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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Africa: Africa's Regional Blocs Must Prevent a Silent Scramble for Critical Minerals
A new scramble for Africa's critical minerals—lithium, cobalt, graphite, platinum‑group metals and rare‑earth elements—is driven by global green‑energy supply chains. The article argues that regional blocs such as SADC, ECOWAS and EAC must coordinate policies to move from raw‑material exports to value‑added processing. Without collective action, member states risk undercutting each other, weakening negotiating power with China, Europe and the United States. Aligning these blocs with the African Union’s Mining Vision and AfCFTA could create continental mineral‑pricing standards, beneficiation targets and sovereign funds.
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...
Chamera-1 Hydro Power Station: NHPC's Renewable Energy Success in Himachal Pradesh
The Chamera‑1 Hydro Power Station in Himachal Pradesh is a 540 MW underground facility operating three 180 MW units since 1984. It consistently outperforms its design output of 1,664 million units, having generated over 2,500 million units to date. The plant supplies long‑term power...
CAG Conference: India Power Sector Audit Planning, Trends & Future
India’s Comptroller and Auditor General will host a national conference on February 23 to review power sector trends and shape future audit plans. The event will bring together senior officials from the Centre, states and leading public‑sector utilities to discuss digitalisation,...
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.
Oil Glut Myth Debunked: Sanctions Tighten Real Supply
The oil glut narrative is dying or dead A market rallying 18% YTD isn’t drowning in supply. Yes, barrels exist on paper But sanctions, disruptions, inventories & geopolitics mean they’re not available where prices are set. These views are from the @BloombergNRG article. I agree...
Coal Demand Set for Uptick on Rising Power Needs
India’s power demand rebounded sharply in December, posting a 6.3% rise, and continued climbing in January as a harsh winter and improving economic activity spurred electricity consumption. The surge is expected to lift coal demand, reversing a period of weakness...
Excise Waiver for Biogas Blending, Clear Policy Line Can Unlock ₹1 Lakh Crore Investment: IBA
The Indian Biogas Association says the Union Budget 2026 excise‑duty waiver on compressed biogas (CBG) blended with CNG could unlock up to ₹1 lakh crore of investment, provided a clear, stable policy framework. A 5% blending target over five years would require...
Adani Group's Hydropower Plant Among 10 Projects Worth over ₹44,000 Cr to Get Odisha Govt Nod
The Odisha government has approved ten industrial projects worth ₹44,200 crore, spanning sectors such as semiconductors, rare‑earth magnets, cement, automotive components, telecom infrastructure and renewable energy. Among the approvals, Adani Group’s pumped‑storage hydropower plant and a major semiconductor memory chip plant...
Chandigarh Rooftop Solar Uptake Low Despite Incentives; CREST Flags Strong Savings Potential
Despite generous subsidies under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, Chandigarh households have been slow to install rooftop solar. A CREST cost‑benefit study shows a 2‑3 kWp system can cut monthly bills by ₹1,000‑₹2,000 and deliver a payback in four to five years. Over a...
Iran War Risk Surge Threatens Oil Markets
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Iran's Survival Shift Fuels Chaos Amid China Metal Competition
Teheran now believes it's marked for death, writes @ctindale Once survival replaces strategy, restraint evaporates & chaos becomes leverage Anyone who thinks this isn’t about oil—specifically balancing China’s grip on metals—simply isn’t paying attention #Geopolitics #Iran #Deterrence #EnergySecurity #PowerPolitics #Risk #MiddleEast #StrategicStability
The US Is Still Bleeding Coal Jobs, Trump Or No Trump
President Trump continues to tout coal while the industry sheds jobs at an accelerating pace. U.S. coal‑generating capacity fell by 57 GW during his two terms, outpacing the 48 GW loss under Obama and 41 GW under Biden. Employment in coal mining has...
Trump Uses Iran Threat as Energy Leverage, Not War
War with Iran & energy dominance are unrelated IMO @AsimRiaz1978 Trump knows an Iran strike risks an oil spike & voter blowback at the pump. That's why I think the buildup & a strike are coercive leverage, not a plan...
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
Invenergy Inks Supply Deal for Three New Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants in Arizona
Invenergy announced a supply agreement with Tallgrass to provide natural‑gas infrastructure for up to three new gas‑fired power plants in Arizona’s Maricopa and Yuma counties. The deal comes as the utility expects electricity demand to surge more than 40% over...
