Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Lazard LCOE report finds solar still cheapest, but all generation costs rising — It’s all getting more expensive. That’s the conclusion of the investment bank Lazard’s latest report on the levelized cost of energy, one…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine, CleanTechnica

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Climate tech funding surges 55% to $26 billion in first half of 2026 — Our new report ft. low-carbon data center megadeals, reopened public markets, and rise of adaptation

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Texas PUC approves ride-through rules for data center grid connections — “There is no debate that voltage and frequency excursions on the transmission network create reliability concerns, which increase with the…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

California launches $3,500 EV rebate favoring in-state manufacturers over Tesla — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 168 today, creating a new “MyFirstEV” program that gives first-time electric vehicle buyers a…

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

PG&E to pay $22M penalty for Mosquito Fire violations — The 2022 fire burned more than 75,000 acres and dozens of structures. A subsequent investigation of PG&E’s infrastructure found violations…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Canada names five interties as part of national grid expansion plan — Canada’s electricity strategy is finally becoming specific enough to test. Ottawa is no longer speaking only about clean power, energy…

Guardian Environment

Keystone pipeline operator to pay $26.9m penalty for Kansas oil spill — Proposed legal settlement over 2022 oil spill would resolve allegations that South Bow violated clean water laws A proposed legal…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Americans overwhelmingly oppose local AI data center construction, polls show — At this point, I think it’s clear that AI data centers are unpopular. You probably know it, at least.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Clean energy and climate tech attract strong 2026 funding and public listings — Amid the AI boom, clean firm power solutions have dominated public listings and equity investments alike.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Turkey seeks 900MW solar, 1.5GW wind capacity through new tender — The Turkish government has launched a new tender seeking 900MW of new solar PV capacity and 1.5GW of new wind capacity.

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

Avaada commissions 3GW TOPCon solar cell line in India — Avaada Electro has commissioned the first 3GW production line at its 6GW N-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Butibori,…

More: PV Magazine

Inside Climate News · Charles Paullin

Virginia governor urges regulators to assign data center transmission costs to facilities — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, through a filing submitted by her newly appointed chief energy officer, is urging regulators at the State…

Latitude Media · Evan Simon

Texas allows AI data centers to operate with minimal environmental oversight — Texas regulators are allowing AI data centers across the state to start up thousands of new pollution sources with no public notice or…

PV Magazine

Researchers develop passive mooring system for floating solar arrays — Researchers have developed a passive counterweight-and-pulley mooring system for floating PV that automatically tracks water-level changes…

Utility Dive

Every customer you can’t enroll is a kilowatt you can’t dispatch — Flexibility's grid value is proven. The real constraint now is how many customers you can enroll.

PV Tech

SolarPower Europe: EU’s Chinese inverter ban causing ‘deep uncertainty’ with lack of clarity — The EU’s decision to ban funding for solar PV and energy storage projects lacks clarity, according to SolarPower Europe.

PV Tech

Avantus secures US$525 million financing for 184MW solar-plus-storage in California — Independent power producer (IPP) Avantus has closed a US$525 million financing package for its Aratina 2 solar-plus-storage project in…

PV Tech

Qcells completes EPC work on 372MWdc PV projects in Arizona — Qcells has completed EPC work on the 237MWdc Atlas V and 135MWdc Atlas VI solar projects in La Paz County, Arizona.

Grist

Climate-impacted communities across Asia are taking their fight to court

Canary Media

A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US — Do you live in the U.S. and want balcony solar ? A new initiative could help you get a deal on one of these small but mighty systems that…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Lazard LCOE report finds solar still cheapest, but all generation costs rising — It’s all getting more expensive. That’s the conclusion of the investment bank Lazard’s latest report on the levelized cost of energy, one…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine, CleanTechnica

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Climate tech funding surges 55% to $26 billion in first half of 2026 — Our new report ft. low-carbon data center megadeals, reopened public markets, and rise of adaptation

CleanTechnica · Transport & Environment (T&E)

