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.@Google taps @XcelEnergyMN to supply data center with 1200 MW wind, 200 MW solar and 300 MW / 30 GWh @FormEnergyInc iron-air batteries, through new BYONCE (bring your own new clean electricity) tariff construct. https://t.co/iW5Xx4FZnx Google will also pay for all grid needed upgrades.
As many as half of the world's data center projects slated to come online this year could face delays. https://t.co/99YJh9NSoo via @axios
Blizzard Blackout Hits More Than Half a Million Homes #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/ZW2z42zXZC https://t.co/OjDd9rCw4f
Enphase releases new control software for its IQ8, IQ9 microinverters #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/o1N5C7Pn4z
$12B FOR AI. BUT WHO OWNS THE SWITCH? This week, Amazon committed $12 billion to AI data centers in Louisiana, part of what could reach $200 billion in capital expenditures this year. I’ve been studying automation and AI for decades. What strikes...
#Rwanda continues to make strong progress on #energyaccess and @SEforALLorg together with @RwandaGov & partners has developed a comprehensive National Integrated Clean Cooking Plan (NICCP) that looks at how 🇷🇼 can integrate various #cleancooking options. https://t.co/gAdXWpL6Ci https://t.co/aRMcj3mgvg
Denmark is a poster child of the energy transition. Yesterday I gave a keynote at Green Summit 2026. One message stood out: energy policy is industrial policy & increasingly geopolitics. The next phase isn’t about targets, but competitiveness, resilience & execution at...
1/7 Reuters: "China's biggest solar firms shed nearly one-third of their workforces last year, company filings show, as one of the industries hand-picked by Beijing to drive economic growth grapples with falling prices and steep losses." https://t.co/BDS9UWJaXO
Commercial electric vehicles will take over faster than personal vehicles. Fleets care about cost per mile. And electric drive trains already win there.
The U.S. plans to retire ~11 GW of power plants in 2026, mostly coal & aging gas Don’t count on it. Power demand is surging faster than new generation can be brought into the grid. Renewables aren't fit for purpose except at the...
An ever-changing market: Delving into the heart of power purchase agreements #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/mTFwu6yRc9 https://t.co/GK6zgGrCNT
I think this is a great idea. I wrote a piece on floating nuclear for @ASMEdotorg @MEngineeringMag last September. Floating nuclear drives up costs on one hand (you have to build the ship and the power plant) but saves...
Transgrid’s latest cost blowout raises a key question: What was the point of privatising energy networks? #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/7EDjWkfvfl https://t.co/sG9wky3ieM
After financial commitments fell through, the German government pours €1.3 BILLION into Salzgitter’s green steel project. GERMANY'S GREEN SECULAR RELIGION = KILLING THE GERMAN ECONOMY. https://t.co/gmESJ38qxH
Fortescue’s green iron bet in a €300 per tonne iron world #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/o9SQlmpEPc https://t.co/oEuy12U2pf
European Union members make mixed progress in implementing energy storage strategies #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/kTQpOX2ldX
Redefining BESS bankability in 2026: from installed capacity to operational performance #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/oeWGFHHUsy
Locals launch last-ditch legal challenge in bid to stop Marinus Link #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/3JXw7onas3 https://t.co/YacCtryQP3
Certainty and uncertainty take center stage at Intersolar and Energy Storage North America 2026 #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/gtDWrb7IcT https://t.co/VEuvEuSaRB
India’s electricity transition accelerates, but state-level gaps persist, says report #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/8JMDFaeeSy
Beyond rectangles: How geometry-constrained optimization can unlock more rooftop solar #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/XnjsGEvlbI https://t.co/YpXtdzFktR
World’s largest solar-plus-storage project completes initial grid synchronization #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Dw6ir5rO3W
I expect we will see similar results worldwide soon, country by country. A flattening of CO2, followed by a decline, as renewables replace coal and gas, and EVs displace gasoline/diesel.
How Canadian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Could Lead Global Carbon Removal Senator @colindeacon discusses “Carbon Removal, From Air to Sea,” released on Feb 5. #cdnpoli https://youtu.be/MrWuN-uuFzk
Renewables and Batteries Comprise 93% of New U.S. Generating Capacity This Year #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/UokkhuyyPf https://t.co/QES3dHLq5F
World’s most expensive nuclear power plant blows out again, by €2.5 billion and 12 months #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/IAT2b1WZ5z https://t.co/VcM9xK4NFF
Ukraine turned to solar power as their energy infrastructure is destroyed by Russia. Cuba turns to solar power as the U.S. cuts off oil shipments. See a pattern here??
