Over 800 New EV Chargers May Be Coming To Philadelphia
Philadelphia announced a public‑private partnership, ChargePHL, to install over 800 electric‑vehicle charging stations citywide within a decade, with some estimates reaching 1,000. The rollout averages about 80 new chargers per year and awaits City Council approval in June. Officials highlight the network’s role in expanding EV access across underserved neighborhoods and supporting the city’s climate and health goals.
The $4.75 Billion Vertical: Why Google’s Intersect Acquisition Kills the PPA Era
Alphabet completed a $4.75 billion acquisition of Intersect Power in March 2026, marking a decisive move away from traditional power purchase agreements (PPAs). By bringing a leading clean‑energy developer in‑house, Google plans to build private “Energy Parks” that co‑locate solar, storage, and...
40 Years of Solar Scar Tissue. 95 Bets on What's Next.
Bruce Anderson, a 40‑year solar veteran, warns that pairing solar PV with batteries does not deliver true 24/7 baseload power for industrial users, emphasizing the need for reliable fallback options. He advises startups to focus on narrow beachheads, modularity, and...
Fervo Energy (FRVO) IPO Deck
Fervo Energy, a developer of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), released its IPO deck in early May 2026. The company positions its technology as a low‑carbon, baseload power solution that can be deployed in regions lacking conventional geothermal resources. The deck...
America’s Grid Watchdog Just Issued a Dire New Warning
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued a rare Level 3 alert on Monday, marking only the third such warning in its 58‑year history. The alert follows sudden data‑center outages in Virginia and Texas that raised fears of cascading blackouts....
We’re Drowning in Data
IDC predicts the U.S. will generate an astonishing 394 trillion zettabytes of data each year by 2028, overwhelming current storage models. Roughly 20% of that data is "hot" and must be instantly accessible, while the remaining 80% is "cold" and stored...
France Turns Off Gas Boilers; Built and Wesfarmers’s Modular Play, Sport Dearth and Sally Capp in yet Another Job
France announced a ban on gas boilers in all new residential and commercial buildings, aiming to install one million heat pumps annually and shift 60% of heating to decarbonised sources by 2030. The government also doubled its electrification budget to €10 bn...
Abu Dhabi’s First Solar-Integrated Maritime Facility Inaugurated
Abu Dhabi inaugurated Al Dhannah Community Harbour, the emirate’s first solar‑integrated maritime facility. The project, a joint effort by the Integrated Transport Centre, AD Ports Group and Abu Dhabi Maritime, adds a modern ferry terminal, public marina and extensive leisure...
Chernobyl's Unintended Nature Reserve
For the first time since 1919, solar power overtook coal as the world’s leading electricity source, delivering 2,778 TWh in 2025 and pushing coal below 33 % of global generation. Meanwhile, the Chernobyl exclusion zone, four decades after the disaster, has become...
Innovative Numerical Simulation Methods for Resilient Hydrogen Networks
Researchers at Fraunhofer EMI have unveiled a hydraulic simulation tool that models hydrogen pipeline networks under extreme disruptions. Built on the EU’s SecureGas natural‑gas algorithm, it adds dynamic pressure, flow and storage modeling for hydrogen’s unique properties. The platform enables...
18 EV Fast Chargers Running On 100% Renewable Electricity Installed In Germany
EnBW has installed 18 ultra‑fast EV chargers along Germany’s A6 and A7 motorways, each capable of delivering up to 400 kW. The stations are located near Landstuhl in Rhineland‑Palatinate and Ellwangen‑Jagst in Bavaria. All chargers are powered exclusively by 100 % renewable...
Some Renewable Energy Updates
A new Nature study compares direct air capture (DAC) with wind and solar, finding that current and near‑term DAC technologies are less cost‑effective than renewable deployment across all U.S. regions. Only a massive breakthrough in DAC efficiency could make it...
Inspired Evolution Backs CrossBoundary Energy
Inspired Evolution announced a $40 million investment via its Evolution III fund into CrossBoundary Energy, a developer of distributed renewable power for commercial and industrial clients across sub‑Saharan Africa. The capital will fund new solar, battery storage and hybrid projects, including...
402 Different Stories – Semi-Sched Units During Both Frequency Spikes (Fri 10th and Sat 11th April 2026)
The article catalogs 402 individual performance stories for 115 semi‑scheduled solar farms and 86 semi‑scheduled wind farms during two near‑identical frequency spikes on 10 April (50.174 Hz) and 11 April 2026 (50.176 Hz). Aggregate dispatch errors show solar units over‑performed by up to –192 MW,...
From Research to Action: Critical Minerals in the Mid-Transition
The AFD Group, under the French G7 presidency, is convening a high‑level virtual conference on May 6, 2026 to address the growing uncertainties surrounding critical minerals that power the energy transition. Participants will include government officials, financiers, industry leaders, and researchers from...
Economics of a Megawatt of AI Data Center
Cruseo CEO Lochmiller detailed unit economics for a megawatt of AI data‑center capacity. Up‑front capex averages $59 M per MW, split roughly half for GPUs, CPUs and networking and half for building and power infrastructure. Annual revenue from pure infrastructure leasing...
Initial Output at Wambo Wind Farm 2 on Saturday 2nd May 2026
On Saturday 2 May 2026, Wambo Wind Farm 2 (WAMBOWF2) posted its first electricity output after reaching its 247 MW maximum capacity. The unit’s initial bid was entered on 24 April but only entered dispatch at 00:05 NEM time on 28 April when the capacity was recognized...
The Solar Trike Quietly Logged 10M Miles Is Back With a Home-Backup Battery
Organic Transit, the Durham‑based maker of the original ELF solar trike, is relaunching the vehicle as the ELF 3.0 with reservations now open and a starting price of $7,500. The first‑generation ELF logged over 10 million miles across 850 units and maintained...
Diary Dates: What’s on in May
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has unveiled a packed May calendar that blends sustainability, heritage, networking, talent development, and technology. Highlights include a May 7 site visit to Suffolk’s net‑zero Lakenheath school, a May 14 tour of the heritage‑focused Causeway Barns...
Belgium Is Nationalizing Its Nuclear Industry
Belgium announced it will halt the decommissioning of its remaining nuclear reactors and move to fully nationalize the sector, ending a policy that began with a 2003 phase‑out law. The government reached an agreement with French utility Engie, which currently...
The Actual Environmental Cost of AI
The post argues that the AI environmental debate focuses too narrowly on training costs while ignoring the far larger, ongoing impact of inference. It compares the water used to train GPT‑3 (about 5.4 million litres) with California almond production and shows...
The Cost of Getting Energy Wrong
The UK’s aggressive net‑zero policy, anchored by subsidies for wind and solar and higher carbon costs, has driven domestic fossil‑fuel capacity down while pushing industrial electricity prices among the world’s highest. By raising the marginal cost of gas‑fired power about...
Dynamic Operations at Tarong Unit 1 in the Week to Friday 1st May 2026
Tarong Unit 1, a 1,400 MW coal plant in Queensland, underwent four distinct operating cycles during the week of 28 April–1 May 2026. The cycles included a planned AVR test, a minimum‑load run of about 140 MW to address duck‑curve periods, a Trip‑to‑House‑Load test lowering output...
Delays at Kidston Pumped Hydro (Operations Not Expected Till July 2027)?
The Kidston Pumped Hydro project, a 250 MW storage facility registered on the National Electricity Market in November 2025, has slipped its commercial‑operations date from the original October 2026 target to late July 2027. The delay was first noted in AEMO’s MT PASA DUID Availability...
Renewable, Clean Energy Is Winning
Renewable energy is rapidly outpacing fossil fuels in new capacity and investment. In 2025 U.S. investors poured $3.3 trillion into energy, about $2.2 trillion into clean projects. Globally over 90 % of new electricity capacity has been renewable, driven by steep cost declines...
