Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal court rules EPA improperly froze $20B in green bank funds — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency acted improperly in terminating billions of dollars of “green…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1 billion Series B — Valar Atomics, the three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Texas halts new data center connections pending state audit — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

More: TechCrunch Climate, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

Southern Co. commits 17 GW to large loads including OpenAI data center — Recently announced projects include a 3.2-GW OpenAI data center near Savannah, Georgia.

Latitude Media · Lisa Martine Jenkins

Senate Democrat proposes Grid Savings Act to challenge FERC authority on large loads — Sen. Heinrich’s Grid Savings Act would reopen the question of FERC’s authority over large load interconnection.

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australian mining operators deploy high-renewable hybrid power systems at remote sites — Australia’s remote mining operations are emerging as the proving ground for high-renewable energy systems with operational data showing…

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

New Jersey utility launches battery-eligible virtual power plant program — Utility-owned storage could help mitigate grid congestion, a utility manager said at a July stakeholder meeting.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

PJM to begin intentional grid resilience testing experiment — But the new system will eventually fail. And that’s kind of the point. The post PJM’s big experiment is about to begin appeared first on…

Carbon Brief · Molly Lempriere

How heatwaves affect nuclear, gas, wind and solar power generation — Heatwaves are becoming more likely and more intense due to climate change, impacting sources of power generation around the world… The post…

Utility Dive · Robert Walton

State energy office backs $700M microgrid bill — The bill would make microgrids and distributed energy resources eligible for state energy program grants and establish state-run grid…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

China urges solar makers to halt below-cost competition without setting price floor — Regulators in China are calling on domestic manufacturers to end destructive below-cost competition but are yet to impose a formal price…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Romania's solar capacity tops 8.5 GW, on pace to exceed 2030 target by 2025 — Romania's solar market continues to grow with around 1.8 GW installed since the start of the year.

Canary Media · Molly Taft

Zanskar revives closed New Mexico geothermal plant — This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

T1 Energy, Clearway sign 641MW solar module supply deal using U.S. cells — T1 Energy has signed a module supply deal with Clearway Energy. The modules will use domestically-produced cells from T1’s Austin facility.

Grist · Laura Mallonee

Texas examines flood warning gaps after latest severe weather

PV Tech · JP Casey

Solar operators rethink inspection workflows as fleet sizes scale — Solar growth changes how operators think about inspections, as they must ensure that thousands of panels are producing at peak efficiency.

Guardian Environment · Hettie O'Brien

Right-wing figures promote climate skepticism amid drought and wildfire emergencies — In today’s newsletter: A small chorus of right-leaning critics are trying to convince politicians that climate action is deeply unpopular,…

Guardian Environment · Pippa Neill Environment reporter

UK plastic manufacturer faces potential prosecution over benzene emissions — Exclusive: Environment Agency is considering whether to prosecute Huntsman Polyurethanes over emissions of carcinogenic benzene A plastic…

PV Tech · George Heynes

New Zealand completes review of residential solar installation process — New Zealand has published the final report of its review into the residential and small-to-medium-scale solar installation process.

Guardian Environment · Coral Murphy Marcos and agencies

Border wall construction halted in New Mexico over aquifer depletion fears — Residents and farmers say contractors have tapped border aquifers that threaten water supply for those nearby Construction crews building a…

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal court rules EPA improperly froze $20B in green bank funds — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency acted improperly in terminating billions of dollars of “green…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1 billion Series B — Valar Atomics, the three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised…

Canary Media · Julian Spector

Base Power raises $1B for home battery expansion, valuation jumps to $13B — Home battery startup Base Power seems constitutionally incapable of standing still. After raising $1 billion last October, the Texas…

More: TechCrunch Climate, Electrek

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Texas halts new data center connections pending state audit — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

More: TechCrunch Climate, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

Southern Co. commits 17 GW to large loads including OpenAI data center — Recently announced projects include a 3.2-GW OpenAI data center near Savannah, Georgia.

