Hybrid Tidal-Photovoltaic System for Modular Renewables Deployment in Estuarine Channels
Researchers in Brazil simulated a hybrid tidal‑hydrokinetic and photovoltaic floating farm for estuarine channels. By placing solar panels on each diffuser‑augmented turbine, the system mitigates wake‑induced losses and achieves annual generation between 5.2 and 24 GWh depending on turbine spacing and column count, with levelized costs ranging from $0.30 to $0.38 per kWh. The study shows that a 60‑diameter longitudinal spacing and a 17‑column layout yields the highest output (23.96 GWh/yr) and the lowest LCOE ($0.32/kWh). The methodology is presented as a site‑agnostic decision‑support tool for early‑stage renewable projects.
Oil Rally Lures Shale Independent, but Majors Unswayed
Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel amid Middle East supply disruptions, prompting a mixed response from U.S. producers. Diamondback Energy announced a 3% output lift to over 520,000 barrels per day and plans to add 2‑3 rigs, signaling a...
Trinasolar Module Factories Awarded Silver Supply Chain Traceability Certificates by SSI
Trinasolar’s Yiwu and Yancheng factories have been awarded Silver supply‑chain traceability certificates from the Solar Stewardship Initiative, the highest level granted to any solar manufacturing site to date. The certification, verified by TÜV SÜD, confirms end‑to‑end traceability from metallurgical‑grade silicon through...
PPL ‘Advanced’ Data Center Pipeline Grows to 28.3 GW in Pennsylvania
PPL Electric reported its "advanced" stage data‑center pipeline surged 12% to 28.3 GW for 2034, up from 25.2 GW three months earlier. The utility expects 0.6 GW to come online this year and 20.7 GW by 2030, with 5 GW already under construction in Pennsylvania....
Solar Developer Seeks Connection to Wrong Powerline, Delays Project Five Years
The OFW Solar Project in Mount Jackson, Virginia mistakenly filed its PJM interconnection application to connect to Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative lines instead of the intended Dominion Energy transmission corridor. The error forces a full restart of the interconnection process,...
Last Coal Fired Hospital Gets Cleaned Up
Nottingham City Hospital has become the NHS’s last coal‑fired facility to switch to clean energy after a £34.8 million (≈$44 million) decarbonisation programme. The upgrade, delivered by Vital Energi, replaced coal and gas boilers with an energy centre, 400 kW air‑source heat pumps,...
Current Price of Oil as of May 11, 2026
Oil prices rose to $107.67 per barrel for Brent crude on May 11, 2026, up 48 cents from the previous day and roughly $43 higher than a year ago. The increase reflects tightening global supply, OPEC+ output decisions, and robust U.S. shale...
The Many Shapes of Nuclear Power’s Revival
After years of stagnation, nuclear power is re‑emerging as a key source of firm, low‑carbon electricity. Growing electricity demand—particularly from hyperscale data centers—and the push to decarbonize industrial heat are spurring both new builds, from gigawatt‑scale plants to SMRs and...
Connecticut Legislature Passes Solar Bill to Extend Incentives, Streamline Permitting, Authorize Plug-In Solar and More
Connecticut lawmakers approved House Bill 5340 on the final day of the 2026 session, sending a comprehensive solar package to Governor Ned Lamont. The bill extends the Residential and Non‑residential Renewable Energy Solutions tariffs through 2035 with an $85 million annual...
Amicus Launches Online O&M Training for Solar and Storage Professionals
Amicus O&M Cooperative has introduced a 30‑hour online Solar PV and BESS O&M Tech 2 Training Program, available via its platform and HeatSpring.com. The self‑paced curriculum deepens technicians' knowledge in electrical theory, advanced diagnostics, battery systems, and cybersecurity. It meets the...
New York SEIA Says Flexible Interconnection Could Enable 3.3 GW More Community Solar
The New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NY SEIA) estimates that offering a flexible interconnection option with 5% curtailment could unlock an additional 3.3 GW of community solar in upstate and western New York. A typical community solar project is about...
