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Aug 15, 2026 · 5:03 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK's biggest EV battery plant shelves expansion plans amid stalled JLR deal — Chinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric cars Andy Burnham moves to cut…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

European data centers face 7-10 year grid connection waits, threatening buildout plans — A data center can be built in 18 to 24 months, but connecting it to the grid is another matter, writes Laura Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Europe…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration considers farmland rule that could reshape renewables investment — The Trump administration is considering changing its interpretation of an obscure law related to farmland ownership to transform it into a…

CleanTechnica · Steve Hanley

European demand for Russian natural gas falls as renewables expand — There’s a line in a Bruce Springsteen song that goes like this: “Foreman says these jobs are going, and they ain’t comin’ back.” Something…

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration — South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that Shell and its partners failed to consult affected communities and did not properly consider…

Inside Climate News · Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

Environmental groups sue to block Colorado River reservoir expansion — SANTA FE, N.M.—Is climate change enough justification to stop the expansion of a reservoir that will take more water from the dwindling…

Inside Climate News · Gabriel Matias Castilho

Brazilian Indigenous leaders warn UN that energy transition must not repeat colonial harms — Leia este artigo em Português. Along the river the Xavante people of Brazil call Owawê are many of the Indigenous tribe’s sacred sites,…

More: Inside Climate News

Inside Climate News · Ajani Stella

NextEra Energy tones down renewable energy messaging after Trump takes office — NextEra Energy, the world’s largest publicly traded electricity company, has systematically erased or downplayed its clean energy messaging…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Libertarian think tank shapes Republican data center energy policy — This week’s conversation is with Ryan Norris, senior fellow for energy policy at the Abundance Institute.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center opposition falls short in Wisconsin as Trump envoy struggles to sway utilities — 1. Shelby County, Alabama — The Trump administration’s widening effort to intervene in rural energy project fights is facing an early test:…

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion as funding concentrates among leading companies — Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Solar industry sees policy gains as tariff measures and subsidies advance — PV Talk: 'There’s a lot of good news here,' Hasan Nazar, head of policy at Crux, tells PV Tech Premium of the US solar policy landscape.

PV Tech · Will Norman

Recurrent Energy secures $695M for 330MW California solar project — IPP Recurrent Energy has secured US$695 million in financing to support a 330MW solar PV project in California.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Evergy extends coal plants to power Midwest data centers as utility tariffs align — As utility tariff approvals make data center pipelines less speculative, Evergy doubles down on existing plants.

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Gas prices could spike as hyperscalers lock into long-term power deals — Natural gas prices could triple in some parts of the U.S., which could saddle hyperscalers with massive bills to power their AI data…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

Mainstream Renewable Power's 50MW South Africa solar plant reaches commercial operation — Mainstream Renewable Power’s 50MW C&I Ilikwa PV Facility in South Africa’s Free State province has reached commercial operation.

PV Magazine · Sergio Matalucci

Neom hydrogen project reaches commissioning phase as HyScale German plant cancelled — In other news, the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Energy Transition reportedly confirmed the cancellation of the 2.1 GW HyScale 100…

Guardian Environment · Guardian sport

UK venues struggle with pitches and courses amid record drought — With the UK experiencing the driest summer on record, we look at how the weather is affecting the pitches and courses across the country…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Extreme heat tests performance of solar panels and battery storage systems — Photovoltaics rely on sunlight. Battery storage systems rely on absorbing and releasing energy precisely when the power grid needs it.

