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GameChange Solar introduced GeniusShip, a logistics platform that tags every delivery with a unique QR code, delivering component‑level data to site teams. The system provides real‑time calculations of installation zones, automatically adjusting to on‑site constraints. By improving material visibility and staging accuracy, GeniusShip cuts handling steps, reduces labor expenses, and shortens construction timelines for utility‑scale solar projects. The platform is now standard on all GameChange deliveries.
Moonwatt, a Netherlands‑based startup, announced its first distributed sodium‑ion battery energy storage system (BESS) at Cleantech Park Arnhem, backed by a €1.15 million grant. The company’s modular, string‑based architecture mirrors the disruptive impact of solar string inverters, promising scalable double‑digit to...
U.S. solar‑cell maker Talon PV has signed a long‑term supply agreement with German wafer producer NexWafe. The deal provides approximately 7 GW of NexWafe’s EpiNex silicon wafers through 2032 to fuel Talon’s planned 4.8‑GW TOPCon manufacturing facility in Baytown, Texas. The...
Researchers at EPFL’s Laboratory of Nanoscience for Energy Technology have unveiled a silicon‑nanopillar device that generates continuous electricity from evaporating saltwater. By deliberately coupling heat and sunlight, the system drives ion migration and electron excitation, producing a stable 1 V output...
Burgenland inaugurated Austria’s largest wind farm in Neusiedl/Weiden, installing 23 turbines that deliver 122 MW of capacity. The site will produce roughly 251 GWh of electricity each year—enough for about 70,000 households—and lock in a 10‑cent‑per‑kWh price for two decades. The project...
ProEnergy Supply (PES) has launched an AI‑driven transactional gateway that integrates directly with OpenSolar’s new Shop platform, allowing solar designers to purchase equipment in real time. The solution connects live inventory to distributors’ ERP systems, reaching over 28,000 active solar...
A new UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group report evaluates three IMO Net Zero Framework (NZF) scenarios and finds that only the framework "as‑is" delivers a credible, stable demand signal for scalable zero‑emission fuels. The analysis warns that removing the...
Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) secured tank‑design contracts for six new LNG carriers, four for Shandong Marine Energy via Jiangnan shipyard and two for Samsung Heavy Industries. Each vessel will carry roughly 174‑175,000 cubic metres of LNG using GTT’s Mark III Flex membrane...
Russia performed its first triple LNG ship‑to‑ship (STS) transfer in Arctic waters, linking two Arctic LNG 2 cargos and one Yamal LNG cargo to conventional tankers. The operation took place in the Murmansk region, using the Saam floating storage unit for two...
Four U.S. tech giants—Meta, Amazon, Google and Microsoft—accounted for 49% of global clean‑power purchase agreements (PPAs) in 2025, the year total PPA activity fell for the first time since 2016. Together they secured 20.4 GW, enough to power Denmark, and are...
Germany’s passenger‑vehicle manufacturing sector is set to see a drop in electricity consumption as overall car output declines, VDA chief economist Manuel Kallweit warned. Power use fell to 12.86 TWh in 2024, about 2.8% of national electricity, and is projected to...
Mubadala and Kimmeridge’s joint venture Caturus will buy SM Energy’s Galvan Ranch for $950 million, adding 250 MMcfed production from 260 wells. Post‑deal, pro‑forma net output rises to about 950 MMcfed. The acquisition gives Caturus over 275,000 net acres across the Gulf Coast...
Borr Drilling now has 25 of its 29 jack‑up rigs either under bareboat charter or with confirmed jobs, covering regions from Southeast Asia to the Americas. The firm’s day‑rate equivalent backlog grew to $1.2 billion, reflecting more than 1,150 contracted days....
Ukraine’s government is positioning battery energy storage systems (BESS) as a strategic asset to keep the power grid alive amid Russian attacks and to enable future integration with the European grid. Lawmakers have introduced tax breaks, licensing exemptions and accelerated...
Nordlicht I’s first monopiles and transition pieces were finished ahead of schedule by EEW and CS Wind, marking a key milestone before offshore construction begins later this year. The 68 steel structures, up to 80.5 metres long and 1,290 tonnes heavy, position the project...
British Gas, owned by Centrica, saw operating profits in its residential supply business drop 39% to £163 million in 2025, partly due to an £80 million hit from the UK’s warmest year on record, which reduced heating demand. Despite the profit slump,...
