Green Value Supports Transaction: Green Value GmbH Assists Balance Erneuerbare Energien GmbH in Biogas Portfolio Acquisition
Green Value GmbH assisted Balance Erneuerbare Energien GmbH in acquiring a 46 MW portfolio of biogas plants located in Saxony, Saxony‑Anhalt and Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern. The transaction includes technical due diligence and risk assessment performed by Green Value, with plans to modernize and optimise the facilities. One site features a 1,366 Nm³/h biomethane upgrading unit, feeding electricity to local grids and heat to district‑heating networks. Balance Erneuerbare, a VNG AG and CVC DIF subsidiary, expands its renewable gas footprint through this deal.
Biden’s Green New Deal Supercharged Manufacturing Construction in USA, Trump Killing It
The Inflation Reduction Act and accompanying Bipartisan Infrastructure Law sparked a massive reshoring wave, tripling U.S. manufacturing construction spending between 2021 and 2024. The legislation attracted EV battery, solar, and other cleantech projects, creating a surge in blue‑collar jobs. Following...
Real-Time Energy Insights: A Smarter Way to Manage Bill Stress and Rising Demand
Utilities are confronting a surge in electricity demand driven by data centers, widespread electrification, and more frequent extreme weather events. To meet this pressure, they are replacing legacy meters with AMI 2.0 smart meters that deliver high‑resolution, real‑time data. A pilot...
India's Energy Demand to Surpass US by 2040s and China by 2060s, Report Reveals
Shell India’s new scenarios sketch projects that India’s total energy demand will outpace the United States in the 2040s and overtake China by the 2060s, driven by rapid economic and population growth. The report shows the fossil‑fuel share in the...
SHINE Raises $240 Million in Funding to Advance Commercial Fusion Technology
SHINE Technologies announced a $240 million equity raise led by NantWorks, bringing its total funding above $1 billion. The round adds Dr. Patrick Soon‑Shiong to the board, linking the fusion firm with a serial biotech entrepreneur. SHINE will use the capital to...
UK Supermarkets Show Progress on Packaging Sustainability – but There’s Still Room to Improve
Research by Aura shows 53% of packaging used by the UK’s nine biggest supermarkets scores green for recyclability under Defra’s RAM, while 37% falls into amber or red categories. The methodology will feed into eco‑modulated EPR fees that begin in...
Eni Approves Project to Enable Biofuel Production at Pavia Refinery
Eni SpA has approved a final investment decision to convert units at its Pavia refinery into a biorefinery capable of processing up to 550,000 metric tons of waste‑derived feedstock per year. The project, which repurposes the Hydrocracker (HDC2) with Ecofining™...
Fraunhofer Reveals Collaborative Project ‘ProBatman’ on Direct Battery Recycling
Fraunhofer’s FZEB has launched the ProBatman project to develop direct recycling of lithium‑ion battery cathodes, aiming to recover high‑purity materials while minimizing waste. Coordinated by Netzsch‑Gerätebau, the consortium includes BMW, EurA AG, the University of Würzburg and several technology firms,...
Philippines Department of Energy Instructs Renewable Energy Plants to Add Energy Storage
The Philippines Department of Energy issued Circular No. DC2026‑02‑0008, requiring all variable renewable energy (VRE) projects of 10 MW or larger to integrate energy storage systems (ESS). The rule mandates storage capacity of at least 20 % of the renewable plant’s capacity...
Calls to Move England’s Home Insulation Scheme Into Council Workers’ Hands
A Commonwealth think‑tank recommends that English councils replace private contractors with in‑house crews to deliver the £15 bn Warm Homes plan. The proposal calls for creating 30 regional "home improvement corporations" that would train and employ up to 140,000 workers to...
Works Begin at State-Owned, Forest-Based Wind Farm – Starting with Five Firefighting Water Tanks
Victoria’s State Electricity Commission (SEC) has begun preliminary works at the Delburn Wind Farm, installing five 130,000‑litre firefighting water tanks as part of a broader fire‑mitigation plan. The 205 MW project, purchased for about $650 million, becomes the state’s first publicly owned...
SSE Signs 83MW Sanquhar 2 PPA
SSE Energy Markets has signed a 47‑month power purchase agreement with CWP Energy for 33 % of the 308 MW Sanquhar 2 onshore wind farm, covering 83.4 MW and roughly 354 GWh of annual generation. The project, slated for first power in Q3 2026 and full...
