EVE Energy Drives Technological Leap in Large-Scale Storage: EVE Energy Launches World’s First Storage System with 628Ah Large Battery Cells...
Chinese battery maker EVE Energy commissioned the world’s first storage system built around its new 628 Ah ultra‑large lithium‑iron‑phosphate cells. The 200 MW, 400 MWh facility, comprising 80 five‑megawatt DC modules, demonstrates the technology at grid scale and marks a shift from research to commercial validation. EVE also signed a strategic 10 GWh cooperation agreement with Beijing Guowang Technology to expand large‑cell storage projects. The rollout aims to simplify system architecture, improve safety, and lower the levelized cost of storage.
Orsted’s Hornsea Chief Describes 'Juggling Act' After Monopile Deal Collapse
Orsted’s Hornsea 3 chief announced the collapse of a major monopile contract, forcing the 2.9 GW offshore wind project to pause its foundation procurement. The decision highlights the difficulty of securing large‑scale steel structures for the UK’s expanding offshore wind fleet....
Without Transparent Energy Planning, the Lights Could Go Out
Open Energy Transition (OET) advocates replacing black‑box energy‑system models with open, transparent tools such as PyPSA‑Eur. A recent German study, conducted with Form Energy, used granular multi‑year climate data to assess multi‑day storage (MDS) needs for a near‑100 % clean grid...
Equinor Halts Dutch CCS-H2 Plans, Belgian Site Still On
Equinor has scrapped its Dutch H2M Eemshaven CCS‑hydrogen project, citing policy uncertainty and insufficient funding, while the Belgian H2BE plant remains on schedule. Both plants were designed to produce 210,000 t/yr of low‑carbon hydrogen using autothermal reforming and each received roughly €160 million...
Viridi Replaces New York Municipal Diesel Generator with Battery
Viridi installed a 150‑kWh battery energy storage system at Erie County Sewer District No. 2 in Hamburg, New York, replacing a diesel backup generator. The BESS provides 32‑90 hours of power depending on pump demand, eliminating fuel use and cutting emissions. Real‑time...
Neste & World Fuel Services to Expand Availability of SAF
Neste and World Fuel Services have signed a five‑year extension to broaden the supply of Neste‑produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) across more than 100 airports in the UK and Europe. The agreement aligns World Fuel’s extensive distribution network with Neste’s...
Moonwatt Targets ‘Same Disruption String Inverters Had in Solar’ with Distributed Sodium-Ion BESS Architecture
Moonwatt, a Netherlands‑based startup, announced its first distributed sodium‑ion battery energy storage system (BESS) at Cleantech Park Arnhem, backed by a €1.15 million grant. The company’s modular, string‑based architecture mirrors the disruptive impact of solar string inverters, promising scalable double‑digit to...
Talon PV Secures German Wafer Supply for American-Made Solar Cells
U.S. solar‑cell maker Talon PV has signed a long‑term supply agreement with German wafer producer NexWafe. The deal provides approximately 7 GW of NexWafe’s EpiNex silicon wafers through 2032 to fuel Talon’s planned 4.8‑GW TOPCon manufacturing facility in Baytown, Texas. The...
Nanodevice Produces Continuous Electricity From Evaporation
Researchers at EPFL’s Laboratory of Nanoscience for Energy Technology have unveiled a silicon‑nanopillar device that generates continuous electricity from evaporating saltwater. By deliberately coupling heat and sunlight, the system drives ion migration and electron excitation, producing a stable 1 V output...
Burgenland Launches Largest Austrian Wind Farm
Burgenland inaugurated Austria’s largest wind farm in Neusiedl/Weiden, installing 23 turbines that deliver 122 MW of capacity. The site will produce roughly 251 GWh of electricity each year—enough for about 70,000 households—and lock in a 10‑cent‑per‑kWh price for two decades. The project...
ProEnergy Supply, OpenSolar Partner on Distributor Inventory Platform
ProEnergy Supply (PES) has launched an AI‑driven transactional gateway that integrates directly with OpenSolar’s new Shop platform, allowing solar designers to purchase equipment in real time. The solution connects live inventory to distributors’ ERP systems, reaching over 28,000 active solar...
IMO NZF Would Send Stable Demand Signal for Zero-Emission Fuels
A new UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group report evaluates three IMO Net Zero Framework (NZF) scenarios and finds that only the framework "as‑is" delivers a credible, stable demand signal for scalable zero‑emission fuels. The analysis warns that removing the...
Can Everdye Clean up One of Fashion’s Dirtiest Processes?
French startup Everdye has created a room‑temperature, electrostatic dyeing process that can slash energy consumption by up to eight times and cut greenhouse‑gas emissions by 60‑99 percent. The technology uses positively charged pigments that instantly bind to negatively charged fibre...
China’s AI Build-Out Forces a Rapid Shift to Liquid Cooling — Massive Clusters Put Pressure on Domestic Suppliers to Shift...
China’s rapid AI compute expansion is forcing a wholesale shift from air to liquid cooling in data centers. Dozens of domestic firms, led by Envicool whose shares have tripled, are scaling liquid‑cooling solutions to support 42 "10,000‑card" clusters delivering over...
