Tesla Full Self-Driving can now take over manual driving ... + 29 more energy stories
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Aug 30, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026
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Tesla is rolling out a new version of its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software that can take control of your car to avoid a crash, even when you’re driving manually. The automaker announced the fea
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☀️ Solar
Developer-operator MN8 Energy, zinc hybrid cathode battery and storage system maker Eos Energy Enterprises, and tech giant Google are backing a multi-technology renewables project on the PJM grid in t...
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Independent third-party testing measured more than 4 kWh of usable solar energy delivered post-conversion to the vehicle’s high-voltage battery. The post TÜV Rheinland validates 4 kWh generation in Ap...
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💨 Wind
Several milestones have been reached in recent days at offshore wind projects in European and Asian waters.
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⚛️ Nuclear
When Gov. Kathy Hochul took office in 2021, New York was in the middle of a complicated energy transition. Albany had passed one of the nation’s most ambitious decarbonization laws only two years earl...
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🔋 Electric Vehicles
Drivers opening an EV charging app for the first time today will be presented with thousands of so-called “public” chargers at local car dealers. Once they arrive, however, the store’s customers, stor...
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Alongside Tesla’s low-key Cybercab event this week, the company showed off its new rare earth-free Cybercab motor, which reportedly increases power density and efficiency significantly. It’s some kind...
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BYD launched an aggressive sales campaign in the UK, its “biggest-ever,” offering over $3,000 off select plug-in and electric vehicles. more…
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📦 Storage
Equinor’s largest US battery energy storage project to date is now operating in South Texas, adding 100 megawatts (MW) of flexible capacity to the state’s fast-growing power grid. more…
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⚡ Grid
India's CEA has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverters and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects from July 2027.
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Renewable energy and storage are credited with resolving longstanding grid reliability issues in Texas, even during extreme hot weather. The post Renewable Energy And Storage Solve Massive Grid Proble...
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💧 Hydrogen
In other news, the Valencian government approved €76 million for BP-led renewable hydrogen and sustainable biofuel projects, while NaTran and Creos Deutschland started construction of the German secti...
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🌊 Hydropower
Wind turbines and solar panels got the thumbs-down from US President Donald Trump, but the new PacWave South wave energy test bed somehow survived the chopper. The post The Coming Tsunami Of Wave Ener...
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🌎 Climate
Top five warmest seasons have all occurred since 2003 as human-caused climate change takes hold, UK scientists say
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Rising extreme weather costs fuel campaign ahead of new resilience strategy
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Summer’s droughts and wildfires demonstrate the need to stick to cross-party consensus on policy and to UK strategy on net zero
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China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the... The post Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions fall in Q2 2026 due to plummeting oil...
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Climate scepticism is common at the Reform party conference, but many also criticise Labour for failing to protect Britons from hot weatherOn the second day of the Reform UK conference, in the wake of...
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📋 Policy
Secretary Wright issued an emergency order to stabilize the Carolinas’ grid and mitigate blackout risks amid hot weather conditions.
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🛢️ Oil & Gas
Despite the UK’s best efforts, its energy system will require natural gas for decades to come
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If you’ve had to fill up your vehicle’s gas tank or buy a plane ticket lately, you’ve probably felt the effects of rising fossil-fuel prices. But farmers buying fertilizer for their crops are especial...
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🌋 Geothermal
Key risks remain, however, including "first-of-a-kind execution," interconnection bottlenecks, capital intensity and competing technology paths, according to a research note from financial services co...
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🏭 Carbon Capture
Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.
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📰 More
Shares in window specialists have outperformed the broader market in the past month
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Cloverleaf Infrastructure's Brian Janous explores anti-data center sentiment — and how developers can adapt to the pushback. The post What comes after the data center backlash? appeared first on Latit...
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India’s Energy Stack aims to strengthen digital infrastructure, enabling India to manage a decentralised electricity system amid rapid renewable growth.
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There’s an impossible amount of good-looking girls in Sudbury, Ontario, and an equally impressive wealth of high-grade nickel and copper ore living “just” 8,500 feet below the town’s surface, too – an...
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Hyundai’s electric van is bigger than the Kia PV5 and Volkswagen ID. Buzz, with enough room for nine passengers. more…
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A mistake in the federal documents offering public land in Wyoming for oil and gas leases has Cowboy State residents and environmentalists questioning whether government agencies are prepared to handl...
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Annual Report Highlights Strong Job Growth Across the Energy Sectors Powering American Industry and Economic Growth
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