Today's Energy Pulse
Scania pilots vehicle‑to‑grid power for heavy‑duty electric trucks
Scania showcased one of the first V2G systems for heavy‑duty electric trucks using the Megawatt Charging System (MCS). The pilot demonstrated bi‑directional power flow, letting trucks feed stored electricity back to the grid while parked, with real‑time communication enabling dynamic charging and discharging. The company also opened orders for trucks equipped with an extra battery pack and MCS.
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Fight for the Bight 2.0: Australian Surfers Mobilize Against Planned Offshore Gas Exploration
The Australian Labor government has opened five new offshore gas exploration blocks in the Otway Basin, covering roughly 1.6 million hectares off Victoria and 800,000 hectares off Tasmania. The move revives drilling ambitions that were previously halted after the successful #FightForTheBite campaign led by Surfrider Surf Coast. Environmental groups, including the Surfrider Foundation’s Save The Southern Seas petition, are mobilising surfers and coastal communities to oppose the licences, arguing the areas host unique marine life and are vital for tourism. Potential bidders include ConocoPhillips, Korea National Oil Corporation, Thor Energy and H2EX.
New Platform Offers Monthly Utility‑Level U.S. Electricity Rate Data
My friends @heatmap_news and @mitceepr just released the Electricity Price Hub, a new public data platform that provides monthly, utility-level estimates of residential electricity rates and bills across the United States going back to 2021, broken down by generation, transmission,...
LNG Powerhouse Australia Leans on Export Strength to Weather Energy Shock
Australia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector is leveraging record export volumes to offset a sharp domestic energy price shock caused by global supply disruptions. In 2023 the country shipped roughly 70 million tonnes of LNG, generating about $30 billion in export revenue....
Jim Ratcliffe Backs Tory Pledge to Slash Net Zero Tax
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire behind Ineos, has joined other manufacturing chiefs in endorsing the Conservative Party’s pledge to scrap the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), a carbon‑tax mechanism that forces high‑carbon energy to cost more than renewables. The party...
Some French Gas Stations Run Dry
Hundreds of French gas stations ran out of fuel after the government imposed price caps to curb soaring costs caused by Middle East supply disruptions. TotalEnergies accounts for about 700 of the 900 stations that reported shortages, a logistical bottleneck...
Hormuz Closure Amplifies Global Trade, Inflation, Financial Strain
Hormuz disruption deepens global economic strain across trade, prices and finance Latest @UNCTAD report on Hormuz 1⃣Energy corridor halted: The Strait of Hormuz remains “practically closed,” disrupting a critical share of global oil and gas flows. 2⃣Trade losing momentum: Global merchandise trade is...
Finstad Eyes Quick Action on Year-Round E15 After Recess
Republican Representative Brad Finstad, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, says the year‑round E15 ethanol blend legislation is nearing completion, with the latest draft now at the House legal counsel’s office. He reports growing support from small and medium‑sized...
The POWER Interview: Addressing Data Priorities as Severe Weather Season Looms
Severe‑weather season begins April 1, prompting utilities to seek better weather intelligence. Synoptic Data offers a platform that aggregates high‑resolution, real‑time and historical weather data from multiple networks into a single source. Melanie Scott, Synoptic’s meteorologist, stresses that utilities must access...
US Gasoline Prices Surge Past $4 per Gallon Amid Iran Conflict, Fueling Inflation Fears
GasBuddy data show the U.S. national average for gasoline climbed to $4 a gallon, the highest level since August 2022, after President Trump’s Feb. 28 attack on Iran sparked a $1.05 one‑month jump. The surge is tightening household budgets and stoking...
Indonesia Pushes Renewable Transition as Oil Spikes Above $100, Tightening Logistics Costs
Indonesia, a net oil importer of 1.5 million barrels per day, is urging faster renewable adoption after oil prices breached $100 per barrel, a shock that could add up to $3 billion to its fiscal deficit and pressure logistics costs. Policymakers argue...
MacroValor, Favis Will Build Hydrogen-Powered AI Mega Campus
MacroValor Corporation and Favis Advanced Robotics announced Mount Hydrogen, a 3,000‑megawatt AI, robotics and semiconductor mega‑campus in Austin, Texas. The site will be powered entirely by MacroValor’s hydrogen energy network, delivering zero‑emission, continuous operation. It will host Subvertio AI, a...
IMF Flags Iran War as Asymmetric Global Shock; GCC Buffers Growth While Emerging Markets Brace
The IMF warned that the Iran war is delivering a global but asymmetric shock, bolstering Gulf Cooperation Council economies as a growth anchor while exposing emerging markets to heightened inflation and balance‑of‑payments stress. Malaysia’s central bank lifted its 2026 growth...
