COF Scaffold Membrane with Gate‑lane Nanostructure for Efficient Li+/Mg2+ Separation
Researchers from Tianjin University, NUS and Sichuan University unveiled a covalent‑organic‑framework (COF) scaffold membrane featuring a gate‑lane nanostructure that simultaneously achieves record‑high Li⁺/Mg²⁺ selectivity (231.9) and high Li⁺ flux (11.5 L m⁻² h⁻¹ bar⁻¹). The membrane’s positively charged gating layer rejects Mg²⁺ while an underlying COF/PEI layer creates distinct Li⁺ and Cl⁻ transport lanes, delivering >99% Mg²⁺ rejection over seven days under harsh brine conditions. Its thin 135 nm profile and roll‑to‑roll compatible fabrication promise scalable deployment for battery‑grade lithium recovery. The study positions the gate‑lane design as a blueprint for next‑generation ion‑separation technologies.
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WATTS UP: Inside the Paarl Solar Panel Plant Trading on Local Agility to Challenge Imported Panels
Ener‑G‑Africa inaugurated a solar‑panel assembly plant in Paarl, Western Cape, with an annual capacity of about 150 MW, capable of producing panels from 5 W to 620 W. The facility differentiates itself through a locally trained, all‑female workforce and a focus on the...
New Jersey Promotes Solar To Lower Utility Bills
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has signed executive orders to speed residential and community solar permitting, pause utility rate hikes, and modernize methane‑fired plants as utility bills climb about a third in two years. The state is leveraging roughly $1.1 billion...
Microsoft Brings Two Data Halls Online in São Paulo, Brazil
Microsoft has brought two new data halls online in São Paulo, marking the first operational facilities under its $2.7 bn AI and cloud commitment to Brazil through 2027. The launch was announced at the Microsoft AI Tour by country president Priscyla Laham,...
EKO Launches Pyranometer Calibration Service for US Solar Players
EKO Instruments USA has introduced a U.S.-based pyranometer calibration service using its new Indoor Calibration Facility (ICF‑02). The automated system meets ISO 9847:2023 and IEC 61724‑1:2021 standards, offering faster turnaround, lower cost, and traceable accuracy for utility‑scale, commercial, and industrial solar projects....
Connecticut Toyota Dealership Installs Solar Carport with C-PACE Financing
Earthlight Technologies installed a 300‑kW solar carport at Lynch Toyota in Manchester, Connecticut. The project was financed through Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C‑PACE) with backing from the Connecticut Green Bank. The dealership expects the solar canopy to lower operating...
KIT Reaches Milestone: Power Generation with Innovative Compressorless Hydrogen Gas Turbine - NASA Runtime Record Surpassed
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) set a new runtime record for a compressor‑less hydrogen gas turbine, operating for 303 seconds and surpassing NASA’s 250‑second benchmark. The turbine employs pressure‑gain combustion, eliminating the mechanical compressor that normally consumes...
How to Advance Green Infrastructure F2or Urban Flood Resilience: Eight Lessons From the 2025 Shaw Forum
The 2025 Charles H. Shaw Forum convened over 40 real‑estate, government and nonprofit leaders to distill eight actionable lessons for scaling green infrastructure (GI) to boost urban flood resilience. Participants highlighted Hoboken’s data‑driven “resist, delay, store, discharge” strategy, the importance...
We’re Measuring Data Center Sustainability Wrong
Google claims its data centers are 1.5× more energy‑efficient than the industry average and Microsoft is investing billions in nuclear power for AI workloads, yet these metrics capture only about 30% of IT‑sector emissions. The bulk of carbon comes from...
Roofit.Solar Building-Integrated PV Enters US Market
Roofit.Solar launched its building‑integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) line in the United States with a 12.32 kW Velario system installed on a residence in Kalamazoo, Michigan, by Agathon Solar. The project marks the first U.S. deployment of Roofit.Solar’s metal‑sheet‑based BIPV, a technology already...
Capped Rhode Island Landfill Adds 5.74 MW of Solar Power to Grid
Ameresco partnered with Luminace to finish a 5.74‑MW solar farm on the capped Coventry Landfill in Rhode Island. The project, built on a CERCLA‑designated brownfield, converts previously idle land into a clean‑energy source. It is projected to generate about $4.4 million...
