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Editions from 2026-08-17.

Aug 16, 2026 · 5:01 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,…

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 · 8:00 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.

PV Tech · George Heynes

NSW outlines first Australian data centre rules tied to renewable energy commitments — New South Wales (NSW) has released a Data Centre Policy Framework that ties streamlined planning approval for new data centres to…

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 · 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

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

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…

Aug 16, 2026 · 11:00 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.

PV Tech · George Heynes

NSW outlines first Australian data centre rules tied to renewable energy commitments — New South Wales (NSW) has released a Data Centre Policy Framework that ties streamlined planning approval for new data centres to…

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

SolarEdge CEO outlines strategy for commercial solar and AI data center growth — SolarEdge CEO Shuki Nir sits down with pv magazine to discuss recent changes to the company’s offer, developments in the commercial and…

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

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 · Dani Anguiano

California bald eagle Jackie dies after 14 years as viral nest-cam icon — Famous raptor helped livestream viewers in difficult moments, and inspired a conservation project at her lake home The bald eagle Jackie…

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?

Aug 17, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Chinese researchers set new efficiency record for meter-scale perovskite solar modules — Researchers achieved a certified 24.0% efficiency on an 810 cm² perovskite module and 22.0% on a 0.72 m² module by combining…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

French solar offsets nuclear cutbacks during heatwave — Heatwaves and drought have forced several French nuclear reactors offline, while strong solar generation has helped stabilize the grid.

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Trump administration sets Section 232 tariffs and price floors on solar imports — The Trump Administration has unveiled a comprehensive Section 232 trade framework on polysilicon and downstream solar components,…

Utility Dive

AI power demand arrives amid tight grid conditions in North America — Why grid readiness may determine the future of the AI economy.

Utility Dive · Amith Kota, Chief Technology Officer, and Lisa Magnuson, Chief Marketing Officer

Grid operators deploy AI and automation to prevent wildfire-caused outages — Another summer of evacuation orders and smoke-filled skies across the country as hundreds of wildfires are burning.

CleanTechnica · Raymond Tribdino

China's solar industry faces slowdown amid overcapacity and pricing shifts — China’s solar industry is entering a more challenging phase following years of record expansion.

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio regulator set to rule on largest state solar-storage project — Following a key legal deadline last Friday, the stage is now set for the Ohio Power Siting Board to make a final decision about whether the…

Canary Media · Sarah Shemkus

Boston explores water-source heat pumps for large building heating — The waters of Boston Harbor, most famous for the crates of tea hurled rebelliously into them more than 250 years ago, could soon be the…

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.

Utility Dive

Utilities struggle to scale capital projects as engineering capacity lags demand — When teams spend less time managing internal processes, they can spend more time advancing projects.

PV Tech · George Heynes

NSW outlines first Australian data centre rules tied to renewable energy commitments — New South Wales (NSW) has released a Data Centre Policy Framework that ties streamlined planning approval for new data centres to…

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…

CleanTechnica · Raymond Tribdino

VinFast Vietnam deliveries surge 21% in July, topping 137,000 vehicles year-to-date — HANOI, Vietnam — I have driven through enough of Vietnam to get a good sense of what belongs on its roads.

More: CleanTechnica

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…

Guardian Environment · Coco Khan

SUVs crowd out smaller sedans in new and used car markets — They rule the roads and, in their wake, even old-style saloons have been supersized. It’s an illusion of consumer choice Recently, while…

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

Aug 17, 2026 · 5:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Global energy storage cell shipments reach 468 GWh in first half of 2026, up 95% — In the first half of 2026, global energy storage cell shipments reached 467.84 GWh, up 94.8% year on year, just one data point from…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Spain extends Almaraz nuclear plant licenses through 2030 — Spain has extended the operating licenses of Almaraz nuclear Units I and II through June 8, 2030, citing energy-market uncertainty and the…

Inside Climate News · Ajani Stella

Offshore wind industry faces prolonged headwinds from Trump administration attacks — The United States had a vision: Offshore wind would produce enough energy to power over 10 million homes by 2030.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Chinese researchers set new efficiency record for meter-scale perovskite solar modules — Researchers achieved a certified 24.0% efficiency on an 810 cm² perovskite module and 22.0% on a 0.72 m² module by combining…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India poised to exceed 50GWdc solar installations in 2026, Wood Mackenzie projects — India is set for record solar installations in 2026, while ALMM-II drives cell shortages and higher system prices, according to Wood…

Utility Dive

AI power demand arrives amid tight grid conditions in North America — Why grid readiness may determine the future of the AI economy.

