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Nov 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Ontario Power Generation delays first small modular reactor, cites cost overruns — North America’s first small modular reactor project is running into two familiar challenges for the nuclear industry: timing and cost.

Inside Climate News · Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune

Texas carbon storage project draws scrutiny from nearby Black community in Beaumont — CHEEK—On a rural road outside Beaumont, a Texas energy giant is preparing to pump carbon dioxide underground to permanently store it and…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Coreshell raises $30 million to develop U.S. silicon anodes for military batteries — Almost all lithium-ion batteries on the market rely on graphite for their anodes, more than 90% of which is processed in China.

Guardian Environment · Nils Pratley

UK to lend £1bn to KKR and RWE for Norfolk offshore wind projects — National wealth fund is to lend £1bn towards the Vanguard projects – but whether the private equity giant needed help is debatable “This…

More: Guardian Environment

PV Tech · Ben Willis

UK rejects 840MW solar project, largest planned in country — A proposed 840MW PV project in southern England that would have become the country’s largest has been turned down by the UK government.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Austria's solar rebate fund depleted in 29 seconds amid surge in applications — Austria’s third and final funding round for solar and storage in 2026 attracted more than 41,000 applications, but only 7,007 received…

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

California regulators order major utilities to develop shared distributed energy resource framework — The October order also directed PG&E, SCE and SDG&E to “more explicitly” consider flexible demand, a move one regulator said could reduce…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

North America's first SMR project running late and over budget —

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey in Antalya

Climate finance pledges drop 70% as rich nations delay commitments to developing countries — Many governments are yet to set targets, leaving recipient countries struggling to plan and attract private investment Developing countries…

More: Carbon Brief

Guardian Environment · Oliver Milman, Fiona Harvey and Graham Readfearn in Antalya, and Ajit Niranjan

UN climate summit opens with calls for oil windfall tax, 1.5C targets at risk — Marshall Islands president warns of worsening floods as UN chief calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms Failure to provide an…

Guardian Environment · Kiran StaceyPolicy editor

UK Labour MPs oppose weakening 2030 electric vehicle sales target — Exclusive: Cutting 2030 goal would be a ‘step backwards’, say MPs, as ministers clash over proposed reductions UK politics live – latest…

PV Tech · JP Casey

South Africa registers 2GW of solar capacity in Q3 2026 — South Africa registered 139 new solar PV facilities, with a combined capacity of 2,045MW, in the third quarter of this year.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Saudi Arabia issues tender for 1.9 GW of solar capacity — Saudi authorities have announced a request for qualification for 1.8 GW of solar capacity across two projects in the eigth round of Saudi…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Data center rules take shape as PJM leaders prioritize energy affordability — The region’s incoming leaders campaigned on energy affordability and data center guardrails. Now they’ll help write curtailment rules.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Hybrid solar-plus-battery PPAs gain traction as market seeks flexibility solutions — With hybrid PPAs such as solar-plus-BESS models commanding premiums, the case is obvious.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Georgia regulators shift power after election, eye data center gas demand — Georgia residents are angry at the state’s unchecked data center boom and rising electric bills — and they voted accordingly in last week’s…

Data Center Dynamics

Atomarine raises $19M for nuclear-powered floating data centers — Company is touting 150MW nuclear ships to serve AI compute at sea

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

National Academies report finds Everglades restoration accelerating but effects unclear — A historic restoration of Florida’s Everglades is proceeding at an unprecedented pace, although more scientific analysis is needed to…

Inside Climate News · Phil McKenna

EPA delays hydrofluorocarbon phase-out for cold storage equipment manufacturers — In August 2025, Vice President JD Vance and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin visited cold storage equipment…

Nov 11, 2026 · 7:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

SoftBank takes $3.7 billion loss on natural gas turbine investments — This is Heatmap Daily, a weekday digest written by our executive editor. Subscribe here.

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

European EV sales surge 49% in October as global electric car market gains — Global EV sales climbed 8% in October, with Europe’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales jumping 49% and North America posting its first…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Ontario Power Generation delays first small modular reactor, cites cost overruns — North America’s first small modular reactor project is running into two familiar challenges for the nuclear industry: timing and cost.