First Hydrogen Helicopter Just Proved It Can Fly a Real Mission
A modified Robinson R44, retrofitted by Unither Bioélectronique, completed the first full‑mission flight powered by hydrogen fuel cells, proving take‑off, climb, pattern, approach and landing under real‑world conditions. The system delivered roughly 178 kW, with more than 90% of that power...
Latam Producers Take Strait Shot at Investment
At the Offshore Technology Conference, Brazil, Guyana and Argentina – Latin America’s fastest‑growing crude producers – emphasized that their non‑strait exports provide a secure alternative amid the Middle‑East war. Combined output now tops 6 million barrels per day, dwarfing Venezuela and...
Perenco Raises Oil Production Capacity in Congo-Brazzaville
Perenco announced a 6,000‑barrel‑per‑day uplift at the Tchibouela East field in Congo‑Brazzaville after completing an enhanced‑oil‑recovery and five‑well infill campaign. The company has launched a new five‑well drilling program on the Masseko field to test a fresh geological horizon. In...
EU Consults on ETS Benchmark Values for 2026-30
The European Commission opened a public consultation on draft benchmark values that will determine free allowance allocations under the EU Emissions Trading System for the 2026‑2030 period. The proposed numbers match those seen in earlier internal documents, meaning the methodology...
E.ON Takes over OVO for Undisclosed Figure to Create Giant Supplier
E.ON announced it will acquire UK retailer OVO, adding roughly four million customers to its existing 5.6 million UK accounts and creating a combined supplier of nearly ten million customers. The merger would give the new entity about seven million smart...
Eskom Battles Widespread Outages as Storm Batters the Cape
A powerful winter storm swept across South Africa's Western Cape, triggering widespread power outages that affected the Cape Metro, Winelands, Garden Route, Overberg, Overstrand and West Coast regions. Eskom reported faults in dozens of towns and farms, with recovery crews...
Competitive Power Markets Have Delivered. Abandoning Them Would Be a Mistake.
Competitive wholesale electricity markets, exemplified by PJM, have spurred billions in private generation investment and created a 40% surplus in Pennsylvania, while Virginia’s vertically integrated model leaves it the nation’s largest electricity importer. The author argues that rising power prices...
Assessment of Nigeria’s Agrivoltaic Potential Identifies Northern States as Optimal Areas
A geospatial study by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Indiana University and Cornell identifies Nigeria’s northern states—Kano, Katsina and Jigawa—as having the highest agrivoltaic potential. The analysis shows that meeting projected 2050 solar capacity in these states would...
Reblade Appoints Andrew Jamieson
Reblade, a specialist in wind‑farm decommissioning, has appointed Andrew Jamieson as a non‑executive director. Jamieson brings more than three decades of UK renewable‑energy experience, including senior roles at ScottishPower and leadership of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. The board addition...
BayWa R.e. Lands German BESS Deal
BayWa r.e. has secured an eight‑year operations contract with Denmark’s Scale Fund to run the Alfeld battery energy storage system (BESS) in Lower Saxony. The Alfeld project, slated for commercial operation in Q3 2026, will be Germany’s largest BESS with 137 MW of...
Great North Road Solar Nears Decision
Elements Green’s Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park, an 800 MW solar farm in Nottinghamshire, has completed its six‑month planning examination. The project, capable of powering roughly 400,000 UK homes, underwent two hearings, site inspections and extensive environmental reviews. The...
India to Shrink Zones Around Nuclear Reactors to Free up Land, Sources Say
India is set to shrink the 1‑km exclusion zones around its nuclear reactors, freeing up land for new units and private investment. The reduction could cut land requirements by half for large reactors and by two‑thirds for smaller ones, potentially...
Vicinay Marine, Tecnalia Develop Remote Offshore Mooring Corrosion Sensor
Vicinay Marine and Spain’s research centre Tecnalia have co‑created a sensor that remotely tracks corrosion on offshore mooring lines using electrical resistance measurements. The device provides real‑time section‑loss data, models degradation trends and predicts remaining service life. Validation took place...
Iran-Linked LPG Tanker Signals Indian Ownership Through Hormuz
The LPG tanker Tara Gas, previously linked to Iranian cargoes, is transiting the Strait of Hormuz while declaring Indian crew and ownership. Tracking data show it moving northeast from Dubai, fully laden with LPG on a Tehran‑approved route past Larak Island....
Podcast: Why Companies Can’t Keep Their Climate Commitments
The Insight Unpacked podcast examines why corporate climate pledges made after the Paris Agreement are routinely missed or abandoned. It highlights cases such as JBS’s net‑zero promise that was later dismissed, a small oil firm that back‑tracked after costly carbon‑capture...
SoftBank Banks on DC Power Needs
SoftBank Corp announced plans to build a battery business at its Osaka Sakai AI Data Centre, targeting the growing demand for reliable DC power in data centres and industrial sites. The company will develop zinc‑halogen cells with Cosmos Lab and...
Berg Propulsion to Supply Systems for India’s Green Tug Pair
Berg Propulsion won a contract to supply electric propulsion and integration technology for two all‑electric harbor tugs built under India’s Green Tug Transition Program. The 33.55‑meter vessels, slated for delivery in Q4 2027, will provide 60 tonnes of bollard pull and rely...
SoftBank Launches ¥100 Billion AI Batteries Business
SoftBank announced the launch of an AI‑batteries business targeting ¥100 billion (about $720 million) in revenue by fiscal 2030. The plan uses the former Sharp plant in Osaka to house an AI data centre, an AX factory for AI hardware, and a...
Hormuz, Hydrocarbons, and India: What the Current West Asia Conflict Means for Indian Oil and Gas Markets
The West Asia conflict has highlighted India’s heavy reliance on oil, LNG and LPG imports that flow through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint handling roughly a quarter of global seaborne oil trade. About 88% of India’s crude, 60% of...
Europe’s Cumulative EV Investment Passes €200bn
Europe has now committed roughly $215 bn to its electric‑vehicle supply chain, a milestone tracked by New AutoMotive. Eighty percent of that capital was pledged in the past four years across gigafactories, OEM retooling, charging networks and raw‑material projects. However, only...
GE Vernova Announces Maraen Port of Nigg for Dogger Bank B and C Phases
GE Vernova has named Scotland’s Maraen Port of Nigg as the marshalling hub for the upcoming B and C phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The hub will store and prep GE’s Haliade‑X turbine components before they are shipped...
The Drive to Deepen China-Africa Clean Tech Cooperation
China’s renewable sector is pivoting toward Africa, where solar panel exports rose 17% last year. The South‑South Cooperation Renewables Centre, launched by the China Renewable Energy Industries Association, facilitates matchmaking, technology showcases and skills transfer across 16 African nations. The...
Manulife Adds Energy Transition Funds, Winding Down Oil and Gas Portfolio
Manulife, the Canadian insurer, announced a strategic pivot toward energy‑transition investments, adding a suite of new funds managed by external general partners. The firm will concurrently wind down its oil and gas portfolio, aiming for a gradual reduction over the...
National Heat Pump Week to Debut Across the UK in October
The Heat Pump Association UK and Nineteen Group will launch the UK’s first National Heat Pump Week, running from 12 to 16 October 2026. The five‑day campaign targets more than one million installers, manufacturers, suppliers and built‑environment professionals through webinars, interviews, competitions...
Shell Selects New Wave Offshore for Orca Project in Santos Basin
Shell has appointed New Wave Offshore Energy to deliver marine warranty survey services for its Orca project in Brazil's pre‑salt Santos Basin. The Orca development is estimated to hold roughly 370 million barrels of recoverable resources. New Wave’s contract covers vessel...
Iloilo City Power Utility Introduces First Unmanned Substation
MORE Power, the sole electricity distributor in Iloilo City, launched the Philippines’ first fully unmanned 30‑megavolt‑ampere substation. The facility is controlled remotely from a central control centre using a sophisticated SCADA platform that monitors load flow, voltage and equipment health...
AI’s Energy Appetite Is Outpacing Deployment of AI-Based Climate Solutions: IEA
The International Energy Agency warns that AI’s electricity appetite is outpacing the sector’s use of AI to improve energy efficiency. AI‑focused data centres are projected to double global electricity demand from 485 TWh in 2025 to 950 TWh by 2030, while adoption...
