Trump Fails To Stop CVOW, The Biggest Offshore Wind Farm In The US
After 13 years of development, the 2.6‑gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project began feeding electricity into the U.S. grid, representing a $11.5 billion investment and the nation’s largest offshore wind farm. The project overcame a Trump‑issued stop‑work order that added roughly $367 million in construction and material costs, which will be passed to consumers. Dominion Energy projects $3 billion in fuel‑cost savings over the first decade, despite a modest 43‑cent increase in monthly bills for ratepayers. The launch underscores offshore wind’s growing competitiveness against natural gas and signals continued expansion despite regulatory headwinds.
France Lowers PV Feed-In Tariffs for Systems up to 100 kW
France’s energy regulator (CRE) announced lower feed‑in tariffs for photovoltaic (PV) systems up to 100 kW, effective April‑July 2026. The 9‑36 kW tier now receives €0.805 (≈$0.93) per kWh, while 36‑100 kW gets €0.70 (≈$0.81) per kWh, and surplus electricity is compensated at €0.473 (≈$0.55) per kWh....
India Aims to Cut Emissions Intensity by 47% by 2035 From 2005 Levels
India’s cabinet approved a new climate pledge to cut emissions intensity by 47 percent by 2035, relative to 2005 levels. The target builds on a 36 percent reduction achieved between 2005 and 2020 and is paired with a plan to raise clean‑power...
Poland's Dominance in the Baltic Sea. Billions Invested in New Wind Power Capacity
Poland is emerging as a dominant offshore wind investor, committing roughly $17 billion—about one‑third of the EU’s $49 billion wind‑sector investment for new capacity. The country targets 11 GW of offshore wind by 2040, backed by successful auctions and a stable regulatory framework....
EcoNavis Completes Second Eco Boss Cap Retrofit for Kaizen
EcoNavis Solutions installed its Eco Boss Cap on a second Kaizen vessel, the 32,491 dwt bulk carrier YC Fortitude, following the July 2025 retrofit of the 31,807 dwt general cargo ship SYFC Araya. After six months of operation, Kaizen reported fuel savings between 2.2% and...
Spain Enables 50-Plus Renewable Plants for Real-Time Voltage Control
Spain’s grid operator Red Eléctrica and regulator CNMC launched real‑time, setpoint‑based voltage control services on March 17, enabling renewable generators to adjust reactive power on demand. More than 50 installations are already active, with 365 applicants and 74 qualified units...
Power Ministry Directs Imported Coal Based Plants to Run at Full Capacity From April 1
India’s Power Ministry has instructed all 15 imported coal‑based thermal plants to operate at full capacity from April 1 to June 30, 2026, citing an anticipated summer peak demand of over 270 GW. The directive, issued under Section 11 of the Electricity Act, aims...
ClassNK Grants Approval for CO2 Carrier Design for CCS Project
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle for a liquefied CO₂ carrier designed to support a floating offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) injection facility. The vessel will work with a Socket SPAR unit, a floating injection system aimed at...
How to Build a Mobile DIY Workshop Using a Portable Solar Generator
A portable solar generator can power a fully functional DIY workshop built inside a cargo trailer, eliminating the need for a permanent shop. By calculating tool wattage and surge requirements, builders select a generator with at least 1,000‑1,500 Wh capacity and...
Brooklyn SolarWorks Installs 1st Residential Battery System in NYC
Brooklyn SolarWorks has completed the first residential battery energy storage system (BESS) installation inside New York City, situating a 19.6‑kWh battery beneath a solar canopy in Chinatown. The system uses Briggs & Stratton’s AccESS storage, the only rooftop‑approved residential ESS under...
Mark Offshore Adds Research Vessel Mintis to Support Offshore Renewables
Mark Offshore has signed an agreement with Lithuania’s Klaipėda University to manage the research vessel Mintis, adding the 40‑metre DP1 catamaran to its fleet. The vessel, originally built in 2014, combines scientific research capabilities with offshore operational functions, including ROV,...
INDIA ROUND-UP: Ceigall Inks Two PPAs, Adani Completes 300MW of PV, Coal India Backs 875MW Project
Adani Green Energy commissioned 510 MW of renewable capacity at its Khavda site in Gujarat, raising its operational portfolio to 17,982 MW. The Khavda hybrid park is slated to reach 30 GW of solar and wind by 2030, with a 5 GW, 25‑year PPA...
