How Achievable Is Net Zero?
Achieving net‑zero has become a board‑level priority for energy‑intensive firms, but the path is complex. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s three‑scope framework—direct emissions (Scope 1), indirect purchased‑energy emissions (Scope 2), and value‑chain emissions (Scope 3)—offers a structured roadmap. While Scope 1 and 2 are relatively straightforward to quantify and act on, Scope 3 often dominates a company’s carbon ledger and requires cross‑industry collaboration. Understanding and addressing each scope is essential for a credible, data‑driven decarbonization strategy.
Australia Seeks to Slash Time for Renewable Energy Approvals
The Australian government announced a new target to complete renewable energy project approvals within 50 business days. The measure aims to streamline federal permitting processes, cutting the current average timeline of roughly 120 days. Officials say the faster regime will...
Disneyland Starts Testing Fully Electric Autopia Ride Vehicle Prototype
Disneyland has begun testing a fully electric prototype of its classic Autopia ride, marking the first step in a plan to replace the attraction's gasoline‑powered cars. The park aims to retire the existing gas engines by early 2027 as part...
Industry Groups Warn UK Risks Losing Jobs and Investment without Faster Decarbonisation
UK industry groups including the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, Hydrogen UK and Electrify Industry warned the government that delays in industrial decarbonisation could cost jobs, investment and energy security. They cite high electricity costs, policy uncertainty and international competition as pressures...
Review Finds 'No Infrasound Harm Risk'
Green Power Sweden commissioned a review by Akustikkonsulten and Akustikverkstan that found infrasound from wind turbines poses no health risk to nearby residents. The audit reaffirmed that current noise assessments are accurate and that recent claims of harm lack scientific...
Can Ford Revive Its Struggling EV Program? – This Week in Cleantech
The latest "This Week in Cleantech" roundup spotlights a proposed 21‑gigawatt solar‑plus‑storage project in California that could become the world’s largest renewable installation. It also examines how the Iran‑Israel conflict is underscoring the strategic risks of continued fossil‑fuel dependence. A...
World Record: China Installs Floating Offshore Wind Turbine with 16 MW Capacity
China Three Gorges Corp. commissioned the world’s most powerful floating offshore wind turbine, a 16 MW unit named Sanxia Linghang Hao, on May 2, 2026 off Yangjiang, Guangdong. The turbine features a 252‑metre rotor, a 24,100‑tonne semi‑submersible platform, and can withstand Category 5 typhoon...
VIDEO – Energy Storage Summit 2026: Role of Subsidies, Contracted and Merchant Revenues in Europe’s BESS Buildout
At the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London, leading European battery‑energy‑storage system (BESS) owners examined how subsidies, contracted sales and merchant revenues will shape the continent’s storage pipeline. Panelists from Wood Mackenzie, NextEnergy Capital, Dais Energy, BW ESS, the Polish Energy Storage...
IRENA Sees Turning Point in Electricity Costs: Solar, Wind And Storage Clearly Outperform Fossil Fuels
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reports that hybrid solar‑plus‑wind systems with battery storage now beat new coal and gas plants on a levelised cost basis, with firm electricity prices as low as $54‑$82 per megawatt‑hour in high‑resource regions. Cost...
Aviator Advances Toward Carbon Neutrality with Fossil-Free Operations in Sweden
Aviator Airport Alliance has electrified 62% of its ground support equipment fleet and achieved fossil‑free operations at Stockholm Arlanda, Gothenburg Landvetter, and Malmö airports as of Dec. 1, 2025, using 100% renewable electricity and HVO100 fuel. The transition has already cut...
From Capacity to Chaos: How AI Data Centers Challenge the Grid
AI‑driven data centers are turning electricity demand from a steady load into rapid, large‑scale swings, exposing a weakness in the U.S. grid. In 2024 a disturbance in Northern Virginia knocked roughly 1,500 MW of AI‑focused data‑center load off the system in...
Rocsys Launches ‘Next-Generation’ Hands-Free Charging System for Heavy-Duty Electric Fleets
Rocsys has introduced the S2, its next‑generation hands‑free charging system for heavy‑duty electric fleets, now available for ports, distribution hubs and logistics facilities. The first unit has been delivered to a large‑scale port customer, and the solution comes in a...
