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Aug 10, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Trump administration pays $4 billion to halt offshore wind projects — At a certain level, it defies belief: The Trump administration is spending nearly $4 billion to not build something.

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Virginia governor signals opposition to NextEra's bid for Dominion utility — Governors are increasingly throwing their weight around in the technocratic and often obscure utility ratemaking process.

More: Heatmap News

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Sila secures $1.4B Pentagon loan for battery factory expansion — Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in…

More: CleanTechnica

EIA Today in Energy

Puerto Rico power outages surge 19% as infrastructure struggles persist — In 2025, customers in Puerto Rico experienced an average of 36 hours of power interruptions that were not caused by major events such as…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India awards 1GW round-the-clock solar tender at record-low tariff of $0.055/kWh — India’s SECI awarded 1GW to seven bidders under its RTC-TM tender, with Juniper securing the largest allocation.

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

European drought cuts hydropower, nuclear output in summer 2026 — River-flow, generation and price data from April to July 2026 point to a drought corridor stretching from the Rhine delta to the lower…

Guardian Environment · Oliver Milman

July was hottest month ever recorded in U.S. as heatwaves shattered temperature records — Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis July was the hottest…

More: Yale Climate Connections

Utility Dive · Susan Gates

Utilities shift focus to proactive grid resilience before storms strike — The future of grid reliability is proactive, not reactive. Learn how leading utilities are building resilience before the next storm hits.

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

Sodium-ion battery prototypes reach 200 Wh/kg in latest research — An international team of scientists has reviewed recent advances in sodium-ion battery components, highlighting their potential as a…

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

North Carolina rooftop solar persists despite federal tax credit loss — Stew Miller, who launched his North Carolina rooftop solar company in the 2000s, says there’s “a lot of negativity” in his industry right…

Canary Media · Alison F. Takemura

UK cheesemaker cuts energy costs with heat pump installation — In many ways the world's oldest cheddar-maker hews to tradition. Since 1833, Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers has operated from the rolling…

Inside Climate News · Marie Cusick

Pennsylvania childcare centers grapple with wildfire smoke from Canadian fires — Karen Schaeffer is used to spending a lot of time thinking about how to keep kids happy and healthy.

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Long-duration energy storage market gains momentum with new customer wins — Our second LDES leaderboard is here

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Vistra CEO backs pause on Texas data center interconnections — “I'd like to see the queues culled, at the end of the day,” said Vistra CEO Jim Burke in a second quarter earnings call.

Guardian Environment

Wildfires force thousands to evacuate in British Columbia — Thousands of residents in British Columbia's wine and orchard region were ordered to evacuate on Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire in…

More: Guardian Environment

Guardian Environment · Ajit Niranjan

World's oceans hit hottest July temperature on record, EU data shows — Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was highest on record for July, beating previous high in 2023 The world’s seas were…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Trinasolar sees battery incentives reshaping Australia's rooftop solar market — Trinasolar's APAC leaders discuss how battery incentives, C&I demand, and DC-coupled storage are reshaping Australia's rooftop solar market.

PV Tech · George Heynes

AEMO governance overhaul urged as Australia's energy transition workload grows — An independent review of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has recommended 14 changes to the organisation's governance framework.

Aug 10, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Trump administration pays $4 billion to halt offshore wind projects — At a certain level, it defies belief: The Trump administration is spending nearly $4 billion to not build something.

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Virginia governor signals opposition to NextEra's bid for Dominion utility — Governors are increasingly throwing their weight around in the technocratic and often obscure utility ratemaking process.

More: Heatmap News

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Sila secures $1.4B Pentagon loan for battery factory expansion — Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in…

More: CleanTechnica

EIA Today in Energy

Puerto Rico power outages surge 19% as infrastructure struggles persist — In 2025, customers in Puerto Rico experienced an average of 36 hours of power interruptions that were not caused by major events such as…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India awards 1GW round-the-clock solar tender at record-low tariff of $0.055/kWh — India’s SECI awarded 1GW to seven bidders under its RTC-TM tender, with Juniper securing the largest allocation.