Latitude Media · Lisa Martine Jenkins

Senate Democrat proposes Grid Savings Act to challenge FERC authority on large loads — Sen. Heinrich’s Grid Savings Act would reopen the question of FERC’s authority over large load interconnection.

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australian mining operators deploy high-renewable hybrid power systems at remote sites — Australia’s remote mining operations are emerging as the proving ground for high-renewable energy systems with operational data showing…

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

New Jersey utility launches battery-eligible virtual power plant program — Utility-owned storage could help mitigate grid congestion, a utility manager said at a July stakeholder meeting.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

PJM to begin intentional grid resilience testing experiment — But the new system will eventually fail. And that’s kind of the point. The post PJM’s big experiment is about to begin appeared first on…

Carbon Brief · Molly Lempriere

How heatwaves affect nuclear, gas, wind and solar power generation — Heatwaves are becoming more likely and more intense due to climate change, impacting sources of power generation around the world… The post…

Utility Dive · Robert Walton

State energy office backs $700M microgrid bill — The bill would make microgrids and distributed energy resources eligible for state energy program grants and establish state-run grid…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

China urges solar makers to halt below-cost competition without setting price floor — Regulators in China are calling on domestic manufacturers to end destructive below-cost competition but are yet to impose a formal price…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Romania's solar capacity tops 8.5 GW, on pace to exceed 2030 target by 2025 — Romania's solar market continues to grow with around 1.8 GW installed since the start of the year.

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

T1 Energy, Clearway sign 641MW solar module supply deal using U.S. cells — T1 Energy has signed a module supply deal with Clearway Energy. The modules will use domestically-produced cells from T1’s Austin facility.

Grist · Laura Mallonee

Texas examines flood warning gaps after latest severe weather

PV Tech · JP Casey

Solar operators rethink inspection workflows as fleet sizes scale — Solar growth changes how operators think about inspections, as they must ensure that thousands of panels are producing at peak efficiency.

Guardian Environment · Hettie O'Brien

Right-wing figures promote climate skepticism amid drought and wildfire emergencies — In today’s newsletter: A small chorus of right-leaning critics are trying to convince politicians that climate action is deeply unpopular,…

Guardian Environment · Pippa Neill Environment reporter

UK plastic manufacturer faces potential prosecution over benzene emissions — Exclusive: Environment Agency is considering whether to prosecute Huntsman Polyurethanes over emissions of carcinogenic benzene A plastic…

PV Tech · George Heynes

New Zealand completes review of residential solar installation process — New Zealand has published the final report of its review into the residential and small-to-medium-scale solar installation process.

Guardian Environment · Coral Murphy Marcos and agencies

Border wall construction halted in New Mexico over aquifer depletion fears — Residents and farmers say contractors have tapped border aquifers that threaten water supply for those nearby Construction crews building a…

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal court rules EPA improperly froze $20B in green bank funds — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency acted improperly in terminating billions of dollars of “green…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1 billion Series B — Valar Atomics, the three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised…

Canary Media · Julian Spector

Base Power raises $1B for home battery expansion, valuation jumps to $13B — Home battery startup Base Power seems constitutionally incapable of standing still. After raising $1 billion last October, the Texas…

More: TechCrunch Climate, Electrek

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia expands small-scale solar incentive to 1MW installations — Australia's federal government has announced it will expand the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme to cover solar installations of up to…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Texas halts new data center connections pending state audit — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

More: TechCrunch Climate, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

Southern Co. commits 17 GW to large loads including OpenAI data center — Recently announced projects include a 3.2-GW OpenAI data center near Savannah, Georgia.

Latitude Media · Lisa Martine Jenkins

Senate Democrat proposes Grid Savings Act to challenge FERC authority on large loads — Sen. Heinrich’s Grid Savings Act would reopen the question of FERC’s authority over large load interconnection.

