Stepchange News — 2026-07-02

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German researchers achieve 25.5% efficiency record for perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell — Researchers from HZB and Humboldt-Universität in Berlin have achieved a record 25.5% conversion efficiency in a CIGS-perovskite tandem PV…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine

2

Groundwork Collaborative proposes freezing electricity rates by leveraging AI data center demand — There’s an interesting new report out today from the progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative that makes a case for how Democrats…

More: Heatmap News

3

Vena Energy raises $970 million for Australian solar and storage projects — Vena Energy has raised A$1.4 billion (US$970 million) to support 614MW of solar PV capacity and 1,141MWh of BESS in Australia.

More: PV Tech

4

New Jersey Governor Receives Bill to Eliminate Data Center Tax Credit — Data center politics are continuing to evolve rapidly, and almost always in the direction of increasing costs and restrictions for data…

More: Heatmap News

5

Interior Department pays Duke Energy $129 million to abandon offshore wind lease — A Duke Energy subsidiary paid $155 million for the lease in 2022, saying it could support up to 1.6 GW of capacity. The utility now says it…

More: Utility Dive, Heatmap News, Electrek, CleanTechnica

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Firmus Technologies secures 1.2GW renewables deal to power South Australian AI facilities — Firmus Technologies has signed a 12-year wholesale energy supply agreement with Gunvor Group, including 1.2GW of renewables by 2032.

More: PV Tech

7

Energy Dome to build 23 MW carbon battery in Ireland with 10-year capacity contract — The project has secured land, planning consent, and a grid connection and has been awarded a 10-year capacity contract. It is expected to…

More: PV Magazine

8

Kempower and PowerUp America launch first of 12 EV fast charging sites in Southeast — Kempower and charge point operator PowerUp America have opened a new public DC fast charging station in Manchester, Kentucky – the first of…

More: Electrek

9

Frontier, Stripe-led carbon removal coalition, commits $915M to five emerging removal technologies — According to one of the world’s leading carbon removal buyers, the sector’s future lies in piles of industrial waste. When Frontier, the…

More: Heatmap News

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Toyota's bZ4X electric SUV tops 17,500 sales in U.S., outsells Land Cruiser — The new 2026 bZ has emerged as one of America’s best-selling EVs, outselling several of Toyota’s popular SUVs.

More: Electrek

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Scotland's solar capacity reaches 0.9 GW as storage tops 1.5 GW — Latest government figures add that Scotland’s storage capacity surpassed 1.5 GW by the end of March. There are currently 0.2 GW of solar…

More: PV Magazine

12

SolaX unveils AC-side vehicle-to-home charging system at Intersolar Europe — The system features an architecture that separates AC charging from controlled DC discharging and allows the EV charger and inverter to be…

More: PV Magazine

13

Subaru's new electric SUVs outsell Solterra months after launch — Just months after arriving at dealerships, Subaru’s new electric SUVs are outselling the Solterra.

More: Electrek

14

Eversource launches load management pilots in Massachusetts amid solar growth — The programs address specific substations with high solar penetration or summer-peak congestion issues. They could expand in the coming…

More: Utility Dive

15

Opsun launches flat-roof racking system that integrates string inverters with solar arrays — North American solar mounting manufacturer Opsun Systems Inc. has launched a commercial flat-roof racking solution engineered to support…

More: PV Magazine

16

Chevy Equinox EV sales fall 41% as new Bolt and Cadillac models offset decline — GM’s best-selling Chevy Equinox EV took a hit after sales dropped 41% in the first half of 2026. The new Chevy Bolt EV and Cadillac’s…

More: Electrek

17

Oracle challenges Wisconsin data center utility credit requirement — The utility’s credit requirement is neither the strictest in the country nor unusual. The post Does Oracle actually have a case against…

More: Latitude Media

18

New Mexico town cuts water to immigration detention center as wells run dry — Following years of drought, the wells in Estancia, N.M., are running dry. After declaring a water emergency last week, the small town in…

More: Inside Climate News

19

Scientists say urban trees are critical for city climate resilience

More: Grist

20

England records hottest June on record, Met Office data shows — Chief scientist says dangerous heatwaves, which are getting more likely, ‘bring home the implications of climate change’ The month of June…

More: Guardian Environment

1

Firmus secures 600 MW energy supply deal linked to 1.2 GW of new renewables in South Australia — Firmus Technologies has signed a 12-year wholesale energy supply agreement with Gunvor Group, including 1.2GW of renewables by 2032.

