Research Partnership Focuses on Improving Sustainability in Boat Manufacturing
A two‑year, $1.9 million (≈US$1.25 million) research partnership led by the Australian Composites Manufacturing CRC is investigating basalt fibre and bio‑resins as sustainable alternatives to traditional glass‑reinforced plastic in boat hulls. The initiative, involving UNSW Sydney, Steber International and other partners, will build a test vessel to evaluate material performance, scalability and repairability. With an estimated 35‑40 million fiberglass boats reaching end‑of‑life, the project seeks to create a circular pathway for marine composites. Results will be shared industry‑wide to accelerate greener boat manufacturing.
Recycling of Spin-Triplet Excitons in Organic Photovoltaics
Researchers led by Li and Kong reported a breakthrough method to recycle spin‑triplet excitons in non‑fullerene organic photovoltaics. By engineering donor‑acceptor energy levels, triplet excitons are up‑converted into singlet charge‑transfer states, mitigating a major loss pathway. Ultrafast transient absorption and...
Govt Struggles to Find Land for Solar Power Program
Indonesia aims to install 100 GW of solar capacity to accelerate its energy transition, but land scarcity and logistical hurdles are slowing progress. The Energy Ministry and eight other agencies are coordinating data sharing and land acquisition, yet a recent survey...
India Flags Data Gaps as Global Coal Mine Methane Emissions Remain Flat Since 2021: Ember
Coal mining released roughly 35 million tonnes of methane in 2023, a level comparable to oil and gas emissions, and global coal‑mine methane (CMM) output has not moved since 2021. India’s latest report shows 1.2 million tonnes for 2024, yet the IEA’s...
Virgin Media O2 Inks 10-Year Solar PPA with Egg Power
Virgin Media O2 has entered a 10‑year power purchase agreement with renewable developer egg Power to buy electricity from a new solar farm in Suffolk. The farm is slated to begin generating power in 2027, providing a long‑term source of...
How AI Helped Speed up Our AI
Aurora Solar creates AI tools that turn aerial imagery into 3D roof models for solar installers. By applying AI‑assisted development, the company accelerated its SmartRoof engine by roughly 30%, cutting processing time per roof. The speed boost stems from machine‑learning‑driven...
Selling Storage: The 2026 Pocket Guide
The 2026 Pocket Guide from Aurora Solar highlights a surge in solar‑plus‑storage installations, with Ohm Analytics reporting that nearly every new system in California and Puerto Rico, and about half nationwide, will include a battery. Policy incentives are accelerating this...
The 2026 Aurora Solar Snapshot
The U.S. solar market faces a pivotal shift after the One Big Beautiful Bill and the looming expiration of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for cash and loans. Aurora Solar’s 2026 Snapshot reports that traditional sales models are failing, prompting...
Unfounded Health Concerns Powering Solar Backlash
A Michigan township enacted an ordinance in 2023 that bans large solar projects on land zoned for agriculture, effectively blocking a lease agreement that farmer Kevin Heath had secured six years earlier. The ban was driven by local residents’ health...
Walmart + ABB Roll Out 400 kW EV Chargers – Starting in Phoenix
Walmart has teamed with ABB E‑mobility to install its A400 All‑in‑One DC fast chargers at seven Phoenix‑area stores, marking the first phase of a nationwide rollout that will eventually span locations in Colorado, Florida and Georgia. The 400 kW units can deliver...
Carbon Direct and Arca Announce Collaboration on Industrial Mineralisation Technology
Carbon Direct and Arca have teamed up to commercialise Arca’s Industrial Mineralisation (IMin) carbon‑dioxide removal technology, which speeds up natural mineral carbonation in mine waste. After an 18‑month pilot with BHP that demonstrated net CO₂ removal, the partners plan to...
Accelerating the EV Transition on the Path to Net-Zero
A cross‑industry roundtable highlighted that fleet electrification is strategically vital but hampered by grid capacity, slow connection timelines, and fragmented policy. While passenger cars and light commercial vehicles demonstrate clear total‑cost‑of‑ownership benefits, heavy‑duty trucks still struggle with range and payload...
