Hydrostor Pitches 500‑MW Underground Pumped‑hydro Storage in Ontario’s Grid Choke Point
Hydrostor has submitted a proposal for the Quinte Energy Storage Centre, a 500‑MW, 4‑GWh underground pumped‑hydro facility in eastern Ontario, targeting the IESO’s long‑lead‑time procurement. The plan draws scrutiny from local conservation authorities over groundwater impacts and agricultural land use.
DRIFT's Energy-Harvesting Vessel Concept Earns AIP
DRIFT Energy received an Approval in Principle from classification society RINA for its pioneering energy‑harvesting vessel, which aims to generate and store clean power while sailing. The design integrates hull‑mounted hydro‑kinetic turbines with onboard electrolysis to produce green hydrogen, turning...
COP31 President Urges World to 'Electrify Processes Throughout Our Lives'
Turkish Minister Murat Kurum, the COP31 President‑designate, called for an accelerated global push to electrify industrial processes, transport and heating to curb fossil‑fuel demand. He signaled that concrete measures to boost electrification could become a top agenda item at the...
OCI, CPS Break Ground on 480-MWh Alamo City BESS Project
OCI Energy and CPS Energy broke ground on the Alamo City Battery Energy Storage System in Bexar County, Texas. The 120‑MW, 480‑MWh facility is slated for commercial operation in 2027. OCI will develop, finance and retain ownership while CPS Energy...
GameChange Solar, First Solar Partner on India-Made Thin-Film Module Deployment
US tracker specialist GameChange Solar has teamed with thin‑film module maker First Solar to deploy domestically produced Series 7 modules on its Genius Tracker systems in India. After a year of R&D, the two companies optimized the tracker‑module interface, and two...
Study Highlights Potential of Solar Modules on Vehicle Roofs
A EU‑funded consortium led by TNO, Fraunhofer ISE, Sono Motors, IM Efficiency and Lightyear released findings from the SolarMoves project, showing that integrated solar modules can supply a large share of a vehicle’s electricity. In Central Europe, SUVs could meet...
From Coal to Solar: A Stable Jobs Transition for Poland
A new study by AGH University of Krakow projects Poland’s solar industry will maintain between 20,000 and 40,000 full‑time jobs through 2040, depending on investment scenarios. The research outlines three pathways—a baseline, the PEP2040 policy scenario, and an optimal (OPT)...
Stak Energy Proposes 3GW Natural Gas-Powered Data Center in Alaska's North Slope
Stak Energy, an Alaska‑based energy‑infrastructure firm, has filed to build a modular data‑center campus on 715.4 acres of the North Slope near Deadhorse. The project could deliver up to 3 GW of computing capacity, with an on‑site natural‑gas plant providing roughly...
Commission Approves €1.3 Billion German State Aid to Support Renewable Hydrogen Production
The European Commission has cleared a €1.3 billion (≈US$1.4 bn) German state‑aid programme that finances renewable‑hydrogen production through the European Hydrogen Bank’s Auctions‑as‑a‑Service tool. The scheme will fund up to 1,000 MW of electrolyser capacity, targeting 10 million tonnes of green hydrogen and an...
China Installs World's Largest Floating Wind Turbine in Deep Water Test — It Generates Enough Energy to Power 4,200 Homes...
China Three Gorges Corp. installed the world’s largest single‑unit floating offshore wind turbine, a 16‑megawatt system dubbed Three Gorges Pilot, off Guangdong’s coast. The turbine’s 252‑metre rotor and 270‑metre blade tip height sit on a semi‑submersible platform engineered to survive...
Changes in Hungary’s Renewable Energy Subsidy Regime, Market Evolution Drive BESS Investment Opportunities
Hungary is overhauling its renewable subsidy framework, moving away from a traditional feed‑in tariff (FiT) toward a flexibility‑driven electricity market. The shift opens a clear entry point for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, especially those co‑located with solar or...
Seatrium VP: Integration Key to Reaching Industrial Scale in Offshore Wind
Seatrium executive vice president Aziz Merchant warned that offshore wind’s shift to 20 MW‑plus turbines is being hampered by fragmented designs and disjointed supply chains. He argued that tighter coordination, greater standardisation, and stronger execution are essential to achieve industrial‑scale cost...