Aug 15, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK's biggest EV battery plant shelves expansion plans amid stalled JLR deal — Chinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric cars Andy Burnham moves to cut…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

European data centers face 7-10 year grid connection waits, threatening buildout plans — A data center can be built in 18 to 24 months, but connecting it to the grid is another matter, writes Laura Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Europe…

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK government considers cutting 2030 EV sales target to 50% from 80% — Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves Andy Burnham’s…

More: Electrek

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration considers farmland rule that could reshape renewables investment — The Trump administration is considering changing its interpretation of an obscure law related to farmland ownership to transform it into a…

CleanTechnica · Steve Hanley

European demand for Russian natural gas falls as renewables expand — There’s a line in a Bruce Springsteen song that goes like this: “Foreman says these jobs are going, and they ain’t comin’ back.” Something…

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration — South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that Shell and its partners failed to consult affected communities and did not properly consider…

Inside Climate News · Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

Environmental groups sue to block Colorado River reservoir expansion — SANTA FE, N.M.—Is climate change enough justification to stop the expansion of a reservoir that will take more water from the dwindling…

Inside Climate News · Gabriel Matias Castilho

Brazilian Indigenous leaders warn UN that energy transition must not repeat colonial harms — Leia este artigo em Português. Along the river the Xavante people of Brazil call Owawê are many of the Indigenous tribe’s sacred sites,…

More: Inside Climate News

Inside Climate News · Ajani Stella

NextEra Energy tones down renewable energy messaging after Trump takes office — NextEra Energy, the world’s largest publicly traded electricity company, has systematically erased or downplayed its clean energy messaging…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Libertarian think tank shapes Republican data center energy policy — This week’s conversation is with Ryan Norris, senior fellow for energy policy at the Abundance Institute.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center opposition falls short in Wisconsin as Trump envoy struggles to sway utilities — 1. Shelby County, Alabama — The Trump administration’s widening effort to intervene in rural energy project fights is facing an early test:…

Utility Dive · Herman K. Trabish

Quantum computing power demand poses planning challenge for utilities — “The load profile is different from anything utilities have planned for before,” said Aparna Prabhakar, chief strategy and sustainability…

Utility Dive · Keith Loria

WSP's power business surges to 40% of revenue as US generation work accelerates — Power now accounts for as much as 40% of the company’s revenue, CEO Alexandre L’Heureux said during a second-quarter earnings call.

Carbon Brief · Anika Patel

China's 15th five-year plan sets new coal targets, raising climate concerns — China has published a new five-year plan for coal, the latest in a slew of important policy documents for the… The post Q&A: What does…

Electrek · Peter Johnson

Kia EV3 undercuts Chevy Equinox EV on price for 300-plus mile range — The 2027 Chevrolet Equinox EV is now on sale, starting at $34,995. The 2027 Kia EV3 starts at $29,890.

More: Electrek

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion as funding concentrates among leading companies — Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Solar industry sees policy gains as tariff measures and subsidies advance — PV Talk: 'There’s a lot of good news here,' Hasan Nazar, head of policy at Crux, tells PV Tech Premium of the US solar policy landscape.

Electrek · Peter Johnson

BYD launches Qin Max sedan at half the price of Tesla Model 3 — BYD’s new Qin Max is now on sale, another Tesla Model 3-sized electric sedan that’s about half the price.

More: CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

PV Tech · Will Norman

Recurrent Energy secures $695M for 330MW California solar project — IPP Recurrent Energy has secured US$695 million in financing to support a 330MW solar PV project in California.

Aug 15, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK's biggest EV battery plant shelves expansion plans amid stalled JLR deal — Chinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric cars Andy Burnham moves to cut…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

European data centers face 7-10 year grid connection waits, threatening buildout plans — A data center can be built in 18 to 24 months, but connecting it to the grid is another matter, writes Laura Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Europe…

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK government considers cutting 2030 EV sales target to 50% from 80% — Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves Andy Burnham’s…

More: Electrek

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration considers farmland rule that could reshape renewables investment — The Trump administration is considering changing its interpretation of an obscure law related to farmland ownership to transform it into a…

CleanTechnica · Steve Hanley

European demand for Russian natural gas falls as renewables expand — There’s a line in a Bruce Springsteen song that goes like this: “Foreman says these jobs are going, and they ain’t comin’ back.” Something…

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration — South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that Shell and its partners failed to consult affected communities and did not properly consider…