The Four Mega-Firms Tightening Their Grip on a 'Two Speed' Global Clean Power Market
Four U.S. tech giants—Meta, Amazon, Google and Microsoft—accounted for 49% of global clean‑power purchase agreements (PPAs) in 2025, the year total PPA activity fell for the first time since 2016. Together they secured 20.4 GW, enough to power Denmark, and are...
Researchers Develop Graphene-Engineered MXene for PFAS Capture
Researchers from multiple institutions have created a graphene‑enhanced MXene electroadsorbent (MXene@rGO‑LDH, MGL) that dramatically improves PFAS removal from water. The composite achieves a maximum PFOA adsorption capacity of 119.5 mg g⁻¹—almost twice that of pristine MXene—and reaches 98.45% removal at pH 4 under...
Enduring ERU Control Logic: A Cross-Platform Architecture for Building Automation Excellence
Building automation professionals face recurring failures when Energy Recovery Unit (ERU) control logic is tied to proprietary tools, especially during platform migrations or retro‑commissioning. The article proposes a commissioning‑centric, cross‑platform architecture that abstracts control intent into five distinct layers, from...
MPs in Call to Halt Drax’s £2m-a-Day Subsidy over Sustainability Doubts
A cross‑party group of 14 MPs and peers has urged Energy Minister Ed Miliband to suspend the £2 million‑a‑day renewable subsidy paid to Drax while the FCA investigates alleged misrepresentations about wood‑pellet sourcing. Drax, the UK’s largest power plant, is projected...
UAE Data Centers: Powering the Middle East’s AI and Cloud Revolution
The United Arab Emirates is rapidly emerging as a pivotal data‑center hub for the Middle East and Africa, with live capacity surpassing 376 MW in 2025. Hyperscale players such as Microsoft, G42, and OpenAI are expanding AI‑focused facilities, targeting an additional...
Solar Farms Double as Thriving Biodiversity Sanctuaries
Who says clean energy and nature can’t thrive together? New @NatLabRockies research confirms what global studies are increasingly showing: utility-scale solar farms actively foster biodiversity By planting native prairie under panels, 3 sites in Minnesota have transformed into thriving sanctuaries for...
Future Power Electronics Will Eliminate Legacy Equipment
Listen up! Incredibly fun conversation with my friend @baglino of @heronpower on power electronics, from a history lesson to a tour of all the things we'll soon be able to delete in solar, BESS and data center power equipment https://t.co/Zm2MVanCS0
Carbon-Aware Scaling: The Next Competitive Edge in SaaS
SaaS founders must now measure the energy and emissions each customer generates, not just revenue and cloud spend. Continuous workloads, AI inference, and data pipelines are turning software into a major energy consumer, making carbon a direct cost driver. Tools...
IEA and Thailand Launch Joint Energy Cooperation Programme
A great pleasure to meet with Thai Permanent Secretary Prasert Sinsukpraset at the #IEAMinisterial We signed a new joint work programme to further strengthen IEA-🇹🇭 cooperation across key areas, including power systems, energy technologies, energy efficiency & more. https://t.co/g4zRIVstEo
Korea’s Vice‑Minister Outlines AI‑driven Energy Priorities
Excellent exchange with Korea's Vice-Minister of Climate, Energy & Environment Hohyeon Lee at the #IEAMinisterial We had a wide-ranging discussion on 🇰🇷's energy priorities, including energy & AI, energy security, technology supply chains, upgrading the power grid & nuclear https://t.co/1GKQdBGKMH
Neom Partners with DataVolt on $5bn Hyperscale Datacentre Project for Digital Infrastructure
Neom has signed a landmark $5 billion agreement with Saudi‑based DataVolt to build the Kingdom’s first green‑AI hyperscale data centre in Oxagon. The facility will operate at net‑zero, powered entirely by renewable energy and equipped with advanced cooling to support generative...
Mission300 Connects West Africa with New 225 kV Grid
#Mission300 is strengthening grids across #Africa. For example, a 225 kV transmission ring now links Guinea to Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. This transmission ring is a vital component of the West African Power Pool, which spans 14 countries. https://t.co/kWAgiIv7Oa https://t.co/T8tpU9C76L
British AR7 Renewable Energy Auction Secures 14.7 GW of Clean Power Capacity - Offshore, Onshore and Solar at Record Levels
The UK’s AR7 renewable auction awarded 14.7 GW of new capacity, split between 8.4 GW offshore wind, 1.3 GW onshore wind, a record 4.9 GW of solar, and 20 MW of tidal projects. Onshore wind contracts were priced at £72.24/MWh, roughly half the cost of...
Who Killed FCAS?
FCAS (Frequency Control Ancillary Services) prices in Australia’s NEM have plummeted since late 2023, falling to well below $2/MW h after a multi‑year decline. The collapse coincides with a rapid expansion of registered FCAS capacity, driven largely by utility‑scale batteries, demand‑response...
AI Breakthrough Could Replace Rare Earth Magnets in Electric Vehicles
Scientists at the University of New Hampshire used artificial intelligence to compile a searchable database of 67,573 magnetic compounds, uncovering 25 previously unknown high‑temperature magnets. The AI system extracts experimental data from literature, predicts magnetic behavior, and records temperature thresholds....
