Turkish Manufacturer Presents Photovoltaic Water Heater
Turkish heating solutions provider Water Heating Systems (WHS) unveiled its DC Sunboil photovoltaic water heater at SolarEX Istanbul. The system converts up to 1.6 kW of DC solar power directly into heat without an inverter, delivering about 3 kWh of thermal energy per day and heating water to 65‑85 °C. It includes integrated MPPT, an optional 2 kW AC backup, and comes in tank sizes from 120 L to 500 L for residential and small‑commercial use. WHS aims to expand the product beyond Turkey, highlighting a low‑voltage, plug‑and‑play solution for off‑grid hot‑water needs.
VIDEO: Senesco Marine Launches and Christens New Casco Bay Lines Electric Ferry
Senesco Marine launched Battery Steele, a 164‑foot double‑ended electric ferry for Casco Bay Lines. The vessel can transport 599 passengers and 15 vehicles between Portland and Peaks Island, using an ABB battery‑powered propulsion system with Caterpillar generators as backup. It...
Malaysia's Privasia to Develop 10MW Data Center in Perak
Malaysian IT provider Privasia has signed a RM 569 million (≈US $144 million) contract with the Malaysian arm of China’s Inspur Cloud Information to build a 10 MW data centre in Bagan Datuk, Perak. The first phase, called Silverstreams, is slated for late‑2027 completion and will...
Odisha CM Inaugurates 3 Grid Substations Built at ₹600 Crore in Bhubaneswar
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated three new grid substations and eight transmission lines in Bhubaneswar‑Cuttack, a project costing roughly $72 million (₹600 crore). The facilities are expected to deliver uninterrupted, high‑quality power to about 2.2 million consumers and support the region’s projected demand...
Levanta Renewables Awards EPC Contract to China Energy Engineering Group
Singapore‑based Levanta Renewables has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to China Energy Engineering Group for its 166 MWp solar‑plus‑storage project in the Visayas, Philippines. The Barotac facility, valued at roughly $85 million, will include an 80 MWh battery energy storage...
These Cheap Solar Cells Work Better because They’re Flawed
Lead‑halide perovskite solar cells, despite impurities, now achieve efficiencies comparable to silicon. Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria identified a three‑dimensional network of domain walls that act as internal charge‑highways, explaining the material’s high performance. They visualized...
The Emergence of Sustainable Orbital Data Center Infrastructure
The orbital data‑center market accelerated in 2025 when Canada’s PowerBank Corp. launched DeStarlink Genesis‑1, the first satellite in Orbit AI’s low‑Earth‑orbit cloud. U.S. hyperscale cloud providers are now exploring solar‑powered ODCs after an executive order and the DOE’s Genesis Mission...
U.S. Scientists Build Copper-Contacted TOPCon Solar Cell with 24.3% Efficiency
U.S. researchers have demonstrated a TOPCon silicon solar cell that uses screen‑printed, fire‑through copper paste on the rear and silver on the front, combined with laser‑enhanced contact optimization (LECO). The LECO process reduces rear contact resistivity from roughly 300 mΩ·cm² to...
This New Chip Could Slash Data Center Energy Waste
Engineers at UC San Diego have unveiled a hybrid DC‑DC converter that blends a piezoelectric resonator with conventional capacitors, achieving 96.2% efficiency when stepping 48 V down to 4.8 V—levels typical for data‑center GPUs. The prototype delivers roughly four times the output...
Amazon Would Rather Shareholders Did Not Look Too Closely at Carbon Footprint
Amazon’s board is urging shareholders to reject a proxy proposal that would force the company to disclose detailed carbon emissions from its rapidly expanding data center portfolio. The proposal, backed by activist investors, questions Amazon’s ability to meet its Climate...
Iberdrola Wind Farm Hit by Last Minute Stop Work Order – and Not in the US This Time
Iberdrola's 105 MW El Escudo on‑shore wind farm in Cantabria was halted by Spain's Energy Ministry after unresolved administrative appeals triggered an automatic suspension. The project, 92% complete with 23 of 25 Vestas turbines installed, faced appeals from environmental groups that courts...
Ricoh Sets Higher 2030 Climate Target in Revamped Net Zero Strategy
Japanese electronics leader Ricoh announced a revamped net‑zero strategy that raises its 2030 climate ambition. The company now targets a 75% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse‑gas emissions by 2030 compared with 2015 levels, a goal validated by the Science...
