Battery-as-a-subscription: a low- or no-money-down VPP model for US distribution grids
How do you turn a home battery into a full distribution-grid asset when the homeowner will not pay thousands of dollars up front to install one? Several US energy companies have launched subscription models for home storage that remove the upfront barrier. Startup Base Power offers Texas households a backup subscription for a single upfront […]
Ireland’s LEAP: data centers from 10 MW must self-generate 80% of their power
Data centers in Ireland of 10 MW and above now have to cover 80% of their own demand from newly built renewable capacity. Under a scheme called the Large Energy User Action Plan, or LEAP, facilities of 10 MW and above must meet the bulk of their load through new local clean generation and storage. […]
A 35,000-acre Greek wildfire triggers a nationwide review of wind farms
A fire that burned through 35,000 acres, ignited by a private overhead power line, has led Greek prosecutors to arrest three people and order a sweeping inspection of every comparable site in the country. The disaster in western Attica was traced to the private grid of a wind station whose construction was completed only in […]
Germany’s 6 GW of hydrogen reservations: real demand or hype?
What do 6 GW of reserved capacity in Germany’s future hydrogen network actually mean, if the reservations themselves are not long-term contracts? Germany’s gas industry reported nearly 6 GW of paid bookings in the planned grid and framed it as a sign of a fast-developing market. The figure breaks down into 2.7 GW of entry […]
Four banks put €234 million behind a Sicilian agrivoltaics project
€234.1 million, four major lenders and one Sicilian site: European Energy says its Vizzini project shows agrivoltaics can move from development into large-scale construction and financing. The company reached financial close on the 225 MW plant with financing secured for borrower Sun Project s.r.l. The money came from NORD/LB, Societe Generale, Crédit Agricole CIB and […]
