Sunsure Energy Signs Solar PPAs with Daeseung Group Firms in Tamil Nadu
Sunsure Energy has signed long‑term solar power purchase agreements with Daeseung Autoparts India and Ilgahng Automotive, both part of South Korea’s Daesung Group, to supply power from its 75 MW Ilayangudi plant in Tamil Nadu. The contracts will deliver about eight million units annually to Daeseung and 4.7 million units to Ilgahng, covering roughly 60 % of Daeseung’s electricity demand. Combined, the deals will offset more than 9,200 metric tonnes of CO₂ each year. The agreements underscore a growing corporate shift toward renewable energy in India’s manufacturing sector.
M-SAAVE Completes Humanitarian UAV Mission and Launches New Clean Air Initiative
The University of Michigan M‑SAAVE student team completed a five‑year Humanitarian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Mission (HUM) with Air Serv International, showcasing a modular aircraft capable of aid drops and RGB/infrared imaging. The team delivered a comprehensive technical package to Air...
India Announces Standards of Green Ammonia, Methanol to Accelerate Trade of Green Hydrogen Derivatives
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued the first national standards for green ammonia and green methanol, defining strict emission thresholds of 0.38 kg CO₂‑eq per kg of ammonia and 0.44 kg CO₂‑eq per kg of methanol. The standards outline...
US AI Boom Creates Big Market Opportunity for Renewable Gas
The United States is experiencing a rapid surge in artificial‑intelligence workloads, prompting a projected 30 percent increase in electricity demand by 2030. To satisfy this growth, utilities are turning to renewable natural gas (RNG) as a low‑carbon, dispatchable fuel for data...
Coal-to-Gas Conversions Approved for Two Arizona Power Plants
Arizona regulators unanimously approved the conversion of coal‑fired units at the Springerville and Coronado power plants to natural gas. Tucson Electric Power’s Springerville conversion is budgeted between $170 million and $200 million and targets gas operation by 2030, while Salt River Project’s...
Is Your Solar Generator’s 200-Watt Panel Not Delivering 200 Watts? Here’s Why the Actual Output Is Often Much Lower.
Solar generators often list a 200‑watt panel rating, but that figure reflects ideal laboratory conditions, not everyday use. In real‑world settings, sunlight intensity, panel angle, temperature and efficiency typically reduce output to 50‑75% of the advertised number. Users must also...
Mexico's Grupo Financiero Banorte Partners with Hitachi Vantara of Data Center Migration
Grupo Financiero Banorte teamed with Hitachi Vantara to relocate its primary data center from Mexico City to Querétaro, moving 450 TB of information in under an hour. The migration introduced two mainframes, three Hitachi storage arrays, and the Virtual Storage Platform...
Most People Feel Guilty About Their Tech Habits — But Won’t Change Them. Here’s Why That’s a Big Opportunity for...
Most consumers admit feeling guilty about the environmental impact of their digital habits, yet 70% say they rarely alter streaming, cloud or AI usage. The Digital Guilt Index survey shows the guilt stems from invisible, upstream costs that users attribute...
AWS Likely Behind Plans for $750m Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi
Amazon Web Services is poised to invest $750 million in a new data center on a 99‑acre site in Clinton, Mississippi, repurposing the former Milwaukee Tool facility. The city council approved a fee‑in‑lieu tax arrangement, though final approval from the Mississippi...
Qcells Resumes Solar Panel Production in Georgia After Customs Hurdles
Qcells announced that its Cartersville, Georgia plant has resumed solar‑panel assembly after customs‑clearance delays tied to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The facility will expand to integrate ingot, wafer and cell production, targeting a 3.3 GW annual capacity. By the...
Methanol-Tolerant Microbial Strain Could Make Sustainable Biomanufacturing More Economically Viable
A UNIST research team engineered a methanol‑tolerant *Methylobacterium extorquens* strain that grows 1.7 times faster than conventional microbes at 2.5 % methanol. Using adaptive laboratory evolution, they identified recurring mutations in the metY and kefB genes that boost detoxification and energy...
Foodservice Packaging Institute Opens Applications for 2026 Foam Recycling Grant Program
The Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) has opened applications for its 2026 Foam Recycling Grant program, offering up to $50,000 to eligible material recovery facilities, curbside programs, and drop‑off sites. Since the program’s launch, more than 15 million residents have gained access...
