Coffee Companies Launch Satellite-Based Program to Track Deforestation
Coffee giants including JDE Peet’s, Tchibo and major traders have launched the Coffee Canopy Partnership, a satellite‑based system that uses Airbus imagery and AI to map coffee farms and detect nearby forest loss. The pilot will focus on East Africa’s coffee‑growing nations, with a goal of covering all global coffee regions by 2027. The effort responds to the EU Deforestation Regulation, which could bar coffee grown on land classified as forest after Dec 2020 from entering the EU market. Accurate mapping aims to protect smallholders whose shade‑grown farms are often mis‑identified as forest.
Australia: European Energy’s 31MW Mulwala Solar PV Plant Registered in AEMO System
European Energy’s 31 MW Mulwala Solar Farm in New South Wales has been registered in the Australian Energy Market Operator’s Market Management System, clearing the final regulatory step to bid into the National Electricity Market. The registration signals the start of...
Khazna’s DXB8 Dubai Earns World’s First Zero‑Waste Certification (99.55% Diverted)
Khazna Data Centers announced that its DXB8 facility in Dubai has become the first data center worldwide to receive Zero Waste Certification from SCS Global Services, diverting 99.55% of operational waste from landfill. The milestone showcases how high‑density AI infrastructure...
Meta Secures Up to 1 GW/100 GWh Ultra‑Long‑Duration Storage From Noon Energy for AI Data Centers
Meta Platforms has agreed to reserve up to 1 GW of ultra‑long‑duration energy storage – equivalent to 100 GWh – from Noon Energy. The partnership starts with a 25 MW/2.5 GWh pilot slated for completion by 2028 and is aimed at delivering multi‑day renewable...
Natixis Leads $2.6 B Syndicated Letter of Credit Facility for Switch’s Data‑Center Power Expansion
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking acted as structuring bank, lead arranger and agent to close a $2.6 billion syndicated letter of credit facility for Switch. The deal, the biggest U.S.‑dollar LCF for data‑center power, gives Switch credit backing for new transmission...
Inspiring Students Toward 100% Renewable Energy Future
Delighted to speak to the 800 students at the Harker School high school on Earth Day about moving the world to 100% renewable energy. Thanks to Diana Moss for the invite. @harkerschool
EdgeCore Secures $1.5 Billion to Build Two Hyperscale Data Centers in Northern Virginia
EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure has closed a $1.5 billion construction financing package to build two fully leased hyperscale data centers in Sterling, Virginia. The facilities, slated for occupancy in late 2026 and mid‑2027, will provide 114 MW of power across 685,000 sq ft, positioning the...
GE Vernova Jumps 13% on Earnings Beat, Propelling U.S. Stocks to New Highs
GE Vernova Inc. surged 12.6% to $1,116 after reporting first‑quarter earnings that topped forecasts and revealing $2.4 billion in data‑center equipment orders. The rally helped the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 post new closing highs, underscoring the power of strong corporate results...
SwitchedOn Podcast: Why Are some Home Batteries so Cheap?
The SwitchedOn Australia podcast released an episode examining why some residential energy storage systems are priced unusually low. Installations have surged thanks to a federal rebate program, yet the Clean Energy Regulator reports over 60% of installations are substandard. Hosts...
Central Asia in Race to Close Power-Generation Gap – Report
Central Asian nations are racing to close a growing electricity gap as they launch AI hubs and data centers, but current generation capacity—still dominated by aging hydropower—cannot meet the surge in demand. The New Lines Institute report warns that population...
NoviqTech Subsidiary Coralia Enters Research Partnership to Advance Data Centre Sector Biochar Applications
Coralia, a NoviqTech subsidiary, has inked a research partnership with Swinburne University to explore biochar‑enhanced low‑carbon concrete for the data‑centre sector. Phase 1 will assess technical feasibility, durability and commercial viability of biochar derived from invasive Chinese apple trees in non‑structural...
