EPRI Launches Data Center Flexibility Framework to Speed up Grid Connections
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has unveiled Flex MOSAIC, a voluntary classification framework for data‑center flexibility, developed through its DCFlex initiative. The framework standardizes how large loads like data centers quantify flexibility across magnitude, timing, duration, and frequency. More than 65 utilities, system operators, regulators, hyperscalers and technology firms, including Google, Meta and NVIDIA, are collaborating to adopt the model. EPRI says the common language will shorten interconnection timelines, improve grid planning and accelerate power delivery without sacrificing reliability or affordability.
Dutch Startup Resilicon Granted NZIA Support for New European Polysilicon Plant
Dutch startup Resilicon has secured Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) strategic‑project status for a 13 GW polysilicon plant in Groningen, Netherlands. The EU designation promises streamlined permitting, rapid administrative treatment and access to financing advice. The facility will be powered entirely...
Leading Carbon Credit Registries Expand Into Supply-Chain Decarbonization
Two leading carbon‑credit registries, Isometric and Verra, are broadening their scopes to issue environmental attribute credits (EACs) that capture supply‑chain emissions reductions. Isometric will create a standard for low‑carbon steel and cement, while Verra targets a Q3 2024 launch of...
The Smarter E Europe: Special Exhibition “Renewables 24/7” Highlights Around-the-Clock Renewable Energy Supply
The smarter E Europe trade fair in Munich (June 23‑25) is spotlighting the “Renewables 24/7” exhibition, which presents integrated solutions to deliver a fully renewable power system around the clock. A Fraunhofer Institute study presented at the event will quantify supply security as global...
Newsroom Edition: We Are in a ‘Fossil-Fuel Crisis’. Is Labor Meeting the Moment? - Podcast
The Guardian podcast examines how the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran has ignited a fresh fossil‑fuel crisis, driving oil prices to multi‑year highs. The conflict’s economic fallout has unexpectedly sharpened attention on renewable energy as governments...
IEA Says World Has Entered The “Age Of Electricity”
The International Energy Agency’s 2025 Global Report, released on April 20, 2026, shows solar photovoltaic (PV) accounted for more than 25% of worldwide energy‑demand growth—the first time a renewable source led the increase. Natural gas contributed 17%, while renewables and nuclear together...
Solar Power + Energy Storage Transform Church Into Resilience Hub
New Bethel AME Church in Georgia installed a 70.11‑kW solar array paired with a 41‑kWh battery storage system, funded at no upfront cost by Hive Fund, Black Voters Matter and Georgia BRIGHT. The installation is expected to cut utility expenses by...
Sunbolt Simplifies Off-Grid Mobile Device Charging
Sunbolt, a Pennsylvania‑based firm, provides solar‑powered workstations, carousels, umbrellas and stand‑up charging stations for off‑grid outdoor areas. Each unit features multiple outlets, high‑capacity batteries that hold a charge for two to three days, and construction from eco‑friendly materials such as...
Africa Must Turn Climate Targets Into Green Strategies
Africa’s renewable‑energy potential is prompting a surge in climate ambition, with 47 nations filing second‑round NDCs and 23 submitting third‑round plans under the Paris Agreement. In 2023 the continent attracted roughly $15 billion in renewable‑energy financing—more than double the previous year—yet...
ABS, Marinteknik, Seatech, and VINSSEN Launch Hydrogen Fuel Cell Harbor Craft Pilot Study in Singapore
ABS, Marinteknik Shipbuilders, SeaTech Solutions International and VINSSEN have signed a research collaboration to develop a hydrogen fuel‑cell powered harbor craft in Singapore. The consortium will start with desktop feasibility studies covering vessel concept design, techno‑economic analysis, risk assessment and...
Everged’s Zero Cost Deployment Program Helps Contractors and Solar Companies Enter the EV Charging Market
Everged has introduced a Zero Cost Deployment Program aimed at electrical contractors, EPC firms, and commercial solar companies seeking to enter the EV charging market. The initiative offers three participation models—CapEx purchase, hardware financing, and an Everged‑owned approach—allowing partners to...
PJM Market Monitor Opposes Waivers for Constellation’s Three Mile Island Nuclear Restart
The PJM Interconnection market monitor has rejected Constellation Energy’s request for waivers that would let it transfer Capacity Interconnection Rights from retiring fossil‑fuel plants to the 835‑MW Crane nuclear unit, formerly Three Mile Island Unit 1. Constellation aims to restart Crane...
