Maxis Introduces Outright Purchase Option for Home Solar System Users
Malaysian telecom giant Maxis has added an Outright Purchase option to its Home Solar portfolio, allowing households to buy solar panels outright. The new model complements the subscription plan launched in 2025 and aims to lower upfront cost barriers for Malaysian consumers. By offering ownership, Maxis seeks to boost residential renewable adoption and align with national clean‑energy goals.
The AI Boom Needs Carbon Removal
AI’s rapid expansion is spurring a wave of new data centers that will consume up to 945 terawatt‑hours of electricity by 2030—roughly Japan’s current demand. Because gas‑turbine backlogs force many sites to rely on fast‑to‑deploy, carbon‑intensive single‑cycle turbines, a sizable share...
Homerun Resources Inc. Announces Positive Bankable Feasibility Study on Solar Glass Manufacturing Plant in Brazil, Confirming Strong Economics and Strategic...
Homerun Resources announced a bankable feasibility study for a solar glass manufacturing plant in Belmonte, Bahia, Brazil. The base‑case net present value is about $670 million (rising to $829 million at 105% capacity) with a 20.2% internal rate of return and a...
Despite Politicized Disinformation, Midwest AI Data Centers Are Fueling a Solar Energy Boom
Midwest AI data centers are dramatically increasing regional electricity demand, prompting a rapid expansion of solar installations. Farmers and landowners are signing solar leases to secure steady income as tariffs hurt traditional crop markets. Fossil‑fuel interests are financing disinformation campaigns...
AEMO Incident Report Released, on Frequency Spike Due to Self-Forecast Vendor Glitch (19th August 2025)
On 19 August 2025 the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) released a Reviewable Operating Incident Report attributing a notable frequency spike to a self‑forecasting vendor software glitch. The anomaly caused a brief 0.5 Hz deviation, prompting immediate system safeguards and highlighting gaps in...
How Trump's Helping China Win on Clean Energy | It’s The Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath & Volts' David Roberts
The podcast "It’s The Democracy, Stupid" features Edwin Eisendrath and journalist David Roberts warning that the Trump administration’s rollback of clean‑energy incentives is eroding U.S. progress and handing China a decisive advantage in renewable technology. Roberts argues the United States...
China April Battery Installations Grow 15%, Reversing 2-Month Decline
China’s power‑battery installations rebounded in April 2026, reaching 62.4 GWh – a 15.2% year‑on‑year gain and a 10.4% rise from March. Lithium‑iron‑phosphate (LFP) units dominated the market, delivering 50.8 GWh and capturing 81.5% of total installs, while ternary chemistries grew 24.2% YoY....
MiTAC Computing Showcased New OCP Liquid Cooled Servers and Software Integration
MiTAC Computing returned to the OCP EMEA Summit 2026 in Barcelona to unveil its latest open‑compute‑based server portfolio. The company highlighted the C2810Z5 air‑cooled and C2811Z5 liquid‑cooled rack servers, both powered by AMD EPYC 9005 CPUs and designed for high‑density AI and cloud workloads....
A Qatari Gas Tanker Passed the Strait of Hormuz
A Qatari LNG tanker, Al Kharaitiyat, became the first vessel to navigate the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran‑Israel war began, using a Tehran‑approved northern route. The transit signals a tentative reopening of a critical oil‑and‑gas corridor, easing some pressure on...
Presentation on Recent Trends in Electricity Markets
The author presented a three‑part analysis of European electricity markets, focusing first on the rapid expansion of solar generation and battery storage. The second segment examined how these renewables are reshaping day‑ahead market pricing, pushing prices lower and altering the...
What Has All This Back-and-Forth Climate Legislating Bought Us?
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was originally projected to cut U.S. greenhouse‑gas emissions 40‑50% below 2005 levels by 2035. A new joint paper by Watershed and the University of Maryland models the combined impact of the IRA and the partially...
Week 19: DRILLING TO INFINITY: Why I'm Betting Civilization on a Hole in the Ground (While Billionaires Play Astronaut)
Physicists and drilling engineers in West Texas have demonstrated a new geothermal drilling technique that uses concentrated millimeter‑wave energy to vaporize rock, enabling access to depths of around 20 km—far beyond the reach of conventional rigs. The method creates a plasma‑like...