Germany Warned Hydrogen Strategy Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
Germany’s hydrogen roadmap, anchored by the February 2026 Hydrogen Acceleration Act, assumes rapid demand growth that may never materialise. An Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis report warns that up to €45 bn (≈$49 bn) in extra public funding could be required,...
Philippines Urges Southeast Asian Neighbours to Accelerate Renewable Energy, Stabilise Food Security at Asean Summit
At the 48th ASEAN summit in Cebu, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on Southeast Asian leaders to accelerate renewable‑energy deployment and strengthen food‑security mechanisms. He highlighted the Philippines’ own rollout of 250 MW of solar and a 450 MWh battery system,...
EU Pulp Mills Face Multi-Billion Carbon Shift as Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Emerges
EU pulp mills that have decarbonised by switching to biomass have built up a €4.5 billion (≈$4.9 billion) surplus of free EU ETS allowances, turning the carbon market into a revenue stream. A new EU rule effective Jan 1 2026 removes plants with more...
Europe's Electricity Storage Race: Which Countries Lead in Battery Capacity?
Europe’s battery‑storage landscape is dominated by Germany, which operates 2.8 GW of utility‑scale batteries, followed by Italy at 2 GW. When projected pipelines are added, Turkey leaps ahead with a 32.8 GW pipeline—over three times the next‑largest Germany, Poland and Italy. Falling battery...
EU Awards $1.3B in Subsidies for Cleaner Hydrogen Production
The European Commission awarded €1.09 billion (≈$1.28 billion) in grants to nine cleaner hydrogen projects under the third European Hydrogen Bank auction. The selected projects span seven EEA countries and will deliver roughly 1.1 GW of electrolyzer capacity, producing over 1.3 million tonnes of...
Rolls-Royce Wants to Cut Mining's Biggest Fuel Bill by 30%
Rolls‑Royce Power Systems is developing a hybrid drive system for open‑pit mining haul trucks that could cut fuel consumption by roughly 30%. The company plans to start field testing the technology at an active mine site in autumn 2026. If...
Czechia Considers Stop to Double Taxation on Solar, Storage Projects
The Czech Economic Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has endorsed amendments to the Building Act that would raise the electricity‑tax exemption threshold for solar installations from 50 kW to 100 kW and remove double taxation on projects that combine photovoltaic panels...
Call for Wastewater Technology Providers to Support South Africa’s Sanitation Future
South Africa’s Water Partnership Office has issued a Request for Information to build a national database of onsite grey‑water, black‑water and decentralized wastewater treatment technologies. The RFI seeks proven solutions that enable water reuse, sludge management, energy recovery and sustainable...
Voltalia Commissions Three Solar Parks in France
Voltalia has commissioned three solar parks in southern France, delivering a combined 26.9 MW of photovoltaic capacity. The first two sites in Bouches‑du‑Rhône total 17.1 MW and are backed by a 15‑year corporate power purchase agreement with CERN. The third park in...
Port of Tilbury Showcases Hydrogen Power as Alternative to Diesel on Construction Sites
The Port of Tilbury demonstration showcased hydrogen replacing diesel generators on the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) construction site. GeoPura secured a $41 million contract to deliver 2,500 tonnes of green hydrogen, already powering generators that have produced 39 MWh using 2.33 tonnes of fuel....
AWS Outage Halts Coinbase Trades
AWS experienced a thermal event in its US‑EAST‑1 data centre on May 8, causing overheating of server racks and forcing EC2 instances, EBS volumes and other services offline. The outage prompted AWS to add cooling capacity and shift traffic away...
May 14th Conference to Look at Decarbonising Ireland’s Building Stock
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) will be incorporated into Irish law on May 29, 2026, prompting a free conference on May 14 in Dublin. Hosted by the South East Energy Agency, the event gathers EU policymakers, the Sustainable...
Europe’s Second Chance: The Rise of a New Battery Ecosystem
Europe’s battery strategy is rebounding after Northvolt’s collapse, pivoting to a modular ecosystem of specialised scale‑ups. Companies such as Cylib, tozero and R3 Robotics are tackling recycling and end‑of‑life dismantling, collectively raising over $220 million to close material loops. Manufacturing innovators...
