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Editions from 2026-06-22.

Jun 21, 2026 · 5:02 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Electrek

Zijin Mining builds 290 custom electric haul trucks for Xinjiang zinc mine — Zijin Mining couldn’t find an ultra-class electric haul truck that could get the job done at its Wulagen mine in Wuqia County, Xinjiang, so…

Michael Liebreich

Michael Liebreich proposes eight-point plan to lower electricity costs and accelerate electrification — Electricity needs to be cheap, clean, abundant and resilient. Here's my 8-point plan to turn the current Power Price Doom Loop into an…

Electrek

Tesla files trademark for Megapod, a modular AI data center system — Tesla wants to sell modular AI data center hardware, according to a new trademark application for a product called “Megapod.” The filing…

Guardian Environment

France places 35 departments under red heat alert as temperatures approach 42C — Sports and nationwide music festival affected, with temperatures for some expected to reach 42C from Monday Authorities in France have…

Electrek

China's FAW tests sodium-ion batteries in heavy-duty trucks — Made from more affordable and more abundant materials than li-ion, sodium batteries promise more abundant and more affordable electric…

Electrek

Royal Enfield's Flying Flea electric motorcycle begins customer deliveries in India — Royal Enfield’s long-awaited entry into the electric motorcycle market has officially begun.

Inside Climate News

Dutch court rejects Energy Transfer's bid to dismiss Greenpeace lawsuit — A lawsuit filed by Greenpeace International against the U.S.-based fossil fuel company Energy Transfer in the Netherlands is moving forward…

PV Tech

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: CleanTechnica

Guardian Environment

Jaguar Land Rover faces 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…

PV Magazine

Battery storage systems manage AI data center power fluctuations — Artificial intelligence is changing how data centers consume electricity. New workloads are introducing levels of variability that…

Guardian Environment

Electrification emerges as central strategy 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…

Guardian Environment

Climate scientists warn of 'termination shock' risks from solar geoengineering proposals — Do we really want to play dice with our planet? A series in the Guardian recently declared “it’s time to talk about geoengineering.” So…

More: CleanTechnica

Electrek

Telo's electric truck achieves 400 kW sustained charging rate — Telo confirmed that its Mini-sized MT1 electric truck will charge at 400 kW sustained — a charging rate that puts it in the company of…

PV Tech

ARENA commits $95.4 million to extend Australian photovoltaics research through 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 Magazine

PV Tech

Novva acquires 120MWp solar project in Philippines from Mabuhay Power — Novva has acquired the 120MWp San Jose Solar Power Plant (SJSP) in the Philippines from the Mabuhay Power Holdings Corporation.

Electrek

SunZia transmission line connecting 1 million homes' worth of wind power goes online — SunZia, an $11 billion wind-and-power-line project and one of the largest US clean energy transmission projects ever built, is officially…

Volts (David Roberts)

GM launches home energy service to tap EV fleet as distributed power source — Aseem Kapur joins me to explain how GM plans to turn its massive EV fleet into a distributed virtual power plant.

PV Tech

SEIA launches map showing solar 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: CleanTechnica

Jun 21, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine

Energy storage emerges as core grid asset at SNEC 2026 conference — At SNEC 2026, energy storage shifted from a PV add-on to core grid infrastructure, driven by long-duration systems, grid-forming…

PV Magazine

Chinese researchers develop cable-supported PV mounting system for complex terrain — Researchers from Chongqing University and PowerChina developed a two-parallel cable-truss CSPS to improve torsional resistance and wind…

PV Magazine

Global solar subsidies totaled $21 billion since 2010, with China accounting for 81% — A database of industrial subsidies suggests global solar module manufacturing support since 2010 totals about $21 billion, with China…

Guardian Environment

Netherlands activates national heatwave plan as cities deploy cooling strategies — A national heatwave plan has been activated to help people stay cool during the Netherlands’ increasingly hot summers Households in…

Electrek

Zijin Mining builds 290 custom 140-ton electric haul trucks for Xinjiang mine — Zijin Mining couldn’t find an ultra-class electric haul truck that could get the job done at its Wulagen mine in Wuqia County, Xinjiang, so…

Michael Liebreich

Analyst proposes 8-point plan to reduce electricity costs and accelerate electrification — Electricity needs to be cheap, clean, abundant and resilient. Here's my 8-point plan to turn the current Power Price Doom Loop into an…

Electrek

Tesla plans to sell modular AI data center hardware called Megapod — Tesla wants to sell modular AI data center hardware, according to a new trademark application for a product called “Megapod.” The filing…

Guardian Environment

France issues red heat alerts for 35 departments as temperatures approach 42C — Sports and nationwide music festival affected, with temperatures for some expected to reach 42C from Monday Authorities in France have…

Electrek

China's FAW Jiefang tests sodium-ion batteries in heavy-duty trucks — Made from more affordable and more abundant materials than li-ion, sodium batteries promise more abundant and more affordable electric…

Electrek

Royal Enfield's Flying Flea begins delivering FF.C6 electric motorcycle in India — Royal Enfield’s long-awaited entry into the electric motorcycle market has officially begun.