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

European drought cuts hydropower, nuclear output in summer 2026 — River-flow, generation and price data from April to July 2026 point to a drought corridor stretching from the Rhine delta to the lower…

Guardian Environment · Oliver Milman

July was hottest month ever recorded in U.S. as heatwaves shattered temperature records — Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis July was the hottest…

More: Yale Climate Connections

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Clemson University designs solar-integrated EV prototype — The Deep Orange 17 is an electric vehicle prototype designed to generate more energy than it consumes during a typical day of urban…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Orlen acquires 216MW solar-wind project in Poland as Enefit opens 45MW solar plant — News of two solar project developments in Poland, where Orlen acquired a 216MW hybrid project and Enefit Polska inaugurated a 45MW site.

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

PPC to acquire ABO Energy's 2GW renewables pipeline in Hungary and Poland — ABO Energy has agreed to sell its Hungarian and Polish subsidiaries, including projects, solar assets and 38 employees, to PPC.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Eight Chinese polysilicon makers pledge unified pricing and capacity discipline — Eight leading Chinese polysilicon producers have signed a joint initiative pledging unified action on standardised pricing, energy…

Utility Dive · Susan Gates

Utilities shift focus to proactive grid resilience before storms strike — The future of grid reliability is proactive, not reactive. Learn how leading utilities are building resilience before the next storm hits.

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

North Carolina rooftop solar persists despite federal tax credit loss — Stew Miller, who launched his North Carolina rooftop solar company in the 2000s, says there’s “a lot of negativity” in his industry right…

Canary Media · Alison F. Takemura

UK cheesemaker cuts energy costs with heat pump installation — In many ways the world's oldest cheddar-maker hews to tradition. Since 1833, Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers has operated from the rolling…

Inside Climate News · Marie Cusick

Pennsylvania childcare centers grapple with wildfire smoke from Canadian fires — Karen Schaeffer is used to spending a lot of time thinking about how to keep kids happy and healthy.

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Long-duration energy storage market gains momentum with new customer wins — Our second LDES leaderboard is here

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Vistra CEO backs pause on Texas data center interconnections — “I'd like to see the queues culled, at the end of the day,” said Vistra CEO Jim Burke in a second quarter earnings call.

Guardian Environment

Wildfires force thousands to evacuate in British Columbia — Thousands of residents in British Columbia's wine and orchard region were ordered to evacuate on Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire in…

More: Guardian Environment

Aug 10, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Trump administration pays $4 billion to halt offshore wind projects — At a certain level, it defies belief: The Trump administration is spending nearly $4 billion to not build something.

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Virginia governor signals opposition to NextEra's bid for Dominion utility — Governors are increasingly throwing their weight around in the technocratic and often obscure utility ratemaking process.

More: Heatmap News

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Sila secures $1.4B Pentagon loan for battery factory expansion — Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in…

More: CleanTechnica

EIA Today in Energy

Puerto Rico power outages surge 19% as infrastructure struggles persist — In 2025, customers in Puerto Rico experienced an average of 36 hours of power interruptions that were not caused by major events such as…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India awards 1GW round-the-clock solar tender at record-low tariff of $0.055/kWh — India’s SECI awarded 1GW to seven bidders under its RTC-TM tender, with Juniper securing the largest allocation.

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

European drought cuts hydropower, nuclear output in summer 2026 — River-flow, generation and price data from April to July 2026 point to a drought corridor stretching from the Rhine delta to the lower…

Guardian Environment · Oliver Milman

July was hottest month ever recorded in U.S. as heatwaves shattered temperature records — Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis July was the hottest…

More: Yale Climate Connections

Guardian Environment · Emma Beddington

Guardian columnist laments inability to befriend local birds — Truman Capote had a ‘crow bro’; Dickens had a raven. And I get standoffish Susan, who has never brought me a present or perched on my…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Clemson University designs solar-integrated EV prototype — The Deep Orange 17 is an electric vehicle prototype designed to generate more energy than it consumes during a typical day of urban…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Orlen acquires 216MW solar-wind project in Poland as Enefit opens 45MW solar plant — News of two solar project developments in Poland, where Orlen acquired a 216MW hybrid project and Enefit Polska inaugurated a 45MW site.

