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Sep 6, 2026 · 5:01 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…

Guardian Environment · Eduardo Porter

Air conditioning demand will surge as global temperatures rise, analysts say — Global AC demand will inevitably accelerate as the world continues to warm amid the climate crisis The greenest campaigners against climate…

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…

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…

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…

Guardian Environment

Floating island of uprooted trees appears and disappears in Canadian lake — A mysterious island has emerged in Williston Lake in Canada. A local resident shared a video of a floating 'island' with trees growing from…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

National Grid report: new transmission lines could lower electricity costs — This week’s conversation is with Matthew Satterwhite, head of U.S. policy for National Grid.

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.

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…

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…

Talking Climate · Katharine Hayhoe

Climate scientist addresses misconceptions in online heat-wave debate — Here’s what the trolls get wrong about extreme heat

More: Talking Climate

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 Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India's Energy Stack aims to digitize management of decentralized renewable grid — India’s Energy Stack aims to strengthen digital infrastructure, enabling India to manage a decentralised electricity system amid rapid…

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 · Shreeyashi Ojha

Inox Solar Americas signs 767MW US module supply deal — Inox Solar Americas has signed a 767MW module supply agreement with a US renewable energy developer and independent power producer.

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…

Sep 6, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

via Bluesky

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…

Guardian Environment · Eduardo Porter

Air conditioning demand will surge as global temperatures rise, analysts say — Global AC demand will inevitably accelerate as the world continues to warm amid the climate crisis The greenest campaigners against climate…

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…

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…

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…

Guardian Environment

Floating island of uprooted trees appears and disappears in Canadian lake — A mysterious island has emerged in Williston Lake in Canada. A local resident shared a video of a floating 'island' with trees growing from…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

National Grid report: new transmission lines could lower electricity costs — This week’s conversation is with Matthew Satterwhite, head of U.S. policy for National Grid.

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.

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…

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…

Talking Climate · Katharine Hayhoe

Climate scientist addresses misconceptions in online heat-wave debate — Here’s what the trolls get wrong about extreme heat

More: Talking Climate

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 Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India's Energy Stack aims to digitize management of decentralized renewable grid — India’s Energy Stack aims to strengthen digital infrastructure, enabling India to manage a decentralised electricity system amid rapid…

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 · Shreeyashi Ojha

Inox Solar Americas signs 767MW US module supply deal — Inox Solar Americas has signed a 767MW module supply agreement with a US renewable energy developer and independent power producer.

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…

Sep 6, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australia's large-scale solar generation hits record highs as curtailment falls sharply — Large-scale solar generation reached record highs across much of Australia’s National Electricity Market last month while curtailment of…

More: PV Tech

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

US solar makers bet on heterojunction cell technology despite decades of pilot delays — For a cell technology that has spent much of the past three decades on the verge of a breakthrough, heterojunction (HJT) is enjoying…

via Bluesky

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…

Guardian Environment · Eduardo Porter

Air conditioning demand will surge as global temperatures rise, analysts say — Global AC demand will inevitably accelerate as the world continues to warm amid the climate crisis The greenest campaigners against climate…

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…

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…

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…

Guardian Environment

Floating island of uprooted trees appears and disappears in Canadian lake — A mysterious island has emerged in Williston Lake in Canada. A local resident shared a video of a floating 'island' with trees growing from…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

National Grid report: new transmission lines could lower electricity costs — This week’s conversation is with Matthew Satterwhite, head of U.S. policy for National Grid.

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.

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…

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…

Talking Climate · Katharine Hayhoe

Climate scientist addresses misconceptions in online heat-wave debate — Here’s what the trolls get wrong about extreme heat

More: Talking Climate

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 Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India's Energy Stack aims to digitize management of decentralized renewable grid — India’s Energy Stack aims to strengthen digital infrastructure, enabling India to manage a decentralised electricity system amid rapid…

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 · Shreeyashi Ojha

Inox Solar Americas signs 767MW US module supply deal — Inox Solar Americas has signed a 767MW module supply agreement with a US renewable energy developer and independent power producer.

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…

Sep 7, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australia's large-scale solar generation hits record highs as curtailment falls sharply — Large-scale solar generation reached record highs across much of Australia’s National Electricity Market last month while curtailment of…

More: PV Tech

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

Research team optimizes semi-transparent PV greenhouse design, boosting output 20% — An international research team has developed an optimized semi-transparent PV greenhouse design that increases solar electricity generation…

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

US solar makers bet on heterojunction cell technology despite decades of pilot delays — For a cell technology that has spent much of the past three decades on the verge of a breakthrough, heterojunction (HJT) is enjoying…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

EPC Renewables, Cobra plan 142 MW solar-plus-storage project in Fiji — EPC Renewables and Grupo Cobra are planning a 142 MW solar project with 240 MWh of battery storage in Fiji, to be developed in two stages.

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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…

Guardian Environment · Eduardo Porter

Air conditioning demand will surge as global temperatures rise, analysts say — Global AC demand will inevitably accelerate as the world continues to warm amid the climate crisis The greenest campaigners against climate…

Guardian Environment · Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego

Mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix share heat-resilience strategies amid record temperatures — Our three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measures This…

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 · 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…

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…

Guardian Environment

Floating island of uprooted trees appears and disappears in Canadian lake — A mysterious island has emerged in Williston Lake in Canada. A local resident shared a video of a floating 'island' with trees growing from…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

National Grid report: new transmission lines could lower electricity costs — This week’s conversation is with Matthew Satterwhite, head of U.S. policy for National Grid.

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.

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…

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…

Talking Climate · Katharine Hayhoe

Climate scientist addresses misconceptions in online heat-wave debate — Here’s what the trolls get wrong about extreme heat

More: Talking Climate

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 Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India's Energy Stack aims to digitize management of decentralized renewable grid — India’s Energy Stack aims to strengthen digital infrastructure, enabling India to manage a decentralised electricity system amid rapid…

Sep 7, 2026 · 5:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

MTerra Solar's 600MWac Philippines project begins commercial operations — The 600MWac first phase of the giant MTerra Solar project in the Philippines has begun commercial operations under a power supply agreement…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australia's large-scale solar generation hits record highs as curtailment falls sharply — Large-scale solar generation reached record highs across much of Australia’s National Electricity Market last month while curtailment of…

More: PV Tech

PV Magazine · Uma Gupta

India opens 700 MW solar tender for commercial and industrial use — Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has launched a tender for 700 MW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar PV projects in…

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

Europe's solar waste could recover 63 GW of silicon capacity, if manufacturing scales — Recovering silicon from Europe's end-of-life solar panels won't meaningfully cut import reliance unless the region's ingot and wafer…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Mongolia completes first renewable energy auction with 220 MW solar, 135 MW storage — The auction procured 220 MW of solar and 135 MW/440 MWh of battery energy storage across five projects.

Guardian Environment · Damien Gayle

UN report finds heatwaves, wildfires reversing air quality gains — WMO report details extreme weather events causing climatic feedback loop with serious health consequences Big increases in wildfires and…

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

Pacific island nations seek COP31 commitments on clean energy and climate finance — Pacific nations want the annual climate conference to deliver funding for renewables and ocean protection, as the UN warns of devastating…

Inside Climate News · Emmett Gartner

Maine quarries ramp output to armor shoreline against sea-level rise — GORHAM, Maine—Supersonic shockwaves shook the bones of Charlie Hamblen’s historic Maine farmhouse more than a dozen times last year,…

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Solar mapping platform identifies manufacturing gaps in US, India — As a platform designed to map full industrial ecosystems, MAPPES.io is helping identify gaps and bottlenecks in PV manufacturing hotspots…

Guardian Environment · Eduardo Porter

Air conditioning demand will surge as global temperatures rise, analysts say — Global AC demand will inevitably accelerate as the world continues to warm amid the climate crisis The greenest campaigners against climate…

Guardian Environment · Amelia Hill

Woman nurses injured queen bee back to health — After bringing injured queen Phoebee home in July, Gilly McArthur expected her soon to die, but she’s bumbling on Fifty-two days ago,…

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…

via Bluesky

Raman's Los Angeles mayoral campaign emphasizes climate priorities — Care about climate change? Then vote for Nithya Raman.

More: via Bluesky

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

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…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

National Grid report: new transmission lines could lower electricity costs — This week’s conversation is with Matthew Satterwhite, head of U.S. policy for National Grid.

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.

Sep 7, 2026 · 8:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

MTerra Solar's 600MWac Philippines project begins commercial operations — The 600MWac first phase of the giant MTerra Solar project in the Philippines has begun commercial operations under a power supply agreement…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australia's large-scale solar generation hits record highs as curtailment falls sharply — Large-scale solar generation reached record highs across much of Australia’s National Electricity Market last month while curtailment of…

More: PV Tech

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Italy adds 2.61 GW of solar capacity in first half of 2026 — Italy added 2.9 GW of renewable energy capacity in the first half of 2026, with solar accounting for 2.6 GW.

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Off-topic: Volts newsletter update and event announcements — Also: dogs, Denmark, and a birthday request. Mostly dogs.

PV Tech · Will Norman

European solar module prices fall as demand slides below average — Solar PV module prices broadly fell in Europe in August 2026, as demand dipped below its historic average, according to sun.store's monthly…

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

IMO discussions in London advance toward green shipping standards — Despite fears of US wrecking tactics, the IMO says there have been "constructive discussions" over how to meet the industry's green targets…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Vietnam moves to create virtual power plant framework for rooftop solar and EVs — Vietnam is preparing to transition its power system beyond basic Time-of-Use (TOU) tariffs and industrial demand response programs toward…

PV Magazine · Uma Gupta

India opens 700 MW solar tender for commercial and industrial use — Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has launched a tender for 700 MW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar PV projects in…

Guardian Environment · Damien Gayle

UN report finds heatwaves, wildfires reversing air quality gains — WMO report details extreme weather events causing climatic feedback loop with serious health consequences Big increases in wildfires and…

Guardian Environment · Eduardo Porter

Air conditioning demand will surge as global temperatures rise, analysts say — Global AC demand will inevitably accelerate as the world continues to warm amid the climate crisis The greenest campaigners against climate…

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

Pacific island nations seek COP31 commitments on clean energy and climate finance — Pacific nations want the annual climate conference to deliver funding for renewables and ocean protection, as the UN warns of devastating…

Inside Climate News · Emmett Gartner

Maine quarries ramp output to armor shoreline against sea-level rise — GORHAM, Maine—Supersonic shockwaves shook the bones of Charlie Hamblen’s historic Maine farmhouse more than a dozen times last year,…

Inside Climate News · Georgina Gustin

Agriculture Secretary Rollins holds oil and gas investments as farm fuel costs surge — As farmers grapple with soaring diesel and fertilizer prices and the Department of Agriculture yanks support for cheaper, renewable forms…

Inside Climate News · Claire Barber

Leaded aviation fuel poses health risks near Oregon airports, officials warn — For years health officials have held that there is no safe level of lead exposure for humans.

Guardian Environment · Guardian staff and agencies

Indonesian wildfires fueled by El Niño destroy forests across Sumatra and Kalimantan — Indonesian authorities intensify operations as fires continue to burn across Sumatra and Kalimantan, with haze spreading to Malaysia,…

via Bluesky

Raman's Los Angeles mayoral campaign emphasizes climate priorities — Care about climate change? Then vote for Nithya Raman.

More: via Bluesky

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…

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

National Grid report: new transmission lines could lower electricity costs — This week’s conversation is with Matthew Satterwhite, head of U.S. policy for National Grid.

Sep 7, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

MTerra Solar's 600MWac Philippines project begins commercial operations — The 600MWac first phase of the giant MTerra Solar project in the Philippines has begun commercial operations under a power supply agreement…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australia's large-scale solar generation hits record highs as curtailment falls sharply — Large-scale solar generation reached record highs across much of Australia’s National Electricity Market last month while curtailment of…

More: PV Tech

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India tenders 700MW of solar capacity for commercial and industrial offtake — SECI has launched a tender for 700MW of ISTS-connected solar PV projects to supply C&I consumers in Odisha.

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Italy adds 2.61 GW of solar capacity in first half of 2026 — Italy added 2.9 GW of renewable energy capacity in the first half of 2026, with solar accounting for 2.6 GW.

PV Tech · Will Norman

European solar module prices fall as demand slides below average — Solar PV module prices broadly fell in Europe in August 2026, as demand dipped below its historic average, according to sun.store's monthly…

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

IMO discussions in London advance toward green shipping standards — Despite fears of US wrecking tactics, the IMO says there have been "constructive discussions" over how to meet the industry's green targets…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Vietnam moves to create virtual power plant framework for rooftop solar and EVs — Vietnam is preparing to transition its power system beyond basic Time-of-Use (TOU) tariffs and industrial demand response programs toward…

Guardian Environment · Damien Gayle

UN report finds heatwaves, wildfires reversing air quality gains — WMO report details extreme weather events causing climatic feedback loop with serious health consequences Big increases in wildfires and…

Guardian Environment · Jack Larkin

Woman buried in mushroom-based coffin in Australian first — The casket, grown from mycelium and hemp fibres, takes just 45 days to break down, enriching the soil in the process

Guardian Environment · Guardian staff and agencies

Volcanic eruption closes eight Indonesian airports including Jakarta hub — Ash cloud from Anak Krakatau affects hundreds of flights and some school and fishing activities Indonesia halted operations at eight…

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

Pacific island nations seek COP31 commitments on clean energy and climate finance — Pacific nations want the annual climate conference to deliver funding for renewables and ocean protection, as the UN warns of devastating…

Inside Climate News · Emmett Gartner

Maine quarries ramp output to armor shoreline against sea-level rise — GORHAM, Maine—Supersonic shockwaves shook the bones of Charlie Hamblen’s historic Maine farmhouse more than a dozen times last year,…

Inside Climate News · Georgina Gustin

Agriculture Secretary Rollins holds oil and gas investments as farm fuel costs surge — As farmers grapple with soaring diesel and fertilizer prices and the Department of Agriculture yanks support for cheaper, renewable forms…

Inside Climate News · Claire Barber

Leaded aviation fuel poses health risks near Oregon airports, officials warn — For years health officials have held that there is no safe level of lead exposure for humans.

via Bluesky

Raman's Los Angeles mayoral campaign emphasizes climate priorities — Care about climate change? Then vote for Nithya Raman.

