DKEM Seeks Funding to Scale Gigawatt Copper Paste
Chinese PV Industry Brief: DKEM seeks cash injection to scale up gigawatt-level production of copper metallization paste #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/nFRo9vUc0J
Hormuz Closure Threatens Solar Aluminium Supply Chain
How the closure of the Strait of Hormuz affects solar aluminium sourcing #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/NvUU88jGsi
CAISO Launches Extended Day-Ahead Market, Transforming Western Grid
Western grid enters new era as CAISO launches Extended Day-Ahead Market #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/z8UQX9x4Ct
Japanese Team Hits 30.2% Efficiency with All-Perovskite Tandem
Japanese scientists build all-perovskite tandem solar cell with 30.2% efficiency #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/b2uWJrAfXm https://t.co/g06VirbJTt
SoCalGas Customers Avoid $266M Hydrogen Pipeline Bill
SoCalGas customers spared paying $266M for hydrogen pipeline project #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/4ska6Neq1X
Enerflo Links Solar OS to Solargraf Design Platform
Enerflo integrates residential solar operating system with Solargraf design tool #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/UzSoyfOAcM
Saudi Arabia Initiates 12 GWh Battery Storage Qualification Process
Saudi Arabia launches qualification process for 12 GWh of battery storage projects #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/oz5GfWaYEc
Battery Landscape Shifts: Unexpected Game-Changing Developments
Batteries: The game has changed – and it’s not what you think #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/SnIwpT12hM
Hydropower Funding Uncertain Amid Trump DOE Decisions
Hydropower is in hot water. Will Trump’s DOE release funding to help? #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/vtpIzIg8QO
Parking Lots: New Solar Hubs Sparing Farmland
Solar Without Sacrificing Farmland: Why Parking Lots May Become the Next Layer of Energy Infrastructure #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/G1QK1Byzkj
BIPV Facades' Performance in Enclosure Fire Tests
How BIPV façades behave under enclosure fire conditions #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/MokE22nEwJ
First Solar's CuRe Launch Fuels Margin Expansion
First Solar reaffirms 2026 guidance as CuRe launch and record India sales drive Q1 margin expansion #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/DfMR1ukrDi
APAC Battery Storage Scaling to 500MWh, Says Trina
‘We’re not talking 30MWh anymore. It’s 500MWh or above’: Trina Storage on APAC’s battery storage scale-up #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/eF9XzYZ2By
Global Electricity System Shows Promising Improvements
Transcript: Some Great News About the Global Electricity System #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/eEEJpySmV9 https://t.co/eWaubVw2bS
Myth‑Busting Videos Reveal Path to 100% Renewable Future
30 myth-busting short videos about transitioning to 100% renewables and the electrification of everything - from mining to land use to electricity prices to grid reliability - in the middle of this link https://t.co/irGIq6qRxE
China Wafer Prices Stabilize Amid Easing Demand Regulations
China wafer declines narrow as demand-side regulation lifts market sentiment #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/2ZeN1YWDIY
Experts Predict Modest New Nuclear Growth in US
Here’s a transcript of a discussion I had at SMU last month with Jim Burke, CEO of Vistra, and Ray Rothrock, a board member at Centrus Energy. Both are very sober about the growth of new nuclear in the US...
AI Rush Ignoring Climate, Risks Environmental Fallout
"Leaders in the sector say the sheer pace of the AI race leaves little room for climate considerations right now" Yep, couldn't have said it better myself. They'll burn everything down if it means satisfying their anxiety-driven panic-build https://www.axios.com/2026/04/30/data-center-deal-carbon-removal-ai
Data Centers Now Rely on Massive New Fossil Power
Truly though, just a few years ago numbers like for new fossil fuel plants for data centres were unfathomable and absurd, and now every day there's a new announcement that looks like this https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/electrigen-to-build-and-operate-18gw-behind-the-meter-gas-platform-for-data-center-development-in-texas/
US Residential Solar Investment Outpaces Europe
How investment trends in US residential solar compare to Europe #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/RKYzW2KFhy
Indian Cows Provide Biogas Solution for Middle East Energy Shortage
The problem with such stories is that such a thing has been going on for years... India's cows offer biogas alternative to Mideast energy crunch https://t.co/PYQSiYYkKx
Home Batteries Outpace Solar‑only Installations
As home battery numbers surge to new peaks, hardly anyone is installing just solar any more #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/F461sZJ0Hm https://t.co/TLg72UDIyC
Michigan’s Clean Financing Model Guides US Regions
What Michigan’s Clean Community Financing Ecosystem can teach other US regions #energysky -- via RMI https://t.co/A3QoZJQkua
2026 NFPA 855 Updates Redefine Energy Storage Standards
NFPA 855: 2026 edition updates and what they mean for energy storage projects #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/HuN5CYTVfW
PJM Reopens as Solar Output Plummets
PJM Is Back Open For Business. Where Did All the Solar Go? #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/TwRabvjMUM https://t.co/FC95M6bCzk
Old Oil Field Powers New 1MW Data Centre
👏👏👏👏👏👏 A hearty congratulations to Pilot Energy + Kala Data in Western Australia who have successfully plugged a cute little 1 megawatt data centre into some spluttering fossil fuel turbines located at a decaying, dying oil field run by...
Australia’s Data Centers Match US at 50% Grid Growth
Australia's data center lobby insists it is nothing like the US. But a new report shows data centres drove 50% of the past year of demand growth in Australia's biggest grid: exactly the same proportion as the US. Quick new...