Maine Passes Balcony Solar Law, Virginia and Colorado to Follow
Maine Governor Janet Mills signed LD 1730 on April 6, 2026, legalizing plug‑in, or balcony, solar systems up to 1,200 watts. The law requires UL 3700‑certified panels, rapid‑shutdown inverters, and notification for units over 420 watts, while barring utilities from imposing interconnection fees or approvals....
Snøhetta Adds "Positive Energy Building" To Dunkirk Port
Snøhetta and Santer Vanhoof have completed Écosystème D, a positive‑energy hub in Dunkirk’s port. The 1,200 m² photovoltaic roof produces more power than the building consumes, feeding surplus electricity to the surrounding innovation district. Constructed from a wooden frame clad in metal...
India Becomes Third Largest Country for Solar PV Capacity
India has become the world’s third‑largest holder of renewable‑energy capacity, now at 274.68 GW, with solar PV surpassing 150 GW. The FY 2025‑26 year saw a record 44.61 GW of new solar capacity, more than double the previous year’s addition. Domestic solar‑module manufacturing rose...
Japanese Rail Operator to Procure 98 MW of New Solar via Corporate PPA
Japanese transport conglomerate Tokyu Corp. announced a corporate power purchase agreement to supply Tokyu Railway with approximately 98 MW (DC) of newly built solar power. The PPA, managed with Tohoku Electric, will begin delivering electricity in fiscal 2026 and run for...
Study Finds Wastewater Emissions Significantly Underreported Globally
A Princeton-led study published in Nature Climate Change reveals that national inventories vastly underestimate greenhouse‑gas emissions from wastewater systems. Across 38 countries, methane and nitrous‑oxide outputs are under‑reported by 19 % to 27 %, translating to a missing 94 million‑150 million metric tons of...
DHL Express Norway Adopts Spirii Charging Platform
DHL Express Norway has fully migrated its depot charging infrastructure to Spirii’s end‑to‑end platform, securing reliable 24/7 power for its electric fleet. Spirii, majority‑owned by Edenred, offers real‑time monitoring, billing, RFID and app‑based access, and integrates public chargers along routes....
Array to Supply OmniTrack Solar Trackers for Pekintas’ 260MW Solar Project
Array Technologies will install its OmniTrack terrain‑following solar trackers on Pekintas’ 260 MW photovoltaic plant in Karaman, Turkey. The project, a joint venture between Turkish developer Pekintas and Germany’s Schmid Group under the YEKA programme, will also use TOPCon+ solar cells...
Deals of the Week: RWE, Nordex, TenneT and Galp
RWE announced a major divestiture of its Nordic renewable assets, marking one of the week’s headline deals. The week also saw a UK floating wind project sold for a nominal £1 after a contract was cancelled, and a high‑profile dispute...
Big Tech Is Going Nuclear
Big Tech is injecting capital into the nascent small modular reactor (SMR) market to secure low‑carbon power for AI‑intensive data centres. Meta pledged funding for two Terrapower units totalling up to 690 MW and a 1.2 GW Oklo campus in Ohio, while...
Tata Power Partners with CORE Academy to Train Renewable Energy Workforce
Tata Power has engaged CORE Academy, the specialised training arm of POWERCON Group, to upskill its wind turbine operations and maintenance workforce. The curriculum spans theoretical safety and system modules, hands‑on field training, and advanced troubleshooting, data analytics, and remote‑command...
Half of Aldi's UK Stores Expected to Feature Solar Panels by End of 2026
Aldi announced it will install solar panels at an additional 62 UK supermarkets this year, bringing the total to over 500 stores with on‑site renewable generation. The rollout aims to cover roughly half of the chain’s UK footprint by the...
Could This Be the End of Green Building Standards in Ontario — Again?
Premier Doug Ford’s government is moving to eliminate mandatory municipal green‑building standards in Ontario, turning them into voluntary guidelines and stripping municipalities of the power to require features such as EV‑ready parking, expanded tree canopy, and bird‑friendly windows. The province...
