Enko Capital Backs Angola Solar Project
Enko Capital’s Impact Credit Strategy, a private credit fund that closed its first round with $100 million, has committed capital to Metalosul, an Angolan subsidiary of the Omatapalo Group. The investment will finance the purchase of photovoltaic panels for a 724‑megawatt solar power plant slated for Luanda. The deal underscores Enko’s focus on mid‑market SMEs and climate‑aligned infrastructure in Africa. Both parties highlight the partnership as a catalyst for expanding reliable, clean energy in Angola.
Zimbabwe SMEs Set to Power Green Revolution as Lithium Drives EV Boom
Zimbabwe, home to the continent’s largest lithium deposits, is positioning its micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as key players in the global electric‑vehicle supply chain. Minister Monica Mutsvangwa announced at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair that the country’s 126 million‑tonne...
Bloom Energy (BE) to Deliver up to 2.8 GW of Fuel Cells Under Expanded Oracle Deal
Bloom Energy Corp. announced an expanded agreement with Oracle to supply up to 2.8 GW of solid‑oxide fuel cell capacity, up from an initial 1.2 GW commitment. Deployment will start in 2026 and continue into 2027, targeting the growing power needs of...
Is Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) Among the Best Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Stocks to Buy Now?
Plug Power announced on April 2, 2026 that it won a Front‑End Engineering Design contract to supply a 275‑megawatt GenEco PEM electrolyzer for Hy2gen’s Courant project in Quebec. The system will enable low‑carbon ammonia production, which will be converted into renewable ammonium...
Will Sodium-Ion Batteries Revolutionize Electric Ships?
Advances from CATL, BYD and peers suggest sodium‑ion cells could hit $20/kWh within three years, making electric propulsion feasible for large container ships. A 5,000‑TEU Panamax vessel crossing Rotterdam‑to‑New York would need roughly 2 GWh of storage, translating to about 125 TEU‑sized...
Germany’s Energy ‘Own Goal’ a Warning for Australia
Germany’s rapid nuclear phase‑out, completed in 2023, removed roughly 22 GW of capacity that had supplied over 160 TWh of carbon‑free electricity each year. The country has since leaned heavily on solar and wind, but intermittent generation and rising gas imports have...
Interior Gives Energy Companies Over 1.8 Billion in Taxpayer Dollars to Cancel Their Offshore Wind Leases in Public Waters
The Interior Department, led by Secretary Doug Burgum, allocated more than $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to cancel offshore wind leases for TotalEnergies, Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind. The agreements cover leases in North Carolina Long Bay, New York Bight...
126 New EV Fast Chargers Are Coming To Oregon
Oregon's Climate Office announced the deployment of 126 DC fast‑charging ports across 24 sites along Interstate 84 and highways 20, 26, 97, and 101, funded by NEVI Round 2 grants. Each station will feature at least four 150 kW ports with CCS and NACS connectors and will...
Major Regeneration Scheme Sees First UK Use of Lower-Carbon Calcined Clay Concrete
A mixed‑use regeneration project at Brent Cross Town in North London has become the first site in the UK to use lower‑carbon calcined clay concrete. Contractor Midgard installed a permanent suspended slab in a 200‑unit build‑to‑rent building, substituting 30% of...
How Much Money Can You Save With Solar Panels?
UK homeowners facing soaring electricity bills are increasingly installing residential solar panels to cut costs. Depending on system size and the inclusion of battery storage, annual savings range from about $570‑$760 for a six‑panel 2.8 kW system to $1,020‑$2,030 for a...
Hitachi Vantara Releases FY2025 Sustainability Report, Highlighting Leadership in Energy-Efficient Infrastructure for AI-Driven Workloads
Hitachi Vantara released its FY2025 Sustainability Report, showcasing new energy‑efficient infrastructure for AI‑driven workloads, especially the VSP One Block High End platform. The report details expanded lifecycle‑assessment tools, a 50% recycled‑plastic content in storage hardware, and tighter ESG governance that...