OOCL Orders 12 LNG Dual-Fuel Container Ships to Advance Green Fleet Strategy
OOCL has placed an order for twelve 13,600‑TEU container vessels equipped with LNG dual‑fuel engines, the first such ships in its fleet. The contracts were signed with Hudong‑Zhonghua Shipbuilding on 29 April 2026. The newbuilds aim to meet tightening emissions regulations, expand...
WD Raises the Bar on Sustainable Infrastructure as AI Storage Demand Accelerates
Western Digital released its FY2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting how the surge in AI‑driven data is prompting the company to redesign storage for higher density and lower energy use. The report details progress such as five sites running on 100% carbon‑free...
House Democrats to TotalEnergies: ‘We’re Coming for You’
House Democrats led by Rep. Jared Huffman and Rep. Jamie Raskin have launched a formal investigation into TotalEnergies’ $928 million offshore‑wind settlement with the Trump administration. The lawmakers allege the deal was illegal, citing a fabricated national‑security rationale and violations of...
Inside Josh Shapiro’s Attempt to Navigate the Data Center Backlash
Governor Josh Shapiro is wrestling with a growing backlash against AI data centers in Pennsylvania. After Amazon warned it would halt projects without certainty, a real‑estate developer urged the governor to require challengers to post bonds double the project’s value....
NSF & DOE Back $34.95M Solar Research at ASU
The National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative are jointly investing $34.95 million in Arizona State University’s QESST Engineering Research Center. The funding renews a decade‑long effort led by Christiana Honsberg to accelerate photovoltaic breakthroughs across silicon, tandem...
"6–12 Months For Construction Permits" - The Nuclear Regulation Overhaul
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission released a draft Part 57 licensing framework that tailors the approval process for microreactors and allows fleet‑wide certification. The rule promises permit timelines of six to twelve months and estimates at least $4 billion in savings by cutting...
ENG8 Energy Moving Into Commericialization?
ENG8 Energy demonstrated a 100 kW modular unit that uses low‑energy nuclear reactions to generate industrial heat. The prototype consumes roughly 10‑20 kW of electricity and claims to produce several times that amount as thermal energy, which is then converted to steam...
150 New Fast EV Chargers To Use 100% Renewable Energy
Despite a slowdown in U.S. electric‑vehicle sales, Rivian is expanding its public charging footprint with more than 150 new DC fast chargers slated for Caruso‑managed properties in Los Angeles. The chargers will be powered 100% by renewable sources—solar and wind—ensuring each...
Dancing Volts
An official investigation into the Iberian Peninsula blackout concluded the outage was triggered by a sudden voltage surge, though the root cause of the surge was not disclosed. The incident, the first of its kind in modern electricity history, has...
A Third Offshore Wind Farm Enters Into Full Service
Vineyard Wind, the 800‑megawatt offshore project off Massachusetts, entered full service this week as the state activated 20‑year power purchase agreements that lock in electricity at $69.50 per megawatt‑hour. Governor Maura Healey estimates the contracts will save ratepayers roughly $1.4 billion...
BASF and Nutrien Partner to Help U.S. Farmers Access Low-Carbon Biofuel Markets
BASF and Nutrien have launched a joint initiative that links BASF’s xarvio digital farming platform with Nutrien’s on‑farm agronomy network to help U.S. corn growers document and lower the carbon intensity of their crops. The xarvio BIOENERGY tool records field‑level carbon...
UK Gets First Marketplace for Second-Hand Steel Bridges
The UK has launched Re‑Bridge, an online catalogue that lists redundant steel bridge components for reuse, aiming to lower material costs and embodied carbon. Asset owners can upload detailed specifications, creating a searchable inventory for engineers, contractors and local authorities....
E-Fuels in Cars: Unaffordable for Drivers
An independent study commissioned by Transport & Environment finds that producing e‑petrol by 2030 will cost about €4 per litre (≈$4.40) and sell at roughly €7 per litre (≈$7.70), four times the price of fossil gasoline. The analysis shows that...
