Elon’s Dirty Deals, Tesla’s Credit Losses, and Electric Semi Trucks Save BIG Money
Elon Musk’s new xAI data centers are generating significant emissions, undermining Tesla’s climate leadership. In Europe, Toyota and Stellantis have withdrawn from Tesla’s CO₂ credit pool, potentially costing the automaker billions. Meanwhile, Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 recorded a 33% sales jump in February, setting a new benchmark for EV demand. Real‑world tests show electric semi‑trucks can save fleets up to $160,000 per vehicle, and Circle K is expanding charging stations for heavy equipment.
UK Tender Favours Condensers, Gas Over Grid‑Forming Batteries
UK: Grid-forming batteries miss out in system stability tender as synchronous condensers, gas get contracts #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/JKsGGhv9o4
First Solar Licenses Oxford PV Tech, Cites TOPCon Infringements
First Solar announces licensing agreement with Oxford PV, alleges new TOPCon patent infringements #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/ihrYzqx61m
ChargePoint Holdings Inc (CHPT) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
ChargePoint reported Q2 FY2026 revenue of $99 million, hitting the top of its guidance but falling 9 % year‑over‑year. Non‑GAAP gross margin rose to 33 %, the highest since the company went public, while subscription revenue reached $40 million, representing 40 % of total sales....
Virginia Governor Receives Community Solar Expansion Bill
Community solar expansion legislation sent to Virginia governor #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/OZTLKHxHWX
Arevon and GS Power
People on the move: Arevon, GS Power, and more #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/gdSh6VDBRG https://t.co/KkFhvwvKUl
Are Flex-Fuel Vehicles Making a Comeback?
Chevrolet is re‑launching flex‑fuel vehicles (FFVs) equipped with a 1.3‑liter engine, marking the first standard‑fit FFVs since 2026. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) highlights California’s dominant E85 market and urges other OEMs, including Toyota and Honda, to follow suit. Nationwide...
U.S. Climate Retreat Misaligned With Accelerating Global Clean Energy Shift
The U.S. is stepping back from global climate policies at the very moment the global clean energy transition is accelerating. Christiana Figueres, former UN climate leader and architect of the Paris Agreement, explains why this attempt to double down on fossil...
Clean Planet Moves From Validation to Commercialization
Clean Planet has moved from research validation to commercial rollout, securing a ¥1 billion grant from Tokyo’s Zero Emission program in April 2025 and a ¥500 million strategic equity round in January 2026. The company now promotes its QHe IKAROS heat module,...
Schneider Electric Concludes Sustainability Impact 2021-2025 Program with 8.86/10 Score
Schneider Electric released its 2025 extra‑financial results, closing the 2021‑2025 Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) program with an overall rating of 8.86 out of 10. The initiative delivered 862 million tonnes of avoided CO₂ emissions, a 56 % cut in supplier emissions, and...
From Panic to Product‑Market Fit: Listening Wins
As a college student, Peter Reinhardt (@reinpk) started a company that stumbled, pivoted, and nearly ran out of money before a small open-source library became Segment—the data layer behind thousands of software companies and was later acquired by Twilio. On the...
Tesla Semi’s Latest Adoptee Will Likely Encourage More of the Same
Tesla’s electric Class 8 Semi has been spotted in Southern California, branded for Ralph’s Supermarkets, confirming Kroger’s partnership to deploy up to 500 autonomous Semis. The appearance expands the program from the Midwest to the West Coast, showcasing zero‑emission, 500‑mile range...
Scanifly Is Official Design Platform for CertainTeed’s SunStyle Solar Roof
Scanifly has been appointed the official design platform for CertainTeed’s premium SunStyle solar roof systems. The new SunStyle Designer lets contractors create 3‑D layouts, generate real‑time production estimates, and export full installation reports across Scanifly’s remote and drone‑based environments. Automated...
