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Aug 21, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration redirects $500M clean steel grant to coal furnace upgrade — A $500 million Biden-era grant to decarbonize steelmaking has been refashioned by the Trump administration to upgrade a coal-fueled blast…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration fast-tracks environmental review of 9.2-gigawatt gas plant for Ohio data center — The Trump administration aims to complete its environmental review of what would be the biggest fossil fuel power project in the country in…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center developers challenge municipal moratoria as unconstitutional in federal court — A series of lawsuits filed in federal court asks a big question – are data center moratoria constitutional?

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PJM seeks to accelerate surplus interconnection process to boost capacity — In need of capacity, the PJM’s surplus interconnection process has produced limited results while MISO and SPP were studying roughly 15 GW…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

U.S. hydropower supply threatened by worsening drought beyond the West — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The U.S.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Ohio steel project returns to coal after receiving IRA funding — The vice president today is traveling to a factory that once got IRA funding for what would have been a landmark green steel overhaul.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Hydrology must be central to utility-scale solar design, engineer argues — Drawing on his experience of flood risk engineering, Hossein Gheovasi makes the case for early, accurate hydrology in solar project design.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Austria shifts solar subsidies toward battery storage from 2027 — Austria plans to overhaul its solar subsidy framework from 2027, shifting support from standard PV systems toward battery storage, energy…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

New Zealand reaches record solar additions, 930 MW more in pipeline — New Zealand enjoyed a record year for solar additions in 2025, buoyed by the commissioning of seven utility-scale plants.

Guardian Environment · Gabrielle Canon

US releases 10-year plan requiring up to 40% water cuts for Colorado River states — The 10-year blueprint mandates water cuts of up to 40% for California, Arizona and Nevada It’s official: after years of tense negotiations…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Chinese polysilicon market stabilizes as wafer prices surge on overseas demand — China’s polysilicon market showed early signs of stabilization, while wafer prices jumped sharply on stronger downstream demand and…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Daqo New Energy resumes polysilicon sales below production cost to narrow Q2 losses — Daqo New Energy reduced its losses in Q2 2026 and increased its revenues, largely by resuming polysilicon sales below the cost of…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK report urges government to cut solar panel loan costs for lower-income households — Report says ‘solar bonds’ could fund wider access to clean energy, reducing household bills Solar panels could be cheaper for people on…

Guardian Environment · Matthew Weaver

Met Office forecasts strongest El Niño in over a century, bringing UK storms and global drought — ‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide with severe droughts expected in southern hemisphere The El Niño…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar and storage remain dominant in US power plant construction despite Trump policies — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . It’s a tough time to build renewable energy in the U.S.

Inside Climate News · Bob Berwyn

European heat waves expose political rifts over climate response — LINZ, Austria—A summer-long series of heatwaves that has been blistering much of Europe since June has turned political.

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Utilities face barriers to innovation in energy transition, executives say — A conversation with Quinn Nakayama of PG&E and Hanna Grene of Microsoft.

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia extends capital gains tax concession for foreign renewables investors to 2040 — Australia has extended a CGT concession for foreign investors in wind, solar and BESS by a further decade, pushing the deadline to June…

Aug 21, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration redirects $500M clean steel grant to coal furnace upgrade — A $500 million Biden-era grant to decarbonize steelmaking has been refashioned by the Trump administration to upgrade a coal-fueled blast…

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration fast-tracks environmental review of 9.2-gigawatt gas plant for Ohio data center — The Trump administration aims to complete its environmental review of what would be the biggest fossil fuel power project in the country in…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center developers challenge municipal moratoria as unconstitutional in federal court — A series of lawsuits filed in federal court asks a big question – are data center moratoria constitutional?

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PJM seeks to accelerate surplus interconnection process to boost capacity — In need of capacity, the PJM’s surplus interconnection process has produced limited results while MISO and SPP were studying roughly 15 GW…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

U.S. hydropower supply threatened by worsening drought beyond the West — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The U.S.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Ohio steel project returns to coal after receiving IRA funding — The vice president today is traveling to a factory that once got IRA funding for what would have been a landmark green steel overhaul.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Hydrology must be central to utility-scale solar design, engineer argues — Drawing on his experience of flood risk engineering, Hossein Gheovasi makes the case for early, accurate hydrology in solar project design.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Austria shifts solar subsidies toward battery storage from 2027 — Austria plans to overhaul its solar subsidy framework from 2027, shifting support from standard PV systems toward battery storage, energy…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

New Zealand reaches record solar additions, 930 MW more in pipeline — New Zealand enjoyed a record year for solar additions in 2025, buoyed by the commissioning of seven utility-scale plants.

