LEGO Group Invests in Nature and Technology-Based Carbon Removal Projects
The LEGO Group is committing an additional DKK 18 million (≈US$18 million) to four carbon‑removal projects, expanding its portfolio of nature‑based and technology‑based solutions. The investments include restoring over 14,000 hectares of degraded tropical forest in Mexico and three tech projects—biomass geological storage, mineralization into building materials, and marine CO₂ removal via wastewater alkalinity. These moves build on existing collaborations with Climate Impact Partners and ClimeFi and align with LEGO’s 2050 net‑zero target and its $1.4 billion sustainability spend. The company says the programme will deepen its understanding of diverse removal pathways and guide future climate strategy.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Polysilicon Prices Slide Amid Low Operating Rates
The China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association reported polysilicon operating rates fell to just 32% of capacity, extending an oversupply that pushed polysilicon prices lower and softened wafer prices across all grades. Wafer prices dropped 3‑8% after the Chinese New Year,...
Chinese Clean‑energy Exports Cut Overseas CO2 by 1% in 2024
So @BradleyThomasUK wants to know about the CO2 impact of Chinese clean-tech manufacturing, having just asked a Q in parliament Which is lucky, cos we published detailed analysis on this last year: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas...
Policy Backing Fuels Europe’s Next Wave of Low-Emission Steel Capacity
European policy tools such as the TRQ, CBAM and the draft Industrial Accelerator Act are reviving investment in low‑emission steel, exemplified by ArcelorMittal’s €1.3 billion Dunkirk electric‑arc‑furnace slated for 2029. While earlier green‑hydrogen DRI projects have been delayed or scaled back,...
AI ‘Virtual Residents’ Offer Early Read on Data Center Sentiment
University of California, Riverside researchers deployed large‑language‑model agents as “virtual residents” to capture community sentiment on data‑center proposals early in the planning cycle. The AI agents consistently highlighted water consumption, utility costs and electricity demand as primary concerns, while identifying...
European Energy Posts Strong 2025 Progress
European Energy reported a robust 2025, with revenue surging to €766 million and EBITDA reaching €170 million. The firm expanded its battery energy storage systems pipeline from 2.4 GW to 7.4 GW and launched the world’s first large‑scale commercial e‑methanol plant in Denmark. Over...
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation Launches EOI for Renewable Energy Offtake in Western Australia’s Pilbara
Indigenous‑led Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC) has opened an expression of interest for commercial and industrial customers to purchase renewable electricity from its expanding Pilbara portfolio. Its flagship hybrid wind‑solar‑battery project, Baru Marnda, secured Strategic Project status and appears on the national...
Swiss Data Centre Operator NTS Colocation Pilots Iron-Sodium Battery Tech From US Startup Inlyte
Swiss data‑centre operator NTS Colocation and US startup Inlyte Energy are launching a pilot iron‑sodium battery system at NTS' Bern facility. The first phase will install 600 kWh by year‑end, forming part of a broader 2 MW deployment slated for 2028. The...
Malaysia’s TTVision Enters India’s Solar Manufacturing Market
Malaysia’s TTVision Holdings Berhad will launch a joint‑venture manufacturing plant in India in the second half of 2026 to produce automated optical inspection and high‑speed processing systems for photovoltaic production lines. The facility will act as a localized integrator linking...
Danske Commodities Seals 400MWh UK Battery Deal
Danske Commodities has secured a ten‑year optimisation agreement for the 400 MWh Windyhill battery energy storage system near Glasgow, marking its largest battery asset to date. The firm will deploy its fully automated algorithmic platform to capture revenue from wholesale electricity...
Chinese Academy of Sciences Achieves World Record Efficiency of 15.45% for Kesterite Solar Cell
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has set a new world record for kesterite (CZTSSe) solar cells, achieving a 15.45% power conversion efficiency and a certified 15.04% efficiency. The breakthrough stems from an interfacial phase equilibrium strategy that introduces a lithium‑tin‑sulfide...
Seatrium Delivers Next-Generation Jack-Up
Seatrium has handed over a next‑generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to Maersk Offshore Wind after successful sea trials at its Singapore yard. The custom‑engineered ship boasts a 1,900‑tonne crane with a 180‑metre hook height, capable of installing 15 + MW turbines. It...
Chinese Scientists Build ‘Ultra-Stable’ Polymer Solar Cell with 19.1% Efficiency
Chinese researchers at Wuhan University of Technology have demonstrated a polymer solar cell with a record‑high power conversion efficiency of 19.1%. By blending a small fraction of linearly packed small‑molecule acceptors into a polymeric macromolecular acceptor matrix, they achieved ordered...
Can We Build Data Centers Fast Enough? | Episode 3 - Live at KickStart Europe 2026
In this live episode from KickStart Europe, Greenscale’s senior procurement director Miriam van Koperen and Unica Data Centers’ VP of sales and marketing Luke Spin discuss the intense pressure to deliver data centers within 12‑14 months, highlighting supply‑chain bottlenecks, the need for...
