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irishtimes.com - Barry O'Halloran - New battery rules set to boost green electricity use
New battery rules set to boost green electricity use
The Irish Times

New rules paving the way for increased use of batteries for electricity supplies should ease bottlenecks in the system and potentially cut prices in the long term, according to an industry figure. Regulations coming into effect next year will give…

rollingstone.com - Thor Benson - Solar Energy Is Booming -- Despite Trump's Best Efforts
Solar Energy Is Booming -- Despite Trump's Best Efforts
Rolling Stone

Donald Trump has been doing everything he can to undermine the renewable energy industry and boost fossil fuels. He's been especially aggressive towards wind power — so much so that the administration recently decided to pay nearly $800…

cnbc.com - Chloe Taylor - Red-alert heatwaves are becoming Europe's new normal. Investors are paying attention
Red-alert heatwaves are becoming Europe's new normal. Investors are paying attention
CNBC

Western Europe is grappling with a record-breaking heatwave. Investors told CNBC there could be opportunities as sweltering summers become the norm on the continent. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Multiple Western European…

newsweek.com - Micah McCartney - Inside China's AI data center push-And how it compares with the US
Inside China's AI data center push-And how it compares with the US
Newsweek

Since generative AI took off around 2022, the boom has opened a new front in the United States and China's race for technological supremacy. More than 3,000 data centers have sprung up across all 50 states, with more than 1,400 others in various…

mit.edu - How data centers can better manage energy use
How data centers can better manage energy use
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The number of U.S. data centers is growing, largely to power artificial intelligence programs. That has led to concern about the environmental consequences of data centers — and their impact on the energy grid itself. What will happen if…

foreignpolicyjournal.com - Ewan Scott - DOE Projects Enhanced Geothermal Energy Could Supply Power To 65 Million U.S. Homes By 2050
DOE Projects Enhanced Geothermal Energy Could Supply Power To 65 Million U.S. Homes By 2050
Foreign Policy Journal

Drilling techniques borrowed from the oil and gas fracking industry are rapidly transforming geothermal energy into a viable power source almost anywhere on Earth. The technology is no longer limited to geologically active hot spots, opening up…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - NIRL signs Joint Venture with OREDA for establishment of 1,000 MW green energy in Odisha
NIRL signs Joint Venture with OREDA for establishment of 1,000 MW green energy in Odisha
The Hindu

NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL), a subsidiary of NLC India Limited (NLCIL), has signed a Joint Venture agreement with The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) for establishment, operation and maintenance of 1,000 MW green energy…

walesonline.co.uk - Sion Barry - Construction of major Welsh wind farm to start after £160m funding deal
Construction of major Welsh wind farm to start after £160m funding deal
Wales Online

Construction of a major wind farm project near Caerphilly, which at capacity will generate clean electricity to power 81,000 homes a year, can start following a £160m funding deal. Bute Energy has closed a finance agreement to fund…

theguardian.com - Jillian Ambrose - Great Britain's grid operator warns again over power supplies in heatwave
Great Britain's grid operator warns again over power supplies in heatwave
The Guardian

Great Britain's energy system operator has raised the alarm over electricity supplies for the second time this week as a heatwave continues to disrupt Europe's energy markets. The National Energy System Operator (Neso) issued a notice late on…

finance-commerce.com - Reuters - Solar developers rush to secure tax credits before deadline
Solar developers rush to secure tax credits before deadline
Finance & Commerce

U.S. solar developers have secured tax credits for more than 200 gigawatts of projects ahead of a July 4 deadline. The phaseout of federal renewable energy tax credits could increase wind and solar contract prices by 40% to 50%. Developers are…

heatmap.news - Katie Brigham - Funding Friday: Beyond Carbon Certification
Funding Friday: Beyond Carbon Certification
Heatmap News

With the Juneteenth holiday last Friday we missed out on our weekly roundup of energy and climate tech funding news. That means this week brings a double dose of announcements, covering three deals from this week and two from last. As my colleagues…

forbes.com - Dr. Dick Bridy - The Grid Infrastructure And Storage Challenges Facing AI
The Grid Infrastructure And Storage Challenges Facing AI
Forbes

Dr. Dick Bridy, CEO of DBI Group, also leads Bedrock Investments Group, Bedrock 1st Mortgage, DBI Asset Management, and DBI Expert Witness. Every time you use AI to write a poem or analyze a spreadsheet, you are not just engaging with a cloud of…

heraldscotland.com - Danyel VanReenen - Three hydro-power projects in Highlands move closer to development
Three hydro-power projects in Highlands move closer to development
The Herald

They would be the first new hydro-powered projects in Britain in more than 40 years. The regulator also moved four Scottish battery storage projects on to the list. UK energy minister Michael Shanks said: “Forty years after the country's…

billmckibben.substack.com - Bill McKibben - And so 'climate' returns
And so 'climate' returns
The Crucial Years

One benefit of having watched the climate story from the start is that I tend not to panic when “climate” is temporarily eclipsed as an issue, almost always thanks to the hard work of Big Oil. It happened at the end of the 1980s after…

heatmap.news - Jael Holzman - Far-Right Wind Foes Call It Quits Against Coastal Virginia
Far-Right Wind Foes Call It Quits Against Coastal Virginia
Heatmap News

1. Apache County, Arizona – Renewables developers are trying to head off restrictions in a coveted region of the sun-swept Arizona desert. I've detailed how this county is a crucial battleground in the fight over local restrictions on…

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