Hydrogen Trucks In China Are A Policy Side Bet, Not A Market Winner
Battery‑electric heavy trucks now command about 22% of China’s heavy‑truck market, with 230,000 units sold in 2025, while cumulative hydrogen fuel‑cell truck sales total only around 40,000 units. Battery‑swap corridors, such as CATL’s 300‑station network, cut operating costs to roughly $0.09 per km, achieving parity or advantage over diesel. Hydrogen trucks remain a state‑backed niche; current retail hydrogen prices sit near $6.7 /kg versus a policy target of $3.5 /kg by 2030, and refueling stations cost about $693,000 each, breaking even at modest utilization. Consequently, commercial freight economics favor battery‑electric solutions, while hydrogen persists for strategic and industrial policy reasons.
Equitix on Fuelling Europe’s Future
Equitix’s Achal Bhuwania argues that Europe’s clean‑energy transition and its next wave of economic growth will depend on mid‑market infrastructure projects. He stresses that these assets, sized between large‑scale utilities and small‑scale renewables, can deliver the flexibility and speed required...
FCEL Stock Outlook for 2026: Data Centers, Korea, and Risks
FuelCell Energy (FCEL) reported FY2025 revenue of $158.2 million, split among product, generation, advanced‑technology and service streams. By early 2026, more than 80% of its commercial pipeline is linked to AI‑driven data‑center projects, while South Korea module commissioning lifted Q1 revenue...
Novel Interfacial Structure Achieves Highly Efficient, Stable Tandem Solar Cells
Lingnan University researchers introduced a novel self‑assembled monolayer (SAM) molecule, CbzBT‑B, that immobilizes ligands to create a localized 2D/3D perovskite heterojunction. This interface engineering reduces defect density, aligns energy levels, and suppresses voltage loss, enabling a perovskite‑organic tandem cell to...
New Guidelines Aim to Improve Manufacturing of Solar, Battery and EV Systems
The Australian government has published 18 initial Consumer Energy Resource (CER) device requirements to steer design and manufacturing of solar inverters, battery storage and electric‑vehicle systems. The guidance focuses on interoperability, ensuring devices can communicate across manufacturers and energy providers...
CSIRO Highlights Opportunities in Graphite Manufacturing for Clean Energy
CSIRO says Australia’s abundant graphite resources present a strategic chance to build domestic battery‑grade processing capability. While global demand for lithium‑ion anodes surges with electric‑vehicle growth, about 95% of refining is done in China, leaving a supply‑chain risk. The agency...
Sarens Helps Atlantic Canada Bulk Terminal Undergo Adaptation as Hub for Offshore Wind
Sarens partnered with the Atlantic Canada Bulk Terminal (ACBT) in Sydney, Nova Scotia, to convert the steel‑focused port into a dedicated offshore‑wind hub. The engineering team performed a ground stability study and deployed a high‑capacity crawler crane with a Superlift...
UK AR7: Offshore Wind’s Pricing Reset Is Music to Insurers’ Ears
The UK’s AR7 offshore wind auction concluded with significantly lower strike prices, marking a pricing reset that benefits both developers and insurers. Contract values fell to around £70 per megawatt‑hour (approximately $86), reflecting tighter cost structures and improved turbine efficiency....
Qcells Launches Turnkey Solar and Storage Program for New Home Construction
Qcells has launched "Qcells New Homes," a vertically integrated division that offers homebuilders a turnkey solar‑plus‑storage solution for new construction. The program bundles domestically manufactured panels, battery systems, financing from its subsidiary Enfin, installation support and long‑term monitoring into a...
Will Conflict in the Middle East Boost China’s Renewable Energy Sector?
The Iran‑Israel‑U.S. war has driven Brent crude to its highest level since 2022, rattling global markets. Despite a 5% quarterly dip in the Hang Seng, China’s large strategic crude reserves and aggressive renewable‑energy rollout keep its growth outlook intact. Renewable‑energy...
Government Accelerating Clean Energy Transition With Focus on Indigenous Capacities and Technologies
India’s government is accelerating its clean‑energy transition by bolstering indigenous capacities for critical minerals and technologies. Union Minister Jitendra Singh highlighted the launch of the country’s first permanent‑magnet plant in Visakhapatnam and a dedicated rare‑earth policy to curb imports of...