EU EV tariffs shift Western production but fail to stop Chinese battery imports — Imports of Chinese batteries, which face virtually no tariffs, increased seven fold. The EU’s electric car tariffs succeeded in reducing…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Texas PUC approves ride-through rules for data center grid connections — “There is no debate that voltage and frequency excursions on the transmission network create reliability concerns, which increase with the…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

California launches $3,500 EV rebate favoring in-state manufacturers over Tesla — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 168 today, creating a new “MyFirstEV” program that gives first-time electric vehicle buyers a…

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

PG&E to pay $22M penalty for Mosquito Fire violations — The 2022 fire burned more than 75,000 acres and dozens of structures. A subsequent investigation of PG&E’s infrastructure found violations…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Canada names five interties as part of national grid expansion plan — Canada’s electricity strategy is finally becoming specific enough to test. Ottawa is no longer speaking only about clean power, energy…

Guardian Environment

Keystone pipeline operator to pay $26.9m penalty for Kansas oil spill — Proposed legal settlement over 2022 oil spill would resolve allegations that South Bow violated clean water laws A proposed legal…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Americans overwhelmingly oppose local AI data center construction, polls show — At this point, I think it’s clear that AI data centers are unpopular. You probably know it, at least.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Clean energy and climate tech attract strong 2026 funding and public listings — Amid the AI boom, clean firm power solutions have dominated public listings and equity investments alike.

CleanTechnica · Zachary Shahan

EPA eliminating public participation in data center permitting process — What stories have caught the most reader attention in the past week? Here’s a weekly roundup of the top stories of the week.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Turkey seeks 900MW solar, 1.5GW wind capacity through new tender — The Turkish government has launched a new tender seeking 900MW of new solar PV capacity and 1.5GW of new wind capacity.

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

Avaada commissions 3GW TOPCon solar cell line in India — Avaada Electro has commissioned the first 3GW production line at its 6GW N-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Butibori,…

More: PV Magazine

Inside Climate News · Charles Paullin

Virginia governor urges regulators to assign data center transmission costs to facilities — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, through a filing submitted by her newly appointed chief energy officer, is urging regulators at the State…

PV Magazine

Researchers develop passive mooring system for floating solar arrays — Researchers have developed a passive counterweight-and-pulley mooring system for floating PV that automatically tracks water-level changes…

PV Tech

TotalEnergies sells distributed solar in Europe, aims to ‘refocus’ on utility-scale projects — TotalEnergies has divested all 170MW of its distributed solar capacity in Europe, as it plans to “refocus” on utility-scale projects.

Utility Dive

Every customer you can’t enroll is a kilowatt you can’t dispatch — Flexibility's grid value is proven. The real constraint now is how many customers you can enroll.

PV Tech

SolarPower Europe: EU’s Chinese inverter ban causing ‘deep uncertainty’ with lack of clarity — The EU’s decision to ban funding for solar PV and energy storage projects lacks clarity, according to SolarPower Europe.

PV Tech

Avantus secures US$525 million financing for 184MW solar-plus-storage in California — Independent power producer (IPP) Avantus has closed a US$525 million financing package for its Aratina 2 solar-plus-storage project in…

Grist

Climate-impacted communities across Asia are taking their fight to court

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Lazard LCOE report finds solar still cheapest, but all generation costs rising — It’s all getting more expensive. That’s the conclusion of the investment bank Lazard’s latest report on the levelized cost of energy, one…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine, CleanTechnica

Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose

North Sea oil industry lobbies Labour's presumed next PM to approve new drilling projects — Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approval The UK’s North Sea oil industry…

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Climate tech funding surges 55% to $26 billion in first half of 2026 — Our new report ft. low-carbon data center megadeals, reopened public markets, and rise of adaptation

CleanTechnica · Transport & Environment (T&E)

EU EV tariffs shift Western production but fail to stop Chinese battery imports — Imports of Chinese batteries, which face virtually no tariffs, increased seven fold. The EU’s electric car tariffs succeeded in reducing…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Texas PUC approves ride-through rules for data center grid connections — “There is no debate that voltage and frequency excursions on the transmission network create reliability concerns, which increase with the…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