Nextpower to Supply Steel Frames to Jinko’s US Panel Assembly Operations
Nextpower has signed a multi‑year agreement to supply Jinko Solar (U.S.) with more than 1 GW of steel frames, scalable to 3 GW over three years, for the Jacksonville, Florida, module assembly line slated for mid‑2026. The deal adds 6 % domestic content...
India’s Data Centre Boom Raises Concerns over Power Supply and Grid Capacity
India’s data‑centre market is expanding rapidly, with annual capacity additions of about 0.5 GW. Today, data centres already draw up to 15% of local grid capacity and could consume 30‑35% by 2030. Roughly one‑third of the power comes from renewable PPAs,...
American Steel and Aluminum Debuts Ground Screw for Large-Scale Solar
American Steel and Aluminum (ASA) has launched a domestically produced steel ground screw for solar project foundations, manufactured in New England with a fully traceable supply chain. The product is slated for the 2026 construction season and is compatible with...
PNE Group Boosts Power Marketing: PNE Reports Successful 2025 for Wattmate Platform
PNE AG’s digital power‑marketing platform Wattmate recorded a strong 2025 debut, marketing 80 wind, solar and battery storage projects totaling roughly 1.1 GW of capacity. The platform tackles growing market complexity by offering project‑specific, cross‑technology marketing and integrates power purchase agreements, system...
NSW Announces Extra Tender for More Firmed Renewables Capacity to Fill Looming Coal Gap
New South Wales announced an additional firmed generation tender to address projected capacity shortfalls as coal plants retire. The state already completed six LTESA and REZ tenders, with Tender 6 delivering a landmark 300 MW battery project. Tender 7, launched in October, seeks...
Applications Now Being Accepted for 15th Anniversary Top Solar Contractors List
Solar Power World has opened applications for its 15th anniversary Top Solar Contractors List, with submissions accepted through May 22, 2026. The ranking will be based on kilowatt capacity installed in 2025 across utility, commercial, community, and residential markets, and will also...
Records Tumble as Nine Wind and Solar Projects, 1 GW of Batteries Join Grid in Just Three Months
Australia set new renewable records in Q4 2025, adding 2.1 GW of wind and solar capacity and 1 GW of battery storage. The Clean Energy Council reports that renewables supplied 51% of NEM electricity and peaked at 77% during January heatwaves. By...
Energy Transition Delivers Fresh Growth for BHP, but Decarbonisation Stays on the Back-Burner
BHP’s half‑year report highlighted renewable energy and battery projects, yet mentioned decarbonisation fewer times. Copper revenue now accounts for 51% of underlying EBITDA, driven by soaring copper and iron‑ore prices. The miner projects data‑centre copper demand could reach 3 million tonnes...
Hilton and Winnow Voted ‘World’s Leading Sustainable Partnership’
Hospitality giant Hilton and food‑waste tech firm Winnow have been named World’s Leading Sustainable Partnership 2025 at the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards in Dubai. Their Green Ramadan 2025 program, using AI‑powered smart meters across Hilton kitchens, achieved a...
EIC Ambassador on Europe’s Climate Tech Shift: Why Companies Are Building at Home
European climate‑tech firms are increasingly staying and scaling within the EU, shifting away from the traditional Silicon Valley model. Geopolitical tensions, supply‑chain resilience and stringent sustainability targets are prompting companies to locate manufacturing and R&D on the continent. Angela Ivanova,...
Kenya’s Arc Ride Secures $5 Million IFC Commitment for Regional Expansion
Kenyan e‑mobility startup Arc Ride has secured a $5 million equity commitment from the International Finance Corporation to fuel its Series A round and regional rollout. The funding will accelerate the deployment of battery‑swapping stations across East Africa, complementing earlier debt deals...
Texas Poised to Become Global Leader in Booming Data Center Market
JLL’s Year-End 2025 North America Data Center Report shows vacancy at a record‑low 1% for the second year, underscoring hyper‑driven demand from AI and hyperscalers. Texas now hosts 6.5 GW of construction and is projected to eclipse Virginia as the world’s...
Hawaii: Three New Electric Transit Trams to Join HNL Shuttle Service
The Hawaii Department of Transportation is adding three MotoEV electric trams to the Wiki Wiki Shuttle at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, beginning 15 February. The new units will run between gates C and G and Terminals 1 and 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,...