Inside Climate News · Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

Environmental groups sue to block Colorado River reservoir expansion — SANTA FE, N.M.—Is climate change enough justification to stop the expansion of a reservoir that will take more water from the dwindling…

Inside Climate News · Gabriel Matias Castilho

Brazilian Indigenous leaders warn UN that energy transition must not repeat colonial harms — Leia este artigo em Português. Along the river the Xavante people of Brazil call Owawê are many of the Indigenous tribe’s sacred sites,…

More: Inside Climate News

Inside Climate News · Ajani Stella

NextEra Energy tones down renewable energy messaging after Trump takes office — NextEra Energy, the world’s largest publicly traded electricity company, has systematically erased or downplayed its clean energy messaging…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Libertarian think tank shapes Republican data center energy policy — This week’s conversation is with Ryan Norris, senior fellow for energy policy at the Abundance Institute.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center opposition falls short in Wisconsin as Trump envoy struggles to sway utilities — 1. Shelby County, Alabama — The Trump administration’s widening effort to intervene in rural energy project fights is facing an early test:…

Utility Dive · Herman K. Trabish

Quantum computing power demand poses planning challenge for utilities — “The load profile is different from anything utilities have planned for before,” said Aparna Prabhakar, chief strategy and sustainability…

Utility Dive · Keith Loria

WSP's power business surges to 40% of revenue as US generation work accelerates — Power now accounts for as much as 40% of the company’s revenue, CEO Alexandre L’Heureux said during a second-quarter earnings call.

Carbon Brief · Anika Patel

China's 15th five-year plan sets new coal targets, raising climate concerns — China has published a new five-year plan for coal, the latest in a slew of important policy documents for the… The post Q&A: What does…

Electrek · Peter Johnson

Kia EV3 undercuts Chevy Equinox EV on price for 300-plus mile range — The 2027 Chevrolet Equinox EV is now on sale, starting at $34,995. The 2027 Kia EV3 starts at $29,890.

More: Electrek

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion as funding concentrates among leading companies — Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Solar industry sees policy gains as tariff measures and subsidies advance — PV Talk: 'There’s a lot of good news here,' Hasan Nazar, head of policy at Crux, tells PV Tech Premium of the US solar policy landscape.

Electrek · Peter Johnson

BYD launches Qin Max sedan at half the price of Tesla Model 3 — BYD’s new Qin Max is now on sale, another Tesla Model 3-sized electric sedan that’s about half the price.

More: CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

PV Tech · Will Norman

Recurrent Energy secures $695M for 330MW California solar project — IPP Recurrent Energy has secured US$695 million in financing to support a 330MW solar PV project in California.

Aug 16, 2026 · 2:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK's biggest EV battery plant shelves expansion plans amid stalled JLR deal — Chinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric cars Andy Burnham moves to cut…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

European data centers face 7-10 year grid connection waits, threatening buildout plans — A data center can be built in 18 to 24 months, but connecting it to the grid is another matter, writes Laura Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Europe…

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK government considers cutting 2030 EV sales target to 50% from 80% — Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves Andy Burnham’s…

More: Electrek

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration considers farmland rule that could reshape renewables investment — The Trump administration is considering changing its interpretation of an obscure law related to farmland ownership to transform it into a…

CleanTechnica · Steve Hanley

European demand for Russian natural gas falls as renewables expand — There’s a line in a Bruce Springsteen song that goes like this: “Foreman says these jobs are going, and they ain’t comin’ back.” Something…

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration — South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that Shell and its partners failed to consult affected communities and did not properly consider…

Inside Climate News · Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

Environmental groups sue to block Colorado River reservoir expansion — SANTA FE, N.M.—Is climate change enough justification to stop the expansion of a reservoir that will take more water from the dwindling…

Inside Climate News · Gabriel Matias Castilho

Brazilian Indigenous leaders warn UN that energy transition must not repeat colonial harms — Leia este artigo em Português. Along the river the Xavante people of Brazil call Owawê are many of the Indigenous tribe’s sacred sites,…