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

New Jersey utility launches battery-eligible virtual power plant program — Utility-owned storage could help mitigate grid congestion, a utility manager said at a July stakeholder meeting.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

PJM to begin intentional grid resilience testing experiment — But the new system will eventually fail. And that’s kind of the point. The post PJM’s big experiment is about to begin appeared first on…

Carbon Brief · Molly Lempriere

How heatwaves affect nuclear, gas, wind and solar power generation — Heatwaves are becoming more likely and more intense due to climate change, impacting sources of power generation around the world… The post…

Utility Dive · Robert Walton

State energy office backs $700M microgrid bill — The bill would make microgrids and distributed energy resources eligible for state energy program grants and establish state-run grid…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

China urges solar makers to halt below-cost competition without setting price floor — Regulators in China are calling on domestic manufacturers to end destructive below-cost competition but are yet to impose a formal price…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Romania's solar capacity tops 8.5 GW, on pace to exceed 2030 target by 2025 — Romania's solar market continues to grow with around 1.8 GW installed since the start of the year.

PV Tech · Molly Green

Eindhoven University builds solar-powered ambulance prototype — The Eindhoven University of Technology announced 'Stella Juva', a prototype of the world's first solar-powered ambulance.

More: Electrek

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australian mining operators deploy high-renewable hybrid power systems at remote sites — Australia’s remote mining operations are emerging as the proving ground for high-renewable energy systems with operational data showing…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Tandem PV acquires nexTC to internalize perovskite coating process — Tandem PV has acquired fellow nexTC, which develops thin-film metal oxide coating processes for use in tandem solar modules.

Grist · Laura Mallonee

Texas examines flood warning gaps after latest severe weather

Guardian Environment · Hettie O'Brien

Right-wing figures promote climate skepticism amid drought and wildfire emergencies — In today’s newsletter: A small chorus of right-leaning critics are trying to convince politicians that climate action is deeply unpopular,…

Guardian Environment · Pippa Neill Environment reporter

UK plastic manufacturer faces potential prosecution over benzene emissions — Exclusive: Environment Agency is considering whether to prosecute Huntsman Polyurethanes over emissions of carcinogenic benzene A plastic…

Guardian Environment · Coral Murphy Marcos and agencies

Border wall construction halted in New Mexico over aquifer depletion fears — Residents and farmers say contractors have tapped border aquifers that threaten water supply for those nearby Construction crews building a…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Solar powers 28% of Spain's electricity in May, leading four straight months — Solar generated 7,696 GWh in Spain last month, a new all-time high for monthly PV generation and equivalent to 28.3% of the country's…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

China targets 2.8 TW of solar and wind by 2030, emphasizes battery storage role — China’s latest five-year renewable energy plan, which targets more than 2.8 TW of solar and wind capacity by 2030, links energy storage…

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal court rules EPA improperly froze $20B in green bank funds — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency acted improperly in terminating billions of dollars of “green…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1 billion Series B — Valar Atomics, the three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised…

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

Researchers identify hotspot formation mechanism in half-cell solar modules — Researchers in Japan have identified the circuit-level mechanism behind hotspot mirroring in half-cell HJT modules, showing that current…

Canary Media · Julian Spector

Base Power raises $1B for home battery expansion, valuation jumps to $13B — Home battery startup Base Power seems constitutionally incapable of standing still. After raising $1 billion last October, the Texas…

More: TechCrunch Climate, Electrek

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

PJM proposes auction backstop to address capacity shortfall from data center surge — PJM Interconnection, the biggest grid operator in the U.S., has finally settled on a plan to prevent data centers from causing other…

More: Utility Dive

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia expands small-scale solar incentive to 1MW installations — Australia's federal government has announced it will expand the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme to cover solar installations of up to…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Texas halts new data center connections pending state audit — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

More: TechCrunch Climate, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

Southern Co. commits 17 GW to large loads including OpenAI data center — Recently announced projects include a 3.2-GW OpenAI data center near Savannah, Georgia.