Guardian Environment · Gabrielle Canon

US releases 10-year plan requiring up to 40% water cuts for Colorado River states — The 10-year blueprint mandates water cuts of up to 40% for California, Arizona and Nevada It’s official: after years of tense negotiations…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Chinese polysilicon market stabilizes as wafer prices surge on overseas demand — China’s polysilicon market showed early signs of stabilization, while wafer prices jumped sharply on stronger downstream demand and…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Daqo New Energy resumes polysilicon sales below production cost to narrow Q2 losses — Daqo New Energy reduced its losses in Q2 2026 and increased its revenues, largely by resuming polysilicon sales below the cost of…

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

UNEP chief calls for land protection focus at COP16 Mongolia summit — We can turn our growing vulnerability into a source of innovation and hope at COP17 in Mongolia, writes UNEP executive director Inger…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK report urges government to cut solar panel loan costs for lower-income households — Report says ‘solar bonds’ could fund wider access to clean energy, reducing household bills Solar panels could be cheaper for people on…

Guardian Environment · Matthew Weaver

Met Office forecasts strongest El Niño in over a century, bringing UK storms and global drought — ‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide with severe droughts expected in southern hemisphere The El Niño…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar and storage remain dominant in US power plant construction despite Trump policies — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . It’s a tough time to build renewable energy in the U.S.

Inside Climate News · Bob Berwyn

European heat waves expose political rifts over climate response — LINZ, Austria—A summer-long series of heatwaves that has been blistering much of Europe since June has turned political.

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Utilities face barriers to innovation in energy transition, executives say — A conversation with Quinn Nakayama of PG&E and Hanna Grene of Microsoft.

Aug 21, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration redirects $500M clean steel grant to coal furnace upgrade — A $500 million Biden-era grant to decarbonize steelmaking has been refashioned by the Trump administration to upgrade a coal-fueled blast…

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration fast-tracks environmental review of 9.2-gigawatt gas plant for Ohio data center — The Trump administration aims to complete its environmental review of what would be the biggest fossil fuel power project in the country in…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center developers challenge municipal moratoria as unconstitutional in federal court — A series of lawsuits filed in federal court asks a big question – are data center moratoria constitutional?

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

AC-Coupled vs. DC-Coupled Battery Storage: Design Trade-Offs in LCOE and Sizing — Growing applications for battery storage mean the optimal system design may not be the most obvious.

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PJM seeks to accelerate surplus interconnection process to boost capacity — In need of capacity, the PJM’s surplus interconnection process has produced limited results while MISO and SPP were studying roughly 15 GW…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

U.S. hydropower supply threatened by worsening drought beyond the West — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The U.S.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Ohio steel project returns to coal after receiving IRA funding — The vice president today is traveling to a factory that once got IRA funding for what would have been a landmark green steel overhaul.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Hydrology must be central to utility-scale solar design, engineer argues — Drawing on his experience of flood risk engineering, Hossein Gheovasi makes the case for early, accurate hydrology in solar project design.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Austria shifts solar subsidies toward battery storage from 2027 — Austria plans to overhaul its solar subsidy framework from 2027, shifting support from standard PV systems toward battery storage, energy…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

New Zealand reaches record solar additions, 930 MW more in pipeline — New Zealand enjoyed a record year for solar additions in 2025, buoyed by the commissioning of seven utility-scale plants.

Guardian Environment · Gabrielle Canon

US releases 10-year plan requiring up to 40% water cuts for Colorado River states — The 10-year blueprint mandates water cuts of up to 40% for California, Arizona and Nevada It’s official: after years of tense negotiations…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Daqo New Energy resumes polysilicon sales below production cost to narrow Q2 losses — Daqo New Energy reduced its losses in Q2 2026 and increased its revenues, largely by resuming polysilicon sales below the cost of…

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

UNEP chief calls for land protection focus at COP16 Mongolia summit — We can turn our growing vulnerability into a source of innovation and hope at COP17 in Mongolia, writes UNEP executive director Inger…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK report urges government to cut solar panel loan costs for lower-income households — Report says ‘solar bonds’ could fund wider access to clean energy, reducing household bills Solar panels could be cheaper for people on…

Guardian Environment · Matthew Weaver

Met Office forecasts strongest El Niño in over a century, bringing UK storms and global drought — ‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide with severe droughts expected in southern hemisphere The El Niño…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar and storage remain dominant in US power plant construction despite Trump policies — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . It’s a tough time to build renewable energy in the U.S.

