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US Clean Energy Pipeline Faces 540 GW Loss as Federal Policy Shifts, NRDC Finds
Between 390 and 540 gigawatts of planned wind, solar, and battery storage capacity could disappear from the United States over the next decade if the federal government proceeds with canceling Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives, imposing fresh tariffs, and buying out offshore wind leases. That projection comes from a new Natural Resources Defense Council analysis […]
PSE&G Pays Customers $5,000 to Join Its Virtual Power Plant
New Jersey utility Public Service Electric & Gas is offering homeowners a substantial financial package to install battery storage systems — and in return, hand the utility some control over when those batteries discharge. Under the GridSmart Battery pilot, participants receive a $5,000 upfront incentive plus access to up to $25,000 in zero-interest financing, repaid […]
BESS Inverters Step Up as Grid Stabilizers in a Post-Inertia Power System
As coal plants and gas turbines retire across Europe, they take something critical with them: the rotational mass that once kept power grids stable. Now battery energy storage systems are being asked to fill that gap — if their inverters can rise to the challenge. The physics are straightforward. Spinning generators carry kinetic energy that […]
INTERVIEW: For green recovery, LSGs need to involve experts from successful communities
Experts who have already gone through the green transformation alongside successful communities can help scale this experience across all of Ukraine. This is the exact model proposed by Olena Pavlenko, President of DiXi Group. Instead of every community navigating this complex journey on their own, the practical expertise of specialists from Zhytomyr and other cities […]
Princeton NuEnergy Breaks Ground on $110M Plasma-Based Battery Recycling Plant in Georgia
A $110 million battery recycling facility is taking shape in Commerce, Georgia, backed by a $50 million grant from the US Department of Energy. The project will be developed by Princeton NuEnergy and centres on a low-temperature plasma process that restores cathode structures from spent lithium-ion cells — an approach that sidesteps the conventional pyrometallurgical […]
Solar Balcony Windows Cover Nearly Half a Bucharest Family’s Hot Water for Two Years
Semi-transparent photovoltaic glazing on a south-facing balcony in a Romanian apartment block has supplied a significant share of a four-person family’s hot water across two full years, pointing to a low-complexity alternative to chemical battery storage. The 12.9-square-metre balcony carries panels with a combined rated capacity of 845 W. Instead of routing electricity through an […]
Kernel Secures €100 Million Danish Loan for Ukraine’s First Corporate Wind Farm
Ukrainian agribusiness giant Kernel has signed a €100 million credit agreement with Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund (EIFO) to finance its debut wind energy venture — a 94.5 MW plant in central Ukraine, built amid active hostilities. The facility will feature 21 turbines supplied by Danish manufacturer Vestas, complemented by industrial battery storage systems to […]
Ukrainian Solar and Construction Bodies to Host Webinar on Energy Independence for Developers
The Ukrainian Solar Energy Association (ASEU) and the Confederation of Builders have jointly announced a webinar aimed at helping developers and business representatives cut electricity costs and strengthen energy independence through on-site solar generation. The online event is scheduled for 8 September 2026 at 14:00 on Zoom. The programme is divided into two parts. In […]
Record US Clean Energy Build Defies Federal Opposition
The United States is on course to add a record 45 gigawatts of clean energy capacity this year — roughly a quarter more than the previous high, set in 2024 — even as the Trump administration pursues an aggressive campaign to curtail new projects and reverse decarbonization policy. The federal government has been especially hostile […]
Moldova Cuts Red Tape for Rooftop Solar and Heat Pumps
Moldova has overhauled its permitting rules for clean energy installations, removing a significant bureaucratic hurdle for homeowners, residential building associations, and businesses looking to deploy solar panels, heat pumps, and battery storage systems. Under the previous framework, owners of small-scale generation systems had to obtain both a construction permit and an urban planning certificate before […]