More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica

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Renewables supplied 57.7% of Germany's electricity in H1 2026 — Germany's renewable energy sources supplied a record 57.7% of electricity consumption in the first half of 2026, driven by higher wind and…

More: PV Magazine

3

Poland and Italy lead European battery storage revenue rankings — A new Clean Horizon analysis estimates annual revenue potential for battery energy storage systems (BESS) across European markets, with…

More: PV Magazine

4

Gridmatic study finds wide performance gap across California grid-scale battery assets — Unlike ERCOT, CAISO anonymizes public market data, masking resource identities and obscuring asset-level activity. A report by Gridmatic…

More: PV Magazine

5

Araymond launches modular floating solar system with on-site manufacturing — Araymond has developed Neluma, a modular floating PV system using containerized microfactories to manufacture float components directly…

More: PV Magazine

6

Researchers optimize silver paste in silicon solar cells, boost efficiency by 1 percentage point — Researchers in China found that fine tuning the lead(II) oxide (PbO) and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) molar ratio in silver paste glass frits…

More: PV Magazine

7

German researchers achieve 25.5% efficiency record for perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell — Researchers from HZB and Humboldt-Universität in Berlin have achieved a record 25.5% conversion efficiency in a CIGS-perovskite tandem PV…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine

8

Australia, Canada and UK launch Electrify Now global electrification initiative — The Australian goverment has committed Australia to a new global electrification initiative called Electrify Now, which was launched as…

More: PV Magazine

9

Groundwork Collaborative proposes using AI data centers to stabilize power grid while lowering electricity rates — There’s an interesting new report out today from the progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative that makes a case for how Democrats…

More: Heatmap News

10

Solar industry explains rapid shutdown safety requirement and device options — Rapid shutdown is a safety function that reduces the voltage of PV conductors if a system failure occurs. While it can be incorporated into…

More: PV Magazine

11

Vena Energy raises $970 million for 614MW Australian solar-plus-storage portfolio — Vena Energy has raised A$1.4 billion (US$970 million) to support 614MW of solar PV capacity and 1,141MWh of BESS in Australia.

More: PV Tech

12

New Jersey governor receives bills to restrict data center tax credits and raise electricity tariffs — Data center politics are continuing to evolve rapidly, and almost always in the direction of increasing costs and restrictions for data…

More: Heatmap News

13

Interior Department pays Duke Energy $129 million to abandon offshore wind lease — A Duke Energy subsidiary paid $155 million for the lease in 2022, saying it could support up to 1.6 GW of capacity. The utility now says it…

More: Utility Dive, Heatmap News, Electrek, CleanTechnica

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Energy Dome to build 23 MW carbon battery facility in Ireland — The project has secured land, planning consent, and a grid connection and has been awarded a 10-year capacity contract. It is expected to…

More: PV Magazine

15

Kempower and PowerUp America deploy 12 EV fast charging sites in Southeast — Kempower and charge point operator PowerUp America have opened a new public DC fast charging station in Manchester, Kentucky – the first of…

More: Electrek

16

Frontier's $915M carbon removal commitment targets industrial waste technologies — According to one of the world’s leading carbon removal buyers, the sector’s future lies in piles of industrial waste. When Frontier, the…

More: Heatmap News

17

Toyota's bZ4X electric SUV tops 17,500 sales, outsells Land Cruiser and EV rivals — The new 2026 bZ has emerged as one of America’s best-selling EVs, outselling several of Toyota’s popular SUVs.