Schneider Electric Federal Solutions Deliver AI-Ready Data Centers
Schneider Electric Federal is delivering AI‑ready data‑center solutions that address the unprecedented power density required by federal agencies. The company emphasizes turnkey, utility‑to‑the‑rack offerings and public‑private partnerships to modernize outdated infrastructure. A flagship $114 million energy‑savings performance contract at Naval Base...
Are Algae Securities Fraud?
Algae‑based fuel startups are pitching genetically engineered algae as a breakthrough renewable energy source, promising massive returns. Founders often embellish technical viability to attract venture capital, leading investors to question whether claims are realistic. The article highlights the tension between...
North American Data Center Growth Shifts Toward Execution, Not Expansion
The North American data center market is moving from pure scale‑driven expansion to a phase where execution risk and delivery pathways dominate. Metro Atlanta has emerged as the fastest‑growing U.S. market, while Virginia’s once‑dominant hub is fragmenting under regulatory and...
Forecast Uncertainty Tempers a Banner 2025 for US Energy Storage: Reports
U.S. energy‑storage installations hit a record 18.9 GW (51 GWh) in 2025, a 52% and 40% increase respectively over 2024, driven largely by a residential surge as tax credits expire. Manufacturing capacity now exceeds domestic demand, with system capacity over 100% and...
What Is Purple Pipe?
Purple pipe designates pipelines that transport reclaimed, non‑potable water, distinguishing them from drinking‑water and wastewater lines. Utilities adopt these color‑coded networks to stretch limited potable supplies, lower wastewater discharges, and boost system resilience. The approach follows standards from the AWWA...
Trump Attacks on Offshore Wind Have Had 'Terrible' Impact, Says EU Energy Chief
EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen warned that President Donald Trump’s anti‑offshore‑wind stance has severely disrupted U.S. projects, prompting Europe to position itself as a "safe harbour" for stranded investment. He highlighted that offshore wind costs are falling and are now...
Rolls-Royce to Build Battery Storage in Falkirk
Rolls‑Royce’s MTU power‑systems division has begun construction of a 43 MW, 86 MWh battery‑storage facility at Falkirk’s Bankside site under an EPC contract with Voltario Helios Energy Storage. The plant will connect to the grid later this year and become operational in...
Copenhagen Switches Fully to Electric Buses
Copenhagen has finished converting its entire municipal bus network to battery‑electric vehicles, with routes 19 and 5C switched on 29 March. The final rollout added 15 electric buses on route 19 and 37 on the capital’s busiest line, 5C, which carries about 17 million passengers...
NSF Awards up to $45M to Scale Great Lakes RENEW Water Innovation Engine
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded up to $45 million to Current’s Great Lakes RENEW initiative, bringing total federal backing for the program to nearly $60 million. The three‑year infusion will expand a coalition of more than 75 utilities, universities, labs and...
National Grid DSO Launches Curtailment Tool
National Grid’s Distribution System Operator (DSO) has unveiled a cloud‑based Curtailment Estimator, a self‑serve tool that instantly delivers high‑level and technical curtailment insights. By pulling the latest connections queue, network data, and historic load series, the platform generates bespoke reports...
£300M First Phase of Renewal at Dinorwig Pumped Storage Plant Moves Forward
Engie and its joint‑venture partner La Caisse have approved a £300 million (≈$375 million) first phase to replace two turbine‑generator sets at the Dinorwig pumped‑storage plant in North Wales. The refurbishment, part of a near‑$1.25 billion investment across Dinorwig and neighboring Ffestiniog, aims...
ArcLight in Deal to Buy 2.2 GW From InfraBridge, Mainly Gas
ArcLight Capital Partners announced a deal to purchase roughly 2.2 GW of primarily gas‑fired power assets from InfraBridge, including a 1,362‑MW stake in the Lackawanna plant and a 584‑MW Canadian facility. The acquisition would lift ArcLight’s PJM Interconnection portfolio from about...
Terrasmart’s Latest Solar Tracker Software Works for Utility and DG Projects
Terrasmart has launched the Peak Production Package for its PeakYield solar tracker software, touting a 5 % performance gain over prior versions. The upgrade adds terrain‑aware backtracking, cloud‑responsive positioning, and real‑time production monitoring, and it is DNV‑validated. Designed for both utility‑scale...