More: Inside Climate News

Inside Climate News · Ajani Stella

NextEra Energy tones down renewable energy messaging after Trump takes office — NextEra Energy, the world’s largest publicly traded electricity company, has systematically erased or downplayed its clean energy messaging…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Libertarian think tank shapes Republican data center energy policy — This week’s conversation is with Ryan Norris, senior fellow for energy policy at the Abundance Institute.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center opposition falls short in Wisconsin as Trump envoy struggles to sway utilities — 1. Shelby County, Alabama — The Trump administration’s widening effort to intervene in rural energy project fights is facing an early test:…

Latitude Media · Stephen Lacey

China and U.S. took divergent paths after oil disruption, reshaping global energy geopolitics — James Gutman on how China and America took very different approaches to the oil disruption. How will it reshape geopolitics?

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

Thames Water to restart £500M desalination plant after drought ends — Utility company’s plant, which has only run five times, now has an estimated total cost of £500m Thames Water is preparing the UK’s only…

Utility Dive · Herman K. Trabish

Quantum computing power demand poses planning challenge for utilities — “The load profile is different from anything utilities have planned for before,” said Aparna Prabhakar, chief strategy and sustainability…

Utility Dive · Keith Loria

WSP's power business surges to 40% of revenue as US generation work accelerates — Power now accounts for as much as 40% of the company’s revenue, CEO Alexandre L’Heureux said during a second-quarter earnings call.

Carbon Brief · Anika Patel

China's 15th five-year plan sets new coal targets, raising climate concerns — China has published a new five-year plan for coal, the latest in a slew of important policy documents for the… The post Q&A: What does…

Electrek · Peter Johnson

Kia EV3 undercuts Chevy Equinox EV on price for 300-plus mile range — The 2027 Chevrolet Equinox EV is now on sale, starting at $34,995. The 2027 Kia EV3 starts at $29,890.

More: Electrek

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion as funding concentrates among leading companies — Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Solar industry sees policy gains as tariff measures and subsidies advance — PV Talk: 'There’s a lot of good news here,' Hasan Nazar, head of policy at Crux, tells PV Tech Premium of the US solar policy landscape.

Aug 16, 2026 · 5:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

New research finds EV replacement of working gas cars typically nets lower lifetime emissions — “The greenest car is the one already built” has been one of the more durable arguments against replacing internal combustion cars with EVs.

Inside Climate News · Dan Gearino, Katie Surma

Chinese EV makers gain market share in South America — Planet China: Fifteenth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world.

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK's biggest EV battery plant shelves expansion plans amid stalled JLR deal — Chinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric cars Andy Burnham moves to cut…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

European data centers face 7-10 year grid connection waits, threatening buildout plans — A data center can be built in 18 to 24 months, but connecting it to the grid is another matter, writes Laura Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Europe…

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK government considers cutting 2030 EV sales target to 50% from 80% — Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves Andy Burnham’s…

More: Electrek

Guardian Environment · Nick Sommerlad

UK's rental energy standards tighten; royal estates face £10m compliance costs — New rules could affect nine in 10 rental properties in duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster and at Sandringham King Charles and Prince William…

More: Guardian Environment

Inside Climate News · Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

Environmental groups sue to block Colorado River reservoir expansion — SANTA FE, N.M.—Is climate change enough justification to stop the expansion of a reservoir that will take more water from the dwindling…

Inside Climate News · Gabriel Matias Castilho

Brazilian Indigenous leaders warn UN that energy transition must not repeat colonial harms — Leia este artigo em Português. Along the river the Xavante people of Brazil call Owawê are many of the Indigenous tribe’s sacred sites,…

More: Inside Climate News

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Libertarian think tank shapes Republican data center energy policy — This week’s conversation is with Ryan Norris, senior fellow for energy policy at the Abundance Institute.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center opposition falls short in Wisconsin as Trump envoy struggles to sway utilities — 1. Shelby County, Alabama — The Trump administration’s widening effort to intervene in rural energy project fights is facing an early test:…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration considers farmland rule that could reshape renewables investment — The Trump administration is considering changing its interpretation of an obscure law related to farmland ownership to transform it into a…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Data centers emerge as major issue in 2026 election cycle — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