Co-Op Expands Its Electric Online Home Delivery Fleet with Toyota
Co-op is investing £1.5 million to add more than 50 Toyota Proace City electric vans to its home‑delivery fleet, replacing older vehicles and expanding service to rural areas. The rollout supports the retailer’s online grocery growth, now available to 86 % of...
Fastmarkets to Discontinue Two European SAF Cost-Based Assessments Reflecting Dutch HBE-IXB Credits
Fastmarkets announced it will discontinue two European sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) cost assessments—AG‑SAF‑0006 (SAF max) and AG‑SAF‑0007 (HVO max)—that previously incorporated Dutch HBE‑IXB credits. The change follows the Netherlands’ update to its biofuel mandate, which now excludes aviation from the...
Building the Foundations of AI Cities: Lessons in Infrastructure, Energy, and Efficiency
AI’s exponential compute needs are outpacing traditional data‑center infrastructure, especially in legacy hubs like Northern Virginia. Operators are now targeting locations where clean power, talent, and renewable resources converge, birthing “AI cities” that embed digital infrastructure into urban planning. Rio...
Sanmar Delivers Four Electric Tugs to BOTAŞ
Sanmar has delivered four fully electric ElectRA 2500SX tugboats to Turkey’s state‑owned energy company BOTAŞ. The tugs, named BOTAŞ HİLAL, BOTAŞ BAYRAK, BOTAŞ AY and BOTAŞ YILDIZ, will serve the Marmara Ereğlisi LNG Terminal and the Saros FSRU Terminal, providing 70 tons of bollard pull...
Lumcloon, Hanwha Cut Ribbon on Irish Storage Site
Ireland inaugurated its first hybrid grid‑stabilisation system at Shannonbridge, County Offaly. The Shannonbridge B project, developed by Lumcloon Energy with Hanwha Energy, combines a 4,000 MVA synchronous condenser and a 180 MWh battery, capable of exporting up to 20 MW for nine hours. Situated...
Medochemie's Green Energy Transition Signals New Era for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Medochemie, Cyprus’s largest generic drug maker, has powered all nine of its GMP‑certified manufacturing sites with 100% renewable electricity as of 1 October 2025, covering roughly 18 million kWh annually and eliminating thousands of tonnes of CO₂. The transition aligns the firm with tightening...
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Longi Tops 800 MW Hexi Solar Module Tender
Longi’s subsidiary Longi Solar Technology secured the top spot in an 800 MW PV module tender for Gansu’s Hexi new energy base, offering a bid of CNY 0.754 ($0.104)/W and committing to delivery by June 2026. Canadian Solar announced that its 2 GW heterojunction...
First Inch Cape Jackets Land in Scotland
The first three jacket foundations for the 1,100 MW Inch Cape offshore wind farm have arrived at Scotland’s Port of Leith, signalling a key construction milestone. The project will use a hybrid foundation strategy—jacket structures for depths over 55 metres and XXL monopiles...
Container Hotel Turns to Heat Pump Technology to Deliver Sustainable Hot Water
A European hotel chain is converting shipping containers into a 240‑room boutique hotel in San Francisco, pairing the modular design with a fully electrified heating strategy. To meet hot‑water demand, the project installed Lync’s air‑source heat‑pump water heaters, equipped with coastal‑grade...
RDHx: A Simple, Affordable Path to Lower Data Center Energy Use
Rear‑door heat exchangers (RDHx) replace traditional rack doors with liquid‑cooled coils, capturing server exhaust at the source. By moving heat to a closed‑loop liquid circuit, RDHx reduces reliance on room‑level mechanical cooling and can enable higher supply‑air temperatures. The technology...
Sungrow and Delta Capacity Sign 1GWh European Framework BESS Supply Deal
Chinese inverter and battery storage specialist Sungrow has entered a 1 GWh framework agreement with European BESS owner‑operator Delta Capacity, announced at the Energy Storage Summit 2026 in London. The deal commits Sungrow’s PowerTitan 2.0 system to Delta’s pipeline of projects slated for...
Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt Begins Wind Ship Build
Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt has begun steel cutting for the DO Joule, the first of a four‑ship series of Construction‑Commissioning‑Service‑Operation vessels ordered by Schoeller Holdings. The 96.25‑metre, 20‑metre‑wide vessel, designed by Norway’s Salt Ship Design, will feature a modular 800 m² deck, dynamic...