Solar-Powered Boat Travels Thousands Of Miles
A Finnish entrepreneur built a solar‑powered electric boat for about €30,000 (≈$32,000) and now sails from Finland to Spain. Operating costs stay under $1,000 per month, mainly food, with virtually no fuel expense. He estimates that building the same vessel...
Heat-Storing Solar Foam Enables Continuous Desalination After Sunlight Fades
Researchers at Ocean University of China and Huzhou University have created a lightweight, phase‑change photothermal foam that captures solar energy and stores it as heat, allowing continuous water evaporation after sunlight fades. In outdoor tests the foam produced 9.229 kg of...
Graphene Layers Steer Nickel Foam Toward More Active Oxygen Evolution Catalyst Phase
Researchers at Zhejiang and Dalian universities coated nickel foam with electrochemically exfoliated graphene, directing the surface oxidation toward the highly active γ‑NiOOH phase during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The graphene‑mediated electrodes exhibited lower overpotentials, faster kinetics and sustained performance...
From Reaction to Power: How the E-Cat System Delivers Heat Today and Electricity Tomorrow
Andrea Rossi’s brief "Yes" answer in a Journal of Nuclear Physics exchange confirms that the E‑Cat system first generates electricity, which it then routes through internal resistors to produce heat. This electrically mediated architecture diverges from the traditional direct‑thermal model,...
OM in the News: Making Renewable Natural Gas Directly From Waste
Washington State University researchers added a high‑temperature, high‑pressure oxygen pretreatment to sewage sludge before anaerobic digestion, tripling renewable natural gas (RNG) yields and cutting treatment costs by about 50% to $253 per ton of dry solids. The method converts up...
Big Ferries Are Becoming Battery-First Systems
Large vehicle‑carrying ferries over 100 m are beginning to run on batteries, with an operating fleet of just 20 vessels—about 2‑3% of the estimated 700‑900 global large‑ferry stock. The current fleet is hybrid‑heavy; only three ships (15% of the battery‑propulsion group)...
New All-in-One Metal-Organic Framework Makes Solar Hydrogen Production Simpler
Researchers at Tohoku University created a two‑dimensional metal‑organic framework (Co‑HHTP) that functions as an all‑in‑one cocatalyst for photocatalytic overall water splitting. By coating aluminum‑doped strontium titanate (SrTiO₃:Al) with Co‑HHTP through a single self‑assembly step, the system drives both hydrogen and...
Turning Waste Biomass Into Hydrogen and Value-Added Chemicals
Korea Institute of Materials Science and UNIST researchers unveiled a high‑efficiency anion exchange membrane electrolyzer that uses waste glycerol to produce hydrogen and formate simultaneously. By replacing the oxygen evolution reaction with glycerol oxidation, the cell operates at 1.31 V and...
Load Growth Challenges: Texas Grid Roundup #91
Texas is rapidly becoming a global hub for data centers, prompting a surge in electricity demand that is straining the state’s grid. ERCOT’s preliminary 2026 Long‑Term Load Forecast projected an implausible 368 GW peak by 2032, a figure dismissed by analysts...
I Spent the Day At a Noisy Data Center. Here’s What I Learned.
On Earth Day, a reporter visited Vantage VA2, a hyperscale AI data center in Sterling, Virginia, and documented an omnipresent low‑frequency hum that can be felt as a vibration. The noise originates from gas turbines powering the off‑grid facility and...
Wind Dies in New Jersey, Solar Lives in Alabama
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities terminated its 2021 transmission agreement with PJM, citing stalled offshore wind projects and developer pull‑backs. In Alabama, a Senate amendment narrowed a proposed statewide solar‑farm ban to just Mobile and Baldwin counties, effectively...
The U.S. Finally Has Two New Nuclear Projects Underway
The United States finally has two commercial nuclear projects breaking ground: Kairos Power’s demonstration reactor in Tennessee and TerraPower’s grid‑scale plant in Wyoming, each slated for completion within four years. Both builds mark the first new reactors in over a...