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

PPC to acquire ABO Energy's 2GW renewables pipeline in Hungary and Poland — ABO Energy has agreed to sell its Hungarian and Polish subsidiaries, including projects, solar assets and 38 employees, to PPC.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Eight Chinese polysilicon makers pledge unified pricing and capacity discipline — Eight leading Chinese polysilicon producers have signed a joint initiative pledging unified action on standardised pricing, energy…

Utility Dive · Susan Gates

Utilities shift focus to proactive grid resilience before storms strike — The future of grid reliability is proactive, not reactive. Learn how leading utilities are building resilience before the next storm hits.

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

North Carolina rooftop solar persists despite federal tax credit loss — Stew Miller, who launched his North Carolina rooftop solar company in the 2000s, says there’s “a lot of negativity” in his industry right…

Canary Media · Alison F. Takemura

UK cheesemaker cuts energy costs with heat pump installation — In many ways the world's oldest cheddar-maker hews to tradition. Since 1833, Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers has operated from the rolling…

Inside Climate News · Marie Cusick

Pennsylvania childcare centers grapple with wildfire smoke from Canadian fires — Karen Schaeffer is used to spending a lot of time thinking about how to keep kids happy and healthy.

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Long-duration energy storage market gains momentum with new customer wins — Our second LDES leaderboard is here

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Vistra CEO backs pause on Texas data center interconnections — “I'd like to see the queues culled, at the end of the day,” said Vistra CEO Jim Burke in a second quarter earnings call.

Aug 11, 2026 · 2:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Trump administration pays $4 billion to halt offshore wind projects — At a certain level, it defies belief: The Trump administration is spending nearly $4 billion to not build something.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

U.S. inverter manufacturing capacity seen exceeding 100 GW annually by 2027 — The FCC’s addition of foreign-made inverters to its “Covered List” is set to accelerate U.S. domestic manufacturing.

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Virginia governor signals opposition to NextEra's bid for Dominion utility — Governors are increasingly throwing their weight around in the technocratic and often obscure utility ratemaking process.

More: Heatmap News

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California lawmakers debate utility rate reform as session nears end — California lawmakers are once again contending with how to curb the state’s high energy costs as they hurtle toward the end of this year’s…

Canary Media · Kari Lydersen

Illinois coal-to-solar initiative falters as conversion projects slow — Illinois had big plans to turn a bunch of old coal plant sites into solar and battery farms.

Guardian Environment · Michael Segalov

UK energy chief faces pressure on new North Sea oil and gas licensing — In today’s newsletter: As we enter our fifth summer heatwave, Andy Burnham’s government is looking at what the UK should do with its…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Study finds rooftop gardens boost solar panel output by 23% — Research shows ‘biosolar’ technology can increase the performance of PV panels, with a New South Wales study finding that integrating…

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Sila secures $1.4B Pentagon loan for battery factory expansion — Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in…

More: CleanTechnica

EIA Today in Energy

Puerto Rico power outages surge 19% as infrastructure struggles persist — In 2025, customers in Puerto Rico experienced an average of 36 hours of power interruptions that were not caused by major events such as…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India awards 1GW round-the-clock solar tender at record-low tariff of $0.055/kWh — India’s SECI awarded 1GW to seven bidders under its RTC-TM tender, with Juniper securing the largest allocation.