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
Kuwait’s CGCC Secures Gas Gathering Contract in PNZ
Kuwait’s Combined Contracting Group Co. (CGCC) secured a KWD 10.2 million contract to provide gas‑gathering support services in the Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ) at the Al‑Wafra Joint Operations facility, a partnership between Kuwait Gulf Oil Co. and Chevron Saudi Arabia. The deal...
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
Petro's Policies Are Decimating Colombia's Natural Gas Industry
Colombia’s proven natural‑gas reserves have slumped to just over two trillion cubic feet, giving the country less than six years of production life. President Gustavo Petro’s policies—halting new exploration contracts and raising extractive taxes—have sharply curbed foreign investment and accelerated...
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
INL Partners with NVIDIA on Nuclear AI Apps
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has teamed up with NVIDIA to embed artificial intelligence across the nuclear reactor lifecycle, from design to operation. Leveraging NVIDIA’s GPU‑accelerated computing, the partnership aims to double deployment schedules and cut operational costs by more...
Hallett Battery Secures Financial Close in Australia
Hallett battery project reaches financial close in Australia #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/zQ4cd4fAS9
Houston Firm Acquires Oil Assets via Concho, Shell Deals
"The oil and gas holdings in question were acquired by the Houston-based company through previous transactions involving Concho Resources and Shell, according to the report," @geolsubho https://t.co/OlyZeu35Mu
Evolito to Develop Electric Wheel Taxi System with Airbus and UK Government Support
Evolito Limited has been chosen to create an electric wheel‑taxi system under the UK‑backed Project SONATA, partnering with Airbus, ATI, Innovate UK and several research institutions. The company will supply a low‑speed, high‑torque axial‑flux motor delivering roughly 350 kW and 56 Nm/kg, designed to...
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...
Jefferies Raises Its Price Target on The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) to $81 and Maintains a Buy Rating
Jefferies raised its price target on The Williams Companies (WMB) to $81 from $78, maintaining a Buy rating after a strong analyst day. UBS also lifted its target to $89, citing a $7.3 billion power‑generation backlog that could generate $1.4 billion annual...
Jan Gas Futures Near $5, Could Slip Below $4.40
January Natural Gas vs. Lower Energy, Rates Goals - The January natural gas future (Jan27) is typically the tip of the price curve and will be tops in relevance around the US midterms, with a potential downward bias. Preexisting trends...
Trump's Energy Policy Failed, Wasting Oil Leverage on China
Energy dominance has been Trump’s most consequential failure @Anon1Oil No Defense Production Act. No serious incentives. No strategy. “Drill, baby, drill” turned into “die, baby, die” in the oil patch. And he’s wasted oil as leverage against China. As for telling me...
KYN: Favorable Outlook For This Monthly Paying Energy Infrastructure Fund
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund (KYN) is rated a buy, delivering a 7.4% distribution yield and heavy exposure—95%—to mid‑stream energy equities that stand to benefit from AI‑driven electricity demand. The fund trades at a 12.14% discount to its net asset...
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...
AI Data Centers Turn to High-Temperature Superconductors
AI‑driven hyperscale data centers are straining existing power grids, prompting Microsoft and other cloud providers to explore high‑temperature superconductors (HTS) as a replacement for copper wiring. Microsoft has pledged $75 million to Veir, a developer of REBCO‑based HTS tape, and is...
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...
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
YPF Chief Readies War Chest for Shale Push
YPF SA is committing to keep its $3.5 billion upstream capital spending unchanged, even if oil prices slip to $55 per barrel, to sustain its shale push in the Vaca Muerta basin. CEO Horacio Marin said the company has raised a $1 billion war...
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
Chariot to Raise $20 Million to Fund Offshore Angola Oil Production Stake
Chariot Plc announced a $20 million equity placing to help finance the acquisition of a producing oil interest offshore Angola. The deal, in partnership with Shell Trading and Etu Energias, targets Blocks 14 and 14K, which currently produce about 8,000 barrels per day....
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
Brent Spreads Widen Sharply as Front‑month Jumps
Where's the Glut? Brent 12-month spread widened $1.79 (52%) 6-month spread widened $0.68 (30%) for the week ending February 20 Front-month price increased $4.01 from $67.75 to $71.76 #energy #OOTT #oilandgas #WTI #CrudeOil #fintwit #OPEC #Commodities #commoditiesmarket https://t.co/GkGOzWLZRj
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.
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...