Spain Eyes First Offshore Wind Tender This Year
Spain's energy minister Sara Aagesen announced that the country will launch its first offshore wind tender this year, targeting 3 GW of new capacity. The tender follows a similar commitment made last year, signaling Spain's accelerated push into offshore renewables. If successful, the auction could position Spain among leading European offshore wind markets. The initiative supports the EU’s broader 2030 climate objectives.
How J&J, Suntory and Toyota Cut Industrial Heat Emissions
Johnson & Johnson has allocated up to $40 million a year since 2005 to a carbon‑relief fund that finances low‑carbon retrofits, including a 2023 geothermal plant that slashed heating and cooling emissions at a Belgian site by roughly 30%. The company...
GREW Solar Gets ₹500 Cr Module Supply Order
GREW Solar has secured a repeat order worth about ₹500 crore from an independent power producer for high‑efficiency PV modules. The supply will feed the IPP’s upcoming utility‑scale solar projects across several Indian locations. GREW operates a 6.5 GW module plant in...
Hydrogen Used to Decarbonise Asphalt Production in UK First
Heidelberg Materials UK completed a pilot at its Criggion plant using hydrogen to heat asphalt production, generating over 1,300 tonnes of asphalt without quality loss. The trial cut direct (Scope 1) emissions by 76 % and lowered the overall carbon footprint by 23%,...
Commercial Readiness Confirmed for Alfa Laval’s Ammonia Fuel Supply System as FAT Wraps Up
Alfa Laval has completed a certified factory acceptance test (FAT) for its FCM Ammonia fuel supply system, earning class certification from China Classification Society and confirming commercial readiness for ammonia‑fueled two‑stroke engines. The test validated hardware integration, control logic, safety...
AI-Driven Power Surge Pushes Texas Coal Plant Toward Solar
America’s appetite for electricity is exploding—driven in part by AI and data centers. In Texas, one coal plant is planning a surprising transition to solar. But meeting this new demand may also mean more fossil fuels. My latest for PBS...
Press Release: Tokyo Motor to Exhibit Hydrogen and Fuel-Cell Technologies
Toyota announced its participation in the 25th International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo in Tokyo from March 17‑19, 2026, where it will display its latest hydrogen and fuel‑cell technologies. President Mitsumasa Yamagata will present partnership initiatives aimed at building a...
Aypa Power, Six Nations Secure $512m for BESS Projects in Canada
Aypa Power, backed by Blackstone, and Six Nations of the Grand River Development have secured C$700 million (US$512 million) financing for the Elora and Hedley battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Ontario. The two sites together will deliver roughly 422 MW of...
PTE Preview: Sara Solis, Circular Economy Lead, Royal Schiphol Group
Royal Schiphol Group’s circular economy lead, Sara Solis, outlines how the airport embeds circular principles—avoidance, low‑impact choices, lifespan extension, and material recovery—directly into design, procurement and operations. She highlights that upstream decisions in construction and asset design generate the biggest...
New AI Project Aims to Detect and Predict Ocean Plastic Drift From Space
The ADOPT project combines Sentinel‑2 optical imagery with daily high‑resolution PlanetScope data and artificial intelligence to locate floating plastic debris and forecast its short‑term drift. By training a machine‑learning model on GPS drifter records, the system corrects biases in conventional...
Transparent Superhydrophobic Self-Cleaning Coating Increases Solar Cell Efficiency by 4.75%
Researchers have created a transparent, PFAS‑free dual‑layer sol‑gel coating that renders solar panels superhydrophobic while preserving high light transmission. Laboratory tests showed the coating raises photovoltaic efficiency from 13.90 % to 14.56 %, a 0.66‑point gain, and demonstrates strong abrasion, chemical and...
South Korea Accelerates Nuclear Restarts Amid Middle East Fuel Crisis
South Korea will speed up the restart of nuclear reactors undergoing maintenance to secure energy as the war in the Middle East chokes fossil fuel supplies 🇰🇷☢️ The nation will seek to start two units this month, and a further four by...
This Sensor Lets DJI Drones Detect Methane and Toxic Gases
AIRINS introduced new multi‑sensor configurations for its Sniffer4D Nano2+ gas detection system, enabling DJI enterprise drones to monitor up to ten gas parameters in a single flight. The solution pairs AI‑driven analytics with lightweight sensors to map methane, hydrogen sulfide,...
Honda Earns EPA ENERGY STAR at Seven US Plants in 2025
Honda announced that seven of its U.S. manufacturing facilities earned the EPA ENERGY STAR certification for 2025, recognizing superior energy efficiency. The Marysville and East Liberty Ohio plants marked their 20th consecutive year of certification, while other sites in Indiana,...
