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Jul 23, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Crude tops $100 as Houthi attacks disrupt Mideast oil exports — Is this how a new wave of inflation starts? The international crude oil benchmark leapt to $100 a barrel on Thursday, its highest level…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Massachusetts begins paying EV owners to feed battery power back to grid — When energy experts imagine the grid of the future, they often dream of millions of electric vehicles moonlighting as mobile power banks,…

More: Electrek

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Meta exits RE100 clean energy group as data center gas use grows — Meta has made significant investments in natural gas over the past year. Now it's dropping out of an industry renewable energy group.

More: via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

GE Vernova gas turbine backlog grows to 116 GW — The company’s electrification segment saw its order backlog grow 69% year over year.

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

U.S. reaches landmark nuclear export deal with Saudi Arabia —

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities pledge rate controls for AI energy demands amid questions on state authority — The White House is taking credit for customer savings. But real change may ultimately be up to states.

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

UC Berkeley analysis finds renewables and storage can supply one-third of US industrial heat demand — The UC Berkeley analysis should be welcome news for a manufacturing industry that is heavily reliant on natural gas, with its volatile…

Latitude Media · Shayle Kann

Vehicle-to-grid technology seeks path to mass adoption despite decades of pilot programs — The Vehicle-Grid Integration Council's Steve Letendre unpacks the technology’s potential, as well as its hurdles to mass adoption.

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

DOE power export rule draws criticism from consumer advocate over supply concerns — “Any export of power ... necessarily makes that power unavailable to domestic customers,” potentially contributing to inadequate supplies…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Hybrid solar-battery PPAs gaining traction in Europe despite 24% cost premium — Hybrid PPAs are gaining traction across Europe as developers pair solar projects with battery storage to counter price volatility and…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

SEIA calls for stronger cybersecurity standards as US solar and storage manufacturing expands — SEIA has warned that growing solar and storage deployment requires more resilient supply chains and security standards.

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Spanish operational PV assets stabilize at €596,000/MW after 50% value decline — Spain’s PV asset market is entering a stabilization phase after two years of valuation declines, with operational solar assets averaging…

MIT Technology Review · Climate · Casey Crownhart

New York's 339-mile Quebec power line faces obstacles amid grid demands — On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Sinovoltaics ranks 14 solar module makers as financially stable in latest quarterly update — The quality assurance provider reported India-based Waaree Renewable Technologies retained the top position in its Altmann-Z score-based…

Guardian Environment · Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent

Hospital respiratory admissions for children 40% higher in England's poorest areas — Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England data reveals stark impact of air pollution in deprived areas Children living in the poorest areas across…

Guardian Environment · George Monbiot

UK government unlikely to curb industrial poultry farming's environmental damage, Monbiot argues — Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Solar PPA prices rise in Europe, fall in North America in Q2 2026 — The average price of a solar PPA signed in Europe in the second quarter of 2026 reached US$74.85/MWh, according to LevelTen Energy.

Jul 23, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Crude tops $100 as Houthi attacks disrupt Mideast oil exports — Is this how a new wave of inflation starts? The international crude oil benchmark leapt to $100 a barrel on Thursday, its highest level…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Massachusetts begins paying EV owners to feed battery power back to grid — When energy experts imagine the grid of the future, they often dream of millions of electric vehicles moonlighting as mobile power banks,…

More: Electrek

CleanTechnica · Guest Contributor

Renewables exceed 30% of US electricity generation in first half of 2026 — Washington DC — New data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, reveal…

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

GE Vernova gas turbine backlog grows to 116 GW — The company’s electrification segment saw its order backlog grow 69% year over year.

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

U.S. reaches landmark nuclear export deal with Saudi Arabia —

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities pledge rate controls for AI energy demands amid questions on state authority — The White House is taking credit for customer savings. But real change may ultimately be up to states.

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

UC Berkeley analysis finds renewables and storage can supply one-third of US industrial heat demand — The UC Berkeley analysis should be welcome news for a manufacturing industry that is heavily reliant on natural gas, with its volatile…

Latitude Media · Shayle Kann

Vehicle-to-grid technology seeks path to mass adoption despite decades of pilot programs — The Vehicle-Grid Integration Council's Steve Letendre unpacks the technology’s potential, as well as its hurdles to mass adoption.

