Colorado Approves Balcony Solar, Requires Utilities to Accept Meter Collars
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB‑26‑1007, legalizing plug‑in balcony solar and setting safety standards for the devices. The law also mandates that utilities and homeowners' associations cannot unreasonably block these systems and requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules for meter‑collar adapters by the end of 2026. Meter collars enable immediate interconnection, cutting installation costs by roughly $2,000‑$5,000 and avoiding up to $10,000 in panel upgrades. The legislation expands clean‑energy access to renters and multi‑family residents across all utility types.
Interconnection Delays Push Texas Data Center Behind the Meter
Industrial developer BaRupOn bought 700 acres in Liberty County, Texas, to build a chemical plant, but $35 million interconnection fees and utility delays until 2029 forced a pivot to behind‑the‑meter power and an AI‑focused data center. The company secured permits for...
How AI Is Helping Legacy HVAC Systems Meet New York City’s Emissions Standards
Entech is retrofitting legacy HVAC systems with AI‑driven sensors and control software to help New York City buildings meet Local Law 97’s emissions mandates. Early adopters have already saved about $42 million and cut carbon output by roughly 137,000 tons, averaging a 22%...
Premium PV Module Prices Rise in Europe Despite Softer April Demand
European premium solar‑module prices kept climbing in April despite a dip in the PV Purchasing Managers’ Index, which fell to 66 from 68, signalling slower demand growth. TOPCon bifacial and monofacial modules rose 9% and 6% respectively, reaching €0.117/Wp ($0.13)...
Why Procurement Has Become a Grid Reliability Issue: ULE
Utilities are increasingly seeing equipment lead times—especially for medium‑voltage gear and transformers—turn into a critical reliability bottleneck. Projects that have completed design often stall when key components arrive late, forcing crews to wait and budgets to swell. The industry is...
Konti Skan Connect Project Suspended Amid EU Grid Funding Dispute
Sweden’s Energy Minister Ebba Busch announced a pause on the Konti‑Skan Connect interconnector, a 1,000 MW HVDC link slated to replace the aging 715 MW cables between Sweden and Denmark. The suspension is tied to a dispute with the European Commission over...
Eversource CEO: ‘We Are Resisting Data Centers’
Eversource Energy CEO Joe Nolan told investors the utility will actively resist new data‑center development in its New England service area, warning that such loads would push wholesale electricity prices higher. The company reported ISO‑NE wholesale prices rising to $112.71...
Heliox Pilots Its New Flex Pro 480 kW DC Fast EV Charger with King County Metro
Heliox, a Siemens business, is piloting its new Flex Pro 480 kW DC fast charger with Seattle‑area transit agency King County Metro. The compact 12‑sq‑ft unit supports CCS1 and high‑current pantograph charging, delivering up to six simultaneous charging sessions. Operators can choose...
Binhai Energy Terminates 15GW Ingot/Cell Manufacturing Plant, Redirects Resources to Battery Sector
Chinese energy firm Tianjin Binhai Energy has scrapped its planned 15 GW ingot‑pulling and PV‑cell manufacturing complex in Inner Mongolia, citing a collapse in solar‑module prices and industry overcapacity. The board approved a termination proposal and redirected capital toward silicon‑carbon anode...
India’s Rooftop Solar Drives PV Installations to 14.4GW in Q1 2026
Solar PV installations in India surged to a record 14.4 GW in Q1 2026, an 85.7% year‑on‑year increase. The growth was driven largely by the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana rooftop program, which has added nearly 10 GW of capacity since its...
Zambia Introduces Carbon Feed-In Premium Programme to Accelerate Solar Energy and Climate Investment
On April 1, 2026 Zambia’s Ministry of Green Economy and Environment launched a Carbon Feed‑In Premium (CFIP) programme designed to attract roughly $420 million of investment into grid‑connected renewable projects, primarily solar with battery storage. The first phase targets 300 MW of solar...
Uganda Targets Fossil-Fuel Free Public Transport by 2030
Uganda announced a $1.7 billion public‑transport electrification plan aiming to replace all buses and boda‑bodas with electric models by 2030. The initiative, part of the Fourth National Development Plan and the National E‑Mobility Strategy, has already secured $800 million in funding commitments....