California, Oregon, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont have aggressive (75-100%) zero-emission electricity mandates AND bans on new nuclear power. If these states don't repeal these policies—and soon—they will face: 1) sky-high electricity rates (from catastrophically expensive overbuilds of solar/wind/batteries and...
SEIA: US installed 57.6 GWh of new energy storage capacity in 2025 #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/ZVXllTa5xB
Enel acquires 830MW US PV and wind portfolio, ups renewables investment #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/3AfV5Qymhs
Nothing impossible here. But many things need to scale in unprecedented ways for space based data centers to happen.
Cheap Chinese EVs are boon, until the company goes bust. "Neta Auto’s parent company filed for bankruptcy last year after failing to pay wages, stranding customers in Thailand without after-sales support. Singulato, Aiways, Byton, and Levdeo have all shut down." https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ev-exports-competition-price/
We have been talking about peak electricity demand for several years. There is a smart way to solve it and a "vibes" way to solve it. We won't have a lack of annual energy, we have a lack of peak...
The US risk drifting toward petrostate economics. Regulatory rollbacks and clean energy policy U-turns aren’t just about climate — they affect jobs, industrial competitiveness, health and investment certainty. https://t.co/6Jn5YrWN68
New @nberpubs: "Industrial Policies for Multi-Stage Production: The Battle for Battery-Powered Vehicles" https://t.co/DX6XB7e1R0 "local content requirements... drive up costs and reduce subsidy uptake, undoing more than half of the EV adoption stimulus coming from pure buyer subsidies" 😲
Lamborghini shelves EV supercar plans as hybrids become long-term focus "Winkelmann said demand for high-end electric supercars has not developed as anticipated. He indicated that interest in battery-only vehicles among Lamborghini buyers remains limited, raising concerns about the commercial viability of...
Silbat silicon batteries guarantee uninterrupted power supply for 14 days #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/83tK1ZQ0hg
Good climate news this week 1 China: Country’s emissions have been flat or falling since March 2024 2 Brazil: Amazon deforestation on pace to be the lowest on record 3 Chile: Country’s electric system hits historical participation of 93.5% of solar and wind...
Geothermal could be 10% of US electricity production by 2040. To hit 10% in 15 years, you need to start with 400MW of new geothermal this year and scaling deployment to 2GW per year by 2030 and then by 10%...
French startup launches ‘universal’ home energy management system #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/eot5SeQ3va
The grid debate isn’t “clean energy vs gas.” No one cares. It’s about achieving system cost and reliability without 9% rate increases every year and hopefully avoiding natural gas price volatility. Let’s break down the arguments. 🧵
New global data confirms renewables are booming – and not just in the big economies #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/foLOkmBUvK https://t.co/rHTgZPAEVu
Brazil targets 107 GW of solar by 2035 under energy plan #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/S8ibTAB4Tl
Thank you to President @LulaOficial, Minister @asilveiramg & Minister Vieira for their request for 🇧🇷 to become an @IEA Member Very happy IEA Members unanimously decided at our Ministerial to start the process for 🇧🇷’s full membership in a major step for...
GOOD NEWS: The world’s largest steam-producing heat pump is now online in Finland, delivering 12 MW of superheated steam from waste heat and CO₂-free electricity. Proof that industrial heat can be electrified at scale. https://t.co/3UucWRcOJI https://t.co/IfhpiYqPOm
Denmark deploys 1.55 GW of solar in 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/drL1CNEN2C
Delighted that @IEA Ministers unanimously agreed at our Ministerial Meeting for Colombia to become our 33rd Member country, in the presence of 🇨🇴 Minister Edwin Palma Egea @PalmaEdwin Thank you, Minister Palma, for your strong engagement with the IEA ➡️ https://t.co/HmgmHQiVGc...
♨️Syria and Lebanon have seen a dramatic surge in rooftop solar installations, driven by severe, ongoing power shortages that have pushed households and businesses to seek reliable, independent energy solutions. ♨️Cuba faces a similar situation today—with chronic blackouts, fuel shortages, and...
Cuba has been cut off from oil, and solar power is saving Cuba. The irony here is the U.S. is making Cuba actually energy independent, which is likely the opposite desired effect Trump is seeking to have.
Hydrostor signs California offtake deal for 4 GWh compressed air storage #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Macva8U3oX
