Sightline Climate Reports $90 Bn of Investable Dry Powder for Climate Tech in 2026
Sightline Climate released its 2026 Climate Dry Powder & New Funds Report, revealing $90 bn of investable capital for climate‑focused ventures. The data underscores a record 2025 for fund closings and points to a concentrated group of limited partners driving the surge.
Solar-Battery Project Seals First Local Benefits Deal Under State’s Rigorous New Planning Regime
Res Australia’s Queensland arm, Central Queensland Power, signed the state’s first solar community benefits agreement (CBA) for the 450 MW Wooderson project, unlocking its development application under Queensland’s new planning regime. The deal obligates the developer to contribute roughly $560 per...
Clean Tech Cuts Fossil Demand Beyond India's Coal Use
In 2025 alone, solar, wind, EVs and heat pumps erased 800m tons of coal demand, more than the entire coal use of India. It also wiped out 260 billion cubic meters of gas, nearly half the global LNG market Clean tech...
Inside the Hottest Geothermal Startup You’ve Missed
Everything We Didn’t Know About the World’s Buzziest Geothermal Startup #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/fgEhXuT6uP https://t.co/rqu4UcROdF
Form Energy CEO on the Potential for a 100-Hour Battery
Form Energy CEO Mateo Jaramillo highlighted the strategic value of a 100‑hour iron‑air battery, a duration that can replace or compete with thermal generators on the grid. The company is rolling out its first overseas project in Ireland and recently...
Tokyu Fudosan Launches Japan’s First 100% Renewable Data Center in Hokkaido
Tokyu Fudosan announced the completion of Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No. 1, Japan’s first data centre powered entirely by renewable electricity. The facility, built with the city of Ishikari, will start partial operations in August 2026 and exemplifies the company’s...
NuScale SMR Stock at Crossroads in 2026: Hype vs Execution Risks
NuScale Power's shares closed at $13.58 on April 22 after a 16.28% jump, reflecting renewed investor optimism ahead of its May 7 earnings. The rally follows a year‑to‑date decline of roughly 22% and underscores the tension between the company's NRC‑approved...
Fossil Fuel Subsidies, High Costs Slow Energy Transition in Rural Indonesia
Indonesia’s Village Energy Transition Readiness Index shows solar adoption among households fell 26% between 2021 and 2024, while solar‑powered street lighting rose 20%. The decline is linked to high upfront costs, weak incentives and persistent fossil‑fuel subsidies. Regional gaps persist,...
Fox ESS Ranks No. 1 Globally in Residential Energy Storage
Fox ESS was ranked No. 1 worldwide for residential energy‑storage shipments in 2025, according to S&P Global’s Market Tracker. The company’s global market share jumped 50 % year‑over‑year, putting it ahead in Germany and the UK. Headcount doubled to over 5,000 employees, with...
ARENA Backs Lithium Refining Manufacturing Trial in Western Australia
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is committing up to AUD 38.1 million (about US$25 million) to fund a low‑emissions lithium‑phosphate demonstration plant in Western Australia. Led by PLS Group, the pilot will use Calix Limited’s electric‑kiln technology to cut calcination emissions by...
Evaluation and Assessment Measures for Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality; Crackdown on Cambodian Scam Centers?; AI Distillation; US as a...
China’s Politburo approved new evaluation measures that tie provincial cadres’ promotions to meeting 2030 carbon‑peaking and 2060 neutrality targets, making climate performance a formal criterion. Beijing also secured a joint crackdown with Cambodia on online gambling and telecom fraud, deepening...
Light-Driven Synthesis Unlocks Precision Metal-Organic Frameworks for Clean Energy
Researchers at INRS and McGill have unveiled a photochemical method that synthesizes metal‑organic frameworks at ambient temperature. The technique uses light to drive assembly of a cobalt‑porphyrin MOF, phoPPF‑3, in just four hours at 15 °C, delivering hourglass‑shaped structures with precise...
New Jersey Admits Defeat on Offshore Wind (at Least for Now)
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities has terminated its 2021 transmission agreement with PJM Interconnection, effectively halting the Larrabee Pre‑Built Infrastructure intended to move offshore wind power onto the state grid. The decision follows the collapse of key offshore projects,...
Copper Demand Soars, Supply Lags—Prices Must Spike
@MBazilian Director of the @payneinstitute for Public Policy at the @coschoolofmines is a leading authority on supply and critical metals and coauthor of this article. Morgan is 100% right: copper demand from AI, EVs, data centers and global electrification is...
How Corporate Energy Buyers Are Reshaping the U.S. Grid: CEBA CEO Rich Powell on Data Centers, Nuclear, and Permitting Reform
Corporate energy buyers, organized through the Corporate Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), have locked in 143.8 GW of clean‑energy contracts since 2014—roughly the capacity of the Texas grid. The surge is powered primarily by data‑center and AI demand, which helped drive a...
Duke Energy’s Robinson Nuclear Plant Gets NRC Approval to Operate Until 2050
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a subsequent license renewal for Duke Energy’s Robinson Nuclear Plant, extending its operating life to 2050. The 759 MW facility, which powers roughly 570,000 homes, will continue providing carbon‑free electricity for another 20 years. The renewal...
