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The UK’s AR7 renewable auction delivered a record 14.7 GW of new capacity, with offshore wind alone providing roughly 8.4 GW. The outcome signals that private capital is willing to fund large‑scale clean‑energy projects, restoring confidence after earlier rounds faltered. Industry leaders stress that policy certainty and rapid grid upgrades are essential to translate this pipeline into reliable power. The podcast highlights that aligning investors, regulators, and local communities will be key to meeting the nation’s net‑zero ambitions.
Siemens, together with Mescada, will install an AI‑ready, cloud‑based SCADA platform for Global Power Generation Australia, covering eight renewable sites across four states. The Simatic WinCC Open Architecture system will handle roughly 300,000 data tags, delivering real‑time monitoring from a...
Vinhomes Green Paradise in Ho Chi Minh City has launched a Smart City Certification Project with Korea Management Association Consulting, the World Council on City Data and the Standardized Urban Metrics initiative. The development aims to become Vietnam’s first internationally...
VinEnergo, the Vietnamese renewable energy arm of Vingroup, unveiled a global expansion plan anchored by a secured 10 GW project portfolio across Europe and Asia. The company aims to scale its total capacity to 100 GW within three years, focusing on 50 GW...
The New South Wales government has fast‑tracked 16 projects worth $34.4 billion, with 13 focused on renewable generation and storage. A newly created Investment Delivery Authority (IDA) will override local council decisions to accelerate planning approvals. Projects range from large wind...
The fourth edition of the Lead the Charge Auto Supply Chain Leaderboard shows that major carmakers are accelerating the greening of EV supply chains, with Tesla, Ford, Volvo and Mercedes posting the strongest scores. EU regulations, especially the Batteries Regulation,...
Renew Economy’s Solar Insiders podcast released an episode on March 4, 2026 featuring Camilla Hamilton of Cogency discussing how renewable developers should consult with local communities. Hamilton stresses that thorough research, attentive listening, and even informal coffee meetings are essential to building...
Elon Musk’s new xAI data centers are generating significant emissions, undermining Tesla’s climate leadership. In Europe, Toyota and Stellantis have withdrawn from Tesla’s CO₂ credit pool, potentially costing the automaker billions. Meanwhile, Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 recorded a 33% sales jump in...
ChargePoint reported Q2 FY2026 revenue of $99 million, hitting the top of its guidance but falling 9 % year‑over‑year. Non‑GAAP gross margin rose to 33 %, the highest since the company went public, while subscription revenue reached $40 million, representing 40 % of total sales....
Chevrolet is re‑launching flex‑fuel vehicles (FFVs) equipped with a 1.3‑liter engine, marking the first standard‑fit FFVs since 2026. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) highlights California’s dominant E85 market and urges other OEMs, including Toyota and Honda, to follow suit. Nationwide...
Schneider Electric released its 2025 extra‑financial results, closing the 2021‑2025 Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) program with an overall rating of 8.86 out of 10. The initiative delivered 862 million tonnes of avoided CO₂ emissions, a 56 % cut in supplier emissions, and...
Scanifly has been appointed the official design platform for CertainTeed’s premium SunStyle solar roof systems. The new SunStyle Designer lets contractors create 3‑D layouts, generate real‑time production estimates, and export full installation reports across Scanifly’s remote and drone‑based environments. Automated...
Google has signed an electric service agreement with Minnesota Power to power its planned 700‑MW data center in Hermantown using 300 MW of wind generation and 400 MW of battery storage. The deal operates under Minnesota’s regulated rate structure, ensuring existing customers...
ELITE Solar unveiled a $115 million solar cell and panel factory in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone, completing construction in under 12 months. The Middle East’s low‑tariff environment and rapid build‑out contrast sharply with the United States, where projects like Q‑cells’ Georgia...
San Diego County Water Authority approved a memorandum to sell up to 10,000 acre‑feet of its Colorado River allocation to Arizona and Nevada, generating revenue to expand the Carlsbad desalination plant. The deal would mark the first interstate transfer of...
Organic Valley has partnered with Stonyfield Organic, UNFI and Whole Foods Market to launch Verified Impact Units (VIUs) that fund carbon‑insetting projects on U.S. organic dairy farms. The initiative creates a transparent, third‑party verified system for measuring and reducing greenhouse‑gas...