Inside Climate News · Bob Berwyn

European heat waves expose political rifts over climate response — LINZ, Austria—A summer-long series of heatwaves that has been blistering much of Europe since June has turned political.

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Utilities face barriers to innovation in energy transition, executives say — A conversation with Quinn Nakayama of PG&E and Hanna Grene of Microsoft.

Aug 22, 2026 · 2:03 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration redirects $500M clean steel grant to coal furnace upgrade — A $500 million Biden-era grant to decarbonize steelmaking has been refashioned by the Trump administration to upgrade a coal-fueled blast…

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration fast-tracks environmental review of 9.2-gigawatt gas plant for Ohio data center — The Trump administration aims to complete its environmental review of what would be the biggest fossil fuel power project in the country in…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center developers challenge municipal moratoria as unconstitutional in federal court — A series of lawsuits filed in federal court asks a big question – are data center moratoria constitutional?

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

AC-Coupled vs. DC-Coupled Battery Storage: Design Trade-Offs in LCOE and Sizing — Growing applications for battery storage mean the optimal system design may not be the most obvious.

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PJM seeks to accelerate surplus interconnection process to boost capacity — In need of capacity, the PJM’s surplus interconnection process has produced limited results while MISO and SPP were studying roughly 15 GW…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

U.S. hydropower supply threatened by worsening drought beyond the West — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The U.S.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Ohio steel project returns to coal after receiving IRA funding — The vice president today is traveling to a factory that once got IRA funding for what would have been a landmark green steel overhaul.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Hydrology must be central to utility-scale solar design, engineer argues — Drawing on his experience of flood risk engineering, Hossein Gheovasi makes the case for early, accurate hydrology in solar project design.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Austria shifts solar subsidies toward battery storage from 2027 — Austria plans to overhaul its solar subsidy framework from 2027, shifting support from standard PV systems toward battery storage, energy…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

New Zealand reaches record solar additions, 930 MW more in pipeline — New Zealand enjoyed a record year for solar additions in 2025, buoyed by the commissioning of seven utility-scale plants.

Guardian Environment · Gabrielle Canon

US releases 10-year plan requiring up to 40% water cuts for Colorado River states — The 10-year blueprint mandates water cuts of up to 40% for California, Arizona and Nevada It’s official: after years of tense negotiations…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Daqo New Energy resumes polysilicon sales below production cost to narrow Q2 losses — Daqo New Energy reduced its losses in Q2 2026 and increased its revenues, largely by resuming polysilicon sales below the cost of…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Tesla recalls nearly 3 million China vehicles over emergency door design flaw — Tesla is recalling 2,740,642 vehicles in China to strengthen driver monitoring on its assisted-driving system, after regulators found that…

More: Electrek

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

UNEP chief calls for land protection focus at COP16 Mongolia summit — We can turn our growing vulnerability into a source of innovation and hope at COP17 in Mongolia, writes UNEP executive director Inger…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK report urges government to cut solar panel loan costs for lower-income households — Report says ‘solar bonds’ could fund wider access to clean energy, reducing household bills Solar panels could be cheaper for people on…

Guardian Environment · Matthew Weaver

Met Office forecasts strongest El Niño in over a century, bringing UK storms and global drought — ‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide with severe droughts expected in southern hemisphere The El Niño…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar and storage remain dominant in US power plant construction despite Trump policies — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . It’s a tough time to build renewable energy in the U.S.

Inside Climate News · Bob Berwyn

European heat waves expose political rifts over climate response — LINZ, Austria—A summer-long series of heatwaves that has been blistering much of Europe since June has turned political.

Aug 22, 2026 · 5:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration redirects $500M clean steel grant to coal furnace upgrade — A $500 million Biden-era grant to decarbonize steelmaking has been refashioned by the Trump administration to upgrade a coal-fueled blast…

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration fast-tracks environmental review of 9.2-gigawatt gas plant for Ohio data center — The Trump administration aims to complete its environmental review of what would be the biggest fossil fuel power project in the country in…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center developers challenge municipal moratoria as unconstitutional in federal court — A series of lawsuits filed in federal court asks a big question – are data center moratoria constitutional?