EPA’s Aaron Szabo, Former Oil‑Gas Lobbyist, Leads Rollback of Methane Rules
Aaron Szabo, an EPA assistant administrator who drafted industry arguments against methane controls in 2022, is now overseeing a revision of the Biden administration’s methane rules. Internal EPA documents show he is delaying compliance deadlines and seeking language favored by...
Global Atomic: Africa’s Highest-Grade Uranium Project Now Well Into Construction – by Arthur Tassell (Mining Review – March 30, 2026)
The Dasa uranium project in Niger, owned by TSX‑listed Global Atomic, is now well into construction, with earthworks nearing completion and underground infrastructure advancing. The deposit boasts uranium grades above 4,000 ppm U₃O₈, the highest in Africa. Global Atomic, active in...
Daily Energy Report
India’s petroleum product exports to Southeast Asia hit a record high in March 2026. The surge came even as the nation’s total petroleum product shipments fell that month. Historically stable seasonal patterns were overridden by heightened regional demand, pushing volumes...
ISO Publishes New Standard for Carbon Storage With Potential as Subpart RR Substitute
The International Organization for Standardization released ISO 27914:2026, a comprehensive standard for underground carbon‑dioxide storage that fills the reporting gaps of its 2017 version. The new standard could replace Subpart RR of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, enabling continued eligibility for the...
Energy Woes Shine a Light Back on Uranium
Geopolitical tensions from the Iran‑related oil and gas shortages are reigniting interest in nuclear power as governments seek energy security. About 70 reactors are under construction worldwide, driving a renewed focus on uranium, which remains in a long‑term supply deficit....
Renewables Cut Electricity Prices; Fossils Drive Them Up
Which lowers electricity prices, more renewables or more fossil fuels? More wind, solar, geothermal & hydro correlate with lower electricity prices worldwide and across the 50 states. More fossils, nuclear & biomass all independently correlate with higher prices. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yI9vlrRSc7w
Alberta-Ottawa MOU Negotiations Miss First Deadline as Talks Continue
The four‑month‑old Alberta‑Ottawa memorandum of understanding missed its April 1 deadline for finalizing carbon‑pricing and a flagship oilsands emissions‑reduction agreement. Negotiators have secured a draft methane‑reduction pact and a “one project, one review” process to speed environmental assessments. Alberta’s carbon‑price target...
VIEWPOINT: A Replicable Retrofit Model for Electrifying Multifamily Buildings
LaBella Associates, in partnership with Chartered Properties and Sunamp, won NYSERDA’s Empire Building Challenge by creating a replicable retrofit that electrifies multifamily apartments using thermal‑battery storage and air‑source heat pumps. The design stores heat during off‑peak hours or via hydronic...
IOWN Energy Closes Sale of 127 MW Nevada Battery Project
IOWN Energy completed an all‑cash sale of the 127 MW/506 MWh Roccasecca battery storage project in Boulder City, Nevada, to independent power producer DESRI. The transaction transferred all shares of the project SPV and bundled a $290 million senior secured credit facility to...
Economist Warns: War's Hidden Costs Outweigh Oil Prices
Yes, I'm an economist. And yes, I'll talk about oil and gas prices. But still, I wonder whether (and why) we're avoiding talking about the bigger costs of war.
Dimension Energy Announces $650 Million in New Financing for Community Solar
Dimension Energy secured a record $650 million financing package to develop a 132 MW portfolio of 25 community solar projects across Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The deal combines $415 million of debt from existing partners—First Citizens Bank, MUFG, ING Capital and National...
Texas Utilities Need to Manage Massive Data Center Demand
Texas is on track to become the United States’ largest data‑center market by 2030, overtaking Virginia within five years. The surge will add electricity demand comparable to a Houston‑sized city to ERCOT, prompting utilities to assess credit risk and avoid...
Russian Seaborne Diesel Exports Fall 3% Between February and March
Russia’s seaborne diesel and gasoil shipments slipped 3% in March, falling to roughly 3.06 million metric tons. The decline was driven by repeated Ukrainian drone strikes that disrupted loading at the key Baltic hub of Primorsk and the southern port of...
US Gulf Coast Tanker Availability Drops as Asia, Europe Seek to Replace Middle East Supply
U.S. Gulf Coast oil tanker availability has plunged, falling 41% in the past month as Asian and European refiners replace Middle Eastern supply disrupted by the Iran‑related war in the Strait of Hormuz. Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) numbers have...
US Grid Operates at Half Capacity, New Tech Boosts Utilization
Today on Volts: the US grid is, on average, carrying about half the capacity it's capable of. A new industry coalition argues that, before building expensive new infrastructure to serve rising demand, we should more efficiently use the infrastructure we...
How Many Solar Projects Does the UK Fund?