Guardian Environment · Nils Pratley

KKR and RWE to tap UK state loan for £13bn Norfolk offshore wind projects — National wealth fund is to lend £1bn towards the Vanguard projects – but whether the private equity giant needed help is debatable “This…

Inside Climate News · Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune

Texas carbon storage project draws scrutiny from nearby Black community in Beaumont — CHEEK—On a rural road outside Beaumont, a Texas energy giant is preparing to pump carbon dioxide underground to permanently store it and…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Coreshell raises $30 million to develop U.S. silicon anodes for military batteries — Almost all lithium-ion batteries on the market rely on graphite for their anodes, more than 90% of which is processed in China.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

UK rejects 840MW solar project, largest planned in country — A proposed 840MW PV project in southern England that would have become the country’s largest has been turned down by the UK government.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Austria's solar rebate fund depleted in 29 seconds amid surge in applications — Austria’s third and final funding round for solar and storage in 2026 attracted more than 41,000 applications, but only 7,007 received…

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

California regulators order major utilities to develop shared distributed energy resource framework — The October order also directed PG&E, SCE and SDG&E to “more explicitly” consider flexible demand, a move one regulator said could reduce…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

North America's first SMR project running late and over budget —

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey in Antalya

Climate finance pledges drop 70% as rich nations delay commitments to developing countries — Many governments are yet to set targets, leaving recipient countries struggling to plan and attract private investment Developing countries…

More: Carbon Brief

Guardian Environment · Oliver Milman, Fiona Harvey and Graham Readfearn in Antalya, and Ajit Niranjan

UN climate summit opens with calls for oil windfall tax, 1.5C targets at risk — Marshall Islands president warns of worsening floods as UN chief calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms Failure to provide an…

Guardian Environment · Kiran StaceyPolicy editor

UK Labour MPs oppose weakening 2030 electric vehicle sales target — Exclusive: Cutting 2030 goal would be a ‘step backwards’, say MPs, as ministers clash over proposed reductions UK politics live – latest…

PV Tech · JP Casey

South Africa registers 2GW of solar capacity in Q3 2026 — South Africa registered 139 new solar PV facilities, with a combined capacity of 2,045MW, in the third quarter of this year.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Saudi Arabia issues tender for 1.9 GW of solar capacity — Saudi authorities have announced a request for qualification for 1.8 GW of solar capacity across two projects in the eigth round of Saudi…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Data center rules take shape as PJM leaders prioritize energy affordability — The region’s incoming leaders campaigned on energy affordability and data center guardrails. Now they’ll help write curtailment rules.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Hybrid solar-plus-battery PPAs gain traction as market seeks flexibility solutions — With hybrid PPAs such as solar-plus-BESS models commanding premiums, the case is obvious.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Satellite boom opens new market for terrestrial solar manufacturers in space — A boom in the satellite business is creating new opportunities for terrestrial PV manufacturers in space, writes Catherine Early.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Georgia regulators shift power after election, eye data center gas demand — Georgia residents are angry at the state’s unchecked data center boom and rising electric bills — and they voted accordingly in last week’s…

Data Center Dynamics

Atomarine raises $19M for nuclear-powered floating data centers — Company is touting 150MW nuclear ships to serve AI compute at sea

Nov 11, 2026 · 10:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

SoftBank takes $3.7 billion loss on natural gas turbine investments — This is Heatmap Daily, a weekday digest written by our executive editor. Subscribe here.

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

European EV sales surge 49% in October as global electric car market gains — Global EV sales climbed 8% in October, with Europe’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales jumping 49% and North America posting its first…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Ontario Power Generation delays first small modular reactor, cites cost overruns — North America’s first small modular reactor project is running into two familiar challenges for the nuclear industry: timing and cost.

Guardian Environment · Nils Pratley

KKR and RWE to tap UK state loan for £13bn Norfolk offshore wind projects — National wealth fund is to lend £1bn towards the Vanguard projects – but whether the private equity giant needed help is debatable “This…

PV Magazine · wpengine

Pacific Island nations pursue $14 billion renewable energy buildout — More than 70 renewable energy projects, with a combined value of $2.2 billion, are currently in progress across 14 independent Pacific…

Inside Climate News · Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune

Texas carbon storage project draws scrutiny from nearby Black community in Beaumont — CHEEK—On a rural road outside Beaumont, a Texas energy giant is preparing to pump carbon dioxide underground to permanently store it and…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Coreshell raises $30 million to develop U.S. silicon anodes for military batteries — Almost all lithium-ion batteries on the market rely on graphite for their anodes, more than 90% of which is processed in China.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

UK rejects 840MW solar project, largest planned in country — A proposed 840MW PV project in southern England that would have become the country’s largest has been turned down by the UK government.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Austria's solar rebate fund depleted in 29 seconds amid surge in applications — Austria’s third and final funding round for solar and storage in 2026 attracted more than 41,000 applications, but only 7,007 received…