CleanTechnica · Raymond Tribdino

Chinese EV makers GAC and Wuling secure over 5,400 orders at Indonesia auto show — TANGERANG, Indonesia — GAC Indonesia recorded 2,170 vehicle orders at the 2026 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show, with the larger…

More: CleanTechnica

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration — South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that Shell and its partners failed to consult affected communities and did not properly consider…

Latitude Media · Stephen Lacey

China and U.S. took divergent paths after oil disruption, reshaping global energy geopolitics — James Gutman on how China and America took very different approaches to the oil disruption. How will it reshape geopolitics?

Utility Dive · Herman K. Trabish

Quantum computing power demand poses planning challenge for utilities — “The load profile is different from anything utilities have planned for before,” said Aparna Prabhakar, chief strategy and sustainability…

Utility Dive · Keith Loria

WSP's power business surges to 40% of revenue as US generation work accelerates — Power now accounts for as much as 40% of the company’s revenue, CEO Alexandre L’Heureux said during a second-quarter earnings call.

Carbon Brief · Anika Patel

China's 15th five-year plan sets new coal targets, raising climate concerns — China has published a new five-year plan for coal, the latest in a slew of important policy documents for the… The post Q&A: What does…

Electrek · Peter Johnson

Kia EV3 undercuts Chevy Equinox EV on price for 300-plus mile range — The 2027 Chevrolet Equinox EV is now on sale, starting at $34,995. The 2027 Kia EV3 starts at $29,890.

More: Electrek

Aug 16, 2026 · 8:02 AM PT edition · 20 stories

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

New research finds EV replacement of working gas cars typically nets lower lifetime emissions — “The greenest car is the one already built” has been one of the more durable arguments against replacing internal combustion cars with EVs.

Inside Climate News · Dan Gearino, Katie Surma

Chinese EV makers gain market share in South America — Planet China: Fifteenth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world.

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK's biggest EV battery plant shelves expansion plans amid stalled JLR deal — Chinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric cars Andy Burnham moves to cut…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

European data centers face 7-10 year grid connection waits, threatening buildout plans — A data center can be built in 18 to 24 months, but connecting it to the grid is another matter, writes Laura Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Europe…

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK government considers cutting 2030 EV sales target to 50% from 80% — Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves Andy Burnham’s…

More: Electrek

Guardian Environment · Nick Sommerlad

UK's rental energy standards tighten; royal estates face £10m compliance costs — New rules could affect nine in 10 rental properties in duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster and at Sandringham King Charles and Prince William…

More: Guardian Environment

Inside Climate News · Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

Environmental groups sue to block Colorado River reservoir expansion — SANTA FE, N.M.—Is climate change enough justification to stop the expansion of a reservoir that will take more water from the dwindling…

Inside Climate News · Gabriel Matias Castilho

Brazilian Indigenous leaders warn UN that energy transition must not repeat colonial harms — Leia este artigo em Português. Along the river the Xavante people of Brazil call Owawê are many of the Indigenous tribe’s sacred sites,…

More: Inside Climate News

CleanTechnica · Z. S.

China's EV exports surge as Chery acquires Nissan factory in South Africa — I was just writing about China exporting electric vehicles, and Chery buying a Nissan factory in South Africa to produce them there.