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10 Budget-Friendly Outdoor Solar Lights to Upgrade Your Backyard This Season
Real Simple’s April 23 article spotlights ten affordable outdoor solar lighting options, each priced under $40 and featuring high customer ratings. The roundup includes Urago’s 10‑pack path lights, Gigalumi’s 16‑pack deck lights, Addlon’s 54‑foot string lights, and several firefly‑style and...
Stellium’s Hourly‑matched Renewable Power Slashes UK Data‑centre Emissions by 75%
Stellium Datacenters has moved to an hourly‑matched renewable electricity model for its Newcastle‑area high‑performance computing site, achieving a 95.4% renewable match and a 75% drop in carbon emissions. The strategy, built with Good Energy, is set to rise to 97‑98%...
NextEra Energy Reaffirms FY26 EPS Guidance as Shares Rise 1.6%
NextEra Energy Inc. reaffirmed its full‑year 2026 adjusted earnings guidance of $3.92‑$4.02 per share, citing strong first‑quarter results that lifted revenue 7.3% to $6.701 billion. The utility’s shares jumped 1.58% to $91.46 in pre‑market trading, while the company projected dividend growth...
Oklo Shares Surge 9% After AI Partnership with NVIDIA and Los Alamos
Oklo Inc. (OKLO) climbed 9.12% to $79.01 on Thursday after unveiling a collaboration with NVIDIA and Los Alamos National Laboratory to fuse nuclear power with AI-driven modeling. The deal aims to create nuclear‑powered AI factories and accelerate fuel validation, positioning...
Rethinking Load Growth: New Partnerships Between Power Developers and Midstream Natural Gas Companies
The article highlights a six‑fold surge in U.S. peak‑load forecasts, driven by data‑center expansion and industrial electrification, and proposes capturing waste energy from natural‑gas pipelines using turbo‑expander generators. Over 3,500 pressure‑regulating facilities could be retrofitted with modular, low‑cost pressure‑to‑power systems,...
Octopus Energy and Lunar Energy Launch Fixed-Rate Energy Storage Program in Texas
Octopus Energy and Lunar Energy have launched a fixed‑price electricity plan in Texas that bundles a 30‑kWh home battery with a 8¢/kWh electricity rate for three years. The offering requires no upfront payment, charging a $45 monthly subscription for the...
World Chooses Renewables: Solar Panels Double, Batteries Surge 44%
Solar energy is booming in response to the energy crisis. Data shows battery exports from China are up 44% and Chinese exported solar panels reached 31.7 GW from 16.6 GW a month prior. It is said that people vote their true...
Half of US Data Centers Are Being Cancelled. Except They're Not.
A recent ZeroHedge headline claimed half of U.S. data centers slated for 2026 would be cancelled or delayed, but the underlying Sightline Climate outlook only predicts 30‑50% of projects will face typical construction delays. The article conflates delays with cancellations,...
NextEra Energy Adds Record 4 GW of Renewables and Storage Backlog in Q1
NextEra Energy posted Q1 2026 GAAP net income of $2.182 billion, up sharply from $833 million a year earlier, while adjusted earnings rose to $2.275 billion. Its subsidiary, NextEra Energy Resources, set a record by adding 4 GW of renewable and storage projects to...
Data Centers Drive Record Surge in GE Vernova Power Equipment Orders as Turbine Slots Tighten Through 2030
Data centers generated $2.4 bn of GE Vernova electrification orders in Q1 2026, outpacing the entire 2025 year. Total electrification orders doubled year‑over‑year to $7.1 bn, while gas turbine contracts grew to 100 GW, with 20% linked to data‑center load. The company’s 2030 turbine...
WA Commerce Webinar: Cool Classrooms on a Budget: How Federal Energy Tax Credits Can Help
Washington’s Commerce Department will host a May 11 webinar on using federal energy tax credits to fund ground‑source heat pump HVAC upgrades in schools. Seattle Public Schools and contractor McKinstry will share implementation insights. The state’s Clean Energy Tax Credit Assistance...
Pros of Retrofitting Old Commercial Fixtures With LEDs
Retrofitting existing commercial light fixtures with LED components lets owners upgrade lighting without full replacement, delivering major energy and maintenance savings. A 400‑watt metal‑halide can be swapped for a 150‑watt LED, cutting consumption 60‑75% and reducing cooling loads. LED kits...
Air Force ANPI Picks Put Radiant, Antares, Westinghouse on Track for First On‑Base Microreactors by 2028
The Air Force’s Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI) program has named Radiant Industries, Antares Nuclear and Westinghouse Government Services to build contractor‑owned microreactors at Buckley Space Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base and Joint Base San Antonio, with initial...
‘Use It or Lose It’: Solar Advocates Say IRS Is Still Writing Checks for Tax Credits
Solar advocates warn Pennsylvania businesses, nonprofits and municipalities that the 30% federal production tax credit from the Inflation Reduction Act remains available, but only for projects that start construction by July 4 and become operational by Dec 31 2027. The Keystone Research Center...