More: PV Magazine

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump USDA proposes foreign farmland disclosure rule that Democrats say targets energy projects — Democrats in Congress claim that a new Trump administration proposal will have a chilling effect on the energy sector by subjecting…

Guardian Environment · Oliver Milman

July was hottest month ever recorded in U.S. as heatwaves shattered temperature records — Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis July was the hottest…

More: Yale Climate Connections

Canary Media · Ajani Stella, Inside Climate News

U.S. offshore wind slowdown leaves trained workers without long-term jobs — This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the…

More: Inside Climate News

Yale Climate Connections · Irene Sans

Tropical waves from Africa monitored for potential Atlantic hurricane development — Comienza el maratón de vigilancia de las ondas tropicales: las ondas africanas pueden tardar hasta dos semanas en llegar a Estados Unidos…

More: Yale Climate Connections

Utility Dive · Emma Penrod

Siemens gas turbine backlog reaches 70 GW amid three-year lead times — The company booked 15 GW in new orders this quarter, executives said, with lead times running three years or more.

Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose

Octopus Energy asks UK customers to cut power use during solar eclipse — Firm urges customers to avoid running washing machines and dishwashers between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday Where in the UK will get the best…

Inside Climate News · Bob Berwyn

Global ocean temperatures hit record high for third consecutive year — As global warming continued to reshape Earth’s climate, the planet’s oceans reached record high temperatures for the third year in a row in…

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Sunrun boosts solar-storage installations in Q2 but cuts full-year forecast — US installer Sunrun has reversed recent declines in PV and energy storage installations in the second quarter of 2026, but trimmed its…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Levanta begins construction on 166MW solar-plus-storage project in Philippines — Levanta Renewables has started construction at its Barotac Viejo solar-plus-storage project in the Philippines.

PV Tech · Will Norman

Orlen acquires 216MW solar-wind project in Poland as Enefit opens 45MW solar plant — News of two solar project developments in Poland, where Orlen acquired a 216MW hybrid project and Enefit Polska inaugurated a 45MW site.

Aug 11, 2026 · 5:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Guardian Environment · Ajit Niranjan

Study: AI productivity gains in fossil fuels outpace climate benefits from renewables — Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid AI-driven…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Trump administration pays $4 billion to halt offshore wind projects — At a certain level, it defies belief: The Trump administration is spending nearly $4 billion to not build something.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Research finds solar projected to supply 61% of world electricity by 2050 — A systematic review finds that solar PV emerges consistently to the backbone of future energy systems, yet many models still underestimate…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

U.S. inverter manufacturing capacity seen exceeding 100 GW annually by 2027 — The FCC’s addition of foreign-made inverters to its “Covered List” is set to accelerate U.S. domestic manufacturing.

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Italy allocates 10GW to solar under FerX incentive scheme — The Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security has approved the operating rules for the FER X decree with a 10GW allocation to…

More: PV Magazine

Guardian Environment · Peter Gleick

Water shortages threaten power plants, reservoirs across US and Europe — It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be done Disturbing news about our water resources is now constant and unrelenting.

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Virginia governor signals opposition to NextEra's bid for Dominion utility — Governors are increasingly throwing their weight around in the technocratic and often obscure utility ratemaking process.

More: Heatmap News

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California lawmakers debate utility rate reform as session nears end — California lawmakers are once again contending with how to curb the state’s high energy costs as they hurtle toward the end of this year’s…

Canary Media · Kari Lydersen

Illinois coal-to-solar initiative falters as conversion projects slow — Illinois had big plans to turn a bunch of old coal plant sites into solar and battery farms.

Guardian Environment · Michael Segalov

UK energy chief faces pressure on new North Sea oil and gas licensing — In today’s newsletter: As we enter our fifth summer heatwave, Andy Burnham’s government is looking at what the UK should do with its…

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

Sunrun shifts to direct sales as residential solar faces headwinds — The residential solar-and-storage provider is looking to diversify its revenue while increasing focus on “unlocking value from the…

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Long-duration energy storage market gains momentum with new customer wins — Our second LDES leaderboard is here

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Sila secures $1.4B Pentagon loan for battery factory expansion — Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in…

More: CleanTechnica

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Vistra CEO backs pause on Texas data center interconnections — “I'd like to see the queues culled, at the end of the day,” said Vistra CEO Jim Burke in a second quarter earnings call.