California launches $3,500 EV rebate favoring in-state manufacturers over Tesla — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 168 today, creating a new “MyFirstEV” program that gives first-time electric vehicle buyers a…

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

PG&E to pay $22M penalty for Mosquito Fire violations — The 2022 fire burned more than 75,000 acres and dozens of structures. A subsequent investigation of PG&E’s infrastructure found violations…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Canada names five interties as part of national grid expansion plan — Canada’s electricity strategy is finally becoming specific enough to test. Ottawa is no longer speaking only about clean power, energy…

Guardian Environment

Keystone pipeline operator to pay $26.9m penalty for Kansas oil spill — Proposed legal settlement over 2022 oil spill would resolve allegations that South Bow violated clean water laws A proposed legal…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Americans overwhelmingly oppose local AI data center construction, polls show — At this point, I think it’s clear that AI data centers are unpopular. You probably know it, at least.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Clean energy and climate tech attract strong 2026 funding and public listings — Amid the AI boom, clean firm power solutions have dominated public listings and equity investments alike.

CleanTechnica · Zachary Shahan

EPA eliminating public participation in data center permitting process — What stories have caught the most reader attention in the past week? Here’s a weekly roundup of the top stories of the week.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Turkey seeks 900MW solar, 1.5GW wind capacity through new tender — The Turkish government has launched a new tender seeking 900MW of new solar PV capacity and 1.5GW of new wind capacity.

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

Avaada commissions 3GW TOPCon solar cell line in India — Avaada Electro has commissioned the first 3GW production line at its 6GW N-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Butibori,…

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine

Researchers develop passive mooring system for floating solar arrays — Researchers have developed a passive counterweight-and-pulley mooring system for floating PV that automatically tracks water-level changes…

Guardian Environment

Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’ — Critics accuse ministers of failing to take control of nature crisis and leaving it to private landowners to act voluntarily The…

PV Tech

JA’s ESG strategy: low‑carbon modules, circularity and the coming PV waste wave — Dylan Middleton and Ruiqi Hua of JA discuss the importance of traceability, decarbonisation and circularity in PV module manufacturing.

PV Tech

TotalEnergies sells distributed solar in Europe, aims to ‘refocus’ on utility-scale projects — TotalEnergies has divested all 170MW of its distributed solar capacity in Europe, as it plans to “refocus” on utility-scale projects.

Utility Dive

Every customer you can’t enroll is a kilowatt you can’t dispatch — Flexibility's grid value is proven. The real constraint now is how many customers you can enroll.

PV Tech

SolarPower Europe: EU’s Chinese inverter ban causing ‘deep uncertainty’ with lack of clarity — The EU’s decision to ban funding for solar PV and energy storage projects lacks clarity, according to SolarPower Europe.

PV Magazine · Uma Gupta

Aditya Birla Renewables buys Shell-backed Sprng Energy for $1.8 billion — Aditya Birla Renewables has agreed to acquire Shell-backed Sprng Energy for $1.8 billion, expanding its renewable energy portfolio to…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Lazard LCOE report finds solar still cheapest, but all generation costs rising — It’s all getting more expensive. That’s the conclusion of the investment bank Lazard’s latest report on the levelized cost of energy, one…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine, CleanTechnica

Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose

North Sea oil industry lobbies Labour's presumed next PM to approve new drilling projects — Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approval The UK’s North Sea oil industry…

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Climate tech funding surges 55% to $26 billion in first half of 2026 — Our new report ft. low-carbon data center megadeals, reopened public markets, and rise of adaptation

CleanTechnica · Transport & Environment (T&E)

EU EV tariffs shift Western production but fail to stop Chinese battery imports — Imports of Chinese batteries, which face virtually no tariffs, increased seven fold. The EU’s electric car tariffs succeeded in reducing…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Texas PUC approves ride-through rules for data center grid connections — “There is no debate that voltage and frequency excursions on the transmission network create reliability concerns, which increase with the…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

