Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup
Jul 30, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup
Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $1B as sector consolidates investor capital — Commonwealth Fusion Systems just raked in $1 billion in private capital — and is planning to raise more.
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Electrek · Michelle Lewis
PJM begins construction on 1 GWh battery storage project in Ohio — A giant 1 GWh battery is now under construction outside Columbus, Ohio, where data center and industrial development is rapidly pushing up…
Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden
Texas utility approves AI data center co-location with wind farm and grid-stress safeguards — A final order in the case could offer an early template for other large behind-the-meter loads, requiring rapid curtailment during grid…
Latitude Media · Shayle Kann
Commercial and industrial battery storage emerges as fastest-growing energy storage market — Tim Hade, senior vice president at Voltus, discusses how commercial customers could become energy storage's fastest-growing market The post…
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Utility Dive · Zoya Mirza
California carbon-pricing program raises $36.2B for climate initiatives — The Cap-and-Invest program deployed $15.5 billion for projects focused on clean air, energy efficiency and emissions reductions.
Electrek · Fred Lambert
Rivian reports 27% revenue growth, posts record gross profit in Q2 — Rivian reported its second-quarter 2026 earnings today, and there are improvements across the board. It’s a car.
Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff
China outlines renewable energy targets in 15th five-year plan through 2030 — China has released its “15th five-year plan for the development of renewable energy”, outlining key targets and policies for the… The post…
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Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
More than 530 local laws now restrict or ban data centers amid backlash — America’s data center backlash is gaining steam. Anti-data-center protesters briefly interrupted President Trump’s speech at a General…
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
Turkey adds 2.1 GW of solar capacity in first half of 2024 — Türkiye's solar additions from the first half of the year take total capacity to around 26.9 GW.
Canary Media · Maria Gallucci
Antora Energy raises $550M for heat battery technology — The startup Antora Energy just raised $550 million to build and deploy more of its heat-storing batteries for powering data centers and…
PV Magazine · Lior Kahana
Researchers develop low-cost tool to assess rooftop solar potential in informal settlements — Researchers in Brazil developed a low-cost method combining UAV photogrammetry, GIS analysis, and an open-source Python tool to estimate…
Utility Dive · Ethan Howland
FirstEnergy seeks customer surcharge to fund $2.7B generation for data center demand — Mon Power, a FirstEnergy subsidiary, plans to assess a surcharge on its customers to help finance $2.7 billion in generation it is building…
Climate Home News · Joe Lo
Oil price surge from Mideast tensions boosts EV sales, IEA data shows — With the oil price soaring amid the Iran war, drivers increasingly chose electric cars over internal combustion engines from April to June…
Electrek · Peter Johnson
Kia begins EV3 production in Mexico, targets US launch — Kia opened pre-orders for the EV3 in Mexico, where the electric SUV will be built and shipped to the US later this year.
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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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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
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
Indonesia to launch first phase of 100 GW solar initiative — Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, says a groundbreaking ceremony will soon take place for the first…
Trellis · Trellis Staff
Trellis publishes guides to sustainability software and books for 2026 — Software, actionable reports, frameworks and other products designed to make your working life more impactful.
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TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
Ferrari's first EV sells out 2026 production in less than two months — To the horror of commenters across the internet, the Ferrari Luce appears to be a sales success.
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