Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose Energy Correspondent

UK offers households £250 annual bill discount for living near new power pylons — Discounts confirmed near more than 40 locations across Great Britain amid biggest upgrade to electricity grid since 1960s Households living…

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…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. battery industry averaging 20% annual growth despite infrastructure challenges — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

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.

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

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

US records hottest month in 132 years of data, surpassing 1930s Dust Bowl —

More: Guardian Environment, Yale Climate Connections, Yale Climate Connections

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.

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.

Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose Energy Correspondent

UK offers households £250 annual bill discount for living near new power pylons — Discounts confirmed near more than 40 locations across Great Britain amid biggest upgrade to electricity grid since 1960s Households living…

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…

CleanTechnica · US Department of Energy

National lab study finds underground thermal storage cuts data center cooling costs — A New National Laboratory Study Finds that Underground Thermal Energy Storage Can Keep Servers Cool Year Round To ensure equipment in…

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…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. battery industry averaging 20% annual growth despite infrastructure challenges — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

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.

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

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

US records hottest month in 132 years of data, surpassing 1930s Dust Bowl —

More: Guardian Environment, Yale Climate Connections, Yale Climate Connections

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.

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…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Ireland requires large data centers to source 80% of power from onsite renewables — Under Ireland’s Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP), 10 MW-plus data centers must provide at least 80% of their energy demand through new…

Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose Energy Correspondent

UK offers households £250 annual bill discount for living near new power pylons — Discounts confirmed near more than 40 locations across Great Britain amid biggest upgrade to electricity grid since 1960s Households living…

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…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Researchers achieve near-100% silver recovery from recycled solar panels — Researchers at the University of Newcastle have achieved almost 100% silver recovery from end-of-life solar panels using a proven…

CleanTechnica · US Department of Energy

National lab study finds underground thermal storage cuts data center cooling costs — A New National Laboratory Study Finds that Underground Thermal Energy Storage Can Keep Servers Cool Year Round To ensure equipment in…

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…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Tesla files for $10.1B solar cell plant in Texas, seeking tax incentives — Tesla has submitted plans for a $10.1 billion vertically integrated solar cell manufacturing campus in Fort Bend County under the internal…

More: Electrek, Electrek, CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. battery industry averaging 20% annual growth despite infrastructure challenges — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

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…

Guardian Environment · Tom McIlroy and Penry Buckley

Australia prepares up to $2.5bn bailout for Rio Tinto's Tomago aluminium smelter — Rio Tinto said in December it may cease operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contract…

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.

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

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.

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

European Commission approves €84 million Danish cleantech manufacturing aid — EC has approved a €84 million (US$96.9 million) Danish state aid scheme to support investments in clean technology manufacturing capacity.

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.

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration backs $490M battery loan for Puerto Rico grid — The Department of Energy is backing a major battery project to bolster Puerto Rico’s fragile electric grid — even as the Trump…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

14 GW of unauthorized rooftop solar threatens Brazil's grid stability, TÜV warns — Unauthorized distributed-generation expansions in Brazil could add up to 14 GW of unregistered capacity, complicating grid planning and…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

European Patent Office revokes Hanwha's passivation patent for silicon solar cells — The European Patent Office has revoked Hanwha Solutions’ 689 patent covering passivation technology used in silicon solar cells, citing a…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Ireland requires large data centers to source 80% of power from onsite renewables — Under Ireland’s Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP), 10 MW-plus data centers must provide at least 80% of their energy demand through new…

Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose Energy Correspondent

UK offers households £250 annual bill discount for living near new power pylons — Discounts confirmed near more than 40 locations across Great Britain amid biggest upgrade to electricity grid since 1960s Households living…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Boston startup Reservoir raises $8M to commercialize connected heat pump water heaters — There are plenty of ways to leverage everyday household appliances to shift electricity demand and free up capacity on the grid.

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…

Inside Climate News · Kate Waxman

Trump administration terminates environmental justice grants as scholar calls for confrontational approach — The tools the environmental justice movement spent decades building are being pulled apart.

CleanTechnica · US Department of Energy

National lab study finds underground thermal storage cuts data center cooling costs — A New National Laboratory Study Finds that Underground Thermal Energy Storage Can Keep Servers Cool Year Round To ensure equipment in…

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…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

NOAA declares El Niño phase; warming expected through spring 2027 — This transcript has been automatically generated

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.