German Wind Group Seeks 16GW Return Option to Avoid Offshore Gridlock
The German Offshore Wind Energy Federation (BWO) is urging the government to create a legally binding, voluntary return mechanism for offshore wind sites awarded in the 2023‑2025 tender rounds. Developers could relinquish sites that face prolonged grid‑link delays, preventing years‑long...
EU: AI to Transform Data Center Operations – But Not Overnight
EU‑LISA’s Energy‑Efficient Data Centers report highlights AI’s potential to cut power usage effectiveness in large‑scale facilities, citing examples like Google’s DeepMind achieving a 40% cooling energy reduction. However, the agency warns that AI‑driven solutions are still nascent and not yet...
Net Hero Podcast – Hinkley Point C the Future Takes Shape
The Hinkley Point C nuclear project, originally slated to start generating in 2025, has shifted its first‑unit target to 2030 after a series of redesigns, Covid‑related disruptions, and rising costs. The site now hosts two European Pressurised Reactors, each around...
RHODÉ Consortium Unveils R&D Project for Floating HVDC Connections
The RHODÉ consortium—led by Chantiers de l’Atlantique, GE Vernova, Nexans, RTE and others—has launched a €16 m ($18.5 m) R&D program to develop floating high‑voltage direct current (HVDC) connections for deep‑water offshore wind farms. The project targets 320 kV and 525 kV floating substations,...
Assessing the Role of Distinct Intra-Annual Inflow Patterns in Hydropower Scheduling Beyond Conventional Unevenness Metrics
A new study of the Longyangxia reservoir on the Upper Yellow River shows that intra‑annual inflow patterns, identified through k‑means clustering of 67 years of monthly data, significantly affect hydropower scheduling. Nine distinct patterns were found, and their frequency shifts...
Avangrid, PSE Sign PPA for 199.5MW Big Horn I Wind Farm
Avangrid and Puget Sound Energy have signed a power purchase agreement to upgrade the 199.5 MW Big Horn I wind farm in Washington, targeting commercial operation by 2028. The upgrade will extend the facility’s life, boost performance, and generate enough electricity...
Data Center Boom Threatens Climate, Raises Power Costs
Made some charts from a big new study that shows: - Climate pollution from new data centres in the US = to adding one new Australia - Higher pollution, power prices no matter the scenario analysed - DC growth undoes the impact of...
Watercycle and Cylib Sign MoU on Graphite Recovery
Watercycle Technologies and German recycler cylib have signed a non‑binding memorandum of understanding to jointly recover graphite and lithium from battery recycling streams. Watercycle will assess buying graphite from cylib’s Aachen demonstration plant starting in 2026, with the aim of...
“Island-Able” Solar-Battery Microgrid Wins Funding to Keep Lights on in Town at the End of the Line
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has granted roughly AU$3 million (about US$2 million) to EDP Renewables Australia for the Braidwood Renewable Microgrid Project in New South Wales. The pilot will install a 5 MW solar plant paired with a 5 MW/10 MWh battery that can...
Solar Insiders Podcast: Renters and the “Right to Plug In”
In the May 20 2026 Solar Insiders podcast, Rewiring Australia CEO Francis Vierboom argues that renters need a legal “right to plug in” to lower their energy bills. He highlights portable solar and battery kits as practical solutions for tenants who cannot...
Hitachi Inks 20-Year LTSA with Akaysha Energy for 298MWh Battery Storage System in Australia
Hitachi Energy has entered a 20‑year long‑term service agreement (LTSA) with Akaysha Energy to operate the 155 MW/298 MWh Ulinda Park battery storage system in Queensland. The deal includes Hitachi’s AI‑enabled HMAX Energy platform, providing IoT monitoring, predictive analytics, and 24/7 global support....
Data Centers Bypass Grid, Driving Renewable Power Shift
The legacy utility mindset has infected the analytics sector. New BNEF 2026 New Energy Outlook claims 51% of incremental power for data centers through 2050 will come from fossil fuels, propping up dying coal plants. They are (very) wrong >This projection...