China Beats 2030 Solar Target, US Falls Behind
China hit its 2030 solar goal five years early. 90% of new power capacity in China is wind and solar. They've installed 1,500 gigawatts... half of total global solar capacity. Compare to 300 gigawatts in the US. We're falling behind on...
Data Centers Overpromise 500GW, Reality Caps at 50GW
I joined the Prof G Markets pod to talk about the Data Center Debate. Data centers are promising 500GW to communities but can only realistically build 50GW by 2030 due to GPU, memory, and CPU limits. Empty promises are fueling...
Ameresco Finishes Two Solar Installations for Maryland Schools
Ameresco completes two solar projects for Maryland school district #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/CzT8LGiEej
Electrified Homes Save Money, Driving Canadian Adoption
Electrified Homes Cost Less I love my electrified home: heat pump, electric hot water, all appliances, etc. Sachi Gibson, the Canadian Climate Institute, explains why more Canadians are choosing electric homes. #cdnpoli https://youtu.be/eHhCvsU2T_E
New PV Tech Arrives via U.S. Manufacturing Partnership
Manufacturing partnership brings new PV technology to U.S.-sourced solar #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/9mbZR0ccgN
Rural America Sees Rapid Rise in Wind, Solar
Tracking the Growth of Wind and Solar in Rural America #energysky -- via RMI https://t.co/CN0rek5udu
China Tests Truck‑mounted Nuclear Power for AI Data Centers
Truck-mounted nuclear ‘power bank’ enters testing as China explores portable reactors capable of running AI data centers. https://t.co/rFt1tElfKe
Private Data Centers Near $1T Spend, Outpacing Historic Projects
Data center spending is hitting nearly $1 trillion by the end of this year. In 6 years. Compare: Apollo spent $257B over 14 years. Interstate highways spent $620B over 37 years. Manhattan Project spent $36B over 5 years. And those were all...
Critical Mineral Mining Creates Sacrifice Zones for Poor
The AI and clean energy boom has a hidden cost. The rush to mine critical minerals is creating “sacrifice zones,” with environmental and health impacts falling disproportionately on poorer communities. It exposes a deeper tension. The technologies shaping the future can carry...
Experts Warn: Nuclear's US Future Remains Uncertain
There’s no shortage of cheerleading about the future of #nuclear energy in the US. That’s why I was pleased to sit down on April 9 at SMU’s Energy Outlook 2026 with Jim Burke and Ray Rothrock. (Sincere thanks to my friends at...
Belgium to Nationalize All Nuclear Reactors, Stop Decommissioning
Belgium plans to nationalize all the country's nuclear power reactors, and says that plans to decommission the plants are now "halted with immediate effect."
Mission 300 Partners Scale Finance to Electr
Mission 300, the initiative to electrify 300 million people by 2030 is underway. @WorldBankGroup @AfDB_Group @SEforALLorg @RockefellerFdn & @EnergyAlliance are partnering with governments & key stakeholders to scale finance and close #energyaccess gaps. https://t.co/pRD9VwwERF https://t.co/kPN48yxtdl
Battery Recycling and Repurposing Soon Become Profitable
Battery recycling will be cheaper and more profitable. And so will reuse and repurposing. Join us in London to discover why and discuss what it means for the market. https://t.co/9i3AHff5C2
Gas Turbine Firms Admit Europe Will Resist Fossil‑Fuel Data Centers
What a STUNNING quote, from a company selling fossil gas turbines at a data centre conference in Europe: “I just think the American market is ahead of us [and] the same thing is going to happen here....it just will take a...
China's Top Solar Maker Aims to Match Battery Scale
China’s biggest maker of solar equipment wants to grow its batteries business to a similar size https://t.co/GrUSgFU3Ap
First Solar Sets 2025 Sales Record Amid Tariff Uncertainty
First Solar module sales hit record in 2025 as US production expands amid tariff uncertainty. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/04/first-solar-module-sales-hit-record-as.html
EBRD Funds Solar‑storage Projects in Egypt and Hungary
EBRD finances solar and storage projects in Egypt and Hungary #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/cgLjiqJaS2
Batteries Drive Grid Transformation, Lower Wholesale Prices
Batteries both big and small have reshaped the grid and forced wholesale prices down, AEMO says #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/g0deqWOAAN https://t.co/7Uk8cGmSVO
Multi-Pyranometers Boost Arctic Solar Irradiance Accuracy
Multi-pyranometer tech improves solar irradiance measurements in the Arctic #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/zpgfSVGLNU https://t.co/8XiQ6tFcYm
State Allocates $10.8M for Electrification Amid Gas Network Closure
State stumps up $10.8 million to help customers electrify as private gas network shuts down #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/GjuwXNG0Bj https://t.co/dloo2YlZKL
US Battery Startup Chooses China Over Kentucky Plant
US battery startup builds factory in China after nixing Kentucky plant #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/dYmy9M0Soh
Shapiro Tackles Growing Backlash Over Data Center Expansion
Inside Josh Shapiro’s Attempt to Navigate the Data Center Backlash #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/qcdqxZkpU3 https://t.co/mYDyZdnowp
New Data Center Will Triple Utah’s Carbon Footprint
Cannot express how disastrous this will be. This singular data center will use more than TWICE as much electricity as the ENTIRE state of Utah currently does, and it’s 100% powered by fossil fuels. We are going to triple the...