Peak-Hour Power to Cost More in Chandigarh Soon
Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL) will introduce time‑of‑day (TOD) electricity tariffs for all consumer categories, beginning with industrial users. The new structure applies a multiplier of 0.8 during solar‑aligned daytime hours (9 am‑5 pm) and 1.2 during morning and evening peaks, while...
Ideal Heating Launches New Monobloc Propane Heat Pump for Commercial Buildings
Ideal Heating has added a 65 kW monobloc air‑source heat pump to its Ecomod 290HT line, targeting commercial buildings that need higher temperature output. The unit runs on propane (R290), delivers up to 70 °C flow temperature and achieves a COP of...
No Fault, No Claims Adjuster, No Friction: Randel Bennett on the Future of Guarantees
In this episode, InsurTech Leadership host Josh interviews Randall Bennett, CEO and co‑founder of Quixen, about the company’s embedded, parametric production guarantees for commercial solar projects. Bennett explains how Quixen partners with solar installers and prime contractors to offer a...
Tripura Milestone: State Crosses 8 MW of Solar Power Generation
Tripura has crossed the 8 MW threshold for rooftop solar generation under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. More than 2,350 households and small businesses have installed panels, collectively feeding over 8 MW into the state grid. The scheme has disbursed...
Market Price Cap to Increase to $23,200/MWh From 1st July 2026
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) announced that the National Electricity Market (NEM) Market Price Cap (MPC) will increase to $23,200 per megawatt‑hour (MWh) for the 2026‑27 financial year, effective 1 July 2026. This follows a staged rise from $17,500/MWh in FY 2024‑25...
Detect PV Underperformance Using Only AC‑Side Data
How to detect PV system underperformance using only AC-side inverter data #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/cF9bdAZScu https://t.co/hkJ5cOflpq
Renewable Energy Becomes China‑EU Security Priority Post‑Trump
Renewable energy has become a national security issue in China and the EU — subsidies and cost no longer the only factors — thanks to President Trump Wind Power Is Taking Off In China– All The Way To 2000 M AGL...
Floating House / CTA | Creative Architects
Vietnam endured 17 back‑to‑back storms in 2025, flooding 22 provinces and prompting architects Bui The Long, CTA | Creative Architects, Nha Xanh and 5G Construction Solutions to develop a Floating Prefab House. The structure operates as a garden bungalow in normal conditions and...
MGA Thermal Wins AU$3.25M ARENA Funding for Storage Study
MGA Thermal secures AU$3.25 million ARENA funding for thermal energy storage FEED studies #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/z7GzHcFjf5
Italy's Carbon Rebates Hide High Power Costs, Gas Dominates
Italy wants to mask high power prices by rebating carbon costs But gas still sets the marginal price and firm capacity is still scarce. When will Europe learn it can't regulate its way around energy constraints? https://t.co/bvwbqV1FTZ #EnergyPolicy #PowerMarkets #CarbonMarkets #EnergyTransition #EnergyPhysics
ARENA Advances Industrial Emissions Cuts with $400M Fund
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched the Powering the Regions Industrial Transformation Stream (ITS), a $400 million fund to cut greenhouse‑gas emissions from regional industrial facilities. The program, part of the broader Powering the Regions Fund, supports projects that...
New Single‑Diode Model Reduces Solar Cell Recombination Losses
New single-diode model tackles recombination losses in solar cells #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/E9EtCiv3Hq
New Model Maps Land‑Efficient U.S. Solar Expansion
New model reveals pathway for land-efficient U.S. solar expansion #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/Ybrc0FUtc8
Energy Insiders Podcast: China’s Clean Energy Surge Reshapes Coal, Oil and the Grid
China’s clean‑energy surge is reshaping its energy landscape, with record solar installations and a 30% jump in wind capacity driving more than a third of the nation’s economic growth. Lead analyst Lauri Myllyvirta highlighted that renewable build‑out now outweighs traditional...
AER Sets Customer Costs for Basslink Transition
AER sets cost to customers of Basslink, as troubled interconnector transitions to regulated asset #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/T2RMDku5H0 https://t.co/Dxnu3ZDfi8
Japanese Utility Tests Residential Battery Demand‑response Program
Japanese utility launches residential battery demand response pilot #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/yshCcxkqbD
The EU's Path to Service Growth and Clean Tech
The EU can boost growth by deepening single‑market integration for high‑value services and by accelerating clean‑tech investments. While the United States pursues protectionist manufacturing policies and retreats from climate commitments, it still enjoys a large services surplus that could wane....
