LEGO Rolls Out E-Methanol Plastic Across More Than 90 Part Types
LEGO has moved e-methanol-based plastic into serial production, using the material for more than 90 types of components in its standard brick range. The rollout covers some of the toy maker’s most structurally demanding parts — cross-shaped axles, connectors, steering wheels and minifigure hands — elements subject to the strictest strength and rigidity requirements in […]
CIP Commits €155 Million to Expand MaxSolar’s German Solar and Storage Portfolio
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has provided a HoldCo debt package worth €155 million ($174.5 million) to MaxSolar, a developer and operator based in Traunstein, Germany, to accelerate the build-out of its renewable energy assets. The capital will refinance MaxSolar’s existing 2023 obligations, fund the completion of projects currently under development, and support the acquisition of […]
Tesla Brings Home Backup Power to Model 3 and Model Y Through Built-In Hardware
Tesla has added hardware-level vehicle-to-home (V2H) capability to its Model 3 and Model Y, expanding bidirectional charging beyond the Cybertruck where the technology first appeared. Both models can now route battery power to a house during grid outages through a converter embedded directly in the vehicle. The architecture sets Tesla apart from most rivals in […]
Poland Pledges $258 Million to Expand Home Battery Storage
Poland’s government has announced a one-billion-zloty (roughly $258 million) subsidy scheme for residential energy storage, covering both electrical batteries and thermal systems. The announcement follows a sharp rise in adoption: since early 2024, the country’s installed base of home batteries has grown from 10,000 to 150,000 units, and the programme aims to push that figure […]
Ukrainian Firm Completes First Biomethane Shipment to Hungary
Teofipol Energy has delivered its first biomethane cargo to Hungary — 45,000 cubic metres routed through Ukraine’s existing gas transport system — making it the country’s fifth biomethane exporter. The buyer was Hungarian firm ERU Europe. The company operates a plant in Khmelnytskyy region that opened earlier this year and is currently Ukraine’s largest active […]
Fifty-Five Ukrainian Hospitals Now Running on Solar as Program Accelerates
Solar energy is now powering 55 Ukrainian hospitals, with total commissioned rooftop capacity reaching 4.1 megawatts by early October 2026. Each installation combines photovoltaic panels with battery storage systems and related equipment, giving medical facilities reliable autonomous power during blackouts. The work is coordinated under the “Ray of Hope” initiative, which brings together the European […]
Ukraine Trims Full Green-Tariff Window for Home Solar Sellers
Ukraine’s energy regulator has narrowed the hours during which households can sell surplus rooftop solar power at the full feed-in tariff, introducing a seasonal time-of-use framework that takes effect under updated retail market rules. The National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission introduced the changes without cutting the green tariff rate itself. Instead, it altered the […]
US Gas Power Pipeline Swells to 60 GW as AI Demand Reshapes Grid Plans
The United States now has 60.4 gigawatts of new gas-fired power capacity in the planning pipeline for completion by 2030 — a 44 percent increase from the 41.8 GW anticipated just last December, according to an Environment America Research & Policy Center report. To grasp the scale: those planned gas additions would exceed the total […]