China Merchants Unit Orders LNG-Powered Yangtze Bulkers
China Merchants’ subsidiary Changhang Freight has placed an order for two 20,000 dwt LNG‑powered bulk carriers from Jiangxi New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding. The vessels are river‑sea direct bulkers designed for Grade A navigation on the Yangtze River, enabling seamless operation between inland waterways...
North Carolinians Band Together to Help Their Neighbors Electrify
North Carolina’s nonprofit coalition has launched Electrify the Triad, a new program that helps households swap gas heating, stoves and water heaters for electric alternatives and install EV chargers. Building on the earlier Solarize the Triad campaign, the initiative partners...
SENSEWind Installation Tech 'Cuts Onshore Costs'
A Natural Power study finds the SENSEWind self‑installing system could cut the levelised cost of energy by 8.1% for the proposed 350 MW Teviot onshore wind farm in Scotland. The technology eliminates the need for large cranes, delivering roughly £40 million in...
Sea Further Secures EU Research Grant
Monaco‑based startup Sea Further has been awarded a Horizon Europe grant to advance its industrialisation project. The funding, backed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, supports the development of bio‑optimized carbon, including graphene produced by marine micro‑organisms. Monaco’s...
Community Battery Launches Next to Community Solar System, to Help Power Regional Resilience
Indigo Power is rolling out the first of seven community batteries across regional Victoria and southern New South Wales, funded by a $4.7 million resilience project with $3.4 million from ARENA. The inaugural 340 kWh unit, BEECH01, sits beside a 99 kW solar array...
Offshore Wind Project Says It’s “Fully Prepared” As It Heads Into Full Environmental Assessment
The Blue Mackerel offshore wind project has entered the full environmental impact assessment stage under Australia’s EPBC Act, confirming its status as a controlled action. The 1 GW development, slated for up to 70 turbines about 10 km off Gippsland’s coast, now...
Electrifying All Road Freight Between Sydney and Melbourne Is a No Brainer: The Payback Is Less than 4 Years
Electrifying the 900 km Sydney‑Melbourne freight corridor could cut fuel costs by $0.9 billion annually and deliver a payback of two to four years. Battery‑electric 60‑tonne trucks with 450 km+ range and megawatt‑scale chargers already exist, offering quieter, faster, and lower‑maintenance operation. Capital...
Developers Warn Denver's Energy Transition Is Outpacing Grid Capacity Needed For Growth
Developers in Denver warn that the city’s aggressive renewable‑energy targets are outpacing the grid’s ability to supply new power. Xcel Energy plans to invest $17.6 billion and add 3,200 MW of renewable and gas capacity, yet expects an additional 1,000‑2,000 MW demand surge...
In Midst of Boom, New Energy Platform Promises to Boost Home Battery Payback by up to $1,500 a Year
German‑founded 1komma5° introduced Heartbeat AI in Australia, an energy‑optimisation platform that links solar, battery and home loads to real‑time wholesale prices, weather and grid demand. The AI‑driven system claims to accelerate home‑battery payback by up to $1,500 per year without...
Greenidge Generation Reports Preliminary Financial and Operating Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025
Greenidge Generation Holdings announced preliminary Q4 and full‑year 2025 results, highlighting a dramatic reduction in senior unsecured debt to $39 million and securing 100 MW of non‑curtailable power for future AI/HPC datacenters. The company obtained a five‑year Title V air‑permit renewal for its...
New Modelling Shows Renewable Electricity Can Meet NZ’s Future Demand – without Importing Gas
New modelling indicates New Zealand can satisfy its projected electricity demand through 2030 using existing renewable projects, especially if offshore wind is added. Without offshore wind, hydro would fall short for about 474 hours a year, but offshore wind would keep...
San Francisco’s Argonaut Hotel: 2026 Green Key Global Property of the Year
San Francisco’s Argonaut Hotel was named the 2026 Green Key Global Property of the Year at the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s Responsible Stay Summit. The hotel now holds five consecutive Green Keys, a rating it will retain through 2028,...
Syensqo Advances Circular Carbon Fiber Composite Recycling Partnership with Fairmat
Syensqo and Fairmat have signed a multiyear industrial partnership to recycle carbon‑fiber composite waste from Syensqo’s Östringen plant in Germany. The recycled fibers will be re‑introduced into Fairmat’s markets, including sports, mobility, construction and energy, while preserving high technical performance....