A cross‑party group of 14 MPs and peers has urged Energy Minister Ed Miliband to suspend the £2 million‑a‑day renewable subsidy paid to Drax while the FCA investigates alleged misrepresentations about wood‑pellet sourcing. Drax, the UK’s largest power plant, is projected...
SaaS founders must now measure the energy and emissions each customer generates, not just revenue and cloud spend. Continuous workloads, AI inference, and data pipelines are turning software into a major energy consumer, making carbon a direct cost driver. Tools...
Neom has signed a landmark $5 billion agreement with Saudi‑based DataVolt to build the Kingdom’s first green‑AI hyperscale data centre in Oxagon. The facility will operate at net‑zero, powered entirely by renewable energy and equipped with advanced cooling to support generative...
The Dow Jones slipped Thursday as investors weighed fresh earnings reports and a sharp rally in oil prices. Brent crude surged up to $72 a barrel, its highest level since the summer, driven by heightened geopolitical tension surrounding U.S. naval...
The UK’s AR7 renewable auction awarded 14.7 GW of new capacity, split between 8.4 GW offshore wind, 1.3 GW onshore wind, a record 4.9 GW of solar, and 20 MW of tidal projects. Onshore wind contracts were priced at £72.24/MWh, roughly half the cost of...
Queensland’s Liberal‑National government announced a $50 million Community Benefits Fund to support housing, water and infrastructure projects along the CopperString transmission corridor. The fund includes $4.285 million for Flinders Substation‑related works and $1 million for water‑sewer design, complementing a $2.4 billion budget allocation for...
Scientists at the University of New Hampshire used artificial intelligence to compile a searchable database of 67,573 magnetic compounds, uncovering 25 previously unknown high‑temperature magnets. The AI system extracts experimental data from literature, predicts magnetic behavior, and records temperature thresholds....
Li‑S Energy, a Brisbane‑based battery innovator, has received the first $1.9 million tranche of a $7.86 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The funding will support engineering work and a feasibility study for a gigawatt‑scale factory capable of producing...
University of Surrey researchers discovered that retaining water in sodium vanadium oxide dramatically boosts sodium‑ion battery performance. The hydrated nanostructured sodium vanadate (NVOH) stores nearly twice the energy of conventional cathodes, charges faster, and remains stable for over 400 cycles....
Russia’s foreign ministry asserted that India has not altered its policy on buying Russian crude, emphasizing the mutual benefits of the trade. However, Indian import data for January 2026 shows a 40.5% drop in total merchandise from Russia, with crude...
Oregon's Residential and Manufactured Structures Board approved updates to the state residential energy code, requiring new homes to install energy‑efficient heat pumps instead of traditional ducted air‑conditioning. The code change is projected to save homeowners about $125 per month, or...
EnergyX has launched one of North America’s largest roll‑to‑roll ion‑exchange membrane production lines at its Austin, Texas facility, delivering up to 500,000 square meters of membranes per year. The new plant enables in‑house manufacturing of the core component for its...
Los Angeles County prosecutors are examining whether Southern California Edison (SCE) bears criminal responsibility for the Eaton wildfire that killed 19 people and razed much of Altadena. Edison’s CEO cited a century‑old, idle transmission line that may have re‑energized and...
Valaris reported Q2 2019 adjusted EBITDA of $59 million, well above the $35 million forecast, driven by strong utilization and disciplined expense management. The company marked the 100‑day integration milestone, completing over half of its merger tasks, including a major ERP conversion...
Evergy reported third‑quarter adjusted EPS of $2.03, a modest year‑over‑year rise, while narrowing its 2025 adjusted EPS outlook to $3.92‑$4.02 due to below‑normal cooling degree days. The utility unveiled a $17.5 billion capital plan through 2029 aimed at grid modernization and...
TechnipFMC reported full‑year 2025 revenue of $9.9 billion, up 9%, and adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 billion, a 33% increase driven by strong operating leverage. The Subsea segment generated $10.1 billion of inbound orders, with more than 80% awarded on a direct basis through...
CenterPoint Energy reported a 9% rise in both non‑GAAP earnings per share and dividend payouts for 2025, posting $0.45 non‑GAAP EPS in Q4 and $1.76 for the full year. Management reaffirmed 2026 non‑GAAP EPS guidance at $1.89‑$1.91 and highlighted a...