How Cryptocurrency Mining Could Threaten South America’s Wetlands and Dry Forests
The U.S. GENIUS Act, signed in July 2025, forces stablecoins to be backed by dollars or Treasury securities, effectively boosting global demand for crypto assets. That demand is driving miners to Brazil and Paraguay, where cheap hydroelectric power from the...
Why some Countries Give Away Free Electricity and Even Pay Consumers to Use It
Rising solar and wind generation in Germany, Australia and other markets is creating periods where supply far exceeds demand, prompting wholesale electricity prices to plunge into negative territory and even become free for consumers on flexible tariffs. In 2024, Europe...
690 MW LSS5+ Solar Project in Malaysia Awards Solarvest EPCC Contract Through Developer Malakoff
Solarvest Holdings has secured a MYR 1.06 billion (≈USD 267 million) EPCC contract from Malakoff to build a 690 MWp solar farm on a 1,400‑acre site in Perak, Malaysia. The plant, part of the government‑backed Large‑Scale Solar 5+ (LSS5+) programme, is slated for commercial operation in...
NBCU’s Universal Production Services to Launch Solar, Off-Grid Trailer Fleet
Universal Production Services, a unit of NBCUniversal, has signed a deal with Hollywood Trucks Technologies to roll out a fleet of solar‑powered, off‑grid Ecoluxe trailers for its studio operations. The trailers, available in 1‑, 2‑, and 3‑room layouts, generate up...
Getting Beyond Data Center Construction: Designing for Grid Reliability
Global investment in data centers is set to hit $580 billion by the end of 2025, outpacing new oil‑supply spending. As the sector expands, grid‑reliability standards are emerging as a critical design constraint. IEEE’s Industry Connections group released a review recommending...
Enercon Wins 140MW Türkiye Turbine Deal
Enercon has signed a contract with RT Enerji to supply 20 E‑175 EP5 E2 turbines for the 140 MW Aydın‑Denizli wind farm in Turkey, part of the YEKA 5 tender. Each turbine delivers 7 MW of power with a 175‑metre rotor, marking the model’s first entry...
Forecasting Solar Irradiance in Urban Environments with Just One 360° Image
U.S. researchers at Columbia University have unveiled a technique that forecasts solar irradiance using a single high‑resolution 360° hemispherical image captured on‑site, eliminating the need for detailed 3D city models. The method extracts sky, sun and surrounding‑scene geometry, trains a...
Cuba’s First Biomethane Plant: Renewable Fuel for Buses and Electricity
Cuba’s state oil firm Cupet announced that its first biomethane plant in Martí, Matanzas, is entering final assembly and production. Funded by the European Union through UNDP, the modular facility will purify 150 cubic meters of raw biogas per hour into...
Solar and Wind Take over Global Power Growth in 2025
In 2025 solar and wind added roughly six times more new generation capacity than all other power sources combined, supplying nearly all the additional electricity needed worldwide. The surge was led by Australia, several European nations, China, Chile, Finland, the...
New Jersey Scraps Grid Build Out Plan
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities has abandoned its pioneering plan to weave offshore‑wind targets into the state’s grid‑planning process. The decision follows the collapse of Invenergy’s 2.4 GW Leading Light Wind project and TotalEnergies‑Corio’s 1.3 GW Attentive Energy 2 proposal, leaving the...
The Reciprocity of Virtual Power Plants and Energy Justice
Virtual power plants (VPPs) aggregate distributed energy resources such as solar, EVs, and demand‑response devices to provide grid services and lower bills. A Clean Energy States Alliance webinar highlighted how VPPs can advance energy justice, citing Vermont Electric Cooperative’s Income‑Qualified...
The Trillion-Dollar AIDC Boom Gets Real: Omdia Maps the Path From Megaclusters to Microgrids
Omdia raised its 2030 data‑center investment forecast beyond $1.6 trillion, driven by AI demand from hyperscalers, tier‑2 cloud providers, and enterprises. AI workloads are additive, pushing rack power density from roughly 20 kW today toward a potential 2 MW by the end of...
