Advansor Launches Scalable CO2 Heat Pump for Industrial Heating
Advansor unveils scalable CO2 heat pump for large-scale heating needs #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/d7PjxOi9iC
Data Centres Draining Britain’s Limited Water Resources
Thirsty data centres are sucking up Britain’s scarce water supplies - The Times and The Sunday Times https://t.co/MmtNjHl0YV
Lofoten Hydrogen Ferry Project Fails to Meet Promises
An investigation by journalists with NRK in Norway and SVT in Sweden found that a multimillion-dollar, prestige ferry project in Lofoten, Norway relies on hydrogen fuel cell technology that "cannot live up to what it promises." https://t.co/2Sr1sxyPXw
Clean Tech Prices Plummet Amid Oil Market Turmoil
EVs, solar panels, induction stoves and heat pumps, now cheaper than ever, are becoming more attractive as the Middle East conflict upends oil and gas markets. Read more: https://t.co/m9ul9OaHES 📷️: Manuel Orbegozo/Bloomberg https://t.co/4kj5embYi4
Sun’s Power Is Constant; Our Orientation Causes Intermittency
I’m tired of this “solar energy is intermittent” nonsense. The sun has churned out free energy for billions of years every single moment. It’s YOUR direction that is intermittently facing the sun, not the sun intermittently shines free energy.
Edify Energy Secures 1.8 GW Solar‑Storage EPC Contracts
Edify Energy awards EPC contracts for 1.8 GW of solar and storage in Australia #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/coNxxmUUsE
Higher Load, Lower Rates Through Modern Grid Utilization
Load growth is your friend. If utilities use modern grid tech to push utilization from ~45% to 70%, more customers don't mean higher rates — they mean lower ones. We have the tools. They've been piloted. Time to deploy them. @EnergyEmpirePod https://t.co/nweWGf0b9o
Iran's Targeted Strike Leaves LNG Facility Repairable in Three Years
Very useful analysis of the damage to Ras Laffan LNG 1 - attack was well-targeted to damage critical components 2 - repair time of 4-5 years is pessimistic, more likely could be done in 3 years 3 - damage could have been a...
Drones Automate Cleaning on Large-Scale Solar Farm
#Drones Take Over Solar Panel Cleaning at Massive Solar Farm by @IntEngineering #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation #Tech https://t.co/6EnlWrJra5
Reliance and Samsung C&T Seal $3 Bn Green Ammonia Pact
Reliance Industries, Samsung C&T sign $3 billion green ammonia supply deal #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/QhgLo7pNfi
Liquid Molecule Stores Sunlight, Releases Heat On Demand
Scientists “Bottle the Sun” With Revolutionary Liquid Battery 🔋 ☀️ https://t.co/OwRj1KreUq 💬 Solar energy has one persistent weakness: it disappears at sunset. Finding a reliable way to store that energy for later use remains one of the biggest obstacles to expanding renewable...
Tokyo's New Reactor Cuts 1.1 M Tons LNG
Tokyo is able to turn to nuclear power to help reduce dependence on LNG 🇯🇵 ☢️ The No 6 reactor at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant just reached full power for the first time in over a decade That will replace...
Sandia Labs Conducts First Blind PV Software Benchmark
Sandia Labs benchmarks PV software providers in first ever blind comparison analysis #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/jgordm2Vxh
Biomass Becomes Primary Alternative Amid India's LPG Crisis
Yep, this was expected, not only in India, but in a large number of countries. Just waiting for the media to cover these stories. Biomass emerges as key alternative as LPG crisis deepens in India
2025 Sets Record for Global Solar and Wind Capacity
The world built more solar and wind than ever in 2025 #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/l3r2atQCSr
Considering Sunlight Blocking as Climate Cooling Strategy
Should we block some sunlight to cool the planet? #energysky -- via Volts/David Roberts: https://t.co/ywVi6StVIh https://t.co/RYMTdxAKRT
Cheap New Modules Slow Secondary Solar Market Growth
Low new module prices stall growth in secondary solar market #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/fxgUvywjtM
Prefabricated EBOS Accelerate Safe Solar Storage Scaling
Safety by Design: Scaling solar and storage in Australia with prefabricated EBOS #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/iqwB1jk9tY https://t.co/tMoCWWh6vE
NH's Power Export Stays, No New Nuclear by 2028
New Hampshire is a net exporter of power because of Seabrook. Let’s bet that NH won’t be announcing a new Nuclear plant reaching FID by 2028.
