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ABB launches Proteus power conversion portfolio for solar and battery storage — Swiss electrification company ABB has launched a new power conversion portfolio for the solar PV and BESS industries.
More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica
Jun 19, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories
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FERC orders grid operators to expedite large load interconnection rules — Almost eight months have passed since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was tasked by the Trump administration with conjuring up…
More: Heatmap News, Latitude Media, Latitude Media, Inside Climate News, Teach What I Know
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SunZia Wind and Transmission Project becomes operational after 20 years of development — The largest renewable electricity project in American history is open for business. After almost exactly 20 years of development,…
More: Heatmap News, Electrek
4
ARENA commits $66.5 million to extend Australian solar research center to 2033 — The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed an additional AU$95.4 million (US$66.8 million) in funding to the Australian…
More: PV Tech, PV Magazine
5
Novva acquires 120MW solar project in Philippines from Mabuhay Power Holdings — Novva has acquired the 120MWp San Jose Solar Power Plant (SJSP) in the Philippines from the Mabuhay Power Holdings Corporation.
More: PV Tech
6
GM enters home energy market with EV-powered virtual power plant plans — Aseem Kapur joins me to explain how GM plans to turn its massive EV fleet into a distributed virtual power plant.
More: Volts (David Roberts)
7
SEIA map shows solar occupies 0.07% of U.S. prime farmland — The Solar Energy Industries Association has launched an interactive map showing that solar development occupies only 0.07% of US farmland.
More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica
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Datacenters drive US clean energy growth while creating new environmental pressures — As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its own power Datacenters are…
More: Guardian Environment
9
Tesla reveals Cybercab specs as Aptera solar car and Lucid Cosmos design details surface — In the Electrek Podcast , we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we…
More: Electrek
10
Hyundai redesigns Kona EV with updated styling and infotainment system — The Kona EV is making a comeback, but it will look much different this time with Hyundai’s new design and latest infotainment setup.
More: Electrek
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Huawei launches FusionSolar 9.0 to reduce levelized costs for utility-scale solar projects — The company’s new FusionSolar9.0 solution boosts yield and reduces LCOE for the full lifecycle of large-scale power plants, according to…
More: PV Magazine
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El Niño expected to shift global solar resources through 2026, with gains in India and Australia — In a new weekly update for pv magazine , Solcast, a DNV company, reports that a developing El Niño is expected to strengthen through 2026,…
More: PV Magazine
13
Experts question study findings on kidney cancer near PFOA-emitting Lancashire factory — Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near Blackpool Questions have been raised…
More: Guardian Environment
14
Mercedes-Benz VLE 300 electric MPV offers 400 hp, eight-seat capacity with 800V battery tech — The newest Mercedes-Benz VLE 300 electric MPV combines 800V battery tech with limousine-level luxury, top-shelf infotainment options, room…
More: Electrek
15
Lithuania launches first commercial ship powered entirely by green hydrogen — Lithuania just christened Rasa, the world's first commercial tanker running entirely on green hydrogen and batteries — here's how the…
More: via Bluesky
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Ukraine's distributed solar installations strain grid amid Russian attacks on power infrastructure — As Russian missiles continue to devastate Ukraine’s centralized power system, the country is turning to solar energy at a remarkable pace.…
More: PV Magazine
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European solar panel recycling venture aims to maximize recovered material value — Shreeyashi Ojha reports on a European PV recycling venture looking to maximise the value of materials recovered from end-of-life modules.
More: PV Tech
18
Atlantic hurricane season forecast for 2026 could end before reaching "I" storms — Among hurricane watchers, “I” is the scariest letter in the alphabet. Since 2001, the ninth named storm of the year in the Atlantic Basin —…
More: Heatmap News
19
Origis raises $900 million to fund 5GW of solar project development — Origis has secured a US$900 million package, which consists of US$650 million in credit facilities and a US$250 million LoC facility.