More: via Bluesky

Talking Climate · Katharine Hayhoe

Climate scientist addresses misconceptions in online heat-wave debate — Here’s what the trolls get wrong about extreme heat

More: Talking Climate

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Off-topic: Volts newsletter update and event announcements — Also: dogs, Denmark, and a birthday request. Mostly dogs.

Electrek · Reinette LeJeune

Labor Day sales offer discounts on EVs, power stations and charging equipment — It’s the final day of Amazon’s Labor Day Sale event, as well as Best Buy’s Labor Day Sale , not to mention a bunch of other direct sales…

More: Electrek

Sep 7, 2026 · 2:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

MTerra Solar's 600MWac Philippines project begins commercial operations — The 600MWac first phase of the giant MTerra Solar project in the Philippines has begun commercial operations under a power supply agreement…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australia's large-scale solar generation hits record highs as curtailment falls sharply — Large-scale solar generation reached record highs across much of Australia’s National Electricity Market last month while curtailment of…

More: PV Tech

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India tenders 700MW of solar capacity for commercial and industrial offtake — SECI has launched a tender for 700MW of ISTS-connected solar PV projects to supply C&I consumers in Odisha.

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Italy adds 2.61 GW of solar capacity in first half of 2026 — Italy added 2.9 GW of renewable energy capacity in the first half of 2026, with solar accounting for 2.6 GW.

PV Tech · Will Norman

European solar module prices fall as demand slides below average — Solar PV module prices broadly fell in Europe in August 2026, as demand dipped below its historic average, according to sun.store's monthly…

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

IMO discussions in London advance toward green shipping standards — Despite fears of US wrecking tactics, the IMO says there have been "constructive discussions" over how to meet the industry's green targets…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Vietnam moves to create virtual power plant framework for rooftop solar and EVs — Vietnam is preparing to transition its power system beyond basic Time-of-Use (TOU) tariffs and industrial demand response programs toward…

The Crucial Years · Bill McKibben

Renewables deployment becomes central focus as energy transition accelerates — Two things matter now: votes, and solar panels. (And wind turbines. And batteries)

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Guardian Environment · Damien Gayle

UN report finds heatwaves, wildfires reversing air quality gains — WMO report details extreme weather events causing climatic feedback loop with serious health consequences Big increases in wildfires and…

Guardian Environment · Jack Larkin

Woman buried in mushroom-based coffin in Australian first — The casket, grown from mycelium and hemp fibres, takes just 45 days to break down, enriching the soil in the process

Guardian Environment · Guardian staff and agencies

Volcanic eruption closes eight Indonesian airports including Jakarta hub — Ash cloud from Anak Krakatau affects hundreds of flights and some school and fishing activities Indonesia halted operations at eight…

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

Pacific island nations seek COP31 commitments on clean energy and climate finance — Pacific nations want the annual climate conference to deliver funding for renewables and ocean protection, as the UN warns of devastating…

Inside Climate News · Emmett Gartner

Maine quarries ramp output to armor shoreline against sea-level rise — GORHAM, Maine—Supersonic shockwaves shook the bones of Charlie Hamblen’s historic Maine farmhouse more than a dozen times last year,…

Electrek · Jo Borrás

NHTSA investigates Tesla Cybercab rollout in Austin — On today’s pressing episode of Quick Charge , we challenge the notion that all press is good press by filling the void of information…

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Inside Climate News · Georgina Gustin

Agriculture Secretary Rollins holds oil and gas investments as farm fuel costs surge — As farmers grapple with soaring diesel and fertilizer prices and the Department of Agriculture yanks support for cheaper, renewable forms…

Inside Climate News · Claire Barber

Leaded aviation fuel poses health risks near Oregon airports, officials warn — For years health officials have held that there is no safe level of lead exposure for humans.

via Bluesky

Raman's Los Angeles mayoral campaign emphasizes climate priorities — Care about climate change? Then vote for Nithya Raman.

More: via Bluesky

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Off-topic: Volts newsletter update and event announcements — Also: dogs, Denmark, and a birthday request. Mostly dogs.

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