Utility Dive · Amith Kota, Chief Technology Officer, and Lisa Magnuson, Chief Marketing Officer

Grid operators deploy AI and automation to prevent wildfire-caused outages — Another summer of evacuation orders and smoke-filled skies across the country as hundreds of wildfires are burning.

CleanTechnica · Raymond Tribdino

China's solar industry faces slowdown amid overcapacity and pricing shifts — China’s solar industry is entering a more challenging phase following years of record expansion.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

China's polysilicon market halts trade as prices await rebalancing — China’s polysilicon market saw no new transactions last week, with quoted prices remaining at the previous week’s baseline.

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio regulator set to rule on largest state solar-storage project — Following a key legal deadline last Friday, the stage is now set for the Ohio Power Siting Board to make a final decision about whether the…

Canary Media · Sarah Shemkus

Boston explores water-source heat pumps for large building heating — The waters of Boston Harbor, most famous for the crates of tea hurled rebelliously into them more than 250 years ago, could soon be the…

Utility Dive

Utilities struggle to scale capital projects as engineering capacity lags demand — When teams spend less time managing internal processes, they can spend more time advancing projects.

MIT Technology Review · Climate · James Dinneen

MIT study assesses global potential for naturally occurring hydrogen reserves — In the 1990s, Barbara Sherwood Lollar descended into the Kidd Creek mine in northern Ontario, which cuts more than three kilometers into…

Inside Climate News · Story by Liza Gross, photos by Michael Kodas

Guatemalan village tackles plastic pollution through community effort — This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. JALAPA, Guatemala—On a hot, muggy afternoon in the small mountain village of El Duraznal,…

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.

PV Tech · George Heynes

NSW outlines first Australian data centre rules tied to renewable energy commitments — New South Wales (NSW) has released a Data Centre Policy Framework that ties streamlined planning approval for new data centres to…

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

Guardian Environment · Uwa Ede-Osifo and agencies

At least 5 dead as Indiana faces worst flooding in over 30 years — National Weather Service reports that more than 11in of rain fell over a two-day period in some areas At least five people are dead after…

Guardian Environment · Ramon Antonio Vargas

Sea turtle found on Welsh beach recovers in Houston facility — Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, near death on Welsh beach in 2023, is thriving in Houston despite lingering pneumonia A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle…

Aug 17, 2026 · 8:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · JP Casey

Arizona Corporation Commission cuts residential solar export rate to 5.5 cents per kWh — The ACC voted last week to cut the export rate—the price at which residential solar consumers can sell electricity back to the grid—by 10%.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Global solar capacity surpasses 3 terawatts, driven by China expansion — Global solar capacity has surpassed 3 TW, with China driving much of the recent expansion and emerging markets increasingly contributing to…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Global energy storage cell shipments reach 468 GWh in first half of 2026, up 95% — In the first half of 2026, global energy storage cell shipments reached 467.84 GWh, up 94.8% year on year, just one data point from…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Spain extends Almaraz nuclear plant licenses through 2030 — Spain has extended the operating licenses of Almaraz nuclear Units I and II through June 8, 2030, citing energy-market uncertainty and the…

Inside Climate News · Ajani Stella

Offshore wind industry faces prolonged headwinds from Trump administration attacks — The United States had a vision: Offshore wind would produce enough energy to power over 10 million homes by 2030.

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India poised to exceed 50GWdc solar installations in 2026, Wood Mackenzie projects — India is set for record solar installations in 2026, while ALMM-II drives cell shortages and higher system prices, according to Wood…

Utility Dive

AI power demand arrives amid tight grid conditions in North America — Why grid readiness may determine the future of the AI economy.

Utility Dive · Amith Kota, Chief Technology Officer, and Lisa Magnuson, Chief Marketing Officer

Grid operators deploy AI and automation to prevent wildfire-caused outages — Another summer of evacuation orders and smoke-filled skies across the country as hundreds of wildfires are burning.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

China's polysilicon market halts trade as prices await rebalancing — China’s polysilicon market saw no new transactions last week, with quoted prices remaining at the previous week’s baseline.