California launches $3,500 EV rebate favoring in-state manufacturers over Tesla — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 168 today, creating a new “MyFirstEV” program that gives first-time electric vehicle buyers a…

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

PG&E to pay $22M penalty for Mosquito Fire violations — The 2022 fire burned more than 75,000 acres and dozens of structures. A subsequent investigation of PG&E’s infrastructure found violations…

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio utility shutoffs surge as energy costs strain households — More and more Ohioans are struggling to pay their utility bills. That’s one clear takeaway from the latest utility reports showing how many…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Americans overwhelmingly oppose local AI data center construction, polls show — At this point, I think it’s clear that AI data centers are unpopular. You probably know it, at least.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Clean energy and climate tech attract strong 2026 funding and public listings — Amid the AI boom, clean firm power solutions have dominated public listings and equity investments alike.

CleanTechnica · Zachary Shahan

EPA eliminating public participation in data center permitting process — What stories have caught the most reader attention in the past week? Here’s a weekly roundup of the top stories of the week.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Turkey seeks 900MW solar, 1.5GW wind capacity through new tender — The Turkish government has launched a new tender seeking 900MW of new solar PV capacity and 1.5GW of new wind capacity.

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

Avaada commissions 3GW TOPCon solar cell line in India — Avaada Electro has commissioned the first 3GW production line at its 6GW N-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Butibori,…

More: PV Magazine

Inside Climate News · Charles Paullin

Virginia governor urges regulators to assign data center transmission costs to facilities — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, through a filing submitted by her newly appointed chief energy officer, is urging regulators at the State…

PV Tech · Ben Willis

JinkoSolar vice chairman and co-founder Chen Kangping resigns — JinkoSolar has announced a senior management change as the company continues to struggle with losses.

Guardian Environment

A journey down one of the last wild rivers in the American west: ‘The bullseye will always be on its back’ — As US water wars rage, a tributary of the Colorado River faces unprecedented pressure.

Guardian Environment

Keystone pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9m penalty over Kansas oil spill — Proposed legal settlement over 2022 oil spill would resolve allegations that South Bow violated clean water laws A proposed legal…

Heatmap News

Trump Poised to Shrink Two National Monuments in Utah —

PV Tech

JA’s ESG strategy: low‑carbon modules, circularity and the coming PV waste wave — Dylan Middleton and Ruiqi Hua of JA discuss the importance of traceability, decarbonisation and circularity in PV module manufacturing.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Renewables hit 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, solar surges 29.7% year-on-year — Renewable energy accounted for 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, with solar power contributing 2,105.8TWh, according to IRENA.

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Solar power reaches 25% of EU electricity for first time in June — For the first month ever, solar PV has made up 25% of monthly electricity generation across the European Union in June 2026.

Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion

Trump EPA advances Alabama coal ash disposal program Biden rejected — The Trump administration is moving to approve a controversial program in Alabama that could allow millions of tons of toxic coal ash to…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Lazard LCOE report finds solar still cheapest, but all generation costs rising — It’s all getting more expensive. That’s the conclusion of the investment bank Lazard’s latest report on the levelized cost of energy, one…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine, CleanTechnica

Grist · Matt Simon

Heat pump adoption approaches inflection point in US market

PV Tech · Will Norman

German renewable developer SoWiTec files for insolvency amid debt crisis — German solar and wind developer SoWiTec has announced insolvency due to excessive debt.

Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose

North Sea oil industry lobbies Labour's presumed next PM to approve new drilling projects — Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approval The UK’s North Sea oil industry…

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Shell sells 5GW Indian renewables portfolio to Aditya Birla for $1.8B — Shell Overseas Investment, a wholly owned subsidiary of oil and gas giant Shell, has signed an agreement to sell 100% of Solenergi Power…

More: PV Magazine

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio utility shutoffs surge as energy costs strain households — More and more Ohioans are struggling to pay their utility bills. That’s one clear takeaway from the latest utility reports showing how many…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Americans overwhelmingly oppose local AI data center construction, polls show — At this point, I think it’s clear that AI data centers are unpopular. You probably know it, at least.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Clean energy and climate tech attract strong 2026 funding and public listings — Amid the AI boom, clean firm power solutions have dominated public listings and equity investments alike.

