Western Australia: Digital Logistics Power Energy Security
Western Australia has added 8 million litres of diesel to its strategic reserves, bringing total state‑owned stock to 12 million litres. The expansion supports the state’s digital and industrial sectors, ensuring continuous power for data centres, automated logistics and IoT‑driven agriculture. Fuel is positioned in key hubs such as Esperance, Kwinana and Wyndham, enabling rapid response to regional shortages. The move is part of a seven‑point fuel‑security plan that blends supply‑chain transparency with emergency oversight.
Fox ESS Ranks No. 1 Globally in Residential Energy Storage
Fox ESS was ranked No. 1 worldwide for residential energy‑storage shipments in 2025, according to S&P Global’s Market Tracker. The company’s global market share jumped 50 % year‑over‑year, putting it ahead in Germany and the UK. Headcount doubled to over 5,000 employees, with...
Trump Says Americans Should Expect Higher Gas Prices for 'a Little While'
President Donald Trump warned that U.S. drivers will face higher gasoline prices for "a little while" as the Iran‑Israel conflict drags on, though he downplayed the impact on stocks and oil markets. Brent crude rose to $105 per barrel and...
ARENA Backs Lithium Refining Manufacturing Trial in Western Australia
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is committing up to AUD 38.1 million (about US$25 million) to fund a low‑emissions lithium‑phosphate demonstration plant in Western Australia. Led by PLS Group, the pilot will use Calix Limited’s electric‑kiln technology to cut calcination emissions by...
‘Beneficiary Pays’ Model Gains Traction With Lawmakers
Lawmakers at Data Center World urged Congress to adopt a “beneficiary pays” model, requiring companies that drive demand for new transmission lines—such as data centers—to foot the bill. Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R‑ND) and Rep. Scott Peters (D‑CA) highlighted cost allocation...
Solid-State Batteries Hold More Juice, but Keep Cracking Up. Now Researchers Know Why
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute identified mechanical stress as the primary driver of dendrite‑induced cracking in ceramic solid electrolytes, debunking the electron‑leak theory. Using cryogenic vacuum experiments, they showed that lithium dendrites act like a high‑pressure water jet, fracturing the...
Spot Prices Wrap: West Texas Natural Gas Stumbles as Oversupply Outweighs Warm Weather
West Texas natural‑gas spot prices slipped into negative territory on Thursday as mild spring weather dampened heating demand and pipeline constraints limited take‑away capacity. The oversupply situation outweighed any seasonal warm‑weather boost, driving the Waha hub to trade below $0...
Trump Administration Extends Jones Act Waiver for Another 90 Days
The Trump administration, after issuing a 60‑day waiver to ease coastwise transport of petroleum and fertilizer, is weighing a further 90‑day extension of the Jones Act exemption. About 40 foreign‑flagged vessels have already moved products between U.S. ports, delivering gasoline...
How Corporate Energy Buyers Are Reshaping the U.S. Grid: CEBA CEO Rich Powell on Data Centers, Nuclear, and Permitting Reform
Corporate energy buyers, organized through the Corporate Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), have locked in 143.8 GW of clean‑energy contracts since 2014—roughly the capacity of the Texas grid. The surge is powered primarily by data‑center and AI demand, which helped drive a...
Duke Energy’s Robinson Nuclear Plant Gets NRC Approval to Operate Until 2050
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a subsequent license renewal for Duke Energy’s Robinson Nuclear Plant, extending its operating life to 2050. The 759 MW facility, which powers roughly 570,000 homes, will continue providing carbon‑free electricity for another 20 years. The renewal...
Commerce Releases Prelim Antidumping Tariffs in India, Indonesia, Laos Solar Case
The U.S. Department of Commerce released preliminary antidumping duties on solar cells from India (123.04%), Indonesia (35.17%) and Laos (22.46%). Combined with preliminary countervailing duties, India faces the steepest overall tariff burden. The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade,...
Trump Taps Defense Production Act to Address Grid Equipment, Energy Project Bottlenecks
President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to accelerate production of critical energy‑infrastructure components, including transformers, substations, pipelines and LNG systems. The White House published the determinations in the Federal Register, authorizing the Department of Energy to apply...
