Renewables and Batteries Dominate 93% of New U.S. Capacity
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
Nuclear Plant Overruns Cost by €2.5bn, Delayed 12 Months
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
Energy Crises Drive Nations Toward Solar Adoption
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??
Zero‑Emission Mandates Without Nuclear Threaten Power Prices, Reliability
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...
US Adds 57.6 GWh Energy Storage in 2025
SEIA: US installed 57.6 GWh of new energy storage capacity in 2025 #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/ZVXllTa5xB
Enel Adds 830 MW US Solar‑wind Portfolio
Enel acquires 830MW US PV and wind portfolio, ups renewables investment #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/3AfV5Qymhs
Space Data Centers Demand Unprecedented Scaling
Nothing impossible here. But many things need to scale in unprecedented ways for space based data centers to happen.
Cheap Chinese EVs: Attractive Until Companies Collapse
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/
Peak Capacity Shortage Drives Soaring Electricity Rates
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...
US Policy Shifts Risk Turning Economy Into Petrostate
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
Local Content Rules Halve EV Subsidy Effectiveness
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 Abandons EV Supercar, Pivots to Hybrids
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 Ensure 14-Day Uninterrupted Power
Silbat silicon batteries guarantee uninterrupted power supply for 14 days #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/83tK1ZQ0hg
Global Climate Momentum: Renewables, Net‑Zero Cities, and Record Cuts
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 Must Add 2GW/Yr to Hit 10% by 2040
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 Unveils Universal Home Energy Management System
French startup launches ‘universal’ home energy management system #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/eot5SeQ3va
Grid Debate Centers on Cost, Reliability, Not Clean vs Gas
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. 🧵
Renewables Surge Globally, Beyond Major Economies
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 Sets 107 GW Solar Goal for 2035
Brazil targets 107 GW of solar by 2035 under energy plan #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/S8ibTAB4Tl
IEA Begins Brazil’s Path to Full Membership
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...
Finland Launches 12 MW Steam Heat Pump, Electrifying Industry
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 to Add 1.55 GW Solar by 2025
Denmark deploys 1.55 GW of solar in 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/drL1CNEN2C
IEA Ministers Unanimously Admit Colombia as 33rd Member
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...
Power Crises Spark Solar Booms; Cuba’s Forgotten Legacy
♨️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...
U.S. Sanctions Unintentionally Power Cuba’s Solar Independence
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 Secures 4 GWh Compressed‑Air Storage Deal in California
Hydrostor signs California offtake deal for 4 GWh compressed air storage #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Macva8U3oX
Four‑Hour Battery Projects Advance After 15‑Year Journey
4-hour projects, 15-year toll: Neoen, Statkraft, Zenobē and Infranode progress BESS in Northern Europe #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/8JOh5DmayD
Voters Favor AI Data Centers Powered by Clean Energy
Voters are dramatically more receptive to AI data centers near them if they'll be powered by clean energy. Industry take note. [Blue Rose Research, Feb 2026] https://t.co/2gsbeHtYMv
Cooling Credits Offer 1‑Million‑to‑One Climate Impact
A million to one ratio is pretty sweet, tbh. Proud to buy cooling credits from these guys - paying to reflect a miniscule fraction of sunlight back into space. The only possible way to halt climate change at 1.5C.
Europe's Optimal Agrivoltaic Row Spacing Revealed
Optimal solar module row spacing for agrivoltaics across Europe #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/fykphdQp9S
Full EV Fleet by 2026 Cuts WA Emissions Over Half
While renewables boom in WA, WA electric vehicle adoption half the global adoption rate of 25% If WA's vehicle fleet was 100% electric in 2026 with renewables penetration at 55%, more than half of WA transport emissions would have been eliminated @RogerCookMLA
Supreme Court Tariff Decision Accelerates Energy Transition
Transcript: What the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling Means for the Energy Transition #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/8WlknvgxB2 https://t.co/uT8gy8NiSw
Hallett Battery Secures Financial Close in Australia
Hallett battery project reaches financial close in Australia #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/zQ4cd4fAS9
Algorithm Cools Solar Panels During Clipping, Boosts Efficiency
New algorithm reduces solar module temperature during clipping, curtailment #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/NbLnqUKk5Q
Algorithms Could Cut Data Center Energy Use
Can an Algorithm Solve Data Centers’ Power Problem? #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/qcCqLZZ9Qq https://t.co/skxJp2cNOc
PowerBank Reports $22.3M H2 2025 Revenue Surge
PowerBank posts $22.3 million in H2 2025 revenue amid space solar AI push #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/NhMneLBXJk
Winter Freeze Exposes Solar and Wind’s Reliability Gap
Late January's winter weather was a perfect litmus test for purported replacements of fossil fuels. If a type of “power” or “capacity” cannot reliably contribute to preventing Americans from freezing to death during a week of nationwide cold weather, whatever else...