Heatmap News · Jeva Lange

Could More Aspens Have Stopped the Aspen Acres Fire? — Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire is named after a quiet RV campground located high in the San Isabel Mountains, about a five-hour drive due…

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

🌎 H1'26 climate tech funding up 55% to $26bn, thanks to data centers — Our new report ft. low-carbon data center megadeals, reopened public markets, and rise of adaptation

PV Tech · JP Casey

Turkey launches tender seeking 900MW solar PV, 1.5GW wind capacity — The Turkish government has launched a new tender seeking 900MW of new solar PV capacity and 1.5GW of new wind capacity.

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

Avaada commissions first 3GW TOPCon solar cell production line in Nagpur, India — Avaada Electro has commissioned the first 3GW production line at its 6GW N-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Butibori,…

More: PV Magazine

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Investors send General Fusion soaring in debut as first publicly traded fusion company — General Fusion started trading on the Nasdaq following a reverse merger that saw high redemptions.

Inside Climate News · Charles Paullin

Virginia’s Governor Weighs in on Pivotal Case About Data Center Transmission Costs — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, through a filing submitted by her newly appointed chief energy officer, is urging regulators at the State…

Guardian Environment · Stephen Starr

Hello from the outside: heat domes impeding radio and other signals in US midwest — Higher temperatures can cause radio, TV and microwave signals to travel hundreds of miles farther, upsetting communications It was 3am in…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Texas PUC approves ‘ride-through’ rules for data centers — “There is no debate that voltage and frequency excursions on the transmission network create reliability concerns, which increase with the…

Guardian Environment

‘As if a hurricane had passed’: Puerto Ricans at breaking point after weeks without water — Shortages triggered by pipeline rupture drive up costs and deepen frustrations, as pressure grows on water utility Jonathan Collazo owns…

EIA Today in Energy

Global LNG trade volumes hit record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day in 2025 — Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade volumes increased 5.4% to a record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day last year (Bcf/d), driven…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Renewables hit 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, solar surges 29.7% year-on-year — Renewable energy accounted for 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, with solar power contributing 2,105.8TWh, according to IRENA.

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Solar power reaches 25% of EU electricity for first time in June — For the first month ever, solar PV has made up 25% of monthly electricity generation across the European Union in June 2026.

Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion

Trump EPA advances Alabama coal ash disposal program Biden rejected — The Trump administration is moving to approve a controversial program in Alabama that could allow millions of tons of toxic coal ash to…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

China's Electric Trucks Challenge Oil Forecasts Built on Diesel Growth — Oil forecasts that still depend on sustained Chinese road-fuel growth now have a heavy-truck problem.

Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

CSIRO report finds ditching net zero would not lower Australia power prices — GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Hydrogen production methods shift as investors seek scalable decarbonization path — The hype around clean hydrogen has come in waves, with investors and policymakers betting that the versatile molecule could help…

Grist · Matt Simon

Heat pump adoption approaches inflection point in US market

PV Tech · Will Norman

German renewable developer SoWiTec files for insolvency amid debt crisis — German solar and wind developer SoWiTec has announced insolvency due to excessive debt.

Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose

North Sea oil industry lobbies Labour's presumed next PM to approve new drilling projects — Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approval The UK’s North Sea oil industry…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Peru proposes national energy planning framework for solar and storage — Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) has published draft provisions to establish a national energy planning framework covering…

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Shell sells 5GW Indian renewables portfolio to Aditya Birla for $1.8B — Shell Overseas Investment, a wholly owned subsidiary of oil and gas giant Shell, has signed an agreement to sell 100% of Solenergi Power…

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PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Study finds hydraulic storage more cost-effective than batteries for solar irrigation — Researchers in Spain found that hydraulic storage can be more cost-effective than batteries for photovoltaic irrigation systems, while…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Lazard LCOE report finds solar still cheapest, but all generation costs rising — It’s all getting more expensive. That’s the conclusion of the investment bank Lazard’s latest report on the levelized cost of energy, one…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine, CleanTechnica

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio utility shutoffs surge as energy costs strain households — More and more Ohioans are struggling to pay their utility bills. That’s one clear takeaway from the latest utility reports showing how many…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Americans overwhelmingly oppose local AI data center construction, polls show — At this point, I think it’s clear that AI data centers are unpopular. You probably know it, at least.

Canary Media

California nonprofit launches zero-markup balcony solar kit program — Do you live in the U.S. and want balcony solar ? A new initiative could help you get a deal on one of these small but mighty systems that…

More: PV Magazine

Latitude Media · Evan Simon

Texas allows AI data centers to operate with minimal environmental oversight — Texas regulators are allowing AI data centers across the state to start up thousands of new pollution sources with no public notice or…

Inside Climate News · Georgina Gustin

JBS abandons net-zero emissions and deforestation targets — The world’s largest meat company is backing away from its climate and deforestation commitments after claiming for several years that…

Inside Climate News · Lisa Sorg

Major PFAS lawsuit against Chemours settles in North Carolina — Forever War: This is part of a series about the PFAS crisis in North Carolina. CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.C.—Mike Watters was running on two…

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

New York pauses new large data center approvals for one year — New York has become the first state to temporarily halt approval of large data centers, as Gov.

More: Wired Science

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania requires data centers to report energy use to state — Data centers willl now have to provide annual energy usage reports to the state, and the PJM Interconnection will need to give state…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

Utilities seek $9.2B in rate hikes in second quarter — Dominion Energy in Virginia is seeking about $1.5 billion in increases across three rate requests, the report said.

Inside Climate News · Katie Surma

AI, defense spending drive critical minerals mining surge alongside climate demand — The global rush to mine copper, lithium, cobalt and other so-called critical minerals has been framed by the mining industry as essential…

EIA Today in Energy

Global LNG trade volumes hit record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day in 2025 — Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade volumes increased 5.4% to a record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day last year (Bcf/d), driven…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Renewables hit 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, solar surges 29.7% year-on-year — Renewable energy accounted for 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, with solar power contributing 2,105.8TWh, according to IRENA.

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Solar power reaches 25% of EU electricity for first time in June — For the first month ever, solar PV has made up 25% of monthly electricity generation across the European Union in June 2026.

Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion

Trump EPA advances Alabama coal ash disposal program Biden rejected — The Trump administration is moving to approve a controversial program in Alabama that could allow millions of tons of toxic coal ash to…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

XGS explores IPO path as enhanced geothermal startups eye public markets — Another enhanced geothermal developer may be heading for the public markets. The post Two months post-Fervo, XGS is weighing an IPO…

Utility Dive · Pier LaFarge

Distribution grid emerges as platform for managing costs and capacity — Distributed capacity has turned the distribution grid into a platform for capacity growth and increased grid utilization, not a cost center…

Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

CSIRO report finds ditching net zero would not lower Australia power prices — GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Hydrogen production methods shift as investors seek scalable decarbonization path — The hype around clean hydrogen has come in waves, with investors and policymakers betting that the versatile molecule could help…

Grist · Matt Simon

Heat pump adoption approaches inflection point in US market

PV Tech · Will Norman

German renewable developer SoWiTec files for insolvency amid debt crisis — German solar and wind developer SoWiTec has announced insolvency due to excessive debt.