The Trust Challenge: Why Local Protests and Fake News Threaten Wind’s €5 Trillion Expansion
WindEurope’s Madrid summit underscored a unified call for stable, fast‑track policies, but the industry faces a parallel battle against misinformation and local opposition that could jeopardize the projected €5 trillion (≈$5.4 trillion) investment in new wind capacity over the next 25 years....
Sonnedix, Copec EMOAC Sign PPAs for Chilean BESS Project
Sonnedix has signed three power purchase agreements with Copec EMOAC for the Librillo battery energy storage system, a 117 MW, 643.8 MWh project in Chile’s Antofagasta region. The stand‑alone BESS will operate five hours per day, delivering nighttime renewable power and improving...
Masdar Forms Renewables JV with Montenegro State Utility
UAE‑state‑owned Masdar has entered a 50/50 joint venture with Montenegro’s national utility EPCG to develop solar, wind, hydro, pumped‑hydro storage and battery projects. The partnership aims to boost local renewable generation and export clean power to the Western Balkans and...
Power Corner: Ventiva CEO on Data Center’s Thermal Orphan Problem
Ventiva’s CEO Carl Schlachte explained how the company’s solid‑state electrohydrodynamic (EHD) ionic cooling modules address the growing "thermal orphan" problem in AI servers. The rectangular, 4‑5 mm‑high devices generate airflow without moving parts, allowing them to be stacked and positioned in...
Ohio Is Where Wind and Solar Projects Go to Die, and Other Findings From New Research on State Permitting
A new study of state‑level permitting across 19 states finds Ohio to be the toughest market for wind and solar developers, with seven project rejections and five withdrawals—the highest counts in the sample. The shift began after Ohio’s 2021 Senate...
RWE and Polarium to Combine Distributed Batteries Into 50MW/135MWh Germany VPP
German utility RWE has partnered with Sweden‑based Polarium to launch a battery‑based virtual power plant in Germany. The VPP will initially aggregate 1,600 distributed batteries, delivering at least 50 MW and 135 MWh of capacity, with plans to scale to 10,000 units...
CenterPoint to Energize 8 GW of Data Center Load by 2029
CenterPoint Energy announced it will have 8 GW of data‑center load energized by 2029, with an additional 4.2 GW slated thereafter, marking a 60% increase from last year. The utility already has 3.5 GW under construction and expects to tap 10 GW of existing...
EU Warned over 'Disastrous' PPA Own Goal Just as It Tries to Promote Them
The European Union is facing criticism that its draft eco‑rules could exclude corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) from carbon‑footprint calculations. Industry groups warn that this would strip manufacturers of green‑energy credits, undermining the incentive to invest in wind and solar...
EV Sales Are Slowing Down. The U.S. Still Got Over 3,000 New Fast Charging Plugs In Q1
U.S. public EV fast‑charging infrastructure added 3,387 new DC ports and 617 new stations in Q1 2026, matching last year’s growth despite a 27% drop in EV sales. High‑power chargers (>250 kW) now dominate new stalls, and network reliability improved to...
Tesla Reports Declines in Quarterly Energy Storage Revenues and Deployments
Tesla reported a 15% drop in Q1 2026 energy‑storage deployments, delivering 8.8 GWh, and a 12% year‑over‑year decline in energy‑generation and storage revenue to $2.408 billion. Despite lower volumes, the division posted a record gross margin above 39.5%, its highest ever. CFO Vaibhav...
From COP to Colombia: What Are the Santa Marta Talks and What’s at Stake?
More than 60 countries will gather next week for the International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF), co‑hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands. The summit is not designed to produce a binding treaty; instead it will...
Berlin-Based VREY Raises €3.3M to Unlock Shared-Roof Solar
Berlin‑based climatetech startup VREY closed a €3.3 million seed round (about $3.6 million) led by Rubio Impact Ventures, with HTGF and Kopa Ventures participating. The funding will fuel expansion of its EnergyOS platform that lets property owners install solar on shared roofs...
Floating Wind & Deepwater Oil and Gas - Two Worlds Collide
The latest Intelatus Global Partners forecast warns that rising floating offshore wind projects will strain the supply of large anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTSs) and multi‑purpose support vessels (MSVs) as early as 2029‑2031. While deep‑water oil and gas activity...