IDB Invest is committing up to $185 million to Genneia S.A. to develop four solar parks and 40 MW of battery storage across Argentina. The solar projects total 340 MW, with sites in Mendoza, San Juan and Buenos Aires, while the battery system will connect...
IDB Invest is extending up to $185 million in financing to Argentine renewable leader Genneia to develop four solar parks and a 40 MW battery storage system. The solar projects total 340 MW across Mendoza, San Juan and Buenos Aires provinces, while the battery will...
Macquarie Asset Management’s Asia‑Pacific Infrastructure Fund 4 has teamed with South Korean IT firm Gabia and its network subsidiary KINX to launch a $420 million hyperscale data‑center venture. The joint‑venture will initially build a 40 MW facility in Ansan, Seoul, and aims to...
Google, via shell company Sharka LLC, filed to build a fifth data center on its Midlothian, Texas campus. The $880 million project will span 288,000 sq ft and is slated for completion by February 24, 2027. This addition follows a $100 million fourth building announced in...
Washington state lawmakers let House Bill 2515 die, ending a broad attempt to regulate data centers. The bill would have imposed extra utility charges, mandated clean‑energy compliance, and required power curtailments during grid peaks, potentially raising $30 million annually for low‑income...
A 19‑home estate in Exeter’s Seaward Park became the UK’s first residential development to run entirely on renewable liquid petroleum gas (bioLPG) in December 2025. The switch cuts carbon emissions by up to 80% compared with conventional LPG while allowing...
Polish trainmaker Pesa secured Zloty 36 million from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, part of a Zloty 108 million project to build a bi‑mode hydrogen‑electric passenger demonstrator. The vehicle will feature a pantograph, hydrogen fuel cells, batteries and an intelligent control system that...
Researchers at the University of Sheffield warn that green hydrogen’s environmental benefits depend on decarbonising national power grids. Their Nature Communications Sustainability study modeled 20 production and transport scenarios across 14 countries from 2023 to 2050, comparing electrolysis and biomass...
Haryana unveiled a ₹2.23 lakh‑crore budget for 2026‑27, with debt servicing consuming 29.2 percent of outlays. The state will create a dedicated agricultural power distribution company to supply uninterrupted electricity to over 7 lakh farmers. A 20 percent reservation for Agniveer veterans in the...
Developer LCOR completed the 1515 Surf Avenue mixed‑use project in Coney Island, installing New York City’s largest district‑scale geothermal system. The 400,000‑sq‑ft development, with 460 residential units, relied on $4.52 million in public incentives and a 30 % federal tax credit to offset...
Portland General Electric (PGE) has sealed agreements for more than 1,015 MW of new renewable generation and battery energy storage systems in Oregon, marking the utility’s largest clean‑energy acquisition to date. The portfolio comprises 650 MW of battery storage and 365 MW of...
Polaris Renewable Energy has secured approval from the PREPA Governing Board for a 71.4 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Punta Lima wind farm. The project, split into two 35.7 MW units, is slated to begin commercial operation in the third...
British renewable contractor Aventus Energy has been awarded a year‑long, multi‑million‑pound contract by Inch Cape Offshore to complete foundation activities for the 1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm off the Angus coast. The work, the largest single award for Aventus to date,...
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh used natural isotopic fingerprints to verify that CO₂ injected at Iceland’s Carbfix site permanently mineralises into solid carbonate minerals within basaltic rock. The method tracks the gas without adding artificial tracers, offering a low‑intervention...
The UK National Energy System Operator (NESO) concluded its second‑round Stability Market auction without awarding any contracts to grid‑forming battery energy storage systems (BESS). Synchronous condensers and open‑cycle gas turbines secured 7.3 GVAs of contracts, while all BESS proposals failed the...
Utility electricity rates in the U.S. have risen faster than inflation since 2022, driven primarily by higher natural‑gas prices, pandemic‑induced residential demand, and under‑invested transmission infrastructure. While data centers add load in specific markets, they do not align with the...
The Production Engineering of E‑Mobility Components (PEM) chair at RWTH Aachen launched the three‑year DigHy project, backed by €1.1 million from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space. The initiative aims to build a digital, scalable hydrogen infrastructure for the...
Schletter Group installed its FS Duo steel mounting system at a 96 MWp solar PV farm near Udine, Italy, deploying 156,700 modules. The two‑post design stacks three modules vertically, boosting land‑use efficiency while delivering high structural stability. Driven hot‑dip galvanized steel...