Grist · Vivian La

Michigan Supreme Court blocks Line 5 replacement project

Latitude Media · Lisa Martine Jenkins

Senate Democrat proposes Grid Savings Act to challenge FERC authority on large loads — Sen. Heinrich’s Grid Savings Act would reopen the question of FERC’s authority over large load interconnection.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

PJM to begin intentional grid resilience testing experiment — But the new system will eventually fail. And that’s kind of the point. The post PJM’s big experiment is about to begin appeared first on…

Carbon Brief · Molly Lempriere

How heatwaves affect nuclear, gas, wind and solar power generation — Heatwaves are becoming more likely and more intense due to climate change, impacting sources of power generation around the world… The post…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

Eversource profit declines on transmission ROE, offshore wind costs in Q2 — Jefferies analysts cast doubt on Connecticut Light and Power’s $1 billion advanced metering infrastructure proposal, which has a negative…

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

US moves alone on deep-sea mining as ISA launches legal challenge — At annual talks in Kingston, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) launched legal processes to challenge a unilateral US push for…

Guardian Environment · Rebecca Solnit

Opinion: Climate change transforms summer into 'warzone' of heat and wildfires — Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys Far beyond the fires raging across Europe and North…

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Kosol Energie launches hail-resistant n-type solar module — Indian solar module manufacturer Kosol Energie has launched a new n-type glass-glass hail-resistant module.

PV Tech · Will Norman

Google, RWE sign 155MW solar PPA for Oklahoma data center — Solar developer RWE has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with tech giant Google to power data centre operations in Oklahoma, US.

Grist · Laura Mallonee

Texas examines flood warning gaps after latest severe weather

Heatmap News · Andrew Moseman

U.S. EV sales fall 20% year-over-year despite quarterly rebound — Here’s the good news on electric cars in America: Sales in the second quarter of 2026 rose by 14% compared to the first quarter, which…

Guardian Environment · Josh Butler

Australia's energy minister vows federal override of state opposition to renewable-powered AI datacentre rules — Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Solar powers 28% of Spain's electricity in May, leading four straight months — Solar generated 7,696 GWh in Spain last month, a new all-time high for monthly PV generation and equivalent to 28.3% of the country's…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

China targets 2.8 TW of solar and wind by 2030, emphasizes battery storage role — China’s latest five-year renewable energy plan, which targets more than 2.8 TW of solar and wind capacity by 2030, links energy storage…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australia expands rooftop solar rebate scheme to 1 MW installations — The Australian government is increasing the installation cap permitted under its rooftops solar rebate scheme from 100 kW to 1 MW.

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Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal court rules EPA improperly froze $20B in green bank funds — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency acted improperly in terminating billions of dollars of “green…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Thailand formalizes solar installer registry ahead of 500,000-home rooftop program — Thailand is formally registering qualified solar installers and equipment ahead of launching a government-backed program that will aim to…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1 billion Series B — Valar Atomics, the three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised…

Climate Home News · Chloé Farand

Southeast Asia's fragile grids threaten billions in clean energy investment — Renewables developers need reliable electricity infrastructure and stable policies to help the region meet climate goals and surging demand…

Grist · Vivian La

Michigan Supreme Court blocks Line 5 replacement project

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

PJM to begin intentional grid resilience testing experiment — But the new system will eventually fail. And that’s kind of the point. The post PJM’s big experiment is about to begin appeared first on…

Carbon Brief · Molly Lempriere

How heatwaves affect nuclear, gas, wind and solar power generation — Heatwaves are becoming more likely and more intense due to climate change, impacting sources of power generation around the world… The post…

Canary Media · Julian Spector

Base Power raises $1B for home battery expansion, valuation jumps to $13B — Home battery startup Base Power seems constitutionally incapable of standing still. After raising $1 billion last October, the Texas…

More: TechCrunch Climate, Electrek

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

PJM proposes auction backstop to address capacity shortfall from data center surge — PJM Interconnection, the biggest grid operator in the U.S., has finally settled on a plan to prevent data centers from causing other…

More: Utility Dive

Utility Dive · Robert Walton

State energy office backs $700M microgrid bill — The bill would make microgrids and distributed energy resources eligible for state energy program grants and establish state-run grid…