Guardian Environment · Tom McIlroy and Penry Buckley

Australia prepares up to $2.5bn bailout for Rio Tinto's Tomago aluminium smelter — Rio Tinto said in December it may cease operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contract…

Canary Media · Kari Lydersen

Illinois city deploys solar array on storage facility roof — Krzysztof Wasowicz, mayor of Justice, Illinois, has some concerns about solar: that it takes up farmland and enriches China.

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.

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

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.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Australian researchers achieve near-total silver recovery from retired solar panels — Researchers in Australia have heralded a potential breakthrough in recovering valuable silver from decommissioned PV modules.

More: PV Magazine

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration backs $490M battery loan for Puerto Rico grid — The Department of Energy is backing a major battery project to bolster Puerto Rico’s fragile electric grid — even as the Trump…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

14 GW of unauthorized rooftop solar threatens Brazil's grid stability, TÜV warns — Unauthorized distributed-generation expansions in Brazil could add up to 14 GW of unregistered capacity, complicating grid planning and…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

European Patent Office revokes Hanwha's passivation patent for silicon solar cells — The European Patent Office has revoked Hanwha Solutions’ 689 patent covering passivation technology used in silicon solar cells, citing a…

Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose Energy Correspondent

UK offers households £250 annual bill discount for living near new power pylons — Discounts confirmed near more than 40 locations across Great Britain amid biggest upgrade to electricity grid since 1960s Households living…

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…

Inside Climate News · Kate Waxman

Trump administration terminates environmental justice grants as scholar calls for confrontational approach — The tools the environmental justice movement spent decades building are being pulled apart.

Guardian Environment · Sara Sneath in Palm Beach county

Proposed 600MW datacenter in Florida Everglades region faces environmental pushback — Plans for hyperscale datacenter in Palm Beach county prompt concerns over water and electricity demands About 16 miles (26km) south-west of…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. battery industry averaging 20% annual growth despite infrastructure challenges — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

Inside Climate News · Tom Perkins

Michigan voters reject data center proposal in Detroit suburb — Plans for a 26-megawatt data center that surfaced in Allen Park, Michigan, last year quickly ignited a groundswell of opposition from…

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.

Guardian Environment · Tom McIlroy and Penry Buckley

Australia prepares up to $2.5bn bailout for Rio Tinto's Tomago aluminium smelter — Rio Tinto said in December it may cease operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contract…

Canary Media · Kari Lydersen

Illinois city deploys solar array on storage facility roof — Krzysztof Wasowicz, mayor of Justice, Illinois, has some concerns about solar: that it takes up farmland and enriches China.

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…

Grist · Aaron Hemens

Canada's wildfire season strains First Nations communities

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Reservoir raises $8M for smart heat pump water heaters — There are plenty of ways to leverage everyday household appliances to shift electricity demand and free up capacity on the grid.

More: TechCrunch Climate

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…

Utility Dive · Nathan Owens

Caterpillar boosts generator output as data-center power demand surges — Power generation retail sales grew 72% year over year. To meet demand, the company is resuming production of a 10-MW medium-speed gas…

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)

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…

Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

UK eyes weaker EV targets; analysis finds potential £3bn annual cost to consumers — An upcoming UK government consultation on weakening targets for electric vehicles (EVs) could cost consumers as much as £3bn a… The post…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PJM considers new reliability standards after 3.8 GW data center outage — The PJM Interconnection is considering setting “ride-through” standards after data centers tripped offline in northern Virginia on July 22,…

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Australian researchers achieve near-total silver recovery from retired solar panels — Researchers in Australia have heralded a potential breakthrough in recovering valuable silver from decommissioned PV modules.

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

France collects 13,760 tonnes of solar modules for recycling in 2025 — France collected 13,760 tonnes of end-of-life solar modules in 2025, up 40% from the previous year, as recycling activity accelerates.

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration backs $490M battery loan for Puerto Rico grid — The Department of Energy is backing a major battery project to bolster Puerto Rico’s fragile electric grid — even as the Trump…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

14 GW of unauthorized rooftop solar threatens Brazil's grid stability, TÜV warns — Unauthorized distributed-generation expansions in Brazil could add up to 14 GW of unregistered capacity, complicating grid planning and…

EIA Today in Energy

US poised for record natural gas output in 2026, EIA forecasts — We forecast U.S. marketed natural gas production will average 122.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2026, surpassing the previous…

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Thin-film solar projected to lead US cell production by 2027 — This week's PV Chart of the Week profiles the technology breakdown of projected US solar cell production capacity.

Inside Climate News · Kate Waxman

Trump administration terminates environmental justice grants as scholar calls for confrontational approach — The tools the environmental justice movement spent decades building are being pulled apart.