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

DOE power export rule draws criticism from consumer advocate over supply concerns — “Any export of power ... necessarily makes that power unavailable to domestic customers,” potentially contributing to inadequate supplies…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Hybrid solar-battery PPAs gaining traction in Europe despite 24% cost premium — Hybrid PPAs are gaining traction across Europe as developers pair solar projects with battery storage to counter price volatility and…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

SEIA calls for stronger cybersecurity standards as US solar and storage manufacturing expands — SEIA has warned that growing solar and storage deployment requires more resilient supply chains and security standards.

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Spanish operational PV assets stabilize at €596,000/MW after 50% value decline — Spain’s PV asset market is entering a stabilization phase after two years of valuation declines, with operational solar assets averaging…

Guardian Environment · Donna Lu Assistant editor, climate, environment and science

Northern Territory minister's claim on groundwater and magnetic poles contradicted by scientists — NT minister for trade and business Robyn Cahill makes scientifically inaccurate claims while pushing to make territory ‘datacentre capital…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Poland's ML System launches PhotonRoof BIPV tile for architectural integration — Poland-based ML System has launched PhotonRoof, a BIPV solar tile designed to combine photovoltaic generation with traditional roofing…

MIT Technology Review · Climate · Casey Crownhart

New York's 339-mile Quebec power line faces obstacles amid grid demands — On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet…

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Meta exits RE100 clean energy pact as data center gas spending accelerates — Meta has made significant investments in natural gas over the past year. Now it's dropping out of an industry renewable energy group.

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Guardian Environment · Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent

Hospital respiratory admissions for children 40% higher in England's poorest areas — Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England data reveals stark impact of air pollution in deprived areas Children living in the poorest areas across…

Jul 23, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Spain and Portugal blackout exposes battery storage gaps in Iberian grid — On a Monday in April 2025, 60 million people across Spain and Portugal lost power. The blackout was no minor technical accident, and it…

PV Magazine · pv magazine

India seeks to build alternative to China's solar manufacturing dominance — India has already demonstrated that well-designed policies can rapidly expand module and cell manufacturing.

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Crude tops $100 as Houthi attacks disrupt Mideast oil exports — Is this how a new wave of inflation starts? The international crude oil benchmark leapt to $100 a barrel on Thursday, its highest level…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Massachusetts begins paying EV owners to feed battery power back to grid — When energy experts imagine the grid of the future, they often dream of millions of electric vehicles moonlighting as mobile power banks,…

More: Electrek

CleanTechnica · Guest Contributor

Renewables exceed 30% of US electricity generation in first half of 2026 — Washington DC — New data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, reveal…

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Meta exits RE100 renewable energy commitment as data center gas buildout accelerates — Meta has made significant investments in natural gas over the past year. Now it's dropping out of an industry renewable energy group.

More: via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

GE Vernova gas turbine backlog grows to 116 GW — The company’s electrification segment saw its order backlog grow 69% year over year.

PV Magazine · Uma Gupta

Caelux partners with Indian solar makers on 10 GW of perovskite-tandem module manufacturing — Rayzon Solar and Navitas Solar have each signed five-year agreements with U.S.-based Caelux to develop and manufacture 5 GW of…

More: PV Tech

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

U.S. reaches landmark nuclear export deal with Saudi Arabia —

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities pledge rate controls for AI energy demands amid questions on state authority — The White House is taking credit for customer savings. But real change may ultimately be up to states.

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

UC Berkeley analysis finds renewables and storage can supply one-third of US industrial heat demand — The UC Berkeley analysis should be welcome news for a manufacturing industry that is heavily reliant on natural gas, with its volatile…

Latitude Media · Shayle Kann

Vehicle-to-grid technology seeks path to mass adoption despite decades of pilot programs — The Vehicle-Grid Integration Council's Steve Letendre unpacks the technology’s potential, as well as its hurdles to mass adoption.

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

DOE power export rule draws criticism from consumer advocate over supply concerns — “Any export of power ... necessarily makes that power unavailable to domestic customers,” potentially contributing to inadequate supplies…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Hybrid solar-battery PPAs gaining traction in Europe despite 24% cost premium — Hybrid PPAs are gaining traction across Europe as developers pair solar projects with battery storage to counter price volatility and…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

SEIA calls for stronger cybersecurity standards as US solar and storage manufacturing expands — SEIA has warned that growing solar and storage deployment requires more resilient supply chains and security standards.