The Construction Supplement
The AI boom is driving a near‑tripling of global data‑center capacity needs by 2030, forcing the construction sector into a rapid expansion. Builders face unprecedented hurdles, including component shortages, soaring labor costs, and complex logistics. Innovative approaches such as façade‑integrated...
Bluetti Unveils New EnergyPro 13K Energy Storage System
Bluetti introduced the EnergyPro 13K residential battery system, delivering 13.2 kW continuous power and a 150 A surge capability. The modular design lets homeowners stack up to four EnergyPack 500 units for a total of 19.2 kWh, while an integrated automatic transfer switch and 155‑A...
Novisto Acquires Carbon Accounting Software Provider Minimum
Novisto announced the acquisition of Minimum, a London‑based carbon management software provider, to create an end‑to‑end carbon and sustainability platform. Minimum’s Carbon Atlas maps emissions across complex organizational structures, delivering granular carbon intelligence. The deal builds on Novisto’s $27 million financing...
Azerbaijan Commissions 500 MWh Battery Storage Project
Azerbaijan’s state utility AzerEnergy inaugurated a 250 MW/500 MWh battery energy storage system, part of a two‑site rollout at the 500 kV Absheron and 220 kV Agdash substations. The Absheron installation houses 50 battery containers and 13 inverter units, all monitored by a SCADA‑enabled...
New Qcells Division to Serve Residential Homebuilders with Solar Solutions
Qcells has unveiled a new division, Qcells New Homes, to supply U.S. homebuilders with a turnkey solar‑and‑storage solution. The platform bundles Georgia‑made panels, domestically produced battery systems, financing, installation support and long‑term monitoring under one roof. Backed by Hanwha Group’s...
How Chestnut Carbon Built a Blueprint for Financing Carbon-Capture Projects
Chestnut Carbon, a U.S. afforestation developer backed by Kimmeridge, secured a $210 million credit facility led by JP Morgan to finance a 25‑year, 60,000‑acre forest restoration project for Microsoft. The deal pairs a long‑term off‑take of 7.44 million tons of carbon credits with...
Drew Gravitt: Powering the AI Era Isn’t Just an Energy Problem, It’s an Infrastructure One
AI data center electricity use is set to jump 133% to 426 TWh by 2030, dwarfing today’s 183 TWh consumption. The real constraint has moved upstream: 577 U.S. data centers now face lengthy grid‑interconnection approvals and a pipeline of 666 projects that...
Oncor, LCRA Propose up to 244 Miles of 765-kV Texas Transmission
On March 26, 2026, Oncor Electric Delivery and LCRA Transmission Services proposed constructing up to 244 miles of 765‑kV transmission line from Schleicher County to Bell County, Texas. The project’s cost is estimated between $1.6 billion and $1.9 billion, plus roughly $400 million for...
Greenskies Brings Solar Back to Connecticut Town’s Public Works Building
Greenskies Clean Focus installed a new rooftop solar system on West Hartford’s Department of Public Works building, replacing a 2012 array removed during a 2022 roof replacement. The developer will own and operate the system under a 20‑year power purchase...
APA Solar Expands Manufacturing Campus in Northwest Ohio
APA Solar, a ground‑mounted solar racking and foundations maker, opened a new 30,000‑sq‑ft headquarters in Ridgeville Corners, Ohio, consolidating its business, engineering, customer service and manufacturing teams under one roof. The campus now hosts a Foundations Center of Excellence that...
Op-Ed: We’ve Built Gigawatts, but Can We Build a Winning Coalition?
The op‑ed contends that despite installing gigawatts of solar and storage, the clean‑energy sector has failed to translate technical success into political clout. A delegation of industry executives tried to soften a rollback of key Inflation Reduction Act provisions, but...
Uniper to Supply Wind Power in Wolfenbuettel, Lower Saxony
Uniper has signed a power purchase agreement to deliver 100% of a Lower Saxony wind farm’s output—about 9 GWh per year—to Stadtwerke Wolfenbüttel, which serves roughly 57,000 residents. The contract expands Uniper’s long‑standing gas partnership into renewable power, using a pay‑as‑forecast...
Sierra Club Files Request for Rehearing on ACC REST Decision
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted to repeal the state’s Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST), a program that has driven billions in clean‑energy investment and job creation. Sierra Club filed a rehearing request, arguing the commission’s impact statement omitted a...
Egg Power Acquires Chirmorie Wind Project
Egg Power, the renewable arm of Liberty Growth, announced it has acquired the project rights to the Chirmorie Wind Farm in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The deal, the company's fourth UK renewable acquisition, follows a £400 million (≈$508 million) construction‑debt financing facility secured...
Large Load Tariffs Proliferate as States Take More Active Role in Data Center Regulation
State regulators are rapidly adopting large‑load tariffs to manage the surge in AI‑driven data center interconnection requests, with 77 tariffs now pending or active in 36 states. In 2025, 29 new tariffs were approved, more than double the total approved...
Capital Dynamics, Solo Renewables Partner on $132m LDES System
Capital Dynamics and Solo Renewables have formed a joint venture to build a £100 million ($132 million) long‑duration energy storage (LDES) system in Islandmagee, Northern Ireland. The 150 MW facility will store up to 1,200 MWh—enough to power roughly 36,000 homes with an eight‑hour...
Petrobras Taps Fugro for Brazil’s First Licensed Offshore Wind Survey
Petrobras has hired Dutch geotechnical firm Fugro to conduct the first licensed offshore wind geotechnical survey in Brazil, supporting its 18 MW Rio de Janeiro Offshore Wind Pilot Project. The survey will involve soil sampling, in‑situ testing and laboratory analysis at...
Abu Dhabi Launches Residential Solar Deployment Policy
Abu Dhabi's Department of Energy launched the second phase of its Solar Energy Self‑Supply Policy, introducing a simplified regulatory framework for residential solar photovoltaic and battery storage installations. The new rules streamline permitting, technical standards, and grid‑connection procedures, aiming to...
Businesses Urged to Consider Solar Energy for Long-Term Resilience
Pinergy is urging Irish businesses to view solar and battery systems as long‑term infrastructure that can hedge against volatile energy prices. Their latest Energy Sustainability Research Study shows cost savings remain the primary driver, with 68% of firms citing efficiency...
Michigan Approves 1,332MW of BESS with 332MW Supporting Oracle Data Centre
The Michigan Public Service Commission approved six battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling 1,332 MW, including a 332 MW package earmarked for Oracle’s Green Chile Ventures data centre. The first three projects deliver 1,000 MW to satisfy DTE Electric’s integrated resource plan...
Google Signs Long-Term Deal with Amex GBT, Shell SAF Platform
Google has renewed its long‑term agreement with American Express Global Business Travel and Shell Aviation to source sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) data through the Avelia registry. The partnership, first launched in 2022, uses a book‑and‑claim model that lets business travelers...
Modular Data Centers Could Be Attached to Gas Pipelines and Use Excess Pressure for Power and Cooling
Sapphire Technologies and Anax Power are partnering to attach modular data centers to natural‑gas pipelines, using Sapphire's FreeSpin in‑line turboexpander to harvest excess pressure energy. The system converts waste pressure into up to 3 MW of electricity and 35 million BTU of cooling,...
100-Hour LDES Battery Technologies From Form, Noon and Ore: How Do They Compare?
Form Energy, Ore Energy and Noon Energy are commercialising 100‑hour long‑duration energy storage (LDES) batteries, each using distinct chemistries—iron‑air for Form and Ore, and a solid‑oxide fuel‑cell‑flow hybrid for Noon. Reported target costs range from $15‑20 per kWh, with Form...
MTF Issues Safety Guidelines for Wind-Assisted Ships
The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) released safety guidelines for ships equipped with wind‑assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) such as rotor, suction and wing sails. The recommendations focus on integrating these technologies into existing Safety Management Systems, emphasizing risk assessments, incident reporting,...
Huawei Joins Orange Carbon Cutting Scheme
Huawei became the tenth company to join Orange’s Partners to Net Zero Carbon programme, which aims to cut the operator’s greenhouse‑gas emissions by 45% from 2020 levels by 2030. The initiative focuses on supply‑chain improvements, targeting Orange’s 40 most emission‑intensive...
Emerald AI and Nvidia Aim to Offer the Fast Pass for Data Center Grid Connects, Partnering with Power Producers and...
Emerald AI, founded by former renewable developer Varun Sivaram, offers software that makes AI data centers flexible‑load, allowing them to reduce power use during grid peaks and accelerate interconnection approvals. Nvidia’s venture arm NVentures led a $25 million round that brings...