PV Tech

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: CleanTechnica

Guardian Environment

Jaguar Land Rover faces battery supply delays from Somerset factory amid construction issues — Supplier Agratas sacks its main building contractor on the government-backed project amid a budget mismatch Jaguar Land Rover faces the…

PV Magazine

Battery storage systems address power volatility from AI-driven data center workloads — Artificial intelligence is changing how data centers consume electricity. New workloads are introducing levels of variability that…

Guardian Environment

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…

Guardian Environment

Climate scientists warn of 'termination shock' risks from solar geoengineering proposals — Do we really want to play dice with our planet? A series in the Guardian recently declared “it’s time to talk about geoengineering.” So…

More: CleanTechnica

Electrek

Telo's electric truck reaches 400 kW sustained charging rate — Telo confirmed that its Mini-sized MT1 electric truck will charge at 400 kW sustained — a charging rate that puts it in the company of…

PV Tech

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.

Electrek

SunZia wind-and-power-line project officially online, connecting enough capacity for 1 million homes — SunZia, an $11 billion wind-and-power-line project and one of the largest US clean energy transmission projects ever built, is officially…

Jun 22, 2026 · 5:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech

Global solar capacity additions reach record 664 GW in 2025 — The world added a record 664GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025, pushing cumulative global operational solar capacity above 3TW.

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PV Tech

Nextpower to acquire German solar mounting supplier Zimmermann PV-Steel for $378 million — Solar PV solutions provider Nextpower has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Germany-based solar provider Zimmermann PV-Steel…

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PV Tech

Trina Solar secures commercial order for perovskite-silicon tandem solar modules — Trina Solar has secured an order from a global distributed energy customer for its perovskite/crystalline silicon tandem solar modules.

PV Magazine

Study shows textured interfaces improve perovskite solar cell efficiency — A simulation study of MAPbI₃ perovskite solar cells shows that quasi-sinusoidal interface texturing outperforms pyramidal and bumpy…

PV Magazine

Study finds strong solar PV potential in Norway's northernmost settlement — Researchers assessed the role of solar PV in Norway’s northernmost settlement’s transition away from fossil fuels, focusing on Arctic…

PV Magazine

Researchers develop solar system combining heat pumps and power generation for buildings — Researchers in China proposed a solar-driven integrated system that combines reversible heat pump and organic Rankine cycle (ORC)…

Utility Dive

Utilities lack visibility into EV charging loads on power grids — The flexible loads utilities need exist on your system, but you can't manage what you can't see.

PV Magazine

Energy storage industry shifts focus to grid infrastructure at SNEC 2026 — At SNEC 2026, energy storage shifted from a PV add-on to core grid infrastructure, driven by long-duration systems, grid-forming…

PV Magazine

European heat pump sales rise 13% to 2.88 million units — Analysis by the European Heat Pump Association says 2.88 million heat pumps were sold across 21 European countries last year, enough to…

PV Magazine

91 energy startups map business models across battery hardware, diagnostics and flexibility markets — As part of our “Start-up of the Month” series—published by pv magazine in collaboration with Vireo Ventures—we invited start-ups to submit…

PV Magazine

Chinese researchers develop cable-supported mounting system for solar plants on complex terrain — Researchers from Chongqing University and PowerChina developed a two-parallel cable-truss CSPS to improve torsional resistance and wind…

PV Magazine

KIT and DLR publish open-access dataset from German solar power tower — Research from Germany has published an open-access dataset covering the Jülich Solar Tower in western Germany.