More: CleanTechnica

Canary Media · Brian Martucci

Minnesota's iron ore mine revival could support green steel production — An enormous shed sits on a ridge northeast of Calumet, Minnesota, along the state’s Iron Range , visible for miles to drivers rushing by on…

Guardian Environment · Donna Lu Assistant editor, climate, environment and science

Northern Territory minister's claim on groundwater and magnetic poles contradicted by scientists — NT minister for trade and business Robyn Cahill makes scientifically inaccurate claims while pushing to make territory ‘datacentre capital…

MIT Technology Review · Climate · Casey Crownhart

New York's 339-mile Quebec power line faces obstacles amid grid demands — On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet…

Jul 24, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Spain and Portugal blackout exposes battery storage gaps in Iberian grid — On a Monday in April 2025, 60 million people across Spain and Portugal lost power. The blackout was no minor technical accident, and it…

PV Magazine · pv magazine

India seeks to build alternative to China's solar manufacturing dominance — India has already demonstrated that well-designed policies can rapidly expand module and cell manufacturing.

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Crude tops $100 as Houthi attacks disrupt Mideast oil exports — Is this how a new wave of inflation starts? The international crude oil benchmark leapt to $100 a barrel on Thursday, its highest level…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar provides record 25% of EU power in June as sunny weather boosts output — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Europe has had a sunny start to its summer.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Japanese researchers find promise in cylindrical solar tubes for building-integrated use — Solyndra’s cylindrical CIGS solar technology highlighted both the promise and challenges of unconventional PV designs, but a new study from…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Massachusetts begins paying EV owners to feed battery power back to grid — When energy experts imagine the grid of the future, they often dream of millions of electric vehicles moonlighting as mobile power banks,…

More: Electrek

CleanTechnica · Guest Contributor

Renewables exceed 30% of US electricity generation in first half of 2026 — Washington DC — New data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, reveal…

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Meta exits RE100 clean energy coalition as natural gas use grows — Meta has made significant investments in natural gas over the past year. Now it's dropping out of an industry renewable energy group.

More: via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

GE Vernova gas turbine backlog grows to 116 GW — The company’s electrification segment saw its order backlog grow 69% year over year.

PV Magazine · Uma Gupta

Caelux partners with Indian solar makers on 10 GW of perovskite-tandem module manufacturing — Rayzon Solar and Navitas Solar have each signed five-year agreements with U.S.-based Caelux to develop and manufacture 5 GW of…

More: PV Tech

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities pledge rate controls for AI energy demands amid questions on state authority — The White House is taking credit for customer savings. But real change may ultimately be up to states.

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

UC Berkeley analysis finds renewables and storage can supply one-third of US industrial heat demand — The UC Berkeley analysis should be welcome news for a manufacturing industry that is heavily reliant on natural gas, with its volatile…

Latitude Media · Shayle Kann

Vehicle-to-grid technology seeks path to mass adoption despite decades of pilot programs — The Vehicle-Grid Integration Council's Steve Letendre unpacks the technology’s potential, as well as its hurdles to mass adoption.

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

DOE power export rule draws criticism from consumer advocate over supply concerns — “Any export of power ... necessarily makes that power unavailable to domestic customers,” potentially contributing to inadequate supplies…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

U.S. reaches landmark nuclear export deal with Saudi Arabia —

Canary Media · Kari Lydersen

Indiana solar boom draws local opposition from rural residents — When the largest solar farm in Indiana came online in early 2025, nearby residents in rural Jasper County were not exactly excited.

More: via Bluesky

Guardian Environment · Mark Hillsdon

Guatemala's Maya reserve shows forest cover rising amid sustainable logging — In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing…

Guardian Environment · Adrian Chiles

Guardian columnist describes panic over unusual warm winds in UK — I first noticed it a couple of weeks ago on the streets of Cardiff – and it felt alarmingly wrong When the wind is warm, you know something…

Jul 24, 2026 · 5:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Charm Industrial lands $20M debt facility and carbon removal contract with JP Morgan — Charm Industrial is a climate tech company that takes biomass and converts it into a heavy, carbon-rich oil that can be injected…

More: Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Spain and Portugal blackout exposes battery storage gaps in Iberian grid — On a Monday in April 2025, 60 million people across Spain and Portugal lost power. The blackout was no minor technical accident, and it…

PV Magazine · pv magazine

India seeks to build alternative to China's solar manufacturing dominance — India has already demonstrated that well-designed policies can rapidly expand module and cell manufacturing.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Chinese solar additions fall to 72 GW in first half amid weak demand — In other news, Shenzhen Energy’s subsidiary Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd. plans to invest $34 million in a 50 MW solar project in Ghana’s…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Crude tops $100 as Houthi attacks disrupt Mideast oil exports — Is this how a new wave of inflation starts? The international crude oil benchmark leapt to $100 a barrel on Thursday, its highest level…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar provides record 25% of EU power in June as sunny weather boosts output — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Europe has had a sunny start to its summer.