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

AC-Coupled vs. DC-Coupled Battery Storage: Design Trade-Offs in LCOE and Sizing — Growing applications for battery storage mean the optimal system design may not be the most obvious.

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PJM seeks to accelerate surplus interconnection process to boost capacity — In need of capacity, the PJM’s surplus interconnection process has produced limited results while MISO and SPP were studying roughly 15 GW…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

U.S. hydropower supply threatened by worsening drought beyond the West — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The U.S.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Ohio steel project returns to coal after receiving IRA funding — The vice president today is traveling to a factory that once got IRA funding for what would have been a landmark green steel overhaul.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Hydrology must be central to utility-scale solar design, engineer argues — Drawing on his experience of flood risk engineering, Hossein Gheovasi makes the case for early, accurate hydrology in solar project design.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Austria shifts solar subsidies toward battery storage from 2027 — Austria plans to overhaul its solar subsidy framework from 2027, shifting support from standard PV systems toward battery storage, energy…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

New Zealand reaches record solar additions, 930 MW more in pipeline — New Zealand enjoyed a record year for solar additions in 2025, buoyed by the commissioning of seven utility-scale plants.

Guardian Environment · Gabrielle Canon

US releases 10-year plan requiring up to 40% water cuts for Colorado River states — The 10-year blueprint mandates water cuts of up to 40% for California, Arizona and Nevada It’s official: after years of tense negotiations…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Daqo New Energy resumes polysilicon sales below production cost to narrow Q2 losses — Daqo New Energy reduced its losses in Q2 2026 and increased its revenues, largely by resuming polysilicon sales below the cost of…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Tesla recalls nearly 3 million China vehicles over emergency door design flaw — Tesla is recalling 2,740,642 vehicles in China to strengthen driver monitoring on its assisted-driving system, after regulators found that…

More: Electrek

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

UNEP chief calls for land protection focus at COP16 Mongolia summit — We can turn our growing vulnerability into a source of innovation and hope at COP17 in Mongolia, writes UNEP executive director Inger…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK report urges government to cut solar panel loan costs for lower-income households — Report says ‘solar bonds’ could fund wider access to clean energy, reducing household bills Solar panels could be cheaper for people on…

Guardian Environment · Matthew Weaver

Met Office forecasts strongest El Niño in over a century, bringing UK storms and global drought — ‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide with severe droughts expected in southern hemisphere The El Niño…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar and storage remain dominant in US power plant construction despite Trump policies — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . It’s a tough time to build renewable energy in the U.S.

Inside Climate News · Bob Berwyn

European heat waves expose political rifts over climate response — LINZ, Austria—A summer-long series of heatwaves that has been blistering much of Europe since June has turned political.

Aug 22, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration redirects $500M clean steel grant to coal furnace upgrade — A $500 million Biden-era grant to decarbonize steelmaking has been refashioned by the Trump administration to upgrade a coal-fueled blast…

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration fast-tracks environmental review of 9.2-gigawatt gas plant for Ohio data center — The Trump administration aims to complete its environmental review of what would be the biggest fossil fuel power project in the country in…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center developers challenge municipal moratoria as unconstitutional in federal court — A series of lawsuits filed in federal court asks a big question – are data center moratoria constitutional?

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

AC-Coupled vs. DC-Coupled Battery Storage: Design Trade-Offs in LCOE and Sizing — Growing applications for battery storage mean the optimal system design may not be the most obvious.

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PJM seeks to accelerate surplus interconnection process to boost capacity — In need of capacity, the PJM’s surplus interconnection process has produced limited results while MISO and SPP were studying roughly 15 GW…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

U.S. hydropower supply threatened by worsening drought beyond the West — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The U.S.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Ohio steel project returns to coal after receiving IRA funding — The vice president today is traveling to a factory that once got IRA funding for what would have been a landmark green steel overhaul.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Hydrology must be central to utility-scale solar design, engineer argues — Drawing on his experience of flood risk engineering, Hossein Gheovasi makes the case for early, accurate hydrology in solar project design.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Austria shifts solar subsidies toward battery storage from 2027 — Austria plans to overhaul its solar subsidy framework from 2027, shifting support from standard PV systems toward battery storage, energy…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

New Zealand reaches record solar additions, 930 MW more in pipeline — New Zealand enjoyed a record year for solar additions in 2025, buoyed by the commissioning of seven utility-scale plants.