More: Electrek

18

New Mexico town declares water emergency as drought dries wells, cuts supply to immigration detention center — Following years of drought, the wells in Estancia, N.M., are running dry. After declaring a water emergency last week, the small town in…

More: Inside Climate News

19

Scientists call for mandatory urban tree requirements in cities

More: Grist

20

England records hottest June on record, Met Office data shows — Chief scientist says dangerous heatwaves, which are getting more likely, ‘bring home the implications of climate change’ The month of June…

More: Guardian Environment

1

India's MNRE pushes power regulator to keep separate DSM rules for solar and wind — India's MNRE has urged the power regulator to retain separate 'Deviation Settlement Mechanism' rules for solar and wind projects to protect…

More: PV Tech

2

Firmus secures 600 MW energy supply agreement linked to 1.2 GW of South Australian renewables — Firmus Technologies has signed a 12-year wholesale energy supply agreement with Gunvor Group, including 1.2GW of renewables by 2032.

More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica

3

Researchers achieve 97.75% silicon recovery from recycled solar panels for battery electrodes — Researchers developed a process to recover silicon and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) from end-of-life crystalline silicon solar cells for use in…

More: PV Magazine

4

U.S. homeowners increasingly pair solar installations with battery storage — U.S. homeowners add battery storage to solar sets (Bloomberg) Falkland Islands start construction work for offshore oil (FT) China’s…

More: JKempEnergy

5

ISC Konstanz launches five publicly funded solar research projects — German solar energy research institute ISC Konstanz has launched five new publicly funded research projects covering the full PV value…

More: PV Tech

6

El Salvador's solar capacity reaches 846 MW, accounting for 26.4% of installed generation — According to new official statistics, solar power accounted for 26.4% of El Salvador’s installed electricity generation capacity in 2025,…

More: PV Magazine

7

Renewables supplied 57.7% of German electricity in first half of 2026 — Data released by Eurostat finds EU solar generated 58.8 TWh of electricity during the first three months of the year, up on the 55.3 TWh…

More: PV Magazine, PV Magazine

8

Chile's distributed solar capacity exceeds 500 MW under net billing scheme — The country has accumulated 502.9 MW of declared capacity across 41,986 facilities under the distributed generation scheme, according to…

More: PV Magazine

9

Poland and Italy lead Europe in battery storage revenue potential — A new Clean Horizon analysis estimates annual revenue potential for battery energy storage systems (BESS) across European markets, with…

More: PV Magazine

10

Gridmatic study reveals performance gap across California grid-scale battery assets — Unlike ERCOT, CAISO anonymizes public market data, masking resource identities and obscuring asset-level activity. A report by Gridmatic…

More: PV Magazine

11

Solar arrays cover less than 0.14% of Ohio's prime farmland — Solar arrays cover a tiny share of Ohio’s farmland — but you wouldn’t know it based on how often renewable energy opponents call to block…

More: Canary Media

12

Araymond develops floating solar system with on-site manufacturing in containers — Araymond has developed Neluma, a modular floating PV system using containerized microfactories to manufacture float components directly…

More: PV Magazine

13

Trump tax credit repeal drives automakers to Chinese EV battery technology — Slate is the latest automaker to transition to lower-cost batteries perfected in China, driven in part by the repeal of EV tax credits that…

More: Wired Science

14

Data center developers face power constraints and community opposition — Two data center developers on powered land, community opposition, and finding energy. The post The new reality for data centers: No easy…

More: Latitude Media

15

Massachusetts Senate advances energy efficiency legislation backed by solar industry — The Massachusetts Senate’s new energy efficiency legislation has been broadly welcomed by US solar industry and clean energy…

More: PV Tech

16

New Jersey becomes 10th state to pass plug-in solar legislation — New Jersey’s legislature has passed a bill to enable plug-in solar in the state, becoming the tenth state to advance such a bill.

