Know What's Happening in ClimateTech
Know What's Happening in ClimateTech
Japan’s Nippon Steel Trading and Queensland’s Energreen have launched the Green Biotechnology Solutions joint venture, planting tens of thousands of pongamia trees near Emerald. The initial phase includes 16,000 trees and a commercial nursery, allowing local landholders to grow the oil‑rich, non‑edible crop under supply agreements. Pongamia can be cultivated on marginal land, creating a biofuel feedstock without competing with food crops. Queensland ministers highlighted the project’s role in attracting global investment, creating regional jobs, and contributing to the state’s goal of $30 billion primary production value by 2030.
OnPath Energy is courting public support for the Glen Water Wind Farm, a 43 MW project in East Ayrshire that will feature six 200‑metre turbines. The scheme includes a $13 million community‑benefits package and a 1% community‑ownership option, aligning with Scottish Government...
Croatia announced a €40 million ($46.2 million) package to co‑finance residential solar panels, battery storage and heat pumps, targeting up to 15,000 applications. The scheme will cover 50 % of costs, rising to 70 % for households at risk of energy poverty, and is...
Data centre operator Echelon is building Ireland’s first Green Energy Park at its DUB20 campus in Arklow, integrating up to 800 MW of offshore wind, more than 6,000 MWh of onsite solar, and battery storage. The project, part of a €4.2 bn ($4.5 bn)...
Ørsted announced that the first offshore export cable for the Hornsea 3 wind farm has been successfully laid and pulled ashore. The 680 km bundle, comprising two HVDC lines and a fiber‑optic link, is being installed by Jan de Nul and will be completed...
CLOU Electronics unveiled the Aqua‑C3.0 Ultra, a 10‑foot liquid‑cooled energy storage system, at Solar & Storage Live Africa. The solution offers 587 Ah cells in two formats—DC/AC All‑In‑One and DC—while cutting component count by 30% and delivering industry‑leading energy densities of...
Nscale is moving forward with a £14 billion (approximately $17.5 billion) neocloud data‑centre project in the United Kingdom despite a local planning committee’s objection. The committee demanded formal assurances that the facility would not overload the regional electricity grid. Nscale has signaled...
Beijing Automotive Group’s R&D unit announced a sodium‑ion battery prototype that can fully charge in about 11 minutes and deliver a CLTC range of 450 km. The pack boasts over 170 Wh/kg energy density and operates from –40 °C to 60 °C, positioning...
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez are introducing companion bills that would halt construction and upgrades of AI‑focused data centers until federal AI safety, climate and equity laws are passed. The proposal targets facilities over 20 MW and comes as...
GAIL (India) Limited is investing roughly $1.6 million to acquire a 49 percent stake in Leafiniti Bioenergy, a TruAlt subsidiary, launching a joint venture to build six greenfield compressed biogas (CBG) plants in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Odisha. The first phase will deliver...
Senator Bernie Sanders has unveiled a legislative proposal to curb AI risks by banning the construction of new data centers, yet the bill’s text and funding details were not disclosed. The move arrives amid a wave of progressive activism and...
Morgan Sindall Construction has broken ground on the Owlstone Croft Passivhaus student housing scheme at Queens’ College, Cambridge. The £34.4 million (~$44 million) project will deliver 13 new homes with 60 bedrooms and refurbish existing Blocks A and B to add 87...
The episode examines how the Middle East conflict‑driven energy shock is reshaping Asia’s energy security strategy and accelerating its renewable transition. HSBC analysts Fred Newman and Harold van der Linde discuss Asia’s heavy reliance on imported oil and gas, while...
Ukraine is rapidly building battery energy storage to offset an inflexible, Soviet‑era nuclear and pumped‑hydro fleet while integrating a growing share of renewables that already cause curtailment at under 10% penetration. DTEK has connected about 0.5 GW of batteries, including a...
Floating solar combined with aquaculture is an interesting idea. Using the same surface for energy generation and food production sounds efficient. Less land use. Lower evaporation. Potentially better panel performance. But the concept also raises questions that are often overlooked. What happens to the...
His totaled Tesla showed up on the app — charging in rural Ukraine, a year after the accident. Someone salvaged the battery. Now it's probably keeping the lights on during Russian blackouts. War repurposes everything. https://t.co/3W8ezKpCFR
Large‑scale on‑shore wind could finally launch in Maine after years of stalled attempts, as regulators in five New England states evaluate proposals for up to 1.2 GW of capacity in northern Maine. The multistate collaboration, backed by RENEW Northeast, aims to...
Taiwan spent an extra $600 million to secure LNG through June to replace lost Qatari supply 🇹🇼 💰 Taiwan’s Economic Minister said spot LNG prices are “about twice as high as long-term contract prices with Qatar” The island depends more on gas...
"The Resurrection of the Hunter: Liddell’s Transition from Coal Giant to Battery Powerhouse" The first 250 megawatt phase is currently being put through its paces, with the full 500 megawatt capacity expected to be commercially operational by June 2026. https://t.co/wi9ivAy4Ue
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is poised to sign a suite of bills that expand solar generation, accelerate battery storage, and improve grid utilization to curb soaring electricity costs. Key measures include Senate Bill 347, which blocks outright bans on large‑scale...
NEW ANALYSIS: India's CO2 emissions in 2025 grew at slowest rate in more than two decades 🏭power CO2 down 3.8% ☀️record clean-energy growth 🚗oil demand only up 0.4% 🏗️steel/cement up 8/10% By CREA for CB https://t.co/PbsujsYFN9 https://t.co/GMaOhXfXzR
as gas and oil prices surge, I managed to charge up two EVs yesterday for far less than 1 litre of petrol (gasoline) 🙃 I hope the UK government follows Portugal and Spain and invests heavily in renewable energy https://t.co/9xuUvHpp9C
Tesla has introduced a folding V4 Supercharger that lets 33% more units fit on a single truck, slashing deployment time by half and cutting installation costs about 20%. The new V4 cabinet delivers up to 500 kW per stall for passenger...