Guardian Environment · Gabrielle Canon

US releases 10-year plan requiring up to 40% water cuts for Colorado River states — The 10-year blueprint mandates water cuts of up to 40% for California, Arizona and Nevada It’s official: after years of tense negotiations…

Guardian Environment · Matthew Pearce

Proposed London datacentre would emit 1M tonnes of CO2 annually, UK docs show — Exclusive: Planning documents show datacentre in North Ockendon would be incompatible with UK net zero targets A “hyperscale” datacentre in…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Daqo New Energy resumes polysilicon sales below production cost to narrow Q2 losses — Daqo New Energy reduced its losses in Q2 2026 and increased its revenues, largely by resuming polysilicon sales below the cost of…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Tesla recalls nearly 3 million China vehicles over emergency door design flaw — Tesla is recalling 2,740,642 vehicles in China to strengthen driver monitoring on its assisted-driving system, after regulators found that…

More: Electrek

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

UNEP chief calls for land protection focus at COP16 Mongolia summit — We can turn our growing vulnerability into a source of innovation and hope at COP17 in Mongolia, writes UNEP executive director Inger…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK report urges government to cut solar panel loan costs for lower-income households — Report says ‘solar bonds’ could fund wider access to clean energy, reducing household bills Solar panels could be cheaper for people on…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar and storage remain dominant in US power plant construction despite Trump policies — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . It’s a tough time to build renewable energy in the U.S.

Inside Climate News · Bob Berwyn

European heat waves expose political rifts over climate response — LINZ, Austria—A summer-long series of heatwaves that has been blistering much of Europe since June has turned political.

Aug 22, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

US battery startups secure $500M in Defense Department grants — U.S. battery startups pulled in $500 million in grants from the Department of Energy, throwing a lifeline to an industry that was on the…

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration redirects $500M clean steel grant to coal furnace upgrade — A $500 million Biden-era grant to decarbonize steelmaking has been refashioned by the Trump administration to upgrade a coal-fueled blast…

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration fast-tracks environmental review of 9.2-gigawatt gas plant for Ohio data center — The Trump administration aims to complete its environmental review of what would be the biggest fossil fuel power project in the country in…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center developers challenge municipal moratoria as unconstitutional in federal court — A series of lawsuits filed in federal court asks a big question – are data center moratoria constitutional?

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

AC-Coupled vs. DC-Coupled Battery Storage: Design Trade-Offs in LCOE and Sizing — Growing applications for battery storage mean the optimal system design may not be the most obvious.

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PJM seeks to accelerate surplus interconnection process to boost capacity — In need of capacity, the PJM’s surplus interconnection process has produced limited results while MISO and SPP were studying roughly 15 GW…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

U.S. hydropower supply threatened by worsening drought beyond the West — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The U.S.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Ohio steel project returns to coal after receiving IRA funding — The vice president today is traveling to a factory that once got IRA funding for what would have been a landmark green steel overhaul.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Hydrology must be central to utility-scale solar design, engineer argues — Drawing on his experience of flood risk engineering, Hossein Gheovasi makes the case for early, accurate hydrology in solar project design.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Austria shifts solar subsidies toward battery storage from 2027 — Austria plans to overhaul its solar subsidy framework from 2027, shifting support from standard PV systems toward battery storage, energy…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

New Zealand reaches record solar additions, 930 MW more in pipeline — New Zealand enjoyed a record year for solar additions in 2025, buoyed by the commissioning of seven utility-scale plants.

Guardian Environment · Matthew Pearce

Proposed London datacentre would emit 1M tonnes of CO2 annually, UK docs show — Exclusive: Planning documents show datacentre in North Ockendon would be incompatible with UK net zero targets A “hyperscale” datacentre in…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Daqo New Energy resumes polysilicon sales below production cost to narrow Q2 losses — Daqo New Energy reduced its losses in Q2 2026 and increased its revenues, largely by resuming polysilicon sales below the cost of…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Tesla recalls nearly 3 million China vehicles over emergency door design flaw — Tesla is recalling 2,740,642 vehicles in China to strengthen driver monitoring on its assisted-driving system, after regulators found that…

More: Electrek

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

UNEP chief calls for land protection focus at COP16 Mongolia summit — We can turn our growing vulnerability into a source of innovation and hope at COP17 in Mongolia, writes UNEP executive director Inger…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK report urges government to cut solar panel loan costs for lower-income households — Report says ‘solar bonds’ could fund wider access to clean energy, reducing household bills Solar panels could be cheaper for people on…

Guardian Environment · Matthew Weaver

Met Office forecasts strongest El Niño in over a century, bringing UK storms and global drought — ‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide with severe droughts expected in southern hemisphere The El Niño…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar and storage remain dominant in US power plant construction despite Trump policies — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . It’s a tough time to build renewable energy in the U.S.

