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Editions from 2026-07-27.

Jul 26, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Teach What I Know · Arushi Sharma Frank

PCLR solves Texas grid headroom problem that planners couldn't address — A deeper look at the inside baseball in ERCOT that led to PCLR solving a problem that grid planners could not.

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CleanTechnica · Letters to the Editor

China and Thailand reshape global auto industry through domestic EV policy — By Ray Wills, Peter Newman AO, and Raphael Wellmann China’s latest NEV plan makes one thing clear: the future global car hierarchy is being…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK foreign secretary takes World Bank board seat to prioritize climate — Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign…

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CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

China surpasses renewable energy targets while missing nuclear capacity goals — China’s renewable and nuclear targets are often quoted as equivalent statements about the future. The delivery record says otherwise.

CleanTechnica · Tina Casey

Minnesota coal plant to convert to solar and battery storage — The Sherco coal generating station in Minnesota is converting to solar power, batteries, and a new transmission line that will deliver more…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Canadian Solar opens 6GW heterojunction solar cell factory in Indiana — Solar manufacturing giant Canadian Solar has opened the first phase of a 6GW heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cell facility in…

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Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. emissions rise 2% as data center boom drives electricity demand surge — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Power outage exposes data center vulnerability to grid disruptions — A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.

Guardian Environment · Oliver Milman and agencies

70 million Americans face excessive heat as third heat dome sweeps southern US in a month — Temperatures of 95-105F (35-40C) are expected, spanning Gulf of Mexico coast to the Great Plains and the midwest About 70 million people in…

Guardian Environment · Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

UK Liberal Democrats call for air conditioning in all new homes — Exclusive: Party says housing stock ‘woefully unprepared’ for extreme heat and new rules for builders must be set All new UK homes should…

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…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

HOPS approves transmission plan for 1GW AI data center in Croatia — Croatia's HOPS approves transmission blueprint for Pantheon Atlas' planned 1GW Pantheon AI data centre in Topusko.

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Data center power demand surge strains grid as off-grid gas falls short — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

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…

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…

Grist · Marcus Baram, Capital and Main

Michigan voters to decide energy pricing in November election

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…

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…

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Jul 26, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · George Heynes

Western Australia begins construction on Clean Energy Link-North transmission project — Construction has begun on two new transmission lines as part of Western Australia's Clean Energy Link - North project.

Teach What I Know · Arushi Sharma Frank

PCLR solves Texas grid headroom problem that planners couldn't address — A deeper look at the inside baseball in ERCOT that led to PCLR solving a problem that grid planners could not.

More: Teach What I Know

CleanTechnica · Letters to the Editor

China and Thailand reshape global auto industry through domestic EV policy — By Ray Wills, Peter Newman AO, and Raphael Wellmann China’s latest NEV plan makes one thing clear: the future global car hierarchy is being…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK foreign secretary takes World Bank board seat to prioritize climate — Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign…

More: via Bluesky

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

China surpasses renewable energy targets while missing nuclear capacity goals — China’s renewable and nuclear targets are often quoted as equivalent statements about the future. The delivery record says otherwise.

CleanTechnica · Tina Casey

Minnesota coal plant to convert to solar and battery storage — The Sherco coal generating station in Minnesota is converting to solar power, batteries, and a new transmission line that will deliver more…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Meridian Energy receives consent for 110MW solar plant in New Zealand — Meridian Energy has received consent to build a 110MW solar PV power plant near Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Canadian Solar opens 6GW heterojunction solar cell factory in Indiana — Solar manufacturing giant Canadian Solar has opened the first phase of a 6GW heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cell facility in…

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Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. emissions rise 2% as data center boom drives electricity demand surge — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Power outage exposes data center vulnerability to grid disruptions — A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Health researcher examines data center policy as AI infrastructure raises environmental concerns — This week’s conversation is with Emma Uridge, analyst with the Kansas Health Institute.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Meta appeals $10,000 fine in Wyoming data center water pollution case — 1. Laramie County, Wyoming — Meta is fighting the fine it received in the Cheyenne data center water pollution controversy, and the…

Guardian Environment · Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

UK Liberal Democrats call for air conditioning in all new homes — Exclusive: Party says housing stock ‘woefully unprepared’ for extreme heat and new rules for builders must be set All new UK homes should…

Carbon Brief · Zeke Hausfather

Strong El Niño developing, raising odds of record global warmth in 2026 — 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…

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Guardian Environment · Hayden Vernon and agency

UK heat alert issued for parts of England with temperatures near 30C — Warning in place until Sunday morning in southern and central regions after drought declared in parts of Wales Heat alerts are in place…

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…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Data center power demand surge strains grid as off-grid gas falls short — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

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…

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…

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