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 crisis as a catalyst for market volatility and stressed that delays cost the sector billions each year. Andersen also expressed personal embarrassment about Denmark’s sluggish permitting process, urging faster decision‑making to keep Europe on track for its 2030 renewable targets. The remarks signal a push for industry‑wide coordination to remove complexity and accelerate project delivery.
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...
Cuts to Renewable Energy Research in Energy Department’s Budget Irk Senate Democrats
The Energy Department’s FY 2027 budget proposal slashes renewable‑energy research by 16.5% to $12.5 billion while earmarking $3.5 billion for a new Baseload Power program that upgrades retiring coal plants. It also creates a $1.2 billion AI and Quantum initiative and eliminates more than...
Evren Secures US$600 Million to Develop 1GW Hybrid FDRE Portfolio in India
Evren, the Brookfield‑backed Indian renewable developer, has secured $600 million in financing to build a 1 GW hybrid firm‑and‑dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) portfolio in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. The project will blend solar, wind and battery storage to deliver round‑the‑clock power and...
The Public Are Ahead of Their Politicians on Heat Pumps
Public opinion in the UK is outpacing politicians on the transition to zero‑carbon heating, with 58% backing all new heating systems to be carbon‑free by 2035 and half supporting a boiler phase‑out. While the Conservative government initially pledged a 2035...
Firebird Battery Making Tech Gets $2M ARENA Grant
Firebird, an Australian battery‑technology startup, received a $2 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to build a demonstration plant for its novel process that converts manganese ore directly into high‑purity manganese sulphate monohydrate, a key cathode precursor. By...
Walmart's Outdoor Solar Fairy Light with 6 LED Balls Is Now Just $5
Walmart is offering its Mainstays 6‑LED Outdoor Solar Fairy Lighting Stake for $5, a 37% discount from the regular $8 price. The stake‑mounted light features six bright LED globes, a waterproof plastic‑metal housing, and an integrated solar panel with an...
New TAFE Centre of Excellence to Deliver Renewable Energy Training Nationwide
The Victorian Government, together with the federal Albanese administration, is investing $50 million Australian (≈$33 million USD) to launch a Renewable Energy TAFE Centre of Excellence in Morwell, Gippsland. The hub will anchor a national training network covering smart grids, energy networks and...
San Francisco Helps Home Child Care Centers Wean Off Gas
San Francisco’s Environment Department has launched a $300,000 pilot to replace gas water heaters with electric heat‑pump units at up to 30 home‑based child‑care centers in low‑income neighborhoods. The program, funded by a Clean California Quick Start Grant and administered...
Fred. Olsen Seawind to Take Full Control of Muir Mhòr Wind Project
Fred. Olsen Seawind has agreed to purchase Vattenfall’s 50 % stake in the 1 GW Muir Mhòr floating offshore wind project off Scotland’s Aberdeenshire coast, giving it full ownership. The project, granted seabed rights in 2022, targets early‑2030s commercial generation pending regulatory approvals....
Wind Power Reaches 1.3TW as Record 165GW Installed in 2025
The Global Wind Energy Council’s 2025 Global Wind Report shows a record 165 GW of new wind capacity installed, a 40% jump over the previous record year. Global wind capacity now totals roughly 1.3 TW across 138 countries, underscoring wind’s evolution into...
US House Passes Build More Hydro Bill
The U.S. House approved the Build More Hydro bill (S.1020) with a 394‑14 vote, following Senate passage, and now awaits President Trump’s signature. The legislation lets the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission extend construction deadlines for licensed hydropower projects approved before...
CURA and TITAN Partner to Validate Low-Carbon Cement Technology
Canadian clean‑tech firm CURA Climate and Australia’s TITAN Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate CURA’s electro‑chemical limestone‑splitting technology for low‑carbon cement and lime. The collaboration will start with laboratory validation of materials, then move to technical and...
GE Vernova Books Turbine Deals in Resurgent German Wind Market
GE Vernova announced contracts to supply 71 MW of onshore wind turbines to German developers BBWind and Greenvolt, marking a notable win in Europe’s largest non‑Chinese wind market. The orders will be partially built at the Salzbergen plant, which produces key...
Ammonia Gains Momentum Across East Asia
The maritime sector’s push for zero‑carbon fuels accelerated this week with two landmark developments in East Asia. ClassNK issued the world’s first Approval in Principle for an ammonia‑powered Panamax bulk carrier, featuring an IMO Type B independent fuel tank on deck—a...
Danish Pelagic Fleet Showing Increased Interest in Greener Gear as Fuel Crisis Lingers On
The Danish Pelagic Producers Organization (DPPO) reaffirmed its 2040 net‑zero target as fuel prices soar amid the Iran war, making green technologies financially attractive. CEO Esben Sverdrup‑Jensen noted that the cost parity between on‑board electricity generation and traditional port power...
Rocklink India Opens Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Plant in Uttar Pradesh
Rocklink India has inaugurated a lithium‑ion battery recycling plant in Sikandrabad, Uttar Pradesh, capable of processing 10,000 tonnes of battery feedstock annually and producing up to 6,000 tonnes of black‑mass. The facility extracts critical metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare‑earth...
