IMF Says War Should Spur Faster Adoption of Renewable Energy
At the World Economic Outlook launch, IMF chief economist Pierre‑Olivier Gourcinas warned that the war in the Middle East should accelerate the shift toward renewable energy to protect economies from energy shocks. He compared the current oil shortfall to the 1974 oil‑price crisis but highlighted today’s lower oil dependence and more independent central banks. The IMF’s reference scenario projects 3.1% global growth and an average oil price of $80 per barrel in 2026, while adverse and severe scenarios forecast slower growth and higher inflation. Central banks are urged to monitor inflation pressures rather than pre‑emptively tighten policy.
Google Secures 1 GW Power‑Distribution Licence for Vizag Data‑Center in India
Google has been granted a 1‑gigawatt power‑distribution licence by Indian regulators for a new data‑center complex in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh. The approval enables the tech giant to source and manage electricity directly, underscoring its push for renewable‑heavy infrastructure in emerging...
Ningbo’s Smart‑Factory Surge Boosts Output 9.3% as Data‑Heavy Production Demands New Policies
Ningbo’s manufacturers posted a 9.3% year‑on‑year rise in value‑added output in the first two months of 2026, outpacing the national rate, as factories embed data lakes, real‑time analytics and ETL pipelines. The surge coincides with growing scrutiny of water‑heavy data...
Standard Bank Supports Financial Close of Mulilo’s Middlepunt Solar PV Project
Standard Bank has helped Mulilo Energy secure financial close for the Middlepunt Solar PV project, the first REIPPPP Bid Window 7 venture to do so. The bank acted as co‑mandated lead arranger, providing senior and subordinated debt totaling roughly $137.8 million. Once...
Maine to Put Brakes on Big Data Centers as AI Expansion Collides with Power Limits
Maine is set to become the first U.S. state to impose a statewide moratorium on large data center construction, barring permits for facilities that draw 20 megawatts or more until roughly October 2027. The bill, which still requires Governor Janet Mills' signature,...
CCS Exploration Drilling Ops Cleared for Launch Offshore Japan
Japan’s Metropolitan CCS joint venture—partnered by Inpex Corp. and Kanto Natural Gas Development—has received approval from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to commence offshore exploratory drilling off Kujukuri in Chiba Prefecture. The first well, Kujukuri‑Oki A, is slated to...
Broker’s Call: ACME Solar (Buy)
ACME Solar is projected to more than double its operational capacity from 2,540 MW in FY 25 to 6,270 MW by FY 28, driven by firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) projects. The broker values the stock at a target price of ₹363 (≈ $4.4),...
Sangam India Secures Hybrid Renewable Energy Supply for Rajasthan Manufacturing Units
CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions and Sangam India have signed an agreement to supply hybrid renewable power to Sangam’s five Rajasthan textile plants. The deal provides 30 MWp of solar, 20 MW of wind and a 2 MWh battery storage system to deliver continuous...
ABB’s HiPerGuard Medium-Voltage UPS Wins 2025 Data Center Power Innovation Award
ABB’s HiPerGuard medium‑voltage UPS won the 2025 Data Center Power Innovation award. The system moves uninterruptible power protection to the 5‑24 kV range, using a ZISC architecture that achieves 98 % efficiency and can handle up to five times nominal current for...
The Solar-Powered Medical Kiosks Bringing Doctors to Remote Chadians
Telemedan, founded in 2021 by Abakar Mahamat and Ahmed Kotoko, deploys solar‑powered medical kiosks that link rural Chadians to qualified doctors via video and on‑site diagnostic tools. Each $10,000 unit is sold to governments or public health programs, offering consultations...
Manufacturers Develop Non-Penetrative Alternatives to Ballasts for Rooftop Solar
Manufacturers SolarStack and SolarStrap are rolling out non‑penetrative mounting systems that replace traditional concrete ballasts on flat commercial rooftops. SolarStack uses spray‑applied polyurethane foam to bond block‑style racks, while SolarStrap heat‑welds a thin roofing membrane to create a sealed, load‑bearing...
What Went Wrong With Biden’s Big Climate Law
A new report by three former Biden‑era officials details the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean‑energy tax credits. Treasury published 96 guidance packages—over 5,000 pages—in just 26 months, driven by the law’s $80 billion IRS funding boost. Yet agencies faced...
