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Jun 14, 2026 - Jun 21, 2026
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When the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line started carrying electricity from Canada into Maine in January, supporters hailed the project as a triumph for renewable power. Now, after n
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☀️ Solar
As farmers choose solar to support operations and boost income, suburban sprawl uses 6x more farmland and golf courses nearly 3x more than solar. WASHINGTON D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Associat...
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Solar geoengineering is often portrayed as a sort of emergency brake. Something along the lines of Pull in case of climate emergency to scatter light-reflecting particles to bounce sunlight out of the...
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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that a developing El Niño is expected to strengthen through 2026, shifting global solar irradiance patterns with regional gains ...
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The result was validated by China’s Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The post JinkoSolar achieves 34.82% efficiency for perovskite-silic...
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Swiss electrification company ABB has launched a new power conversion portfolio for the solar PV and BESS industries.
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We briefly covered the news this month that electricity from solar power surpassed electricity from coal power in May. This is the first time the US ever got more electricity from solar than from coal...
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💨 Wind
The German government is facing calls to amend its offshore wind tender system and offer new round this year amid reports that TotalEnergies and Jera Nex BP are looking to renege on major offshore win...
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⚛️ Nuclear
Also in today’s newsletter: crude stocks in US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fall to lowest level since 1983
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🔋 Electric Vehicles
Royal Enfield’s long-awaited entry into the electric motorcycle market has officially begun. The company’s dedicated EV sub-brand, Flying Flea, has started customer deliveries of its first electric mo...
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Wallbox (NYSE: WBX), a leading provider of electric vehicle charging and energy management solutions, yesterday announced the launch of the new Pulsar Pro, the latest evolution of its AC charging port...
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A lawsuit filed in California claims the automaker’s philanthropic arm stole technology intended to help poor farmers, but it is not clear to what end.
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Prime minister to reduce all-electric cap from 80% to 50% by end of decade amid fears of job losses
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📦 Storage
Ava Community Energy’s SmartHome Battery program is offering income-qualified North California residents up to $6,000 in up front incentive cash to install a FranklinWH smart battery and connect it to...
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⚡ Grid
New utility-scale renewable electricity generation is creating global demand for reliable, high-efficiency power conversion and grid integration solutions. Enhanced ABB Proteus utility-scale power con...
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Homeowners in Massachusetts and Connecticut can now get a steep discount on a Tesla Powerwall — but only if they agree to let the backup battery help out the grid, too. Under a new virtual power plant...
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Most of Kenya’s power grid runs on renewables. But with 25% of communities lacking centralized electricity, the nation is looking to off-grid solar to hit its goal of delivering universal electricity ...
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💧 Hydrogen
A new IEA report shows that demand for hydrogen worldwide surpassed 100 million tonnes in 2025, while production of low-emissions hydrogen grew by 20% to almost 1 million tonnes. The post The Hydrogen...
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🌎 Climate
Remarks come ahead of pivotal English by-election
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As a new, potentially record-breaking El Niño begins, researchers are vigorously debating whether climate change is driving the phenomenon’s intensity.
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📋 Policy
Billionaire pledges $285mn to renewable industry associations as nations face energy policy decisions in wake of Iran war
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🛢️ Oil & Gas
The amount of oil and fuel stored by businesses and governments has fallen sharply since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
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🌋 Geothermal
Power developer Invenergy will redeploy funds into natural gas and geothermal projects in western US
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🏭 Carbon Capture
Last week, more than 260 researchers convened in Milan to discuss the opportunities, challenges and... The post Experts: Why carbon removal needs a ‘major scale up’ to return warming to 1.5C appeared ...
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📰 More
Response to Middle East energy crisis varies widely across the globe
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The Great Tang is the largest, most luxurious SUV to launch under the BYD brand. After a hot start in China, racking up a record 150,000 orders ahead of launch, BYD is bringing the flagship electric S...
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Honda launched the Super-N, a “fun” electric hot hatch in the UK, starting at just $25,000.
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Mitsubishi’s Kei-class eK Cross gets a mild facelift for the 2027 model year that combines a body-color front fascia and updated interior tech to give it a fresh look – but the big news is a new 100 V...
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More oil is getting out of the Persian Gulf, but the region’s producers are looking for signs that it is safe as they ramp up plans for alternative routes.
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Companies are pressing ahead with emissions cuts to boost efficiency and competitiveness
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