How Zhytomyr Is Preparing for the Energy Future: Lessons for Ukrainian Municipalities
In a new interview on 100GREEN, featuring Serhii Kondratiuk, Deputy Mayor of Zhytomyr, and Olha Kruhliak, Chief Specialist at the Municipal Institution “City Development Agency” of the Zhytomyr City Council, we discuss how Zhytomyr is transforming its energy strategy amid the ongoing war — shifting from a traditional focus on energy conservation and consumption reduction […]
Slovenia’s Grid Operators Sign Hydrogen Pact with Japan’s Yokogawa at Chiba Ministerial
Slovenia’s electricity and gas transmission operators have joined forces with a Japanese industrial technology company to advance the country’s hydrogen ambitions. ELES, which manages the national power grid, and Plinovodi, the gas network operator, signed a memorandum of understanding with Yokogawa Electric Corporation at the 2026 Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting in Chiba, Japan. The agreement […]
Geothermal Gains Unlikely Ally in Washington as Industry Eyes Gigawatt Scale
The Trump administration has quietly become a supporter of geothermal power, backing a technology that currently supplies just one percent of US electricity capacity — and whose growth could undercut coal, another White House priority. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who built his career running an oilfield services company, frames geothermal expansion as an opportunity for […]
Amazon Scales Up Heavy Electric Trucking in Germany with Mercedes-Benz eActros 600
Amazon has put 26 of 50 ordered Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric semi-trucks to work across its German logistics network, with the rest of the batch due to join the fleet before the close of 2026. The roll-out sits within a larger procurement agreement covering more than 200 electric heavy trucks. Each eActros 600 carries a […]
Oil Shock and Rising Electricity Bills Are Reframing EVs and Solar as Geopolitical Hedges
A pipeline attack that removed roughly five million barrels of oil per day from global markets — around five percent of world supply — has pushed Brent crude above $104 a barrel. The disruption struck infrastructure that had enabled tankers to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, adding a sharp geopolitical dimension to energy markets already […]