Climate Home News · Megan Rowling

Rising COP attendance strains climate negotiations, officials say — The negotiating community has not become 20 times larger, but the COP has - and the rising number of participants, from politicians to…

Utility Dive · Justin Lopas

Battery storage projects stalled by municipal permitting reviews, Base Power executive says — Every month a city spends re-reviewing a battery it has already certified safe is capacity the grid doesn't get and a bill a family doesn't…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Texas halts new data center connections pending state audit — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

More: TechCrunch Climate, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Guardian Environment

UK cities unprepared for extreme heat as temperatures soar, opinion piece argues — The UK and Europe have been facing extreme heatwaves – Greenpeace recorded temperatures of up to 53C at one London playground in recent…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

Rhine River water levels hit lowest point since 1880 —

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Appeals court rules Trump EPA improperly froze $20 billion in green bank funds — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency acted improperly in terminating billions of dollars of “green…

More: TechCrunch Climate

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Chinese authorities suspend 18.33 GW solar ingot expansion over capacity rules — Chinese manufacturer Yunnan Yuze New Energy has been told it must retire existing PV manufacturing facilities equivalent to three times the…

Heatmap News · Andrew Moseman

U.S. EV sales fall 20% year-over-year despite quarterly rebound — Here’s the good news on electric cars in America: Sales in the second quarter of 2026 rose by 14% compared to the first quarter, which…

Guardian Environment · Josh Butler

Australia's energy minister vows federal override of state opposition to renewable-powered AI datacentre rules — Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Solar powers 28% of Spain's electricity in May, leading four straight months — Solar generated 7,696 GWh in Spain last month, a new all-time high for monthly PV generation and equivalent to 28.3% of the country's…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

China targets 2.8 TW of solar and wind by 2030, emphasizes battery storage role — China’s latest five-year renewable energy plan, which targets more than 2.8 TW of solar and wind capacity by 2030, links energy storage…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Long-duration energy storage companies compete for major contracts — It's a short but varied list, new data shows. The post Which LDES companies are poised to land the next big contracts?

EIA Today in Energy

U.S.-Canada natural gas and electricity trade value rose in 2025 despite overall energy decline — Although the total value of energy trade between the United States and Canada fell by 11% in 2025 to an estimated $137 billion, according…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Chinese solar makers prep for mandatory efficiency standards — JinkoSolar, LONGi Green and Canadian Solar shared views on China's mandatory PV efficiency standard that will take effect from next year.

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Spain allocates €360 million to solar farms paired with battery storage — The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded €360 million (US$415 million) to 1.14GW of solar PV co-located with…

PV Magazine · Matthew Lynas

Bangladesh rooftop solar capacity surpasses 1 GW, IEEFA says wider deployment could cut costs — The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis finds Bangladesh's rooftop solar capacity exceeds official figures, as it makes…

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Utility Dive · Robert Walton

Texas halts new data center interconnections pending audit of 474 GW queue — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called for an audit of all data centers in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas interconnection queue,…

More: Heatmap News, TechCrunch Climate, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Guardian Environment · Douglas Main

Protesters occupy Arizona cottonwood grove to block border wall construction — Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wall Protesters are…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1 billion Series B — Valar Atomics, the three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised…

Heatmap News · Jeva Lange

Cyanobacteria blooms threaten New Hampshire lake as water quality deteriorates — Life is a constant process of dying — even for lakes. For Lake Kanasatka, a 350-acre body of water born when the glaciers raked their…

Guardian Environment · Alexandra Topping Political correspondent

UK government scraps green contract requirements in favor of job-creation mandates — Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups Ministers will scrap the…

Latitude Media · Lisa Martine Jenkins

Senate Democrat proposes Grid Savings Act to challenge FERC authority on large loads — Sen. Heinrich’s Grid Savings Act would reopen the question of FERC’s authority over large load interconnection.

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

SpaceX has purchased $329M in Tesla Megapacks so far this year — The purchase illustrates just how interconnected Elon Musk's universe of companies are.