Brisbane Battery Innovator Gets First Chunk of Funds Towards Giga-Scale Production Plans
Li‑S Energy, a Brisbane‑based battery innovator, has received the first $1.9 million tranche of a $7.86 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The funding will support engineering work and a feasibility study for a gigawatt‑scale factory capable of producing...
New Sodium Ion Battery Stores Twice the Energy and Desalinates Seawater
University of Surrey researchers discovered that retaining water in sodium vanadium oxide dramatically boosts sodium‑ion battery performance. The hydrated nanostructured sodium vanadate (NVOH) stores nearly twice the energy of conventional cathodes, charges faster, and remains stable for over 400 cycles....
Jupiter International Doubles Indian Solar Capacity to 2 GW
Jupiter International doubles solar cell manufacturing capacity to 2 GW in India #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/N7yACehDbe
Interstate Objectors Push Independent Review of NSW Battery
Another NSW battery sent for independent review by interstate and long-distance objectors #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/4Yc1aJjiuA https://t.co/QBPyuoR6kC
Oregon Adopts New Building Codes to Reduce Energy Costs and Increase Energy Efficiency in Newly Constructed Homes
Oregon's Residential and Manufactured Structures Board approved updates to the state residential energy code, requiring new homes to install energy‑efficient heat pumps instead of traditional ducted air‑conditioning. The code change is projected to save homeowners about $125 per month, or...
UL Solutions Sets New Solar Inverter Cybersecurity Standard
UL Solutions develops new standard for solar inverter cybersecurity #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/TvHlobdGEg
On‑site Fossil Power Becomes Liability; Choose Clean Grid Solutions
On-site fossil generation is quickly becoming a big liability for data center developers. At Firma Power, we're supplying clean power solutions for grid connected data centers and a real alternative to this polluting path to power.
EnergyX Enters US Manufacturing Phase
EnergyX has launched one of North America’s largest roll‑to‑roll ion‑exchange membrane production lines at its Austin, Texas facility, delivering up to 500,000 square meters of membranes per year. The new plant enables in‑house manufacturing of the core component for its...
Octopus Expands US Portfolio with California Solar-Storage Acquisition
Octopus acquires California solar-plus-storage project as part of US$1 billion investment #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/Cv3DZMxKvt
Battery Storage Ushers in European Energy Resilience
Battery storage can help establish a new era of European energy resilience #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/H4SPIjSkjN
Thai Capital Market Aligns with Climate Vows
Thailand’s leading capital‑market players – the Government Pension Fund, the Association of Investment Management Companies and the Stock Exchange of Thailand – have launched a coordinated strategy to align listed firms with the country’s nationally determined contributions under the Paris...
NREL Measures UV Degradation in TOPCon Solar Cells
NREL researchers quantify UV-induced degradation levels in TOPCon solar cells #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/xLGnfYrybS
States Sue Trump Over Blocked Renewable Funding
States sue Trump administration for blocking funded renewable projects Congress approved the money. The White House froze it. Now states are daring the courts to decide if the Constitution still stands. https://t.co/rYIh7fS9kw #ClimatePolicy #Federalism #EnergyPolitics #IRA #USPolitics
E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents Show
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to loosen federal mercury limits for coal‑burning power plants, permitting higher emissions of the neurotoxic metal. Agency officials argue the change will cut "unwarranted costs" for utilities, estimating up to $670 million in savings between...
Australia Adds 4.9 GWh Batteries in 2025, Equalling 2017
Australia commissions 4.9GWh of grid-scale batteries in 2025, matching entire 2017-2024 output #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/xEhWE79UGs
Winter Storm Leaves Solar Power Completely Ineffective
As badly as wind performed during recent winter weather, solar performed far, far worse. As often happens during winter storms, solar was mostly or totally useless during the times of highest demand (evening and early morning). In Florida, which was hit later...
Utah ‘Gigasite’ Data Center Contemplates Solar-Storage Baseload Addition
Zeo Energy Corp. has signed a non‑binding MOU with Creekstone Energy to evaluate a 280 MW solar‑plus‑storage system for the Delta Gigasite data‑center campus in Utah. The study will focus on photovoltaic generation paired with long‑duration thermal, chemical or electrochemical storage,...
High‑Voltage DC Cuts AI Data Center Costs
High-voltage DC design targets AI data center costs #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/xe594PCmhP
Solid‑state Batteries Outshine Li‑ion, Na‑ion Safety
Comparing safety profiles of lithium-ion, sodium-ion and solid-state batteries #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/2EDdejzvGR
Fortescue's Repeating Solar Tracker Model Boosts Pilbara Innovation
“Tracker, panel, rinse, repeat:” How Fortescue is driving solar innovation in the Pilbara #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/t0Jovxaw7c https://t.co/NwSYabiAHC
Quinbrook Activates 619 MWh Supernode BESS in Queensland
Quinbrook powers up 619MWh Supernode Stage One BESS in Queensland, Australia #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/ImIlFzLmCY