Power Roll, Tokyo Gas Collaborate on Japan Trials of Perovskite PV Tech
Power Roll, a UK flexible‑PV specialist, has signed a joint development agreement with Tokyo Gas to trial its lightweight perovskite solar‑film technology in Japan, marking the first deployment of the product outside Europe. The collaboration will assess use‑cases, certification pathways...
Gas Shortfall Fears Pushed Out Again as Grid Battery Boom and Electrification Take Fresh Bite From Demand
The Australian Energy Market Operator’s 2026 Gas Statement of Opportunities shows that expanding grid‑scale battery storage and accelerated electrification have pushed the nation’s first major gas shortfall from 2026 to 2030. AEMO still flags a peak‑day risk in the southern...
Global PV Equipment Market to Reach 2.6 Times Current Size by 2035
A study by Germany’s VDMA and Fraunhofer projects global capital expenditure on photovoltaic manufacturing equipment to rise from about $16.6 billion in 2025 to $43.8 billion by 2035, roughly 2.6 times current size. The growth mirrors an expected 2.5‑fold increase in annual...
‘It’s All About Oil, Isn’t It?’: BESS and EV Expansion in the US vs Europe
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) and electric‑vehicle (EV) infrastructure are expanding in both the United States and Europe, but growth patterns diverge sharply. Europe benefits from consistent, long‑term government incentives that keep EV adoption and grid‑scale storage on an upward...
Sekisui-Led Consortium Testing Film-Type Perovskite Solar for Agrivolatics
A Japanese consortium led by Sekisui Solar Film has launched a three‑year agrivoltaic pilot that places film‑type perovskite solar cells over rice paddies at Chiba University. The study will monitor electricity generation, rice yield, methane emissions and overall commercial viability....
Microsoft Signs 1 Million Ton Carbon Removal Deal with U.S. Biochar Company Liferaft
Microsoft has signed a ten‑year offtake agreement with U.S. biochar firm Liferaft to purchase one million carbon removal units (CRUs). The deal, delivered from Liferaft’s Iowa and Illinois facilities, is the largest biochar‑based carbon removal contract in the United States....
How Many Solar Projects Have Been Backed by the UK Government?
Since the July 2024 election, the UK government has backed at least 780 solar projects, spanning rooftop installations on schools and hospitals to utility‑scale farms over 500 MW. The contracts‑for‑difference (CfD) scheme accounts for 247 projects with 8.1 GW capacity, including 90...
Robots Install 100 MW of Solar Panels on 1-GW AES Project
Maximo, an AES‑incubated solar‑robotics firm, installed 100 MW of panels at the 1‑GW Bellefield project in Kern County, California, using a coordinated fleet of four robots. The robotic system achieved peak installation rates of 474 modules per day, boosting human installer...
Nine Big Batteries Totalling 2 Gigawatts Shortlisted for Payments to Maintain “Heartbeat” Of the Grid
Transgrid has shortlisted nine large‑scale battery projects, totalling up to 2 GW, to deliver system‑strength services that keep the New South Wales grid stable. The contracts, expected to run about three years, will commence in the second half of 2026 and...
Solar PV and Wind Account for Record 17% of US Electricity Generation in 2025
Utility‑scale solar PV and wind together generated a record 17% of U.S. electricity in 2025, up from 16% in 2024. Solar output surged 34% year‑on‑year to 296,000 GWh, while wind grew only 3% to 464,000 GWh. The Energy Information Administration projects operational...
Report: Cutting Red Tape in Residential Solar Could Save Homeowners Billions
A coalition of industry groups released the Solar Permitting Scorecard, grading all 50 states on residential solar permitting practices. Only California, Texas, New Jersey and Colorado earned grades above D, while the rest fell into D or F categories. The...
Race to July 2026: Securing Your PV Safe Harbour
Regulators have eliminated the 5 % test for solar projects over 1.5 MW, making the physical‑work test the sole path to safe‑harbour compliance, with a hard deadline of 4 July 2026. Recent observations from Enertis Applus+ across 80 independent‑engineering engagements reveal on‑site issues such as...