No More Blade Breaks? Macquarie-Backed Outfit Launches Wind Turbine Blade Monitoring Tool
Onyx Insight, now owned by Macquarie Capital, unveiled ecoBlade, a turbine blade condition monitoring system that embeds two 3‑axis accelerometers in each blade. The platform provides continuous, real‑time data to detect cracks, structural faults and high‑energy events weeks or months...
Undervoltage Is a Grid Catch-Up Problem, Not a Case Against Electrification
Australian households are increasingly hitting undervoltage problems as they replace gas appliances with electric heating, induction cooking, EV chargers and battery storage. The legacy low‑voltage network, built for lighting and modest loads, can’t sustain the new peak demand, causing heaters...
ARENA Funding Targets Manufacturing Advances in Battery Pack and Materials Projects
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has earmarked more than $4 million under its Battery Breakthrough Initiative to fund two domestic battery‑manufacturing projects. PowerPlus Energy will receive $2.32 million to automate its pack‑assembly line, tripling annual capacity from 50 MWh to 150 MWh. Firebird...
Coffee Companies Launch Satellite-Based Program to Track Deforestation
Coffee giants including JDE Peet’s, Tchibo and major traders have launched the Coffee Canopy Partnership, a satellite‑based system that uses Airbus imagery and AI to map coffee farms and detect nearby forest loss. The pilot will focus on East Africa’s coffee‑growing...
Australia: European Energy’s 31MW Mulwala Solar PV Plant Registered in AEMO System
European Energy’s 31 MW Mulwala Solar Farm in New South Wales has been registered in the Australian Energy Market Operator’s Market Management System, clearing the final regulatory step to bid into the National Electricity Market. The registration signals the start of...
SwitchedOn Podcast: Why Are some Home Batteries so Cheap?
The SwitchedOn Australia podcast released an episode examining why some residential energy storage systems are priced unusually low. Installations have surged thanks to a federal rebate program, yet the Clean Energy Regulator reports over 60% of installations are substandard. Hosts...
Central Asia in Race to Close Power-Generation Gap – Report
Central Asian nations are racing to close a growing electricity gap as they launch AI hubs and data centers, but current generation capacity—still dominated by aging hydropower—cannot meet the surge in demand. The New Lines Institute report warns that population...
NoviqTech Subsidiary Coralia Enters Research Partnership to Advance Data Centre Sector Biochar Applications
Coralia, a NoviqTech subsidiary, has inked a research partnership with Swinburne University to explore biochar‑enhanced low‑carbon concrete for the data‑centre sector. Phase 1 will assess technical feasibility, durability and commercial viability of biochar derived from invasive Chinese apple trees in non‑structural...
Study: Iran War Accelerating China's Solar and Battery Export Boom
China's exports of solar and battery components surged dramatically in March, reaching a record 68 GW of solar capacity—double February's level. The spike was driven by higher oil and gas prices caused by the Iran war, prompting worldwide demand for clean‑energy...
China’s Solar Exports Reach “Gigantic” Record in March as Energy Crisis Bites
China’s solar component exports surged to a record 68 GW in March, roughly the output of Spain’s entire solar fleet. The volume more than doubled February’s shipments and topped the previous record by 49%, driven largely by a rush to ship...
Cosmetics From Waste? Microbial Discovery Unlocks Greener Route to High-Value Chemical Products
Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified how chain‑elongating bacteria can be coaxed to produce medium‑chain carboxylic acids (MCCAs) such as octanoic acid, a high‑value chemical used in cosmetics, surfactants and animal feed. The study, published in Nature Microbiology,...
Coty’s Net-Zero Plan Gains SBTi Approval
Coty announced that its net‑zero roadmap has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), confirming the company’s alignment with 1.5 °C climate science. The plan calls for a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 2050, with an...
AI Data Center Power: How MPS Is Advancing System-Level Power Delivery
Monolithic Power Systems (MPS) says AI‑driven data centers are nearing 1 MW per rack, forcing a shift from component‑level tweaks to system‑level power delivery. The company highlights high‑voltage DC (HVDC) distribution and Z‑axis power modules placed directly under processors as ways...
Sitetracker Launches AI Platform Scout To Improve Infrastructure Management
Sitetracker, a New Jersey‑based software firm, launched Scout, an autonomous AI platform aimed at streamlining infrastructure delivery for utilities and contractors. Scout claims to turn internal system data into real‑time risk insights, automated work packages, and faster decision‑making across planning,...
Thailand Develops H-FAME Premium Biodiesel to Support Low-Carbon Transport Transition
Thailand’s National Energy Technology Centre (ENTEC) has created H‑FAME premium biodiesel, a drop‑in low‑carbon fuel that can cut CO₂ emissions by up to 50 % and particulate matter by up to 86 % without engine modifications. The fuel’s stability is boosted threefold...
Meta Announces $1 Billion AI Data Center in Tulsa with Water Sustainability Goals
Meta announced a $1 billion AI‑enabled data center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, covering two million square feet. The campus will host up to 1.5 GW of clean‑energy capacity and will consume significant water for cooling. To offset this, Meta partnered with PhyTech to...