Amplify Battery Cell Manufacturing JV Faces More Delays
Daimler Truck announced a $235 million impairment charge as the Amplify Cell Technologies battery‑cell joint venture in Mississippi encounters further delays. The 2.6‑million‑square‑foot plant, projected to cost $2‑3 billion, had already seen its production start pushed from 2027 to 2028, and the...
Patrick Kangwa Highlights Zambia’s Energy Sector Progress and 10,000MW Power Ambition
Zambia aims to boost installed power capacity from roughly 3,000 MW to 10,000 MW by 2030, according to Cabinet Secretary Patrick Kangwa. The government has rolled out the Electricity Open Access Regulations and an Energy Single Licensing System to attract private investment,...
KPI Green Energy Bags ₹621-Cr Order From NTPC Renewable Energy
KPI Green Energy announced a ₹621 crore (≈ $76 million) contract with NTPC Renewable Energy to supply balance‑of‑system (BOS) equipment for 500 MW of solar PV capacity in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The deal is split into a 300 MW block worth ₹367 crore and a 200 MW block...
Arrow Brings Colombia Well on Stream After Pay Hit
Arrow Exploration announced that its Mateguafa HZ12 appraisal well on Colombia’s Tapir block has intersected multiple oil‑bearing zones and entered production in April. The well is currently delivering about 564 barrels of oil per day at a restricted rate, with...
US Home Solar Bust Worsens After Trump Ends Subsidies
The U.S. residential solar market is collapsing after President Trump ended the federal homeowner tax credit and lease‑subsidy program, prompting bankruptcies at major installers like Freedom Forever and soft sales for Tesla, Enphase, SolarEdge and Sunrun. Analysts forecast a contraction...
Residential Solar Demand Shifts From Incentives to Infrastructure as Homeowners Seek Control
The U.S. residential solar market is moving from an incentive‑driven luxury to a necessity, as homeowners chase energy independence amid rising utility rates and grid instability. The expiration of the 25D tax credit and higher interest rates are reshaping financing,...
Pakistan Shuns Spot LNG
Pakistan’s state‑owned LNG arm rejected an emergency spot‑market tender for two May cargoes, betting that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen and cheaper long‑term supplies from Qatar will arrive. The decision follows a cease‑fire in the US‑Iran conflict but comes...
Interfacial Charge Redistribution–Driven Two‐Electron Conversion in Ni0.85Se@Mo‐Doped NiCo‐LDH for High‐Power Electrochemical Energy Storage
Researchers engineered a hierarchical Ni0.85Se core coated with a Mo‑doped NiCo‑LDH shell on hydrophilic carbon cloth, creating a heterostructure that leverages interfacial charge redistribution and oxygen‑vacancy defects. This electronic modulation accelerates ion and electron transport, unlocking a two‑electron redox pathway...
Toward Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells: Unlocking the Potential of Porous PbI2 Scaffolds via Two‐Step Sequential Deposition
A new review highlights porous PbI2 scaffolds as a game‑changer for perovskite solar cells fabricated via two‑step sequential deposition. By tailoring porosity through solvent engineering, molecular additives, ionic liquids, sacrificial templates, and interfacial modifications, the PbI2 layer becomes highly permeable,...
Vacancy‐Engineered Interfacial Electrons Modulation in NiCo Hydroxide/MoS2 Heterostructures for Boosted OER Electrocatalysis
Researchers engineered NiCo hydroxide/MoS2 heterostructures with either molybdenum or sulfur vacancies to probe interfacial electron dynamics. Mo‑vacancy samples dramatically improved charge transfer, lowering the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) overpotential to 256 mV at 10 mA cm⁻² and delivering a Tafel slope of 68.5 mV dec⁻¹....
Electrostatically Guided Covalent Architectures for Stable Hydrogen Evolution at Ampere‐Level Current Densities in Acidic Media
Researchers have developed a catalyst that anchors Mo2C nanoclusters onto nitrogen‑doped carbon nanotubes (NCNTs) via strong Mo‑C and Mo‑N covalent bonds formed through electrostatically guided self‑assembly and carbonization. The resulting porous, conductive network delivers overpotentials of 256 mV at 500 mA cm⁻² and...
Norwegian Consortium Develops Inductive Ship Charger for Offshore Applications
A Norwegian consortium of research institute SINTEF and shipbuilder Vard is developing an inductive charging adapter for battery‑electric service vessels operating offshore. The laboratory prototype can already transfer 50 kW wirelessly, and the design envisions a crane‑mounted system capable of delivering...
Port of Blyth £100m Expansion Plans
The Port of Blyth announced a £100 million (≈$127 million) expansion, dubbed the Battleship Wharf project, to turn the North East site into a larger offshore‑wind and clean‑energy hub. The plan adds three hectares of reclaimed land, up to 260 metres of quay extensions...
Kalyon PV Begins Production at New TOPCon Solar Cell Factory in Turkey
Kalyon PV has launched a new 1 GW TOPCon solar cell factory in Ankara, raising its annual cell output to 2.1 GW. The plant joins an existing 1.9 GW module facility and a 1 GW ingot‑and‑wafer line, creating a vertically integrated manufacturing hub. The...
Goldbeck Solar Lands EPC Role for 268MWp Bavarian PV Project
German EPC specialist Goldbeck Solar has won the turnkey contract to build the 268 MWp Schafhofen solar park in Bavaria, its largest German project to date. Ground‑mounted PV arrays will generate roughly 296 GWh per year, enough to power about 80,000 households....
Policy Playbook Shows How to Tap Into Distributed Energy Resource Solutions
The Pew Charitable Trusts released a policy playbook outlining how U.S. regulators can scale distributed energy resources (DERs) to improve grid affordability and reliability. While DER‑related policies rose nearly 80% last year, the United States still trails other nations in...
Solar Insurance Carriers Take on Project Risk to Keep Plants Producing and Improve Product Technology
kWh Analytics, an Oregon‑based renewable energy insurer, launched a pilot with tracker maker Nextpower to stream real‑time operational data into its underwriting models. The program aims to create evidence‑based risk assessments that more accurately price hail and other weather‑related losses,...
Evergy Expects Retail Sales to Rise up to 8% Annually on Data Center Growth
Evergy raised its retail‑sales growth forecast to 7‑8% annually through 2030, driven by a surge in data‑center and other large‑load customers. New electric service agreements have lifted total large‑load contracts to 2.5 GW, up from 1.9 GW three months earlier, with an...
Pacific Ridge Reversal Brings Western U.S. Solar Conditions Back to Average in April
Solcast’s April 2026 solar irradiance report shows a reversal from March’s continent‑wide high levels. Weakening Pacific high pressure turned into a low, increasing cloud cover across the western U.S. and returning irradiance to near‑average. The eastern U.S. stayed sunnier, with...
CMB.Tech Tanker Makes Rare Trip From Mexico to Boost Asian Fuel Supply
CMB.Tech’s 158,000‑dwt suezmax Orion sailed from Mexico to Singapore, marking the first Mexican fuel‑oil cargo to Asia in nine months. The vessel, built in 2024, arrived at the key bunkering hub as Asian inventories tighten. The shipment underscores a shift...
Innergex and Prevalon Add 210MWh New Capacity to Existing Chile BESS
Innergex and Prevalon Energy have energized the San Andrés II battery energy storage system in Chile, adding 42 MW of power and 210 MWh of storage. The new capacity expands the San Andrés site to a combined 77 MW/385 MWh, complementing the Salvador II BESS which is nearing...
Ørsted Purchases 150MW Michigan BESS Project From ESA Solar
Danish energy giant Ørsted announced the purchase of a 150 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Michigan from developer ESA Solar Energy. The Salzburg BESS, which has secured permitting and interconnection progress, is expected to come online between 2029...
The Trump Corruption Tax on the Oil Industry
Dean Baker argues that President Trump’s public statements on Iran functioned as a de‑facto tax on the oil sector. By hinting at possible sanctions, his remarks triggered a surge in oil‑futures trading, inflating spot prices by roughly five percent. The...
Weatherford Picks up New Jobs with Noble and Constellation Oil Services
Weatherford International secured multiple managed pressure drilling (MPD) contracts with Noble Corporation and two separate agreements with Brazil’s Constellation Oil Services. The Noble awards include two deep‑water MPD systems for Guyana and a global aftermarket deal covering the entire fleet,...
This Energy Name Is Outperforming and Is Still Too Cheap to Ignore, Says Jefferies
Jefferies upgraded Devon Energy to Buy, raising its price target to $62, implying a 37% upside. The upgrade follows the completion of Devon's merger with Coterra, which is expected to generate roughly $1 billion in annual synergies. Devon trades at a...