Study: Iran War Accelerating China's Solar and Battery Export Boom
China's exports of solar and battery components surged dramatically in March, reaching a record 68 GW of solar capacity—double February's level. The spike was driven by higher oil and gas prices caused by the Iran war, prompting worldwide demand for clean‑energy...
China’s Solar Exports Reach “Gigantic” Record in March as Energy Crisis Bites
China’s solar component exports surged to a record 68 GW in March, roughly the output of Spain’s entire solar fleet. The volume more than doubled February’s shipments and topped the previous record by 49%, driven largely by a rush to ship...
Cosmetics From Waste? Microbial Discovery Unlocks Greener Route to High-Value Chemical Products
Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified how chain‑elongating bacteria can be coaxed to produce medium‑chain carboxylic acids (MCCAs) such as octanoic acid, a high‑value chemical used in cosmetics, surfactants and animal feed. The study, published in Nature Microbiology,...
Coty’s Net-Zero Plan Gains SBTi Approval
Coty announced that its net‑zero roadmap has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), confirming the company’s alignment with 1.5 °C climate science. The plan calls for a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 2050, with an...
AI Data Center Power: How MPS Is Advancing System-Level Power Delivery
Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) says AI‑driven data centers are nearing 1 MW per rack, forcing a shift from component‑level tweaks to system‑level power delivery. The company highlights high‑voltage DC (HVDC) distribution and Z‑axis power modules placed directly under processors as ways...
Reversible Solid‑oxide Cells Could Reshape Clean Power and Storage, Study Finds
Researchers from Northwestern Polytechnical University and Fuzhou University published a comprehensive review in eScience, arguing that coordinated advances in materials, electrochemistry and system integration can overcome durability and cost barriers for reversible solid‑oxide cells. The paper maps a roadmap that...
Sitetracker Launches AI Platform Scout To Improve Infrastructure Management
Sitetracker, a New Jersey‑based software firm, launched Scout, an autonomous AI platform aimed at streamlining infrastructure delivery for utilities and contractors. Scout claims to turn internal system data into real‑time risk insights, automated work packages, and faster decision‑making across planning,...
Thailand Develops H-FAME Premium Biodiesel to Support Low-Carbon Transport Transition
Thailand’s National Energy Technology Centre (ENTEC) has created H‑FAME premium biodiesel, a drop‑in low‑carbon fuel that can cut CO₂ emissions by up to 50 % and particulate matter by up to 86 % without engine modifications. The fuel’s stability is boosted threefold...
Meta Announces $1 Billion AI Data Center in Tulsa with Water Sustainability Goals
Meta announced a $1 billion AI‑enabled data center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, covering two million square feet. The campus will host up to 1.5 GW of clean‑energy capacity and will consume significant water for cooling. To offset this, Meta partnered with PhyTech to...
The Data Center Surge Is Here; So Is Wildfire Season
U.S. data centers are projected to consume up to 580 TWh of electricity by 2028, dramatically increasing load on an aging utility grid. Simultaneously, about 180 million wooden utility poles are vulnerable to failure and wildfire ignition as climate stressors intensify. Composite...
Base Power Partnership to Mitigate Price Spikes, Load Peaks for South Texas Co-Op, CEO Says
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (GVEC) is expanding its residential battery program with Base Power, adding 50 MW of distributed storage across its 3,500‑square‑mile service area. The partnership builds on a 2‑MW pilot and targets 20 MW of capacity by the end of...
The Security Imperative of India’s Clean Energy Transition
India’s reliance on Middle‑East fossil fuels has been starkly exposed by the recent Strait of Hormuz closure, which cut off roughly half of its crude oil and over 60% of LNG imports. The shock drove LPG shortages that cost the...
Five Ways Utilities Can Make Better Decisions with the Data They Already Have
U.S. utilities spent over $50 billion on distribution upgrades in 2023, yet control rooms still drown in fragmented, uncontextualized data. Everardo Camacho outlines five practices—unifying data streams, correlating alerts, adding operational context, adopting predictive analytics, and aligning teams around a shared...
Nordex Pushes Forward Development: N175/6.X Turbine Receives 7.3 MW Operating Mode and New Hybrid Tower Options for Higher Yields -...