CIHT Issues Guidance on Inclusive EV Rollout
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) has released a detailed guide titled "Rolling out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: Advice for Local Authorities" to help UK councils plan, deliver and maintain inclusive public EV charging. The guidance aligns with...
Retrofits Vs. Rebuilds: Approaches to Adapting Legacy Data Centers for AI
The surge in AI workloads is prompting data‑center operators to consider retrofitting legacy facilities rather than constructing purpose‑built AI campuses. Retrofitting can accelerate deployment, lower capital outlay, and improve sustainability, but it hinges on upgrading power delivery, cooling capacity, rack...
Retrofits Vs. Rebuilds: Approaches to Adapting Legacy Data Centers for AI
The AI boom is driving demand for massive compute capacity, prompting operators to consider both new purpose‑built AI data centers and upgrades to existing facilities. Retrofitting legacy data centers can be faster, cheaper, and more sustainable, but only if power,...
GRS Wins 50MWp Dintel Solar Job
GRS has secured a 50 MWp photovoltaic contract for the Dintel Solar plant in Wamba, Valladolid, partnering with Millennium Green Investment Group. The project is the second under construction in Castilla y León and will contribute to a 275 MWp pipeline, pushing...
Zelestra Advances Klevenow Solar Build
Zelestra is advancing construction of its 27 MWdc Klevenow solar plant in Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern, targeting commercial operation by the end of Q2 2026. The project, secured through Germany’s EEG tenders, will generate roughly 28,700 MWh annually and avoid about 9,500 tonnes of CO₂ each year....
Long-Distance Objectors and Whale Worries Send Another Two Wind Farms Into State Planning Purgatory
Two of the four projects selected for New South Wales’ South West Renewable Energy Zone have been sent to the Independent Planning Commission after a wave of long‑distance objections. Spark Renewables’ 1.2 GW Dinawan wind project received 86 objections, while BayWa RE’s...
RWE Doubles Italy Build to 235MW
RWE has more than doubled its renewable construction portfolio in Italy, reaching 235 MW after launching 123 MW of new wind and solar projects for 2026. The expansion builds on a 112 MW build‑out started in 2025, together enough to power over 190,000...
Renewables Industry Sets Out Clean Power Plan Ahead of Welsh Election
RenewableUK Cymru has released the Cymru Clean Power plan ahead of the 2026 Senedd election, urging the next Welsh Government to adopt a bold clean‑power strategy. The proposal outlines a £10 billion economic opportunity, 8,000 secure jobs and up to £183 million...
Carbonova Advances C$13.6 Million Project in Canada with New Funding
Carbonova secured C$13.6 million to build its first commercial demonstration unit (CDU‑25) in Calgary, converting captured CO₂ and natural gas into 25 tonnes of carbon nanofibres per year. The financing blends a recent C$4.38 million grant from Emissions Reduction Alberta with strategic cash...
Balcony Solar Is Taking State Legislatures by Storm
Balcony‑mounted plug‑in solar panels are gaining legislative traction, with bills introduced in 28 states and Washington, D.C. that would legalize permission‑less, up‑to‑1,200‑watt devices on renters' and owners' balconies. Utah remains the only state with an explicit law, but lawmakers across...
MGA Thermal Secures AU$3.25 Million ARENA Funding for Thermal Energy Storage FEED Studies
MGA Thermal has secured AU$3.25 million from ARENA to fund up to five front‑end engineering design (FEED) studies for its patented MGA Block thermal energy storage system. The studies will produce detailed designs, cost estimates and risk assessments for industrial partners...
Zijin Gold Ridge Adds Five SANY SET150S Hybrid Mining Trucks at Akyem
Zijin Golden Ridge Limited has taken delivery of five SANY SET150S off‑highway hybrid mining trucks at its Akyem gold mine in Ghana. The diesel‑electric trucks are designed to reduce fuel consumption, lower operating costs, and cut carbon emissions, aligning with...
Statkraft Reaches Milestone in the United Kingdom: Statkraft and Emsys VPPFfocus on Flexibility with 300-MW Battery Storage System “Thurrock”
Statkraft and Emsys VPP have successfully connected the 300‑MW Thurrock battery storage system to the UK grid, marking a major milestone for the partnership. The connection enables the virtual power plant to manage a gigawatt‑scale portfolio of Statkraft batteries across...