More: PV Tech

17

Royal Mail cuts emissions 31 percent through electric vehicles and energy efficiency — Delivery giant reveals how electric vehicle fleet and energy efficiency improvements across its estate have moved it a major step towards…

More: via Bluesky

18

Forecasters predict record US summer heat as El Niño intensifies — More than 100 million people could be affected in week leading to 4 July, with increased risks of droughts and wildfires Meteorologists are…

More: Guardian Environment

19

Floods in Côte d'Ivoire kill 59 as West Africa faces heavy rains — Authorities say rainy season getting deadlier, with Ghana reporting 13 dead and floods hitting Benin, Togo and Nigeria Floods in Côte…

More: Guardian Environment

20

UK retailer Currys reports fan supplies tight as demand surges ahead of next heatwave — Retailer says sharp rise in fan sales over the latest heatwave weekend left stores scrambling to source stock Business live – latest…

More: Guardian Environment

1

Massachusetts Senate passes energy bill targeting $14 billion in savings — The Massachusetts Senate yesterday passed a sweeping energy-affordability bill that aims to save residents $14 billion over 10 years in a…

More: Canary Media, PV Tech

2

World Bank finances 300 MW pumped hydro storage plant in Morocco — Morocco’s state-owned utility ONEE has secured $265 million to build a 300 MW/1,500 MWh pumped hydro storage plant, which is expected to…

More: PV Magazine

3

Sinopec says hydrogen trucks losing to electric alternatives as battery technology advances — Hydrogen heavy trucks are being displaced by electric ones, as advancements in batteries and charging infrastructure eat away at the…

More: Electrek

4

Federal wind and solar tax credits expire on July 4 — As many Americans celebrate the country’s 250th birthday this weekend, the clean energy industry will be mourning a death. Independence Day…

More: Heatmap News

5

Shallow gabion foundations allow solar plant installation on archaeological site — Shallow gabion foundations enabled the installation of a solar plant on an archaeological site with minimal ground disturbance. The…

More: PV Magazine

6

Sunner launches real-time system to detect wind-induced solar tracker failure — Spanish control systems specialist Sunner has launched True Wind, a predictive monitoring system that detects wind-induced galloping in…

More: PV Magazine

7

Solar photovoltaic LCOE rises to $44/MWh in 2025, IRENA reports — The LCOE for solar PV increased marginally in 2025, reaching US$44/MWh, up from US$43/MWh in the previous year.

More: PV Tech

8

India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy pushes for separate DSM rules for solar and wind projects — India's MNRE has urged the power regulator to retain separate 'Deviation Settlement Mechanism' rules for solar and wind projects to protect…

More: PV Tech

9

Kia discontinues Niro EV in US, will launch EV3 as affordable alternative — Kia is dropping the Niro EV from its 2027 US lineup and will only sell the hybrid version. The EV3 will replace it later this year as Kia’s…

More: Electrek

10

Firmus secures 600 MW energy supply deal linked to 1.2 GW of new renewables in South Australia — Firmus Technologies has signed a 12-year wholesale energy supply agreement with Gunvor Group, including 1.2GW of renewables by 2032.

More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica

11

REC Solar rebrands to REC Power as it expands beyond solar — US IPP REC Solar has renamed to REC Power to reflect its broadening operations and portfolio. In an announcement, the company said the…

More: PV Tech

12

Researchers develop process to recover 97.75% silicon from end-of-life solar panels for batteries — Researchers developed a process to recover silicon and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) from end-of-life crystalline silicon solar cells for use in…

More: PV Magazine

13

US solar procurement accelerates ahead of July 4 safe harbour deadline — As the 4 July safe harbour deadline nears, VDE Americas’ Lisa Casey says US solar is at a decisive but nuanced turning point.

