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Deals•Feb 25, 2026
Energea Launches LATAM Solar Portfolio with $100M Secured Credit Facility to Helios Energía
Energea announced a $100‑million secured credit facility with Colombian utility Helios Energía to fund its new Latin America Solar Portfolio, targeting off‑grid solar projects across the region. The deal provides structured financing with fixed interest rates, equity pledges and senior repayment priority, aiming to bridge the financing gap for rural electricity supply.
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Deals•Feb 25, 2026
Renewable Properties Secures $280M Debt Financing From Pathward and BridgePeak
Renewable Properties announced the closing of $280 million in corporate and project capital facilities with national bank Pathward and loan originator BridgePeak Energy Capital. The financing includes $187 million for community-solar and small-scale utility projects across seven states and $98...
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Deals•Feb 24, 2026
Arbor Energy Raises $55M Series A to Accelerate HALCYON Turbine Rollout
Arbor Energy, a modular turbine startup, announced a $55 million Series A funding round to support the demonstration of its 1‑MW pilot and the development of its 25‑MW HALCYON supercritical CO₂ turbine system. The capital will be used to scale...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
SB Energy Tapped for Proposed 9.2‑GW Ohio Gas Power Plant in First Tranche of $550B U.S.–Japan Deal: What We Know
The Trump administration announced that SoftBank’s U.S. affiliate SB Energy will develop a proposed 9.2‑GW, $33 billion natural‑gas power complex near Portsmouth, Ohio. The project is the flagship of a $36 billion first tranche of a $550 billion U.S.–Japan strategic investment framework that...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
When Air Gaps Are Not Enough—Managing File and Media Risk in Nuclear Facilities
Urenco, a global uranium enrichment firm, faced fragmented, manual controls for removable media and file transfers across its air‑gapped nuclear facilities. To achieve consistent security, it deployed OPSWAT’s MetaDefender platform, routing all devices through centralized, zero‑trust inspection checkpoints. The solution...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
FlexGen Announces HybridOS Energy Management System
FlexGen Power Systems unveiled HybridOS version 13, a hardware‑agnostic energy management system that unifies battery storage and solar assets under a single interface. The upgrade adds real‑time and historical data APIs, a fleet‑view mobile app, predictive diagnostics, and enhanced battery‑management functions...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
Energy Storage Group Emtel Energy USA Rebrands as Syntropic Power
Energy storage specialist Emtel Energy USA has rebranded as Syntropic Power and introduced three stationary‑storage product lines—GridSurge, GridSpan and Tenet. The systems employ sodium‑ion batteries that have passed UL 9540A fire‑safety testing and are undergoing third‑party validation at Rochester Institute of...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
Utah ‘Gigasite’ Data Center Contemplates Solar-Storage Baseload Addition
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,...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
INL Enlists NVIDIA on ‘PROMETHEUS’ AI Effort to Halve Nuclear Deployment Timelines Under DOE Genesis Mission
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,...
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News•Feb 18, 2026
CleanChoice Energy Triples Capacity with Solar Acquisitions in North Carolina
CleanChoice Energy announced the acquisition of two utility‑scale solar projects in North Carolina—Sumac (103.92 MW) and Sweetleaf (118.3 MW)—adding 222.2 MW of capacity and tripling its portfolio. Construction is slated to start early 2027 with grid interconnection to the PJM market expected in...
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News•Feb 16, 2026
Wartsila Building Energy Storage in Support of Belgian Grid
Wärtsilä has been chosen by Gramme Storage 1 to build a 50‑MW/100‑MWh battery energy storage system in central‑eastern Belgium, with construction underway and commissioning expected by mid‑2027. The project will participate in Belgium’s Capacity Remuneration Mechanism, delivering frequency and voltage support...
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News•Feb 12, 2026
Nuclear Power Group Alva Energy Launches with $33 Million in Funding
Alva Energy, a Massachusetts‑based nuclear startup, closed a $33 million Series A round led by Playground Global to fund retrofits of existing U.S. reactors. The company will replace steam generators and add a second turbine, boosting each plant’s output by 200‑300 MWe and...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
The POWER Interview: Helping Power Infrastructure ‘Keep Pace With Modern Ambition’
VEIR, a superconducting power‑solutions firm founded in 2019, is targeting the growing power‑density gap between data‑center demand and legacy grid capacity. CEO Tim Heidel explains that existing transmission corridors are congested, creating long interconnection queues and curtailment risks. VEIR’s high‑temperature...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
Why AI Pilots Stall Without Operating Discipline
AI adoption is now common in North American electric utilities, with over 80% reporting some use of the technology. Yet many pilots stall because they are treated as side projects rather than core operations. The article stresses that embedding AI...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
European Investment Bank Launching Financing Platform for Energy Efficiency
The European Investment Bank is injecting €60 million into Solas Capital’s Sustainable Energy Fund II to launch a new financing platform that will support energy‑efficiency projects for SMEs across the EU. The platform is designed to mobilize nearly €400 million of total capital,...
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News•Feb 10, 2026
Rolls-Royce Launches Hydrogen-Ready Modular Gas Engine Power Plants
Rolls‑Royce announced a new line of modular gas‑engine power plants that are hydrogen‑ready, offering capacities from 5 MW up to several hundred megawatts through 10, 20 and 30 MW modules. The turnkey solution can be connected to the grid within 12‑18 months...
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