Batteries Increase Grid Complexity and Cost, Not a Fix
You missed my point @simonnextclick Massive battery spending doesn’t erase grid physics. Batteries add more complexity to grid constraints & more cost to renewables that are already uneconomic at scale. Stop buying the hype & learn about reality LINK👇 https://t.co/74DMqJ5DXD #EnergyTransition #Batteries #Grid #Renewables #EnergySystems
Germany’s Grid Fees vs Inertia Payments Expose Regulatory Split
Germany’s grid fees and inertia payments highlight contrasts in energy storage regulation #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/TEvwf4Dnaj
Chart Industries Inc (GTLS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Chart Industries reported record Q4 2020 performance, achieving a $810 million backlog and its highest ever quarterly orders. The company signed 33 long‑term agreements, including 14 service contracts, and expanded its hydrogen trailer and water‑treatment businesses with notable contracts in the...
PSEG Adds $1.5B to Five-Year Spending Plan
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) lifted its five‑year regulated capital spending plan by $1.5 billion, targeting $22.5‑$25.5 billion through 2030. The company also raised its adjusted earnings growth outlook to 6‑8% from the prior 5‑7% range. The additional capex is aimed at...
Due Diligence Required as More Biofuel Feedstocks Used
NorthStandard released a white paper outlining the rapid uptake of biofuels in commercial shipping, noting a twelve‑fold increase in testing volumes to over 1 million MT between 2021 and 2025. Current 5‑10% bio‑blend usage satisfies the 2022 FuelEU Maritime requirement, but upcoming...
Nanochannel Method Makes Ion Membranes Twice as Strong for Clean Energy
University of Queensland researchers have introduced a nanoconfinement polymerisation technique that creates ultra‑thin ion‑exchange membranes with roughly double the tensile strength of conventional films. The method forces polymer chains to align within nanoscale channels, yielding dense, flexible membranes that can...
Fast Tech Faces Reckoning: From E‑Waste to Slow Solutions
Delighted to be speaking at Back Market’s Slow Tech Uprising in Barcelona with Joy Howard, Rob Pegoraro, and Alexander Kuscher. We’ll be screening Dandora: A Fast Tech Story, tracing our discarded devices to one of the largest e-waste sites in...
Germany's Nuclear Shutdown: A Strategic Emissions Setback
In 2023, #Germany concluded its #nuclear phase-out, permanently closing its final three #reactors. Those plants had collectively generated approximately 13% of Germany’s power. The shutdown eliminated a reliable, carbon-free power source that would have helped the country achieve its emissions...
New Playbook Guides States Balancing Growth, Modernization, Affordability
A new whitepaper from @DeployAction focuses on a critical "trilemma" for state policymakers: managing load growth, modernizing the generation fleet, and protecting energy affordability for families. We should get more our of what we have already paid for. This new playbook...
Calls Grow for Mandatory Home Energy Rating Disclosure
Pressure mounts for mandatory disclosure of home energy efficiency ratings #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/CLftU6aMdH https://t.co/OeCYml8kTt
Grid Constraints Will Limit Electrification Before Copper Supply
Your "copper cliff" assumes demand is unlimited @simonnextclick It isn’t Grid bottlenecks, permitting delays, power shortages & capital constraints will cap electrification long before geology does #Copper #EnergyTransition #Grid #Electrification #Commodities @ctindale @wbaltzley02
Co‑locating Storage with Solar Isn’t a Silver Bullet
Energy storage co-location with solar PV not a ‘silver bullet’ #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/AlWjI5TUDD
Illinois Cities Push to Sever Ties with Coal Plant
Illinois cities move to cut ties with a massive coal plant #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/Y04PXhJP7t
IEA Allegedly Drops Climate Priority Under US Pressure
Renewable energy think tank Ember says that, under American pressure, the IEA appears to have "drop[ped] climate change as one of its priorities." https://t.co/JxXMP3djla
Data Center Support Drops Sharply in Latest Heatmap Poll
Data Center Support Plummets in Latest Heatmap Pro Poll #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/sbvoDuWQdH https://t.co/T9hkEefBeG
Zeo Energy Secures 280 MW Solar‑LDES for Utah Data Hub
Zeo Energy signs MoU for 280 MW of solar plus LDES at Utah data center hub #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/RyEAsKMfCh
Homeowners Rush to Install Solar Before ITC Deadline
EnergySage report shows rush to install resi solar systems before end of ITC #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/uyzTcxHodf
Energy Policy Shifts Into Industrial Policy, Shaping Companies
🎙️NEW PODCAST: Energy policy is increasingly industrial policy. Why? How does it impact on companies and on the energy transition? What are the opportunities and risks that arise? I was interviewed by the @EYnews Better Finance: CFO Insights podcast. Links in comments. https://t.co/BmLTovVV7F
Solar‑Battery Projects Cut Data Center Build Time to 18 Months
So many Solar/Battery projects have been in the queue for years and can get data centers online in 18+ months instead of 5 years.