Google Data Center in Minnesota Would Be Powered by Wind, Energy Storage
Google has signed an electric service agreement with Minnesota Power to power its planned 700‑MW data center in Hermantown using 300 MW of wind generation and 400 MW of battery storage. The deal operates under Minnesota’s regulated rate structure, ensuring existing customers...
March 2026: The Extreme Solar Construction Issue
ELITE Solar unveiled a $115 million solar cell and panel factory in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone, completing construction in under 12 months. The Middle East’s low‑tariff environment and rapid build‑out contrast sharply with the United States, where projects like Q‑cells’ Georgia...
Wind and Solar Beat Gas, Coal on 2030 Costs
According to EIA’s 2025 Annual Energy Outlook (LCOE for plants entering service in 2030, without tax credits): Onshore wind: ~$40–$60 per MWh Utility-scale solar PV: ~$35–$50 per MWh Natural gas: ~$75–$100 per MWh Coal (new build): ~$60–$90 per MWh Cents per kilowatt-hour: Wind and solar: roughly...
Offshore Data Centers Could Boost Offshore Wind Development
Can offshore data centers save offshore wind? Maybe we go offshore before we go to space. https://t.co/QAJ2RJG6Od
How a California Desalination Plant Could Ease Water Shortages on the Colorado River
San Diego County Water Authority approved a memorandum to sell up to 10,000 acre‑feet of its Colorado River allocation to Arizona and Nevada, generating revenue to expand the Carlsbad desalination plant. The deal would mark the first interstate transfer of...
AI Data Centers Use Far Less Water Than Golf Courses
I always find the AI uses crazy amounts of water thing weird Here is a fun stat: Globally golf courses use 10x the water of AI data centres
Organic Valley, Stonyfield Organic, UNFI, and Whole Foods Market Team in Value Chain Climate Initiative for US Organic Dairy
Organic Valley has partnered with Stonyfield Organic, UNFI and Whole Foods Market to launch Verified Impact Units (VIUs) that fund carbon‑insetting projects on U.S. organic dairy farms. The initiative creates a transparent, third‑party verified system for measuring and reducing greenhouse‑gas...
IDB Invest Approves Financing for Genneia to Strengthen Argentina’s Energy Security
IDB Invest is committing up to $185 million to Genneia S.A. to develop four solar parks and 40 MW of battery storage across Argentina. The solar projects total 340 MW, with sites in Mendoza, San Juan and Buenos Aires, while the battery system will connect...
IDB Invest Approves Financing for Genneia to Strengthen Argentina’s Energy Security
IDB Invest is extending up to $185 million in financing to Argentine renewable leader Genneia to develop four solar parks and a 40 MW battery storage system. The solar projects total 340 MW across Mendoza, San Juan and Buenos Aires provinces, while the battery will...
Macquarie Partners with KINX & Gabia for South Korean Data Center Build-Out
Macquarie Asset Management’s Asia‑Pacific Infrastructure Fund 4 has teamed with South Korean IT firm Gabia and its network subsidiary KINX to launch a $420 million hyperscale data‑center venture. The joint‑venture will initially build a 40 MW facility in Ansan, Seoul, and aims to...
Google Files for Fifth Data Center at Midlothian Campus in Texas
Google, via shell company Sharka LLC, filed to build a fifth data center on its Midlothian, Texas campus. The $880 million project will span 288,000 sq ft and is slated for completion by February 24, 2027. This addition follows a $100 million fourth building announced in...
It’s Lights Out for Washington Legislature’s Effort to Regulate Data Centers
Washington state lawmakers let House Bill 2515 die, ending a broad attempt to regulate data centers. The bill would have imposed extra utility charges, mandated clean‑energy compliance, and required power curtailments during grid peaks, potentially raising $30 million annually for low‑income...
Exeter Housing Estate Runs on Renewable Gas
A 19‑home estate in Exeter’s Seaward Park became the UK’s first residential development to run entirely on renewable liquid petroleum gas (bioLPG) in December 2025. The switch cuts carbon emissions by up to 80% compared with conventional LPG while allowing...