UN’s New Carbon Market Delivers First Credits Through Myanmar Cookstove Project
The UN’s Article 6.4 carbon market has issued its first credits, approving 60,000 carbon units from a clean‑cooking project in Myanmar. The programme, originally launched under the CDM, distributes efficient cookstoves that reduce firewood use and associated deforestation. South Korean firms...
Emirates NBD Brings Carbon Tracking to ENBD X App to Drive Sustainable Spending
Emirates NBD has integrated a carbon‑tracking feature, the ENBD X Carbon Calculator, into its ENBD X mobile banking app, targeting roughly two million active users. The tool automatically analyses transaction data to estimate associated CO₂ emissions and presents monthly breakdowns,...
“Do It Once, Do It Well:” Battery Installers Warned Not to Cut Corners as Rebate Demand Notches Up
Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries rebate has topped 235,000 installations, approaching the 250,000 mark and roughly 6 GWh of storage. Demand is set to spike before the May 1, 2026 deadline when the rebate shifts to a tiered model that sharply reduces discounts for...
Hephae Energy Appoints Andy Bruce as President to Support Geothermal Drilling Commercialization
Hephae Energy Technology has appointed industry veteran Andy Bruce as president to drive the commercialization of its ultra‑high‑temperature geothermal drilling and robotics solutions. Bruce brings more than three decades of leadership in downhole drilling, energy services, and M&A across companies...
Wind Farm Barnaby Loves to Hate Sent to IPC with 550 Objections, but Even More Submissions in Support
The 730 MW Winterbourne wind farm in New South Wales has been referred to the Independent Planning Commission after attracting over 550 public objections and 770 supportive submissions, giving it a 56 % approval rate among 1,371 total entries. The project, championed...
Hawthorn FC Names Anker SOLIX as Official Home Battery Partner
Hawthorn Football Club announced a premier partnership with Anker SOLIX, naming the global home‑battery leader its Proud Official Home Battery Partner. The deal coincides with Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program, which offers rebates to spur residential energy‑storage adoption. Hawthorn members will...
AI-Enabled Tool for Enhancing Storm Response and Grid Operations
IFS unveiled Resolve for Utilities, an AI‑enabled field service solution designed to boost storm response, crew coordination, and daily grid operations. Built on IFS's existing FSM platform, the tool incorporates IFS Nexus Black AI to automate crew callouts, enhance mutual‑aid...
Atombeam and Trilliant Announce Partnership to Expand Utility Network Data Capacity
Atombeam and Trilliant have partnered to combine Atombeam’s Neurpac data‑compression software with Trilliant’s AMI communications platform, offering utilities a way to transmit more grid data without new hardware. Neurpac’s “Data‑as‑Codewords” encoding claims up to 75% reduction in data size, effectively...
Small Components, Big Consequences: How Component-Level Insights Reduce Catastrophic Grid Risks
Component-level inspections give utilities granular data to improve hazard modeling, risk forecasting, and targeted mitigation. By focusing on small hardware such as cotter pins, connectors, and splices, utilities can markedly reduce outage risk during wildfires, storms, and other extreme events....
Solar Company to Install Microgrid at Roanoke High Schools
Roanoke City Public Schools will install a solar‑powered microgrid with battery storage at Patrick Henry and William Fleming high schools, funded by a $450,000 state grant and $2.1 million from Secure Solar Futures. The $2.55 million project, the first public‑school solar microgrid...
Vast Data Integrates AI OS Into Nvidia GPU-Powered Servers
Vast Data and Nvidia have launched the CNode‑X, a GPU‑powered server that embeds the Vast Data AI Operating System directly onto Nvidia hardware. The integrated solution is optimized for AI pipelines, high‑performance analytics, vector search, retrieval‑augmented generation and agentic workloads....
DOE Delivers $26.5 Billion in Loans to Southern Co. For 16 GW in Projects, Including New Nuclear
The U.S. Department of Energy is finalizing a $26.5 billion loan package for Southern Company that will support more than 16 GW of baseload projects, including 5 GW of new gas, 6 GW of nuclear upgrades, battery storage, and over 1,300 miles of transmission. The...
GEESE and ATM: Wake Energy Retrieval Collaboration Achieves New Milestones
Airbus and a coalition of airlines completed the GEESE wake‑energy retrieval trials, demonstrating that two A350s can rendez‑vous over the North Atlantic while maintaining vertical separation. The Pairing Assistance Tool coordinated flight paths in real time, achieving a 75% success...