Sustainable Improvement
Societies must fundamentally shift energy use toward lower‑carbon sources to curb global warming. Governments and organizations are deploying regulations, fiscal tools, and voluntary initiatives to re‑engineer industry, agriculture, and land‑use practices. Renewable energy deployment, LEED‑certified construction, and expanding corporate sustainability...
Energy Retailer Dumps Gas Licence to “Focus Exclusively” On Solar, Batteries and VPPs
Discover Energy has surrendered its gas retail licence, shifting exclusively to solar, battery storage and virtual power plant (VPP) services. The Australian regulator approved the move, with existing gas customers transferred to CovaU on September 4. The company cites high compliance...
Big Battery Put on Standby Again as Rooftop PV Sends Grid Demand Below Zero, but None Forced to Charge
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) placed the Torrens Island big battery on standby after rooftop solar pushed South Australia’s grid demand into negative territory, forecasting a minimum system load of –144 MW. While the battery remained idle, other storage assets...
California's Rooftop Solar Incentives Slashed, Balcony Panels Rise
Wrote about the latest gut punch to rooftop solar incentives in California — and what comes next, including the dawn of balcony solar: https://t.co/KcQ7aj2LIc
Utah Data Center to Power with 1‑GW Solar Farm
1-GW solar project planned for Utah hyperscale data center #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/Id925FeaBi
Construction Underway on Kwinana Clean Energy Research Hub
Australia’s Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre has begun construction on the first stage of the Kwinana Energy Transformation Hub (KETH) in Western Australia. Western Projects will build the R&D building, designed by Ferguson Architects, with work starting in September...
Lithium Still Beats Long‑Duration Storage, Industry Calls for Diversity
Long-duration tech still outcompeted by lithium, trade group advocates for ‘valuing diversity’ #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/ARa90ueYl7
San Francisco Moves to Expand Curbside Electric Vehicle Charging
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveiled legislation to create a permitting pathway for expanding curbside electric‑vehicle (EV) charging stations. The plan targets 100 publicly accessible chargers by 2030, with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency handling permits and private firms...
Solar Dominance and Rooftop Panels Ensure True Energy Independence
The only actual energy security in the world is solar energy dominance in countries that produce their own solar panels. The only actual energy indepedence is hundreds of millions of rooftops with solar on them, which builds a decentralized grid...
How the Spiraling Iran Conflict Could Affect Data Centers and Electricity Costs
Escalating conflict between the US, Israel and Iran has shut down traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing crude oil prices above $110 per barrel and raising concerns about global energy volatility. The disruption is also tightening natural‑gas markets as...
Taiwan's Energy Future Needs
There has been a lot of commentary over the past week on China's energy vulnerabilities but much less about Taiwan's. In 2020, I coauthored a @CarnegieEndow report on Taiwan's energy trilemma of security, affordability, and sustainability - with ideas for...
Noteworthy Glitch in AEMO Operations (Both Electricity and Gas) on Tuesday Afternoon/Evening 10th March 2026
On 10 March 2026 the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) suffered a significant operational glitch affecting both the National Electricity Market and the eastern Australian gas market. The incident was logged as INC0159810 and is suspected to be linked to change request...
Renewable Fuels Summit Kicks Off with $80M Funding Boost
Australia's Renewable Fuels Summit opened with an $80 million government funding boost for industrial decarbonisation and the announcement of the country's first agricultural renewable gas plant. Analysts estimate the nation has enough feedstock to sustain a $10 billion‑a‑year renewable fuels sector, potentially...
Google’s “Renewable” Data Center Still Runs on Fossil Fuels
Google continues to lie about being "renewable"—this time by claiming a new data center will be powered by "wind and batteries." Let's do some honest journalism here: Google's data center in Minnesota will be connected to the local grid, powered largely by...
Queensland LNP Calls in Another Big Battery Project as Most Coal Dependent State Hit by Flight of Capital
Queensland’s Liberal‑National Party government has called in Trina Solar’s 200 MW Pleystowe battery project, adding it to a growing list of renewable schemes under state scrutiny. Planning Minister Jarrod Bleijie received 733 submissions raising fire, noise, and agricultural land concerns, prompting...
Unlocking Existing Grid Capacity With Dynamic Line Rating
Dynamic line rating (DLR) replaces static worst‑case assumptions with real‑time sensor data and fine‑scale weather forecasts, letting operators gauge the actual thermal capacity of transmission lines moment‑by‑moment. Case studies across Europe, the United States and Asia report capacity gains of...