Mexico Secures Floating Gas Plant for Yucatán Power Needs
This is an amazing story and I am fascinated by the technology and the business model: Mexico Signs Deal for Floating Gas Power Plant to Meet Yucatan Demand Daily Energy Report https://t.co/Z5ARrWRQIu
Nanomaterials Take Aim at the Biggest Barriers in Renewable Energy
A new roadmap published in Nano Futures outlines how nanomaterials and advanced electrochemical designs can break current performance limits in renewable‑energy conversion, targeting green hydrogen, electro‑fuels from CO₂, and low‑carbon ammonia. It details catalyst, membrane, interface and defect engineering strategies...
Aptera Launches Solar EV that Charges on the Move
Aptera Unveils Solar-Powered #EV That Charges While Driving and Redefines Efficiency by @IntEngineering #Automotive #Transport #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/RbsNni0vim
AIIB, ADB, StanChart Back Uzbekistan Wind Farm- #BeltAndRoad #Economy #Infrastructure
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved a $107 million loan to Acwa for the Bash 2 wind power plant in Uzbekistan’s Bukhara region. The 300‑megawatt project, co‑financed by the Asian Development Bank and Standard Chartered, will generate roughly 943 GWh annually, powering...
How 3D Printing Could Unlock America’s Untapped Hydropower
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Wisconsin startup Cadens have unveiled 3D‑printed turbines that can lower hydropower costs by up to 40% per kilowatt and be retrofitted onto existing dams. With fewer than 3% of the United States' roughly...
Jolywood Begins Mass Production of Low‑Silver TOPCon Cells
Jolywood starts mass production of low-silver TOPCon solar cells #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/QXmA1i3Pdn
Armada Secures $230 Million Series B to Build Modular AI Data Centers in Arizona
Armada announced a $230 million Series B round that values the modular data‑center builder at $2 billion and funds a new 400,000‑square‑foot factory in Arizona. The capital, led by Johnson Controls, will accelerate production of its megawatt‑scale Leviathan units, promising faster, on‑site AI...
Enbridge Developing 365-MW Solar + Storage Project for Meta Data Centers
Enbridge is building the Cowboy Project, a 365‑MW solar farm paired with a 1,600‑MWh battery storage system in Wyoming, to power Meta’s expanding data‑center portfolio. The first phase, slated for completion by the end of 2027, represents a $1.2 billion investment...
How a Local Council Is Striving to Become Australia’s “Poster Child” For Offshore Wind
Wellington Shire in Victoria’s Gippsland region is positioning itself as Australia’s flagship for offshore wind after nine years of planning the state’s first offshore project. The council has published a renewable‑energy impact study, lobbied for payment‑in‑lieu of rates, and outlined...
The New ‘Gold Rush’ of Geothermal Energy
Geothermal power is gaining traction as a zero‑emissions energy source. The sector’s visibility surged last week when Houston‑based Fervo Energy went public, raising $1.89 billion in its IPO—the largest clean‑tech offering ever—and achieving a valuation above $10 billion. The IPO signals strong...
Span Is Building a New Kind of Electric Utility
Span is turning residential electrical panels into a flexible grid resource, enabling homeowners to host AI compute nodes while avoiding expensive service upgrades. The company’s XFRA “distributed data center” leverages unused capacity, and its partnership with PG&E will see Span...
Utilities Are Betting Billions on a Technology That Could Become Obsolete
U.S. utilities have shifted from coal to natural‑gas plants, citing higher efficiency, lower shipping costs and minimal waste. However, recent EIA data show solar‑plus‑storage at $53.44/MWh and on‑shore wind at $29.58/MWh now undercut the $64.55/MWh levelized cost of combined‑cycle gas....
Hull Street Energy to Acquire FirstLight’s Hydro, Pumped Storage Assets
Hull Street Energy (HSE) has signed an agreement to acquire FirstLight from the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, adding nearly 1,400 MW of renewable generation in the Northeast. The deal includes Northfield Mountain, a 1,168 MW pumped‑storage hydro plant that is New...
Toward Power-Generating Displays: A Single Device that Harvests and Emits Light
Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo have created an organic semiconductor device that simultaneously harvests light to generate electricity and emits bright visible light. By engineering a multi‑resonance TADF interface, the prototype achieved 1.36% power‑conversion efficiency and 2.0% electroluminescence efficiency,...