EIA Today in Energy

Puerto Rico power outages surge 19% as infrastructure struggles persist — In 2025, customers in Puerto Rico experienced an average of 36 hours of power interruptions that were not caused by major events such as…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Base Power raises $1B as home battery startup eyes data center expansion — The home battery company’s latest billion-dollar raise will help it meet data center demand — and expand beyond batteries.

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PPL-Blackstone venture secures 5 GW of gas turbines for Pennsylvania data centers — Although the PJM Interconnection aims to hold a backstop reliability auction in late September, CEO Vincent Sorgi said he expects bilateral…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

Purvah Green Power to acquire 1.4GW renewable portfolio from ReNew — Purvah Green Power has agreed to acquire six SPVs holding a combined 1.4GW of operational renewable energy capacity from ReNew Solar Power.

Canary Media · Ajani Stella, Inside Climate News

U.S. offshore wind slowdown leaves trained workers without long-term jobs — This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the…

More: Inside Climate News

Aug 11, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Guardian Environment · Ajit Niranjan

Study finds AI's fossil fuel productivity gains outweigh climate benefits from renewables — Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid AI-driven…

More: Wired Science

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Sinopec converts Shanghai gas station to BYD-only EV charging hub — Sinopec, China’s biggest fuel retailer, just gutted one of its Shanghai gas stations and swapped the pumps for BYD’s 1,500 kW flash…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Trump administration pays $4 billion to halt offshore wind projects — At a certain level, it defies belief: The Trump administration is spending nearly $4 billion to not build something.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Research finds solar projected to supply 61% of world electricity by 2050 — A systematic review finds that solar PV emerges consistently to the backbone of future energy systems, yet many models still underestimate…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Samsung SDI takes full control of $3.5B Indiana EV battery plant — Samsung SDI is taking full control of its Indiana battery plant. The South Korean cell maker is buying out General Motors’ 49.99% stake in…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

U.S. inverter manufacturing capacity seen exceeding 100 GW annually by 2027 — The FCC’s addition of foreign-made inverters to its “Covered List” is set to accelerate U.S. domestic manufacturing.

Latitude Media · Latitude Studios

Sen. Tillis argues for 'all-of-the-above' energy policy to survive political shifts — Why the U.S.’s biggest energy challenge is building policy that can survive partisan whiplash. The post Critical Capital: Sen.

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

SEG Solar commissions 4GW module plant in Texas, targets 10.6GW by 2027 — US solar module manufacturer SEG Solar inaugurates 4GW Texas module plant, taking total US manufacturing capacity to 6GW annually.

More: PV Magazine

Latitude Media · Stephanie Cole

Demand response participation should be default, not opt-in — At a time of sharply rising electricity demand, sign-up friction is leaving millions of grid-interactive devices stranded.

Guardian Environment · Peter Gleick

Water shortages threaten power plants, reservoirs across US and Europe — It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be done Disturbing news about our water resources is now constant and unrelenting.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California lawmakers debate utility rate reform as session nears end — California lawmakers are once again contending with how to curb the state’s high energy costs as they hurtle toward the end of this year’s…

Canary Media · Kari Lydersen

Illinois coal-to-solar initiative falters as conversion projects slow — Illinois had big plans to turn a bunch of old coal plant sites into solar and battery farms.

Guardian Environment · Michael Segalov

UK energy chief faces pressure on new North Sea oil and gas licensing — In today’s newsletter: As we enter our fifth summer heatwave, Andy Burnham’s government is looking at what the UK should do with its…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Virginia governor signals opposition to NextEra's bid for Dominion utility — Governors are increasingly throwing their weight around in the technocratic and often obscure utility ratemaking process.