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

New Jersey utility launches battery-eligible virtual power plant program — Utility-owned storage could help mitigate grid congestion, a utility manager said at a July stakeholder meeting.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

PJM to begin intentional grid resilience testing experiment — But the new system will eventually fail. And that’s kind of the point. The post PJM’s big experiment is about to begin appeared first on…

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

California eyes accounting change to boost DER wholesale market participation — Behind-the-meter batteries and other aggregated DERs could get another lift from a related rulemaking at the California Public Utilities…

Utility Dive · Robyn Griggs Lawrence

Appeals court blocks EPA freeze of $20B in climate grants — A divided court rejected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to reclaim Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants “based solely…

More: Canary Media, TechCrunch Climate

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Chinese authorities suspend 18.33 GW solar ingot expansion over capacity rules — Chinese manufacturer Yunnan Yuze New Energy has been told it must retire existing PV manufacturing facilities equivalent to three times the…

Heatmap News · Andrew Moseman

U.S. EV sales fall 20% year-over-year despite quarterly rebound — Here’s the good news on electric cars in America: Sales in the second quarter of 2026 rose by 14% compared to the first quarter, which…

Guardian Environment · Josh Butler

Australia's energy minister vows federal override of state opposition to renewable-powered AI datacentre rules — Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation

Latitude Media · Nick Zenkin

Amazon, Virginia split on pricing for AI power-demand risk — Amazon and Virginia priced the same AI power-demand risk two different ways, and neither number tells the whole story.

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Solar powers 28% of Spain's electricity in May, leading four straight months — Solar generated 7,696 GWh in Spain last month, a new all-time high for monthly PV generation and equivalent to 28.3% of the country's…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

China targets 2.8 TW of solar and wind by 2030, emphasizes battery storage role — China’s latest five-year renewable energy plan, which targets more than 2.8 TW of solar and wind capacity by 2030, links energy storage…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Long-duration energy storage companies compete for major contracts — It's a short but varied list, new data shows. The post Which LDES companies are poised to land the next big contracts?

EIA Today in Energy

U.S.-Canada natural gas and electricity trade value rose in 2025 despite overall energy decline — Although the total value of energy trade between the United States and Canada fell by 11% in 2025 to an estimated $137 billion, according…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Chinese solar makers prep for mandatory efficiency standards — JinkoSolar, LONGi Green and Canadian Solar shared views on China's mandatory PV efficiency standard that will take effect from next year.

PV Magazine · Matthew Lynas

Bangladesh rooftop solar capacity surpasses 1 GW, IEEFA says wider deployment could cut costs — The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis finds Bangladesh's rooftop solar capacity exceeds official figures, as it makes…

More: PV Tech

Guardian Environment · Ishtayaq Rasool in Indian-administered Kashmir

Deadly cloudbursts devastate Kashmir mountain communities amid erratic weather — Increasingly erratic weather patterns due to climate change mean people are losing homes, crops and livestock As rain lashed the Pir Panjal…

PV Tech · George Heynes

EnergyAustralia breaches Australian retail code over solar offer delay — EnergyAustralia has admitted breaching the Electricity Retail Code by failing to make the Solar Sharer Offer available to eligible…

Utility Dive · Robert Walton

Texas halts new data center interconnections pending audit of 474 GW queue — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called for an audit of all data centers in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas interconnection queue,…

More: Heatmap News, TechCrunch Climate, via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Guardian Environment · Douglas Main

Protesters occupy Arizona cottonwood grove to block border wall construction — Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wall Protesters are…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1 billion Series B — Valar Atomics, the three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised…

Heatmap News · Jeva Lange

Cyanobacteria blooms threaten New Hampshire lake as water quality deteriorates — Life is a constant process of dying — even for lakes. For Lake Kanasatka, a 350-acre body of water born when the glaciers raked their…

Latitude Media · Lisa Martine Jenkins

Senate Democrat proposes Grid Savings Act to challenge FERC authority on large loads — Sen. Heinrich’s Grid Savings Act would reopen the question of FERC’s authority over large load interconnection.