Why Venture Capital Is Moving Into African Solar Microgrids
Venture capital in Africa is pivoting from fintech to solar microgrid projects as investors chase more predictable, asset‑backed returns. After a fintech boom between 2016‑2021, market saturation, rising customer‑acquisition costs and tighter regulation have eroded margins. Solar microgrids, backed by...
Composites Sustainability Wins: CDP Recognition, EcoVadis Gold, Site Decarbonization
The composites sector saw multiple sustainability milestones in February. Gurit secured its third consecutive EcoVadis Gold Medal, placing it in the global 96th percentile for environmental performance. Shawmut Corp. joined the DOE Better Buildings & Better Plants program, committing to...
Recreation Center Is First Public NYC Building to Meet LEED V4 Platinum
Brooklyn’s Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center became the first public building in New York City to earn LEED v4 Platinum certification, marking a milestone for municipal sustainability. The $141 million, 74,000‑square‑foot all‑electric facility uses less than half the energy of comparable structures, cuts fresh‑water...
Germany to Include CCS-Based H2 in 'Acceleration Law'
Germany's Bundestag will vote on a hydrogen acceleration law that expands eligible infrastructure to include carbon‑capture‑and‑storage (CCS) based hydrogen production. The amendment also adds import facilities for power‑to‑liquid fuels such as synthetic aviation fuel. Projects designated as "overriding public interest"...
German Startup Launches Gateway to Block Inverter Kill Switches
German startup Solarsecure Tech introduced the SolarSecure Vision gateway, a hardware‑agnostic device installed at the meter connection point that intercepts and validates inverter‑to‑cloud communications. The gateway blocks unverified kill‑switch commands while allowing authenticated signals, including mandatory grid‑operator directives, to pass via a...
Data Center Supplier Eyeing FW for $80M Plant
Stellar Energy, a data‑center cooling equipment maker, is planning a 1.1‑million‑square‑foot plant in Fort Worth’s AllianceTexas development, with a total investment of roughly $80 million. The project includes $34 million in property improvements and $45.5 million in equipment, and could break ground this...
Siemens and CAPHENIA Partner to Scale SAF Production
Siemens and CAPHENIA announced a partnership to accelerate commercial Sustainable Aviation Fuel production by integrating Siemens’ digitalisation and automation tools with CAPHENIA’s plasma Boudouard reactor technology. The reactor splits bio‑methane into synthesis gas at 1,500 °C with over 86 % efficiency, enabling...
AIRMO and EnduroSat Partner to Launch High-Precision Methane Monitoring Mission
AIRMO and EnduroSat announced a partnership to launch a dedicated methane‑monitoring satellite in early 2027, aiming to fill a critical data gap for oil, gas, mining and agricultural emissions. The mission will use EnduroSat’s FRAME‑15 modular bus and a dual‑sensing...
GIT Coatings Launches XGIT-FORCE
GIT Coatings has launched XGIT‑FORCE, a graphene‑based hard foul‑release marine coating. The product claims up to 10% fuel savings and a 6% power gain compared with premium biocidal paints. Its Dynamic Phase Engineered Technology creates a durable, amphiphilic surface that...
Germany’s Grid Fees and Inertia Payments Highlight Contrasts in Energy Storage Regulation
Germany’s regulator is reconsidering the grid‑fee exemption for utility‑scale battery storage, creating uncertainty for projects commissioned before 2029. While the Bundesnetzagentur expects storage capacity to surge to 68 GW by 2037, the potential retroactive fees could dampen investor momentum. At the...
Climate Impulse Project Reaches Milestone Success with Main Wing Spar Testing
The Climate Impulse team successfully completed a full‑scale main‑wing spar test, proving the hydrogen‑powered aircraft’s composite structure can endure worst‑case flight loads and clearing the path for final wing production. In parallel, the VIBRIO consortium demonstrated that a vibration‑enhanced double‑belt press...
Sunbolt Expands Solar Charging Umbrella Lineup
Sunbolt announced an expanded Eclipse Solar Charging Umbrella lineup, adding a refreshed fabric‑canopy version with 88 W of high‑efficiency panels and a new permanent Aluminum Canopy model delivering 110 W. Both units are built in the United States, feature six dual‑port USB/USB‑C...