Wolfspeed Launches First Commercially Available 10kV SiC Power MOSFET
Wolfspeed announced the industry’s first commercially available 10 kV silicon‑carbide (SiC) power MOSFET, the CPM3‑10000‑0300A die. The device promises a 158,000‑year dielectric lifetime, sub‑10 ns rise time and up to 99% conversion efficiency. Wolfspeed says the technology can cut system cost by...
Cuba Suffers Widespread Power Outage After Guiteras Plant Failure: Timeline of the National Grid Restoration
A boiler explosion at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant on March 4 caused a sudden partial blackout across Cuba’s national grid from Camagüey to Pinar del Río. The government activated emergency protocols, deploying micro‑islands, diesel generators and bringing additional thermal units online to...
Greenwashing Risk Is Widespread, Survey of 3,500 Companies Finds
A new study of 3,574 companies with climate commitments finds that 96% exhibit at least one greenwashing risk indicator. The seven‑point test highlights missing Scope 3 targets, vague offset usage, and lack of interim goals as the most common flaws. Only...
Strong Demand for Building Sustainability Standards: BREEAM
BRE Global reports a 90 % increase in BREEAM certifications across North America between 2023 and 2025, highlighting rapid adoption in the U.S. market. California leads with over 60 certified projects, followed by Texas, Minnesota, Tennessee and Indiana. Industrial properties show...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Move to Protect Ratepayers From Effects of Data Centers
Oklahoma House Bill 2992 aims to shield residential electricity bills by requiring new large‑load customers—such as data centers, cryptocurrency miners and AI computing facilities—to negotiate their own power contracts and provide collateral for infrastructure costs. The measure, which passed the...
Inside the Radical Plan to Power London’s Tube Network with Solar Energy
Transport for London (TfL) announced a partnership with SSE Energy Solutions to build solar farms that will feed up to 65,000 MWh of renewable electricity directly into the London Underground network, bypassing the National Grid. The tube currently consumes about 1.6 TWh...
Dachser Achieves Emission-Free Deliveries in 25 City Centres
Dachser now operates emission‑free inner‑city delivery zones in 25 European cities, deploying 60 battery‑electric trucks and 13 cargo bikes. In 2025 the network covered roughly 1.8 million kilometres without greenhouse‑gas emissions, averaging 7,000 km per day. The rollout follows a modular...
UK’s Carbon Storage Drive Advances with Go-Ahead for North Sea Appraisal Well
The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority has granted a two‑year consent to drill a carbon‑storage appraisal well as part of the Endurance project off Teesside. The well, scheduled to spud on 1 March and complete drilling in about 90 days, is...
3 Solar Stocks to Watch Amid Policy and Tariff Headwinds
U.S. solar demand stays robust as utilities, businesses and households adopt solar‑plus‑storage solutions, but the sector now faces near‑term policy and tariff headwinds. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act curtails Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and adds Foreign Entity of Concern rules, creating procurement...
Bp and Iberdrola Near Completion of Hydrogen Plant
bp and Iberdrola’s joint venture is finalising a 25 MW green hydrogen plant in Castellón, Spain, now 90% assembled with all equipment on site. The €70 million project, powered by a renewable power‑purchase agreement, will use Plug Power electrolyser technology. Once operational, it...
EIB to Provide Advisory Support for VÆRIDION Aircraft Development
The European Investment Bank will provide advisory services to German start‑up VÆRIDION under the EU Innovation Fund Project Development Assistance programme. The support is aimed at moving VÆRIDION’s Microliner – a nine‑seat, fully electric regional aircraft – from prototype to...
Jet2's Collection of Certified Sustainable Hotels Grows to 1,500
Jet2holidays has expanded its Certified Sustainable Hotel programme to 1,500 properties, up from 800 at launch in 2023. The certification follows ABTA’s standards, covering energy, water, waste, local sourcing and community support. A dedicated trade portal now lets agents easily...
Four-Party Consortium Sets up Japan-New Zealand Hydrogen Corridor
Japanese firms Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Obayashi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Chiyoda have formed a four‑party consortium to create a Japan‑New Zealand hydrogen corridor. The partnership will launch feasibility studies this year to build a green‑hydrogen supply chain that transports production from...