French Company Nova Carbon Helps Safran to Recycle Its Carbon Fibre Scraps
French start‑up Nova Carbon is collaborating with aerospace supplier Safran to recycle carbon‑fibre production offcuts using a proprietary technology that preserves fibre length and structure. The initial joint technical study confirmed the recycled material can meet high‑performance requirements, though further...
Tata Motors to Launch Hydrogen Bus Production in Lucknow
Tata Motors announced it will start producing hydrogen fuel‑cell and hydrogen internal‑combustion‑engine buses at its Lucknow plant, expanding its green‑mobility portfolio. The launch was unveiled by Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran alongside Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, coinciding with...
Pi Green, EcoGuard Partner to Digitise Carbon Capture and Build dMRV Systems
Pi Green Innovations and EcoGuard Global have signed a partnership to digitize Pi Green’s carbon‑capture methodology and launch a digital measurement, reporting and verification (dMRV) platform for Indian and global clients. The deal leverages Pi Green’s patented Carbon Cutter and...
High‐Performance Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Formic Acid on Cypress‐Like Enzyme‐Antimony‐Bismuth Biohybrid
Researchers have created a cypress‑like biohybrid catalyst that couples carbonic anhydrase enzyme with antimony‑decorated bismuth to electrochemically reduce CO2 into formic acid. The enzyme acts as a CO2 shuttle, concentrating the gas at the electrode surface, while antimony tunes the...
India's Solar Market Faces Export Hurdles, Pivots to Domestic Power
The episode examines how recent U.S. tariffs—up to 126% countervailing duties—have crippled India’s solar module exports, prompting manufacturers to shift focus to the domestic market and explore new overseas opportunities in Europe, Africa, and Oceania. Analysts explain that while U.S....
European Solar Must ‘Embrace Volatility’ (and Energy Storage)
European solar developers are being urged to treat market volatility as a source of value rather than a threat, amid macro‑economic shocks, regulatory swings, and volatile power prices. Speakers at SolarPLUS Europe highlighted that energy storage is now essential, turning...
Swedish Firm Looking to Deploy Its Hybrid Ocean Energy Platform in Costa Rica
Swedish renewable energy company NoviOcean has signed a memorandum of understanding with Costa Rican partner MIR Green Energy to study deployment of its 850 kW hybrid wave‑wind‑solar platform, the Medi Wave 850H, along the Pacific coast. The feasibility study will focus on three...
Stegra Secures €1.4 Billion ($1.6 B) to Finish Sweden’s Flagship Green‑Steel Plant
Stegra announced a €1.4 billion financing package led by Wallenberg Investments, giving the Swedish green‑steel project a fully funded path to completion. The deal brings new equity, senior and junior lenders, and a governance overhaul that positions the plant as a...
Oracle Expands Bloom Energy Partnership, Securing up to 2.8 GW for AI Data Centers
Oracle announced an expanded master services agreement with Bloom Energy to supply up to 2.8 GW of solid‑oxide fuel‑cell power for its AI and cloud data centers. Bloom Energy’s stock surged nearly 20% on the news, underscoring growing demand for on‑site,...
RWE Completes Installation of Two Substations at Nordseecluster A
RWE has finished installing two massive offshore substations at the 660 MW Nordseecluster A wind farm, located about 50 km north of Juist island in the German North Sea. The 1,800‑ton and 2,500‑ton units were lifted onto their foundations by the Gulliver floating...
Study Says Grid Upgrades Needed to Unlock Vehicle‑to‑Grid Power From U.S. Driveways
Researchers modeling the San Francisco Bay Area conclude that upgrading transformers and transmission lines now is cheaper than retrofitting later, enabling vehicle‑to‑grid (V2G) to help balance renewable‑heavy grids. Energy systems engineer Ziyou Song warns that V2G alone cannot meet future charging...
DTE Energy Unveils $36.5 B Five‑Year Plan to Add 900 MW Renewable Capacity Annually
DTE Energy disclosed a $36.5 billion capital program through 2029, earmarking $10 billion for clean‑energy generation and $2 billion for renewable solutions by 2029. The plan arrives as Michigan’s attorney general attacks regulators over steep rate hikes and DTE works to restore a...
