Solar Developer Seeks Connection to Wrong Powerline, Delays Project Five Years
The OFW Solar Project in Mount Jackson, Virginia mistakenly filed its PJM interconnection application to connect to Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative lines instead of the intended Dominion Energy transmission corridor. The error forces a full restart of the interconnection process, adding three years to the queue and an additional two years for Dominion to upgrade the substation, pushing commercial operation to 2032. The developer, whose special use permit expires July 1, is seeking a five‑year extension to keep the 75‑MWac project viable. The town stands to receive $10,000 annually during development, $1 million in milestone payments and over $127,000 per year in tax assessments once the plant operates.
LG Sinar Mas Tops Out Data Center in Indonesia, Jakarta
LG Sinar Mas, a joint venture between South Korea’s LG and Indonesia’s Sinar Mas, topped out its SMX01 data center in Jakarta’s Central Business District. Phase 1 will deliver 6 MW of IT capacity and is slated to go live in Q4 2026, while the full...
Aetherflux Rebrands, Pivots Business—And Raises $275M
Aetherflux has rebranded as Cowboy Space Corporation and closed a $275 million Series B round at a $2 billion valuation. The company is pivoting from a sole focus on a solar‑power small‑sat constellation to a dual strategy that adds a dedicated launch vehicle...
Last Coal Fired Hospital Gets Cleaned Up
Nottingham City Hospital has become the NHS’s last coal‑fired facility to switch to clean energy after a £34.8 million (≈$44 million) decarbonisation programme. The upgrade, delivered by Vital Energi, replaced coal and gas boilers with an energy centre, 400 kW air‑source heat pumps,...
Ionic Closes Recycled Rare Earth Loop
Ionic Rare Earths (IonicRE) announced the first fully circular supply chain for permanent‑magnet rare earths used in electric‑vehicle motors, delivering a Ford EV rotor made entirely from recycled material. The project demonstrates that rare‑earth magnets can be produced without any...
The Many Shapes of Nuclear Power’s Revival
After years of stagnation, nuclear power is re‑emerging as a key source of firm, low‑carbon electricity. Growing electricity demand—particularly from hyperscale data centers—and the push to decarbonize industrial heat are spurring both new builds, from gigawatt‑scale plants to SMRs and...
Connecticut Legislature Passes Solar Bill to Extend Incentives, Streamline Permitting, Authorize Plug-In Solar and More
Connecticut lawmakers approved House Bill 5340 on the final day of the 2026 session, sending a comprehensive solar package to Governor Ned Lamont. The bill extends the Residential and Non‑residential Renewable Energy Solutions tariffs through 2035 with an $85 million annual...
New York SEIA Says Flexible Interconnection Could Enable 3.3 GW More Community Solar
The New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NY SEIA) estimates that offering a flexible interconnection option with 5% curtailment could unlock an additional 3.3 GW of community solar in upstate and western New York. A typical community solar project is about...
First Hydrogen Helicopter Just Proved It Can Fly a Real Mission
A modified Robinson R44, retrofitted by Unither Bioélectronique, completed the first full‑mission flight powered by hydrogen fuel cells, proving take‑off, climb, pattern, approach and landing under real‑world conditions. The system delivered roughly 178 kW, with more than 90% of that power...
Microsoft's Carbon Retreat
Microsoft announced it will pause new purchases of carbon‑removal credits, a move that reverberates through a market where the company accounts for about $12 billion of the $15 billion ever spent. The pause follows a record $228 million regenerative‑farming deal signed earlier this...
EU Consults on ETS Benchmark Values for 2026-30
The European Commission opened a public consultation on draft benchmark values that will determine free allowance allocations under the EU Emissions Trading System for the 2026‑2030 period. The proposed numbers match those seen in earlier internal documents, meaning the methodology...
How Viritopia Grew From a Plant Nursery Business Into Providing 'Living Walls' For Cityscapes
Viritopia, originally a UK plant nursery, has pivoted to designing and installing large‑scale living walls on commercial and public buildings. Leveraging its horticultural expertise, the company now offers modular green façades that shade structures, improve air quality, and cut cooling...