Grist · Dionne Phillips

Indigenous communities face crisis gaps in energy project communications

Guardian Environment · Isabella Kaminski

Scottish marine science group appoints ocean as board trustee — As the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Intertek CEA: larger battery cells could reduce storage costs through 2027 — US research firm Intertek CEA says wider adoption of 587Ah battery cells could lower the cost of standard battery energy storage system…

Yale Climate Connections · Bob Henson

Forecasters see record-strength El Niño developing in Pacific — Already, tropical cyclones are peppering the Pacific and skipping the Atlantic, and U.S. temperatures are topsy-turvy.

More: The Climate Brink

Trellis · Joel Makower

Katharine Hayhoe: Alarm-based climate messaging has failed to drive action — Hope, not alarm, is what actually moves boards and employees to act. The post Katharine Hayhoe says our climate theory of change was always…

More: Trellis

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

Researchers develop multi-source heat pump for cold-climate efficiency — Chinese and Spanish researchers have developed a multi-source heat pump system combining air, water, and ground heat sources for improved…

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities seek $18.6 billion in rate hikes through mid-2024, continuing record pace — The total is in addition to the record-breaking $31 billion utilities requested in 2025, a new PowerLines report shows.

More: Utility Dive

PV Tech · Will Norman

Masdar reaches financial close on 5.2GW solar-plus-storage project — Masdar has reached financial close on what it called the world’s .first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project'.

More: CleanTechnica

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

New York pauses new large data center approvals for one year — New York has become the first state to temporarily halt approval of large data centers, as Gov.

More: Wired Science

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania requires data centers to report energy use to state — Data centers willl now have to provide annual energy usage reports to the state, and the PJM Interconnection will need to give state…

Inside Climate News · Katie Surma

AI, defense spending drive critical minerals mining surge alongside climate demand — The global rush to mine copper, lithium, cobalt and other so-called critical minerals has been framed by the mining industry as essential…

EIA Today in Energy

Global LNG trade volumes hit record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day in 2025 — Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade volumes increased 5.4% to a record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day last year (Bcf/d), driven…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Renewables hit 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, solar surges 29.7% year-on-year — Renewable energy accounted for 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, with solar power contributing 2,105.8TWh, according to IRENA.

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Solar power reaches 25% of EU electricity for first time in June — For the first month ever, solar PV has made up 25% of monthly electricity generation across the European Union in June 2026.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

XGS explores IPO path as enhanced geothermal startups eye public markets — Another enhanced geothermal developer may be heading for the public markets. The post Two months post-Fervo, XGS is weighing an IPO…

Utility Dive · Pier LaFarge

Distribution grid emerges as platform for managing costs and capacity — Distributed capacity has turned the distribution grid into a platform for capacity growth and increased grid utilization, not a cost center…

Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

CSIRO report finds ditching net zero would not lower Australia power prices — GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Hydrogen production methods shift as investors seek scalable decarbonization path — The hype around clean hydrogen has come in waves, with investors and policymakers betting that the versatile molecule could help…

Grist · Matt Simon

Heat pump adoption approaches inflection point in US market

PV Magazine · Bernadette Geyer

Jackery displays plug-in solar storage systems at Munich trade show — At The smarter E 2026, the company highlighted its new SolarVault 3 Series of plug-in solar energy storage products, along with its Home…

Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion

Trump EPA advances Alabama coal ash disposal program Biden rejected — The Trump administration is moving to approve a controversial program in Alabama that could allow millions of tons of toxic coal ash to…

Inside Climate News · Johnny Sturgeon

Fishing nations clash over Atlantic mackerel quota allocations — Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the United Kingdom, the European Union and Russia all share the world’s largest and most lucrative Atlantic…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

German startup launches solar awnings for residential and commercial use — German startup Solar Markise has launched photovoltaic awnings that combine sun protection with solar generation, offering 1.35 kW and 1.8…

Grist · Katie Myers

Solar 'bees' deployment to provide power to North Carolina community hubs

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Amsterdam extends sustainable solar panel subsidy through year-end — Amsterdam's subsidy scheme for highly-sustainable solar panels has been extended to the end of the year.

Grist · Dionne Phillips

Indigenous communities face crisis gaps in energy project communications