Rethinking Load Growth: New Partnerships Between Power Developers and Midstream Natural Gas Companies
The article highlights a six‑fold surge in U.S. peak‑load forecasts, driven by data‑center expansion and industrial electrification, and proposes capturing waste energy from natural‑gas pipelines using turbo‑expander generators. Over 3,500 pressure‑regulating facilities could be retrofitted with modular, low‑cost pressure‑to‑power systems,...
San Antonio Military Base Weighs Nuclear Option for Grid Independence
Joint Base San Antonio‑Randolph is slated to host a prototype nuclear microreactor, marking the first commercial atomic power installation in Texas. The Department of the Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit chose Antares Energy to propose its R1 microreactor...
Octopus Energy and Lunar Energy Launch Fixed-Rate Energy Storage Program in Texas
Octopus Energy and Lunar Energy have launched a fixed‑price electricity plan in Texas that bundles a 30‑kWh home battery with a 8¢/kWh electricity rate for three years. The offering requires no upfront payment, charging a $45 monthly subscription for the...
US Department of Energy Unveils “Nuclear Dominance — 3 by 33” Campaign
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy announced the “Nuclear Dominance — 3 by 33” campaign, a ten‑year effort to guarantee a domestic nuclear fuel supply chain by 2033. Leveraging the Defense Production Act, the initiative brings together...
Rare Diesel Cargoes Move From US West Coast to Australia
Three tankers have departed the U.S. West Coast carrying more than 925,000 barrels of ultra‑low sulfur diesel bound for Australia, a route rarely used before the recent Middle East conflict. The volume shipped in the past two months nearly matches...
Futures Settle: ‘Historically Large’ Storage Injection Snaps Nymex Natural Gas Win Streak
Natural gas futures slipped sharply on Thursday after the Energy Information Administration reported a 103 billion cubic‑feet weekly injection, the largest in recent history. The injection lifted total Lower 48 working inventories to 2,063 Bcf, well above the five‑year average. The surge in...
California, Rockies Rally Lifts May Natural Gas Forwards Higher Despite Permian Sell-Off
North American natural gas markets posted mixed signals in the April 15‑22 week as western regions rallied while the Permian basin saw price declines. Forward curves in California, including PG&E Citygate, jumped to $1.339 per MMBtu, turning previously negative basis into...
European Energy Watchdog Warns Hitting Natural Gas Storage Targets Could Prove Difficult
The EU has mandated that member states refill natural‑gas storage to about 80% of capacity before winter, a move driven by the Ukraine war and a desire to curb price volatility. The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)...
NextEra Energy Adds Record 4 GW of Renewables and Storage Backlog in Q1
NextEra Energy posted Q1 2026 GAAP net income of $2.182 billion, up sharply from $833 million a year earlier, while adjusted earnings rose to $2.275 billion. Its subsidiary, NextEra Energy Resources, set a record by adding 4 GW of renewable and storage projects to...
Data Centers Drive Record Surge in GE Vernova Power Equipment Orders as Turbine Slots Tighten Through 2030
Data centers generated $2.4 bn of GE Vernova electrification orders in Q1 2026, outpacing the entire 2025 year. Total electrification orders doubled year‑over‑year to $7.1 bn, while gas turbine contracts grew to 100 GW, with 20% linked to data‑center load. The company’s 2030 turbine...
WA Commerce Webinar: Cool Classrooms on a Budget: How Federal Energy Tax Credits Can Help
Washington’s Commerce Department will host a May 11 webinar on using federal energy tax credits to fund ground‑source heat pump HVAC upgrades in schools. Seattle Public Schools and contractor McKinstry will share implementation insights. The state’s Clean Energy Tax Credit Assistance...
A New Bureau Will Oversee Both Offshore Drilling and Seabed Mining
The Trump administration announced the creation of the Marine Minerals Administration, merging the Interior Department’s oil‑leasing office with the environmental and financial bureaus that were split after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The reunified agency will oversee offshore oil and...
Air Force ANPI Picks Put Radiant, Antares, Westinghouse on Track for First On‑Base Microreactors by 2028
The Air Force’s Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI) program has named Radiant Industries, Antares Nuclear and Westinghouse Government Services to build contractor‑owned microreactors at Buckley Space Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base and Joint Base San Antonio, with initial...