Guardian Environment · Helena Horton

Master's student produces chocolate bar with UK-grown cocoa to highlight climate threats to crops — Master’s student made first bar with 100% UK ingredients since 1932 to highlight affect of climate crisis on cocoa plants The late queen…

Guardian Environment · Tom McIlroy and Penry Buckley

Australia prepares up to $2.5bn bailout for Rio Tinto's Tomago aluminium smelter — Rio Tinto said in December it may cease operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contract…

Guardian Environment · Heather Stewart Economics editor

UK heatwaves cost economy £4.4bn in lost output through July, analysis finds — Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down…

Climate Home News · Matteo Civillini

Fossil fuel nations block plastic production limits in global treaty talks — During troubled talks, fossil fuel-producing nations have pushed to ensure a global pact tackles only plastic waste rather than reducing…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Scatec brings online final phase of Obelisk gigawatt solar-plus-storage project in Egypt — Scatec has started commercial operations at the second and final phase of its gigawatt-scale Obelisk solar-plus-storage project in Egypt.

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. battery industry averaging 20% annual growth despite infrastructure challenges — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

Inside Climate News · Tom Perkins

Michigan voters reject data center proposal in Detroit suburb — Plans for a 26-megawatt data center that surfaced in Allen Park, Michigan, last year quickly ignited a groundswell of opposition from…

Heatmap News · Jeva Lange

NYC subway heat advocate weighs in on city cooling proposal — You might already know Jack Klein. Last summer, he went viral on TikTok for his videos documenting the heat on various New York City subway…

Inside Climate News · Marianne Lavelle

Pennsylvania pipeline leak prompts safety concerns in residential area — UPPER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa.— As their children ran in circles at the street corner on a clear morning, parents of Mount Eyre Manor kept…

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.

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Germany secures 6 GW in hydrogen network reservations — Germany’s hydrogen industry finally has a demand number it can put in a headline: nearly 6 GW of paid reservations on the country’s…

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Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden

Texas faces supply constraints despite record peak demand — Ascend Analytics says more than 80% of new large loads seeking interconnection will not have matching generation online by 2030, even as…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Virginia regulator orders Dominion to assign some transmission costs directly to data centers — The Virginia State Corporation Commission said it may use an upcoming docket to weigh whether this policy “could or should” also apply to…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

Xcel seeks Colorado Supreme Court review of wind farm interconnection denial — In June, a district court judge rejected PSCo’s effort to acquire roughly 550 feet of easement via eminent domain to connect two nearly…

Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

UK eyes weaker EV targets; analysis finds potential £3bn annual cost to consumers — An upcoming UK government consultation on weakening targets for electric vehicles (EVs) could cost consumers as much as £3bn a… The post…

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Australian researchers achieve near-total silver recovery from retired solar panels — Researchers in Australia have heralded a potential breakthrough in recovering valuable silver from decommissioned PV modules.

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

France collects 13,760 tonnes of solar modules for recycling in 2025 — France collected 13,760 tonnes of end-of-life solar modules in 2025, up 40% from the previous year, as recycling activity accelerates.

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration backs $490M battery loan for Puerto Rico grid — The Department of Energy is backing a major battery project to bolster Puerto Rico’s fragile electric grid — even as the Trump…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

14 GW of unauthorized rooftop solar threatens Brazil's grid stability, TÜV warns — Unauthorized distributed-generation expansions in Brazil could add up to 14 GW of unregistered capacity, complicating grid planning and…

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton Climate and environment editor

Coalition proposes scrapping building energy standards to cut construction costs — Proposal to cut building costs by scrapping the construction code would increase bills for the poorest households, critics say

EIA Today in Energy

US poised for record natural gas output in 2026, EIA forecasts — We forecast U.S. marketed natural gas production will average 122.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2026, surpassing the previous…

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Thin-film solar projected to lead US cell production by 2027 — This week's PV Chart of the Week profiles the technology breakdown of projected US solar cell production capacity.

Inside Climate News · Tom Perkins

Michigan voters reject data center proposal in Detroit suburb — Plans for a 26-megawatt data center that surfaced in Allen Park, Michigan, last year quickly ignited a groundswell of opposition from…

Inside Climate News · Kate Waxman

Trump administration terminates environmental justice grants as scholar calls for confrontational approach — The tools the environmental justice movement spent decades building are being pulled apart.