Toyota and Stellantis announced they will leave the EU‑wide “Tesla CO₂ pool” starting in 2026, removing two of Tesla’s biggest financial contributors. The pool lets manufacturers pool emissions to meet EU targets, with high‑EV makers offsetting higher‑emission brands. Toyota expects...
Wind turbines sited on agricultural land occupy a modest 15‑25 metre concrete base, leaving the majority of the field available for crops or livestock. UK planning rules require acoustic assessments, and measured noise typically matches rural background levels. Ecological surveys and...
Researchers demonstrated a solvent‑assisted steam reforming process that converts low‑density polyethylene into hydrogen using a 20 wt % Ni–Co/Al₂O₃–ZrO₂ nanocatalyst. By dispersing LDPE in ethylene glycol, the method achieved 95 % feed conversion and a 92.7 % hydrogen yield under optimal conditions (S/C 9, 500 °C,...
Greenvolt Power and Danish trader Reel have formed a strategic partnership to optimise the 157 MW Høegholm hybrid solar‑and‑battery project in Denmark. The site combines 97.36 MW of PV with a 60 MW/120 MWh battery storage system, slated for PV commissioning in Q1 2026 and...
Researchers grafted ethylenediamine onto the pyrazole‑based MOF‑303 via pyrazole deprotonation, creating the amine‑functionalized MOF‑303#EDA. The material captures 0.71 mmol g⁻¹ CO₂ at 298 K and 450 ppm, and reaches 2.5 mmol g⁻¹ at 0.15 bar. Breakthrough experiments demonstrate stable cyclic performance, confirming its suitability for point‑source capture....
Ocean Winds, the 50‑50 joint venture of EDPR and ENGIE, has signed a lease with The Crown Estate for a floating offshore wind site in the Celtic Sea, marking the third Round 5 lease awarded. The development is planned in phases...
Researchers introduced an atomically ordered RuGa intermetallic that deliberately disrupts ruthenium’s geometric symmetry, weakening its hydrogen binding strength. This geometric engineering yields a catalyst that outperforms conventional Ru/C in both hydrogen oxidation (HOR) and evolution (HER), delivering a 1.02 mA cm⁻² exchange...
Eku Energy warned that Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) must redesign its rules to fully integrate large‑scale energy storage. The utility highlighted bottlenecks in price signals, scarcity pricing, and ancillary service markets that discourage storage investment. It called for clearer...
Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program has crossed the 250,000‑installation milestone, delivering roughly 6.3 GWh of distributed storage across homes, small businesses and community sites. Launched in July 2025, the scheme offers about a 30 % upfront rebate via the Small‑scale Technology Certificate mechanism....
John Reilly, head of renewables at Bord na Móna, warned that rising dispatch‑down levels are forcing about 30 % curtailment on Irish on‑shore wind sites, weakening the business case for new projects. The de‑commissioning of the 6.5 MW Bellacorick farm clears the...
The article explains that a building's envelope acts as a thermal regulator, and its performance hinges on the thermal transmittance, or U‑Value. U‑Value quantifies heat flow per square meter per degree Kelvin, linking directly to insulation quality. The piece outlines...
The review examines cobalt molybdate (CoMoO4) as a non‑noble metal catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), highlighting its abundant resources, bimetallic synergy, and structural flexibility. It contrasts the adsorbate evolution mechanism with the lattice‑oxygen participation mechanism, showing how Mo⁶⁺...
Queensland’s planning minister Jarrod Bleijie has issued a call‑in notice for Iberdrola Australia’s up‑to‑500 MW Bundaberg Regional Battery after more than ten community and council requests raised safety, environmental and site‑suitability concerns. The council failed to issue a statutory decision, prompting...
Greg Abel, the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, used his first shareholder letter to stress rising electricity demand and wildfire threats, while declaring the CEO also serves as chief risk officer. He did not address how Berkshire’s extensive fossil‑fuel holdings,...
Australian NEM closed the summer of 2025‑26 with February 2026 wind generation records across all states except Tasmania and Victoria. Queensland posted a record 508,780 MWh, while Western Australia’s Warradarge farm led with a 60.5% capacity factor. Big utility‑scale batteries discharged 245 GWh,...
Australian startup PlasmaLeap Technologies has closed a $28 million Series A round, co‑led by the Gates Foundation, Investible and Yara Growth Ventures. The funding will finance the rollout of modular, zero‑emission reactors that synthesize ammonia and nitrate using air, water and renewable...