More: PV Tech

14

Russian missiles strike solar warehouse in Kyiv, destroying equipment — Ukrainian solar energy company Atmosfera was struck during a Russian missile attack on Kyiv last week, destroying some of the solar…

More: PV Magazine

15

Coal India to develop 600MW solar project in Uttar Pradesh for $296 million — State-owned coal producer Coal India Limited (CIL) has secured a contract worth INR28.3 billion (US$296 million) to develop a 600MW PV…

More: PV Tech

16

Atmoce launches stackable AC-coupled battery system for commercial and industrial solar — The M-ELV BattBank is intended for industrial and commercial applications. It is scalable up to 112.56 kWh per cluster. The post Atmoce…

More: PV Magazine

17

U.S. homeowners increasingly pair solar installations with battery storage — U.S. homeowners add battery storage to solar sets (Bloomberg) Falkland Islands start construction work for offshore oil (FT) China’s…

More: JKempEnergy

18

UK regulator finds Defra breached law in approving bee-killing pesticide for farmers — Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024 The UK government…

More: Guardian Environment

19

Europe faces deadly heatwave as US climate action advances despite Trump administration — Despite a deadly heatwave sweeping through Europe, the US president’s ineptness has created reason for optimism on the climate crisis

More: Guardian Environment

20

DOE proposes eliminating appliance efficiency requirements — A proposed rule would create an “obstacle course of restrictions” bogging down the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency program, a…

More: Utility Dive

Jul 1, 2026 · 5:02 PM PT edition · 20 stories

German researchers achieve 25.5% efficiency record for perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell — Researchers from HZB and Humboldt-Universität in Berlin have achieved a record 25.5% conversion efficiency in a CIGS-perovskite tandem PV…

Groundwork Collaborative proposes freezing electricity rates by leveraging AI data center demand — There’s an interesting new report out today from the progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative that makes a case for how Democrats…

Vena Energy raises $970 million for Australian solar and storage projects — Vena Energy has raised A$1.4 billion (US$970 million) to support 614MW of solar PV capacity and 1,141MWh of BESS in Australia.

New Jersey Governor Receives Bill to Eliminate Data Center Tax Credit — Data center politics are continuing to evolve rapidly, and almost always in the direction of increasing costs and restrictions for data…

Interior Department pays Duke Energy $129 million to abandon offshore wind lease — A Duke Energy subsidiary paid $155 million for the lease in 2022, saying it could support up to 1.6 GW of capacity. The utility now says it…

Firmus Technologies secures 1.2GW renewables deal to power South Australian AI facilities — Firmus Technologies has signed a 12-year wholesale energy supply agreement with Gunvor Group, including 1.2GW of renewables by 2032.

Energy Dome to build 23 MW carbon battery in Ireland with 10-year capacity contract — The project has secured land, planning consent, and a grid connection and has been awarded a 10-year capacity contract. It is expected to…

Kempower and PowerUp America launch first of 12 EV fast charging sites in Southeast — Kempower and charge point operator PowerUp America have opened a new public DC fast charging station in Manchester, Kentucky – the first of…

Frontier, Stripe-led carbon removal coalition, commits $915M to five emerging removal technologies — According to one of the world’s leading carbon removal buyers, the sector’s future lies in piles of industrial waste. When Frontier, the…

Toyota's bZ4X electric SUV tops 17,500 sales in U.S., outsells Land Cruiser — The new 2026 bZ has emerged as one of America’s best-selling EVs, outselling several of Toyota’s popular SUVs.

Scotland's solar capacity reaches 0.9 GW as storage tops 1.5 GW — Latest government figures add that Scotland’s storage capacity surpassed 1.5 GW by the end of March. There are currently 0.2 GW of solar…

SolaX unveils AC-side vehicle-to-home charging system at Intersolar Europe — The system features an architecture that separates AC charging from controlled DC discharging and allows the EV charger and inverter to be…

Subaru's new electric SUVs outsell Solterra months after launch — Just months after arriving at dealerships, Subaru’s new electric SUVs are outselling the Solterra.