250 EV Chargers Installed In Winnipeg
Powertec Electric, together with its solar sister company and partner New Flyer, has installed 250 electric‑vehicle chargers across Winnipeg’s multi‑family residential properties. The rollout fills a critical gap for apartment and condo residents who lack private home charging, offering a...
More Battery Electric Trucks Take To Australian Roads
Centurion has launched a fully off‑grid battery‑electric truck hub at Perth Airport, powering 30 eActros 300 trucks with 4.4 MW of rooftop solar, 10.3 MWh of storage and HVO backup. The $24 million (AUD $36 million) project was underpinned by $10.4 million in Australian Renewable Energy Agency...
Contship Launches First Fully Electric Port Tractor at La Spezia Terminal
Contship Italia Group has rolled out its first fully electric port tractor at the La Spezia Container Terminal, marking a key step in its decarbonisation roadmap. The vehicle will be operated by Hannibal for internal shuttle duties, serving as a pilot...
Everything You Need to Know About Small Modular Reactors (SMR's)
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are factory‑built nuclear units of 50‑300 MW that combine a compact footprint with modular construction. China’s ACP100/Linglong‑1 is slated for commercial operation in 2026, while Russia already runs floating and land‑based SMRs in the Arctic. The United...
Underwater Data Center in Shanghai: AI Infrastructure Goes Underwater, This Time by Design
Shanghai’s Ling‑gang Special Area has launched an operational underwater data center housed in a 32‑meter steel cylinder. The facility draws more than 95% of its electricity from a nearby offshore wind farm and uses 15 °C seawater for cooling, targeting a...
A Dynamic Molecular Sunscreen for Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers at Northwestern Polytechnical University introduced a photoisomeric molecule, BTTM, into perovskite solar cells, achieving a power conversion efficiency of 24.71% versus 22.07% for untreated devices. The additive anchors lead and iodide ions, suppressing migration and stabilizing the crystal lattice...
Paper Mill Waste and Liquid Metal Combine Into a 96% Efficient Solar Absorber
Researchers have engineered a coating that blends paper‑mill lignin with gallium‑indium liquid‑metal nanoparticles, achieving 96% broadband solar absorption. The graded structure traps light and channels heat, raising surface temperature to about 75 °C under one‑sun and delivering a power density of...
Port of Riga Secures Investors for Wind Technology Production Hub
Latvia’s Freeport of Riga has secured three international investors to develop a wind‑technology production hub on Kundziņsala, with combined private investment exceeding €700 million ($763 million) through 2034. The EU‑co‑financed project includes €86 million ($94 million) in public funding for port infrastructure such as...
Funding Friday: Robots Want Fast-Charging Batteries
Cambridge‑based Nyobolt announced a $60 million Series C round that lifts its valuation to $1 billion, driven by ultra‑fast‑charging batteries that can reach 80 percent charge in under five minutes. The company is targeting data‑center and robotics customers, leveraging its niobium‑tungsten‑oxide anode for higher...
100 Free EV Chargers Installed In Saudi Arabia
Lucid Motors has installed 100 free public electric‑vehicle chargers across Saudi Arabia, joining a growing network of complimentary charging points at malls, workplaces, and supermarkets. The rollout leverages billions of dollars of Saudi Public Investment Fund backing and aligns with...
240 New Electric Buses Coming To German City
Hamburg announced a purchase of 240 additional electric buses slated for delivery by 2031, adding to an earlier order of 350 units due by 2030. The city already operates 432 electric buses, which represent 39% of its fleet, and the...
Clean Energy’s Nickel Rush Is Heading Straight for some of Earth’s Richest Ecosystems – by University of Queensland (Phys.org –...
An international study led by University of Queensland researcher Jayden Hyman warns that meeting the surging demand for nickel—driven by stainless steel and clean‑energy technologies—will likely draw heavily on ecologically sensitive regions. By 2050, roughly half of the world’s mined...
She Refused to Normalise Blackouts. So She Built a Home That Doesn't Need the Grid.
South Africa endured a record 332 days of load‑shedding in 2023, costing the economy roughly R2.8 trillion (about $150 billion). Similar grid failures have hit Texas, Spain and large parts of the U.S., highlighting systemic reliability risks. In response, entrepreneur Ansie van...
Clean Energy Technologies’ Vermont Renewable Gas Reaches MOU with State Agriculture Agency for Lyndon Biogas Facility
Clean Energy Technologies' affiliate Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets to address agricultural safeguards for its proposed 2.2 MW renewable energy facility in Lyndon. The MOU, filed with...
Tesla Semi’s Official Battery Capacity Leaked by California Regulators
A California Air Resources Board filing released in April 2026 confirms that Tesla’s Semi trucks use two battery sizes: an 822 kWh pack for the Long‑Range model and a 548 kWh pack for the Standard‑Range version. Both variants share the same lithium‑ion...
A Look at the Progressive Updating of Outage Plans for Queanbeyan BESS.
The Queanbeyan battery energy storage system (BESS) has been offline since its initial commissioning in October 2024, and the outage remains unplanned as of May 2026. Recent updates to the ez2view ‘Forecast Convergence’ widget reveal a series of staggered extensions to the...
Overlapping Planned Outages at Callide C3 and C4
CS Energy’s Callide power station is experiencing overlapping planned outages, with unit C4 offline until 27 June 2026 and unit C3 scheduled to return on 6 June 2026. The C4 shutdown, announced in early April, has already been in effect for several weeks, while...
More Turbulence for Washington State’s Giant Wind Farm
The Horse Heaven wind farm in Washington faces renewed FAA scrutiny after Scout Clean Energy filed fresh airspace determinations, while the project’s tower count has been cut and heights increased amid ongoing litigation. In Utah, the Box Elder County commission...
What the ‘Eco Right’ Wants From Permitting Reform
Nick Loris of C3 Solutions argues that the emerging "eco‑right" sees the data‑center boom as a catalyst for sweeping permitting reforms. He advocates tech‑neutral, consumer‑first policies that streamline federal statutes such as NEPA, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered...
Trump Is Getting Away With Murdering an American Industry
The Trump administration is effectively halting new U.S. wind projects by using the Department of Defense to refuse the Federal Aviation Administration’s clearance, creating a de‑facto ban. The American Clean Power Association reports 165 wind farms—about 30 GW of capacity—are now...
Future-Proofing Your Projects with Solar Technology
Solar technology is being positioned as a core component of future‑proofing construction projects, from small garden offices to large commercial sites. By generating renewable electricity on‑site, solar kits can slash long‑term energy bills and reduce dependence on the grid. Pairing...
SOHAR Port and Freezone Launches Energy Efficiency Guideline
SOHAR Port and Freezone, together with Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals, unveiled an Energy Efficiency Guideline for industrial buildings. The framework provides a step‑by‑step methodology to assess performance, pinpoint inefficiencies and implement upgrades across cooling, lighting, ventilation and water...
U.S. Electricity Prices Keep Rising
U.S. electricity prices climbed 6.7% year‑over‑year in April 2026, with the 12‑month trailing average up 6.5% and regional spikes of 21%‑25% in New Jersey and Washington, D.C. The rise mirrors a five‑year trend driven largely by natural‑gas fuel costs. Meanwhile, political opposition...
Meta, Twice
At a recent Municipal Art Society panel, Emily Hoffman of the NYC Department of Buildings highlighted that the city processes roughly 85,000 alteration permits and only about 4,000 new‑construction applications each year, underscoring that existing‑building work dominates the market. OSE,...
Elon Musk, Data Centres – and Junk – in Space, BSC’s New Board and Smart Energy Council
Elon Musk unveiled plans to launch up to one million orbital data‑centre satellites, each powered by massive solar arrays and capable of delivering up to a megawatt of AI‑compute power. The concept, tied to SpaceX’s Starship launch capacity and xAI’s recent...