Inside Climate News · Bob Berwyn

European heat waves expose political rifts over climate response — LINZ, Austria—A summer-long series of heatwaves that has been blistering much of Europe since June has turned political.

Aug 22, 2026 · 2:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

US battery startups secure $500M in Defense Department grants — U.S. battery startups pulled in $500 million in grants from the Department of Energy, throwing a lifeline to an industry that was on the…

CleanTechnica · José Pontes

China's EV market share hits record 65% in July as gasoline sales plummet — Petrol model sales crash 44% in July! High gas prices and a never-ending wave of new BEVs has allowed July to reach record EV market share,…

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Trump administration redirects $500M clean steel grant to coal furnace upgrade — A $500 million Biden-era grant to decarbonize steelmaking has been refashioned by the Trump administration to upgrade a coal-fueled blast…

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Trump administration fast-tracks environmental review of 9.2-gigawatt gas plant for Ohio data center — The Trump administration aims to complete its environmental review of what would be the biggest fossil fuel power project in the country in…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center developers challenge municipal moratoria as unconstitutional in federal court — A series of lawsuits filed in federal court asks a big question – are data center moratoria constitutional?

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

AC-Coupled vs. DC-Coupled Battery Storage: Design Trade-Offs in LCOE and Sizing — Growing applications for battery storage mean the optimal system design may not be the most obvious.

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PJM seeks to accelerate surplus interconnection process to boost capacity — In need of capacity, the PJM’s surplus interconnection process has produced limited results while MISO and SPP were studying roughly 15 GW…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

U.S. hydropower supply threatened by worsening drought beyond the West — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The U.S.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Ohio steel project returns to coal after receiving IRA funding — The vice president today is traveling to a factory that once got IRA funding for what would have been a landmark green steel overhaul.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Hydrology must be central to utility-scale solar design, engineer argues — Drawing on his experience of flood risk engineering, Hossein Gheovasi makes the case for early, accurate hydrology in solar project design.

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

Republicans fear data centers could cost party Ohio Senate seat —

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Austria shifts solar subsidies toward battery storage from 2027 — Austria plans to overhaul its solar subsidy framework from 2027, shifting support from standard PV systems toward battery storage, energy…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

New Zealand reaches record solar additions, 930 MW more in pipeline — New Zealand enjoyed a record year for solar additions in 2025, buoyed by the commissioning of seven utility-scale plants.

Guardian Environment · Gabrielle Canon

US releases 10-year plan requiring up to 40% water cuts for Colorado River states — The 10-year blueprint mandates water cuts of up to 40% for California, Arizona and Nevada It’s official: after years of tense negotiations…

Guardian Environment · Matthew Pearce

Proposed London datacentre would emit 1M tonnes of CO2 annually, UK docs show — Exclusive: Planning documents show datacentre in North Ockendon would be incompatible with UK net zero targets A “hyperscale” datacentre in…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Daqo New Energy resumes polysilicon sales below production cost to narrow Q2 losses — Daqo New Energy reduced its losses in Q2 2026 and increased its revenues, largely by resuming polysilicon sales below the cost of…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Tesla recalls nearly 3 million China vehicles over emergency door design flaw — Tesla is recalling 2,740,642 vehicles in China to strengthen driver monitoring on its assisted-driving system, after regulators found that…

More: Electrek

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

UNEP chief calls for land protection focus at COP16 Mongolia summit — We can turn our growing vulnerability into a source of innovation and hope at COP17 in Mongolia, writes UNEP executive director Inger…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK report urges government to cut solar panel loan costs for lower-income households — Report says ‘solar bonds’ could fund wider access to clean energy, reducing household bills Solar panels could be cheaper for people on…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Solar and storage remain dominant in US power plant construction despite Trump policies — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . It’s a tough time to build renewable energy in the U.S.

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