World’s Largest Vanadium Flow Battery to Rise in Switzerland
A Swiss data center campus is set to host the biggest vanadium flow battery installation ever built, pushing long-duration storage technology into a market long dominated by Chinese projects. British-Canadian manufacturer Invinity Energy Systems has signed a construction contract with Equans Switzerland to deliver a modular system at FlexBase’s Laufenberg Technology Center in Laufenburg. The […]
UK Greenlights Beacon Fen Hybrid Park With 400 MW Solar and 600 MW Storage
Low Carbon’s Beacon Fen Energy Park has cleared the UK’s nationally significant infrastructure projects planning process, with the government approving a hybrid facility that will pair 400 MW of solar capacity with a 600 MW battery system. Both the solar and storage elements are designed to share a single grid connection at the Bicker Fen […]
Austria Pivots Solar Subsidies Toward Storage and Smart Energy Management
Austria is overhauling its renewable energy support framework, shifting the emphasis from adding new solar panels to managing when that electricity is actually used. The Economy and Energy Ministry has announced that starting next year, subsidies will prioritize battery storage and intelligent energy management systems over basic photovoltaic installations. The policy shift follows a stark […]
U.S. Green Steel Grant Redirected to Extend Coal-Based Furnace Life
A $500 million federal grant originally awarded to decarbonize a Cleveland-Cliffs steelworks in Middletown, Ohio will instead be used to renovate and prolong the life of the plant’s coal-fired blast furnace, the U.S. Department of Energy has confirmed. The original project envisioned retiring a 73-year-old blast furnace and replacing it with hydrogen-ready technology and electric […]
Greek Solar Operators Face Loan Strain as Revenue Falls Short of Projections
Greek banks are escalating warnings to photovoltaic plant operators over missed loan obligations, as the gap between projected and actual revenues continues to widen across the sector. Mandatory curtailments and softer wholesale electricity prices have eroded the cash flows that underpinned financing agreements struck during Greece’s solar expansion years, raising the prospect of widespread non-performing […]
European PPA Market Records 24 July Deals as Regional Prices Pull in Opposite Directions
Europe’s long-term renewable energy contract market recorded 24 new deals totalling 1.1 GW in July, alongside nine agreements in the battery storage sector, according to data from consultancy Pexapark. The Euro Composite base index reached €45 per megawatt-hour overall, yet that headline figure conceals a clear regional split in pricing trends. The United Kingdom and […]
INTERVIEW: Ukrainians will react quickly to the right incentives/mechanisms if the state is able to build them effectively.
“Ukrainians are capable of reacting very quickly and effectively to the right mechanisms if they are well built.” This is the view of Olena Pavlenko, President of DiXi Group and a guest on the new episode of 100GREEN. Energy transformation depends not only on technology and financing. It is crucial to create a system of […]
Ukraine Maps the Route to Biomethane Export Markets
Ukraine’s Bioenergy Association (UABIO) has published a detailed report, produced under the Innovate Ukraine project, setting out the business models and legal conditions required for the country to begin exporting biomethane to Europe. The document addresses producers, investors, and government bodies alike. Ukraine’s biogas sector carries substantial energy potential — estimated at 21.8 billion cubic […]
Tesla Pulls Solar Roof Tiles After Seven Years and Roughly 3,000 US Installs
Tesla has stopped accepting orders for its Solar Roof product, according to two sources who spoke with Electrek. The company notified its network of certified contractors of the decision, and the tile offering has since been removed from the website’s navigation menu, which now features only conventional solar panels and the Powerwall and Megapack storage […]
Poland’s Hydrogen Bus Fleet Grows, but Its Largest Private Energy Company Is Walking Away from Fuel Supply
Poland built public demand for hydrogen transport — then watched its largest private energy company conclude the supply side did not add up commercially. The government’s rationale was to create an ecosystem: subsidies helping municipalities buy hydrogen buses would guarantee a stable customer base for fuel producers and refueling operators. By April 2026, Poland had […]