Bandgap-Engineered Indoor Perovskite Solar Cell Achieves 37.44% Efficiency
An international team engineered the bandgap of methylammonium‑free perovskite absorbers to align with indoor LED spectra, achieving a record 37.44% power conversion efficiency under low‑intensity lighting. The 1.72 eV composition delivered consistently high performance across a range of lux levels and...
Bhutan Tenders Solar Projects for Healthcare Facilities
Bhutan’s Department of Energy has launched a tender to install 12.1 MW of rooftop solar across 73 public healthcare facilities, with expressions of interest due by May 29. The projects will be built, owned, and operated under a 25‑year concession, grouped into...
Maine’s Community Solar Boom Is Going Bust
Community solar in Maine, once the nation’s most intensive per‑capita, has stalled after a 2025 law eliminated net‑energy billing for new projects and imposed new fees on existing installations. The change halted development, prompting developers to cancel pending projects and...
We Bet You Can’t Guess Which States Rely Most on Wind and Solar Power
According to the American Clean Power Association, Iowa, South Dakota and New Mexico led U.S. states in 2025 by obtaining the highest shares of electricity from wind and solar—61%, 59% and about 50% respectively. Iowa’s mix is dominated by wind,...
Loesche to Supply Slag Grinding Plant for Ferro Duo SCM Project in Germany
Loesche has won a contract from Ferro Duo GmbH to supply a slag‑grinding plant for a new supplementary cementitious material (SCM) production hub in Duisburg, Germany. The plant will feature a Loesche vertical roller mill with an LSKS dynamic classifier,...
Meta, Amazon and J&J Power Perigus Energy’s European CPPA Portfolio
Perigus Energy announced that Meta, Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, Flogas and SWW Wunsiedel have signed corporate power purchase agreements covering 204.85 MW, roughly 35% of its 578 MW operational portfolio. The deals span solar and on‑shore wind assets in Ireland, Germany and...
Hydrogen’s Next Phase Will Favour Execution over Scale
In Q1 2026 the low‑carbon hydrogen market showed a modest 360 ktpa dip in announced capacity, but the real story was a shift from headline‑grabbing projects to disciplined execution. Green hydrogen remained stable and continued to dominate new capacity, while blue hydrogen...
China TOPCon Solar Cell Prices Stabilize as Holiday Lull Slows Trading
China's TOPCon solar cell prices held steady at $0.0486/W in early May, ending a streak of declines. The stability coincides with a week‑long Labor Day holiday that dampened trading activity. Upstream supply dynamics could pressure prices later in Q2 2026...
Vietnamese Ministries Back Vietnam’s First International Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Summit
Vietnam staged its first international Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) summit in Da Nang, drawing roughly 70 participants from airlines, fuel producers, financiers and government bodies. The Asia SAF Association (ASAFA) signed two memoranda of understanding with the Agency for Innovation, Green...
Solar Backup Power Supports Ukrainian Intensive Care Units During Grid Outages and Cyberattacks
At the SolarPower Summit in Brussels, Ukrainian representatives highlighted how solar‑plus‑storage systems are keeping hospitals and schools operational amid grid outages and cyberattacks. Energy Act for Ukraine, led by Yuliana Onishchuk, has installed nearly 1.5 MW of photovoltaic capacity and 2 MWh...
How Electrification Is Driving Copper Demand>
Electrification is turning copper into a cornerstone of the global energy transition, boosting demand across electric vehicles, renewable power, and data centers. Grid expansion and infrastructure upgrades embed copper in capital‑intensive projects, tying its consumption to long‑term capex cycles rather...
Remote Australian Community Secures Permit for Sun Turtle Solar and Battery Project
The Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation secured planning approval for the Aalga Goorlil Sun Turtle Community Power Project, a 100% First Nations‑owned solar farm and 3.25 MW battery system on Western Australia’s Dampier Peninsula. The AUD 12 million (≈ US$8.6 million) development will install 3,408 panels arranged...
Amazon Reports Cloud Outage at North Virginia Data Centre; CME, Coinbase Face Trading Issues
Amazon Web Services reported an outage in a northern Virginia Availability Zone after temperatures spiked inside a single data center. The overheating forced AWS to shift traffic and add cooling capacity, triggering degraded performance on Coinbase’s trading platform and latency...