CleanTechnica · Guest Contributor

Renewables exceed 30% of US electricity generation in first half of 2026 — Washington DC — New data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, reveal…

PV Magazine · Uma Gupta

Caelux partners with Indian solar makers on 10 GW of perovskite-tandem module manufacturing — Rayzon Solar and Navitas Solar have each signed five-year agreements with U.S.-based Caelux to develop and manufacture 5 GW of…

More: PV Tech

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities pledge rate controls for AI energy demands amid questions on state authority — The White House is taking credit for customer savings. But real change may ultimately be up to states.

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

UC Berkeley analysis finds renewables and storage can supply one-third of US industrial heat demand — The UC Berkeley analysis should be welcome news for a manufacturing industry that is heavily reliant on natural gas, with its volatile…

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Meta exits RE100 renewable energy initiative as natural gas use grows — Meta has made significant investments in natural gas over the past year. Now it's dropping out of an industry renewable energy group.

More: via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

GE Vernova gas turbine backlog grows to 116 GW — The company’s electrification segment saw its order backlog grow 69% year over year.

Guardian Environment · Anna Betts

Flash floods kill two in West Virginia after torrential rain — State’s governor had declared a state of emergency for all 55 counties, and deployed 500 national guard members Patrick Morrisey, the West…

Utility Dive · Stefan Hirniak

Utilities must compete harder to retain workers against tech sector — With so much riding on America's AI ambitions, utility workforce strategy must have a place alongside generation, transmission and capital…

Latitude Media · Shayle Kann

Vehicle-to-grid technology seeks path to mass adoption despite decades of pilot programs — The Vehicle-Grid Integration Council's Steve Letendre unpacks the technology’s potential, as well as its hurdles to mass adoption.

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

MN8 Energy acquires Greenbacker for $375 million, creating 6GW US renewable platform — MN8 Energy has acquired Greenbacker, creating 6GW US renewable platform amid rising data centre power demand.

Electrek · Peter Johnson

Ford, Geely to build electric vehicles at Spanish plant starting 2028 — Ford announced plans to build a rugged new Bronco and an electric crossover with China’s Geely as part of a new alliance.

More: Electrek, via Bluesky

PV Tech · JP Casey

Dinto Solar wins 1GW supply contract with China Datang Corporation — Chinese solar manufacturer Dinto Solar has won a bid to supply 1GW of heterojunction (HJT) solar modules to the China Datang Corporation

Jul 24, 2026 · 8:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Charm Industrial lands $20M debt facility and carbon removal contract with JP Morgan — Charm Industrial is a climate tech company that takes biomass and converts it into a heavy, carbon-rich oil that can be injected…

More: Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Spain and Portugal blackout exposes battery storage gaps in Iberian grid — On a Monday in April 2025, 60 million people across Spain and Portugal lost power. The blackout was no minor technical accident, and it…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

China tightens mandatory energy limits for polysilicon production plants — China has published a stricter mandatory energy consumption standard for polysilicon production, lowering the maximum allowable energy use…

PV Magazine · pv magazine

India seeks to build alternative to China's solar manufacturing dominance — India has already demonstrated that well-designed policies can rapidly expand module and cell manufacturing.

PV Tech · Will Norman

SEMA Coalition chief warns of demand hollowing for US solar makers — PV Tech Premium spoke with Mike Carr, executive director of the SEMA Coalition, about the hollowing out of domestic demand for US solar…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar provides record 25% of EU power in June as sunny weather boosts output — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Europe has had a sunny start to its summer.