How Canada’s Oilpatch Is Reacting to a Generational Price Shock
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the US‑Israeli war with Iran have erased roughly a billion barrels of excess global oil inventory, driving prices to multi‑year highs. Canadian producers, such as Suncor, are enjoying windfalls but are only...
Axpo Launches 200MWp Vilecha Solar Complex in Spain
Axpo has inaugurated the 200 MW‑peak Vilecha solar complex in Spain’s León province, the largest photovoltaic installation in its portfolio. The four‑site, 310‑hectare project is expected to generate over 377 GWh of clean electricity each year, enough for roughly 100,000 households. It...
Canada's Energy Gridlock Starts to Crack
South Bow Corp and U.S. partner Bridger Pipeline are on the brink of securing 400,000‑450,000 barrels per day of shipper commitments for an Alberta‑to‑Wyoming pipeline, a threshold needed to start construction. The line, which could eventually move up to 1.13 million...
US Private Equity Firm Acquires Controlling Stake in JinkoSolar’s American Operations
U.S. private‑equity firm FH Capital has signed a definitive agreement to purchase a 75.1% controlling stake in JinkoSolar’s U.S. subsidiary, leaving the Chinese parent with a 24.9% minority interest. The deal covers Jinko’s 2‑GW solar panel assembly plant in Florida,...
Russian Drones Swarm Smaller Ukrainian Power Stations, Data Shows
Russia has intensified its aerial campaign against Ukraine by targeting small power substations, leveraging a surge in domestically produced Shahed‑type drones. Between November 2025 and March 2026, more than 27,000 drones and 1,000 missiles were launched, with small substations accounting...
Wave Data Campaign in Martinique Paves the Way for Wave Energy Pilot
Wavepiston has launched a 12‑month wave‑data collection campaign on Martinique’s east coast to assess the island’s Atlantic wave resource. The effort, funded with €63,000 (≈$69,000) from France’s ADEME, follows a 2023 partnership with YS EMD and adds CreOcean as a technical...
T&D World Live Podcast: The Need for Speed
The T&D World Live Podcast highlighted how exploding data‑center growth, driven by AI and cloud workloads, is pressuring U.S. electric utilities to expand generation and transmission capacity. Deloitte experts forecast a dramatic rise in data‑center electricity demand over the next...
Iran Seizes US-Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off Oman: IRNA
Iran’s navy seized the oil tanker Ocean Koi on May 7 off Oman, citing an attempt to disrupt Iranian oil exports. The vessel, also known as Jin Li, was carrying a small load of high‑sulphur fuel oil bound for the UAE’s Khor Fakkan...
Hunan Yuneng Plans Cathode Material Factory in Spain
Chinese battery material maker Hunan Yuneng announced a €800 million ($872 million) investment to build a lithium‑iron‑phosphate (LFP) cathode plant in Mérida, Spain. The first phase will cost €125 million ($136 million) and deliver 50,000 tonnes of cathode material annually, with a later expansion to...
MCV Delivers 35 Hydrogen-Electric Intercity Buses to ÖBB Postbus in Villach, Austria
MCV has supplied 35 hydrogen‑electric C127 FC LE buses to ÖBB Postbus, marking Austria’s largest hydrogen bus fleet. The handover in Villach on 6 May 2026 coincided with the opening of the region’s first hydrogen refuelling station. The vehicles, capable of up to...
Instavolt Unveils Plan to Install Battery Storage Systems Across Charging Network
Instavolt announced a £2.5 million (≈ $3.2 million) investment to install battery energy storage systems across its EV charging network, starting with five sites and targeting at least 20 more before year‑end. The BESS rollout aims to smooth demand spikes, enable faster charging...
Bill Seeks Moratorium on US Oil Exports
Democratic Representative Brad Sherman introduced the Stop Oil Exports to Lower Gas Prices Act, seeking a moratorium on U.S. crude, gasoline and diesel exports while the war with Iran continues. The bill aims to keep domestic supplies abundant, hoping to...
TSS Cruiser CSOV Ready to Support Taiwan's Offshore Wind Projects
Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM), a Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Ta Tong Marine joint venture, has taken delivery of the TSS Cruiser, a new commissioning service operation vessel built by Damen in Vietnam. The ship expands accommodation to 120 personnel, upgrades...