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On March 4, 2026 seven leading tech firms—including Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI—signed the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge, promising their data centers won’t raise household electricity costs. The pledge relies on behind‑the‑meter (BTM) self‑generation, allowing companies to build on‑site power and dramatically reduce grid consumption. Analysts warn that this very mechanism triggers the utility “death spiral,” where large customers’ defection forces utilities to shift fixed‑cost recovery onto remaining residential users, potentially adding $444 to the average bill by 2040. With a 97 GW gas‑turbine pipeline slated for data centers, the pledge’s voluntary language lacks enforcement, risking higher rates for American households.
Homerun Resources Inc., led by CEO Brian Leeners, is positioning high‑grade silica as a strategic material for both energy and technology supply chains. The company focuses on Brazil’s abundant silica deposits, leveraging vertical integration to capture value from raw extraction...
The Energy for Growth Hub, in partnership with Stanford’s LabradorLabX, unveiled K‑9 Kinetic Power™ (K9KP), a consumer device that harvests a dog’s tail wagging to generate electricity. Using a carbon‑fiber micro‑generator and a smart docking pad, each active dog can...
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has begun long‑term use of carbon‑neutral bio‑LNG on its LNG‑powered car carriers after signing a procurement deal for liquefied bio‑methane. The fuel, derived from organic waste, is ISCC‑EU certified and can be burned in existing...
The European Union launched its Green Deal in 2020 aiming for climate‑neutrality and industrial strength, but six years later key hydrogen projects have collapsed and industrial electricity prices are roughly twice those in the United States and China. The authors...
Australia’s two biggest electricity grids now run on over 40% renewable power, marking a pivotal shift in the nation’s decarbonisation agenda. Yet the rapid "green rush" exposes supply‑chain vulnerabilities, with rare‑earth mining in Myanmar, Indonesian nickel and Chinese solar‑panel production...
Australia’s clean‑energy rollout has stalled as 2025 utility‑scale solar and wind investment fell to less than half of 2024 levels, jeopardizing the federal goal of an 82% renewable‑energy mix. To meet the target, the country must retire most of its...
The REECE2 power‑generation unit, sidelined after a suspected fire on 5 August 2025, produced its first measurable output on 1 April 2026, as captured by SCADA data at roughly 08:30 NEM time. Early market data from ez2view’s Bids & Offers widget indicate a cautious approach...
ClassNK has granted both a Manufacturing Procedure Approval and a Type Approval for KOBELCO Wire Company's new semi‑parallel wire cable (SPWC), marking the society’s first endorsement of this corrosion‑resistant product. The cable features 7 mm galvanized steel wires coated in polyethylene,...
A new UCLA Emmett Institute report titled *The Price of Resilience* examines how wildfire‑related costs are allocated between transmission customers and retail ratepayers. In California, wildfire mitigation and liability expenses now represent roughly a quarter of residential electricity bills, driven...
Nuclear energy is gaining renewed attention as data‑center power demand surges, with small modular reactors (SMRs) offering a cost‑effective alternative to traditional plants. SMRs are projected to cost $2.5‑4 B, far less than the $30 B required for full‑size reactors, while molten‑salt...
Quantum and Pink Elephant have launched DMaaS Clouddrive Cold, a sovereign archive service built on Quantum’s ActiveScale Cold Storage. The offering spans three Dutch data centers, delivering 15‑nine durability, multi‑site replication and an integrated tape tier that cuts power and...
Zendure introduced the SolarFlow 2400 Pro, an all‑in‑one balcony solar solution delivering up to 2,400 W output, 2.4 kWh base storage and modular expansion to 16.8 kWh. The unit features four MPPT inputs for up to 3 kW of PV, AI‑driven energy management, and LAN connectivity,...
Biofuels are marketed as low‑carbon alternatives, yet first‑generation crops trigger deforestation and indirect land‑use emissions that can match or surpass fossil fuels. Advanced and second‑generation biofuels aim to use waste or non‑food feedstocks, but high production costs and limited scalability...
PD Ports announced plans for a Teesport Offshore Gateway on the River Tees, designed to become the UK’s primary landing hub for the next phase of offshore wind development after the Crown Estate’s Round 6 auction. The facility will feature up...
The University of Strathclyde and Japan Marine United (JMU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the development of floating offshore wind turbines. The partnership will combine Strathclyde’s leading research in wind energy with JMU’s shipbuilding and floating‑platform expertise...