AI Designs Thermoelectric Generators 10,000 Times Faster Than We Can
Japanese researchers unveiled TEGNet, an AI platform that designs thermoelectric generators up to 10,000 times faster than conventional simulations. Prototypes built from the AI’s recommendations achieved roughly 9 percent conversion efficiency, matching the performance of today’s best devices. The tool also identified...
GM Achieves 100% Renewable Electricity Goal in U.S.
General Motors announced it achieved its 2025 target of powering every U.S. facility with 100% renewable electricity, becoming the first U.S. automaker to do so. The milestone follows two accelerations of the original 2050 deadline and pushes the company’s global...
New York State Grants Siting Permits to 125MW Solar-Plus-Storage Project
New York’s Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) granted final siting permits for AES Corporation’s 125 MW Sugar Maple solar‑plus‑storage project, which includes a 20 MW battery energy storage system. The design was altered to minimize above‑ground lines and...
Green Capital Enlists EPC Electrum for 320MWh Poland BESS, Under Full Wrap for ‘Cost Predictability’
Green Capital has contracted Polish EPC firm Electrum to build an 80 MW/320 MWh battery energy storage system in Lower Silesia, Poland, using a full “wrap” model that includes procurement, installation, grid integration and a five‑year O&M agreement. Construction is set to start...
Will Fusion Power Get Cheap? Don’t Count on It.
Fusion power promises a steady, zero‑emission electricity source, but a new Nature Energy study warns its cost may not fall quickly. Researchers estimated fusion’s experience rate—the cost decline per capacity doubling—at only 2% to 8%, far slower than solar (23%)...
Why JPMorgan’s Head of Sustainability Obsesses over Energy Policy
JPMorgan Chase has tasked its global head of sustainability, Heather Zichal, with steering a $2.5 trillion investment plan through 2035 that targets resilience, clean energy and low‑carbon technologies. The bank has already earmarked $309 billion toward its 2021 pledge to allocate $1 trillion...
Solar Beats Wind for First Time Ever After 'Unprecedented' Growth
In 2025 solar power generated 2,778 TWh, overtaking wind’s 2,715 TWh for the first time, while renewables collectively supplied 10.7 TWh—just ahead of coal’s 10.5 TWh. The surge was driven largely by a massive Chinese photovoltaic expansion that accounted for more than half of...
DHL Achieves 10% SAF Blending Ratio in 2025
DHL reported that its own aircraft reached a 10% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blending ratio in 2025, the highest level in years. The German logistics firm aims to lift SAF usage to 30% of its air transport fuel by 2030....
1600W-5500W: Linklieo’s Ruby Server Power Supplies Cover the Full Spectrum of Data Center Applications
Linklieo unveiled an expanded Ruby‑certified power‑supply portfolio that spans 1,600 W to 5,500 W, targeting modern data‑center workloads from edge computing to hyperscale AI. The lineup uses the OCP‑backed CRPS form factor, offering hot‑swappable modules and ultra‑low no‑load power consumption. Efficiency peaks...
Vestas CEO Warns of 'Real Killers and Poison' To Offshore Wind in Impassioned Remarks
Vestas chief executive Henrik Andersen used the WindEurope summit in Madrid to warn that offshore wind faces several "real killers and poison," including supply‑chain bottlenecks, soaring steel prices and regulatory uncertainty. He highlighted the geopolitical fallout from the Iran energy...
Dutch Wave Energy Converter for ‘Very Small Sea States’ Begins Testing
Dutch firm Wave Energy Collective (Weco) has begun field testing its Denshi wave energy converter in the Netherlands. The device is engineered to generate electricity in very small sea states, delivering baseload power from the ocean. Denshi can be launched...
Molecular Engineering Pushes PTAA Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency Past 26 Percent
Researchers from Dalian University of Technology, Fudan University and City University of Hong Kong used a molecular‑engineering strategy to push PTAA‑based perovskite solar cells to a record 26.13% efficiency while maintaining 84.9% of performance after 1,000 hours of ISOS‑L‑2 stress. The...
Sungkyunkwan University and Clarivate Map Global Research Landscape of Perovskite Solar Cells
Sungkyunkwan University and data firm Clarivate released a report mapping the rapid rise of perovskite solar‑cell research since the 2012 breakthrough at SKKU. The analysis, based on Web of Science data, shows China, the United States and South Korea dominate...