LG Electronics India Inks 25-Year Solar Deals to Power Two Manufacturing Plants
LG Electronics India has entered 25‑year solar power purchase agreements with Hinduja Renewables Energy and Sunsure Energy to supply its Pune and Greater Noida manufacturing plants. The contracts cover 9.80 MWp and 11 MWp, delivering roughly 32.1 million kWh annually—enough for about 50,000...
South Korea Targets 2,500 Community Solar Cooperatives by 2030
South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety launched the Sunlight Income Village program, aiming to create more than 2,500 community‑owned solar cooperatives by 2030. Over 500 villages will be selected this year, with installations ranging from 300 kW to 1 MW...
Belgium: IPP Storm Raises €330 Million, Starts Building 1.2GWh Battery Storage Projects
Storm, a Belgian renewables IPP, secured €330 million (≈US$382 million) project finance to build two large‑scale battery energy storage systems totaling 300 MW/1,200 MWh in Ruien and Langerlo. The Ruien site, a former coal plant, will host a 200 MW/800 MWh system, while Langerlo will host...
Private Energy Market Deal Unlocks New Solar
UrbanChain has signed the first generation power purchase agreement within its private energy market, securing an 8 MW solar project in Devon that will generate about 9 GWh annually and start operating by summer 2026. A UK financial institution is providing project finance...
Conclusion of CCS Project Phase as Part of Refocused Strategy for Ocean GeoLoop.
Ocean GeoLoop AS and NorFraKalk AS announced the conclusion of the current development phase for a planned 10,000‑tonne per year carbon capture plant, deciding not to proceed with construction. The decision follows a strategic review emphasizing disciplined capital allocation amid...
Volvo Delivers 22 Electric Buses to Transport for NSW
Volvo Bus Australia has delivered 22 BZL electric buses to Transport for NSW, bolstering the state’s Zero Emission Buses Program that targets roughly 1,700 electric units by 2028. The vehicles, built on Volvo’s BZL platform and bodied locally by Volgren,...
Europe Energy Transition Investment Jumps by 19%
European clean‑energy investment reached a record $583 bn in 2025, a 19% year‑on‑year increase and outpacing spending in the United States and China. The surge was driven primarily by electrified transport, offshore wind and power‑grid upgrades, with the EU accounting for...
How Chemists Turned Bourbon Waste Into Supercapacitors
Chemists at the University of Kentucky have devised a hydrothermal carbonization process that converts bourbon distillery stillage—a waste stream six to ten times larger than the final product—into hard and activated carbon powders. These carbon materials serve as electrodes for...
How the Hoover Dam Works: A 3D Animated Introduction
The Open Culture article spotlights a hour‑long 3D animated video by Animagraffs that dissects the Hoover Dam’s design, construction, and operational systems. Leveraging research‑backed models, the video reveals turbines, concrete arches, and auxiliary infrastructure in x‑ray detail. It notes the...
Designing Water‐smart AI Datacentres in GCC and MENA
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is the world’s most water‑stressed region, yet it aims to become a global AI hub. Analysts forecast GCC hyperscale datacenters could consume 426 billion litres of water annually by 2030, dwarfing the already limited...
Turntide’s Semi‑integrated Electric Drive Powers Off‑highway Electrification
Turntide unveiled a semi‑integrated Electric Drive Unit (EDU) that pairs an axial‑flux motor with a gearbox and a flexible inverter placement for off‑highway vehicles. The motor’s pancake shape delivers two‑to‑four times the power density of conventional radial‑flux designs, while thermal‑fluid...
Hormuz Is a Warning: Australia’s Oil Problem Is Its Electrification Gap
Australia’s energy security hinges on closing a massive electrification gap, with only about 21.5% of final‑energy consumption supplied by electricity. Oil still powers 654 TWh of the nation’s energy mix, especially in transport, where just 1.5% of 489 TWh is electric. The...
Engie-Backed Offshore Wind Project Begins Seabed Investigations in Gippsland Zone
Ocean Winds, the joint venture of EDP Renewables and Engie, has launched a four‑month geophysical sonar survey for its 1.3 GW High Sea Wind offshore project in Victoria’s Gippsland zone. The study will map the seabed across a 150‑square‑kilometre area 76 km...