PV Magazine

Circuitor launches reactive energy controller for rooftop solar systems — The Computer PV-12 is a reactive energy controller for photovoltaic self-consumption systems that can manage up to three current sources on…

PV Magazine

Global solar module subsidies totaled $21 billion since 2010, with China accounting for 81% — A database of industrial subsidies suggests global solar module manufacturing support since 2010 totals about $21 billion, with China…

PV Magazine

Chinese solar equipment maker ATW scales to $1.2B revenue on manufacturing optimization tools — Wuxi Autowell Technology, also known under the brand ATW, has been one of the quiet success stories of China’s PV equipment industry,…

Canary Media

California solar generation surpasses natural gas for first five months of 2026 — This year has been full of dramatic rivalries. World Cup matchups, Knicks versus Spurs, One Battle After Another versus Sinners at the…

Canary Media

Heat pump installation linked to increased home values — Canary Media’s ​“ Electrified Life ” column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their…

Guardian Environment

UK Met Office issues rare red weather warning for extreme heat in southern England and Wales — People in southern Wales and area of England from Kent and Sussex to Somerset and Birmingham urged to protect themselves from extreme heat…

Utility Dive

Energy developers adopt AI to automate workflows as industry adoption remains limited — Energy's AI adoption is low. The developers pulling ahead know which workflows to automate.

Utility Dive

Utilities deploy data and strategy in rate cases to shape regulatory outcomes — Approaching the utility rate case with data, strategy and diligence enables favorable outcomes and strengthens credibility.

Jun 22, 2026 · 11:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech

Canadian Solar launches TOPCon module with 24.8% efficiency and 670W output — Canadian Solar has announced its TOPCon 3.0 module, which has a power output of 670W and a conversion efficiency of 24.8%.

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

World adds record 664GW of solar capacity in 2025, exceeds 3TW cumulatively — The world added a record 664GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025, pushing cumulative global operational solar capacity above 3TW.

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

Nextpower to acquire German solar mounting supplier Zimmermann PV Steel for $378 million — Solar PV solutions provider Nextpower has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Germany-based solar provider Zimmermann PV-Steel…

More: PV Magazine

Electrek

Solid-state battery electrolyte retains 84% capacity after 350 cycles — Solid-state batteries promise longer range, faster charging, and improved safety, but durability has been a major hurdle.

Electrek

Chinese sodium-ion battery matches Tesla lithium cells on manufacturing quality, teardown shows — A commercial sodium-ion battery from Chinese manufacturer Hina matches Tesla’s lithium-ion cells on manufacturing quality and internal…

PV Tech

Trina Solar secures commercial order for perovskite-silicon tandem solar modules — Trina Solar has secured an order from a global distributed energy customer for its perovskite/crystalline silicon tandem solar modules.

PV Magazine

EcoFlow launches residential and commercial battery storage products at Intersolar — European launch sees EcoFlow debut new residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) battery storage products, alongside the latest…

Utility Dive

FERC warns RTOs to address data center interconnection concerns or face mandates — If RTOs fail to address large-load concerns identified by FERC, the agency will dictate the solutions, per FERC’s David LaCerte.

PV Magazine

Study shows randomly textured interfaces boost perovskite solar cell efficiency — A simulation study of MAPbI₃ perovskite solar cells shows that quasi-sinusoidal interface texturing outperforms pyramidal and bumpy…

Utility Dive

Budderfly and Viridi partner to deploy batteries at commercial facilities — Coupled with other efficiency measures offered through Budderfly’s energy-as-a-service solution, on-site batteries can reduce facilities’…

PV Magazine

Study finds strong solar potential in Norway's northernmost settlement despite Arctic constraints — Researchers assessed the role of solar PV in Norway’s northernmost settlement’s transition away from fossil fuels, focusing on Arctic…

Electrek

Lucid Motors lays off 18% of workforce, eliminates second production shift — Lucid Motors is laying off 18% of its workforce, roughly 1,500 employees, just four months after the EV maker cut 12% of its staff.

PV Tech

Hanersun expands PV-storage business amid solar industry slowdown — PV Tech spoke with Hanersun's chairman about the company's PV-storage strategy, global expansion and the Chinese market outlook.

Electrek

Octopus Energy and CATL launch EV truck battery-swapping network in Europe — Octopus Energy and CATL are bringing a battery-swapping model already used at scale in China to Europe’s growing electric truck market.

PV Magazine

Researchers propose solar-driven heat pump system for building heating, cooling, and power generation — Researchers in China proposed a solar-driven integrated system that combines reversible heat pump and organic Rankine cycle (ORC)…

Electrek

EcoFlow and Anker offer early Prime Day discounts on portable power stations — It’s the calm before the Amazon Prime Day storm, and we’re starting off this week’s Green Deals with plenty of early savings, starting with…

Utility Dive

Utilities lack visibility into electric vehicle charging on their grids — The flexible loads utilities need exist on your system, but you can't manage what you can't see.

Sightline Climate (CTVC)

Carbon removal funding round reaches $915 million — Inside the $915m bet on carbon removal's next phase

Latitude Media

DOE local resilience funding remains in limbo as billions await distribution — Billions of dollars bound for community-scale energy programs are still in limbo. The post What happened to DOE’s local resilience funding?

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