An Oilfield Leak Springs Under a Permian Basin Baptist Church
A gurgling plume of salty produced water erupted in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church in Grandfalls, Texas, after pressure from underground oilfield wastewater forced its way through an old, plugged well. State inspectors from the Railroad Commission...
‘Use It or Lose It’: Solar Advocates Say IRS Is Still Writing Checks for Tax Credits
Solar advocates warn Pennsylvania businesses, nonprofits and municipalities that the 30% federal production tax credit from the Inflation Reduction Act remains available, but only for projects that start construction by July 4 and become operational by Dec 31 2027. The Keystone Research Center...
Oil and Gas: How Obsolescence Management Can Save You Millions of Pounds
Score, an engineering specialist, warns that obsolete valves and components are behind more than 80% of emergency shutdowns in UK oil and gas operations, costing operators millions per day. The firm shows that targeted obsolescence management—assessing critical parts, refurbishing where...
Economic Development Group Pushes Congress on Permitting Reform
A coalition of local, state and regional business groups, led by the Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE), is lobbying Congress for federal permitting reform ahead of the November midterms. They argue that predictable permitting will unlock investment in...
On-Site Natural Gas Generation Gains Favor with Hyperscalers as Bridge to Grid
A year after a surge of off‑grid natural‑gas proposals, hyperscale cloud providers and data‑center developers now view behind‑the‑meter (BTM) gas generation as a temporary bridge rather than a permanent solution. The shift reflects growing frustration with lengthy interconnection queues for...
Pisgah Energy Installs Solar on 6 Buildings at North Carolina Airport
Pisgah Energy completed a 4.6 MWDC rooftop solar PV installation across six buildings at AAR’s Airframe facility in Piedmont Triad International Airport, North Carolina. The project uses 7,770 QCells 590‑W panels and 25 SolarEdge inverters, delivering over 5,900 MWh of renewable electricity...
Wheatstone LNG Resumes Full Production, Adding Supplies to Market Rattled by Iran War
Wheatstone LNG announced it has returned to full‑production levels, restoring its 7.5 mtpa output to the global market. The restart comes as the LNG sector grapples with supply disruptions linked to the Iran‑U.S. naval standoff in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian...
MidDay Futures: Bears Feast on Triple-Digit Natural Gas Storage Build
Natural‑gas futures slipped 12.9 cents to $2.593 per MMBtu as a triple‑digit storage build loomed in the upcoming EIA report. Mild temperatures curbed heating demand while early‑season cooling offered only modest support, leaving physical spot prices on a downward bias. The...
EPRI Launches Data Center Flexibility Framework to Speed up Grid Connections
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has unveiled Flex MOSAIC, a voluntary classification framework for data‑center flexibility, developed through its DCFlex initiative. The framework standardizes how large loads like data centers quantify flexibility across magnitude, timing, duration, and frequency. More than...
Dutch Startup Resilicon Granted NZIA Support for New European Polysilicon Plant
Dutch startup Resilicon has secured Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) strategic‑project status for a 13 GW polysilicon plant in Groningen, Netherlands. The EU designation promises streamlined permitting, rapid administrative treatment and access to financing advice. The facility will be powered entirely...
In New Jersey, We’re Leading by Example, Tackling Energy Affordability Head-On
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) is confronting the nation’s steepest electricity price jump—a 16.9% rise, roughly $260 per household—by deploying a three‑pronged strategy. The plan expands bill‑assistance to 3.9 million accounts, accelerates storage and solar projects (355 MW Tranche 1 and...
How Will Rising Gas Prices Impact My Electricity Bill?
Rising natural‑gas prices are pushing wholesale electricity costs higher, which will translate into roughly a 4% increase in average residential electricity rates in 2026. Natural gas fuels about 41% of U.S. power generation, so its 10.9% year‑over‑year price jump directly...
Leading Carbon Credit Registries Expand Into Supply-Chain Decarbonization
Two leading carbon‑credit registries, Isometric and Verra, are broadening their scopes to issue environmental attribute credits (EACs) that capture supply‑chain emissions reductions. Isometric will create a standard for low‑carbon steel and cement, while Verra targets a Q3 2024 launch of...