How many solar projects have been backed by the UK government? #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Z5BD08Sc0P
U.S. Solar and Storage Market Report: 2026 State Rankings and Forecasts
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest report ranks states by solar generation share, cumulative capacity, three‑year installation pipelines, and operational battery storage. California dominates solar generation at 32% and leads battery storage with 18.5 GW, while Texas holds the second‑largest solar...
World Adds 510 GW Solar PV Capacity in 2025
IRENA: World adds 510GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025 #energysky -- via pv-tech: https://t.co/ov6EV1bx5W
Saudi Arabia Adds 7.8 GW Solar Capacity in 2025
Saudi Arabia adds around 7.8 GW of solar in 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/WGmXqbJ7ty https://t.co/vbc6qMP2wS
£12bn Plan to Rewire Scotland Grid Kicks Off
ScottishPower’s transmission arm SP Energy Networks has launched a five‑year, £12 bn (≈$15 bn) programme to rewire the central and southern Scotland electricity grid. The plan includes building 12 new major substations and upgrading or replacing more than 570 km of transmission lines...
Critical US Grid Insight Over
This fact has been emphasized to me for years by execs at a US private electrical infrastructure I have an investment in… …yet it is ignored by most geopolitical analysts and policymakers because it is too inconvenient to acknowledge: https://t.co/CODqrwbKm1
Brent Slides Despite PMs' “Batten Down” Warnings
Why is front month Brent oil down on the day both Australian and UK prime ministers gave 'batten down the hatches' addresses to their nations?
Libya Abandons ‘Arctic Metagaz’ Salvage At Edge of Malta SAR Zone
Libyan authorities towed the damaged LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz 105 nautical miles north‑northeast of Misrata and then cut the towline, leaving the vessel adrift near the edge of Malta’s search‑and‑rescue zone. The Russian‑linked tanker, crippled by explosions and fire on March 3,...
IOWN Energy Sells 127 MW Nevada Battery Project
IOWN Energy closes sale of 127 MW Nevada battery project #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/nO7QzEEVCv
Battery Lenders Gain Six Years' Insight in Six Months
‘We learned more in the past six months than the past six years’: Australian battery storage lenders navigate merchant risk #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/k3W8LaAaTN
EIB Lends €60m for Grid Operations in Andorra
On April 1, 2026, the European Investment Bank approved a €60 million (approximately $65 million) framework loan to support Andorra’s energy transition. The first tranche of €30 million has already been disbursed to finance renewable generation, grid upgrades, and district heating and cooling...
Dimension Energy Secures $650M for Community Solar
Dimension Energy announces $650 million in new financing for community solar #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/yNAppIapKQ
Learn From Hormuz Crisis: Rethink Gas Export Strategies
The reshuffling of gas and LNG exports as the Hormuz crisis move to its second month is an experience that we need to learn form.
Asia’s Coal Resurgence Driven by Gas Shortages and Geopolitics
Asia is being FORCED BACK TO COAL to keep the lights on. Gas shortages are leaving countries with no other alternatives. THE US-ISRAELI WAR ON IRAN = UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. https://t.co/h4FiiSWzHr
Federal Lawsuit Targets Morris Township's Natural‑gas Ban
Administration sues Morris Township, NJ - population 23,000 - to preempt a 2022 ordinance that bans natural gas in new apt buildings.
Judge Allows Alabama Power to Maintain High Solar Fees
Alabama Power can keep charging steep rooftop solar fee, judge rules #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/6jCLTmK7pW
Markets Await Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
“Markets are forward looking, and they’re just looking forward to a future when the Strait of Hormuz is no longer closed.” Aren’t we all. https://t.co/U9K3hLC2zT
Physical Energy Markets Show Shortage While Paper Markets Pretend
The energy system is broken at the physical level, says Jeff Currie Physical markets are screaming shortage. Paper markets are still pretending. The gap is keeping markets from panic Chaos is around the corner. #Oil #EnergyCrisis #Commodities #Geopolitics
Australia Tests AI Robots for Solar Farm Maintenance
Australian science agency trials AI robots for solar farms #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/1cum7O4u2V
2026 U.S. Solar & Storage Market Rankings Released
U.S. solar and storage market report: 2026 state rankings and forecasts #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/bCkEXUPP7J
Will Hormuz Reach 80% Shipping Flow by April?
Is the Strait of Hormuz open* before the end of April? *let's define it as 80+% of pre-war shipping flow
Michigan Greenlights 1.3 GW BESS, Includes Oracle Data Center
Michigan approves 1.3 GW BESS portfolio, including contested Oracle data center assets #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/SXEfi3Pp5u
AGL's New Peaking Plant Pays for Itself without Ever Running
AGL reaches FID on new peaking plant that will just about pay for itself without ever being switched on #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/P7XirELxt0 https://t.co/SWzJmF1wbM