Eversource launches load management pilots in Massachusetts amid solar growth — The programs address specific substations with high solar penetration or summer-peak congestion issues. They could expand in the coming…

Opsun launches flat-roof racking system that integrates string inverters with solar arrays — North American solar mounting manufacturer Opsun Systems Inc. has launched a commercial flat-roof racking solution engineered to support…

Chevy Equinox EV sales fall 41% as new Bolt and Cadillac models offset decline — GM’s best-selling Chevy Equinox EV took a hit after sales dropped 41% in the first half of 2026. The new Chevy Bolt EV and Cadillac’s…

Oracle challenges Wisconsin data center utility credit requirement — The utility’s credit requirement is neither the strictest in the country nor unusual. The post ​​Does Oracle actually have a case against…

New Mexico town cuts water to immigration detention center as wells run dry — Following years of drought, the wells in Estancia, N.M., are running dry. After declaring a water emergency last week, the small town in…

Scientists say urban trees are critical for city climate resilience

England records hottest June on record, Met Office data shows — Chief scientist says dangerous heatwaves, which are getting more likely, ‘bring home the implications of climate change’ The month of June…

Jul 1, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Firmus secures 600 MW energy supply deal linked to 1.2 GW of new renewables in South Australia — Firmus Technologies has signed a 12-year wholesale energy supply agreement with Gunvor Group, including 1.2GW of renewables by 2032.

Renewables supplied 57.7% of Germany's electricity in H1 2026 — Germany's renewable energy sources supplied a record 57.7% of electricity consumption in the first half of 2026, driven by higher wind and…

Poland and Italy lead European battery storage revenue rankings — A new Clean Horizon analysis estimates annual revenue potential for battery energy storage systems (BESS) across European markets, with…

Gridmatic study finds wide performance gap across California grid-scale battery assets — Unlike ERCOT, CAISO anonymizes public market data, masking resource identities and obscuring asset-level activity. A report by Gridmatic…

Araymond launches modular floating solar system with on-site manufacturing — Araymond has developed Neluma, a modular floating PV system using containerized microfactories to manufacture float components directly…

Researchers optimize silver paste in silicon solar cells, boost efficiency by 1 percentage point — Researchers in China found that fine tuning the lead(II) oxide (PbO) and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) molar ratio in silver paste glass frits…

German researchers achieve 25.5% efficiency record for perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell — Researchers from HZB and Humboldt-Universität in Berlin have achieved a record 25.5% conversion efficiency in a CIGS-perovskite tandem PV…

Australia, Canada and UK launch Electrify Now global electrification initiative — The Australian goverment has committed Australia to a new global electrification initiative called Electrify Now, which was launched as…

Groundwork Collaborative proposes using AI data centers to stabilize power grid while lowering electricity rates — There’s an interesting new report out today from the progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative that makes a case for how Democrats…

Solar industry explains rapid shutdown safety requirement and device options — Rapid shutdown is a safety function that reduces the voltage of PV conductors if a system failure occurs. While it can be incorporated into…

Vena Energy raises $970 million for 614MW Australian solar-plus-storage portfolio — Vena Energy has raised A$1.4 billion (US$970 million) to support 614MW of solar PV capacity and 1,141MWh of BESS in Australia.

New Jersey governor receives bills to restrict data center tax credits and raise electricity tariffs — Data center politics are continuing to evolve rapidly, and almost always in the direction of increasing costs and restrictions for data…

Interior Department pays Duke Energy $129 million to abandon offshore wind lease — A Duke Energy subsidiary paid $155 million for the lease in 2022, saying it could support up to 1.6 GW of capacity. The utility now says it…

Energy Dome to build 23 MW carbon battery facility in Ireland — The project has secured land, planning consent, and a grid connection and has been awarded a 10-year capacity contract. It is expected to…

Kempower and PowerUp America deploy 12 EV fast charging sites in Southeast — Kempower and charge point operator PowerUp America have opened a new public DC fast charging station in Manchester, Kentucky – the first of…

Frontier's $915M carbon removal commitment targets industrial waste technologies — According to one of the world’s leading carbon removal buyers, the sector’s future lies in piles of industrial waste. When Frontier, the…

Toyota's bZ4X electric SUV tops 17,500 sales, outsells Land Cruiser and EV rivals — The new 2026 bZ has emerged as one of America’s best-selling EVs, outselling several of Toyota’s popular SUVs.

