INTERVIEW: New Energy: Loans, Blended Finance, and Investor Predictability
Donor funding can help launch a pilot project. However, to scale green transformation, local communities need other financial instruments. “What does business want? Business wants predictability,” emphasizes Olena Pavlenko, President of DiXi Group. Following a successful pilot project, the next step could include loans, blended finance, and attracting private investors. Yet, for long-term investments, it […]
China Ends Decade-Long Li-Ion Battery Tax Break, Reshaping Global Storage Costs
China has introduced a consumer tax on lithium-ion batteries, closing a tax-free window that stretched eleven years. The levy took effect on September 1, 2026, starting at 2% and scheduled to rise to the standard 4% in September 2027, according to China’s Ministry of Finance. The new charge covers battery cells, modules, and clusters sold […]
Ukraine Revamps Grid Connection Rules to Boost Decentralised Energy and Storage
Ukraine’s national energy regulator has overhauled the rules governing connections to the electricity grid, with the updated framework taking effect on 1 September 2026. The revision is designed to make grid access more flexible and to expand opportunities for decentralised power generation at a time when the country’s energy infrastructure continues to recover from sustained […]
Romania’s Transelectrica Wins €67 Million EU Grant for Dual Grid Upgrade
Romania’s state-owned transmission operator Transelectrica has obtained €67 million — more than 351 million lei — through the EU Modernisation Fund, split across two infrastructure projects designed to strengthen the national grid and expand its capacity to absorb renewable power. The first project, an extension of the DigiTEL smart-line programme, receives €18.62 million to deploy […]
Solar Crosses the Coal Cost Line for the World’s Most Climate-Exposed Nations
In the countries most exposed to climate risk, the economics of energy transition have quietly reached a turning point. According to a new Ember analysis, solar generation now costs less to start up than coal or gas for members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum — a bloc that represents more than a fifth of the […]
Google Backs Record Geothermal Deal with Fervo Energy in Utah
Fervo Energy has secured the largest enhanced geothermal system contract on record, agreeing to deliver close to 400 megawatts of round-the-clock power to Google from a Utah project that could reshape how the technology attracts investment. The deal is built around EGS technology, which unlocks heat from deep dry rock formations rather than relying on […]