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio regulator set to rule on largest state solar-storage project — Following a key legal deadline last Friday, the stage is now set for the Ohio Power Siting Board to make a final decision about whether the…

Canary Media · Sarah Shemkus

Boston explores water-source heat pumps for large building heating — The waters of Boston Harbor, most famous for the crates of tea hurled rebelliously into them more than 250 years ago, could soon be the…

EIA Today in Energy

Gulf Coast waterborne oil shipments surge after Jones Act waiver — Waterborne shipments of crude oil and petroleum products from the U.S. Gulf Coast (PADD 3) to the West Coast (PADD 5) more than quadrupled…

Carbon Brief · Cecilia Keating

Land-use emissions fall a third this century as deforestation slows — Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling over the course… The…

Guardian Environment · Pippa Neill Environment reporter

UK government withholds water company drought plans citing security concerns — Campaigners demand greater transparency into water companies’ plans not made public due to ‘security reasons’ The UK government has been…

Guardian Environment · Nicola Jennings

Andy Burnham imposes disposable barbecue ban in Greater Manchester — Continue reading...

Climate Home News · Matteo Civillini

Former Microsoft manager warns AI is enabling fossil fuel industry expansion — Former Microsoft manager Holly Alpine explains why AI's climate danger isn't just data centres but also its unchecked use across the fossil…

Guardian Environment · John Harris

UK bus drivers strike over extreme heat in cabs amid climate impacts — Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the…

Utility Dive

Utilities struggle to scale capital projects as engineering capacity lags demand — When teams spend less time managing internal processes, they can spend more time advancing projects.

MIT Technology Review · Climate · James Dinneen

MIT study assesses global potential for naturally occurring hydrogen reserves — In the 1990s, Barbara Sherwood Lollar descended into the Kidd Creek mine in northern Ontario, which cuts more than three kilometers into…

Aug 17, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · JP Casey

Trump administration imposes 15% tariff, price floors on solar imports — Several changes made to federal policies that affect the US solar sector under the Trump administration have been met with caution or…

More: PV Magazine

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

FERC approves MISO cost recovery plan for transmission projects in PJM region — In its decision affecting Exelon and Duke Energy utilities, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected calls to require the planned…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Arizona Corporation Commission cuts residential solar export rate to 5.5 cents per kWh — The ACC voted last week to cut the export rate—the price at which residential solar consumers can sell electricity back to the grid—by 10%.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Global solar capacity surpasses 3 terawatts, driven by China expansion — Global solar capacity has surpassed 3 TW, with China driving much of the recent expansion and emerging markets increasingly contributing to…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Global energy storage cell shipments reach 468 GWh in first half of 2026, up 95% — In the first half of 2026, global energy storage cell shipments reached 467.84 GWh, up 94.8% year on year, just one data point from…

Carbon Brief · Giuliana Viglione

US's two largest reservoirs hit record-low water levels — The second-largest reservoir in the US reached a record-low water height on Saturday – just days after the country’s largest… The post…

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Micro-reactor companies secure major funding rounds — Massive raises for the smallest nuclear

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India poised to exceed 50GWdc solar installations in 2026, Wood Mackenzie projects — India is set for record solar installations in 2026, while ALMM-II drives cell shortages and higher system prices, according to Wood…

Utility Dive

AI power demand arrives amid tight grid conditions in North America — Why grid readiness may determine the future of the AI economy.

Utility Dive · Amith Kota, Chief Technology Officer, and Lisa Magnuson, Chief Marketing Officer

Grid operators deploy AI and automation to prevent wildfire-caused outages — Another summer of evacuation orders and smoke-filled skies across the country as hundreds of wildfires are burning.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

China's polysilicon market halts trade as prices await rebalancing — China’s polysilicon market saw no new transactions last week, with quoted prices remaining at the previous week’s baseline.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Land agents quietly assemble geothermal projects ahead of public announcements — There may be gigawatts of projects under development that haven’t been announced — but it isn’t next-gen startups leading the way.

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio regulator set to rule on largest state solar-storage project — Following a key legal deadline last Friday, the stage is now set for the Ohio Power Siting Board to make a final decision about whether the…

Canary Media · Sarah Shemkus

Boston explores water-source heat pumps for large building heating — The waters of Boston Harbor, most famous for the crates of tea hurled rebelliously into them more than 250 years ago, could soon be the…

MIT Technology Review · Climate · James Dinneen

MIT study assesses global potential for naturally occurring hydrogen reserves — In the 1990s, Barbara Sherwood Lollar descended into the Kidd Creek mine in northern Ontario, which cuts more than three kilometers into…

Inside Climate News · Ajani Stella

Offshore wind industry faces prolonged headwinds from Trump administration attacks — The United States had a vision: Offshore wind would produce enough energy to power over 10 million homes by 2030.