Expro Group reported $1.6 billion in 2025 revenue, matching the low end of its guidance, and generated $353 million of adjusted EBITDA, delivering a 22% margin that edges closer to its 25% long‑term target. Adjusted free cash flow more than doubled year‑over‑year...
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) posted Q4 2025 revenue of $202 million, up 3% sequentially, and adjusted EBITDA of $23 million, both at the high end of guidance. International sales surged 78% quarter‑over‑quarter, pushing the backlog to an eleven‑year high, up 46% year‑to‑date....
DT Midstream reported 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $1.138 billion, a 17% increase driven by a 27% surge in its Pipeline segment after the Midwest Pipeline acquisition. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.88 per share, up 7.3%, and achieved investment‑grade...
Alliant Energy reported a $0.18 increase in ongoing EPS for 2025, delivering 6% growth that exceeds the midpoint of its guidance and continues a decade‑long 6.3% compound EPS trajectory. The utility raised its dividend for the 22nd consecutive year while...
Quanta Services reported a record full‑year 2025 revenue of $28.5 billion, up 20% year‑over‑year, and posted all‑time highs in adjusted EBITDA, EPS, cash flow and free cash flow. The company ended the year with a $44 billion backlog, the strongest ever, driven...
Targa Resources reported record Q4 2025 results, with Permian gathering volumes averaging 6.65 billion cubic feet per day, a 10% year‑over‑year increase, and NGL transportation hitting a record 1.05 million barrels per day. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $4.96 billion for the full year,...
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to loosen federal mercury limits for coal‑burning power plants, permitting higher emissions of the neurotoxic metal. Agency officials argue the change will cut "unwarranted costs" for utilities, estimating up to $670 million in savings between...
Zeo Energy Corp. has signed a non‑binding MOU with Creekstone Energy to evaluate a 280 MW solar‑plus‑storage system for the Delta Gigasite data‑center campus in Utah. The study will focus on photovoltaic generation paired with long‑duration thermal, chemical or electrochemical storage,...
Golden Pass LNG’s gas nominations have settled back to average levels after a brief surge, now hovering around 1.5% of the terminal’s capacity. The project received approval to construct a 1.1‑mile, 42‑inch lateral linking the facility to the Permian Basin,...
FirstEnergy subsidiaries have identified a West Virginia site for a 1.2 GW natural‑gas power plant, adding to a wave of large‑scale energy projects highlighted this week. Parallel announcements include a 9.2 GW Ohio gas mega‑plant tied to a U.S.–Japan $550 B investment pledge,...
Idaho National Laboratory has teamed with NVIDIA to launch PROMETHEUS, an AI‑driven autonomous reactor demonstration under the DOE Genesis Mission. The partnership targets a 50% reduction in nuclear deployment timelines and multi‑billion‑dollar cost savings by embedding AI across design, licensing,...
Google Cloud and Alphabet’s moonshot project Tapestry have deepened their partnership with CTC Global to launch GridVista, an observability platform that embeds optical‑fiber sensors in transmission conductors. The system delivers real‑time strain, temperature and vibration data, feeding it into Google...
Ernest Scheyder’s book *The War Below* chronicles the hidden battle over lithium, copper and other critical minerals needed for the global energy transition. The author travels from Nevada to Bolivia, interviewing miners, activists, investors and Indigenous communities to illustrate the...
ECL unveiled FlexGrid, a power‑agnostic platform that lets modular data centers draw electricity from hydrogen, natural gas, renewables or diesel. The system is designed for AI training and inferencing workloads, allowing operators to start with modest 2‑10 MW grid connections and...
TC Energy projects North American natural‑gas demand will rise by 45 Bcf/d by 2035, a volume comparable to the entire European market. The surge is attributed to accelerating LNG exports, expanding power‑generation capacity, and heightened reliability requirements for distribution utilities. Midwest...
CMA CGM has placed an order with India’s Cochin Shipyard for six 1,700‑TEU dual‑fuel LNG container vessels. The deal was announced during a New Delhi visit that also included a pledge to recruit an additional 1,500 seafarers, bringing the total Indian crew...
Caturus Energy announced a $950 million purchase of SM Energy’s Galvan Ranch assets, adding about 61,000 net acres and 250 MMcfed of daily gas production in Webb County, Texas. The acquisition lifts Caturus’s pro‑forma net output to roughly 950 MMcfed across 275,000 acres,...