Nickel Demand to Grow on EV Shift, but Africa’s Global Production Share Remains Small
Global nickel demand is set to rise as electric‑vehicle and energy‑storage markets expand, with batteries already representing 13 % of consumption in 2023. Production surged 47 % from 2019 to 2023, driven largely by Indonesia’s rapid output growth. Africa, despite holding about...
On the Fraught Passive House Debate and Why It’s a Good Thing
The article examines the growing skepticism among Australian architects toward the Passive House (PH) standard, arguing that its airtight, high‑performance design may be ill‑suited to the country’s warm climate and lifestyle. Critics cite potential overheating, mold, and the high cost...
The Future of Marine Renewable Energy
Global electricity demand is surging, driven by AI and digitalization, heightening climate risks unless clean power expands. Researchers led by Enwei Tang argue that marine renewable energy—offshore wind, tidal, wave, and others—offers a vast, land‑free resource pool capable of delivering...
Exclusive: Local Opposition to Data Centers Explodes in 2026
Developers abandoned Project Jarvis, a proposed 1‑GW data center near Port St. Lucie, after a failed planning‑board vote and Governor DeSantis’s AI‑regulation push, wiping out an estimated $13.5 billion investment. Heatmap Pro’s analysis shows that at least 20 data‑center projects were...
Microsoft Weighs Abandoning 2030 Renewable Energy Goal As AI Buildout Tests Limits
Microsoft is weighing a delay or abandonment of its 2030 pledge to match every hour of electricity use with renewable purchases, as the AI‑driven expansion of data centers strains power availability. The firm continues to secure carbon‑free projects, notably a...
Deep-Rooted Questions on Land-Based CDR
Carbon180 outlines land‑based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) as a suite of natural and hybrid approaches that capture CO₂ through photosynthesis and store it in soils, biomass, or engineered products. The piece details dozens of pathways—from afforestation and agroforestry to biochar...
Ninety One-Managed EAAIF Backs Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project
Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund, managed by Ninety One, has committed a $40 million senior secured loan to finance Egypt’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in the Sokhna Special Economic Zone. The $212.4 million project, led by Green Sky Capital...
Turning CO2 Into Valuable Chemicals: Tiny Material Interfaces Make a Big Difference
Researchers at National Taiwan University and the University of North Dakota have demonstrated that palladium nanoparticles supported on indium oxide (Pd/In₂O₃) dramatically improve electrochemical CO₂ reduction to formic acid. At –1.1 V vs RHE the catalyst lifts Faradaic efficiency from ~30%...
Why John Arnold Is ‘Very Optimistic’ Permitting Reform Will Pass This Year
John Arnold, former natural‑gas trader turned clean‑energy investor, says permitting reform could pass in the lame‑duck session after the November election. He stresses that legislative language must be drafted within the next 45 days to survive the summer congressional lull....
The State of Alternative Propulsion Aircraft? Part 10.
Hydrogen can power aircraft either via fuel‑cell electric systems or by direct combustion in a gas turbine. The article examines the latter, highlighting that burning hydrogen retains the turbine’s high power‑to‑mass ratio while using a lighter fuel than conventional jet...
Lithium Demand to Surge Sixfold by 2040, but Zimbabwe’s Role Limited by Refining Constraints
The OECD projects global lithium demand will rise almost sixfold by 2040, driven by electric‑vehicle sales and grid‑scale battery storage. Zimbabwe, Africa’s top lithium producer, currently accounts for about 9% of world output but is expected to fall to 6%...
Queanbeyan BESS Undergoing Return to Service Journey After Long Unplanned Outage
The Queanbeyan battery energy storage system (BESS) near Canberra has begun its return‑to‑service process after a prolonged unplanned outage. A snapshot from the Bids & Offers platform at 15:00 NEM time on 6 May 2026 shows the unit back online, albeit with some operational...
NERC Issues Level 3 Alert for Large “Computational Load Entity”
On 17 March 2026 NERC issued a Level 3 alert for large computational load entities, chiefly data centres, after publishing a 66‑page Aggregated Report on Level 2 industry recommendations. The report highlights that data centres have overtaken hydrogen as the fastest‑growing electricity demand source,...