More: Heatmap News

Inside Climate News · Lauren Dalban

NYC launches pilot to study thermal energy networks for subway cooling — New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that they, along with the Metropolitan…

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Nextpower expands beyond solar trackers with inverter and storage acquisitions — The solar tracker pioneer is making a series of acquisitions. The post Nextpower’s next chapter: From solar trackers to inverters and…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump USDA proposes foreign farmland disclosure rule that Democrats say targets energy projects — Democrats in Congress claim that a new Trump administration proposal will have a chilling effect on the energy sector by subjecting…

JKempEnergy · John Kemp

Energy Brief: Africa's demographics, hybrid vehicles, Libya refinery attack — Africa’s belated demographic transition (FT) Hybrid vehicles enjoy resurgence (Bloomberg) Libya refinery hit by drone attack (Bloomberg)…

More: JKempEnergy

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

Sunrun shifts to direct sales as residential solar faces headwinds — The residential solar-and-storage provider is looking to diversify its revenue while increasing focus on “unlocking value from the…

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Long-duration energy storage market gains momentum with new customer wins — Our second LDES leaderboard is here

Aug 11, 2026 · 11:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Guardian Environment · Ajit Niranjan

Study finds AI's fossil fuel productivity gains outweigh climate benefits from renewables — Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid AI-driven…

More: Wired Science

Electrek · Jameson Dow

China EV sales surge while combustion vehicle market collapses — The structural collapse of gas car sales has continued in the world’s largest auto market, with July numbers showing that the only type of…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Sinopec converts Shanghai gas station to BYD-only EV charging hub — Sinopec, China’s biggest fuel retailer, just gutted one of its Shanghai gas stations and swapped the pumps for BYD’s 1,500 kW flash…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Research finds solar projected to supply 61% of world electricity by 2050 — A systematic review finds that solar PV emerges consistently to the backbone of future energy systems, yet many models still underestimate…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

AI data center power demand strains regional US grids, utilities say — AI has changed the data-center electricity story. Demand is rising much faster than it did through much of the 2000s and 2010s, hyperscale…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Samsung SDI takes full control of $3.5B Indiana EV battery plant — Samsung SDI is taking full control of its Indiana battery plant. The South Korean cell maker is buying out General Motors’ 49.99% stake in…

Latitude Media · Latitude Studios

Sen. Tillis argues for 'all-of-the-above' energy policy to survive political shifts — Why the U.S.’s biggest energy challenge is building policy that can survive partisan whiplash. The post Critical Capital: Sen.

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

SEG Solar commissions 4GW module plant in Texas, targets 10.6GW by 2027 — US solar module manufacturer SEG Solar inaugurates 4GW Texas module plant, taking total US manufacturing capacity to 6GW annually.

More: PV Magazine

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Kyoto Fusioneering wins grant to develop fusion power plant fuel system component — Fusion power startups are turning to Kyoto Fusioneering to supply components for future power plants.

Latitude Media · Stephanie Cole

Demand response participation should be default, not opt-in — At a time of sharply rising electricity demand, sign-up friction is leaving millions of grid-interactive devices stranded.

Guardian Environment · Peter Gleick

Water shortages threaten power plants, reservoirs across US and Europe — It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be done Disturbing news about our water resources is now constant and unrelenting.

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Philippines eases permitting rules for rooftop and plug-and-play solar systems — The Philippines has streamlined guidelines governing the use of micro-solar and zero-export solar systems.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California lawmakers debate utility rate reform as session nears end — California lawmakers are once again contending with how to curb the state’s high energy costs as they hurtle toward the end of this year’s…

Canary Media · Kari Lydersen

Illinois coal-to-solar initiative falters as conversion projects slow — Illinois had big plans to turn a bunch of old coal plant sites into solar and battery farms.

EIA Press Releases

EIA forecasts highest US natural gas inventories before winter since 2016 — The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects natural gas inventories will increase to 3,985 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in October, the…

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

Rooftop solar installers in North Carolina adapt as federal tax credit phases out — Stew Miller, who launched his North Carolina rooftop solar company in the 2000s, says there’s “a lot of negativity” in his industry right…

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Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Trump administration pays $4 billion to halt offshore wind projects — At a certain level, it defies belief: The Trump administration is spending nearly $4 billion to not build something.

