27th Solar Auction Hits $0.029/kWh
Japan’s 27th solar auction concludes with average final price of $0.029/kWh #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/DacJieiCix
Historic Solar Thermal Plant Seeks Heritage Listing
“Arguably a world first:” Historic solar thermal plant lines up for heritage listing #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/gV4sHAz34z https://t.co/AuGPz9qbo9
€1.6bn Irish Data Center Proposed in 2019 Finally Gets Go-Ahead
Art Data Centres secured final approval for a €1.6 billion, 200 MW data‑centre campus in County Clare after a six‑year legal battle involving environmental challenges and judicial review. The project, approved in 2022 and upheld through appeals, will feature six halls, off‑grid...
Offtake Deal Secures Australia’s Largest Solar‑Battery Hybrid
“Brilliant economics”: Offtake deal seals delivery of Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/hURGK7srcY https://t.co/QoJiVH90r5
Alabama Senator Proposes Statewide Solar Installation Ban
Alabama senator seeks statewide ban on solar installations #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/yvZX12Fplf https://t.co/vSDOQqoXTq
Heat Pumps Vital, but UK Installations Need Improvement
Heat pumps are a key lever to become independent from fossil fuel imports. I'm quoted in this piece by @KarlMathiesen @politico on what installing a heat pump in the UK is actually like for consumers. TL;DR: There is some room for...
Battery Atlas 2026 Charts Europe’s Growing Battery Industry
‘Battery Atlas 2026’ maps Europe’s cell, pack and battery manufacturers #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/ZJfHKKJKLh
Wider Solar Row Spacing Enhances Agrivoltaic Feasibility
Increased spacing between solar module rows boosts agrivoltaics viability #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/M3WeMDt4YT https://t.co/qtSnQK9LbZ
Solar Capacity Projected to Hit 6 TW by 2031
Global solar capacity to reach 6 TW by 2031, says GlobalData #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/yvd8OuX6zM
Waaree Launches 10GW Solar Wafer Plant in Maharashtra
Waaree begins construction of its 10GW solar ingot and wafer plant in Maharashtra #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/Syc2NBfNB2
Massive Top End Solar‑Battery Project Pursues Federal Green Approval
Enormous Top End solar and battery project seeks federal green tick #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/hE3OdgnXA2 https://t.co/NCDEplBNdn
Finlight and Atrato Aim for 2GW EU Solar by 2030
Finlight, Atrato merge, target 2GW of operational distributed solar PV capacity in Europe by 2030 #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/4CImn8i29f
St Keyna Primary Opens Passivhaus‑Certified Sustainable School
St Keyna Primary School in Keynsham, Bath & North East Somerset - "The new, sustainable building has been designed and constructed to meet Passivhaus standards and has this term been opened to children." #passivhaus #passivehouse https://t.co/NcgJHq7jQp https://t.co/I1QVrKESHD
Top 10 Cleantech Stories This Week and Month
We've had some more popping cleantech news this past week. Below are 10 top stories, as well as the top 10 stories of the past month. - https://t.co/tjPtBy4xDl
AI Surge Drives NRDC to Reconsider Nuclear Power
Exclusive: The AI boom is pushing one of America's most venerable environmental groups -- the @NRDC -- to cautiously support nuclear power after decades of resistance. https://t.co/WEDwZ1dLdL via @axios