The Data Center Surge Is Here; So Is Wildfire Season
U.S. data centers are projected to consume up to 580 TWh of electricity by 2028, dramatically increasing load on an aging utility grid. Simultaneously, about 180 million wooden utility poles are vulnerable to failure and wildfire ignition as climate stressors intensify. Composite...
Base Power Partnership to Mitigate Price Spikes, Load Peaks for South Texas Co-Op, CEO Says
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (GVEC) is expanding its residential battery program with Base Power, adding 50 MW of distributed storage across its 3,500‑square‑mile service area. The partnership builds on a 2‑MW pilot and targets 20 MW of capacity by the end of...
The Security Imperative of India’s Clean Energy Transition
India’s reliance on Middle‑East fossil fuels has been starkly exposed by the recent Strait of Hormuz closure, which cut off roughly half of its crude oil and over 60% of LNG imports. The shock drove LPG shortages that cost the...
Five Ways Utilities Can Make Better Decisions with the Data They Already Have
U.S. utilities spent over $50 billion on distribution upgrades in 2023, yet control rooms still drown in fragmented, uncontextualized data. Everardo Camacho outlines five practices—unifying data streams, correlating alerts, adding operational context, adopting predictive analytics, and aligning teams around a shared...
Nordex Pushes Forward Development: N175/6.X Turbine Receives 7.3 MW Operating Mode and New Hybrid Tower Options for Higher Yields -...
Nordex is upgrading its flagship N175/6.X turbine with a new 7.3 MW operating mode that can lift annual energy output by up to 1.7 % without increasing noise. The company also secured certification for two hybrid tower variants—a 162.5 m concrete‑steel design and...
Datacenter Boom Keeps Dirty Coal Plants Alive in the US
Datacenter construction in the United States, driven by AI and other high‑power workloads, is pushing electricity demand sharply upward. The surge is causing utilities to keep aging coal‑fired plants online, delaying roughly 40% of retirements scheduled through 2025. At the...
AgTech-Turned-Crypto Company Aims to Build Data Centre Near Calgary
Avax One, the former Agri‑FORCE now operating as an Avalanche treasury firm, announced plans to build a 10‑megawatt AI high‑performance compute data centre within an 80‑kilometre radius of Calgary. The modular facility, developed with energy‑infrastructure partner BlueFlare Energy Solutions, will...
Enercon Signs Large Framework Deal to Supply New Flagship Turbine to Canada
Enercon has secured a framework agreement to supply its flagship E‑175 EP5 E2 turbine to Canadian wind projects totaling more than 440 MW. The 7 MW turbine comes equipped with a cold‑climate system and blade‑heating technology designed for the country’s severe winters. Delivery will...
National Grid’s Little Horsted Substation in the UK Begins Operations
National Grid has placed the Little Horsted substation into service, delivering roughly 0.5 GW of capacity—enough electricity for about 480,000 homes. The project is a cornerstone of the company’s £2.7 bn ($3.4 bn) South East network investment plan through 2031. Construction involved moving...
Novel Chemical Reactor Boosts Methane Conversion
Researchers at the National University of Singapore unveiled a dual‑temperature chemical reactor that separates methane activation and product formation into hot (≈1,400 °C) and cool (≈400 °C) zones. The design uses an electrically heated molybdenum filament followed by a palladium catalyst, delivering...
PACIFIC Enables Multi-Tenant, Sovereign Product Carbon Footprint Exchange on the Catena-X Data Space Using AWS
BASF and CircularTree launched PACIFIC, a multi‑tenant SaaS platform that automates product carbon footprint (PCF) exchange on the Catena‑X data space using AWS services. The solution leverages Amazon ECS on Fargate, Cognito, IAM and Secrets Manager to provide tenant‑level data...
WindEurope 2026: VSB Focuses on Repowering and Hybrid Parks to Accelerate Wind Energy Expansion in Europe
At WindEurope 2026, VSB Group – a TotalEnergies subsidiary – placed repowering at the core of its European growth plan, targeting a 20‑gigawatt pipeline of wind, solar and battery projects. The company highlighted the Löberitz site in Germany, where five...
Alaska’s Energy Challenges Require a National Response
Alaska’s power system is dominated by more than 200 isolated microgrids that must generate electricity locally, driving costs several times higher than the national average. The state’s primary population corridor, the Railbelt, faces a tightening natural‑gas supply from Cook Inlet and...
ERCOT and MISO Forecast Huge Increases in Peak Load, Driven by Data Center Demand
ERCOT projects Texas power demand to rise from 98 GW in 2026 to over 111 GW by 2032, pushing peak load to 367 GW, driven primarily by new data‑center construction. Non‑crypto data centers lead the growth, followed by cryptocurrency mining, industrial users, and...
WindEurope 2026: TSOs Sign North Sea Cables Pact
Five European transmission system operators—including Elia, Energinet, 50Hertz and TenneT—signed a memorandum of understanding at WindEurope 2026 to coordinate North Sea offshore cable infrastructure. The pact creates four working groups focused on repair logistics, spare‑part availability, fault detection and legal‑financial...