More: PV Tech
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Western Europe faces second heatwave of 2024 with temperatures exceeding 40C — More than half of France’s population under severe weather warning with temperatures expected to exceed 40C More than half of France’s…
More: Guardian Environment
Jun 19, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories
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ABB launches Proteus power conversion portfolio for solar and battery storage — Swiss electrification company ABB has launched a new power conversion portfolio for the solar PV and BESS industries.
More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica
2
FERC orders grid operators to expedite large load interconnections amid data center surge — Almost eight months have passed since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was tasked by the Trump administration with conjuring up…
More: Heatmap News, Latitude Media, Latitude Media, Inside Climate News, Teach What I Know
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Battery storage systems manage AI data center power demand swings — Artificial intelligence is changing how data centers consume electricity. New workloads are introducing levels of variability that…
More: PV Magazine
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Electrification emerges as central focus in pre-COP31 climate negotiations — Apart from effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal Electrifying the world – with…
More: Guardian Environment
5
SunZia Wind and Transmission Project becomes operational in New Mexico and Arizona — The largest renewable electricity project in American history is open for business. After almost exactly 20 years of development,…
More: Heatmap News, Electrek
6
ARENA commits $95.4 million to extend Australian solar research center to 2033 — The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed an additional AU$95.4 million (US$66.8 million) in funding to the Australian…
More: PV Tech, PV Magazine
7
Novva acquires 120MWp solar project in Philippines — Novva has acquired the 120MWp San Jose Solar Power Plant (SJSP) in the Philippines from the Mabuhay Power Holdings Corporation.
More: PV Tech
8
General Motors plans virtual power plant using electric vehicle fleet — Aseem Kapur joins me to explain how GM plans to turn its massive EV fleet into a distributed virtual power plant.
More: Volts (David Roberts)
9
SEIA map shows solar occupies 0.07% of U.S. prime farmland — The Solar Energy Industries Association has launched an interactive map showing that solar development occupies only 0.07% of US farmland.
More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica
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US datacenters drive clean energy growth while consuming record power — As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its own power Datacenters are…
More: Guardian Environment
11
Tesla Cybercab specs revealed as Aptera, Lucid push new vehicle designs — In the Electrek Podcast , we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we…
More: Electrek
12
Hyundai redesigns Kona EV with updated design and infotainment system — The Kona EV is making a comeback, but it will look much different this time with Hyundai’s new design and latest infotainment setup.
More: Electrek
13
Huawei launches FusionSolar9.0 platform to reduce levelized costs for utility-scale solar — The company’s new FusionSolar9.0 solution boosts yield and reduces LCOE for the full lifecycle of large-scale power plants, according to…
More: PV Magazine
14
Developing El Niño expected to shift global solar resource patterns through 2026 — In a new weekly update for pv magazine , Solcast, a DNV company, reports that a developing El Niño is expected to strengthen through 2026,…
More: PV Magazine
15
Experts question government study of kidney cancer near PFOA chemical plant in Lancashire — Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near Blackpool Questions have been raised…
More: Guardian Environment
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Mercedes-Benz VLE 300 electric MPV offers 400 hp and eight-seat configuration — The newest Mercedes-Benz VLE 300 electric MPV combines 800V battery tech with limousine-level luxury, top-shelf infotainment options, room…
More: Electrek
17
Lithuania launches first commercial ship powered by green hydrogen and batteries — Lithuania just christened Rasa, the world's first commercial tanker running entirely on green hydrogen and batteries — here's how the…
More: via Bluesky
18
Atlantic hurricane season forecast reduced to 8-14 named storms for 2026 — Among hurricane watchers, “I” is the scariest letter in the alphabet. Since 2001, the ninth named storm of the year in the Atlantic Basin —…
More: Heatmap News
19
Origis raises $900 million to fund 5GW of renewable energy projects — Origis has secured a US$900 million package, which consists of US$650 million in credit facilities and a US$250 million LoC facility.
