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Jul 29, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Trump administration bans new foreign-made power inverters citing national security — Citing national security concerns, the Trump administration has banned the import and domestic use of new power inverters made outside the…

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MIT Technology Review · Climate · Casey Crownhart

Startup Zanskar restores New Mexico geothermal plant to full capacity — In June 2024, a small company called Zanskar purchased a geothermal power plant in New Mexico that was failing fast.

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Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

China releases 15th five-year renewable energy plan with updated climate targets — China has released its “15th five-year plan for the development of renewable energy”, outlining key targets and policies for the… The post…

Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo

Greenhouse Gas Protocol updates emissions accounting rules for corporate clean energy purchases — The world’s most important climate standard-setting group released a spate of updates on Wednesday about two controversial and hotly…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

China's solar market seen contracting in 2026 after years of growth — The China Photovoltaic Industry Association says domestic installations are returning to more sustainable levels but expects both China’s…

Latitude Media · Nick Zenkin

DOE cancels transmission project citing cost-saving potential — The project had bipartisan backing and targeted $200 million in savings. But California votes blue, so DOE killed it anyway.

Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

Australian clean energy sector grapples with local opposition to wind and solar projects — Clean Energy Council calls for a national, legislated scheme to funnel benefits of hosting renewables projects back to local councils

EIA Today in Energy

U.S.-Canada energy trade falls 11% to $137 billion as crude oil prices decline — The value of energy trade between the United States and Canada fell by 11% in 2025 to an estimated $137 billion, according to data from the…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Meta earnings miss as AI spending weighs on profits amid data center power surge — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

Utility Dive · Robert Walton

DOE considers rolling back transformer efficiency rule amid utility pushback — Utility associations supported the 2024 efficiency requirements for distribution transformers and oppose their repeal.

Canary Media · Julian Spector

Clean energy deployment faces uncertainty beyond 2030 amid policy shifts — So, how’s that clean energy transition going? It’s the essential inquiry that drives anyone reporting on climate solutions, and it got…

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Trump's return raises questions about clean energy momentum — A conversation with Lily Bermel.

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

ADB, World Bank back $85.7M solar-storage project in Timor-Leste — The Asian Development Bank, World Bank and investors from Canada and Japan have partnered on a $85.7 million financing package for…

Canary Media · Kari Lydersen

EPA proposals to keep Indiana coal plants operating would threaten drinking water, critics say — Indiana — a state with a long history of coal mining and coal-fired power — has started undergoing a clean energy transition in recent…

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Trump administration moves to boost coal industry requests — The Trump administration seems to be doing all it can to give the coal industry everything it wants.

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Italy clears 599 MW agrivoltaic project in Puglia with conditions — Italy's Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security has given a positive environmental impact assessment to a planned 599 MW…

Guardian Environment · Damien Gayle

Study finds organic eggs produce twice the emissions of caged-chicken eggs — Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests Organic…

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