Grist · Kate Yoder

Scientists define 'snow eater' heat waves as new extreme weather category

Grist · Anila Yoganathan

Nebraska renewables boom creating economic disparities across communities

Guardian Environment · Helena Horton

Master's student produces chocolate bar with UK-grown cocoa to highlight climate threats to crops — Master’s student made first bar with 100% UK ingredients since 1932 to highlight affect of climate crisis on cocoa plants The late queen…

Guardian Environment · Tom McIlroy and Penry Buckley

Australia prepares up to $2.5bn bailout for Rio Tinto's Tomago aluminium smelter — Rio Tinto said in December it may cease operations at the Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contract…

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Form Energy raises $750M for grid battery manufacturing expansion — Form Energy has landed Google and Crusoe as customers. Now, it has raised $750 million to expand manufacturing to deliver its massive,…

Climate Home News · Matteo Civillini

Fossil fuel nations block plastic production limits in global treaty talks — During troubled talks, fossil fuel-producing nations have pushed to ensure a global pact tackles only plastic waste rather than reducing…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Scatec brings online final phase of Obelisk gigawatt solar-plus-storage project in Egypt — Scatec has started commercial operations at the second and final phase of its gigawatt-scale Obelisk solar-plus-storage project in Egypt.

Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

UK government considers relaxing EV sales targets despite meeting current goals — An upcoming UK government consultation on weakening targets for electric vehicles (EVs) could cost consumers as much as £3bn a… The post…

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Guardian Environment · Tom Burgis

Greenland halts US oil company's Arctic drilling operations — US envoy had claimed Americans could be extracting crude by as early as next year Greenland authorities have forced a US oil company…

Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden

Texas faces supply constraints despite record peak demand — Ascend Analytics says more than 80% of new large loads seeking interconnection will not have matching generation online by 2030, even as…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Virginia regulator orders Dominion to assign some transmission costs directly to data centers — The Virginia State Corporation Commission said it may use an upcoming docket to weigh whether this policy “could or should” also apply to…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

Xcel seeks Colorado Supreme Court review of wind farm interconnection denial — In June, a district court judge rejected PSCo’s effort to acquire roughly 550 feet of easement via eminent domain to connect two nearly…

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Australian researchers achieve near-total silver recovery from retired solar panels — Researchers in Australia have heralded a potential breakthrough in recovering valuable silver from decommissioned PV modules.

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

France collects 13,760 tonnes of solar modules for recycling in 2025 — France collected 13,760 tonnes of end-of-life solar modules in 2025, up 40% from the previous year, as recycling activity accelerates.

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton Climate and environment editor

Coalition proposes scrapping building energy standards to cut construction costs — Proposal to cut building costs by scrapping the construction code would increase bills for the poorest households, critics say

EIA Today in Energy

US poised for record natural gas output in 2026, EIA forecasts — We forecast U.S. marketed natural gas production will average 122.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2026, surpassing the previous…

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Thin-film solar projected to lead US cell production by 2027 — This week's PV Chart of the Week profiles the technology breakdown of projected US solar cell production capacity.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Off-river pumped hydro could provide vast long-duration storage for solar and wind grids — Solar- and wind-dominated grids need abundant long-duration storage, and off-river pumped hydro offers enormous potential, with 800,000…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

European Energy closes €234M financing for 225MW agrivoltaic project in Sicily — European Energy has reached financial close on €234.1 million (US$270 million) for its 225MW agrivoltaic project in Vizzini, Sicily, Italy.

Canary Media · Kari Lydersen

Illinois city deploys solar array on storage facility roof — Krzysztof Wasowicz, mayor of Justice, Illinois, has some concerns about solar: that it takes up farmland and enriches China.

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration backs $490M battery loan for Puerto Rico grid — The Department of Energy is backing a major battery project to bolster Puerto Rico’s fragile electric grid — even as the Trump…

Guardian Environment · Caroline Davies

UK convenes emergency meeting as extreme heat triggers wildfires and drought — High temperatures continue across UK with 38C forecast on Thursday and wildfires stretching emergency services Andy Burnham will chair an…

Inside Climate News · Steven Rodas, Nina Dietz

California officials scrambled as May wildfire neared former nuclear reactor site — As a wildfire in May approached the site of one of the worst nuclear meltdowns in U.S.

Inside Climate News · Tom Perkins

Michigan voters reject data center proposal in Detroit suburb — Plans for a 26-megawatt data center that surfaced in Allen Park, Michigan, last year quickly ignited a groundswell of opposition from…

Inside Climate News · Kate Waxman

Trump administration terminates environmental justice grants as scholar calls for confrontational approach — The tools the environmental justice movement spent decades building are being pulled apart.

Grist · Kate Yoder

Scientists define 'snow eater' heat waves as new extreme weather category

Grist · Anila Yoganathan

Nebraska renewables boom creating economic disparities across communities