Guatemala PEG-5 Tender Draws 51 Bidders for 4.7 GW of Capacity
Guatemala’s Generation Expansion Plan 5 (PEG‑5) tender attracted 51 bidders submitting nearly 4.7 GW of capacity, more than three times the 1.4 GW the government sought. About 2 GW of the offers are solar, including hybrid projects with storage, while roughly 700 MW are natural‑gas‑fired...
Finavia Launches 2026–2028 Sustainability Programme to Strengthen Value Creation
Finavia unveiled its 2026‑2028 sustainability programme, expanding its climate, nature, people and governance framework to cut emissions across the entire aviation value chain. Seventeen of its twenty airports have already achieved net‑zero operational emissions, and the new plan intensifies work...
Locally Developed Solar-Battery Project with Four Hours of Storage Joins NSW Planning Pipeline
Mint Renewables, a Melbourne‑based developer, has launched community engagement for its proposed Magpie Hill solar farm and battery in New South Wales. The project envisions a 360 MW solar array on roughly 750 hectares paired with a four‑hour, 1,440 MWh battery energy...
The Evolution of the US Floating Solar Industry
AccuSolar, a Florida firm spun out of the family‑owned AccuDock, is driving a 391‑megawatt floating solar project in Texas, the largest of its kind in the United States. The company’s roots trace back to the nation’s first floatovoltaic installation in...
Google Secures Solar Deal to Power Expanding AI Data Centers
Google has entered two 15‑year power purchase agreements with TotalEnergies to secure roughly 1 gigawatt of solar capacity in Texas. The projects – 805 MW in Wichita and 195 MW at Mustang Creek – will generate about 28 terawatt‑hours of electricity and begin construction...
Using AI to Slash 5G Emissions and Hit ESG Goals
A new study by the University of Surrey and Tsinghua University shows AI‑driven sleep modes, intelligent hardware, and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces can dramatically reduce 5G network emissions. The research demonstrates that granular sleep states and “cluster zooming” in cell‑free massive...
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Transformation Includes Solar Panels, Ulu Garden
The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Hawaii’s first resort, has completed a $180 million multi‑phased renovation, the most extensive in its 60‑year history. The overhaul adds 252 redesigned rooms, a new wellness retreat, upgraded dining venues, and a 28,000‑square‑foot Ulu Garden. Photovoltaic...
Octopus Energy Pours $1bn to US Clean Tech Market
Octopus Energy is committing just under $1 billion to California’s clean‑tech sector through its Octopus Energy Generation arm. The capital will fund two carbon‑removal firms focused on grassland restoration and reforestation, and acquire a solar‑plus‑battery project slated to operate by July...
AM Group Challenges Tech Giants with $25 Billion Green AI Platform
AM Group, the green‑energy conglomerate behind AM Green, announced a $25 billion investment to build a 1‑gigawatt high‑performance compute hub powered entirely by renewable energy. The first two phases – 150 MW and 200 MW – will be sited in Uttar Pradesh, with 350 MW...
Orchestrating the Transition: Enso Group Builds the Enabling Structures for Reliable Clean Power
Enso Group has evolved from an Austrian hydropower asset manager into a "system orchestrator" that integrates technology, finance, regulation and governance to create investment‑ready renewable energy ecosystems. Its portfolio blends solar, wind, long‑duration storage, hydrogen and pumped‑hydro to deliver stable,...
How Queensland Coal Plant Waste Is Helping to Build a (Concrete) Bridge to Renewables
CS Energy, Queensland’s state‑owned generator, has incorporated fly ash from the Callide coal plant into the concrete for the new 80‑metre Yellow Creek Bridge. The bridge will carry turbine components weighing over 100 tonnes to the 285 MW Lotus Creek Wind Farm,...
Delhivery Ties up with RIDEV to Deploy 150 EVs for Last-Mile Deliveries
Delhivery has partnered with electric‑mobility startup Ridev to roll out 150 high‑performance electric vehicles for last‑mile delivery across Delhi‑NCR, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. A pilot in those cities showed a 4,260 kg reduction in CO₂ emissions and more than a 50 percent drop...
Vietnam’s BESS Breakthrough: A Turning Point for Energy Storage Across ASEAN
Vietnam has enacted Circular No. 62/2025/TT‑BCT, establishing a two‑part tariff that pays battery energy storage systems (BESS) for both capacity availability and energy delivery. The new framework shifts storage from an output‑only compensation model to a dual‑revenue structure, mirroring practices in...