University of Illinois Team Is Engineering the Fix for the AI Heat Crisis
Mechanical engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign have unveiled a copper cold‑plate cooling system that could cut data‑center cooling energy from over 30% to roughly 1.1% of total power. The solution merges topology‑optimization algorithms with electrochemical additive manufacturing (ECAM)...
Ford Energy Secures 20 GWh Battery Storage Deal, Repurposes EV Plants for Grid Power
Ford Energy has signed a five‑year framework agreement with EDF Power Solutions North America to supply up to 20 GWh of containerized battery storage systems. The deal leverages Ford’s under‑utilized EV battery lines in Kentucky and Michigan, marking a major shift...
NextEra Energy to Acquire Dominion in $67 B Deal Targeting AI Data‑Center Power
NextEra Energy announced an all‑stock acquisition of Dominion Energy valued at roughly $67 billion, forming the world’s biggest regulated electric utility. The merger, driven by exploding AI data‑center power needs, will give the combined firm a market cap of about $249 billion...
Utah Communities Pivot From Coal to Renewables, Targeting 300,000 Homes
Nineteen Utah municipalities have formed the Utah Renewable Communities coalition to build solar and wind projects that will offset the power used by roughly 300,000 homes and businesses. Backed by Rocky Mountain Power, the effort confronts a state where 75%...
Solar Farm on the Ocean Outperforms Land-Based Solar in Taiwan
A study of Chenya Energy’s 181‑megawatt floating photovoltaic (FPV) farm off Taiwan’s western coast shows it generates 12% more electricity and 11% net profit, outpacing a nearby 100‑megawatt land‑based solar plant that delivered 8% profit. The performance boost stems from...
Gas Networks Ireland to Connect New €80 Million Biomethane Plant in Cork to National Gas Grid
Gas Networks Ireland has signed an agreement with Stream BioEnergy to link a new €80 million (≈ $87 million) biomethane plant on Little Island, Co. Cork, to the national gas grid. The facility, slated for 2027 operation, will treat about 90,000 tonnes of food...
DTE Energy Seeks 1GW of Solar, Wind Capacity in Michigan
DTE Energy has launched a request for proposals seeking 1 GW of combined solar‑PV and wind capacity that can be online by the end of 2029. The projects support DTE’s 2022 Integrated Resource Plan, which targets coal retirement by 2032 and...
Exclusive: Tesla (TSLA) Is Building Its Giant Solar Panel Factory in Houston
Tesla confirmed a new solar panel factory in Brookshire, Texas, adjacent to its $200 million Megapack Megafactory. The site will host a fully vertically integrated production line—from polysilicon ingot growth to finished panels—backed by more than $250 million in construction spend and...
Nordex Stock Initially Unchanged: Nordex Receives New Wind Power Orders Totaling 82 MW in Germany
Nordex SE secured new wind power orders worth 82 MW from Westfälisch‑Niedersächsische Energie (WNE) in Germany. The contract calls for twelve N175/6.X turbines with 179‑meter hub heights across three projects in the Höxter district, and includes 20‑year service agreements. Construction is...
JinkoSolar to Supply 200MW of Modules to PM Green Under 1GW Deal
JinkoSolar will supply 200 MW of its high‑efficiency Tiger Neo 3.0 modules to European developer PM Green, launching a partnership that can expand to 1 GW of capacity. The initial tranche supports PM Green’s utility‑scale projects across Italy and the wider Mediterranean region. The agreement...
U.S. Solar Faces Massive Gap Between Stated Capacity and Real Factory Output
The U.S. solar sector touts $43.1 bn of announced manufacturing investments since 2022, but only $14.5 bn has reached operational status. Nameplate module capacity has surged to over 70 GW, yet upstream components such as polysilicon, wafers and cells lag far behind, creating...
H2 Core Systems Uses Siemens Tools for Hydrogen Systems
Siemens announced that German startup H2 Core Systems is leveraging the Siemens Xcelerator suite, including Solid Edge and Teamcenter Share, to design and build modular hydrogen‑based energy installations. The digital tools have halved production time, trimmed design cycles by 20%, and streamlined...