Pesa Secures Research Funding for Hydrogen Rail Vehicle
Polish trainmaker Pesa secured Zloty 36 million from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, part of a Zloty 108 million project to build a bi‑mode hydrogen‑electric passenger demonstrator. The vehicle will feature a pantograph, hydrogen fuel cells, batteries and an intelligent control system that...
Accelerating Green Transition to Boost Industrial Resilience
Such a pleasure joining @EIB for this year's #EIBForum. Together with EIB's VP Ambroise Fayolle, @AfDBPresident and @bertrandpiccard, we discussed how to accelerate the green transition thus reinforcing industrial resilience, driving innovation and ensuring sustainable growth. https://t.co/MsNKt7m58K
No Clean Grid…no Green Hydrogen
Researchers at the University of Sheffield warn that green hydrogen’s environmental benefits depend on decarbonising national power grids. Their Nature Communications Sustainability study modeled 20 production and transport scenarios across 14 countries from 2023 to 2050, comparing electrolysis and biomass...
Haryana Budget 2026-27 : ₹2.23 Lakh Crore, Agniveer Quota, Agri Power Discom.
Haryana unveiled a ₹2.23 lakh‑crore budget for 2026‑27, with debt servicing consuming 29.2 percent of outlays. The state will create a dedicated agricultural power distribution company to supply uninterrupted electricity to over 7 lakh farmers. A 20 percent reservation for Agniveer veterans in the...
Brooklyn Project Shows Feasibility of Using Geothermal in Dense Urban Areas
Developer LCOR completed the 1515 Surf Avenue mixed‑use project in Coney Island, installing New York City’s largest district‑scale geothermal system. The 400,000‑sq‑ft development, with 460 residential units, relied on $4.52 million in public incentives and a 30 % federal tax credit to offset...
Utility Portland General Electric Finalises Agreements for 1GW Renewables and BESS
Portland General Electric (PGE) has sealed agreements for more than 1,015 MW of new renewable generation and battery energy storage systems in Oregon, marking the utility’s largest clean‑energy acquisition to date. The portfolio comprises 650 MW of battery storage and 365 MW of...
Puerto Rico: Polaris Renewable Energy Receives Approval for 71.4MW BESS Projects
Polaris Renewable Energy has secured approval from the PREPA Governing Board for a 71.4 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Punta Lima wind farm. The project, split into two 35.7 MW units, is slated to begin commercial operation in the third...
Iraq Threatens 3 Million‑Barrel Cut Amid Global Energy Crisis
this is not a joke. this is not a test. this is a global energy emergency unfolding in real time
China's Mineral Dominance Exposes Western Strategic Failure
China won the mineral war. Two new books show how the West let it happen Read more here: https://t.co/9ofBAHFGLx https://t.co/Qa5SYQX6Dg
Aventus Wins Inch Cape Foundations Deal
British renewable contractor Aventus Energy has been awarded a year‑long, multi‑million‑pound contract by Inch Cape Offshore to complete foundation activities for the 1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm off the Angus coast. The work, the largest single award for Aventus to date,...
Can We Turn Captured C02 Into Stone?
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh used natural isotopic fingerprints to verify that CO₂ injected at Iceland’s Carbfix site permanently mineralises into solid carbonate minerals within basaltic rock. The method tracks the gas without adding artificial tracers, offering a low‑intervention...
SAF Could Raise Airline Ticket Prices Significantly
How much might SAF add to airline passenger ticket flights? We crunch the numbers #avgeek #RAeSCommercialAviationSummit #RAeSCivilAviationWeek https://t.co/xzQcwe0vS3 https://t.co/855NGDNbgM
UK: Grid-Forming Batteries Miss Out in System Stability Tender as Synchronous Condensers, Gas Get Contracts
The UK National Energy System Operator (NESO) concluded its second‑round Stability Market auction without awarding any contracts to grid‑forming battery energy storage systems (BESS). Synchronous condensers and open‑cycle gas turbines secured 7.3 GVAs of contracts, while all BESS proposals failed the...