Smart Buildings IoT: Energy Efficiency, Automation and Occupant Experience
Smart Buildings are leveraging IoT sensors, edge computing, and AI-driven analytics to transform static structures into responsive, energy‑efficient environments. By integrating real‑time data from lighting, HVAC, security and occupancy systems, enterprises can cut energy consumption by up to 30% while...
Nordex Secures Orders From Turkey and Germany at the End of the Quarter - Nordex Stock Among Top 3 in...
Nordex secured two new wind‑energy contracts worth 160 MW at the end of March 2026, including a 120 MW order in Turkey’s Balıkesir region and a 39.9 MW repowering project in Germany’s Schleswig‑Holstein. The Turkish deal involves 18 N175/6.X turbines with a ten‑year...
Energy-Hungry Nova Scotia Companies Nearly Doubled Their Solar Power Capacity in 2025
Nova Scotia’s commercial solar capacity surged 82% in 2025, nearly doubling the sector’s output. New net‑metering rules now permit installations up to one megawatt, and a federal tax credit covering 30% of capital costs has spurred larger projects. The province...
Solar Project Twice the Size of Paris to Produce Green Fuels
China’s Xinjiang region launched a massive green‑hydrogen project powered by a 13.5 GW solar array, the world’s second‑largest. The solar farm, covering 230 sq km—more than twice the size of Paris—will generate up to 3.6 million tonnes of methanol annually from 675 000 tonnes of green...
Chinese Module Trading Slows After Export Tax Rebate Cancellation
OP IS reported a modest dip in the FOB China TOPCon spot price to $0.119/W, down 0.83% amid post‑Lunar New Year slowdown. The decline follows China’s removal of export tax rebates on PV products effective April 1, prompting manufacturers to absorb higher...
Japan, Oman Sign Carbon Offset Deal
Japan and Oman signed a joint offset agreement on April 9, creating a Joint Crediting Mechanism to spur decarbonising technologies in Oman. The deal marks Japan’s 32nd bilateral JCM partnership and targets 100 million tCO₂e reductions by FY2030‑31 and 200 million tCO₂e by FY2040‑41. Credits...
TenneT Signs Contract with Developer for ‘First Controllable Congestion Mitigator’ BESS Project in Netherlands
Dutch transmission system operator TenneT has signed a contract with Green Energy Storage to build the 200 MW/800 MWh Sequoia battery energy storage system in North Brabant. The deal uses a time‑bound transmission right and a capacity‑control contract, making it the first...
EV Chargers, Solar Batteries and Smart Systems in Your Home Must Comply with These New Electric Rules From April 15
From 15 April 2026 the UK will enforce updated electrical safety regulations that reshape how solar‑battery storage, electric‑vehicle chargers, power‑over‑Ethernet, and smart‑home wiring are installed in residential properties. The rules prohibit battery placement in lofts or escape routes, demand proper ventilation, clear...
Copenhagen Achieves 100% Electric Bus Network as Movia Deploys 62 New Units
Denmark’s public transport authority Movia has added 62 battery‑electric buses, raising its operational fleet to 794 vehicles and lifting the electric share to 72 percent. The rollout completes the conversion of all 42 municipal bus lines in Copenhagen to zero‑emission operation,...
Stochastic Methods for Forecasting and Power System Mode Optimization with a High Share of Renewable Energy Sources: A Case Study...
The study introduces a hybrid forecasting framework that combines Long Short‑Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks with GARCH econometric models to predict solar generation in Tajikistan’s hydro‑centric power system. Tested on 2021‑2023 data, the two‑loop algorithm achieved a Mean Absolute Percentage...
Smartphones as Micro Data Centers: A Creative Edge Solution?
Researchers propose linking ordinary smartphones into a pooled cluster that functions as a miniature data center, aggregating CPU, memory and storage. The concept targets edge workloads, especially AI inference, by leveraging the locational flexibility and low cost of repurposed devices....
RWE Installs CO2-Reduced Steel Tower and Recyclable Blades at Thor
RWE has installed an offshore wind turbine at the Thor project using a reduced‑CO₂ steel tower and recyclable rotor blades. The 1.1 GW farm, located 22 km off Denmark’s west coast, now delivers its first power to the grid and will host...
RWE Installs CO2-Reduced Steel Tower and Recyclable Blades at Thor
RWE has installed an offshore wind turbine at Denmark’s Thor wind farm using a reduced‑CO₂ steel tower and recyclable rotor blades. The turbine is part of the 1.1 GW project, which began delivering power to the Danish grid and will host...