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

California regulators order major utilities to develop shared distributed energy resource framework — The October order also directed PG&E, SCE and SDG&E to “more explicitly” consider flexible demand, a move one regulator said could reduce…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

North America's first SMR project running late and over budget —

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey in Antalya

Climate finance pledges drop 70% as rich nations delay commitments to developing countries — Many governments are yet to set targets, leaving recipient countries struggling to plan and attract private investment Developing countries…

More: Carbon Brief

Guardian Environment · Oliver Milman, Fiona Harvey and Graham Readfearn in Antalya, and Ajit Niranjan

UN climate summit opens with calls for oil windfall tax, 1.5C targets at risk — Marshall Islands president warns of worsening floods as UN chief calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms Failure to provide an…

Guardian Environment · Kiran StaceyPolicy editor

UK Labour MPs oppose weakening 2030 electric vehicle sales target — Exclusive: Cutting 2030 goal would be a ‘step backwards’, say MPs, as ministers clash over proposed reductions UK politics live – latest…

PV Tech · JP Casey

South Africa registers 2GW of solar capacity in Q3 2026 — South Africa registered 139 new solar PV facilities, with a combined capacity of 2,045MW, in the third quarter of this year.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Saudi Arabia issues tender for 1.9 GW of solar capacity — Saudi authorities have announced a request for qualification for 1.8 GW of solar capacity across two projects in the eigth round of Saudi…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Data center rules take shape as PJM leaders prioritize energy affordability — The region’s incoming leaders campaigned on energy affordability and data center guardrails. Now they’ll help write curtailment rules.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Satellite boom opens new market for terrestrial solar manufacturers in space — A boom in the satellite business is creating new opportunities for terrestrial PV manufacturers in space, writes Catherine Early.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Georgia regulators shift power after election, eye data center gas demand — Georgia residents are angry at the state’s unchecked data center boom and rising electric bills — and they voted accordingly in last week’s…

Data Center Dynamics

Atomarine raises $19M for nuclear-powered floating data centers — Company is touting 150MW nuclear ships to serve AI compute at sea

Nov 12, 2026 · 1:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Democrats win Ohio governor's race, signaling potential shift on clean energy — Democrats have finally managed to gain footing in Ohio’s halls of power — a shift that bodes well for clean energy in a state that’s become…

Canary Media · Alison F. Takemura

Bay Area sets first zero-emissions rules for residential water heaters — San Francisco Bay Area regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that limits pollution from residential water heaters.

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

SoftBank takes $3.7 billion loss on natural gas turbine investments — This is Heatmap Daily, a weekday digest written by our executive editor. Subscribe here.

Guardian Environment · Ajit Niranjan

UK PM Burnham addresses climate summit as drilling approval draws criticism — World leaders including UK prime minister Andy Burnham are addressing the summit today, as talks head into the third day Zack Polanski ,…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Romania expands solar prosumer rules to allow surplus credits across multiple properties — Romania has approved new rules allowing solar prosumers to use surplus electricity credits to offset bills at multiple properties served by…

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

European EV sales surge 49% in October as global electric car market gains — Global EV sales climbed 8% in October, with Europe’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales jumping 49% and North America posting its first…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Mexico's distributed solar capacity reaches 5.68 GW — Mexico's cumulative distributed generation capacity reached 5.68 GW at the end of June 2026, following the addition of 485.76 MW in the…

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

Research team develops rapid delamination method for end-of-life solar modules — An international research team has developed an induction heating-assisted method to separate end-of-life solar modules in seconds.

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Ontario Power Generation delays first small modular reactor, cites cost overruns — North America’s first small modular reactor project is running into two familiar challenges for the nuclear industry: timing and cost.

Guardian Environment · Nils Pratley

KKR and RWE to tap UK state loan for £13bn Norfolk offshore wind projects — National wealth fund is to lend £1bn towards the Vanguard projects – but whether the private equity giant needed help is debatable “This…

Inside Climate News · Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune

Texas carbon storage project draws scrutiny from nearby Black community in Beaumont — CHEEK—On a rural road outside Beaumont, a Texas energy giant is preparing to pump carbon dioxide underground to permanently store it and…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Coreshell raises $30 million to develop U.S. silicon anodes for military batteries — Almost all lithium-ion batteries on the market rely on graphite for their anodes, more than 90% of which is processed in China.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

UK rejects 840MW solar project, largest planned in country — A proposed 840MW PV project in southern England that would have become the country’s largest has been turned down by the UK government.

