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technologyreview.com - Charlotte Jee - The Download: sodium-ion batteries and China's bright tech future
The Download: sodium-ion batteries and China's bright tech future
MIT Technology Review

They work much like lithium-ion ones: they store and release energy by shuttling ions between two electrodes. But unlike lithium, a somewhat rare element that is currently mined in only a handful of countries, sodium is cheap and found everywhere.

washingtonexaminer.com - Callie Patteson - Daily on Energy: Big Oil wary of Venezuela, wind power woes, and Trump takes a stake in another mining company
Daily on Energy: Big Oil wary of Venezuela, wind power woes, and Trump takes a stake in another mining company
Washington Examiner

This week, the offshore wind industry is challenging the administration in court again over its decision to pause five wind leases 💨⚡. Rhode Island's Revolution Wind's case is being taken up today, while Empire Wind and Coastal…

thehill.com - Rachel Frazin - Judge allows offshore wind farm to keep building after Trump tries again to halt it
Judge allows offshore wind farm to keep building after Trump tries again to halt it
The Hill

A federal judge on Monday temporarily allowed an offshore wind farm to keep building after yet another attempt by the Trump administration to halt it. Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, issued a preliminary injunction halting a stop-work…

nytimes.com - Lisa Friedman - Judge Strikes Down Trump's Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind
Judge Strikes Down Trump's Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind
The New York Times

|Judge Strikes Down Trump's Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/judge-strikes-down-trumps-latest-effort-to-stop-offshore-wind.html A federal judge on Monday ruled that construction could resume on a $6.2…

thehindu.com - Sangeetha Kandavel - GreenTech raises ₹30 crore in its first funding round
GreenTech raises ₹30 crore in its first funding round
The Hindu

GreenTech, a tech-driven and innovative operations and maintenance company specialising in wind turbine asset management, has raised ₹30 crore in its first funding round led by Transition VC. With this fundraiser, GreenTech aims to deepen…

yahoo.com - JENNIFER McDERMOTT - Offshore wind developer prevails in court as Trump says the US 'will not approve any windmills
Offshore wind developer prevails in court as Trump says the US 'will not approve any windmills
Yahoo!

FILE - Wind turbine bases, generators and blades sit along with support ships at The Portsmouth Marine terminal that is the staging area for Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth…

theregister.com - Dan Robinson - AI datacenter boom reshapes US clean energy bets
AI datacenter boom reshapes US clean energy bets
The Register

Despite the Trump administration's opposition to renewables, solar power will likely remain part of datacenter energy supply mix due to its low cost. This is according to financial analyst Jefferies, which says in a research note - shared with The…

newswire.ca - 'The corridor to the future runs through the UAE': Abu Dhabi powering the AI era with molecules, gigawatts and partnership
'The corridor to the future runs through the UAE': Abu Dhabi powering the AI era with molecules, gigawatts and partnership
CNW

Opening Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026, HE Dr Al Jaber hails a new era of human progress, defined for the first time by computational power and digital capability New era will see exponential energy demand growth, with data center power…

nbcconnecticut.com - Jennifer Mcdermott, NBC CT Staff - Offshore wind developer prevails in court as Trump says the US 'will not approve any windmills
Offshore wind developer prevails in court as Trump says the US 'will not approve any windmills
NBC Connecticut

A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm for Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Donald Trump seeks to shut it down. At the U.S. District Court for the…

bloomberg.com - Erik Larson - Orsted Wins Ruling to Resume US Wind Project Halted by Trump
Orsted Wins Ruling to Resume US Wind Project Halted by Trump
Bloomberg

A US judge ruled Orsted A/S can resume development of a wind farm project off the coast of Rhode Island while it challenges the government's latest stop-work order, a major win for the Danish energy giant in an ongoing fight with the Trump…

bangordailynews.com - Opinion Contributor - Letter: Maine needs to be more aggressive with clean energy
Letter: Maine needs to be more aggressive with clean energy
Bangor Daily News

Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com The severe weather caused by climate change negatively affects people. I attend King Middle School. We've debated energy…

pv-magazine.com - Ilias Tsagas - Cyprus solar curtailment hits 47% in 2025
Cyprus solar curtailment hits 47% in 2025
pv magazine International

CyprusGrid, an energy analytics platform focused on Cyprus' electricity sector, reported that the country curtailed 306 GWh of renewable energy generated by green power plants connected to the country's distribution network in 2025. These plants…

afr.com - Ryan Cropp - Large-scale wind and solar wasting record amounts of power
Large-scale wind and solar wasting record amounts of power
Australian Financial Review

Large-scale wind and solar farms were forced to waste a record amount of the power they created in 2025 as grid constraints, the persistence of coal and the flood of rooftop solar put limits on how much electricity they could sell into the grid.

indianexpress.com - Nitendra Pal Singh - UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice - GS 3 : Questions on challenges in renewable energy and limitations of regulating gig workers (Week 137)
UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice - GS 3 : Questions on challenges in renewable energy and limitations of regulating gig workers (Week 137)
The Indian Express

India has achieved significant solar and wind capacity; however, integrating renewable energy remains challenging. Discuss the structural and institutional barriers in distribution and market design that constrain the effective utilisation of…

washingtonian.com - Andrew Beaujon - White House Takes Hot-Dog-Guy-Meme Approach to Powell Probe, It Looks Like Another War Crime May Have Occurred, and Arlington Bakery Takes Heat for Pro-Turning Point Sign
White House Takes Hot-Dog-Guy-Meme Approach to Powell Probe, It Looks Like Another War Crime May Have Occurred, and Arlington Bakery Takes Heat for Pro-Turning Point Sign
Washingtonian

Good morning. Sunny with a high around 51 today—not too bad! Rain chances overnight, with a low near 41. The Capitals host Montreal tonight. You can find me on Bluesky, I'm @abeaujon.87 on Signal, and there's a link to my email address…

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