Nordex is upgrading its flagship N175/6.X turbine with a new 7.3 MW operating mode that can lift annual energy output by up to 1.7 % without increasing noise. The company also secured certification for two hybrid tower variants—a 162.5 m concrete‑steel design and...
Datacenter Boom Keeps Dirty Coal Plants Alive in the US
Datacenter construction in the United States, driven by AI and other high‑power workloads, is pushing electricity demand sharply upward. The surge is causing utilities to keep aging coal‑fired plants online, delaying roughly 40% of retirements scheduled through 2025. At the...
Solar Dominates Day, Batteries Own Night, India Accelerates Clean Energy
Today on Volts: the think tank @emberenergyresearch is out with its yearly Global Electricity Review. I talk with two of the co-authors about the big stories this year: Solar has won the day; batteries are winning the night. Fossil power...
AgTech-Turned-Crypto Company Aims to Build Data Centre Near Calgary
Avax One, the former Agri‑FORCE now operating as an Avalanche treasury firm, announced plans to build a 10‑megawatt AI high‑performance compute data centre within an 80‑kilometre radius of Calgary. The modular facility, developed with energy‑infrastructure partner BlueFlare Energy Solutions, will...
Enercon Signs Large Framework Deal to Supply New Flagship Turbine to Canada
Enercon has secured a framework agreement to supply its flagship E‑175 EP5 E2 turbine to Canadian wind projects totaling more than 440 MW. The 7 MW turbine comes equipped with a cold‑climate system and blade‑heating technology designed for the country’s severe winters. Delivery will...
Transforming AI’s Energy Demand Into a Grid Asset
AI needs energy. A lot of it. But the more interesting question is what happens next. In this Earth Day episode of TEQ, Carolina Milanesi sits down with Christopher Wellise (@cwellise), VP of Sustainability at @Equinix, to unpack whether the infrastructure...
Iran War Fuels Surge in Clean‑energy Demand, Boosts Gotion
Gotion a major Chinese battery manufacturer, is seeing a renewed global focus on the green transition as fossil fuel disruptions due to the Iran war drive demand for clean-energy technology https://t.co/e9OQrxcQ4z
UNCTAD and Singapore Team Up to Green Global Maritime Transport
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority have signed a partnership to fast‑track the shift toward sustainable, resilient maritime transport. The deal leverages Singapore’s port efficiency and UNCTAD’s development expertise to promote...
Inside VC Investing in Nuclear Fusion Breakthroughs
On this week's episode of @EquityPod, @TimDe_Chant and I chatted with Rachel Slaybaugh, general partner at DCVC, about what it's like investing in nuclear fusion. https://t.co/cXRBBkejPY via @techcrunch
Alight Adds 79 MW Solar‑plus‑storage Project in Denmark, Boosting Nordic Renewables
Alight Energy has acquired a 79 MWp solar farm paired with a 55 MW battery energy storage system in Kalundborg, Denmark. The hybrid park, expected to generate about 95 GWh annually, moves Alight closer to its 5 GW Nordic capacity target for 2030.
Dubai Energy Council Pushes Fuel Outlet Expansion as AI Drives Clean Power Strategy
Dubai's Supreme Council of Energy, chaired by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, approved a plan to expand retail fuel outlets while accelerating AI-driven clean‑energy projects, aiming to boost solar capacity to over 36% of the mix by 2030 and...
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[Episode #274] – Global Electricity Review 2026
In this episode, Ember analyst Nicholas Fulgham breaks down the 2026 Global Electricity Review, highlighting that 2025 was the first year since the pandemic when global fossil‑fuel electricity generation fell, driven by renewables outpacing demand growth. Solar alone supplied three‑quarters...
NIMBYism Unites Wealthy Suburbs and Rural Communities
Affluent suburban homeowners: NIMBY is a slur. Rural residents against data centers: Keep that the hell out of my backyard https://t.co/qaPDuoYLG3
National Grid’s Little Horsted Substation in the UK Begins Operations
National Grid has placed the Little Horsted substation into service, delivering roughly 0.5 GW of capacity—enough electricity for about 480,000 homes. The project is a cornerstone of the company’s £2.7 bn ($3.4 bn) South East network investment plan through 2031. Construction involved moving...
