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Jun 7, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026
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☀️ Solar
Gamuda Renewables has secured an interest in the 450MW Hazelwood North solar-plus-storage project from Latrobe Valley-based developer Manthos Investments.
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Construction funds secured for first two phases of co-located project, with 1.63 GW of solar and 1.9 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity to be connected to the national grid. Project ...
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A university in Hawaii is launching into phase two of a big solar project on its campus, and when completed, it should mean that the university is getting 100% of its electric from solar power. Actual...
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Qcells has begun manufacturing solar cells at its Cartersville, Georgia factory, aiming for full production by Q3 2026, adding significant capacity.
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💨 Wind
More than 100 planned wind farms in 21 states are now stalled indefinitely as the Pentagon delays military reviews once seen as routine.
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⚛️ Nuclear
North Carolina’s Republican-led House of Representatives passed a sweeping energy bill last week called the Ratepayer Protection Act, with backers saying it would reduce energy costs for families acro...
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🔋 Electric Vehicles
The biggest obstacle to buying an EV isn’t always range anxiety, it’s the negative equity on their current car loan. If that’s you, don’t worry – these EVs have enough cash on the hood to help dig you...
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📦 Storage
A new white paper crafted by the Center for Renewables Integration and Pure Power Engineering identifies persistent challenges to bringing distributed energy storage projects online.
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⚡ Grid
A lack of adequate transmission capacity cost PJM a staggering $1 billion in a single month, May 2026, according to software company Grid Raven and its new public Congestion Tracker.
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Ark Energy has been granted approval by AEMO and Transgrid to connect its 435MW Richmond Valley solar-plus-storage project to the NEM.
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The project involves establishing a 400/132 kV substation at Jalna and constructing around 135 km of 132 kV double-circuit transmission lines connecting Jalna (New) with Jalna MIDC, Partur, and Ghansa...
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This body would include CERC, Grid India, and power exchanges. The move contrasts with the regulator's draft norms proposing a single operator.
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💧 Hydrogen
Wärtsilä has successfully demonstrated what it says is the world’s first large-scale engine running on 100% hydrogen, supplying power to Spain’s grid in Bermeo and advancing flexible low-carbon genera...
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🌊 Hydropower
The Czech Republic's fourth pumped hydro energy storage plant is to be built within an existing hydropower complex, converting convention run-of-river into reversible units, creating 750MWh of energy ...
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🌎 Climate
Revised Corporate Net-zero Standard faces criticism over renewable energy rules
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Companies able to claim they have made ‘best efforts’ even if they fall short of climate goals
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Why the pyramids are turning grey; what Britain gets wrong about weather extremes — plus the Kantian-Schmittian divide in international climate negotiations
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📋 Policy
A new state law requires the utilities to participate in ISO New England, making them ineligible for an extra 0.5% return on equity, according to a complaint filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Com...
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🛢️ Oil & Gas
Climate minister Chris Bowen says country must prepare for changing world and can play bigger role in reducing emissionsAustralia will find exporting fossil fuels increasingly difficult but can switch...
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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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JPMorgan dominant with 12% increase in deals while European banks reduced market share
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🌋 Geothermal
Funding from Natural Resources Canada will support the development of Canada's deep geothermal roadmap to identify opportunities for next-generation geothermal. The post Canada announces funding to su...
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The Cabinet of New Zealand has approved the release of $55 million to fund the drilling of the country's first superhot geothermal exploratory well in Rotokawa. The post New Zealand releases $55m fund...
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🏭 Carbon Capture
In order to stabilize global warming at less than 1.5°C in the long term, there is a need not only for a drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions but also for technologies to remove and store hun...
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📰 More
Electrification is the purchase of optionality and China bought more of it than any nation in history
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Permira to take majority stake in core operations under energy transition strategy
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List expanded to almost 400 imported items with significant amount of steel or aluminium
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On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Akshat Rathi from Bloomberg discusses the energy crisis caused by the war in Iran, which is causing some governments to pursue structural shifts ...
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MIT researchers have shown that one fuel can power both chemical and electric spacecraft thrusters, potentially transforming what small satellites can do. The approach combines quick bursts of speed w...
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