Electrical Panel Company SPAN Launches XFRA "Distributed Data Center" Offering
SPAN, known for smart electrical panels, unveiled XFRA—a distributed data center that taps underused power in homes and commercial sites. Each XFRA compute node houses 16 Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPUs and four AMD EPYC GPUs, managed by the XFRA Cloud...
Economic Development Group Pushes Congress on Permitting Reform
A coalition of local, state and regional business groups, led by the Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE), is lobbying Congress for federal permitting reform ahead of the November midterms. They argue that predictable permitting will unlock investment in...
Pisgah Energy Installs Solar on 6 Buildings at North Carolina Airport
Pisgah Energy completed a 4.6 MWDC rooftop solar PV installation across six buildings at AAR’s Airframe facility in Piedmont Triad International Airport, North Carolina. The project uses 7,770 QCells 590‑W panels and 25 SolarEdge inverters, delivering over 5,900 MWh of renewable electricity...
Australian Billionaire's $900 Million Waste‑to‑Energy Plant Faces Fiji Opposition
Australian billionaire Ian Malouf has unveiled a $900 million waste‑to‑energy incinerator at Vuda Point that could supply up to 45% of Fiji’s electricity. The plan has ignited fierce opposition from local chiefs and community groups, who label it “waste colonialism” and...
AI Power Buildout Becomes Reality with Massive Backlog
AI-Power Deep Dive — April 23, 2026. GE Vernova just told the Street its gas turbine backlog jumped from 83 GW to 100 GW in ONE quarter. Customers are now booking 2030 delivery slots. NextEra today disclosed 12 GW in advanced-stage...
EnBW and Noveria Push Forward Germany BESS Projects
EnBW and Noveria advance construction on 1- and 4-hour BESS projects in Germany #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/SCw9rta1gY
Planning Commission in Franklin County, Missouri, Recommends Approval of One Data Center, Denies Another
The Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of Provident Data Centers' Diamond Farms proposal, which would rezone roughly 575 acres for the Gateway Digital Campus. In contrast, the commission advised against BLE Landholdings' Beltline project, seeking...
China's PV Exports Soar, Speeding Fossil Fuel Phase‑out
“Solar surge:” China smashes PV export records as energy crisis fast-tracks fossil fuel exodus #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/HLsTGPenfA https://t.co/LqXD9M3CV5
China's Clean Energy Lead Becomes US Security Threat
Was just reading this amazing @RiponSociety piece from @jharrell on US clean energy strategy. The core diagnosis — China has a decade head start on clean energy manufacturing and now we have a national security issue. 1/🧵
EPRI Launches Data Center Flexibility Framework to Speed up Grid Connections
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has unveiled Flex MOSAIC, a voluntary classification framework for data‑center flexibility, developed through its DCFlex initiative. The framework standardizes how large loads like data centers quantify flexibility across magnitude, timing, duration, and frequency. More than...
Agrivoltaics Preserve and Boost Forage Quality, Study Shows
Agrivoltaics maintain or enhanche forage quality, study finds #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/fcVejDzobB
Flow Batteries Promise LDES, Yet Industry Faces Mixed Results
Flow batteries hold potential for LDES but industry shows mixed fortunes so far #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/V1R1sVBgQ6
Dutch Startup Resilicon Granted NZIA Support for New European Polysilicon Plant
Dutch startup Resilicon has secured Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) strategic‑project status for a 13 GW polysilicon plant in Groningen, Netherlands. The EU designation promises streamlined permitting, rapid administrative treatment and access to financing advice. The facility will be powered entirely...
Pisgah Energy Adds Solar to Six NC Airport Buildings
Pisgah Energy installs solar on 6 buildings at North Carolina airport #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/2bgnI21iQk
Tesla Launches In‑house Solar Panels, Aims 100 GWh/Year
This flew under the radar on the earnings but Tesla said on Tesla Solar: “We began meaningful customer deployments of Tesla’s first in-house designed solar panel produced at Giga New York” That's a start of a 100 GWh/year business there. Not...
Data Centers Turn to Self‑Power Amid Utility Delays
"As data center developers face long waits for connections to traditional utilities, and amid mounting... resistance to the possibility of higher energy bills, making their own power is becoming an increasingly popular option" Max power, min accountability https://t.co/XZBADSC8dE
Solar Supporters Often Block Nearby Renewable Projects
The solar support gap: Why do pro-solar citizens reject local projects? #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/GsriEpFny7
NextEra Energy Sets Record 4 GW Renewable‑Storage Backlog
NextEra Energy adds record 4 GW of renewables and storage backlog in Q1 #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/hdTjSmFc6V
Exported Overcapacity Fuels Tech Adoption in Energy‑starved Nations
You will see all of that “overcapacity” exported to countries hurting from an energy shortage. Once they learn how to do it they will keep deploying these technologies.
1950s View: Coal, Oil, Nuclear Shaping Energy Transition
Coal, oil, nuclear and energy transitions - perspective from the mid-1950s. Extract from "ECE the First Ten Years" published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) in 1957: https://t.co/xjjuqV0Lsa