NZ Port Shows Battery Storage Viability Amid Tariff Complexity
New Zealand port demonstrates battery storage potential amid complex tariff landscape #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/BgKIOSa08H
Japan Introduces FIT Rates for Small-Scale Solar
Japan sets FIT terms for small PV, rooftop solar as large-scale auctions end #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/sWvbN6gXlR
Self‑Cleaning Solar Panels Powered by Autonomous Robots
#Autonomous Solar Panel Cleaning #Robots Work Without Human Workers by @XueJia24682 #Robotics #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood #Technology https://t.co/CMoSpuWiQu
Solar Panel Recycling Emerges as Billion‑Dollar US Industry
A billion-dollar industry: inside the growing solar panel recycling sector in the US #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/1cYAAUVO6h
Climate Tech Funding Shifts Toward Data Centers
Funding Friday: Climate Tech’s Pivot to Data Centers Continues #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/dl8BQVCFFy https://t.co/gYN1VRxleS
Panasonic Launches First Grid‑scale BESS Cybersecurity Monitoring Trial
Panasonic claims world’s first trial of cybersecurity monitoring for grid-scale BESS #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/BPgKqiFdUD
Affordable, Reformed Electricity Rates Crucial for Heat Pump Adoption
I made a thing: https://t.co/uFVjRvBFVv By which I mean I told Claude to make a thing. The economics of heat pumps are very challenging in a country that has cheap gas and where policy makers load retail electricity rates with a whole...
CrusoeAI Adds 900 MW AI Campus, Reaching 2.1 GW Total Capacity
🏭@CrusoeAI Announces New 900 MW AI Factory Campus in Abilene, Texas to Support Microsoft AI Infrastructure New dedicated campus designed to support large-scale AI workloads; combined with Crusoe’s existing Abilene infrastructure, the full site is expected to reach approximately 2.1 GW...
Japan Funds 130 MW Tunisian Solar Project
Japan finances 130 MW solar project in Tunisia #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/G4FPMmp1cp
Australia’s Gas Phase‑out Already Complete; Paperwork Lags
Australia has already passed gas – the market is just updating its paperwork #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/m8gjoMoMXz https://t.co/85gtKD6xHy
Trump Admin Considers Repurchasing Offshore Wind Leases
The Trump administration is talking with some offshore wind developers about buying back the leases they purchased from the federal government years ago to develop energy projects along the US coast https://t.co/w6VR2H3AC3
Winter Power Gaps Demand Clean‑Firm Energy and Grid Scale
Solar and wind are making remarkable progress. The day/night cycle will be solved by current economic battery trends. The real long term challenge has always been winter: Those dark winter days or weeks when the wind also fails. For that...
TotalEnergies Drops 2050 Net‑zero Goal
French energy giant TotalEnergies says it will no longer aim to reach net zero emission targets by 2050 https://t.co/oJaqzNTGaQ
Abbott-Inspired Solar Farm Finally Built After Long Delay
“We had to wait for the grass to grow:” How an Abbott-inspired community solar farm finally got built #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/FyMlwewTJL https://t.co/KsrPUKRTPP
China Farms Solar on Water, Mountains to Spare Farmland
China Builds Solar Farms on Water and Mountains, Preserving Land for Agriculture by @MarchUnofficial #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy https://t.co/rKBBV6eaJ8
New PV Inverter Metric Accounts for Local Solar Conditions
New PV inverter efficiency metric reflects local solar conditions #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/wtM5JHk0GQ
California’s Grid Generates Double Renewable Power, Cuts Gas 60%
WindWaterSolar has produced TWICE the electricity as the SUM of fossil gas, nuclear, and bioenergy on the @CaliforniaISO grid in 2026. Gas is down 59.4%; WWS is up 24.1%; batteries up 335% in '26 v '23. 35 straight and 62 of 85...