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

SpaceX has purchased $329M in Tesla Megapacks so far this year — The purchase illustrates just how interconnected Elon Musk's universe of companies are.

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

California eyes accounting change to boost DER wholesale market participation — Behind-the-meter batteries and other aggregated DERs could get another lift from a related rulemaking at the California Public Utilities…

Utility Dive · Robyn Griggs Lawrence

Appeals court blocks EPA freeze of $20B in climate grants — A divided court rejected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to reclaim Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants “based solely…

More: Canary Media, TechCrunch Climate

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Chinese authorities suspend 18.33 GW solar ingot expansion over capacity rules — Chinese manufacturer Yunnan Yuze New Energy has been told it must retire existing PV manufacturing facilities equivalent to three times the…

Heatmap News · Andrew Moseman

U.S. EV sales fall 20% year-over-year despite quarterly rebound — Here’s the good news on electric cars in America: Sales in the second quarter of 2026 rose by 14% compared to the first quarter, which…

Guardian Environment · Josh Butler

Australia's energy minister vows federal override of state opposition to renewable-powered AI datacentre rules — Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation

Latitude Media · Nick Zenkin

Amazon, Virginia split on pricing for AI power-demand risk — Amazon and Virginia priced the same AI power-demand risk two different ways, and neither number tells the whole story.

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Solar powers 28% of Spain's electricity in May, leading four straight months — Solar generated 7,696 GWh in Spain last month, a new all-time high for monthly PV generation and equivalent to 28.3% of the country's…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

China targets 2.8 TW of solar and wind by 2030, emphasizes battery storage role — China’s latest five-year renewable energy plan, which targets more than 2.8 TW of solar and wind capacity by 2030, links energy storage…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Long-duration energy storage companies compete for major contracts — It's a short but varied list, new data shows. The post Which LDES companies are poised to land the next big contracts?

EIA Today in Energy

U.S.-Canada natural gas and electricity trade value rose in 2025 despite overall energy decline — Although the total value of energy trade between the United States and Canada fell by 11% in 2025 to an estimated $137 billion, according…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Chinese solar makers prep for mandatory efficiency standards — JinkoSolar, LONGi Green and Canadian Solar shared views on China's mandatory PV efficiency standard that will take effect from next year.

Grist · Vivian La

Michigan Supreme Court blocks Line 5 replacement project

PV Magazine · Matthew Lynas

Bangladesh rooftop solar capacity surpasses 1 GW, IEEFA says wider deployment could cut costs — The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis finds Bangladesh's rooftop solar capacity exceeds official figures, as it makes…

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Guardian Environment · Ishtayaq Rasool in Indian-administered Kashmir

Deadly cloudbursts devastate Kashmir mountain communities amid erratic weather — Increasingly erratic weather patterns due to climate change mean people are losing homes, crops and livestock As rain lashed the Pir Panjal…

Electrek · Peter Johnson

Toyota announces 2027 bZ4X electric SUV starting at $35,000 — Toyota’s larger electric SUV starts at $45,380 and comes standard with a dual-motor all-wheel drive (AWD) system delivering a combined 375…

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PV Tech · George Heynes

EnergyAustralia breaches Australian retail code over solar offer delay — EnergyAustralia has admitted breaching the Electricity Retail Code by failing to make the Solar Sharer Offer available to eligible…

Electrek · Reinette LeJeune

Segway, EcoFlow launch e-bike and power station sales — It’s a great time to be a Segway fan, as right behind the pre-order deal that just launched on the newest Max G3 Plus e-scooter , the brand…

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Utility Dive · Robert Walton

Texas halts new data center interconnections pending audit of 474 GW queue — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called for an audit of all data centers in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas interconnection queue,…

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Guardian Environment · Douglas Main

Protesters occupy Arizona cottonwood grove to block border wall construction — Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wall Protesters are…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Microreactor startup Valar Atomics raises $1 billion Series B — Valar Atomics, the three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised…