Bright Power Unveils AI Platform for Energy Compliance in Commercial Real Estate
Bright Power announced the launch of an AI‑powered platform that automates energy‑code compliance and carbon‑forecasting for commercial real‑estate owners. The tool aims to streamline ESG reporting and reduce operational risk as regulators tighten energy‑efficiency standards. The rollout comes amid heightened demand for data‑driven sustainability solutions in the CRE market.
Delta and Centrica Unveil Scalable Off‑Grid Fuel Cell Power for Data Centers
Delta Electronics and Centrica have formed an infrastructure partnership to roll out solid‑oxide fuel‑cell power systems for data centres across the UK and Europe. The joint effort targets MW‑scale, off‑grid solutions within three to five years, offering up to 60%...
Europe Is Losing the Energy-Security Battle to China
Europe’s energy‑security advantage is shifting from fossil‑fuel access to low‑cost, domestically produced electricity, a transition where China now leads. Since the Iran war, the EU has spent an extra $28 billion on fossil imports while China’s electricity accounts for roughly 30%...
Dubai RTA to Deploy 735 Electric Buses by 2026, Nearing 800‑Bus Zero‑Emission Fleet
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority announced the addition of 735 electric buses in 2026, expanding its electric fleet to roughly 775 vehicles. The rollout, part of a strategy to reach zero‑emission public transport by 2050, is expected to avoid 59,263...
California's Battery Array as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Plants
California’s grid discharged just over 12,000 MW from battery storage, matching the output of twelve large nuclear plants. The discharge covered more than 40% of the state’s electricity demand during a peak evening period in late March. This is the first...
Stockland Files to Develop 250MW Data Center Campus in Melbourne, Australia
Australian property giant Stockland has applied for a planning permit to build a 250 MW data‑center campus on a 20,000 sqm former warehouse site at 72‑76 Cherry Lane in Laverton, Melbourne. The land was bought from Toll Transport in 2025 for AU$35.5 million...
Colorado Approves Balcony Solar, Requires Utilities to Accept Meter Collars
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB‑26‑1007, legalizing plug‑in balcony solar and setting safety standards for the devices. The law also mandates that utilities and homeowners' associations cannot unreasonably block these systems and requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules...
Interconnection Delays Push Texas Data Center Behind the Meter
Industrial developer BaRupOn bought 700 acres in Liberty County, Texas, to build a chemical plant, but $35 million interconnection fees and utility delays until 2029 forced a pivot to behind‑the‑meter power and an AI‑focused data center. The company secured permits for...
How AI Is Helping Legacy HVAC Systems Meet New York City’s Emissions Standards
Entech is retrofitting legacy HVAC systems with AI‑driven sensors and control software to help New York City buildings meet Local Law 97’s emissions mandates. Early adopters have already saved about $42 million and cut carbon output by roughly 137,000 tons, averaging a 22%...
Premium PV Module Prices Rise in Europe Despite Softer April Demand
European premium solar‑module prices kept climbing in April despite a dip in the PV Purchasing Managers’ Index, which fell to 66 from 68, signalling slower demand growth. TOPCon bifacial and monofacial modules rose 9% and 6% respectively, reaching €0.117/Wp ($0.13)...
Why Procurement Has Become a Grid Reliability Issue: ULE
Utilities are increasingly seeing equipment lead times—especially for medium‑voltage gear and transformers—turn into a critical reliability bottleneck. Projects that have completed design often stall when key components arrive late, forcing crews to wait and budgets to swell. The industry is...
How to Unlock Building Value with Strategic Decarbonization
The article outlines how commercial property owners can boost asset value by embedding strategic decarbonization into capital‑planning cycles. LEED‑certified buildings now command 3‑4% higher rents and deliver roughly 5% better total returns, while tenant surveys show 70% will penalize non‑sustainable...