Why Fundamental Research in Photovoltaics Remains Critical for an Established Technology
A new paper led by Professor Rebecca Saive of the University of Twente warns that fundamental research in photovoltaics is losing traction as scientists drift toward other fields. The authors cite a 15% drop in dedicated funding over the past...
Trailblazing UK Floating Wind Project Sold for £1 After Contract Cancelled
Hexicon sold its TwinHub floating offshore wind project for £1 after the UK government cancelled its Contract for Difference. The 32 MW Celtic Sea pilot had secured the first UK floating wind CfD at £87.30/MWh ($115.69) but faced soaring inflation‑driven costs...
Carbon Emissions Data at Your Fingertips
Upsun has integrated annual carbon‑emissions data directly into its Console’s Billing section, making the 2025 figures instantly available to organizations and project owners. The data, calculated through a partnership with Greenly, adheres to GHG Protocol standards and reflects updated electricity...
Baltic CO2 Terminal Plans Advance to Support Cement CCS
Lithuania’s Environmental Protection Agency has moved the Klaipėda CO₂ transshipment terminal into the environmental impact assessment (EIA) phase, a key step for the CCS Baltic Consortium’s carbon capture and storage value chain. The terminal will receive CO₂ captured at cement...
PPC Boosts Sustainable Cement Production with 20MW Solar Launch
PPC Ltd has commissioned two 10 MW solar farms at its Slurry and Dwaalboom cement plants in South Africa, delivering renewable power directly to the production lines. The behind‑the‑meter installations, built with Sturdee Energy, use bifacial panels and single‑axis trackers to...
Singapore Company Signs Deals with Indonesian Firms to Scale Biofuel Production
Singapore‑based Aligned Energy has signed two MOUs with Indonesian partners PT Beon Parama Energi and PT Cipta Jagat Lestari to launch large‑scale sweet sorghum plantations on former bauxite mines in Bintan. The plan targets roughly 2,000 ha of degraded land and...
Geocycle to Invest US$125m in Latin America Co-Processing Capacity
Geocycle, Holcim's waste‑management unit, announced a $125 million investment to boost co‑processing capacity across Latin America by 2030. The funding builds on a $55 million spend that created 14 waste‑to‑fuel facilities, now delivering roughly 30% of the region’s thermal energy needs. In...
FELDA Mulls B100 Biodiesel Malaysia Policy Change
FELDA chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek urged the Malaysian government to adopt B100 biodiesel, which could be priced below RM5 ($1.10) per litre, compared with diesel at RM6.72 ($1.48). The proposal is still at the policy stage, with pilot...
Government Gives £380m Grant to Agratas Gigafactory
The UK government has pledged a £380 million grant (about $483 million) to Agratas for a new battery gigafactory in Somerset. The plant will produce lithium‑ion cells for Jaguar Land Rover, Agratas’s anchor customer, and is slated to employ over 2,200 workers...
Australia: Battery Storage Cushions AU$1 Billion Fuel Shock as Climate Council Demands May Budget Action
The Climate Council’s new report warns that Australia’s dependence on imported fossil fuels has triggered a $710 million fuel shock in March, as geopolitical tensions drive petrol prices above AU$3 per litre. It highlights that grid‑scale battery storage has already offset...
‘75% of What We Need Is Not There’: Australian States Race to Deploy Gigawatts of Battery Storage
Australian states are scrambling to meet soaring battery storage targets as solar penetration outpaces wind. New South Wales now needs 56 GWh of storage by 2030—75% of which lacks financing—while Victoria aims for 6.3 GW by 2035 and Western Australia’s grid runs...
China Reminds Battery Makers to Avoid Excess Capacity Growth
China has summoned its leading electric‑vehicle and stationary battery manufacturers for a second time in just over three months, urging them to curb capacity expansion. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other agencies addressed 16 firms, calling for...
For First Nations Communities, Energy Insecurity Is Not New. But the Shift to Renewables Is More Urgent than Ever
Remote First Nations communities across Australia depend on diesel generators, leaving them vulnerable to global fuel price spikes and supply disruptions. Rising diesel costs are inflating household electricity bills and prompting frequent power disconnections. Community‑led solar and battery projects in...