More: PV Tech
20
Western Europe faces second heatwave of 2024 with temperatures expected above 40C — More than half of France’s population under severe weather warning with temperatures expected to exceed 40C More than half of France’s…
More: Guardian Environment
Jun 20, 2026 · 5:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories
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ABB launches Proteus power conversion portfolio for solar and battery storage — Swiss electrification company ABB has launched a new power conversion portfolio for the solar PV and BESS industries.
More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica
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Jaguar Land Rover faces potential battery supply delays from troubled Somerset factory — Supplier Agratas sacks its main building contractor on the government-backed project amid a budget mismatch Jaguar Land Rover faces the…
More: Guardian Environment
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FERC orders grid operators to accelerate large load interconnections without setting federal standards — Almost eight months have passed since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was tasked by the Trump administration with conjuring up…
More: Heatmap News, Latitude Media, Latitude Media, Inside Climate News, Teach What I Know
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Battery storage systems help data centers manage variable AI workloads — Artificial intelligence is changing how data centers consume electricity. New workloads are introducing levels of variability that…
More: PV Magazine
5
Electrification emerges as central climate strategy ahead of Cop31 talks — Apart from effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal Electrifying the world – with…
More: Guardian Environment
6
Lanchester Wines taps flooded coalmine heat to regulate wine storage temperatures — Lanchester Wines in north-east England uses heat from a disused coalmine to maintain wine temperatures and with 23,000 flooded mines in the…
More: Guardian Environment
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Montana county commissioner loses primary after planning post-coal economic transition — Robert Pancratz couldn’t believe it. The Musselshell County commissioner had been defeated in the Republican primary for his seat by a…
More: Inside Climate News
8
El Niño conditions now present, expected to shift global weather patterns — From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with author Kevin…
More: Inside Climate News
9
SunZia wind and transmission project becomes operational in New Mexico and Arizona — The largest renewable electricity project in American history is open for business. After almost exactly 20 years of development,…
More: Heatmap News, Electrek
10
ARENA commits $95.4 million to extend Australian solar research center to 2033 — The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed an additional AU$95.4 million (US$66.8 million) in funding to the Australian…
More: PV Tech, PV Magazine
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Novva acquires 120MW solar project in Philippines — Novva has acquired the 120MWp San Jose Solar Power Plant (SJSP) in the Philippines from the Mabuhay Power Holdings Corporation.
More: PV Tech
12
GM enters home energy market with virtual power plant plan for EV fleet — Aseem Kapur joins me to explain how GM plans to turn its massive EV fleet into a distributed virtual power plant.
More: Volts (David Roberts)
13
SEIA map shows solar occupies 0.07% of U.S. prime farmland — The Solar Energy Industries Association has launched an interactive map showing that solar development occupies only 0.07% of US farmland.
More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica
14
US datacenters drive clean energy growth as tech companies build private power projects — As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its own power Datacenters are…
More: Guardian Environment
15
Tesla reveals Cybercab specs as Aptera solar vehicle, Lucid Cosmos design emerge — In the Electrek Podcast , we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we…
More: Electrek
16
Hyundai redesigns Kona EV with new design and infotainment system — The Kona EV is making a comeback, but it will look much different this time with Hyundai’s new design and latest infotainment setup.
More: Electrek
17
Huawei launches FusionSolar9.0 to reduce levelized costs for utility-scale solar projects — The company’s new FusionSolar9.0 solution boosts yield and reduces LCOE for the full lifecycle of large-scale power plants, according to…
More: PV Magazine
18
El Niño expected to shift global solar irradiance patterns through 2026 — In a new weekly update for pv magazine , Solcast, a DNV company, reports that a developing El Niño is expected to strengthen through 2026,…
More: PV Magazine
19
Study of kidney cancer near PFOA factory in Lancashire draws expert scrutiny — Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near Blackpool Questions have been raised…
More: Guardian Environment
20
Mercedes-Benz VLE 300 electric MPV offers 400 hp, seating for eight — The newest Mercedes-Benz VLE 300 electric MPV combines 800V battery tech with limousine-level luxury, top-shelf infotainment options, room…
More: Electrek
Jun 20, 2026 · 11:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories
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ABB launches Proteus power conversion portfolio for solar and energy storage — Swiss electrification company ABB has launched a new power conversion portfolio for the solar PV and BESS industries.