Binhai Energy Terminates 15GW Ingot/Cell Manufacturing Plant, Redirects Resources to Battery Sector
Chinese energy firm Tianjin Binhai Energy has scrapped its planned 15 GW ingot‑pulling and PV‑cell manufacturing complex in Inner Mongolia, citing a collapse in solar‑module prices and industry overcapacity. The board approved a termination proposal and redirected capital toward silicon‑carbon anode...
SANY Rolls Out 1,000th Electric Excavator & Launches 5G Remote Control
SANY Group has delivered its 1,000th electric excavator, underscoring a rapid shift toward zero‑emission construction equipment. The company also launched the SY550HD, a 5G‑enabled remote‑controlled excavator that can be operated from up to 8,500 km with latency as low as 120‑140 ms....
India’s Rooftop Solar Drives PV Installations to 14.4GW in Q1 2026
Solar PV installations in India surged to a record 14.4 GW in Q1 2026, an 85.7% year‑on‑year increase. The growth was driven largely by the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana rooftop program, which has added nearly 10 GW of capacity since its...
Zambia Introduces Carbon Feed-In Premium Programme to Accelerate Solar Energy and Climate Investment
On April 1, 2026 Zambia’s Ministry of Green Economy and Environment launched a Carbon Feed‑In Premium (CFIP) programme designed to attract roughly $420 million of investment into grid‑connected renewable projects, primarily solar with battery storage. The first phase targets 300 MW of solar...
240 New Electric Buses Coming To German City
Hamburg announced a purchase of 240 additional electric buses slated for delivery by 2031, adding to an earlier order of 350 units due by 2030. The city already operates 432 electric buses, which represent 39% of its fleet, and the...
Uganda Targets Fossil-Fuel Free Public Transport by 2030
Uganda announced a $1.7 billion public‑transport electrification plan aiming to replace all buses and boda‑bodas with electric models by 2030. The initiative, part of the Fourth National Development Plan and the National E‑Mobility Strategy, has already secured $800 million in funding commitments....
KPI Green Energy Bags ₹621-Cr Order From NTPC Renewable Energy
KPI Green Energy announced a ₹621 crore (≈ $76 million) contract with NTPC Renewable Energy to supply balance‑of‑system (BOS) equipment for 500 MW of solar PV capacity in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The deal is split into a 300 MW block worth ₹367 crore and a 200 MW block...
US Home Solar Bust Worsens After Trump Ends Subsidies
The U.S. residential solar market is collapsing after President Trump ended the federal homeowner tax credit and lease‑subsidy program, prompting bankruptcies at major installers like Freedom Forever and soft sales for Tesla, Enphase, SolarEdge and Sunrun. Analysts forecast a contraction...
DRC Considers Zambian Tailings Water Treatment Technology for Mining Sector
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining ministry is reviewing a Zambian‑origin wastewater treatment system presented by SACOR to address tailings water challenges in its copper and cobalt sectors. The technology separates solid residues from process water, enabling recycling and safer...
Residential Solar Demand Shifts From Incentives to Infrastructure as Homeowners Seek Control
The U.S. residential solar market is moving from an incentive‑driven luxury to a necessity, as homeowners chase energy independence amid rising utility rates and grid instability. The expiration of the 25D tax credit and higher interest rates are reshaping financing,...
Bipartisan Backlash Targets Data Centers Amid AI Fears
Opposition to data centers is real and bipartisan. A March Quinnipiac poll found 65% of Americans oppose DCs in their communities. Staunchest opposition was among Democrats, w/ 78% opposed. (66% of Independents & 56% of Republicans were opposed). Reasons for...
Musk's Promised AI Water‑recycling Plant Stalls
"Elon Musk pledged two years ago to build a state-of-the-art water recycling plant in Memphis, Tennessee, to guarantee that his xAI servers wouldn’t deplete the city’s groundwater" "Now that Musk’s first data center dedicated to his AI chatbot is up and...
Toward Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells: Unlocking the Potential of Porous PbI2 Scaffolds via Two‐Step Sequential Deposition
A new review highlights porous PbI2 scaffolds as a game‑changer for perovskite solar cells fabricated via two‑step sequential deposition. By tailoring porosity through solvent engineering, molecular additives, ionic liquids, sacrificial templates, and interfacial modifications, the PbI2 layer becomes highly permeable,...
Prices, Not VPPs, Best for Distributed Energy Coordination
The case for using prices rather than VPPs to coordinate distributed energy #energysky -- via Volts/David Roberts: https://t.co/aL2FsDDYxR https://t.co/MbONccmkaS
Binhai Energy Shifts From 15GW Solar Plant to Batteries
Binhai Energy terminates 15GW ingot/cell manufacturing plant, redirects resources to battery sector #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/8fwXGeiuO4
Vacancy‐Engineered Interfacial Electrons Modulation in NiCo Hydroxide/MoS2 Heterostructures for Boosted OER Electrocatalysis
Researchers engineered NiCo hydroxide/MoS2 heterostructures with either molybdenum or sulfur vacancies to probe interfacial electron dynamics. Mo‑vacancy samples dramatically improved charge transfer, lowering the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) overpotential to 256 mV at 10 mA cm⁻² and delivering a Tafel slope of 68.5 mV dec⁻¹....
Colorado Mandates Utility Acceptance of Balcony Solar
Colorado approves balcony solar, requires utilities to accept meter collars #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/0dozhC7ITo
ReVision Installs 1.34 MW Solar on Former Landfill
ReVision to build 1.34-MW community solar array atop former landfill #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/X1tmxqsNnM
Electrostatically Guided Covalent Architectures for Stable Hydrogen Evolution at Ampere‐Level Current Densities in Acidic Media
Researchers have developed a catalyst that anchors Mo2C nanoclusters onto nitrogen‑doped carbon nanotubes (NCNTs) via strong Mo‑C and Mo‑N covalent bonds formed through electrostatically guided self‑assembly and carbonization. The resulting porous, conductive network delivers overpotentials of 256 mV at 500 mA cm⁻² and...
India's Rooftop Solar Powers 14.4GW Installations in Q1
India’s rooftop solar drives PV installations to 14.4GW in Q1 2026 #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/PLOHGctxDc
Bangladesh Aims for 8.5 GW Solar Capacity by 2035
Bangladesh’s PV capacity to reach 8.5 GW by 2035, says GlobalData #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/8cpEA2fbzV
Norwegian Consortium Develops Inductive Ship Charger for Offshore Applications
A Norwegian consortium of research institute SINTEF and shipbuilder Vard is developing an inductive charging adapter for battery‑electric service vessels operating offshore. The laboratory prototype can already transfer 50 kW wirelessly, and the design envisions a crane‑mounted system capable of delivering...
SEG Solar to Launch 4GW US Plant Q3 2026
SEG Solar to open new US 4GW module assembly plant in Q3 2026 #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/QrJjTm3VT6
Sweden Pulls EV Truck Incentives, Threatens Europe's Progress
Swedish government seems to think electric does not deserve support, while arguably the best public charging network for trucks in Europe might be in Sweden, every tax incentive is now gone if I understand Magnus Nilsson correctly probably the end of...
Port of Blyth £100m Expansion Plans
The Port of Blyth announced a £100 million (≈$127 million) expansion, dubbed the Battleship Wharf project, to turn the North East site into a larger offshore‑wind and clean‑energy hub. The plan adds three hectares of reclaimed land, up to 260 metres of quay extensions...
Compute‑in‑Memory Can Slash Data‑Center Energy Use by 90%
The Key to Evangelism: Passion Over Methodology 💥 See full video here: https://t.co/dxoKnfkKxI Compute-in-memory could cut data center energy 90%. #ComputeInMemory #EnergyEfficiency #DataCenter https://t.co/4flUFbcYQM
Middle East Data Center Boom Stalls After Iran War
The Middle East was a major hub for data centre development... and then the Iran war happened. So where does it sit now? My latest for @tomshardware https://t.co/3PmkQTwhMq
Kalyon PV Begins Production at New TOPCon Solar Cell Factory in Turkey
Kalyon PV has launched a new 1 GW TOPCon solar cell factory in Ankara, raising its annual cell output to 2.1 GW. The plant joins an existing 1.9 GW module facility and a 1 GW ingot‑and‑wafer line, creating a vertically integrated manufacturing hub. The...
Renewable Energy Beats Direct Air Capture on Cost
#RenewableEnergy is more cost effective than direct air capture at reducing carbon, study finds by Boston University @TechXplore_com Learn more: https://t.co/j3pkaIHXEA #Sustainability #CleanEnergy https://t.co/2SQZlVmWaD
Clean Energy’s Nickel Rush Is Heading Straight for some of Earth’s Richest Ecosystems – by University of Queensland (Phys.org –...
An international study led by University of Queensland researcher Jayden Hyman warns that meeting the surging demand for nickel—driven by stainless steel and clean‑energy technologies—will likely draw heavily on ecologically sensitive regions. By 2050, roughly half of the world’s mined...
BP to Sell Stakes in Two UK Carbon Capture Projects, Opening Door for Private‑Equity Investors
BP announced it will sell portions of its equity in the Northern Endurance Partnership and Net Zero Teesside Power projects after both reached financial close and entered construction. The move, made without disclosing stake sizes or buyers, is expected to...
Goldbeck Solar Lands EPC Role for 268MWp Bavarian PV Project
German EPC specialist Goldbeck Solar has won the turnkey contract to build the 268 MWp Schafhofen solar park in Bavaria, its largest German project to date. Ground‑mounted PV arrays will generate roughly 296 GWh per year, enough to power about 80,000 households....
Policy Playbook Shows How to Tap Into Distributed Energy Resource Solutions
The Pew Charitable Trusts released a policy playbook outlining how U.S. regulators can scale distributed energy resources (DERs) to improve grid affordability and reliability. While DER‑related policies rose nearly 80% last year, the United States still trails other nations in...
Microsoft Mulls Delay of 2030 Clean‑Energy Goal as AI Data Centers Spike Power Demand
Microsoft is weighing a postponement or abandonment of its 2030 “100/100/0” clean‑energy commitment after AI‑driven data‑center expansion has added roughly one gigawatt of capacity every three months. The move could reset expectations for big‑tech climate governance as power‑intensive AI workloads...
Nordea Cuts Financed Emissions 44% and Hits €235 Bn Sustainable Finance Milestone
Nordea lowered financed emissions in its loan book by 44% from 2019 levels and has channeled more than €235 bn ($254 bn) into green and sustainability‑linked financing since 2022, putting the Nordic bank on track for its 2030 emissions‑reduction goal.
Pacific Ridge Reversal Brings Western U.S. Solar Conditions Back to Average in April
Solcast’s April 2026 solar irradiance report shows a reversal from March’s continent‑wide high levels. Weakening Pacific high pressure turned into a low, increasing cloud cover across the western U.S. and returning irradiance to near‑average. The eastern U.S. stayed sunnier, with...
Gas‑Fired Projects Overtake Wind in Texas Grid Queue as Data Centers Surge
Gas‑fired power projects have surpassed wind in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) interconnection queue for the first time since 2016, with 64,000 MW of gas versus 48,000 MW of wind. The shift is fueled by a wave of AI data‑center...
Self‑Adhesive High‑Entropy Oxide Sub‑Nanowire Catalysts Extend Seawater Electrolysis Lifespan
Researchers have published a Nature Nanotechnology paper describing self‑adhesive high‑entropy oxide sub‑nanowire monolithic electrocatalysts that markedly improve durability in seawater electrolysis. The work promises to address the long‑standing stability gap that has limited large‑scale hydrogen production from seawater. By integrating...