Guardian Environment · Oliver Milman, Fiona Harvey and Graham Readfearn in Antalya, and Ajit Niranjan

UN climate summit opens with calls for oil windfall tax, 1.5C targets at risk — Marshall Islands president warns of worsening floods as UN chief calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms Failure to provide an…

Data Center Dynamics

Energy storage startup Torus raises $500M for modular AI data center product — Funding to support scaling of Torus Foundry product

More: Bloomberg

PV Tech · JP Casey

South Africa registers 2GW of solar capacity in Q3 2026 — South Africa registered 139 new solar PV facilities, with a combined capacity of 2,045MW, in the third quarter of this year.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Data center rules take shape as PJM leaders prioritize energy affordability — The region’s incoming leaders campaigned on energy affordability and data center guardrails. Now they’ll help write curtailment rules.

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

California regulators order major utilities to develop shared distributed energy resource framework — The October order also directed PG&E, SCE and SDG&E to “more explicitly” consider flexible demand, a move one regulator said could reduce…

PV Tech · George Heynes

LONGi launches back-contact solar modules in Australia — LONGi launches two BC solar modules in Australia, aiming to outvalue TOPCon and push integrated PV-plus-storage systems in its top market.

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

North America's first SMR project running late and over budget —

Nov 12, 2026 · 4:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Guardian Environment · Alexandra Talty

First international guidelines target ocean geoengineering risks and oversight — Proponents argue ocean carbon removal is necessary to counteract the effects of the climate crisis but critics say more research is needed…

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Democrats win Ohio governor's race, signaling potential shift on clean energy — Democrats have finally managed to gain footing in Ohio’s halls of power — a shift that bodes well for clean energy in a state that’s become…

Canary Media · Alison F. Takemura

Bay Area sets first zero-emissions rules for residential water heaters — San Francisco Bay Area regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that limits pollution from residential water heaters.

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

233 MW solar-storage project supplies baseload power to Congo copper mine — The facility, featuring a 233 MW solar array, provides a guaranteed 30 MW of baseload power around the clock to Africa’s largest copper…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

SoftBank takes $3.7 billion loss on natural gas turbine investments — This is Heatmap Daily, a weekday digest written by our executive editor. Subscribe here.

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Dutch Parliament backs legal framework for balcony solar systems — Politicians in the Netherlands have supported calls for a framework covering the connection of balcony solar systems to be drafted before…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia's Clean Energy Regulator suspends Solar Power Nation from rooftop rebate scheme — Australia's CER has permanently suspended rooftop solar retailer Solar Power Nation from the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

Japan sets final deadline for new ground-mounted solar project certifications — Japan has published its last application deadlines for feed-in tariff (FIT) and feed-in premium (FIP) support before ground-mounted…

Guardian Environment · Ajit Niranjan

UK PM Burnham addresses climate summit as drilling approval draws criticism — World leaders including UK prime minister Andy Burnham are addressing the summit today, as talks head into the third day Zack Polanski ,…

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

European EV sales surge 49% in October as global electric car market gains — Global EV sales climbed 8% in October, with Europe’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales jumping 49% and North America posting its first…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Ontario Power Generation delays first small modular reactor, cites cost overruns — North America’s first small modular reactor project is running into two familiar challenges for the nuclear industry: timing and cost.

Guardian Environment · Nils Pratley

KKR and RWE to tap UK state loan for £13bn Norfolk offshore wind projects — National wealth fund is to lend £1bn towards the Vanguard projects – but whether the private equity giant needed help is debatable “This…

Data Center Dynamics

Energy storage startup Torus raises $500M for modular AI data center product — Funding to support scaling of Torus Foundry product

More: Bloomberg

Inside Climate News · Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune

Texas carbon storage project draws scrutiny from nearby Black community in Beaumont — CHEEK—On a rural road outside Beaumont, a Texas energy giant is preparing to pump carbon dioxide underground to permanently store it and…

Utility Dive · Gisela Glandt

Utilities redesigning VPP programs to align with actual customer behavior — Utilities that redesign demand response and virtual power plant programs around how customers actually behave will be the ones to boost…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Coreshell raises $30 million to develop U.S. silicon anodes for military batteries — Almost all lithium-ion batteries on the market rely on graphite for their anodes, more than 90% of which is processed in China.

Data Center Dynamics

LCL partners with Wellen Real Estate on rooftop solar project in Antwerp — Expected to generate between 4 and 4.5GWh of electricity

Data Center Dynamics

Google-backed Tapestry deploys AI platform for PJM interconnection review — Claims AI platform completed the process 60x faster than would take manually

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