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Virginia governor signals opposition to NextEra's bid for Dominion utility — Governors are increasingly throwing their weight around in the technocratic and often obscure utility ratemaking process.

More: Heatmap News

Inside Climate News · Lauren Dalban

NYC launches pilot to study thermal energy networks for subway cooling — New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that they, along with the Metropolitan…

Aug 11, 2026 · 2:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Small modular reactor startups raise billions as data centers drive nuclear interest — Investment in smaller, next-generation nuclear reactor designs is booming, with a flood of capital pouring into scaled-down models known as…

Guardian Environment · Ajit Niranjan

Study finds AI's fossil fuel productivity gains outweigh climate benefits from renewables — Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid AI-driven…

More: Wired Science

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Evergy signs 3 GW of large industrial loads; eyes 5 GW new generation — The company is in “advanced discussions” with large-load customers representing another 1 to 2 GW, CEO David Campbell said during a…

Electrek · Jameson Dow

China EV sales surge while combustion vehicle market collapses — The structural collapse of gas car sales has continued in the world’s largest auto market, with July numbers showing that the only type of…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Advanced geothermal startups chase Fervo's path to IPO amid unclear investor appetite — The sector's breakout star may be pulling other startups up with it, but the path to the next IPO isn't totally clear.

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Sinopec converts Shanghai gas station to BYD-only EV charging hub — Sinopec, China’s biggest fuel retailer, just gutted one of its Shanghai gas stations and swapped the pumps for BYD’s 1,500 kW flash…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Research finds solar projected to supply 61% of world electricity by 2050 — A systematic review finds that solar PV emerges consistently to the backbone of future energy systems, yet many models still underestimate…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

AI data center power demand strains regional US grids, utilities say — AI has changed the data-center electricity story. Demand is rising much faster than it did through much of the 2000s and 2010s, hyperscale…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Samsung SDI takes full control of $3.5B Indiana EV battery plant — Samsung SDI is taking full control of its Indiana battery plant. The South Korean cell maker is buying out General Motors’ 49.99% stake in…

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

Battery leases with low upfront costs gaining traction on distribution grids — Battery leases with low or no up-front costs are attractive in markets with well-developed virtual power plant programs and persistent grid…

Latitude Media · Latitude Studios

Sen. Tillis argues for 'all-of-the-above' energy policy to survive political shifts — Why the U.S.’s biggest energy challenge is building policy that can survive partisan whiplash. The post Critical Capital: Sen.

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PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

SEG Solar commissions 4GW module plant in Texas, targets 10.6GW by 2027 — US solar module manufacturer SEG Solar inaugurates 4GW Texas module plant, taking total US manufacturing capacity to 6GW annually.

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TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Kyoto Fusioneering wins grant to develop fusion power plant fuel system component — Fusion power startups are turning to Kyoto Fusioneering to supply components for future power plants.

Latitude Media · Stephanie Cole

Demand response participation should be default, not opt-in — At a time of sharply rising electricity demand, sign-up friction is leaving millions of grid-interactive devices stranded.

Guardian Environment · Peter Gleick

Water shortages threaten power plants, reservoirs across US and Europe — It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be done Disturbing news about our water resources is now constant and unrelenting.

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Philippines eases permitting rules for rooftop and plug-and-play solar systems — The Philippines has streamlined guidelines governing the use of micro-solar and zero-export solar systems.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California lawmakers debate utility rate reform as session nears end — California lawmakers are once again contending with how to curb the state’s high energy costs as they hurtle toward the end of this year’s…

Canary Media · Kari Lydersen

Illinois coal-to-solar initiative falters as conversion projects slow — Illinois had big plans to turn a bunch of old coal plant sites into solar and battery farms.

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