More U.S. Homes Used LEDs Over Other Bulb Types For Indoor Lighting In 2024
The 2024 Residential Energy Consumption Survey shows that 90% of U.S. households now rely on LED bulbs for indoor lighting, with 37% using LEDs exclusively. LED adoption has surged from 4% in 2015 to 63% in 2024, while incandescent/halogen and...
Off with the Blades: Pioneering Community-Owned Wind Farm Has First Major Component Repair
Australia’s first community‑owned wind farm, Hepburn Energy, announced that its turbine Gale underwent a major component repair, the first time the turbine’s top has been removed since the farm began operating in 2011. The repair involved lifting the rotor and...
New Solar Farm Built in Australia’s Most Destructive Wind Area “Didn’t Miss a Beat” In Recent Cyclone
Pacific Energy’s 9.6 MW Exmouth solar farm in Western Australia’s North West Cape survived Tropical Cyclone Mitchell without any structural damage, keeping full output despite wind speeds that can exceed 300 km/h. The site, located in the country’s only wind‑speed rating “D”...
State Unveils Its Own “Solar Sharer” Offer, Promising Three Hours of Free Power and Big Bill Savings
Victoria will launch a Midday Power Saver scheme on 1 October, mirroring the federal Solar Sharer program by offering three hours of free electricity each day. About 2.6 million households can opt‑in through their retailer, with estimated annual savings of $300‑$1,070 AUD (approximately...
Expro to Deliver Geothermal Well Testing for Vulcan Energy’s Lionheart Project in Germany
Expro has secured a contract to provide geothermal well‑testing services for the first Schleidberg well of Vulcan Energy’s Lionheart project in Germany. The Lionheart initiative, classified under the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act, aims to pair geothermal power generation with...
Kakobola Hydropower Plant Commissioned to Expand Electricity Access in Kwilu Province
The Democratic Republic of the Congo inaugurated the 10.5 MW Kakobola run‑of‑river hydropower plant in Kwilu Province, under President Félix Tshisekedi’s patronage. The facility connects Kikwit, Gungu and Idiofa, extending reliable electricity to more than 400,000 residents. Integrated generation, transmission and...
How a Robot Named Bear Is Making Solar Farm Maintenance Safer and More Efficient
Australia’s CSIRO has adapted mining‑grade robots into an autonomous platform called Bear to patrol large‑scale solar farms. In initial trials the robot mapped terrain, identified panel defects and compared its findings with human inspections. Equipped with LiDAR, RGB and thermal...
Can An Electric Snowmobile Become The Tesla Of Winter Tourism?
Taiga Motors, a Canadian firm, has launched three electric snowmobile models aimed at European ski resorts seeking to cut greenhouse‑gas emissions. To date, the company has shipped roughly 2,000 units across France, Norway and other Alpine markets. While the upfront...
Ministers Confirm Heat Pump Targets as Climate Plan Unveiled
Scotland’s new 15‑year climate change plan sets a 10‑year horizon before a major heat‑pump rollout, aiming to replace gas and oil boilers by 2045. The plan projects roughly $54 billion in financial benefits and cost savings through 2040, but campaigners argue...
Metrobloks Announces Plans for Three-Building Data Center Campus in Kansas City, Missouri
Metrobloks announced a $1.4 billion investment to build a three‑building, 568,800 sq ft data‑center campus on 29 acres in Liberty, Missouri. The first 177,000 sq ft building has secured planning permission, and the project will create about 30 high‑skill jobs. Metrobloks, backed by equity partners...
Cerebras Plans Data Center in Manitoba, Canada
Cerebras announced plans for a new data center in Manitoba, Canada, expanding its North American footprint after securing tenancy in a 300 MW Bell Canada facility in Saskatchewan. The Manitoba site may align with Bell’s Buzz AI cloud unit, which is...
Microsoft Agrees to Lease 700MW at Crusoe's Data Center in Abilene, Texas - Report
Microsoft has signed a lease for roughly 700 MW of data‑center capacity at Crusoe’s Abilene, Texas campus. The deal follows Oracle and OpenAI’s decision to scale back their planned 2 GW expansion at the site to 1.2 GW. With two buildings already operating,...
NTPC Seeks Bids for 100MW Solar, 50MW/200MWh BESS Project
NTPC Green Energy has issued a tender for a 100 MW solar photovoltaic plant coupled with a 50 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The hybrid project targets industrial and commercial users with at least 5 MW demand and aims...