NUST Student Targets Mining’s Grid Pains With Oil-Free Smart Transformer
National University of Science and Technology student Weston Mabota unveiled an oil‑free smart hybrid transformer designed for Zimbabwean mines. The prototype replaces mineral‑oil insulation with forced‑air cooling and a power‑electronic shunt, enabling bidirectional power flow from on‑site solar and electric...
Form Energy CEO on the Potential for a 100-Hour Battery
Form Energy CEO Mateo Jaramillo highlighted the strategic value of a 100‑hour iron‑air battery, a duration that can replace or compete with thermal generators on the grid. The company is rolling out its first overseas project in Ireland and recently...
Evaluation and Assessment Measures for Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality; Crackdown on Cambodian Scam Centers?; AI Distillation; US as a...
China’s Politburo approved new evaluation measures that tie provincial cadres’ promotions to meeting 2030 carbon‑peaking and 2060 neutrality targets, making climate performance a formal criterion. Beijing also secured a joint crackdown with Cambodia on online gambling and telecom fraud, deepening...
Light-Driven Synthesis Unlocks Precision Metal-Organic Frameworks for Clean Energy
Researchers at INRS and McGill have unveiled a photochemical method that synthesizes metal‑organic frameworks at ambient temperature. The technique uses light to drive assembly of a cobalt‑porphyrin MOF, phoPPF‑3, in just four hours at 15 °C, delivering hourglass‑shaped structures with precise...
New Jersey Admits Defeat on Offshore Wind (at Least for Now)
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities has terminated its 2021 transmission agreement with PJM Interconnection, effectively halting the Larrabee Pre‑Built Infrastructure intended to move offshore wind power onto the state grid. The decision follows the collapse of key offshore projects,...
Half of US Data Centers Are Being Cancelled. Except They're Not.
A recent ZeroHedge headline claimed half of U.S. data centers slated for 2026 would be cancelled or delayed, but the underlying Sightline Climate outlook only predicts 30‑50% of projects will face typical construction delays. The article conflates delays with cancellations,...
Real Green Aviation: Airbus, Delta and DSO
Airbus has rolled out its Descent Profile Optimisation (DPO) technology across Delta Air Lines' entire Airbus fleet of 270 aircraft, the largest mixed‑fleet retrofit to date. DPO refines the vertical descent path, delivering smoother approaches, fuel burn reductions of 70‑110...
The Story of California’s Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation
California’s Air Resources Board adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation in 2020, mandating zero‑emission truck sales beginning in 2024 and scaling targets through 2035. The rule introduced a credit‑deficit trading system that lets manufacturers buy credits from peers who...
Carbon in the Age of AI Chips: What the Semiconductor Industry Needs to Know This Earth Day
TechInsights released its Earth Day sustainability report, "Carbon in the Age of AI Chips," highlighting a surge in semiconductor emissions as AI demand accelerates. Fabrication emissions are projected at 186 million metric tons CO₂e in 2026, climbing to 247 million by 2030,...
Catalysts Target Surface Barriers to Improve Hydrogen Release From Magnesium Hydride
Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that the initial surface step—dubbed the “burst effect”—is the most energy‑intensive part of hydrogen release from magnesium hydride (MgH₂). By designing catalysts that specifically target this barrier, they achieved faster and more complete dehydrogenation....
Another French Energy Giant Weighs Trump’s Payout to Exit Offshore Wind
French utility Engie is negotiating with the Trump administration for a possible refund on its U.S. offshore wind leases, mirroring TotalEnergies' recent $1 billion payout deal. Engie has paused development on three projects and taken a loss on its Ocean Winds...
Anaergia Secures C$8 Million Contract With Vanguard Renewables for Fourth Anaerobic Digestion Deployment
Canadian waste‑to‑energy firm Anaergia has secured an approximately $5.9 million contract with U.S. partner Vanguard Renewables to build a fourth anaerobic digestion facility in Minnesota. The deal includes Anaergia’s full suite of technologies—process design, proprietary permanent synchronous magnet mixers, and the...
