⚡ Energy Week in Review: 30 Top Stories
⚡ Megawatt News Weekly
Jan 25, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026
📊 This Week's Top Stories
30 curated articles from 11 trusted sources
☀️ Solar Power
Scott Moskowitz of Qcells was elected chair of the Solar Energy Industries Association Board, with Dr. Ingmar Ritzenhofen as vice chair.
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Former mining communities lead citizen-run solar projects cutting bills boosting resilience and accelerating the UK’s clean energy transition The post Former coal communities power new citizen-led ren...
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The Global Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Market was valued at USD 323.5 billion in 2025 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% to reach USD 694.5 billion by 2035.
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💨 Wind Energy
The direct drive wind turbine market is gaining momentum as part of the broader renewable energy transformation. With forecasted multi-billion-dollar market growth, advantages in maintenance and effic...
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⚛️ Nuclear
The US Department of Energy is cancelling or revising up to US$83 billion in clean energy loans as it focuses on fossil fuel and nuclear.
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🔋 Electric Vehicles
Sales reached a record high last year despite a fall at Tesla and pressure to soften EU targets
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VANCOUVER — As major development plans move ahead across British Columbia, the absence of a province-wide EV-ready building standard risks locking in higher future costs as more drivers switch to elec...
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📦 Energy Storage
Natural Power, the global renewable energy consultancy, has acted as technical advisor in support of Alpiq's recent acquisition of the 100 MW/200 MWh Cheviré battery energy storage system (BESS) in we...
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⚡ Grid & Transmission
The renewable energy microgrid market is evolving due to funding and interconnection challenges, according to recent research outlined by a panel of experts in a recent webcast on Factor This.
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Nearly 60% of EIB Group financing in 2025 backed green projects, with record investment in grids, renewables and energy security The post EIB Group commits record £90 billion as green investment booms...
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As Europe accelerates its energy transition, PowerTitan 3.0 addresses key regional challenges—low PPA prices, tightening grid codes, and rising expectations on safety and lifecycle returns—unlocking v...
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Experts from Roxtec outline how advanced sealing technologies can serve as a foundational element of an all-encompassing grid resilience strategy.
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💧 Hydrogen
Recent growth in solar and wind capacity provides a strong foundation, but the budget must enhance fiscal incentives and support energy storage and green hydrogen to meet ambitious climate goals.
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🌊 Hydropower
On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Jon Chesto from The Boston Globe discusses new questions about how dependable Canadian hydropower will be during severe winter storms.
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🌎 Climate & Policy
Concerns over AI stocks are widespread — but we rarely describe net zero in these terms
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EU-funded project to create a computer simulation of the world could also model biodiversity or pandemics
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New industry-backed initiative sparks fears of fragmenting standards
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Digital mapping reveals that birch and beech will struggle while hornbeam and oak are good bets to withstand the warming climate
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Equity portfolio could lose a quarter in event of extreme weather and shed more than half from AI boom collapse
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Net bets on rising prices reach record high this month ahead of expected drop in number of permits
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Hague court tells Netherlands to create plan to help Caribbean island of Bonaire adapt to climate change risks
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The energy transition hinges on storing clean power, not just generating it The post Storing clean power may decide whether Britain meets net zero goals appeared first on Energy Live News.
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📋 Policy & Regulation
Power station owner has received billions of pounds in subsidies to convert former coal-fired station to run on wood pellets
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🛢️ Oil & Gas
Ministers set up new taskforce to help push the energy transition away from oil and gas The post New board set to make North Sea home of green energy appeared first on Energy Live News.
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Investors are shifting capital towards renewable energy as AI, data centres and global electrification drive unprecedented electricity demand. With global renewable investment now surpassing oil and g...
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🌋 Geothermal
New technologies developed to extract oil and gas from deep within Earth have also opened the door to accessing super-high temperature heat just about anywhere. These enhanced geothermal systems (EGS)...
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🏭 Carbon Capture
In the Union Budget 2026, FM Sitharaman extends duty exemptions for energy storage systems, solar glass, nuclear power projects and critical minerals, while offering excise relief for biogas-blended C...
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For John Moscato, a land developer in Las Cruces, N.M., installing gas lines at new home sites was “an ongoing headache.” Ditching gas saved him money.
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📰 Other News
nside electrochemical devices, strong electric fields dramatically alter how water molecules behave. New research shows that these fields speed up water dissociation not by lowering energy costs, but ...
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Warm temperatures and extremely low snowfall threaten water resources for the year.
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