Competitive Power Markets Have Delivered. Abandoning Them Would Be a Mistake.
Competitive wholesale electricity markets, exemplified by PJM, have spurred billions in private generation investment and created a 40% surplus in Pennsylvania, while Virginia’s vertically integrated model leaves it the nation’s largest electricity importer. The author argues that rising power prices...
Assessment of Nigeria’s Agrivoltaic Potential Identifies Northern States as Optimal Areas
A geospatial study by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Indiana University and Cornell identifies Nigeria’s northern states—Kano, Katsina and Jigawa—as having the highest agrivoltaic potential. The analysis shows that meeting projected 2050 solar capacity in these states would...
BayWa R.e. Lands German BESS Deal
BayWa r.e. has secured an eight‑year operations contract with Denmark’s Scale Fund to run the Alfeld battery energy storage system (BESS) in Lower Saxony. The Alfeld project, slated for commercial operation in Q3 2026, will be Germany’s largest BESS with 137 MW of...
Great North Road Solar Nears Decision
Elements Green’s Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park, an 800 MW solar farm in Nottinghamshire, has completed its six‑month planning examination. The project, capable of powering roughly 400,000 UK homes, underwent two hearings, site inspections and extensive environmental reviews. The...
Hyperscaling Responsibly: Data Center Design for Sustainability
U.S. data‑center electricity use was 180 TWh in 2024 and is projected to more than double to 420 TWh by 2030, while water demand for AI‑server cooling could hit 300 billion gallons. Operators are responding with tighter Power Usage Effectiveness—average PUE now 1.56...
Berg Propulsion to Supply Systems for India’s Green Tug Pair
Berg Propulsion won a contract to supply electric propulsion and integration technology for two all‑electric harbor tugs built under India’s Green Tug Transition Program. The 33.55‑meter vessels, slated for delivery in Q4 2027, will provide 60 tonnes of bollard pull and rely...
Comstock Metals Prepares for June Start-Up of Solar Panel Recycling Facility
Comstock Metals, a subsidiary of Comstock Inc., will launch its commercial‑scale solar panel recycling facility in Silver Springs, Nevada, in June after completing equipment commissioning and testing the first unit. The plant uses a closed‑loop tailings recovery system to extract...
The Biggest Hurdles for Data Center Contruction
The permitting process is the biggest bottleneck for AI data center construction, requiring approvals from local, county, state and private landowners as well as environmental clearances. Emissions permits must be secured before any combustion equipment can operate, and offset credits...
Philippine Data Center Boom Attracts $170-Million IFC Investment
International Finance Corp. (IFC) is set to invest up to $170 million in YCO Global Cloud Centers to expand data center capacity beyond Metro Manila. The package includes a $20 million quasi‑equity stake and $150 million in senior loans for two 50 MW facilities...
GE Vernova Announces Maraen Port of Nigg for Dogger Bank B and C Phases
GE Vernova has named Scotland’s Maraen Port of Nigg as the marshalling hub for the upcoming B and C phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The hub will store and prep GE’s Haliade‑X turbine components before they are shipped...
The Drive to Deepen China-Africa Clean Tech Cooperation
China’s renewable sector is pivoting toward Africa, where solar panel exports rose 17% last year. The South‑South Cooperation Renewables Centre, launched by the China Renewable Energy Industries Association, facilitates matchmaking, technology showcases and skills transfer across 16 African nations. The...
National Heat Pump Week to Debut Across the UK in October
The Heat Pump Association UK and Nineteen Group will launch the UK’s first National Heat Pump Week, running from 12 to 16 October 2026. The five‑day campaign targets more than one million installers, manufacturers, suppliers and built‑environment professionals through webinars, interviews, competitions...
Why Tech Needs Smarter Contracts for Data Centers
Data centers are the backbone of today’s AI, e‑commerce and streaming services, prompting tech giants and governments to race for long‑term build‑outs. However, a surge in community opposition—up 125% in Q2 2025—has sparked litigation that threatens project timelines. Experts argue that...