From Pilot to Launch: DOE Names First Four Nuclear Energy Launch Pad Developers
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the first four developers selected for its new Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a program that expands federal support across the entire nuclear technology stack. Deployable Energy, General Matter, NuCube Energy (with Idaho State University)...
The Power Certainty Premium: GPC Infrastructure CEO Jim Summers on Delivering Gas-Powered Compute at AI Scale
GPC Infrastructure CEO Jim Summers says AI data centers now need guaranteed power delivery, not just megawatts. He describes a “power certainty premium” where hyperscalers pay more for on‑site gas generation, battery integration, and mobile PPAs that ensure speed, reliability,...
AI Power-Gear Spending in US Surging Up to $65 Billion
U.S. spending on power‑generation equipment for data centers is projected to hit $65 billion by 2030, up from $2.6 billion in 2025. The surge reflects the rapid expansion of AI‑driven workloads and cloud services, which could push total data‑center capacity to 110 gigawatts....
California Utilities Have a Solution to Soaring Energy Prices: More Data Centers
California’s soaring electricity rates have prompted PG&E to pursue a counterintuitive strategy: attracting large data centers to its grid. The utility claims that each added gigawatt of data‑center load can shave 1‑2% off residential rates by spreading fixed grid costs...
AI Drives Data Center Power Investment Surge Says International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency warns that electricity demand from data centers will double by 2030, with AI‑driven workloads set to triple their power consumption. Capital spending by the five largest tech firms topped $400 billion in 2025 and is projected to...
Fortress Power Launches eSpire Nano ESS for C&I Applications
Fortress Power unveiled the eSpire Nano, a modular energy storage system targeting small‑ to medium‑sized commercial and industrial (C&I) sites. The product ships with 30 kW or 60 kW inverters paired with 40 kWh or 60 kWh battery cabinets, supporting 208‑V to 480‑V configurations...
Anan Data Center to Provide 40MW AI Infrastructure for Crusoe in Israel
Crusoe has signed a long‑term agreement with Israel’s Anan Data Center to secure up to 40 MW of AI‑focused data‑center capacity at Anan’s under‑construction Afula facility. The deal, valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars, positions Israel as a strategic...
Ann Arbor Utility Deploying Solar + Storage Systems on Local Homes
Ann Arbor’s city‑owned Sustainable Energy Utility is piloting a residential solar‑plus‑storage program, the first of its kind for a U.S. municipality. The initiative will install rooftop solar and FranklinWH battery systems in about 150 homes in the Bryant neighborhood, where...
Shifting Gears at the eMarketplace: More Options for Better Choices
The Philippine Procurement Service recently held alignment meetings with electric‑vehicle makers BYD, Kia, MG, Nissan and Foton, integrating EV, hybrid and plug‑in models into the government eMarketplace. The platform now lets agencies compare and order these greener vehicles, cutting procurement...
Welsh Data Center Proposal Rejected by Local Council
Anglesey County Council rejected Carbon3.ai's plan to turn the former Octel chemical plant in Amlwch into an AI data center. The proposal, submitted in January, aimed to repurpose existing structures and leverage Wales' AI Growth Zone incentives. The decision follows...
Report: Commercial Real Estate Companies Have Installed over 1 GW of Solar Across US
The U.S. commercial real‑estate sector has surpassed 1 GW of on‑site solar, reaching 1.086 GW across 2,157 projects from more than 65 owners. Prologis tops the industrial category with roughly 311 MW, while Public Storage leads self‑storage with 111 MW. Community solar accounts for...
Core Scientific Secures 300MW Capacity at Pecos Data Center in Texas, Looks to Behind-the-Meter Power
Core Scientific has secured an additional 300 MW of power capacity for its Pecos, Texas campus, expanding the site’s total gross capacity to 1.5 GW and 1 GW of leasable AI/HPC space. The company is shifting the facility from Bitcoin mining to artificial‑intelligence...
Utah Planning Commission Delays Decision on Kevin O’Leary-Backed Data Center Project
The Utah Planning Commission in Box Elder County has postponed its vote on a hyperscale data‑center project backed by Kevin O’Leary’s O’Leary Digital. The "Stratos" campus could host up to 9 GW of power on 40,000 acres of private land plus...