Are Data Centers Driving up Utility Costs? (Episode 27)
Utility electricity rates in the U.S. have risen faster than inflation since 2022, driven primarily by higher natural‑gas prices, pandemic‑induced residential demand, and under‑invested transmission infrastructure. While data centers add load in specific markets, they do not align with the...
PEM to Develop Hydrogen Infrastructure for Mining Sector
The Production Engineering of E‑Mobility Components (PEM) chair at RWTH Aachen launched the three‑year DigHy project, backed by €1.1 million from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space. The initiative aims to build a digital, scalable hydrogen infrastructure for the...
Schletter Installs Mounting at ‘Earthquake-Prone’ Italian Solar PV Site
Schletter Group installed its FS Duo steel mounting system at a 96 MWp solar PV farm near Udine, Italy, deploying 156,700 modules. The two‑post design stacks three modules vertically, boosting land‑use efficiency while delivering high structural stability. Driven hot‑dip galvanized steel...
Toyota and Stellantis Withdraw From CO₂ Pool with Tesla
Toyota and Stellantis announced they will leave the EU‑wide “Tesla CO₂ pool” starting in 2026, removing two of Tesla’s biggest financial contributors. The pool lets manufacturers pool emissions to meet EU targets, with high‑EV makers offsetting higher‑emission brands. Toyota expects...
Turbines on Farmland Can Help Not Hinder Nature
Wind turbines sited on agricultural land occupy a modest 15‑25 metre concrete base, leaving the majority of the field available for crops or livestock. UK planning rules require acoustic assessments, and measured noise typically matches rural background levels. Ecological surveys and...
Valorization of Plastic Waste Into Hydrogen: Ni–Co/Al2O3–ZrO2 Nanocatalyst for Efficient Steam Reforming of Low‐Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
Researchers demonstrated a solvent‑assisted steam reforming process that converts low‑density polyethylene into hydrogen using a 20 wt % Ni–Co/Al₂O₃–ZrO₂ nanocatalyst. By dispersing LDPE in ethylene glycol, the method achieved 95 % feed conversion and a 92.7 % hydrogen yield under optimal conditions (S/C 9, 500 °C,...
Greenvolt and Reel Partner on 157MW Project
Greenvolt Power and Danish trader Reel have formed a strategic partnership to optimise the 157 MW Høegholm hybrid solar‑and‑battery project in Denmark. The site combines 97.36 MW of PV with a 60 MW/120 MWh battery storage system, slated for PV commissioning in Q1 2026 and...
Diamine Grafting of Pyrazole‐Based MOF‐303 for Diluted‐Source CO2 Capture
Researchers grafted ethylenediamine onto the pyrazole‑based MOF‑303 via pyrazole deprotonation, creating the amine‑functionalized MOF‑303#EDA. The material captures 0.71 mmol g⁻¹ CO₂ at 298 K and 450 ppm, and reaches 2.5 mmol g⁻¹ at 0.15 bar. Breakthrough experiments demonstrate stable cyclic performance, confirming its suitability for point‑source capture....
Circular Construction Hub Unveiled in London
London’s Royal Docks have launched the UK’s first circular construction hub, the opening phase of a broader Circular Economy Village in Newham. The facility, created with Tipping Point East, Newham Council and mayoral support, will recycle demolition waste, aiming to...
Ocean Winds Signs Celtic Sea Lease
Ocean Winds, the 50‑50 joint venture of EDPR and ENGIE, has signed a lease with The Crown Estate for a floating offshore wind site in the Celtic Sea, marking the third Round 5 lease awarded. The development is planned in phases...
CES Data Reveals True Battery Lifecycle Impacts
Looking forward to speaking at @_InterBattery in Seoul next week 🇰🇷. Will present CES data on the real lifecycle of batteries🔋♻️– and what it means for carbon footprint, residual value, and the future supply of recycled materials. Reach out if attending and...