Enhanced Geothermal Beats New Nuclear on Cost, Speed, Cleanliness
And why bother with new nuclear when enhanced geothermal does the exact same thing but faster, cheaper, cleaner & safer and with less land & no mining and can be done most anywhere. https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/150Country/150-CountriesEGS.pdf https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/01/geothermal-clean-renewable-energy-transition-study-research Nuc pushers have no idea what the alternatives...
Nuclear Costs Billions, Takes Decades—Solar Wins
New nuclear is crazy-and useless $47.2 bil for 3.26 GW Hinkley Point C=$14.5/W vs $1/W for solar and wind And HPC will take 22 years from planning to operation (2008-2030), vs 1-3 for PV/wind Similar statistics for Vogtle Vaporware SMRs are worse https://t.co/M80o9ICaUb
Risen Energy Introduces Full Liquid Cooling for 131 kW Storage
Risen Energy adds full liquid cooling to 131 kW/261 kWh C&I storage unit #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/WaJHUYwp2n
Taxpayer Money Moves Reactors; Solar and Batteries Already Mobile
Gee. With billions of taxpayer subsidies, we have finally proven that you can *actually move* a nuclear reactor. (But the fuel didn’t fly with them…) 🙄 Meanwhile, solar and batteries are cheaper, faster, safer, and move on planes and trucks every...
Passive Systems Tackle Appalachia’s Legacy Mine Pollution
This is what legacy pollution looks like. Acid mine drainage discharging from an abandoned mine. Before this treatment system was established, this would just get discharged into the adjacent stream that feeds into the Monongahela River…which eventually feeds into the...
Closing Fossil Plants Drives Winter Grid Strain, Price Spikes
Had we not shut down so many coal plants and suppressed so many pipelines and prevented so many gas plants, this winter's electricity demand could have been easily and cheaply met. Instead, it strained grids, spiked power prices, and spiked heating...
Cubenergy FlexCombo 2.0 Powers Next‑Gen Energy Applications
Enable the next wave of applications and opportunity: Cubenergy’s FlexCombo 2.0 flexible energy storage AC block #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/WVo8bo2saO
Data Center Growth Ends; Power Procurement Becomes Arms Race
Just read several embargoed reports coming out this week. We are no longer in a “data center growth” cycle. We are in a power procurement arms race.
Scale Up, Shift Risk: Fix Nuclear Incentives
I want nuclear to succeed. And right now almost every nuclear project in the Western world is an unmitigated disaster. The only way out of this is to both fix the economic incentives (customers can not hold the bag for...
Hot, Dry 2026 Boosts Australian Solar Amid Fires
Hot, dry start to 2026 lifts Australian PV, despite fires and monsoon losses #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/thgmhFkK3v https://t.co/CQA7F9yadu
£49B Hinkley Point C vs Solar/Wind Investment Potential
The math behind the Hinkley Point C disaster is infuriating: EDF just pushed, again, the start-up to 2030 and the cost exploded from an original £18b in 2016 to £49b But how much solar or offshore wind does £49b buy in...
Project Appears Nonexistent; No Official Steps Underway
Now it looks like the project isn't even real. The State hasn't seen any officials actions taken to get the project online anytime soon...
Supercomputers Accelerate Sodium‑Ion Battery Research
World’s fastest supercomputers probing future of sodium-ion batteries #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/pSiSoBZ3Rd https://t.co/t3Yi3JRnKE