INTERVIEW: How the war forced Zhytomyr to completely change its energy strategy
Prior to the full-scale war, Zhytomyr focused primarily on energy conservation and energy efficiency. However, the war forced the city to fundamentally rethink its approach to energy resilience. Serhiy Kondratiuk, Deputy Mayor of Zhytomyr, discussed this shift in a new episode of 100GREEN. Previously, municipal programs were aimed mainly at reducing natural gas and electricity […]
Microgrids Set for Steady Global Expansion as Weather Risk and Clean Energy Goals Drive Demand
The global electricity system is shifting away from large centralized grids toward smaller, locally controlled networks that can operate independently when the main grid fails. Updated analysis from GlobalData points to sustained microgrid market growth through 2030, building on an earlier projection that had placed the sector’s value at $60.61 billion by 2027. The Americas […]
German Battery Developers Weigh Flexible Grid Contracts Against Revenue Certainty
Flexible connection agreements are dividing opinion among battery storage developers in Germany, as operators navigate a system where faster grid access often comes at the cost of reduced participation in ancillary services markets. At the Energy Storage Summit Germany, industry figures debated whether the speed-versus-revenue trade-off embedded in these contracts is workable. A recurring theme […]
Kosovo’s First Wind Auction Draws Three International Bids
Kosovo received three competing bids in its inaugural wind power tender, with the award going to whichever bidder offers the lowest price per megawatt-hour — subject to a ceiling of 80.2 euros per MWh. The Ministry of Economy is offering 15-year contracts for difference covering projects in the 50–100 MW range. The three contenders are […]
Electric Thermal Batteries Move from MIT Labs to Cement Factory Floor
The cement sector accounts for roughly 8% of global carbon emissions, and technology developed at MIT is now moving from demonstration to industrial deployment. Electrified Thermal Solutions (ETS) has announced the completed installation of two Joule Hive electric thermal battery units at a Holcim cement plant, with Holcim becoming the company’s third global industrial partner. […]
EU Solar Manufacturing Law Stalls as Only Six States Apply Sustainability Rules
Europe’s flagship green industry law is falling short of its ambition to rebuild domestic solar manufacturing, with industry groups warning that slow and uneven rollout leaves the continent exposed to import dependence. Since the start of 2026, just six EU member states have embedded the Net Zero Industry Act’s sustainability criteria into their public renewable […]
Spain’s Solar Surge Tops the Generation Mix as Prices Slide and Storage Scales Up
Spain installed 10.1 gigawatts of solar capacity in 2025, with ground-mounted plants accounting for 8,966 MW of that total — a 31 percent year-on-year rise — lifting solar to the leading position in national electricity generation at nearly 23 percent of total output, according to industry association UNEF’s annual report. The rapid build-out is squeezing […]
Trump Grid Security Order Puts US Clean Energy Buildout at Risk
A White House executive order signed in late August threatens to slow the United States’ own renewable energy expansion in the name of protecting critical grid infrastructure from foreign adversaries. The order, dated August 26, restricts procurement of specific power-system hardware for installations operating at 69 kilovolts and above. It covers equipment from 24 nations […]
