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Renewables Beat Fossil Fuels 55-to-1 in New US Capacity
EIA data shows renewables supplied over a quarter of US electricity in January 2026 and added 55 times more new capacity than fossil fuels and nuclear combined over the prior 12 months, with projectio
Maryland Supreme Court Rejects Baltimore Climate
Maryland's Supreme Court has invalidated Baltimore's climate change lawsuit against oil companies, a ruling that significantly hinders similar legal efforts by other local governments nationwide seeki
White House Drill Mandate Clashes With Oil CEOs
Energy Secretary Chris Wright told oil producers at CERAWeek to "produce more, and do it now," but industry CEOs pushed back, warning the Iran war has decoupled prices from supply fundamentals and mad
Europe's US LNG Dependency Becomes Leverage Amid Qatar Disruptions
Europe's reliance on US LNG has created dangerous structural vulnerability as Washington signals willingness to use energy as leverage in trade negotiations, compounded by Qatar disruptions and critic
Tenways Wayfarer e-bike $1,799 flash sale with free
Tenways is holding a flash sale, offering its Wayfarer Premium Cruiser e-bike with an expanded bundle of free gear for a new all-time low of $1,799, alongside deals on its CGO800S model and other gree
Toyota invests $1B in US plants, prepares second EV
Toyota announced a $1 billion investment to upgrade its Kentucky and Indiana factories, earmarking $800 million to ready the Kentucky plant for a second U.S.-made electric vehicle as part of a $10 bil
Tokyo Grid Orders First Solar Curtailment, 1.84 GW Cut
For the first time, Tokyo’s grid was ordered to curtail solar generation as solar output growth outpaced the flexibility of Japan’s largest regional power market, marking a nationwide shift in renewab
England Mandates Heat Pumps and Solar for New Homes by 2028
England will require all new homes built from 2028 to install heat pumps and solar panels covering 40% of ground floor space, ending their connection to the gas grid.
BYD Plans 20 Canada Dealerships Post-Tariff Drop
BYD is building out 20 branded dealerships across Canada within its first year, leveraging a January trade deal that slashed tariffs on Chinese EVs from 100% to 6.1% — though a 49,000-unit import cap
Santos Halts Barossa, Darwin LNG Amid Global Supply Crunch
Santos has shut its newly-commissioned Barossa LNG plant and idled the Darwin LNG export facility to replace offshore equipment, removing Australian volumes from a global LNG market already hammered b
Megawatt Framework Turns Battery Storage into AI Lever
A new Compute Per Megawatt (CPM) framework is emerging, positioning behind‑the‑meter battery storage as a lever to boost AI compute capacity for hyperscalers amid soaring power demand.
Energy tower heat pump with PVT cuts winter gas use
Chinese researchers proved that pairing an energy tower heat pump with evaporator‑side boilers or solar‑thermal assist can boost winter heating efficiency and cut natural‑gas costs in commercial retro
Tenaska options 2,600 acres for Google AI data center
Tenaska has optioned over 2,600 acres in southeast Nebraska for documents suggesting a Google-operated AI data center powered by a 1,000-3,000 MW gas plant with carbon capture, while a state senator w
Enervest builds Australia’s 500 kW floating solar array
Enervest has begun construction on a 500 kW floating solar array at Warrnambool’s Brierly Basin, the largest of its kind in Australia, for water authority Wannon Water, and is expected to deliver over
Solar and wind hit 17% of US power in 2025
Solar and wind power combined hit a record 17% of US electricity generation in 2025, with utility-scale solar up 34% year-over-year and EIA projecting 86 GW of new capacity—the largest single-year add
IQAir Report: Only 14% of Cities Meet WHO Air Standard
A new IQAir World Air Quality Report reveals that only 14% of the world’s cities meet WHO’s PM2.5 target, with climate‑driven wildfires and dust storms driving worsening pollution across borders.
Sungrow ships green hydrogen to Oman, Italy, Brazil
Chinese firm Sungrow Hydrogen is accelerating global green hydrogen deployment, shipping systems to Oman, Italy, and Brazil while the U.S. has withdrawn federal support under Trump, leaving a stark po
Iran Crisis Spurs 20% Surge in US EV Search Interest
Online searches for electric cars jumped 20% in the US and 40% in Europe within days of the Iran conflict erupting, as gas prices hit $4 per gallon and vindicated the case for EVs that retreating auto
Interior offers TotalEnergies $1B to halt offshore wind
The Department of the Interior will pay TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion in taxpayer funds to abandon two US offshore wind leases and redirect investment toward oil and methane gas projects.
Reva: India's Tiny Urban EV That Redefined Plug-In Charging
The Reva, a tiny electric car designed by Chetan Maini in India around 2001, proved that home-plug-in charging could work in dense cities — a decade before EVs went mainstream, and the foundation that
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