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Quantum computing investment surges to $12.6B amid climate tech interest — Physicists have spent decades trying to apply the laws of quantum mechanics to the physical world in the form of quantum computers, devices…

EIA Today in Energy

Mexico's second LNG terminal ships first cargo, tripling export capacity — Energia Costa Azul, the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Mexico, shipped its initial cargo from Phase 1 of the…

PV Magazine · Uma Gupta

Caelux partners with Indian solar makers on 10 GW of perovskite-tandem module manufacturing — Rayzon Solar and Navitas Solar have each signed five-year agreements with U.S.-based Caelux to develop and manufacture 5 GW of…

More: PV Tech

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Array Technologies acquires Affordable Wire Management for $203M, launches hail-resistant tracker — Array Technologies announced a definitive agreement to acquire Affordable Wire Management for up to $203 million alongside the launch of a…

More: PV Tech

Guardian Environment · Jon Henley Europe correspondent

France evacuates 40,000 as wildfire spreads across Atlantic coast peninsula — ‘Intense and highly unpredictable’ blaze forces more than 40,000 people to flee popular holiday spot Europe live – latest updates…

More: Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment

Carbon Brief · Zeke Hausfather

El Niño surge puts record global temperatures within reach in 2026-27 — As 2026 passes its halfway point, the world is watching one of the most rapidly intensifying El Niño events in… The post State of the…

More: via Bluesky

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities pledge rate controls for AI energy demands amid questions on state authority — The White House is taking credit for customer savings. But real change may ultimately be up to states.

Talking Climate

Climate scientist discusses Canada wildfires and air quality impacts — Free daytime energy, Canada's fire crisis, and how to stay safe within the smoke

More: via Bluesky

Guardian Environment · Editorial

UK cities adopt heat-adaptation strategies as summer temperatures strain housing — Sadiq Khan’s heat-ready plan for London is a sensible strategy for adaptation that should provide a roadmap for other cities “Our ability…

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

UC Berkeley analysis finds renewables and storage can supply one-third of US industrial heat demand — The UC Berkeley analysis should be welcome news for a manufacturing industry that is heavily reliant on natural gas, with its volatile…

Carbon Brief · Robert McSweeney

Study disputes claim that cleaner air is driving European heatwaves — This summer has seen Europe suffer through a series of record-breaking heatwaves. Amid widespread media coverage of the number of… The post…

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Meta exits RE100 clean energy commitment as natural gas use rises — Meta has made significant investments in natural gas over the past year. Now it's dropping out of an industry renewable energy group.

More: via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Jul 24, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

FERC threatens PJM reforms if grid operator fails to act by September — There appears to be broad support for strengthening the independence of the grid operator’s board, possibly by moving to an advisory…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Charm Industrial lands $20M debt facility and carbon removal contract with JP Morgan — Charm Industrial is a climate tech company that takes biomass and converts it into a heavy, carbon-rich oil that can be injected…

More: Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

Solar surpassed coal and wind in US electricity generation in May — In May alone, solar-generated electricity exceeded that of both coal and wind, according to new data just released by the US Energy…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

China tightens mandatory energy limits for polysilicon production plants — China has published a stricter mandatory energy consumption standard for polysilicon production, lowering the maximum allowable energy use…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Germany subsidizes hydrogen trucks while excluding battery-electric alternatives — Germany’s latest hydrogen truck programme attracted 526 applications seeking €455 million from a €220 million funding pool.

PV Tech · Will Norman

SEMA Coalition chief warns of demand hollowing for US solar makers — PV Tech Premium spoke with Mike Carr, executive director of the SEMA Coalition, about the hollowing out of domestic demand for US solar…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Chinese solar additions fall to 72 GW in first half amid weak demand — In other news, Shenzhen Energy’s subsidiary Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd. plans to invest $34 million in a 50 MW solar project in Ghana’s…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Tunisia authorizes residential solar-plus-storage systems amid heat strain — Tunisia has authorized residential battery storage systems paired with hybrid inverters as record heat drives electricity demand and…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar provides record 25% of EU power in June as sunny weather boosts output — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Europe has had a sunny start to its summer.

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Quantum computing investment surges to $12.6B amid climate tech interest — Physicists have spent decades trying to apply the laws of quantum mechanics to the physical world in the form of quantum computers, devices…

Guardian Environment · Gary Fuller

Study finds gas-to-electric stove swap cuts asthma hospital visits 70% — Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts A US study has found a 70%…

EIA Today in Energy

Mexico's second LNG terminal ships first cargo, tripling export capacity — Energia Costa Azul, the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Mexico, shipped its initial cargo from Phase 1 of the…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Ark Energy secures $1.3B for 150MW Australian solar-plus-storage project — Ark Energy has secured a financial investment decision (FID) for its AU$1.3 billion Richmond Valley solar-plus-storage project in Australia.