Inside Climate News · Jake Bolster

Wyoming primary voters focus on public lands management — Wyoming’s cherished open spaces appear to be at the forefront of voters’ minds as they head to the polls in an election that could decide…

EIA Today in Energy

Gulf Coast waterborne oil shipments surge after Jones Act waiver — Waterborne shipments of crude oil and petroleum products from the U.S. Gulf Coast (PADD 3) to the West Coast (PADD 5) more than quadrupled…

Carbon Brief · Cecilia Keating

Land-use emissions fall a third this century as deforestation slows — Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling over the course… The…

Aug 17, 2026 · 2:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · JP Casey

Trump administration imposes 15% tariff, price floors on solar imports — Several changes made to federal policies that affect the US solar sector under the Trump administration have been met with caution or…

More: PV Magazine

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

FERC approves MISO cost recovery plan for transmission projects in PJM region — In its decision affecting Exelon and Duke Energy utilities, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected calls to require the planned…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Arizona Corporation Commission cuts residential solar export rate to 5.5 cents per kWh — The ACC voted last week to cut the export rate—the price at which residential solar consumers can sell electricity back to the grid—by 10%.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Global solar capacity surpasses 3 terawatts, driven by China expansion — Global solar capacity has surpassed 3 TW, with China driving much of the recent expansion and emerging markets increasingly contributing to…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Global energy storage cell shipments reach 468 GWh in first half of 2026, up 95% — In the first half of 2026, global energy storage cell shipments reached 467.84 GWh, up 94.8% year on year, just one data point from…

Carbon Brief · Giuliana Viglione

US's two largest reservoirs hit record-low water levels — The second-largest reservoir in the US reached a record-low water height on Saturday – just days after the country’s largest… The post…

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Micro-reactor companies secure major funding rounds — Massive raises for the smallest nuclear

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India poised to exceed 50GWdc solar installations in 2026, Wood Mackenzie projects — India is set for record solar installations in 2026, while ALMM-II drives cell shortages and higher system prices, according to Wood…

Utility Dive

AI power demand arrives amid tight grid conditions in North America — Why grid readiness may determine the future of the AI economy.

Utility Dive · Amith Kota, Chief Technology Officer, and Lisa Magnuson, Chief Marketing Officer

Grid operators deploy AI and automation to prevent wildfire-caused outages — Another summer of evacuation orders and smoke-filled skies across the country as hundreds of wildfires are burning.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

China's polysilicon market halts trade as prices await rebalancing — China’s polysilicon market saw no new transactions last week, with quoted prices remaining at the previous week’s baseline.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Land agents quietly assemble geothermal projects ahead of public announcements — There may be gigawatts of projects under development that haven’t been announced — but it isn’t next-gen startups leading the way.

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio regulator set to rule on largest state solar-storage project — Following a key legal deadline last Friday, the stage is now set for the Ohio Power Siting Board to make a final decision about whether the…

Canary Media · Sarah Shemkus

Boston explores water-source heat pumps for large building heating — The waters of Boston Harbor, most famous for the crates of tea hurled rebelliously into them more than 250 years ago, could soon be the…

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Climate heat exacerbates pesticide risks for farmworkers, research shows — For the nation’s 2.4 million farmworkers, climate change is poised to exacerbate the harms of pesticides, a growing body of research shows.

MIT Technology Review · Climate · James Dinneen

MIT study assesses global potential for naturally occurring hydrogen reserves — In the 1990s, Barbara Sherwood Lollar descended into the Kidd Creek mine in northern Ontario, which cuts more than three kilometers into…

Inside Climate News · Ajani Stella

Offshore wind industry faces prolonged headwinds from Trump administration attacks — The United States had a vision: Offshore wind would produce enough energy to power over 10 million homes by 2030.

Inside Climate News · Jake Bolster

Wyoming primary voters focus on public lands management — Wyoming’s cherished open spaces appear to be at the forefront of voters’ minds as they head to the polls in an election that could decide…

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