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Libertarian think tank shapes Republican data center energy policy — This week’s conversation is with Ryan Norris, senior fellow for energy policy at the Abundance Institute.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center opposition falls short in Wisconsin as Trump envoy struggles to sway utilities — 1. Shelby County, Alabama — The Trump administration’s widening effort to intervene in rural energy project fights is facing an early test:…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration considers farmland rule that could reshape renewables investment — The Trump administration is considering changing its interpretation of an obscure law related to farmland ownership to transform it into a…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Data centers emerge as major issue in 2026 election cycle — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

CleanTechnica · Raymond Tribdino

Chinese EV makers GAC and Wuling secure over 5,400 orders at Indonesia auto show — TANGERANG, Indonesia — GAC Indonesia recorded 2,170 vehicle orders at the 2026 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show, with the larger…

More: CleanTechnica

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration — South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that Shell and its partners failed to consult affected communities and did not properly consider…

Latitude Media · Stephen Lacey

China and U.S. took divergent paths after oil disruption, reshaping global energy geopolitics — James Gutman on how China and America took very different approaches to the oil disruption. How will it reshape geopolitics?

Utility Dive · Herman K. Trabish

Quantum computing power demand poses planning challenge for utilities — “The load profile is different from anything utilities have planned for before,” said Aparna Prabhakar, chief strategy and sustainability…

Utility Dive · Keith Loria

WSP's power business surges to 40% of revenue as US generation work accelerates — Power now accounts for as much as 40% of the company’s revenue, CEO Alexandre L’Heureux said during a second-quarter earnings call.

Aug 16, 2026 · 11:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

New research finds EV replacement of working gas cars typically nets lower lifetime emissions — “The greenest car is the one already built” has been one of the more durable arguments against replacing internal combustion cars with EVs.

Inside Climate News · Dan Gearino, Katie Surma

Chinese EV makers gain market share in South America — Planet China: Fifteenth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world.

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK's biggest EV battery plant shelves expansion plans amid stalled JLR deal — Chinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric cars Andy Burnham moves to cut…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

European data centers face 7-10 year grid connection waits, threatening buildout plans — A data center can be built in 18 to 24 months, but connecting it to the grid is another matter, writes Laura Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Europe…

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK government considers cutting 2030 EV sales target to 50% from 80% — Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves Andy Burnham’s…

More: Electrek

Guardian Environment · Nick Sommerlad

UK's rental energy standards tighten; royal estates face £10m compliance costs — New rules could affect nine in 10 rental properties in duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster and at Sandringham King Charles and Prince William…

More: Guardian Environment

Inside Climate News · Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

Environmental groups sue to block Colorado River reservoir expansion — SANTA FE, N.M.—Is climate change enough justification to stop the expansion of a reservoir that will take more water from the dwindling…

Inside Climate News · Gabriel Matias Castilho

Brazilian Indigenous leaders warn UN that energy transition must not repeat colonial harms — Leia este artigo em Português. Along the river the Xavante people of Brazil call Owawê are many of the Indigenous tribe’s sacred sites,…

More: Inside Climate News

Heatmap News · Jeva Lange

Rhode Island mayoral race becomes flashpoint for climate policy debate — Here’s some trivia for you: What was the first state to see its average temperature break the 2-degree Celsius threshold for warming above…

CleanTechnica · Z. S.

China's EV exports surge as Chery acquires Nissan factory in South Africa — I was just writing about China exporting electric vehicles, and Chery buying a Nissan factory in South Africa to produce them there.

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Libertarian think tank shapes Republican data center energy policy — This week’s conversation is with Ryan Norris, senior fellow for energy policy at the Abundance Institute.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center opposition falls short in Wisconsin as Trump envoy struggles to sway utilities — 1. Shelby County, Alabama — The Trump administration’s widening effort to intervene in rural energy project fights is facing an early test:…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Data centers emerge as major issue in 2026 election cycle — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

CleanTechnica · Raymond Tribdino

Chinese EV makers GAC and Wuling secure over 5,400 orders at Indonesia auto show — TANGERANG, Indonesia — GAC Indonesia recorded 2,170 vehicle orders at the 2026 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show, with the larger…

More: CleanTechnica

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration — South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that Shell and its partners failed to consult affected communities and did not properly consider…

Latitude Media · Stephen Lacey

China and U.S. took divergent paths after oil disruption, reshaping global energy geopolitics — James Gutman on how China and America took very different approaches to the oil disruption. How will it reshape geopolitics?