Heat Pumps Slashed Russian Gas Use by Half
When the Ukraine war broke out, the NSC was only talking about LNG. I pushed for heat pumps. They said "cute idea, not gonna happen." Europe proved them wrong — 45-50% reduction in Russian gas through efficiency and heat pumps alone. https://t.co/PmB3c97oaf
Geoengineering Debate: Sulfur Injection as Climate Fix
Today on Volts: at this point, it is all but inevitable that global temperatures will exceed the 2° threshold & continue rising. Should we shoot sulfur particles into the stratosphere to block some of that heat? I talk with the...
Iran Conflict Spurs Global South Renewable Shift, Canada Lagging
Why Energy Shocks Like the Iran War Are Accelerating Electrification Canada gets it wrong. Iran war is encouraging Global South (inc Asia) to switch from oil/LNG to renewables/electrotech. #cdnpoli https://youtu.be/7IbLVXk81Ow
Two States Surpass 100% Renewable Demand, US Average 25%
In 2025, two U.S. states met >100% of grid + behind-the-meter electricity demand with WindWaterSolar. 14 states met 50-124% of demand: 7 dominated by wind 3 by solar 4 by hydro U.S. average: 25.72% WWS https://t.co/KP3uii4BqI https://t.co/Ntf3DHeGdW
Solar Capacity Adds 647 GW in 2025, Hits 2.9 TW
647 GW of solar capacity was added globally in 2025, up from 582 GW in 2024. This 11% year-on-year increase in 2025, following an already strong year in 2024, underscores that solar is playing an ever-larger role in the global...
Grid‑scale Li‑ion Capacity Set to Surge to 1 TW By
The first grid-scale Li-ion battery was connected to the grid in 2012. It was 5 MW. Today, 267,000 MW have been deployed globally. By 2030 it could be 800,000–1,200,000 MW. https://t.co/2GoL8W6Rsx
Pennsylvania's Energy System: Emissions Overview and Future Path
PENNSYLVANIA'S ENERGY CROSSROADS - a briefing paper on the state's energy system and emissions: https://t.co/0PeHKbiekU
Norway's Path: From Petrostate to Electrostate
📣 From petrostate to electrostate? Our new paper 👇 Norway has some of the most ambitious climate commitments in the world. It also has one of the most powerful petroleum sectors. But how can we escape fossil fuel lock in? https://t.co/r1tkIgaJ2r https://t.co/5HCFLHJ5by
Costa Rica Thrives as Oil Crisis Grips the World
The world is melting down over an oil crisis and meanwhile Costa Rica — who generates 98-99% of their electricity from renewables — is enjoying life unchanged.
Quantum Battery Prototype Achieves Ultra‑Fast Charging
Scientists demonstrate quantum battery prototype with rapid charging #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/AxphAp5wAP https://t.co/HjngLBmLdA
Labor Seeks Leader for National Solar Waste Recycling Pilot
Solar waste crisis: Federal Labor launches search for national recycling pilot administrator #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/VlPMO7Efka https://t.co/pUk9PilFPa
Florida Powers up Massive Battery for 2026 Storage Surge
Another big battery prepares to power up as Sunshine state leads extraordinary charge to storage in 2026 #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/sLd3GSZw1v https://t.co/btoUQLxZ7l
On‑site Batteries Speed Grid Connection for Data Centers
On-site batteries accelerate grid access for data center developers #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/xWfxnCemm8 https://t.co/w7cuxythTS
GBP Introduces Fencing Solutions for Solar and BESS Sites
Japanese firm GBP launches fencing for solar and BESS sites #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/bIjD2bwcSZ https://t.co/zq79J8twto