Clean Power Annual Market Report 2025
The American Clean Power (ACP) market report shows utility‑scale clean energy dominated new capacity additions in 2025, delivering over 50 GW—enough for roughly 7 million homes. The sector attracted $79 billion in fresh investment and contributed more than $150 billion to the U.S. economy....
Renewable Energy Subsidies Are a Bottomless Pitt
Australia’s Capacity Investment Scheme and National Reconstruction Fund, two flagship renewable‑energy financing programs, have come under fire from leading fund managers and economists. Critics argue the schemes operate as potential “slush funds” because they do not disclose project costs, subsidy...
Turning Plastic Waste Into Clean Fuel Using Sunlight
Researchers at Adelaide University have demonstrated a solar‑driven photoreforming process that transforms discarded plastics into hydrogen, syngas and other industrial chemicals. Using light‑activated photocatalysts, the method operates at relatively low temperatures and can run continuously for over 100 hours in...
Critical Minerals: China’s Grip, America’s Volatility, Europe’s Choice – by Michael Barnard (Clean Technica – April 28, 2026)
The article warns that the global energy transition is vulnerable to supply‑chain bottlenecks in critical minerals such as lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt, graphite, manganese, phosphate, and rare earths. China currently dominates the mining, refining, and component‑manufacturing stages of these value...
MTN Uganda Commissions Solar Power System at Head Office
MTN Uganda has commissioned a solar power system at its Kampala headquarters, investing more than $370,000 in renewable energy. The installation features 1,188 panels delivering a 490‑kilowatt capacity, enough to generate roughly 25% of the office’s electricity during peak sunlight....
2.5 GW of Gas, 0 Change in the Climate Narrative: The Hyperscaler Disclosure Gap
Microsoft and Meta are securing behind‑meter natural‑gas power plants to meet AI data‑center demand, including a 2.5 GW West Texas project costing about $7 billion and multiple Ohio approvals totalling over 1 GW. Under GHG Protocol rules the emissions from these dedicated plants...
A Shape No Engineer Would Dream up Makes Thermoelectric Generators 8 Times Better
Researchers at POSTECH and UNIST used topology optimization to create a thermoelectric generator with a computer‑designed geometry that outperforms conventional rectangular devices by more than eight times. The method evaluates heat flow, electrical resistance, contact losses and load conditions to...
This Brewery Pulls Ambient CO2 to Carbonate Your Pint
Almanac Beer Company in Alameda has become the first brewery to carbonate its beer using carbon dioxide captured directly from ambient air. The brewery installed two Aircapture machines in its parking lot that capture, liquefy and purify CO₂, now supplying...
Trump Has Once Again Paid Off Offshore Wind Developers to Quit
President Trump’s administration has paid offshore wind developers to abandon projects, offering $885 million to cancel two leases – one off New Jersey and another off California – and a separate $1 billion deal with TotalEnergies for two U.S. wind farms. In exchange,...
$8B Utility Blind Spot. $68M Says It's Real.
Utilities in the United States incur roughly $8 billion each year from power outages and wildfire‑related liabilities. Overstory, a climate‑tech startup, proposes satellite‑guided vegetation management to cut those costs, and has secured $68 million in investor funding to scale the solution. In...
Tersis Technologies Signs UK Deployment MOU with Vivum, Targeting $1M TERA 2026 Award
Tersis Technologies and Vivum Intelligent Media have signed a non‑binding memorandum of understanding to launch the first U.K. deployment of Tersis’ Oaktree modular utility platform. The partnership aims to secure the $1 million TERA 2026 Award, which would fund most of a...
10 Year Deal for Solar Energy to Help Virgin Media O2 Reach Net Zero Goals
Virgin Media O2 has entered a ten‑year power purchase agreement with Egg Power for electricity from the Grange Solar Energy Farm in Suffolk, slated to begin operations in 2027. The 70 MW solar project, complemented by a battery energy storage system,...