IT Sustainability Think Tank: AI Infrastructure, Shared Responsibility and the Real Cost of Progress
Microsoft is urging a community‑first approach to AI infrastructure, highlighting the growing energy and environmental costs of AI‑driven data centres. The call emphasizes that responsibility for these impacts must be shared between hyperscalers and the enterprises that consume AI services....
India Records Lowest-Ever Price for Green Hydrogen in Tender
India achieved its lowest-ever green hydrogen price, with a winning bid of ₹279 per kilogram to supply 10,000 tonnes annually to Numaligarh Refinery in Assam. The tender attracted nine bidders, reflecting growing competition as renewable energy costs and government incentives...
DARPA Launches Biomass-to-Chemicals Fleetwood Program
DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office has issued a special notice to start the Fleetwood program, a 24‑month effort aimed at creating novel catalysts that transform lignocellulosic biomass, especially lignin, into carbon‑based industrial chemicals. The initiative will fund multidisciplinary teams to develop...
Energiekontor Unleashes Revamped Oederquart Park
Energiekontor has commissioned the repowered Oederquart wind park in Lower Saxony, boosting its own capacity by roughly 17 MW and bringing its operating portfolio to about 450 MW. The upgrade replaced ten older 15 MW turbines with six Enercon E‑160 EP‑5 units, delivering...
Denmark’s Capability-Based CfD: A Bold Experiment in Offshore Wind Support
Denmark is redesigning its offshore wind support by introducing a capability‑based two‑way contract‑for‑difference (CfD) for a 2.8 GW tender after a 2024 auction failed to attract bids. Unlike traditional production‑based CfDs, compensation is calculated on the wind farm’s available active power...
New York Cancels Fifth Offshore Wind Solicitation
New York’s State Energy and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has cancelled its fifth offshore wind solicitation, ORECRFP24‑1, citing federal actions that created market uncertainty after the 2024 election. The agency said it would not enter new long‑term Offshore Renewable Energy Certificate...
Fox ESS Partners with Origin to Expand VPP Access Across Australia
Fox ESS announced a partnership with Origin Energy to integrate its home battery storage systems into Origin’s Loop virtual power plant (VPP) across Australia. The integration gives Fox ESS customers access to three Origin battery plans—Battery Lite, Battery Maximiser, and...
Arenko Expands RWE UK Hybrid Rollout
Arenko has expanded its collaboration with RWE by adding software support for three co‑located solar and battery projects in the UK, totalling 150 MW. This expansion doubles the number of Arenko‑supported RWE sites to six under a 2024 framework agreement. The...
Mechanistic Insights Into Cathode Degradation During Startup‐Shutdown of PEM Water Electrolysis and Mitigation via Semi‐Embedded Pt/CeOx
Researchers identified cathode degradation in PEM water electrolyzers during startup‑shutdown cycles, where cathode potential spikes to ~1.0 V causing carbon corrosion and Pt agglomeration. They demonstrated that commercial Pt/C suffers rapid performance loss under realistic cycling. A semi‑embedded Pt/CeOx catalyst was...
Natural England Uses Aerial Survey Technology for Seabird Flight Data
Natural England’s Reducing Seabird Collisions Using Evidence (ReSCUE) project is deploying LiDAR‑enabled aerial surveys to map seabird flight heights across UK offshore waters. The 12‑month campaign, running September 2025 to August 2026, will conduct 20 surveys in the North Sea, Irish Sea...
EACON Auto BEV Fleet Delivers Cost & Emissions Reduction for Shougang
EACON’s autonomous battery‑electric haul trucks have been operating at Shougang Group’s Shuichang iron‑ore mine for a year, logging over 350,000 km and moving more than 11 million tonnes of material. The fleet’s regenerative‑braking system recovered 386,000 kWh of energy, equating to roughly 185 tonnes...
Major Capital Raise Seeks $450 Million to “Lead New Zealand’s Renewable Energy Future”
Contact Energy announced a NZ$525 million equity raise to fund its Contact31+ renewable strategy. The capital will back projects including the 200 MW Glenbrook Battery 2.0, the 150 MW Glorit solar farm, and expansion of the Tauhara 2 geothermal plant. In H1 2026 the company...
Solar-Battery Hybrid and CIS Winner Gets Super Quick Federal Green Tick
The Corop solar‑battery hybrid in central northern Victoria has cleared the EPBC Act assessment in just four months, receiving a “not a controlled action” verdict. The two‑stage project will deliver 440 MW of solar generation and a 290 MW/704 MWh battery, with the...