More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica
2
Jaguar Land Rover faces potential battery supply delays from troubled Somerset factory — Supplier Agratas sacks its main building contractor on the government-backed project amid a budget mismatch Jaguar Land Rover faces the…
More: Guardian Environment
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FERC orders grid operators to accelerate large load interconnection rules — Almost eight months have passed since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was tasked by the Trump administration with conjuring up…
More: Heatmap News, Latitude Media, Latitude Media, Inside Climate News, Teach What I Know
5
Battery storage systems address AI data center power volatility challenges — Artificial intelligence is changing how data centers consume electricity. New workloads are introducing levels of variability that…
More: PV Magazine
6
Electrification emerges as central focus in pre-COP31 climate negotiations — Apart from effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal Electrifying the world – with…
More: Guardian Environment
7
UK wine merchant taps flooded coalmine for heating and storage temperatures — Lanchester Wines in north-east England uses heat from a disused coalmine to maintain wine temperatures and with 23,000 flooded mines in the…
More: Guardian Environment
8
Montana county commissioner loses primary after planning for coal decline — Robert Pancratz couldn’t believe it. The Musselshell County commissioner had been defeated in the Republican primary for his seat by a…
More: Inside Climate News
9
World Meteorological Organization declares El Niño underway, expects significant global weather impacts — From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with author Kevin…
More: Inside Climate News
10
SunZia Wind and Transmission Project becomes operational in New Mexico and Arizona — The largest renewable electricity project in American history is open for business. After almost exactly 20 years of development,…
More: Heatmap News, Electrek
11
ARENA commits $95.4 million to extend Australian solar research center to 2033 — The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed an additional AU$95.4 million (US$66.8 million) in funding to the Australian…
More: PV Tech, PV Magazine
12
Novva acquires 120MW solar project in Philippines — Novva has acquired the 120MWp San Jose Solar Power Plant (SJSP) in the Philippines from the Mabuhay Power Holdings Corporation.
More: PV Tech
13
GM enters home energy market with virtual power plant strategy — Aseem Kapur joins me to explain how GM plans to turn its massive EV fleet into a distributed virtual power plant.
More: Volts (David Roberts)
14
SEIA map shows solar development uses 0.07% of U.S. prime farmland — The Solar Energy Industries Association has launched an interactive map showing that solar development occupies only 0.07% of US farmland.
More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica
15
Trump administration pays Invenergy $765 million to abandon four offshore wind leases — Invenergy will redirect the funds toward natural gas plants in Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri as well as geothermal…
More: Utility Dive, Heatmap News, Canary Media, CleanTechnica
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US datacenters drive clean energy growth as big tech invests in private power projects — As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its own power Datacenters are…
More: Guardian Environment
17
Tesla reveals Cybercab specs as Aptera solar vehicle tested, Lucid Cosmos design leaks — In the Electrek Podcast , we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we…
More: Electrek
18
Hyundai redesigns Kona EV with updated styling and infotainment — The Kona EV is making a comeback, but it will look much different this time with Hyundai’s new design and latest infotainment setup.
More: Electrek
19
Huawei launches FusionSolar 9.0 platform for utility-scale solar projects — The company’s new FusionSolar9.0 solution boosts yield and reduces LCOE for the full lifecycle of large-scale power plants, according to…
More: PV Magazine
20
BYD launches Datang luxury SUV with 150,000 pre-orders, plans Europe expansion by 2026 — The Great Tang is the largest, most luxurious SUV to launch under the BYD brand. After a hot start in China, racking up a record 150,000…
More: Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica