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Sep 4, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Interior Department halts data center permit swap on federal Nevada lands — 1. Clark County, Nevada – The first data center approved on federal lands has hit a legal brick wall.

Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden

Utilities explore small modular reactors to meet hyperscaler power demand — Deep-pocketed tech companies and mission‑critical defense customers are emerging as the earliest adopters of advanced reactors, but…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

U.S. household electricity bills rise 2.7% in first eight months of 2025 — It’s another hot and expensive summer. Across the country, average household electricity bills are up 2.7% in the first eight months of the…

EIA Today in Energy

Elevated refining margins push up gasoline prices as global supplies tighten — What are crack spreads and why are they elevated? Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining crude oil into petroleum…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India proposes mandatory battery storage requirement for new solar and wind projects from 2027 — India's CEA has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverters and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects from July 2027.

Electrek · Fred Lambert

NHTSA opens audit of Tesla Cybercab over no-steering-wheel design certification — Tesla’s Cybercab is already under federal investigation. NHTSA opened an audit into how Tesla certified the vehicle the same day the…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Five states may move toward data center development moratoria — Brace yourself for more statewide data center moratoria. So far there are only two full state-wide blocks on data center permits, in New…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Renewables developers pivot toward data center clean power deals — Renewables developers say the pendulum is starting, slowly, to swing back. The post Building clean power for data centers in a gas-obsessed…

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

South Korea doubles 2027 solar budget for farmland and rooftops to $1.3 billion — South Korea plans to double government funding for factory rooftop solar and agrivoltaics to KRW 1.8 trillion ($1.3 billion) in 2027, as a…

PV Tech · Will Norman

German researchers urge EU to invest in solar PV R&D to compete globally — Germany and the wider EU can use its research and development strengths to stay competitive in the global solar PV manufacturing industry,…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Solar developers cite transmission constraints, interconnection delays as major project hurdles — During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas’ ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Swiss report identifies regulatory barriers slowing agrivoltaic solar adoption — Agrivoltaics account for virtually none of Switzerland’s installed solar capacity, despite having the potential to generate far more…

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour, Wyatt Myskow

New Mexico bans uranium leasing on state lands — Officials in New Mexico, the nation’s largest historic producer of uranium ore, banned new leasing of state lands for uranium mining on…

Guardian Environment · Kiran Stacey Policy editor

UK energy secretary set to approve Jackdaw North Sea gasfield — Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield UK politics…

Canary Media · Ysabelle Kempe

Solar-plus-storage projects attract record global investment — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. Solar and storage.

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Plaintiffs sue to restore $3 billion in climate justice grant funding — Plaintiffs are continuing to press the Trump administration in federal court to restore $3 billion in grant funding for environmental and…

Inside Climate News · Georgina Gustin

Study finds farmed salmon's nutritional profile declining as production scales — Eat more fatty fish. That dietary advice has changed the way the world consumes salmon, pushing consumer demand ever upward and production…

Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

Australian ski resorts close early due to heat and low snowfall — ‘Challenging’ weather conditions and lack of snowfall are being blamed after a winter that broke multiple heat records

Sep 4, 2026 · 8:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Interior Department halts data center permit swap on federal Nevada lands — 1. Clark County, Nevada – The first data center approved on federal lands has hit a legal brick wall.

Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden

Utilities explore small modular reactors to meet hyperscaler power demand — Deep-pocketed tech companies and mission‑critical defense customers are emerging as the earliest adopters of advanced reactors, but…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

U.S. household electricity bills rise 2.7% in first eight months of 2025 — It’s another hot and expensive summer. Across the country, average household electricity bills are up 2.7% in the first eight months of the…

EIA Today in Energy

Elevated refining margins push up gasoline prices as global supplies tighten — What are crack spreads and why are they elevated? Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining crude oil into petroleum…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India proposes mandatory battery storage requirement for new solar and wind projects from 2027 — India's CEA has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverters and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects from July 2027.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Five states may move toward data center development moratoria — Brace yourself for more statewide data center moratoria. So far there are only two full state-wide blocks on data center permits, in New…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Renewables developers pivot toward data center clean power deals — Renewables developers say the pendulum is starting, slowly, to swing back. The post Building clean power for data centers in a gas-obsessed…

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

South Korea doubles 2027 solar budget for farmland and rooftops to $1.3 billion — South Korea plans to double government funding for factory rooftop solar and agrivoltaics to KRW 1.8 trillion ($1.3 billion) in 2027, as a…

PV Tech · Will Norman

German researchers urge EU to invest in solar PV R&D to compete globally — Germany and the wider EU can use its research and development strengths to stay competitive in the global solar PV manufacturing industry,…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Solar developers cite transmission constraints, interconnection delays as major project hurdles — During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas’ ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Swiss report identifies regulatory barriers slowing agrivoltaic solar adoption — Agrivoltaics account for virtually none of Switzerland’s installed solar capacity, despite having the potential to generate far more…

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour, Wyatt Myskow

New Mexico bans uranium leasing on state lands — Officials in New Mexico, the nation’s largest historic producer of uranium ore, banned new leasing of state lands for uranium mining on…

Inside Climate News · Marianne Lavelle

Energy Transfer challenges Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law after jet fuel spill — Energy Transfer, the Dallas-based pipeline giant facing a state-level criminal probe related to a jet fuel spill that polluted drinking…

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Volts podcast highlights from August 2026 — Highlights from the eight conversations released last month.

PV Tech · Will Norman

Two Texas solar projects reach construction and financing milestones — News of two utility-scale solar PV developments in Texas, where construction began on a 347MW project in Wharton County and finances…

Guardian Environment · Kiran Stacey Policy editor

UK energy secretary set to approve Jackdaw North Sea gasfield — Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield UK politics…

Canary Media · Ysabelle Kempe

Solar-plus-storage projects attract record global investment — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. Solar and storage.

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Plaintiffs sue to restore $3 billion in climate justice grant funding — Plaintiffs are continuing to press the Trump administration in federal court to restore $3 billion in grant funding for environmental and…

Sep 4, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

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

CleanTechnica · Transport & Environment (T&E)

IMO negotiations on maritime emissions fail for third consecutive meeting — States again failed to agree on a deal following pressure from a small minority of fossil-fuel producing nations and division among…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Interior Department halts data center permit swap on federal Nevada lands — 1. Clark County, Nevada – The first data center approved on federal lands has hit a legal brick wall.

Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden

Utilities explore small modular reactors to meet hyperscaler power demand — Deep-pocketed tech companies and mission‑critical defense customers are emerging as the earliest adopters of advanced reactors, but…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

U.S. household electricity bills rise 2.7% in first eight months of 2025 — It’s another hot and expensive summer. Across the country, average household electricity bills are up 2.7% in the first eight months of the…

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton

EV sales exceed petrol cars for first time in Australia — New record for Australia as more than 27,000 EVs sold in August, driven by the rising cost of fuel and new government policy Follow our…

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India proposes mandatory battery storage requirement for new solar and wind projects from 2027 — India's CEA has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverters and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects from July 2027.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Five states may move toward data center development moratoria — Brace yourself for more statewide data center moratoria. So far there are only two full state-wide blocks on data center permits, in New…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Renewables developers pivot toward data center clean power deals — Renewables developers say the pendulum is starting, slowly, to swing back. The post Building clean power for data centers in a gas-obsessed…

EIA Today in Energy

Elevated crack spreads and crude prices drive gasoline costs higher — What are crack spreads and why are they elevated? Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining crude oil into petroleum…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

South Korea doubles 2027 solar budget for farmland and rooftops to $1.3 billion — South Korea plans to double government funding for factory rooftop solar and agrivoltaics to KRW 1.8 trillion ($1.3 billion) in 2027, as a…

PV Tech · Will Norman

German researchers urge EU to invest in solar PV R&D to compete globally — Germany and the wider EU can use its research and development strengths to stay competitive in the global solar PV manufacturing industry,…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Solar developers cite transmission constraints, interconnection delays as major project hurdles — During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas’ ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz…

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour, Wyatt Myskow

New Mexico bans uranium leasing on state lands — Officials in New Mexico, the nation’s largest historic producer of uranium ore, banned new leasing of state lands for uranium mining on…

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Volts podcast highlights from August 2026 — Highlights from the eight conversations released last month.

PV Tech · Will Norman

Two Texas solar projects reach construction and financing milestones — News of two utility-scale solar PV developments in Texas, where construction began on a 347MW project in Wharton County and finances…

Guardian Environment · Kiran Stacey Policy editor

UK energy secretary set to approve Jackdaw North Sea gasfield — Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield UK politics…

Canary Media · Ysabelle Kempe

Solar-plus-storage projects attract record global investment — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. Solar and storage.

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Plaintiffs sue to restore $3 billion in climate justice grant funding — Plaintiffs are continuing to press the Trump administration in federal court to restore $3 billion in grant funding for environmental and…

Inside Climate News · Georgina Gustin

Study finds farmed salmon's nutritional profile declining as production scales — Eat more fatty fish. That dietary advice has changed the way the world consumes salmon, pushing consumer demand ever upward and production…

Sep 5, 2026 · 2:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

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

CleanTechnica · Transport & Environment (T&E)

IMO negotiations on maritime emissions fail for third consecutive meeting — States again failed to agree on a deal following pressure from a small minority of fossil-fuel producing nations and division among…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Interior Department halts data center permit swap on federal Nevada lands — 1. Clark County, Nevada – The first data center approved on federal lands has hit a legal brick wall.

Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden

Utilities explore small modular reactors to meet hyperscaler power demand — Deep-pocketed tech companies and mission‑critical defense customers are emerging as the earliest adopters of advanced reactors, but…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

U.S. household electricity bills rise 2.7% in first eight months of 2025 — It’s another hot and expensive summer. Across the country, average household electricity bills are up 2.7% in the first eight months of the…

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton

EV sales exceed petrol cars for first time in Australia — New record for Australia as more than 27,000 EVs sold in August, driven by the rising cost of fuel and new government policy Follow our…

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India proposes mandatory battery storage requirement for new solar and wind projects from 2027 — India's CEA has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverters and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects from July 2027.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Five states may move toward data center development moratoria — Brace yourself for more statewide data center moratoria. So far there are only two full state-wide blocks on data center permits, in New…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Renewables developers pivot toward data center clean power deals — Renewables developers say the pendulum is starting, slowly, to swing back. The post Building clean power for data centers in a gas-obsessed…

EIA Today in Energy

Elevated crack spreads and crude prices drive gasoline costs higher — What are crack spreads and why are they elevated? Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining crude oil into petroleum…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

South Korea doubles 2027 solar budget for farmland and rooftops to $1.3 billion — South Korea plans to double government funding for factory rooftop solar and agrivoltaics to KRW 1.8 trillion ($1.3 billion) in 2027, as a…

PV Tech · Will Norman

German researchers urge EU to invest in solar PV R&D to compete globally — Germany and the wider EU can use its research and development strengths to stay competitive in the global solar PV manufacturing industry,…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Solar developers cite transmission constraints, interconnection delays as major project hurdles — During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas’ ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz…

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour, Wyatt Myskow

New Mexico bans uranium leasing on state lands — Officials in New Mexico, the nation’s largest historic producer of uranium ore, banned new leasing of state lands for uranium mining on…

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Volts podcast highlights from August 2026 — Highlights from the eight conversations released last month.

PV Tech · Will Norman

Two Texas solar projects reach construction and financing milestones — News of two utility-scale solar PV developments in Texas, where construction began on a 347MW project in Wharton County and finances…

Guardian Environment · Kiran Stacey Policy editor

UK energy secretary set to approve Jackdaw North Sea gasfield — Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield UK politics…

Canary Media · Ysabelle Kempe

Solar-plus-storage projects attract record global investment — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. Solar and storage.

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Plaintiffs sue to restore $3 billion in climate justice grant funding — Plaintiffs are continuing to press the Trump administration in federal court to restore $3 billion in grant funding for environmental and…

Inside Climate News · Georgina Gustin

Study finds farmed salmon's nutritional profile declining as production scales — Eat more fatty fish. That dietary advice has changed the way the world consumes salmon, pushing consumer demand ever upward and production…

Sep 5, 2026 · 5:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

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

CleanTechnica · Transport & Environment (T&E)

IMO negotiations on maritime emissions fail for third consecutive meeting — States again failed to agree on a deal following pressure from a small minority of fossil-fuel producing nations and division among…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Interior Department halts data center permit swap on federal Nevada lands — 1. Clark County, Nevada – The first data center approved on federal lands has hit a legal brick wall.

Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden

Utilities explore small modular reactors to meet hyperscaler power demand — Deep-pocketed tech companies and mission‑critical defense customers are emerging as the earliest adopters of advanced reactors, but…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

U.S. household electricity bills rise 2.7% in first eight months of 2025 — It’s another hot and expensive summer. Across the country, average household electricity bills are up 2.7% in the first eight months of the…

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton

EV sales exceed petrol cars for first time in Australia — New record for Australia as more than 27,000 EVs sold in August, driven by the rising cost of fuel and new government policy Follow our…

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Homeowners in Black and Hispanic communities face steeper insurance costs amid climate risks — Homeowners in Hispanic and Black communities nationwide are paying a disproportionate share of skyrocketing home insurance costs, according…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India proposes mandatory battery storage requirement for new solar and wind projects from 2027 — India's CEA has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverters and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects from July 2027.

Inside Climate News · Jake Bolster

BLM errors in Wyoming oil lease sale raise questions about energy policy implementation — A mistake in the federal documents offering public land in Wyoming for oil and gas leases has Cowboy State residents and environmentalists…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Five states may move toward data center development moratoria — Brace yourself for more statewide data center moratoria. So far there are only two full state-wide blocks on data center permits, in New…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Renewables developers pivot toward data center clean power deals — Renewables developers say the pendulum is starting, slowly, to swing back. The post Building clean power for data centers in a gas-obsessed…

EIA Today in Energy

Elevated crack spreads and crude prices drive gasoline costs higher — What are crack spreads and why are they elevated? Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining crude oil into petroleum…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

South Korea doubles 2027 solar budget for farmland and rooftops to $1.3 billion — South Korea plans to double government funding for factory rooftop solar and agrivoltaics to KRW 1.8 trillion ($1.3 billion) in 2027, as a…

PV Tech · Will Norman

German researchers urge EU to invest in solar PV R&D to compete globally — Germany and the wider EU can use its research and development strengths to stay competitive in the global solar PV manufacturing industry,…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Solar developers cite transmission constraints, interconnection delays as major project hurdles — During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas’ ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz…

Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

European crops damaged by summer heat, drought, wildfires — Farmers around Europe are dealing with the aftermath of a summer of extreme heat, drought and wildfires that were exacerbated… The post How…

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Volts podcast highlights from August 2026 — Highlights from the eight conversations released last month.

PV Tech · Will Norman

Two Texas solar projects reach construction and financing milestones — News of two utility-scale solar PV developments in Texas, where construction began on a 347MW project in Wharton County and finances…

Guardian Environment · Kiran Stacey Policy editor

UK energy secretary set to approve Jackdaw North Sea gasfield — Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield UK politics…

Canary Media · Ysabelle Kempe

Solar-plus-storage projects attract record global investment — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. Solar and storage.

Sep 5, 2026 · 8:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

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

CleanTechnica · Transport & Environment (T&E)

IMO negotiations on maritime emissions fail for third consecutive meeting — States again failed to agree on a deal following pressure from a small minority of fossil-fuel producing nations and division among…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Interior Department halts data center permit swap on federal Nevada lands — 1. Clark County, Nevada – The first data center approved on federal lands has hit a legal brick wall.

Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden

Utilities explore small modular reactors to meet hyperscaler power demand — Deep-pocketed tech companies and mission‑critical defense customers are emerging as the earliest adopters of advanced reactors, but…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

U.S. household electricity bills rise 2.7% in first eight months of 2025 — It’s another hot and expensive summer. Across the country, average household electricity bills are up 2.7% in the first eight months of the…

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton

EV sales exceed petrol cars for first time in Australia — New record for Australia as more than 27,000 EVs sold in August, driven by the rising cost of fuel and new government policy Follow our…

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Homeowners in Black and Hispanic communities face steeper insurance costs amid climate risks — Homeowners in Hispanic and Black communities nationwide are paying a disproportionate share of skyrocketing home insurance costs, according…

Inside Climate News · Jake Bolster

BLM errors in Wyoming oil lease sale raise questions about energy policy implementation — A mistake in the federal documents offering public land in Wyoming for oil and gas leases has Cowboy State residents and environmentalists…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Five states may move toward data center development moratoria — Brace yourself for more statewide data center moratoria. So far there are only two full state-wide blocks on data center permits, in New…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Renewables developers pivot toward data center clean power deals — Renewables developers say the pendulum is starting, slowly, to swing back. The post Building clean power for data centers in a gas-obsessed…