Americans Deserve Facts, Not Fearmongering, About Their Electric Bills
President Todd Snitchler of the Electric Power Supply Association warns that recent PJM capacity auction results are being misused to push a return to vertically integrated utility monopolies. He argues that competitive wholesale electricity markets have historically lowered costs, spurred...
Massachusetts Triggers Vineyard Off-Take Contract
Massachusetts has activated its 20‑year power‑purchase agreements for the 806 MW Vineyard Wind offshore project, developed by Iberdrola and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. The contracts are expected to save ratepayers roughly $1.4 billion over their lifetime. The 62‑turbine array has already been selling electricity...
Supply Chain Constraints, Not Demand, Will Define the Solar Decade
Global solar installations are set to near 600 GW by 2025, marking another record year, but the sector’s next hurdle is not demand or technology—it is the ability to scale industrial capacity and secure a resilient supply chain. The International Energy...
Envusa Energy Confirms Supply of Renewable Energy to Key Mines
Envusa Energy, a joint venture between Anglo American and EDF Power Solutions, inaugurated its 520 MW Koruson 2 (K2) renewable‑energy cluster in South Africa, connecting 380 MW of solar and wind power to more than ten mining sites. The R15 billion (~$790 million) investment includes the...
Oil as an Asset: Why Lubrication Strategy Matters More than Ever in Wind Energy
Exxon Mobil’s new whitepaper positions turbine lubrication as a strategic asset for wind‑energy operators facing rising O&M costs, aging fleets, and supply‑chain constraints. It highlights how synthetic gear oils, especially Mobil SHC Gear 320 WindPower, can extend gearbox oil life to the turbine’s full design...
Extended Heat Wave Could Cripple New York’s Grid This Summer: NYISO
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) warns that summer reliability margins will be the lowest in recent history, with only 417 MW of spare capacity under normal conditions. Forecasts show the margin could plunge to –1,679 MW during a three‑day 95 °F...
$15 Billion Google AI Infrastructure Project Accelerates India’s National Digital Buildout
Google has broken ground on a $15 billion AI infrastructure project in Visakhapatnam, marking the start of construction for three hyperscale data‑center campuses. The gigawatt‑scale hub will include subsea cable landings, fiber‑optic expansion and renewable‑energy systems, positioning India as a key...
Vessev Launches Hydrofoiling Network for Urban Transit
Vessev announced the launch of a hydrofoiling water‑transit network on Hobart’s Derwent River, marking the first step toward a zero‑emissions urban mobility layer. The pilot will start with the 29‑foot VS‑9 electric vessel, capable of carrying ten passengers at 25...
China Tightens Carbon Accountability Framework, Strengthening Structural Push for Renewables
Beijing has rolled out a national carbon evaluation system that holds provincial governments directly accountable for meeting China’s 2030 carbon‑peaking and 2060 carbon‑neutrality targets. The new "5+9" indicator framework, approved by the Politburo Standing Committee, grades provinces on five binding...
RWE on Track to Construct Thor Wind Farm with CO2-Reduced Steel, RecyclableBlades
RWE announced that its Thor offshore wind farm will use Siemens Gamesa’s GreenTower steel towers, which emit 63% less CO₂, and recyclable composite rotor blades. The 1.1‑GW project off Denmark’s west coast will install 72 turbines—up to 15 MW each—by the...
1.6 GW Nordlicht Offshore Cluster on Track: Vattenfall Simulates Complex Offshore Installation on Land
Vattenfall is conducting on‑shore simulations in Aalborg, Denmark, to rehearse the installation of massive transition pieces for the 1.61 GW Nordlicht offshore wind cluster. The mock‑up replicates the 23.7‑metre, 362‑ton components, testing bolting, cable routing and safety procedures before sea deployment....
Solar and Storage to Lead 86 GW Capacity Surge in 2026
Developers are on track to add a record 86 GW of utility‑scale capacity in 2026, driven almost entirely by solar and battery storage. Utility‑scale solar alone is slated for 43.4 GW, a 60% jump from 2025, while battery storage will grow to...
Taihan to Make and Install Submarine Cables for South Korean Solar Power Plants
South Korean cable maker Taihan Cable & Solution has won a contract to produce, transport and install extra‑high‑voltage submarine cables for a solar power project in Sinan County. The 154 kV cables will connect the Bigeum on‑shore solar plant and the...