New Mexico town declares water emergency as drought dries wells, cuts supply to immigration detention center — Following years of drought, the wells in Estancia, N.M., are running dry. After declaring a water emergency last week, the small town in…

Scientists call for mandatory urban tree requirements in cities

England records hottest June on record, Met Office data shows — Chief scientist says dangerous heatwaves, which are getting more likely, ‘bring home the implications of climate change’ The month of June…

Jul 2, 2026 · 5:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

India's MNRE pushes power regulator to keep separate DSM rules for solar and wind — India's MNRE has urged the power regulator to retain separate 'Deviation Settlement Mechanism' rules for solar and wind projects to protect…

Firmus secures 600 MW energy supply agreement linked to 1.2 GW of South Australian renewables — Firmus Technologies has signed a 12-year wholesale energy supply agreement with Gunvor Group, including 1.2GW of renewables by 2032.

Researchers achieve 97.75% silicon recovery from recycled solar panels for battery electrodes — Researchers developed a process to recover silicon and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) from end-of-life crystalline silicon solar cells for use in…

U.S. homeowners increasingly pair solar installations with battery storage — U.S. homeowners add battery storage to solar sets (Bloomberg) Falkland Islands start construction work for offshore oil (FT) China’s…

ISC Konstanz launches five publicly funded solar research projects — German solar energy research institute ISC Konstanz has launched five new publicly funded research projects covering the full PV value…

El Salvador's solar capacity reaches 846 MW, accounting for 26.4% of installed generation — According to new official statistics, solar power accounted for 26.4% of El Salvador’s installed electricity generation capacity in 2025,…

Renewables supplied 57.7% of German electricity in first half of 2026 — Data released by Eurostat finds EU solar generated 58.8 TWh of electricity during the first three months of the year, up on the 55.3 TWh…

Chile's distributed solar capacity exceeds 500 MW under net billing scheme — The country has accumulated 502.9 MW of declared capacity across 41,986 facilities under the distributed generation scheme, according to…

Poland and Italy lead Europe in battery storage revenue potential — A new Clean Horizon analysis estimates annual revenue potential for battery energy storage systems (BESS) across European markets, with…

Gridmatic study reveals performance gap across California grid-scale battery assets — Unlike ERCOT, CAISO anonymizes public market data, masking resource identities and obscuring asset-level activity. A report by Gridmatic…

Solar arrays cover less than 0.14% of Ohio's prime farmland — Solar arrays cover a tiny share of Ohio’s farmland — but you wouldn’t know it based on how often renewable energy opponents call to block…

Araymond develops floating solar system with on-site manufacturing in containers — Araymond has developed Neluma, a modular floating PV system using containerized microfactories to manufacture float components directly…

Trump tax credit repeal drives automakers to Chinese EV battery technology — Slate is the latest automaker to transition to lower-cost batteries perfected in China, driven in part by the repeal of EV tax credits that…

Data center developers face power constraints and community opposition — Two data center developers on powered land, community opposition, and finding energy. The post The new reality for data centers: No easy…

Massachusetts Senate advances energy efficiency legislation backed by solar industry — The Massachusetts Senate’s new energy efficiency legislation has been broadly welcomed by US solar industry and clean energy…

New Jersey becomes 10th state to pass plug-in solar legislation — New Jersey’s legislature has passed a bill to enable plug-in solar in the state, becoming the tenth state to advance such a bill.

