Plus Power Brings Online 350-MWh Cross Town BESS in Maine
Plus Power has commissioned the 175‑MW, 350‑MWh Cross Town Energy Storage facility in Gorham, Maine, marking the largest battery energy storage system on the ISO New England grid. The plant uses 156 Sungrow PowerTitan modules on a five‑acre site adjacent to Central Maine Power’s 115‑kV Moshers substation, easing transmission congestion and enabling wind power from northern Maine to serve southern demand, including Boston. Governor Janet Mills highlighted the project’s potential to cut electricity costs by reducing reliance on fossil‑fuel peakers during extreme weather. The installation advances Maine’s goal of 400 MW of storage by 2030 and helps replace capacity lost from retiring gas plants.
Anthropic To Help Pay For Data Centre Grid Costs
Anthropic announced it will cover the grid costs associated with its AI data centres, partnering with utilities to estimate and offset residential electricity price hikes. The company will also finance infrastructure upgrades, invest in new power generation, and implement demand‑response...
IIAs 2026 | Copeland’s Site Expansion in Cookstown, Northern Ireland
US‑based climate‑tech firm Copeland announced a £19 million expansion of its Cookstown, Northern Ireland factory, adding a new production line for heat‑pump compressors. The investment, the most impactful small‑sized project in Europe according to the 2026 Investment Impact Awards, is projected...
IIAs 2026 | Smart Solar Technologies’ Solar Module Factory in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Smart Solar Technologies, a Turkish cleantech firm, announced a €122 million investment to build a solar cell and module factory in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. The plant will target 1,500 MW of wafer, cell and module output and is expected to generate more than...
Australia’s Clean Energy Transition Has Been Powered by People. Solar for Renters Is the Next Chapter
Australia’s clean‑energy push, highlighted by the Cheaper Home Batteries Program, has driven rapid rooftop solar adoption, yet renters—over one‑third of households—remain excluded. Solar Citizens and a coalition of 72 groups have campaigned for a solar‑for‑renters framework, testing public consensus through...
A Firm Capturing Carbon at NYC High-Rises Tackles Canadian Gas Pipelines
CarbonQuest, a Spokane‑based startup, is expanding its carbon‑capture technology from New York high‑rise boilers to gas‑fired engines that power compressors on Canadian pipelines. The company secured a $4.1 million grant‑backed contract with Tourmaline to install a containerized vacuum pressure swing absorption...
Economics Has Failed on the Climate Crisis. This Complexity Scientist Has a Mind-Blowing Plan to Fix That
Complexity scientist Doyne Farmer proposes a $100 million global economic simulator that models every firm individually, starting with the energy sector’s 30,000 companies and 160,000 assets. By replacing perfect‑rationality and equilibrium assumptions with simple, adaptive agents, the model promises forecasts that...
Ascott Prioritises Operational Efficiency in Decarbonisation Drive
Ascott is shifting its sustainability focus from guest‑facing gestures to system‑level operational improvements, targeting cooling efficiency, refrigerant discipline, and maintenance quality. The 2024 CarbonClear Initiative standardises energy audits and sets property‑level targets, using utility data and sub‑metering for verification. These...
Green Financing of Airports – Swedavia’s New Framework Casts Light on Global Developments
Swedavia, Sweden’s state‑owned airport operator, unveiled a green‑bond framework to fund airport infrastructure through public‑private partnerships. The model ties financing to ESG criteria, requiring projects such as terminals, car parks and people movers to meet strict environmental standards, often incorporating...
Upside Robotics Is Reducing Fertilizer Use and Waste in Corn Crops
Upside Robotics secured a $7.5 million seed round to scale its solar‑powered autonomous fertilizer robots for corn. The robots, driven by proprietary algorithms, have already cut fertilizer use by 70%, saving roughly $150 per acre. After testing on 70 acres in...
What Does Malaysia’s Complete Ban on E-Waste Imports Mean for Battery, Aluminium, Copper Recyclers?
Malaysia upgraded its e‑waste import prohibition from a conditional to an absolute ban, ending all shipments of end‑of‑life batteries and related waste. The move creates immediate supply uncertainty for battery recyclers that rely on imported black mass, likely driving up...
Impact Buildings: The Intelligent Truth About Future Commercial Real Estate
Impact Buildings redefine commercial real estate by embedding digital innovation, electrification, and occupant‑centric design into every phase from planning to operation. Schneider Electric’s NEST in Dubai demonstrates the model, delivering a 37% energy cut and saving 572 metric tons of...
EPA Extends Compliance Deadlines for Coal Ash Management, Citing Implementation Challenges
The U.S. EPA finalized a rule that pushes key coal‑combustion residual (CCR) compliance dates into 2027‑2032, extending facility evaluation reports, groundwater‑monitoring design, and closure‑plan deadlines. The extensions respond to industry‑wide challenges such as locating historic engineering records, contractor shortages, and...
Indonesia Eyes China Partnerships to Build Industry and Tech ‘Better than the EU Standard’
Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara is pursuing Chinese partnerships to accelerate waste‑to‑energy, smart‑grid and data‑centre projects, aiming to exceed European Union environmental standards. The fund highlighted the role of patient capital at the China Conference and the World Economic Forum,...
KOKO Failure Brings Cookstove Carbon Credit Model Into Question
KOKO Networks, a leading Kenyan clean‑cooking firm, entered administration on 1 February after the government refused the regulatory letter of authorisation needed to sell carbon credits on compliance markets. Backed by investors such as Microsoft, Mirova and a World Bank guarantee,...
HRSG Condenser Performance Monitoring (Part 3)
The article explains how the intense vacuum created in HRSG condensers draws air through even tiny leaks, dramatically reducing heat‑transfer efficiency. By tracking weekly air‑flow rates and cleanliness factors, operators can spot non‑condensable‑gas ingress before fouling or scaling becomes apparent....
Langley Holdings Power Solutions Enables a New Era of Data Center Connectivity and Growth
Langley Holdings Power Solutions is positioning itself as a key provider of independent, on‑site power for AI‑driven data centers, leveraging its Bergen Engines, Piller Power Systems, and Marelli Motori assets. Its 12.5‑megawatt, 175‑ton generator modules and kinetic‑flywheel conditioning deliver the...
Xcel Energy Partnerships with NextEra, GE Vernova Highlight Race to Add Generation for Large Loads
The power sector is witnessing a flurry of initiatives aimed at meeting soaring electricity demand, especially from AI‑driven data centers and large industrial loads. Companies such as Langley Holdings and Rolls‑Royce are promoting on‑site and modular generation solutions, while EthosEnergy...
C Change Report Highlights Practical Ways to Align Owners, Occupiers, Property Managers Decarbonization
ULI Europe’s C Change programme has released an Asset Sustainability Committees Best Practice Guide to help owners, occupiers and property managers coordinate decarbonisation in multi‑let commercial buildings. The guide, built on interviews with twelve leading European real‑estate firms, outlines how structured...
VINCI Airports’ Nantes Atlantique Commissions New Infrastructure to Decarbonise Ground Operations
VINCI Airports’ Nantes Atlantique Airport has completed a €15 million electrification programme for its airside operations. The upgrade adds twelve powered aircraft stands and one hundred electric charging points for ground support equipment, aiming to cut fuel‑burn emissions by up to...