renewable energy

Sunergise buys Infratec to move from rooftops into utility-scale solar

Sunergise is buying Infratec from WEL Networks for an undisclosed price, gaining utility-scale delivery capability it did not have before.

Egypt's 1.2 GWp Nefer Minya solar and battery project secures up to $566M in debt

Infinity Power and HAU Energy secured up to $566M in debt for Nefer Minya in Egypt, which pairs 1.2 GWp of solar with a 600 MWh battery system.

PurposeEnergy digester turns Danone's Ohio yogurt waste into biogas

PurposeEnergy's Minster, Ohio digester pipes Danone's yogurt residuals in and biogas back out to a plant boiler, and the pipe itself carries part of the gain.

Solar panels installed in 2020 could supply 21% of solar silver by 2035

Rystad Energy's recycling math, plus new panel-recycling techniques, turn retired clean-energy hardware into a supply source with a schedule.

DNV expects half of new solar plants to include batteries by the mid-2030s

DNV forecasts solar-plus-storage attach rates rising from 6.6% to about half by the mid-2030s, and its GPM unit is expanding hybrid EMS software to match.

Bestway Cement now gets over a quarter of its plant power from solar

A Pakistani cement plant gets over a quarter of its electricity from 26 MW of solar, with 6.34 MW more due by year end, the Financial Times reports.

NextEra Advances Duane Arnold Nuclear Restart With Federal Loan

NextEra secured a $1.9B federal loan and FERC approval to reconnect Iowa's Duane Arnold nuclear plant, backed by a 25-year Google power deal.

U.S. grid batteries are set to top 100 GW by 2028, changing peak prices

EIA data shows U.S. battery storage reached nearly 52 GW by June 2026, with 54 GW planned through 2028.

Europe’s 2026 energy planning is drifting back to gas, driven by €62/MWh summer spikes and 15-year supply deals

A hot summer, tighter system margins and slipping policy timelines are pushing European operators to rebalance toward firm gas supply, even as decarbonization roadmaps remain in place.

Utility-scale solar and batteries made up most new U.S. power plant builds in early 2026, and that shifts how operators should buy capacity

EIA’s January–June build list shows solar and storage dominating new projects. For big loads, the procurement question is shifting from megawatts to deliverabil

H1 2026 U.S. grid additions show solar plus batteries has become the default project, and gas is the long-lead counterweight

EIA data shows 368 new utility-scale plants in H1 2026, led by 207 solar and 95 batteries. For operators, the focus is shifting to duration, dispatch rights, and contract terms.

First-half 2026 US grid additions show storage is scaling almost as fast as solar, and that changes how operators should write load and interconnection plans

EIA’s January–June interconnection data shows solar led new US builds, but batteries were close behind, reshaping peak planning, contracts, and queue strategy.

Heat and river constraints are turning Europe’s summer power stack into a gas risk again

August heat is tightening Europe’s power stack: wind dips, nuclear cooling limits and short-term gas outages are pushing TTF back toward recent highs and wideni

Utility-scale solar and batteries dominated U.S. plants that actually came online in first half of 2026

EIA’s January to June data shows 207 new utility-scale solar projects and 95 battery projects, a planning signal for grid operators and large-load buyers writin

Sodium-ion batteries reach commercial scale, easing reliance on China for energy storage

Sodium-ion batteries use abundant, domestically sourceable materials, positioning them as a credible alternative to lithium-ion for grid-scale storage.

AI data center demand is forcing a rethink of every power asset on the US grid

Soaring electricity demand from AI data centers is reviving shuttered plants and spawning record-scale solar projects, but grid buildout costs keep climbing.

Rolls-Royce reports 50%-plus order surge in data center energy as AI infrastructure demand reshapes power procurement

Rolls-Royce's data center energy orders jumped over 50% in H1 2026, while AI-native platforms are entering renewable and battery R&D workflows at scale.

Data center load is reshaping how U.S. utilities plan, price, and build generation

Exelon cut speculative data center load by 40%, FirstEnergy's contracts surged 50% in Q2, and Texas just approved its first AI co-location site next to a wind f

ComEd's 60-site rooftop solar deal and new Colorado River framework mark a pivotal day for utility operators

Three major utility developments landed July 31: a 44 MW community solar buildout in Illinois, a final EIS for post-2026 Colorado River operations, and a prefer

Data center power demand is forcing utilities to rethink capital plans and grid design in real time

CenterPoint hiked its 10-year capex plan on data center load, while Midwest wholesale prices topped $500/MWh amid heat and wind shortfalls.

Europe's summer power crunch is accelerating battery and solar investment across the continent

Heat waves, nuclear outages, and drought are pushing European power prices to multi-year highs and fast-tracking grid storage projects from Italy to Slovenia.

Renewable energy roundup: Offshore supply chains, storage deals, and output records define July 16

From a 3.2GW Korean offshore cluster to a GB solar output record, July 16 brought a wave of concrete procurement and operational signals.

Clean energy deals dominate this week: hydrogen, storage, offshore wind, and a major Shell divestiture

Five significant energy transition deals closed in July 2026, spanning green hydrogen, battery storage, offshore wind, and renewable portfolio M&A.

Clean energy investment hits $2.2 trillion in 2026, nearly doubling fossil fuel spending

Global energy investment reaches $3.4T in 2026, with clean energy outpacing fossil fuels nearly two to one, per the IEA's latest report.

Energy transition market reaches $3.17 trillion in 2026 as grid connection backlogs stall 1,650 GW of capacity

The global energy transition market hits $3.17T in 2026, but 1,650 GW of renewable capacity sits in grid connection queues worldwide.

Energy transition market approaches $3.2 trillion in 2026 as grid bottlenecks emerge as the critical constraint

The global energy transition market hits $3.17T this year, growing at 11.1% CAGR, but 1,650 GW of renewable capacity is stuck waiting for grid connections.

Renewables surpass coal, oil, and gas as the largest source of new global energy supply in 2025

Ember data shows renewables led global energy supply growth in 2025, with solar up 30% and clean power meeting all new electricity demand.

Solar surpasses coal globally as US installations keep climbing in 2026

Solar power has crossed a milestone, outgenerating coal worldwide in H1 2026, even as US policy shifts toward fossil fuels.

Energy infrastructure roundup: Gas for data centers, BESS buildout, and Canada's Pacific pipeline plan

74 US gas plants, 143 GW targeted at data centers; BESS deals stack up in Romania, Australia, and Poland; Canada unveils plans for a Pacific oil pipeline.

DOE geothermal funding and energy workforce strategy signal new demands for operators

The DOE opened a $171.5M geothermal funding opportunity and published an 8-principle workforce strategy as it anticipates needing millions more energy workers.