Solar Tech Theft on the Rise in Chile
A survey by Chile’s solar association ACESOL reveals a sharp rise in nighttime thefts at photovoltaic installations, especially in the O’Higgins, Coquimbo, Maule and Metropolitan regions. Small‑ and medium‑scale distributed generation (PMGD) projects account for roughly 79% of the incidents,...
Floating Solar Offers Morocco’s Dams Antidote to Evaporation Loss
Moroccan researchers estimate that the nation’s 58 dams lose about 909 million cubic metres of water each year, a loss that could be curbed by floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems. Their techno‑economic analysis shows that covering just 1% of dam surfaces with...
Oil Traders Adding Back Supply Risk Premium
Oil prices jumped over 3% on May 10, with Brent climbing to about $104.50 a barrel as traders re‑added a supply‑risk premium following President Donald Trump’s dismissal of Iran’s peace overture. The comment revived concerns over the Strait of Hormuz, a...
Egypt Installs 800 MW of Solar in 2025
Egypt installed roughly 800 MW of solar in 2025, lifting cumulative capacity to about 2.9 GW. GlobalData projects annual additions surpassing 2 GW through 2028 and climbing to 3.5‑3.7 GW in the early 2030s, reaching 34.3 GW by 2035. Utility‑scale projects dominate, accounting for over...
Owning the Full Stack: What U.S. Storage Has to Figure Out Next
The article argues that U.S. energy storage is moving beyond cell chemistry competition to system‑level integration, where providers must deliver complete, domestically sourced hardware, software, cybersecurity, and service. Utilities now evaluate speed of deployment, reliability, supply‑chain resilience, and integration with...
LanzaTech & DTU to Open Biofoundry to Turn Carbon Emissions Into High-Value Products
U.S. synthetic‑biology firm LanzaTech has signed a two‑year agreement with Denmark’s Technical University (DTU) Bright hub to launch an AI‑powered C1 biofoundry. The facility will use engineered microbes to convert methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from industrial waste streams...
Modern Billing Systems Put More Power Behind Utility Rates
Utilities are turning rate design into a cost‑reduction tool, using dynamic pricing to align demand with grid conditions. Although 80% of U.S. customers have advanced meters, only about 10% are on time‑varying rates because legacy billing systems cannot handle complex...
Resilient Grid Design Can Change What Happens when Storms Hit
Power outages cost the U.S. economy about $67 billion annually, with weather responsible for roughly 80 % of major events. Although utilities have improved crew coordination and monitoring, the distribution system’s legacy design limits resilience. New grid‑edge automation—fault‑discriminating reclosers, automated underground restoration,...
Maize Emerges as India’s Top Ethanol Feedstock as Supplies Surpass 515 Crore Litres
India’s ethanol supplies hit roughly 515 crore litres in the first half of the 2025‑26 Ethanol Supply Year. Maize emerged as the leading feedstock, delivering about 182 crore litres and surpassing rice and damaged‑grain contributions. Grain‑based distilleries overall supplied 333 crore litres, while sugarcane‑juice distilleries added...
Seadrill’s Backlog Reaches $3.1B with $860M in New Rig Deals
Seadrill announced that its contract backlog has risen to roughly $3.1 billion, driven by $860 million of new rig deals signed since February. The new work includes a three‑year extension for the West Polaris drillship with Petrobras worth about $480 million, plus Gulf‑region extensions...
Global Biofuel Production up Sevenfold in the Last Two Decades - OWID
Global liquid biofuel production has surged sevenfold over the past 20 years, climbing from roughly 30 billion to 210 billion liters. The expansion has been led by Brazil’s sugarcane ethanol and the United States’ corn ethanol, spurred by renewable‑fuel mandates in the...
KKR, HASI-Backed Sustainable Infrastructure Platform CarbonCount Raises Over $500 Million
KKR and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital expanded their CarbonCount Holdings 1 platform by issuing $508 million in senior unsecured notes, raising total investment capacity to nearly $5 billion. Launched in 2024 with $1 billion commitments from each partner, the platform previously raised $592 million in...