Time and time again surveys of heat pump owners show that the vast majority of people are happy with their heat pump. Here's data from Canada, a place known for its very warm winters. https://t.co/WzjQtktaUm https://t.co/rhY5uEnzZQ
In just over a decade, Chile went from no utility-scale wind or solar to more electricity from these sources than from all fossil fuels combined. 2000: wind+solar 0%, fossil fuels 45% 2025: wind+solar 36%, fossil fuels 28% https://t.co/sL9Igdp0rP
Gautam Adani's conglomerate is negotiating partnerships with U.S. tech giants Google and Meta to expand its data‑center footprint in India. The talks are part of a broader $100 billion digital‑infrastructure push that includes a $15 billion AI‑infrastructure hub in Visakhapatnam announced with...
France selects six operators for PV module recycling capacity #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/h4W6IZISaO
A prototype wind turbine that merges Nabrawind’s self‑erecting tower with Envision Energy’s 7.8 MW rotor has achieved full‑capacity operation at a Chinese test site. The hybrid unit will be shipped later this year to Fortescue’s Nullagine Wind farm in Western Australia,...
Robots install 100 MW of solar panels on 1-GW AES project #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/twW6hPg4bg
Second-life EV batteries approved for data center microgrid expansion #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/5D6R4Ym6Xp
Consumers Energy filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to push back the start of a $350 million spillway replacement at Michigan’s Hardy Dam until the end of 2028, citing the pending sale of the dam to Confluence Hydro....
Google announced a net‑positive water‑use target for 2030, embedding new sustainability key performance indicators into its worldwide operations. The move comes as tech firms grapple with rising resource constraints and regulatory pressure on environmental metrics.
Vietnam and Russia have signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant, marking a new chapter in bilateral energy cooperation. Specifics on capacity, financing and construction schedule were not disclosed, leaving analysts to gauge the partnership's impact on regional...
Mindjoin announced the acquisition of Solteir, a power‑infrastructure firm that built grid‑connected facilities for Bitcoin mining, to broaden its artificial‑intelligence compute platform. The deal merges Solteir’s energy assets with Mindjoin’s AI strategy, addressing the power constraints that limit next‑generation AI...
Survey reveals PV systems in Germany outperform lifespan expectations #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/2T7RmNyjWe
Snowy 2.0 budget to be exhausted in coming months, ratings agency says, as gas plant hit by new delays #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/5pKV23AbWA https://t.co/J4WxHGtyFw
In the latest MB Fund podcast, Nucleus Wealth CIO Damien Klassen argues that the fallout from the Iran‑U.S. conflict has unexpectedly positioned former President Donald Trump as a catalyst for green energy. He outlines how Trump‑era tariffs, supply‑chain disruptions, and...
Nebraska advances energy storage and data centre-focused bill #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/BqundVHw3F
Philippine Geothermal Production Co. (PGPC), the geothermal arm of SM Investments, announced a P3 billion (~$54 million) funding round to explore six new steamfields across Luzon. Drilling has already started at Mt. Labo and Mt. Malinao, with projects expected to take five...
Report: Cutting red tape in residential solar could save homeowners billions #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/eOPy0cAMlC
Germany’s National Academy of Science and Engineering (Acatech) says the country could have a commercial fusion power plant by 2045 if it dramatically accelerates the program. Achieving this would demand massive investment—tens of billions of dollars—expanded training, industrial‑scale component manufacturing,...
Congress is drafting provisions to treat data centers as critical infrastructure and lower their electricity costs, while New Jersey passed a bill forcing large facilities to foot grid‑upgrade bills. The moves address a projected doubling of data‑center power demand to...
Blueleaf Energy has commissioned the 300‑MW‑peak Pachora Hybrid Power Project in Madhya Pradesh, marking its flagship wind‑solar development in India. Valued at 1,900 crores (approximately $230 million), the plant will generate about 600 million kilowatt‑hours per year—enough for over 550,000 households—and sells power...
Victoria’s energy minister has launched an expression of interest for three large synchronous condensers in the Latrobe Valley, targeting the former Hazelwood coal terminal. The state already invested $480 million AUD (≈$317 million USD) in a syncon near Ararat, which is expected...
Sunrise Energy Metals and U.S. tech firm I‑Pulse are investing $5 million to develop geothermal drilling in Queensland’s Millungera Basin, targeting up to an 80% project stake. The basin is estimated to hold over 611,000 PJ of thermal energy—about 600 times Australia’s...
Nikolay Grebentsov, president of Nikovit Inc., is scaling a clean‑energy venture that sells affordable heat‑pump and mini‑split systems through its EZCOOL brand. Recent accolades—including the Best Entrepreneur in HVAC award and a Small Business Breakthrough Award—coincide with a push to...
Gas shortfall fears pushed out again as grid battery boom and electrification take fresh bite from demand #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/SIHv5tanVT https://t.co/F4npGu5RMq
Nine big batteries totalling 2 gigawatts shortlisted for payments to maintain “heartbeat” of the grid #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/slnOMLGd5j https://t.co/Ejwlk6zP7n
ERCOT after RTC+B: How real-time optimisation is reshaping battery storage economics #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/0kTqm7fk8G
The Future of Climate Tech Can Be Found in China’s Five-Year Plan #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/0YxzoJfQrs https://t.co/aYIytbaebE