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation names new CEO — Australia's CEFC the federal government's green bank, has named Paul McCartney as its new CEO, effective 18 September 2026.

Guardian Environment · Jon Henley Europe correspondent

France evacuates 40,000 as wildfire spreads across Atlantic coast peninsula — ‘Intense and highly unpredictable’ blaze forces more than 40,000 people to flee popular holiday spot Europe live – latest updates…

More: Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment

Carbon Brief · Zeke Hausfather

El Niño surge puts record global temperatures within reach in 2026-27 — As 2026 passes its halfway point, the world is watching one of the most rapidly intensifying El Niño events in… The post State of the…

More: via Bluesky

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities pledge rate controls for AI energy demands amid questions on state authority — The White House is taking credit for customer savings. But real change may ultimately be up to states.

Talking Climate

Climate scientist discusses Canada wildfires and air quality impacts — Free daytime energy, Canada's fire crisis, and how to stay safe within the smoke

More: via Bluesky

Jul 24, 2026 · 2:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

FERC threatens PJM reforms if grid operator fails to act by September — There appears to be broad support for strengthening the independence of the grid operator’s board, possibly by moving to an advisory…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Charm Industrial lands $20M debt facility and carbon removal contract with JP Morgan — Charm Industrial is a climate tech company that takes biomass and converts it into a heavy, carbon-rich oil that can be injected…

More: Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

Solar surpassed coal and wind in US electricity generation in May — In May alone, solar-generated electricity exceeded that of both coal and wind, according to new data just released by the US Energy…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

China tightens mandatory energy limits for polysilicon production plants — China has published a stricter mandatory energy consumption standard for polysilicon production, lowering the maximum allowable energy use…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Germany subsidizes hydrogen trucks while excluding battery-electric alternatives — Germany’s latest hydrogen truck programme attracted 526 applications seeking €455 million from a €220 million funding pool.

PV Tech · Will Norman

SEMA Coalition chief warns of demand hollowing for US solar makers — PV Tech Premium spoke with Mike Carr, executive director of the SEMA Coalition, about the hollowing out of domestic demand for US solar…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Chinese solar additions fall to 72 GW in first half amid weak demand — In other news, Shenzhen Energy’s subsidiary Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd. plans to invest $34 million in a 50 MW solar project in Ghana’s…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Tunisia authorizes residential solar-plus-storage systems amid heat strain — Tunisia has authorized residential battery storage systems paired with hybrid inverters as record heat drives electricity demand and…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration approves first AI data center on federal lands in Nevada — The U.S. government for the first time approved a data center on federal lands. What the Trump administration is pitching as a…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar provides record 25% of EU power in June as sunny weather boosts output — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Europe has had a sunny start to its summer.

Guardian Environment · Lisa Bachelor and Polly Braden

Guardian reports on youth isolation in English and Welsh seaside towns — Reporting from some of the poorest seaside towns revealed how young people have been left isolated – but remain resilient and full of hope…

Electrek · Peter Johnson

Ford partners with Geely to build electric crossovers at Spain plant — Ford announced plans to build a rugged new Bronco and an electric crossover with China’s Geely as part of a new alliance.

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica, via Bluesky

Guardian Environment · Gary Fuller

Study finds gas-to-electric stove swap cuts asthma hospital visits 70% — Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts A US study has found a 70%…

EIA Today in Energy

Mexico's second LNG terminal ships first cargo, tripling export capacity — Energia Costa Azul, the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Mexico, shipped its initial cargo from Phase 1 of the…

Carbon Brief · Zeke Hausfather

2026 El Niño shaping up as strongest on record, raising global temperature concerns — As 2026 passes its halfway point, the world is watching one of the most rapidly intensifying El Niño events in… The post State of the…

More: Wired Science, via Bluesky

PV Tech · George Heynes

Ark Energy secures $1.3B for 150MW Australian solar-plus-storage project — Ark Energy has secured a financial investment decision (FID) for its AU$1.3 billion Richmond Valley solar-plus-storage project in Australia.

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation names new CEO — Australia's CEFC the federal government's green bank, has named Paul McCartney as its new CEO, effective 18 September 2026.

Guardian Environment · Jon Henley Europe correspondent

France evacuates 40,000 as wildfire spreads across Atlantic coast peninsula — ‘Intense and highly unpredictable’ blaze forces more than 40,000 people to flee popular holiday spot Europe live – latest updates…

More: Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment

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