EIA Today in Energy

Elevated crack spreads and crude prices drive gasoline costs higher — What are crack spreads and why are they elevated? Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining crude oil into petroleum…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

South Korea doubles 2027 solar budget for farmland and rooftops to $1.3 billion — South Korea plans to double government funding for factory rooftop solar and agrivoltaics to KRW 1.8 trillion ($1.3 billion) in 2027, as a…

PV Tech · Will Norman

German researchers urge EU to invest in solar PV R&D to compete globally — Germany and the wider EU can use its research and development strengths to stay competitive in the global solar PV manufacturing industry,…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Solar developers cite transmission constraints, interconnection delays as major project hurdles — During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas’ ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz…

Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

UK solar power generation hits record high during summer 2026 — Solar power generation in the UK reached a new record over the summer of 2026, as temperatures across the nation… The post Analysis: UK…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India proposes mandatory battery storage requirement for new solar and wind projects from 2027 — India's CEA has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverters and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects from July 2027.

Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

European crops damaged by summer heat, drought, wildfires — Farmers around Europe are dealing with the aftermath of a summer of extreme heat, drought and wildfires that were exacerbated… The post How…

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour, Wyatt Myskow

New Mexico bans uranium leasing on state lands — Officials in New Mexico, the nation’s largest historic producer of uranium ore, banned new leasing of state lands for uranium mining on…

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Volts podcast highlights from August 2026 — Highlights from the eight conversations released last month.

PV Tech · Will Norman

Two Texas solar projects reach construction and financing milestones — News of two utility-scale solar PV developments in Texas, where construction began on a 347MW project in Wharton County and finances…

Sep 5, 2026 · 11:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

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

CleanTechnica · Transport & Environment (T&E)

IMO negotiations on maritime emissions fail for third consecutive meeting — States again failed to agree on a deal following pressure from a small minority of fossil-fuel producing nations and division among…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Interior Department halts data center permit swap on federal Nevada lands — 1. Clark County, Nevada – The first data center approved on federal lands has hit a legal brick wall.

Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden

Utilities explore small modular reactors to meet hyperscaler power demand — Deep-pocketed tech companies and mission‑critical defense customers are emerging as the earliest adopters of advanced reactors, but…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

U.S. household electricity bills rise 2.7% in first eight months of 2025 — It’s another hot and expensive summer. Across the country, average household electricity bills are up 2.7% in the first eight months of the…

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton

EV sales exceed petrol cars for first time in Australia — New record for Australia as more than 27,000 EVs sold in August, driven by the rising cost of fuel and new government policy Follow our…

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Homeowners in Black and Hispanic communities face steeper insurance costs amid climate risks — Homeowners in Hispanic and Black communities nationwide are paying a disproportionate share of skyrocketing home insurance costs, according…

Inside Climate News · Jake Bolster

BLM errors in Wyoming oil lease sale raise questions about energy policy implementation — A mistake in the federal documents offering public land in Wyoming for oil and gas leases has Cowboy State residents and environmentalists…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Five states may move toward data center development moratoria — Brace yourself for more statewide data center moratoria. So far there are only two full state-wide blocks on data center permits, in New…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Renewables developers pivot toward data center clean power deals — Renewables developers say the pendulum is starting, slowly, to swing back. The post Building clean power for data centers in a gas-obsessed…

EIA Today in Energy

Elevated crack spreads and crude prices drive gasoline costs higher — What are crack spreads and why are they elevated? Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining crude oil into petroleum…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

South Korea doubles 2027 solar budget for farmland and rooftops to $1.3 billion — South Korea plans to double government funding for factory rooftop solar and agrivoltaics to KRW 1.8 trillion ($1.3 billion) in 2027, as a…

PV Tech · Will Norman

German researchers urge EU to invest in solar PV R&D to compete globally — Germany and the wider EU can use its research and development strengths to stay competitive in the global solar PV manufacturing industry,…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Solar developers cite transmission constraints, interconnection delays as major project hurdles — During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas’ ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz…

Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

UK solar power generation hits record high during summer 2026 — Solar power generation in the UK reached a new record over the summer of 2026, as temperatures across the nation… The post Analysis: UK…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India proposes mandatory battery storage requirement for new solar and wind projects from 2027 — India's CEA has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverters and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects from July 2027.

Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

European crops damaged by summer heat, drought, wildfires — Farmers around Europe are dealing with the aftermath of a summer of extreme heat, drought and wildfires that were exacerbated… The post How…

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour, Wyatt Myskow

New Mexico bans uranium leasing on state lands — Officials in New Mexico, the nation’s largest historic producer of uranium ore, banned new leasing of state lands for uranium mining on…

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Volts podcast highlights from August 2026 — Highlights from the eight conversations released last month.

PV Tech · Will Norman

Two Texas solar projects reach construction and financing milestones — News of two utility-scale solar PV developments in Texas, where construction began on a 347MW project in Wharton County and finances…

Sep 5, 2026 · 2:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

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PG&E taps Google-funded home batteries to ease grid constraints in Bay Area — PG&E ended 2025 with five flexible interconnection sites online. Data centers, EV chargers, hospitals are all waiting for hard path…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

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

CleanTechnica · Transport & Environment (T&E)

IMO negotiations on maritime emissions fail for third consecutive meeting — States again failed to agree on a deal following pressure from a small minority of fossil-fuel producing nations and division among…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Interior Department halts data center permit swap on federal Nevada lands — 1. Clark County, Nevada – The first data center approved on federal lands has hit a legal brick wall.

Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden

Utilities explore small modular reactors to meet hyperscaler power demand — Deep-pocketed tech companies and mission‑critical defense customers are emerging as the earliest adopters of advanced reactors, but…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

U.S. household electricity bills rise 2.7% in first eight months of 2025 — It’s another hot and expensive summer. Across the country, average household electricity bills are up 2.7% in the first eight months of the…

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton

EV sales exceed petrol cars for first time in Australia — New record for Australia as more than 27,000 EVs sold in August, driven by the rising cost of fuel and new government policy Follow our…

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Homeowners in Black and Hispanic communities face steeper insurance costs amid climate risks — Homeowners in Hispanic and Black communities nationwide are paying a disproportionate share of skyrocketing home insurance costs, according…

Inside Climate News · Jake Bolster

BLM errors in Wyoming oil lease sale raise questions about energy policy implementation — A mistake in the federal documents offering public land in Wyoming for oil and gas leases has Cowboy State residents and environmentalists…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Five states may move toward data center development moratoria — Brace yourself for more statewide data center moratoria. So far there are only two full state-wide blocks on data center permits, in New…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Renewables developers pivot toward data center clean power deals — Renewables developers say the pendulum is starting, slowly, to swing back. The post Building clean power for data centers in a gas-obsessed…

EIA Today in Energy

Elevated crack spreads and crude prices drive gasoline costs higher — What are crack spreads and why are they elevated? Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining crude oil into petroleum…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

South Korea doubles 2027 solar budget for farmland and rooftops to $1.3 billion — South Korea plans to double government funding for factory rooftop solar and agrivoltaics to KRW 1.8 trillion ($1.3 billion) in 2027, as a…

PV Tech · Will Norman

German researchers urge EU to invest in solar PV R&D to compete globally — Germany and the wider EU can use its research and development strengths to stay competitive in the global solar PV manufacturing industry,…

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

Gaza's infrastructure destruction raises climate vulnerability, Palestinian officials say — With homes, hospitals and water storage destroyed, Palestine's government says that Gazans have little protection from climate impacts and…

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Africa's off-grid solar deployment surges but remains invisible in official data — PV deployment in Africa is booming, but not showing up in official statistics, new analysis by Ember and African Tech Futures Lab reveals

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Solar developers cite transmission constraints, interconnection delays as major project hurdles — During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas’ ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz…

Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

UK solar power generation hits record high during summer 2026 — Solar power generation in the UK reached a new record over the summer of 2026, as temperatures across the nation… The post Analysis: UK…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India proposes mandatory battery storage requirement for new solar and wind projects from 2027 — India's CEA has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverters and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects from July 2027.

Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

European crops damaged by summer heat, drought, wildfires — Farmers around Europe are dealing with the aftermath of a summer of extreme heat, drought and wildfires that were exacerbated… The post How…

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