The Smarter E Europe: Special Exhibition “Renewables 24/7” Highlights Around-the-Clock Renewable Energy Supply
The smarter E Europe trade fair in Munich (June 23‑25) is spotlighting the “Renewables 24/7” exhibition, which presents integrated solutions to deliver a fully renewable power system around the clock. A Fraunhofer Institute study presented at the event will quantify supply security as global...
Will Clean Energy Ever Deliver a UK Jobs Boom?
The UK government’s clean‑energy jobs plan targets up to 860,000 positions by 2030, including 400,000 brand‑new roles. The Office for National Statistics reports 652,000 green‑job workers in 2024, a 25% rise since 2015, but the UK still lags behind Germany,...
Newsroom Edition: We Are in a ‘Fossil-Fuel Crisis’. Is Labor Meeting the Moment? - Podcast
The Guardian podcast examines how the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran has ignited a fresh fossil‑fuel crisis, driving oil prices to multi‑year highs. The conflict’s economic fallout has unexpectedly sharpened attention on renewable energy as governments...
Golden Pass Ships First LNG Cargo, Launching Major New U.S. Export Supply
Golden Pass LNG, a QatarEnergy‑ExxonMobil joint venture, shipped its first export cargo from Sabine Pass, Texas, marking the transition from commissioning to commercial trade. The three‑train terminal aims to export about 18 million tonnes per annum, positioning it among North America’s...
3,000 Fast EV Chargers Were Installed In The US In Q1
Parens reports that roughly 3,300 new fast‑charging ports were installed in the United States during the first quarter of 2026, keeping pace with seasonal trends. Utilization held at about 15.6%, suggesting the added capacity is being absorbed without oversupply. High‑power...
IEA Says World Has Entered The “Age Of Electricity”
The International Energy Agency’s 2025 Global Report, released on April 20, 2026, shows solar photovoltaic (PV) accounted for more than 25% of worldwide energy‑demand growth—the first time a renewable source led the increase. Natural gas contributed 17%, while renewables and nuclear together...
Solar Power + Energy Storage Transform Church Into Resilience Hub
New Bethel AME Church in Georgia installed a 70.11‑kW solar array paired with a 41‑kWh battery storage system, funded at no upfront cost by Hive Fund, Black Voters Matter and Georgia BRIGHT. The installation is expected to cut utility expenses by...
Africa Must Turn Climate Targets Into Green Strategies
Africa’s renewable‑energy potential is prompting a surge in climate ambition, with 47 nations filing second‑round NDCs and 23 submitting third‑round plans under the Paris Agreement. In 2023 the continent attracted roughly $15 billion in renewable‑energy financing—more than double the previous year—yet...
ABS, Marinteknik, Seatech, and VINSSEN Launch Hydrogen Fuel Cell Harbor Craft Pilot Study in Singapore
ABS, Marinteknik Shipbuilders, SeaTech Solutions International and VINSSEN have signed a research collaboration to develop a hydrogen fuel‑cell powered harbor craft in Singapore. The consortium will start with desktop feasibility studies covering vessel concept design, techno‑economic analysis, risk assessment and...
Everged’s Zero Cost Deployment Program Helps Contractors and Solar Companies Enter the EV Charging Market
Everged has introduced a Zero Cost Deployment Program aimed at electrical contractors, EPC firms, and commercial solar companies seeking to enter the EV charging market. The initiative offers three participation models—CapEx purchase, hardware financing, and an Everged‑owned approach—allowing partners to...
PJM Market Monitor Opposes Waivers for Constellation’s Three Mile Island Nuclear Restart
The PJM Interconnection market monitor has rejected Constellation Energy’s request for waivers that would let it transfer Capacity Interconnection Rights from retiring fossil‑fuel plants to the 835‑MW Crane nuclear unit, formerly Three Mile Island Unit 1. Constellation aims to restart Crane...
Daybreak April 23: E15 Hopes Stay High Despite Pushback From Mid-Sized Refiners
A House farm‑bill amendment would codify an E15 biofuel blend and preserve waiver options for refiners under extreme financial stress, drawing cheers from farm and biofuel groups but sharp opposition from mid‑size oil processors worried about losing exemptions. At the...