JBA Risk Management Releases Global Climate Change Flood Mapping Suite
JBA Risk Management launched a global flood‑mapping suite that integrates climate‑change projections into its existing flood hazard models. The new tools let insurers, investors and corporates visualize how river, surface‑water and coastal flood exposure could evolve under multiple climate scenarios....
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...
VivoPower Acquires 41.5MW Norway Data Center
VivoPower announced the acquisition of an operational 41.5 MW data center in Norway powered entirely by renewable hydroelectric energy. The facility is expected to contribute roughly $31 million in annualized revenue and $10 million in annualized EBITDA, restoring the company’s EBITDA profitability. The...
Exclusive: Octopus Energy Launches Battery-Powered Electricity Plan With Lunar
Octopus Energy has teamed with Lunar Energy to launch a bundled home‑battery offering in Texas. The package pairs a three‑year fixed electricity rate with a 30 kWh battery leased for $45 a month and automatic enrollment in a statewide virtual power...
Kevin Bambrough Is 'All In' On Hydrograph Clean Energy
Kevin Bambrough, the former Sprott asset‑manager who oversaw roughly $10 billion, sat down for a marathon interview to discuss Hydrograph Clean Energy (CSE:HG). He argues the company’s yet‑to‑be‑commercialized graphene technology could generate "billions and billions" of revenue. The hour‑long video has...
Turning Vibrations Into Value - a New Catalyst Converts CO2 Into Useful CO
Researchers at the University of Osaka have created a piezocatalyst that merges single‑atom nickel sites with nitrogen‑doped carbon on a BaTiO₃ piezoelectric scaffold. Under ultrasonic vibration at room temperature and ambient pressure, the material converts CO₂ to CO at a...
Costain Uses Robots to Print 90 Concrete Bases for Teesside Captured CO2 Pipeline
Costain, A E Yates and Hyperion Robotics are 3‑D printing 90 high‑strength concrete bases for a 1.3 km carbon‑capture pipeline across Teesside. The robotic process eliminates formwork, reduces concrete and steel use by 40% and cuts emissions up to 50%, while delivering bases...
South Africa: Standard Bank Backs Mulilo’s Mercury Battery Storage Project
Standard Bank has led financing for Mulilo Energy’s Mercury battery storage project, achieving financial close on a 76 MW/304 MWh system in South Africa’s Free State. The BESS was awarded under the second bid window of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power...
The Nanoscale Engineering Behind China's Grip on the Green Energy Value Chain
China’s dominance in green‑energy hardware stems from aggressive nanoscale engineering, not just subsidies or scale. By mastering nanostructured silicon wafers, ultra‑thin TOPCon layers, and 2‑5 nm carbon coatings on lithium‑iron‑phosphate cathodes, Chinese firms now control over 80% of solar panel production...
The Hormuz Closure Is Driving a Shortage of Battery Ingredients
The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked the flow of seaborne sulfur, driving up sulfuric acid prices worldwide. As the primary feedstock for refining copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium, the shortage is already prompting output cuts at...
The Data Center Debate Cannot Hold
Maine Governor Janet Mills is weighing a historic bill that would temporarily ban the construction of new AI‑focused data centers across the state. The proposal stems from soaring electricity costs that many attribute to the power‑hungry servers powering generative AI...
Federal Judge Breaks Trump’s Permitting Blockade
A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction that blocks five Trump‑era tactics used to stall federal solar and wind permits. Judge Denise Casper found the actions likely violated the Administrative Procedures Act, striking down an Interior memo requiring Secretary...
“Drive Electric, Love Pinas” Campaign Completes An End-to-End Philippine EV Journey
BYD Cars Philippines, ACMobility and the Department of Tourism completed a 22‑day, 3,500‑km cross‑country EV expedition, visiting 102 cities and earning two Guinness World Records for the eMAX 7 and Shark 6 models. The convoy demonstrated that long‑distance electric travel is feasible...
Mulilo Reaches Financial Close on 380MW Solar PV Project
Mulilo, backed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Norfund, has reached financial close on the 380 MW (DC) Beaufort West solar PV project in South Africa’s Western Cape. The facility will export 250 MW (AC) to the national grid via the Droërivier substation...