Utility Dive · Herman K. Trabish

Quantum computing power demand poses planning challenge for utilities — “The load profile is different from anything utilities have planned for before,” said Aparna Prabhakar, chief strategy and sustainability…

Utility Dive · Keith Loria

WSP's power business surges to 40% of revenue as US generation work accelerates — Power now accounts for as much as 40% of the company’s revenue, CEO Alexandre L’Heureux said during a second-quarter earnings call.

Aug 16, 2026 · 2:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

New research finds EV replacement of working gas cars typically nets lower lifetime emissions — “The greenest car is the one already built” has been one of the more durable arguments against replacing internal combustion cars with EVs.

Inside Climate News · Dan Gearino, Katie Surma

Chinese EV makers gain market share in South America — Planet China: Fifteenth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world.

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK's biggest EV battery plant shelves expansion plans amid stalled JLR deal — Chinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric cars Andy Burnham moves to cut…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

European data centers face 7-10 year grid connection waits, threatening buildout plans — A data center can be built in 18 to 24 months, but connecting it to the grid is another matter, writes Laura Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Europe…

Guardian Environment · Jasper Jolly

UK government considers cutting 2030 EV sales target to 50% from 80% — Possible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves Andy Burnham’s…

More: Electrek

Guardian Environment · Nick Sommerlad

UK's rental energy standards tighten; royal estates face £10m compliance costs — New rules could affect nine in 10 rental properties in duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster and at Sandringham King Charles and Prince William…

More: Guardian Environment

Inside Climate News · Wyatt Myskow, Jake Bolster

Environmental groups sue to block Colorado River reservoir expansion — SANTA FE, N.M.—Is climate change enough justification to stop the expansion of a reservoir that will take more water from the dwindling…

Inside Climate News · Gabriel Matias Castilho

Brazilian Indigenous leaders warn UN that energy transition must not repeat colonial harms — Leia este artigo em Português. Along the river the Xavante people of Brazil call Owawê are many of the Indigenous tribe’s sacred sites,…

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Heatmap News · Jeva Lange

Rhode Island mayoral race becomes flashpoint for climate policy debate — Here’s some trivia for you: What was the first state to see its average temperature break the 2-degree Celsius threshold for warming above…

CleanTechnica · Z. S.

China's EV exports surge as Chery acquires Nissan factory in South Africa — I was just writing about China exporting electric vehicles, and Chery buying a Nissan factory in South Africa to produce them there.

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Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Libertarian think tank shapes Republican data center energy policy — This week’s conversation is with Ryan Norris, senior fellow for energy policy at the Abundance Institute.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center opposition falls short in Wisconsin as Trump envoy struggles to sway utilities — 1. Shelby County, Alabama — The Trump administration’s widening effort to intervene in rural energy project fights is facing an early test:…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Data centers emerge as major issue in 2026 election cycle — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

CleanTechnica · Raymond Tribdino

Chinese EV makers GAC and Wuling secure over 5,400 orders at Indonesia auto show — TANGERANG, Indonesia — GAC Indonesia recorded 2,170 vehicle orders at the 2026 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show, with the larger…

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Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

South Africa's top court blocks Shell's offshore oil exploration — South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that Shell and its partners failed to consult affected communities and did not properly consider…

Latitude Media · Stephen Lacey

China and U.S. took divergent paths after oil disruption, reshaping global energy geopolitics — James Gutman on how China and America took very different approaches to the oil disruption. How will it reshape geopolitics?

Utility Dive · Herman K. Trabish

Quantum computing power demand poses planning challenge for utilities — “The load profile is different from anything utilities have planned for before,” said Aparna Prabhakar, chief strategy and sustainability…

Utility Dive · Keith Loria

WSP's power business surges to 40% of revenue as US generation work accelerates — Power now accounts for as much as 40% of the company’s revenue, CEO Alexandre L’Heureux said during a second-quarter earnings call.

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