Royal Mail cuts emissions 31 percent through electric vehicles and energy efficiency — Delivery giant reveals how electric vehicle fleet and energy efficiency improvements across its estate have moved it a major step towards…

Forecasters predict record US summer heat as El Niño intensifies — More than 100 million people could be affected in week leading to 4 July, with increased risks of droughts and wildfires Meteorologists are…

Floods in Côte d'Ivoire kill 59 as West Africa faces heavy rains — Authorities say rainy season getting deadlier, with Ghana reporting 13 dead and floods hitting Benin, Togo and Nigeria Floods in Côte…

UK retailer Currys reports fan supplies tight as demand surges ahead of next heatwave — Retailer says sharp rise in fan sales over the latest heatwave weekend left stores scrambling to source stock Business live – latest…

Jul 2, 2026 · 11:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Massachusetts Senate passes energy bill targeting $14 billion in savings — The Massachusetts Senate yesterday passed a sweeping energy-affordability bill that aims to save residents $14 billion over 10 years in a…

World Bank finances 300 MW pumped hydro storage plant in Morocco — Morocco’s state-owned utility ONEE has secured $265 million to build a 300 MW/1,500 MWh pumped hydro storage plant, which is expected to…

Sinopec says hydrogen trucks losing to electric alternatives as battery technology advances — Hydrogen heavy trucks are being displaced by electric ones, as advancements in batteries and charging infrastructure eat away at the…

Federal wind and solar tax credits expire on July 4 — As many Americans celebrate the country’s 250th birthday this weekend, the clean energy industry will be mourning a death. Independence Day…

Shallow gabion foundations allow solar plant installation on archaeological site — Shallow gabion foundations enabled the installation of a solar plant on an archaeological site with minimal ground disturbance. The…

Sunner launches real-time system to detect wind-induced solar tracker failure — Spanish control systems specialist Sunner has launched True Wind, a predictive monitoring system that detects wind-induced galloping in…

Solar photovoltaic LCOE rises to $44/MWh in 2025, IRENA reports — The LCOE for solar PV increased marginally in 2025, reaching US$44/MWh, up from US$43/MWh in the previous year.

India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy pushes for separate DSM rules for solar and wind projects — India's MNRE has urged the power regulator to retain separate 'Deviation Settlement Mechanism' rules for solar and wind projects to protect…

Kia discontinues Niro EV in US, will launch EV3 as affordable alternative — Kia is dropping the Niro EV from its 2027 US lineup and will only sell the hybrid version. The EV3 will replace it later this year as Kia’s…

Firmus secures 600 MW energy supply deal linked to 1.2 GW of new renewables in South Australia — Firmus Technologies has signed a 12-year wholesale energy supply agreement with Gunvor Group, including 1.2GW of renewables by 2032.

REC Solar rebrands to REC Power as it expands beyond solar — US IPP REC Solar has renamed to REC Power to reflect its broadening operations and portfolio. In an announcement, the company said the…

Researchers develop process to recover 97.75% silicon from end-of-life solar panels for batteries — Researchers developed a process to recover silicon and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) from end-of-life crystalline silicon solar cells for use in…

US solar procurement accelerates ahead of July 4 safe harbour deadline — As the 4 July safe harbour deadline nears, VDE Americas’ Lisa Casey says US solar is at a decisive but nuanced turning point.

Russian missiles strike solar warehouse in Kyiv, destroying equipment — Ukrainian solar energy company Atmosfera was struck during a Russian missile attack on Kyiv last week, destroying some of the solar…

Coal India to develop 600MW solar project in Uttar Pradesh for $296 million — State-owned coal producer Coal India Limited (CIL) has secured a contract worth INR28.3 billion (US$296 million) to develop a 600MW PV…

Atmoce launches stackable AC-coupled battery system for commercial and industrial solar — The M-ELV BattBank is intended for industrial and commercial applications. It is scalable up to 112.56 kWh per cluster. The post Atmoce…

Oracle challenges Wisconsin data center utility credit requirement — The utility’s credit requirement is neither the strictest in the country nor unusual. The post Does Oracle actually have a case against…