Microsoft opened the Denmark East datacenter region, with sites in Høje Taastrup, Køge and Roskilde, delivering low‑latency, secure cloud services and a strong sustainability focus. Over the next four years Microsoft and its partners will invest roughly $4.5 billion, creating up...
Researchers at IIT Bombay and the Max Planck Institute uncovered why the electrochemical permeation technique often yields unreliable hydrogen‑diffusion data in steel. They showed that high charging currents induce surface rust, dislocations and hydrogen bubbles, which artificially lower measured flux. Switching...
ENG8 International unveiled its EnergiCell at the IWAHLM 17 conference in Bergamo, announcing a jump from Technology Readiness Level 4 to 7, signalling a shift from laboratory validation to industrial‑grade prototypes. The modular system can be configured for thermal, electrical, or hybrid output...
Peter Santenello’s 64‑minute YouTube documentary spotlights the 640‑acre Earthship community called Atlantis just outside Taos, New Mexico. Founder Michael Reynolds, despite a stage‑four cancer diagnosis, walks viewers through self‑sustaining homes that harvest rainwater, generate solar power, and use tire‑filled rammed‑earth...
On 10 October 2025 AEMO released its NEM Dispatch Timing Fact Sheet, detailing the mechanics of the 5‑minute dispatch intervals that underpin Australia’s electricity market. The publication follows WattClarity’s recent Energy Literacy series, which has been unpacking the complexities and challenges of...
Researchers at Chiba University have created nitrogen‑doped carbon adsorbents called viciazites that release captured CO₂ at temperatures below 60 °C, far lower than the >100 °C needed for conventional amine scrubbing. By positioning nitrogen functional groups adjacently on the carbon surface, the...
Morgan Sindall Construction has broken ground on the Owlstone Croft Passivhaus student housing scheme at Queens’ College, Cambridge. The £34.4 million (~$44 million) project will deliver 13 new homes with 60 bedrooms and refurbish existing Blocks A and B to add 87...
Tesla has introduced a folding V4 Supercharger that lets 33% more units fit on a single truck, slashing deployment time by half and cutting installation costs about 20%. The new V4 cabinet delivers up to 500 kW per stall for passenger...
In the latest MB Fund podcast, Nucleus Wealth CIO Damien Klassen argues that the fallout from the Iran‑U.S. conflict has unexpectedly positioned former President Donald Trump as a catalyst for green energy. He outlines how Trump‑era tariffs, supply‑chain disruptions, and...
Researchers at Kyushu University and JGU Mainz have created a molybdenum‑based spin‑flip emitter that harvests singlet‑fission triplet excitons with a quantum yield of about 130%. By tuning the metal complex’s energy levels, they suppressed competing Förster resonance energy transfer, allowing...
Upcoming regulatory revisions will reshape EV charging infrastructure by mandating automated, robot‑assisted stations that autonomous vehicles can navigate to themselves. The new rules emphasize rapid charging speeds, standardized connector designs, and integration with smart‑grid management to handle higher demand. Industry...
Renewable “installed capacity” figures, measured in gigawatts, are a theoretical maximum that ignores the intermittent nature of wind and solar. In the United States, on‑shore wind operates at about a 33.5 % capacity factor and utility‑scale solar at roughly 23.5 %, meaning...
A CIEMAT study of the TCP‑100 parabolic‑trough plant in Spain tested advanced control schemes to boost solar‑thermal efficiency. Researchers compared a basic PI controller with a nonlinear generic‑model‑control (GMC) cascade and a supervisory pump‑speed logic. The GMC‑based cascade kept the...
Crusoe and Redwood Materials announced an expansion of their Nevada AI compute campus to 24 Crusoe Spark modular data centers. The upgrade raises total compute capacity roughly seven times the original deployment while still relying on the existing 12 MW/63 MWh renewable...
Q ENERGY has acquired a stake in the Pennavel floating offshore wind project off southern Brittany, joining a consortium that includes Elicio France and BayWa r.e. France. The deal leverages Q ENERGY’s two‑decade track record in French offshore wind and...
Lake Mead is receding at a rate faster than recent forecasts, threatening to drop below the intake levels of Hoover Dam’s turbines within the next few years. Federal data shows the lake could lose enough water to shut down most...
