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Three technology companies have joined forces to accelerate grid access for data centers that can actively manage their electricity consumption — a push that comes as public anxiety over AI’s power appetite reaches a new high. Google, NVIDIA and Emerald AI are founding members of the newly launched AI Energy Management Alliance (AEMA), which opened […]

The $6.2 billion Revolution Wind offshore wind farm has installed all 65 of its turbines, finishing construction despite two rounds of federal stop-work orders from the Trump administration. The 704-megawatt project has been feeding carbon-free electricity to Rhode Island and Connecticut at partial capacity since March. Full-power operation is expected before the end of the […]

A second fire broke out at the Moss Landing battery storage facility in California while crews were dismantling it, reviving public worry about a site already hit by a major blaze in January 2025. The new incident, reported by Canary Media, involved batteries that had been damaged in the earlier fire. At the time of […]

Tesla is weighing a major bet on domestic solar manufacturing, with planning documents outlining a vertically integrated factory in Fort Bend County near Richmond, Texas. Internally called Project Crystal Sun, the proposed facility would occupy roughly 1,234 hectares and, if built, would represent the first large-scale US plant to produce solar panels through a complete […]

European natural gas futures have broken above €80 per megawatt-hour for the first time since 2023, as thin storage reserves and converging supply pressures push prices higher ahead of the heating season. October contracts on the ICE exchange reached €82.52/MWh on September 14, extending a rally that gathered pace through August and September. European gas […]

More than 65,000 Massachusetts households with heat pumps will pay less for electricity starting November 1, after state regulators approved rate proposals from National Grid and Unitil. The new measures reduce transmission charges on top of existing distribution discounts, pushing rates below last year’s already-reduced levels. A household consuming 600 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month […]

The Solar Energy Industries Association and the Coalition for Community Solar Access have agreed to combine into a single organization, with the formal merger set to take effect in early October. The two groups say the consolidation will allow the broader solar and energy storage sector to speak with one voice across both state and […]

French hydrogen producer Lhyfe and German green hydrogen developer H2APEX have announced an expanded commercial agreement, committing to supply up to 100 tonnes of certified renewable hydrogen annually over the next two years. The deal extends an earlier working relationship between the two companies. Under the new terms, Lhyfe will deliver hydrogen that meets RFNBO […]

The global residential energy storage market is on track to add 46.1 GWh of new capacity this year, according to forecasts from InfoLink Consulting, with Europe remaining a central pillar of demand at an expected 15.4 GWh. Within Europe, established markets in Germany, Italy and Austria are holding steady, but Eastern Europe is drawing increasing […]

Poland’s solar sector is sitting on a record pipeline: more than 40 gigawatts of projects are waiting to connect to the national grid, nearly double the country’s installed solar capacity of 21.8 GW recorded in the first quarter of 2025. August data from Warsaw-based research institute Instytut Energetyki Odnawialnej (IEO) put the number of projects […]

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved financing of up to $185 million for a large-scale battery energy storage system in Ukraine, covering six installation sites across the country. The system will deliver 200 MW of capacity and 400 MWh of storage, developed jointly by Ukrainian energy company DTEK and American firm Fluence. […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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. […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Greece’s independent power transmission operator IPTO has published a ten-year infrastructure programme worth €9 billion — €2 billion more than its previous plan — that covers the period from 2027 to 2036. The draft was recently opened for public consultation, with roughly 80 percent of the total budget earmarked for projects to be completed before […]

Governor Gavin Newsom has until September 30 to sign two bills that could substantially lower the cost of installing heat pumps, rooftop solar panels, and home batteries across California. If enacted, the legislation would streamline a permitting landscape that analysts say routinely adds hundreds — sometimes more than $1,000 — to household clean-energy projects. The […]