Bhutan, World Bank Seal $515 Million Pact for Dorjilung Hydropower
Bhutan and the World Bank have signed a $515 million financing pact for the 1,125 MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project, which will generate over 4,500 GWh annually—about one‑third of the country’s electricity. The project, built as a public‑private partnership with Tata Power, is...
Tata Power Expands Bhutan Hydropower Partnership to over 5 GW
Tata Power has amended its MoU with Bhutan's Druk Green Power Corp to expand the joint clean‑energy portfolio to 5,033 MW of hydropower, up from 4,500 MW. The amendment adds a 404 MW Nyera Amari I & II project and brings the total pipeline to five...
Landholder-Led 4-Hour Big Battery Gets Federal Environmental All-Clear in Just over Four Weeks
The 500 MW, four‑hour Murchs Corner battery energy storage system in western Victoria secured federal environmental clearance after just over four weeks in the EPBC queue. Led by local farming landowners and developer Alternate Path, the project will sit on cleared...
“I Thought This Was Impossible:” Fortescue Green Grid Rides Through Transmission Failure with No Fossil Fuels
Fortescue announced that its inverter‑based green grid kept 85 MW of load online after bushfires knocked out all thermal generators on 1 October. The incident proved that solar, wind and battery storage can sustain a large‑scale industrial network without fossil backup. CEO...
Fund Nears Financial Close for Wind and Storage Projects, with Victoria Big Battery Extension First to Go
Listed fund HMC Capital is moving toward financial close on its first wind and battery projects, with the $363 million extension of Victoria’s Big Battery (VBB2) expected to be the first to reach final investment decision by end‑2026. The fund aims...
Sponsored: In-Rack CDU V. Floor-Mounted CDU: Which Option Is Better for Your Data Center?
Data centers powering high‑density AI workloads are turning to liquid‑cooling systems, making the placement of coolant distribution units (CDUs) a critical design decision. In‑rack CDUs sit inside each server rack and are ideal for single‑rack deployments handling 100‑300 kW, while floor‑mounted...
How Energy Prices Are Driving Demand for Solar Panels and Heat Pumps
Europe is experiencing a second energy crisis in under five years, spurred by a Middle‑East war that halted most fuel shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Natural‑gas prices have surged roughly 40%, prompting households and businesses to accelerate adoption of...
Almanac Beer Co. Flow
Almanac Beer Co. partnered with Aircapture to launch Flow – Clean Air Edition, a beer carbonated with CO₂ captured directly from the atmosphere using a modular Direct Air Capture (DAC) unit installed on the brewery floor. The system delivers 99.999% beverage‑grade CO₂,...
Australia’s ARENA Targets Sub-AU$30/MWh Solar to Unlock 10GW Annual Deployment Pipeline
Australia’s Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced a new ultra‑low‑cost solar target of AU$25‑30/MWh (US$18‑22/MWh) to unlock a 10 GW annual pipeline needed for deep decarbonisation. At the Smart Energy Conference, ARENA highlighted that current LCOE levels of AU$50‑60/MWh are too high...
New Faster, Cheaper Tesla Model to Come with New LFP Battery Pack
Tesla has introduced a new, lower‑priced Model 3 for the Canadian market, priced under A$43,000 (about $28,000 USD). The vehicle uses a 62.5 kWh lithium‑iron‑phosphate (LFP) battery supplied by Sunwoda, replacing the CATL packs previously used in rear‑wheel‑drive versions. The LFP pack delivers...
Energy Insiders Podcast: The Man Who Saved Solar and Helped Kill Coal
John Grimes of the Smart Energy Council explains how rapid solar adoption and a surge in home‑battery installations have hastened the shutdown of coal plants across Australia. He details a panel‑by‑panel transition that saw coal output fall while solar capacity...
ZF to Present Retrofit SolarBoost Solar Panels for Urban and Coach Fleets at Milan’s Next Mobility Exhibition / Transpotec
ZF will debut its SolarBoost retrofit solar panel system for buses at the Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan, running May 13-16, 2026. The plug‑and‑play kit fits 24 V urban buses and coaches with batteries of at least 150 Ah, adding roof‑mounted panels...