ABL Secures Work at South Korean Offshore Wind Farm
ABL Group has been selected as the marine warranty surveyor for South Korea's 390 MW Shinan Ui offshore wind project. The role covers technical document review, vessel‑suitability surveys, and on‑site supervision of marine operations for 26 turbines on bottom‑fixed foundations. The project...
New Volkswagen ID 3 Brings More Range, Buttons, "True VW" Spirit
Volkswagen has launched the ID 3 Neo, a mid‑life refresh that adds larger battery packs, a longer 391‑mile WLTP range and a fully revised interior packed with tactile buttons. The update also introduces a new front‑end design that will be shared with...
Toyo, OneSubsea Form Subsea CCS Partnership
Toyo Engineering Corporation and OneSubsea have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore joint subsea carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, initially targeting Japan and Southeast Asia. The partnership pairs Toyo’s expertise in on‑shore CCS project development with OneSubsea’s subsea...
Varta Launches All-in-One Residential Inverter and Modular Battery
Varta, the German energy‑storage specialist, unveiled the Varta.hybrid.wall, an all‑in‑one residential system that bundles a three‑phase inverter, modular battery packs and an energy‑management platform. The solution offers 4.5 kWh to 20 kWh of storage, can be configured for AC or DC coupling,...
Live From Edie 26: How Can Businesses Seize Previously Overlooked Sustainability Opportunities?
The edie Extra podcast recorded at the edie 26 conference highlighted overlooked sustainability opportunities beyond operational emissions, such as water efficiency, water stewardship, and embodied carbon. Guests Therese Noorlander of Grundfos and Sophie Long of Airedale by Modine explained how data can pinpoint material actions without...
Evolve Energy, Shell Sign Race Bank Wind PPA Through 2035
Evolve Energy Supply has signed a long‑term power purchase agreement with Shell Energy Europe for the 573 MW Race Bank offshore wind farm. The deal, extending to 2035, will deliver roughly 112 GWh of renewable electricity each year, exceeding one terawatt‑hour over...
Low Carbon Concrete First for Murphy
Murphy Construction has poured Ecocem ACT low‑carbon concrete in permanent works for the first time at the Shipley Depot, a key element of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. The ACT mix replaces traditional clinker with limestone filler and supplementary cementitious materials,...
Porous Silica-Based Anti-Reflective Coating Increases PV Glass Optical Transmission by 5.2%
Researchers at Spain’s CIEMAT have created a porous silica anti‑reflective coating that lifts solar‑panel glass transmission by up to 5.2%, reaching 99.8% at 600 nm. By fine‑tuning the ratio of TEOS to MTES, the concentration of the pore‑forming agent Pluronic P‑123,...
EU Approves €5 Billion German and Czech Carbon Removal, Green Fuel Plans
The European Commission approved a €5 billion ($5.4 billion) climate‑focused state‑aid package, comprising a €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) German program to rewet peatlands and a €3.7 billion ($4.0 billion) Czech scheme to expand sustainable biomethane production. Peatland rewetting targets the 7 % of EU emissions caused by...
Norway’s CCS Hype Misleads; Choose Cheap Clean Tech
Norway's been shopping around CCS PR in Australia, so I dug into the latest data and found that despite our reputation, we are really not a model for anyone to follow. Don't put your eggs into the fossil fuel basket,...
Whisky Distillery Uses Stored Green Power for 1200°C Steam
Heat batteries delivering up to 1,200C using off peak electricity: A Scottish whisky distillery just claimed a world first — producing high-temperature steam for distilling using stored green electricity instead of fossil fuels. https://t.co/1A1cS5hLUt
Free Midday Electricity Key to Drive Consumer Demand to Match Excess PV Generation
Australia’s Solar Sharer program will give households with smart meters three free midday electricity hours, aiming to pull demand into periods of abundant solar generation. Research by Cambridge’s Ray Galvin shows the scheme could shift roughly 22.5 TWh of electricity by...
Rural Texas Hosts Data Centers Despite Infrastructure Gaps
“Data centers are being built in rural areas without much infrastructure, like Texas in the United States.” Ouch, German dude.