Novel Chemical Reactor Boosts Methane Conversion
Researchers at the National University of Singapore unveiled a dual‑temperature chemical reactor that separates methane activation and product formation into hot (≈1,400 °C) and cool (≈400 °C) zones. The design uses an electrically heated molybdenum filament followed by a palladium catalyst, delivering...
PACIFIC Enables Multi-Tenant, Sovereign Product Carbon Footprint Exchange on the Catena-X Data Space Using AWS
BASF and CircularTree launched PACIFIC, a multi‑tenant SaaS platform that automates product carbon footprint (PCF) exchange on the Catena‑X data space using AWS services. The solution leverages Amazon ECS on Fargate, Cognito, IAM and Secrets Manager to provide tenant‑level data...
WindEurope 2026: VSB Focuses on Repowering and Hybrid Parks to Accelerate Wind Energy Expansion in Europe
At WindEurope 2026, VSB Group – a TotalEnergies subsidiary – placed repowering at the core of its European growth plan, targeting a 20‑gigawatt pipeline of wind, solar and battery projects. The company highlighted the Löberitz site in Germany, where five...
Alaska’s Energy Challenges Require a National Response
Alaska’s power system is dominated by more than 200 isolated microgrids that must generate electricity locally, driving costs several times higher than the national average. The state’s primary population corridor, the Railbelt, faces a tightening natural‑gas supply from Cook Inlet and...
UN: Renewables Boom Demands Massive Critical Mineral Mining
On Earth Day, UN Secretary-General calls for unleashing "the renewables revolution" - a push that inevitably will require far more mining/processing of critical minerals
ERCOT and MISO Forecast Huge Increases in Peak Load, Driven by Data Center Demand
ERCOT projects Texas power demand to rise from 98 GW in 2026 to over 111 GW by 2032, pushing peak load to 367 GW, driven primarily by new data‑center construction. Non‑crypto data centers lead the growth, followed by cryptocurrency mining, industrial users, and...
Chinese Battery Makers Lean on Gas Amid Lithium Crunch
Volt Insight briefing: Chinese battery companies' reliance on natural gas, CATL's mining push, and the lithium squeeze. Read more and sign up to my newsletter here: https://t.co/IUiScW74cK https://t.co/qZWMUx3kbM
WindEurope 2026: TSOs Sign North Sea Cables Pact
Five European transmission system operators—including Elia, Energinet, 50Hertz and TenneT—signed a memorandum of understanding at WindEurope 2026 to coordinate North Sea offshore cable infrastructure. The pact creates four working groups focused on repair logistics, spare‑part availability, fault detection and legal‑financial...
67 New EV Chargers Will Be Installed In San Diego
San Diego announced the installation of 67 new public electric‑vehicle chargers at recreation centers, libraries and community hubs, expanding the city’s earlier target of 750‑800 chargers. The grant‑funded stations are expected to be Level 2 units delivering roughly 30‑40 miles of...
California Offers Incentives To Philippine Automaker To Set Up Electric Jeepney Factory
California’s Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development has offered Filipino automaker Francisco Motors a comprehensive incentive package to build an electric‑jeepney factory in Santa Clarita. The $5 billion Project Mesa will span up to 90 acres, create 1,800‑2,200 permanent jobs and...
West Asia Conflict: Govt Amends ATF Regulations; Allows for SAF Blending
India’s Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has amended the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Order 2001 to allow blending of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with conventional jet fuel, explicitly permitting ethanol and other synthesized hydrocarbons. The change creates...
Data Center World 2026: Real Estate, On-Site Power Speed AI Buildout
Data center developers are confronting a looming 300 GW power shortfall as AI workloads surge, with the U.S. projected to need about 200 GW of new capacity while retiring roughly 100 GW of existing generation. At Data Center World 2026, Prologis Mobility’s JT Steenkamp highlighted...