AI’s Energy Appetite Is Outpacing Deployment of AI-Based Climate Solutions: IEA
The International Energy Agency warns that AI’s electricity appetite is outpacing the sector’s use of AI to improve energy efficiency. AI‑focused data centres are projected to double global electricity demand from 485 TWh in 2025 to 950 TWh by 2030, while adoption...
Solar Tech Theft on the Rise in Chile
A survey by Chile’s solar association ACESOL reveals a sharp rise in nighttime thefts at photovoltaic installations, especially in the O’Higgins, Coquimbo, Maule and Metropolitan regions. Small‑ and medium‑scale distributed generation (PMGD) projects account for roughly 79% of the incidents,...
Floating Solar Offers Morocco’s Dams Antidote to Evaporation Loss
Moroccan researchers estimate that the nation’s 58 dams lose about 909 million cubic metres of water each year, a loss that could be curbed by floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems. Their techno‑economic analysis shows that covering just 1% of dam surfaces with...
Egypt Installs 800 MW of Solar in 2025
Egypt installed roughly 800 MW of solar in 2025, lifting cumulative capacity to about 2.9 GW. GlobalData projects annual additions surpassing 2 GW through 2028 and climbing to 3.5‑3.7 GW in the early 2030s, reaching 34.3 GW by 2035. Utility‑scale projects dominate, accounting for over...
Owning the Full Stack: What U.S. Storage Has to Figure Out Next
The article argues that U.S. energy storage is moving beyond cell chemistry competition to system‑level integration, where providers must deliver complete, domestically sourced hardware, software, cybersecurity, and service. Utilities now evaluate speed of deployment, reliability, supply‑chain resilience, and integration with...
LanzaTech & DTU to Open Biofoundry to Turn Carbon Emissions Into High-Value Products
U.S. synthetic‑biology firm LanzaTech has signed a two‑year agreement with Denmark’s Technical University (DTU) Bright hub to launch an AI‑powered C1 biofoundry. The facility will use engineered microbes to convert methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from industrial waste streams...
Modern Billing Systems Put More Power Behind Utility Rates
Utilities are turning rate design into a cost‑reduction tool, using dynamic pricing to align demand with grid conditions. Although 80% of U.S. customers have advanced meters, only about 10% are on time‑varying rates because legacy billing systems cannot handle complex...
Resilient Grid Design Can Change What Happens when Storms Hit
Power outages cost the U.S. economy about $67 billion annually, with weather responsible for roughly 80 % of major events. Although utilities have improved crew coordination and monitoring, the distribution system’s legacy design limits resilience. New grid‑edge automation—fault‑discriminating reclosers, automated underground restoration,...
Global Biofuel Production up Sevenfold in the Last Two Decades - OWID
Global liquid biofuel production has surged sevenfold over the past 20 years, climbing from roughly 30 billion to 210 billion liters. The expansion has been led by Brazil’s sugarcane ethanol and the United States’ corn ethanol, spurred by renewable‑fuel mandates in the...
AWS Hit by US-East-1 Outage After Data Center Thermal Event
Amazon Web Services suffered a thermal event in its Northern Virginia data center that triggered a power outage across the US‑EAST‑1 AZ4 availability zone on May 7. The incident knocked out EC2 instances and EBS volumes, forced AWS to shift traffic,...
KKR, HASI-Backed Sustainable Infrastructure Platform CarbonCount Raises Over $500 Million
KKR and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital expanded their CarbonCount Holdings 1 platform by issuing $508 million in senior unsecured notes, raising total investment capacity to nearly $5 billion. Launched in 2024 with $1 billion commitments from each partner, the platform previously raised $592 million in...
Signify: “We Believe Resilience Is Becoming More Important to Businesses Right Now”
Signify has launched its third sustainability roadmap, “Brighter Lives, Better World 2030,” expanding targets across energy efficiency, emissions reduction and circular revenue. The plan aims to source 41% of revenue from solutions beyond illumination by 2030, save 60 TWh of electricity...