Pakistan to Impose Evening Rolling Blackouts Amid LNG Shortage
Pakistan plans more rolling blackouts due to a fuel shortage 🇵🇰⚠️ Power supply will be suspended for two hours during the evenings when demand rises Pakistan hasn't received an LNG shipment since early March due to the war in the Middle...
Can Microsoft Really Meet Its Carbon-Negative Goal by 2030?
Microsoft pledged in 2020 to be carbon‑negative by 2030, but rapid AI‑driven data‑center growth is straining that goal. The company announced a 2025 milestone, claiming 100% renewable electricity matching, yet the achievement relies heavily on carbon offsets rather than direct...
China Produces over 20% of the World's Key Industrial Goods
Insane chart: China builds more than 20% of the world's solar panels, wind turbines, ships, trains, steel, aluminum, telecom equipment, chemicals, cement, machinery and aerospace equipment And that's 2023 data, likely understating its dominance Source: FT https://t.co/5vnFnr2SX1
Mova Unveils All-in-One Plug-In Solar and Storage Solutions
Chinese appliance maker Mova has entered the residential solar‑plus‑storage market with its LumeGret A2000 and A4000 all‑in‑one units. The A4000 provides a 4 kWh LFP battery, expandable to 20 kWh, and a 2.5 kW inverter, while the A2000 starts at 1.92 kWh and adds...
Tunisia Launches 200 MW Call for PV Projects Under New Licensing Scheme
Tunisia’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy announced a sixth licensing round inviting private developers to submit proposals for up to 200 MW of new solar power plants. Applications are open from April 15 to June 15 and will be assessed based on...
Vertical Bifacial PV Outperforms Tilted PV Systems in the UK
A year‑long study by the University of York shows that Over Easy Solar’s vertical bifacial photovoltaic system outperforms traditional tilted monofacial panels across all UK seasons. The bifacial array delivered up to 26.9% more electricity during morning hours and 24.5%...
Vaillant Launches Space-Saving Residential Heat Pump
German heating specialist Vaillant has introduced the Arotherm Pro, a compact air‑to‑water heat pump that uses propane (R‑290) as a low‑GWP refrigerant. The product is offered in 5 kW, 7 kW and 11 kW models, delivering a maximum coefficient of performance of 5.03 at...
CleanMax to Supply 50 MW Hybrid Renewable Power to Sangam India in Rajasthan
CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd announced a partnership with Sangam India Ltd to supply 50 MW of hybrid renewable power in Rajasthan. The project combines 30 MW of solar, 20 MW of wind and a 2 MWh battery storage system, feeding five textile facilities...
ANDRITZ Wins Equipment Order for India’s Largest 3,000 MW Pumped Storage Project in Maharashtra
Technology firm ANDRITZ announced it has won a contract to supply ten pump turbines, motor‑generators and related electromechanical equipment for Torrent Power’s Saidongar‑1 Karjat pumped‑storage project in Maharashtra. The deal, valued at roughly €200 million (about $215 million), will be fulfilled in...
From ‘Refrigerators in the Desert’ to Resilient, Thermally Passive BESS Assets
Battery energy storage systems today rely on lithium‑ion cells that need active thermal management, adding capital, complexity, and up to 15 MWh of auxiliary electricity per MWh of storage each year. Emerging chemistries such as sodium‑ion, solid‑state lithium, and zinc‑ion can...
“Desert Greening:” China’s Massive Solar Farms Create Cool Refuges for Plants in Gobi Desert
A new Chinese Academy of Sciences study finds that large‑scale solar farms in the Gobi desert generate a daytime cooling effect of up to 3.1 °C, creating micro‑climates that support plant growth. The cooling, termed a "cool island effect," varies with...
Network Operators Could Unlock Australia’s Kerbside EV Charging
Can networks solve Australia’s “chicken-and-egg” EV problem? The battle for control of kerbside charging #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/xpzheDun47 https://t.co/eaZ3zueOeo
China Dominates Global Green Tech Landscape
The Financial Times reports that China has a ROYAL FLUSH. Chinese now leads in EVs, solar panels, batteries, wind turbines, and more. CHINA HAS CARDS AND KNOWS HOW TO PLAY THEM. https://t.co/XCaFDiD4ka