Texas set a new solar generation record of over 33 GW, overtaking California as the nation’s leader in utility‑scale solar. The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects Texas will supply roughly 40% of all new solar capacity and 53% of battery storage...
California’s 2026 gubernatorial race spotlights building decarbonization as a linchpin for the state’s climate and affordability agenda. Buildings account for roughly a quarter of the state’s emissions, and the aging natural‑gas distribution network is inflating utility bills for homeowners and...
Pre‑1940 homes, especially Victorian houses, were built with passive solar principles that captured, stored, and redistributed sunlight without mechanical systems. Features such as south‑facing bay windows, thick masonry walls, deep eaves, and attached conservatories acted as solar collectors and thermal...
Caledonia Mining Corporation has cut diesel use for power generation to just 2% of its electricity mix in 2025, down from 8% in 2020. Solar installations now provide roughly 20% of the Blanket Mine’s power, while the remainder comes from...
Cavotec has won a €3 million contract to install its PowerFeed, PowerReach and PowerMove shore‑power systems across several Southern Italy ports. The equipment will let cruise, container and RoRo vessels draw electricity from the grid while docked, eliminating the need for...
Lloyd’s Register has entered a partnership with Echo Marine Group to certify the design and construction of five battery‑electric passenger ferries for Perth’s Swan River, creating Western Australia’s first fully electric ferry fleet. The vessels are part of the METRONET...
HHLA TK Estonia will become Europe’s first container terminal to run fully battery‑powered rubber‑tired gantry (RTG) cranes. The Konecranes‑built units, each with a 296 kWh battery, can operate up to eight hours on a single charge, allowing a complete shift without...
The Nuclear Scaling Initiative released a 73‑page report that maps critical bottlenecks in the U.S. advanced nuclear supply chain, highlighting fuel shortages, downstream manufacturing constraints, and a skilled‑labor gap that together create a market‑paralysis cycle. It recommends coordinated actions by...
Georgia Tech researchers have unveiled a cell‑free biocatalytic platform that converts carbon dioxide into the amino acids serine and glycine with a 97% yield, the highest efficiency reported for any synthetic‑biology system. By introducing heat‑tolerant enzymes from Moorella thermoacetica and...
The United States is advancing its first new coal‑fired power plant since 2013 with the 1.25‑gigawatt Terra Energy Center in Alaska. A $1 billion boiler contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries and a $500 million equity pledge from Korean firm KOREIT fund the...
The U.S. biodiesel sector has struggled with pandemic fallout, rising renewable diesel competition, and the 2023 RIN cliff, prompting several plant closures. Recent state and federal tax credits—particularly Iowa’s production credit, the Small Agri Producer credit, and the new 45Z...
America First Refining’s founder John Calce discussed the launch of a new refinery in Brownsville, Texas, built to process the light, sweet crude from the Permian Basin. The project, financed in partnership with India’s Reliance, overcame a seven‑year permitting process...
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has partnered with independent power producer Anthem to finance the Notsi solar project, South Africa’s biggest single‑phase photovoltaic development. The 475 MW facility in the Free State will supply clean power to commercial and...
European electricity markets are showing price resilience as wind and solar capacity expands. In Germany and France, power prices fell last week even as oil prices surged, contrasting with earlier spikes driven by natural‑gas volatility. Continued renewable investment is dampening...
Everllence won a contract to deliver two RB compressor skids for Thailand’s inaugural carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at PTTEP’s Arthit gas field. The compressors, paired with Solar Turbines gas turbines, will enable capture and offshore storage of up...
Researchers used machine‑learning interatomic potential (MLIP) calculations to screen dopants for orthorhombic Sn₃O₄, identifying aluminum as a stable dopant. Experimental hydrothermal synthesis confirmed the predictions, with 5 % Al‑doped o‑Sn₃O₄ delivering 16‑times higher hydrogen production under visible light. The study demonstrates...
Researchers at Shenyang Agricultural University have demonstrated that mesopores and macropores in biochar play an active role in CO₂ capture, overturning the long‑standing view that only micropores matter. By combining theoretical models with experiments on sawdust‑derived biochar produced between 300 °C...
Mexico relies on imported natural gas for more than 70% of its consumption, chiefly via pipelines from Texas. This dependence underpins electricity generation, industrial processes and Pemex operations, but it also exposes the country to supply disruptions, price volatility and...