Op-Ed: Why Wave Energy Must Be the UK’s Next Great Green Frontier
The op‑ed argues that wave energy is ready to become the UK’s next major renewable, citing recent technological breakthroughs and commercial pilots. It highlights a £27 billion (≈$34 billion) Energy Price Guarantee and volatile fossil‑fuel markets as catalysts for domestic, predictable power....
China-Kenya Partnership Unlocks Geothermal Potential of Great Rift Valley
Kenya’s Great Rift Valley now supplies over 40% of the nation’s electricity through geothermal power, the world’s highest share. The Olkaria field, one of the richest reservoirs, drives this growth, yet only about half of the estimated 10,000 MW potential is...
Mooreast to Divest Property, Boost Offshore Wind Expansion
Mooreast Holdings has secured an option to sell its leasehold at 51 Shipyard Road in Singapore for $23.3 million, expecting about $15 million in net proceeds after loans and costs. The proceeds will be redeployed to its newly acquired waterfront facility at...
EnergyPathways Launches Offshore Wind-Linked Compressed Air Energy Storage Project
EnergyPathways has begun front‑end engineering and design for a 300 MW, 55.2 GWh compressed air energy storage (CAES) facility in the East Irish Sea. The plant will capture surplus power from offshore wind farms and the UK grid, storing it in offshore...
Medium Duration Endures Woes, While Form’s Long Duration Grows, and Lithium Overflows (Part 2)
Medium‑duration storage firms EOS and ESS are feeling pressure from plunging lithium‑ion prices, even as EOS reports a record $58 million Q4 revenue and aims to drop below $100/kWh. Form Energy, however, is outpacing expectations, having landed Google’s 30 GWh iron‑air project...
Cooling PV Modules with Hydrogel-Coated Paper
Vietnamese researchers unveiled a low‑cost passive cooling system for photovoltaic (PV) modules that uses hydrogel‑coated paper to channel water flow and interfacial evaporation. Outdoor rooftop tests in Ho Chi Minh City showed temperature drops of up to 14 °C and relative efficiency improvements...
Fastmarkets Launches Cookstove and Landfill Gas CCP Carbon Credit Assessments
Fastmarkets has introduced five new carbon‑credit assessment price listings under the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) Climate‑Change‑Positive (CCP) label. The offerings cover landfill‑gas projects in Turkey, China, Brazil and the United States, plus a cookstove portfolio in...
How to Electrify Greenhouses with Semi-Transparent PV, Heat Pumps
Canadian researchers at Western University demonstrated that 69%‑transparent crystalline silicon semi‑transparent photovoltaic (STPV) modules raise tomato greenhouse yields by up to 38% while providing beneficial partial shading. Simulations using EnergyPlus, Python and SAM showed that pairing these rooftop STPV panels...
DNV to Certify UK Northern Endurance CCS Network
DNV has been appointed the independent certifier for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) CO₂ transport and storage project, a cornerstone of the UK’s East Coast Cluster. The initiative will capture CO₂ from industrial emitters in Teesside and pipe it to...
Cox Acquires Iberdrola Mexico, Including 12GW Renewable Energy Pipeline, for US$4 Billion
Mexican utility Cox completed a $4 billion acquisition of Iberdrola’s Mexican subsidiary, adding a 12 GW renewable‑energy pipeline and 2.6 GW of operating assets to its portfolio. The purchase follows Iberdrola’s systematic divestment from Mexico, where its revenue fell 18% in 2025, and...
Sunwafe Secures Land Permits for 20GW Spain Solar Wafer Plant, Appoints New CEO
Sunwafe announced the appointment of Michael Pinto, a former GE Capital executive, as its new CEO and confirmed local‑government approval to build a 30‑hectare, 20 GW silicon wafer plant in Asturias, northern Spain. The facility, slated to start production in early 2029, will...
Dajin Hires ZKS Ferrum for Nordseecluster B Offshore Wind Work
Dajin Offshore has engaged Polish steel fabricator ZKS Ferrum to supply secondary steel structures for the Nordseecluster B offshore wind extension, a 1.6‑GW project developed by RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management. The contract covers 20 fabricated sets produced at ZKS...