Solar Panels UK Guide: Your Complete Guide to Specifying & Installing a Solar PV System
A new guide details how UK self‑builders can specify and install residential solar PV systems as building regulations tighten. The Future Homes Standard, due in 2025, will require new homes to cut CO₂ emissions by up to 80%, effectively making solar panels a near‑mandatory feature. The Energy Saving Trust projects a 9‑15‑year payback, with panels lasting over 25 years and inverter replacements costing roughly $1,270. Homeowners can also generate revenue via the Smart Export Guarantee by exporting surplus electricity to the grid.
Sponsored: Paces Agent Is Here: An AI Teammate for Power Development
Paces has launched Paces Agent, an autonomous AI teammate that operates across its software platform and expert services to accelerate power‑project development. The agent automates siting, ranking, Gantt‑chart creation, diligence reporting, and interconnection permitting while routing decisions to human experts...
Strong Policy, Weak Delivery: Statkraft Boss on Where UK and Ireland Fall Short on Renewables
Statkraft is scaling a diversified portfolio of wind, solar, battery and grid‑stability projects across the UK and Ireland, with more than 1 GW of developments in the pipeline. The company has already brought 300 MW of lithium‑ion batteries online in Scotland and...
Turbine Blade Breaks, Falls to Ground at Wind Farm Damaged by Lightning Strike in 2019
A turbine blade snapped and fell to the ground at the 228 MW Lal Lal wind farm in Victoria on May 15, 2026. The failure occurred on turbine Y23 in the Yendon section, prompting an immediate exclusion zone but causing no injuries. This is...
Construction Begins on AU$72 Million Solar-Powered Green Hydrogen Hub in New South Wales, Australia
Construction has begun on New South Wales’ first integrated green hydrogen and ammonia hub, the Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia (GEGHA) project near Moree. The AU$71.6 million (US$50 million) facility will be powered by a 35 MW solar PV plant and a...
Solomon Islands Partners with ADB to Develop First Large-Scale Solar PV Plant
The Asian Development Bank and the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority have signed a transaction‑advisory agreement to develop Honiara’s first large‑scale, grid‑connected solar PV plant. The project will be financed through private‑sector investment and may incorporate battery energy storage to smooth...
High Hopes for Energy Exits in Wake of Fervo and X-Energy IPOs
The recent public listings of Fervo Energy and X‑Energy have sparked optimism that clean‑energy companies serving data‑center power needs could become the next wave of lucrative exits. Both IPOs highlighted strong investor appetite for carbon‑free generation technologies, from geothermal drilling...
Giant Tomago Battery and VPP Win New Firming Tender to Fill Gaps in Supply
Australia’s New South Wales grid operator awarded its latest firming tender to AGL’s 500 MW Tomago battery and Enel X’s 32 MW virtual power plant. The contracts require the assets to supply power during Lack of Reserve (LOR) 2 and 3 events, addressing projected shortfalls...
Coal State’s Biggest Renewable Tender to Focus on Power Delivered when the Sun Don’t Shine
New South Wales will launch its largest renewable tender, seeking 2.5 GW of new generation focused on solar‑battery hybrids and wind projects that can deliver power after sunset. A parallel 12.5 GWh long‑duration storage tender will target eight‑hour or longer batteries and...
Japan Launches Programme to Cut Data Centre Emissions as AI Power Demand Surges
Japan’s environment ministry, together with the communications ministry, launched a government‑backed programme to fund low‑carbon data‑centre technologies. Applicants can receive up to ¥300 million ($2 million) annually in commissions or ¥250 million ($1.6 million) in subsidies, with a combined ceiling of ¥500 million ($3.2 million) over...
Solar Power Helps Keep Illinois Farms Alive
Illinois farmers are turning to solar power to combat soaring input costs and declining corn prices. By installing photovoltaic arrays on acreage and barn roofs, growers can generate electricity for on‑farm use and sell excess power back to the grid....
Australia Shortlists Renewable Hydrogen Projects for Funding Support
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has shortlisted a group of large‑scale renewable hydrogen projects for Round 2 of its Hydrogen Headstart Program, covering ammonia, alternative fuels and other end‑uses across several states. The federal budget for the program was cut...
Tesla Solar Roof Is on Life Support as It Pivot to Panels
Tesla’s Solar Roof, once touted as a game‑changing residential solar solution, has stalled after installing roughly 3,000 systems—far short of the 1,000‑per‑week target set for 2019. Deployment peaked at 2.5 MW per quarter in Q2 2022 and then fell, with Tesla ceasing...
China’s New Hydrogen Push Could Be a Step Towards Cleaner Steel
China’s latest five‑year plan adds a pilot programme that rewards five city clusters for meeting hydrogen targets, earmarking about CNY 8 billion (≈US$1.2 billion) in subsidies. The policy expands hydrogen’s role beyond fuel‑cell vehicles to industrial uses, especially low‑carbon steelmaking. It aims to...
Casella Waste Systems and Waga Energy Unveil RNG Facility at Ribbon Cutting
Casella Waste Systems and Waga Energy inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) plant at the Chemung County Landfill in Elmira, New York. The facility, operating since January 2026, uses Waga’s patented WAGABOX® technology to upgrade landfill gas into pipeline‑quality RNG....
Drilling for Gold: How the Next Geothermal Rush Is Creating a New Patent Battleground
Geothermal drilling, once hampered by $30 million costs and a 60 % success rate, is gaining traction as new technologies lower risk. AI‑driven exploration, advanced drilling workflows, and closed‑loop reservoirs are creating defensible intellectual property that separates capital‑rich firms from laggards. Zanskar...
Peter Thiel Is Leading Investment in an Ocean Data Center Powered by Waves—And the Startup Is Reportedly Worth $1 Billion
Panthalassa, a US startup developing wave‑powered floating data centers, raised $140 million in a round led by Peter Thiel, pushing its valuation to near $1 billion. The company’s Ocean‑3 node, a 280‑foot steel structure that converts wave motion into electricity and cools sealed...
Canadian Solar to Boost Texas Panel Factory to 10-GW Capacity
Canadian Solar announced it will double the capacity of its Mesquite, Texas panel plant to 10 GW by the second half of 2026, while its new Indiana cell factory is slated to produce 2.1 GW of heterojunction cells this year and reach...
Oceanside’s Energy Infrastructure Project Earns Smart Cities Award, with $26 Million in Projected Tax Savings
The City of Oceanside, California, earned a Smart 20 award for its Energy Infrastructure Upgrade Program, which bundles solar, battery storage, LED lighting, HVAC upgrades and smart controls. The initiative is projected to save $26 million in taxes, cut electricity use by...
Global Wind Installations Surge as OEMs Pass 100GW
Global wind turbine installations jumped to a record 178 GW in 2025, a 40% year‑on‑year rise, with 28,395 turbines deployed. Five manufacturers—Vestas, Goldwind, Siemens Gamesa, GE Vernova and Envision—each surpassed 100 GW of cumulative capacity, cementing a new industry milestone. Chinese OEMs captured the...
Q1 Saw Net Loss of 5,900 Renewable Energy Manufacturing Jobs: EDF Report
The Environmental Defense Fund reports that U.S. renewable‑energy manufacturing shed a net 5,900 jobs in Q1 2026, despite a $1.1 billion net increase in investment. Canceled projects cost $1.4 billion, driven by federal rollbacks on EV rebates, tax credits and emissions standards. While...
UL Solutions Launches Product Carbon Footprint Calculation Solution
UL Solutions introduced an AI‑driven software module within its ULTRUS UL 360 ESG platform to calculate product carbon footprints (PCF) and improve supplier data quality for Scope 3 reporting. The tool interprets bills of materials, formulations and process data to produce cradle‑to‑gate...
UK Go-Ahead for 3GW Dogger South, 1GW North Falls
The UK government has granted development consent for two offshore wind projects: RWE and Masdar’s 3 GW Dogger Bank South and the SSE‑RWE 1 GW North Falls extension of Greater Gabbard. Dogger South, a 200‑turbine array, secured a £91.20 /MWh contract‑for‑difference in Allocation...
South America Reshapes Its Hydropower Future Amid Climate, Investment and AI Pressures
South America’s hydropower, which meets roughly 45% of regional electricity demand, has stalled despite a 30% untapped resource base. Climate‑driven droughts and extreme rainfall are reshaping water availability, while political frictions in Colombia, Argentina, Peru and Chile dampen investor confidence....
New Mexico Partners Unveil Community Solar Portfolio
Pluma Construction, ForeFront Power, Standard Solar and Solstice celebrated the launch of an eight‑project, 48.4‑MW community solar portfolio in New Mexico. Seven of the solar‑tracker sites are already online, with the final Otero project slated for completion by the end of...
Breaking It Down: Kiwa PVEL Expands Test to Failure Methods for Assessing Module Breakage Risk
Kiwa PVEL has upgraded its Product Qualification Program with two test‑to‑failure methods: a Static Mechanical Load Test‑to‑Failure (SML‑TTF) and a Hail Test‑to‑Failure (Hail‑TTF). Both expand sample sizes to five units and progressively increase stress until glass breakage, delivering precise load...
Iceotope Raises $26M to Advance Cooling for Next-Generation AI Infrastructure
Iceotope Group, a UK‑based provider of precision liquid cooling for data centres and edge AI workloads, announced a $26 million Series B round. The financing was led by Two Seas Capital and Barclays Climate Ventures, with participation from existing backers including Edinv...
As the US Starves It of Oil, Cuba Is Pulling Off One of the Fastest Solar Revolutions on the Planet...
Cuba is confronting nationwide blackouts as the U.S. oil blockade chokes fuel imports, prompting a rapid pivot to solar power backed by China. Chinese solar panel and battery shipments surged from $3 million in 2023 to $117 million in 2025, enabling the...
Nearly 13GWh of Grid-Scale BESS Deployed Globally in April
In April 2026, 4.5 GW (12.8 GWh) of grid‑scale battery energy storage systems were commissioned worldwide, with China delivering 2.5 GW—over half of the total. The rest of Asia added 647 MW, highlighted by Adani Group’s Khavda solar‑plus‑storage phase in India. Chile’s Innergex announced...
Orsted Hints at Renewed Appetite for Growth in Key APAC Markets Including South Korea and Australia
Orsted, the Danish offshore‑wind leader, announced it is ready to chase new projects in South Korea, Australia and Taiwan after bolstering its capital structure. CEO Rasmus Errboe, who took the helm in January 2025, said the firm can now pursue “value‑creating opportunities”...
Geothermal Energy Could Unlock 450 GW Electricity Potential in India: Report
A joint study by Project InnerSpace and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water estimates that India’s geothermal resources could support up to 450 GW of electricity generation, alongside 11,000 GW of industrial heat and 1,500 GW of cooling capacity. The report projects...
Sun Shines on Spain’s Green Industry Ambitions
Spain’s aggressive rollout of solar, wind and hydro power has slashed electricity costs, making its grid among the cheapest in Europe. Cheap, green power has helped the country’s manufacturing output grow at nearly three times the euro‑zone rate since 2018....
Revamped Gippsland Wind Project Wins State Approval, but Still to Win over some Near Neighbours
German‑backed Synergy Wind secured a state planning permit for the revamped Gelliondale wind project in Victoria. The redesign trims the scheme to 13 turbines delivering 80 MW of capacity and costs about US$256 million (AU$388 million). The approval follows a 2019 VCAT rejection...
From Paddy Stubble, Energy Firm SAEL Plans to Produve 1 GW Power in Next 5 Years
SAEL, a New Delhi‑based renewable energy firm, announced a plan to scale its paddy‑stubble‑based power generation to 1 GW within five years. The company currently runs 11 biomass plants across Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, delivering 165 MW of electricity solely from agricultural residue....
Cadeler Installs First Monopile at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm
Cadeler has installed the first of 197 monopile foundations at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK, using its purpose‑built A‑class vessel Wind Ally. The project, which will reach 2.9 GW capacity and supply power to over 3.3 million homes, marks Cadeler’s...
Why Gas Engine Power Plants Are Crucial in the Energy Transition
Gas‑engine power plants are emerging as a flexible bridge in the shift toward a renewables‑heavy grid. Their modular, containerised design lets operators match output to volatile demand and quickly replace or relocate capacity as transmission upgrades roll out. Compared with...
What the Rise of Natural Gas-Powered Data Centers Means for Emission-Reduction Pledges
Tech giants are accelerating the construction of AI‑focused data centers and turning to behind‑the‑meter power solutions to avoid grid delays. Roughly 80% of these projects will use natural‑gas generators, including fuel cells and turbines, according to Rabobank. Microsoft’s 8‑GW gas...
Hiltzik: Trump's 'Weird War' On Wind Power Will Jeopardize Our Energy Future and Cost Americans Billions
President Trump’s administration has earmarked roughly $2 billion of taxpayer funds to terminate offshore wind projects, while federal courts have blocked his executive order that halted new permits. The Interior Department also delayed or cancelled up to 165 private‑land wind projects,...
200,000 Californians Help the Grid Out in Tough Times and Get Paid for It. Now That's up in the Air
California’s Demand‑Side Grid Management program, launched in 2022, pays more than 200,000 households to export solar‑charged battery power during hot‑weather peaks. Participants like the Lipps family earn a $300 annual credit while collectively supplying over a gigawatt of clean energy—roughly...
Matrix Connects Two New Renewable Projects to Spanish Grid
Matrix Renewables has linked two new solar farms—Cruz de los Caminos and Piedra de la Sal—in Cuenca province to Spain’s national grid, adding roughly 102.5 MW of capacity. The projects bring the company’s Spanish footprint to 15 interconnected assets and a...
Matrix Connects Two New Renewable Projects to Spanish Grid
Matrix Renewables has connected two solar farms—Cruz de los Caminos (51.29 MW) and Piedra de la Sal (51.25 MW)—to Spain’s national grid, raising its Spanish portfolio to 15 projects and a combined 691 MW of capacity. Both farms will sell power under a...
Bradford Datacentre with Heat Reuse Gains Planning Consent
Deep Green has received planning consent to build a 5.6 MW AI‑capable datacentre in Bradford, slated for completion by late 2028. The facility will be co‑located with the under‑construction Bradford Energy Centre and will capture its waste heat for distribution through...
Big Batteries Took a Bite Out of Gas Generators’ Evening Peak Party, Then They Ate the Whole Dinner
Queensland’s electric grid, long reliant on peaking gas generators, saw a rapid shift as large‑scale battery storage entered the market. In March and April 2026, batteries reduced gas output during the evening peak by roughly 40%, effectively displacing the traditional...
A New Path Towards Net Zero
The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard has introduced a new performance evaluation that uses the same metrics as the full Net Zero Carbon Aligned certification. While it does not confer full alignment, the evaluation acts as a “building MOT,”...
Iberdrola Acquires Another Installed RE Plant in Italy
Iberdrola announced the acquisition of a 40 MW on‑shore wind plant in Italy, bringing its Italian renewable portfolio to roughly 450 MW. The asset, commissioned in 2018, is covered by a long‑term incentive scheme that ensures predictable cash flows and complements the...
NSW Fast Tracks $60m to Win over Local Communities, Years Before First Poles Erected in New Renewable Zone
The New South Wales government has launched a $60 million (≈$40 million USD) community funding program to support towns in the New England and Upper Hunter regions before the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) construction begins. The REZ, projected to exceed...
China’s EcoFlow to Sell Solar Panels in British Supermarkets Soon
EcoFlow, a Chinese energy‑storage firm, will begin selling plug‑in solar panels through UK supermarkets such as Lidl and Iceland within months. The move aligns with the British government’s plan to install 1.5 million energy‑efficient homes as part of its net‑zero 2050...
Developer of Australia’s Most Powerful Battery Gets Green Light for New Four-Hour Project
Akaysha Energy and BZ Renewables have secured full state and federal approval for the Glenrowan battery energy storage system, a 400 MW, four‑hour (1,600 MWh) project in north‑east Victoria. The EPBC agency classified the development as “not a controlled action,” clearing the...
Baseload Solar Power Moves From Dream to Reality
A new wave of hybrid power systems that pair solar photovoltaic or wind farms with battery storage is proving capable of delivering continuous, round‑the‑clock electricity. These configurations challenge the traditional definition of baseload power, which has long excluded intermittent renewables....
Cherry Street Energy Installs Solar Project for International Talent Consultancy
Cherry Street Energy financed and installed a 112.89‑kW rooftop solar system at Insight Global’s Richmond, Virginia office, bringing the project online in early spring. The talent‑consulting firm signed a 20‑year power purchase agreement, committing to purchase the electricity the array...