Bondada Engineering Bags ₹816 Crore NTPC Solar Order, Doubles Revenue to ₹2,843 Crore in FY26
Hyderabad‑based Bondada Engineering secured a ₹816 crore (~$98 million) balance‑of‑system contract from NTPC Renewable Energy for a 600 MW solar PV project in Rajasthan, marking its second NTPC order and bringing cumulative NTPC business to about ₹1,207 crore (~$145 million) and nearly 1 GW of capacity....
Suzlon Eyes Building New Wind Turbine Factory in Europe
Suzlon announced plans to build its first wind turbine factory in Europe, contingent on securing enough orders. The company unveiled its new Blue Sky platform featuring 5 MW and 6.3 MW models aimed at the European market. A leadership refresh – a...
Solar Is the Rising Power Source Says IEA
The International Energy Agency’s Global Energy Review 2026 shows world energy demand rose 1.3% in 2025, yet solar power emerged as the top driver of new demand. Solar PV accounted for 27% of the additional energy needed, outpacing natural gas and...
Heil and Autocar Supply Recology with Electric Collection Truck
Heil and Autocar have delivered a fully electric side‑loader truck to Recology for use in Issaquah, Washington. The vehicle merges Autocar’s E‑ACX all‑electric chassis with Heil’s RevAMP automated side‑loader body, creating a hydraulics‑free platform that maintains payload and range. Recology,...
Yindjibarndi in Rio Tinto Power Play
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation, a joint venture between the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation and ACEN, has secured a 30‑year power purchase agreement with Rio Tinto for its upcoming Jinbi Solar Project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The agreement will see the solar farm...
Yindjibarndi in Rio Tinto Power Play
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation, a joint venture between Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation and ACEN, has secured a 30‑year power purchase agreement with Rio Tinto to supply electricity from the upcoming Jinbi Solar Project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Construction of the 400‑MW solar...
Winter Can Bring You New Energy: Install a Small Power Station and Interrogate Your Bills
Winter highlights energy inefficiencies across Australian homes, from leaky rentals in the south to inadequate hot‑water systems in the north. The article urges homeowners to install rooftop solar and battery storage, leverage the Small‑scale Renewable Energy Scheme rebate, and shift...
Mining Giant Signs 30-Year Off-Take Deal to Underpin Indigenous-Led Pilbara Solar and Battery Project
The Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC) has reached financial close on the Jinbi Solar Project in Western Australia, securing a 30‑year power purchase agreement that will supply 100% of its output to Rio Tinto. The first phase will deliver 75 MW of solar...
Honda Is Bringing Mobile Power Pack E: Battery Swap Tech to the US
Honda unveiled its Mobile Power Pack e: (MPP) at the ACT Expo and announced a U.S. rollout for B2B customers as early as June 2026. The swappable‑battery system, already used in Honda’s electric lawn mowers, scooters and Yamaha‑partnered equipment, weighs just over...
Banks Tapped for Solar Financing Push
Thailand's Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) is expanding its rooftop solar buy‑back programme to purchase up to 500 MW of electricity, a five‑fold increase from the previous 90 MW quota. The scheme offers a feed‑in tariff of 2.20 baht per kilowatt‑hour (about $0.06) under...
Using Hawke’s Bay’s Rivers to Unlock the Mysteries of Marine Carbon Storage
Marine biogeochemist Cliff Law of ESNZ is leading a multi‑phase study in Hawke’s Bay to quantify how natural river‑borne alkalinity, phytoplankton blooms, and wood debris sequester carbon in the ocean. The project will use a moored buoy, autonomous surface craft,...
From Cars to Coastal Shipping, We Can Electrify Almost Everything, According to Electrification Staircase
The newly released Electrification Staircase, created by former Bloomberg NEF founder Michael Liebreich and co‑authors, maps out which sectors can realistically shift to electricity and which remain speculative. It positions cars, trains, EVs and new‑build heating at the top of the...
New Wind-Assisted Ship Delivered to Union Maritime
Union Maritime has taken delivery of the LR2 LNG‑fuelled tanker Monza, now equipped with Bar Technologies' WindWings – a wind‑assisted propulsion system. The retrofit promises significant reductions in fuel consumption and greenhouse‑gas emissions for long‑range shipping routes. Bar Technologies highlighted...