Robust Optimization Highlights Transmission’s Untapped Grid Potential
Rapid demand growth is straining the electric grid—and the planning models used to expand it may be making things worse. Current deterministic approaches to grid planning systematically undervalue opportunities to build assets that are robust and adaptable to the many...
Co‑ownership Offers Quicker, Cheaper Renewable Rollout, Report Says
Co-ownership vs consultation: Landmark report proposes faster, cheaper path to renewables #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/7lWCPVACJ7 https://t.co/t7SdJhurNu
Cadillac F1 Team Selects Core Scientific as Data Center Partner
Cadillac has appointed Core Scientific as the official data‑center partner for its new Formula 1 operation. The multi‑year deal will shape a $200 million, 400,000‑sq‑ft facility in Fishers, Indiana, designed for high‑density simulation, engineering, manufacturing, and race‑day workloads. Core Scientific will provide...
PowerBank Secures Funding, Clears Hurdles for 7 MW NY Solar
PowerBank secures funding, clears environmental hurdles for its 7 MW New York community solar project #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/cuWBlZKcKm
U.S. Boosts Solar Power with 43.2 GW Added in 2025
US adds 43.2GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025 #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/aZ7O8AfdNy
Resurgence of Stellarators and Impact on IP
Recent breakthroughs in superconducting magnet fabrication and AI‑driven field optimization have revived stellarator research, pushing the technology toward commercial fusion power. U.S. firms such as Type One Energy are planning grid‑scale stellarator plants with integration targets by 2030. Patent activity...
Argentina Launches 700 MW National Battery Storage Tender
Argentina tenders 700 MW of battery storage nationwide #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/fPJqWq2Ss4
Beazley Buys kWh Analytics to Boost Renewable Underwriting
Beazley acquires kWh Analytics to scale renewable energy underwriting #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/HU8MHQTedQ
400MW Data Center Could Be Built in Eastern South Africa
eThekwini Municipality in eastern South Africa signed a preliminary Memorandum of Agreement with a Korean energy‑technology consortium to explore a data centre near the Lovu River, south of Ocean View Road. The proposal mentions a potential 400 MW capacity, but the...
South Korean ESS Supplier Opens Indiana Factory
South Korean ESS component supplier will build US factory in Indiana #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/IHTPPbh5vU
Tech Pair Could Stop California’s Overloaded Electric Grid
As Californians electrify, can this tech combo prevent grid overload? #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/8Sfo7LLSes
Flexibility as a Standard? New AI Data Center Offering Will Enhance Grid Reliability
InfraPartners and Emerald AI announced a new Flex‑Ready Data Center design that embeds AI‑driven flexibility into the facility’s core architecture. The solution pairs InfraPartners’ Upgradeable Data Center platform with Emerald AI’s Emerald Conductor software to enable real‑time load modulation, reducing...
China’s Solar Surge Outpaces Declining US Installations
US solar installation: Down 14% between 2024 and 2025. Chinese solar installation: Up 14% between 2024 and 2025. Last year China installed more than 7 times more solar capacity than the US. So much for energy dominance... https://t.co/te4ziwFqlX
California Court Upholds NEM 3.0, Hits Rooftop Solar
California court upholds NEM 3.0, dealing blow to rooftop solar #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/3jXyBv0ERG
Data Center Proposal Rejected in Pekin, Illinois
The City of Pekin, Illinois, announced that it will not move forward with a proposed 321‑acre data‑center campus on the Lutticken Property. Mayor Mary Burress cited community opposition and uncertainty as reasons for halting the project, despite a tentative land‑sale...
Singapore Boosts 2030 Solar Goal to 3 GW
Singapore raises 2030 solar target to 3 GW #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/PpRx1O5JTA
Hybrid Solar‑Battery Farm Begins Construction, Sheep Included
Solar, storage and sheep: First sod turned at game-changing hybrid PV and battery project #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/DQsJEXqpqz https://t.co/Xxr9iTs3j8
Spain’s Wind-Farm Bargain
Spain’s Castilla‑La Mancha town Higueruela transformed from a declining community into a renewable‑energy hub after a wind farm was installed 25 years ago. Today, taxes and lease fees from Iberdrola supply roughly 40% of the municipal budget, funding libraries, youth...
Princeton Deploys Massive Ground‑Source Heat Pump, Showcasing Campus Innovation
Universities provide an interesting testbed for adopting innovative technologies. Here is Princeton using what appears to be a very large ground source heat pump with 2,000 (!) boreholes. https://t.co/SowKV9ivJe
State Collapse Boosts Lebanon's Solar Surge, Free EV Driving
One data point: the collapse of the state in Lebanon favored localism. It now has the highest solar penetration (even >> since 2023, 34% of total energy). Totally unregulated. You can use an electric car and drive for free...