Electric Green

Ferrstron just road-tested a 150 kW motor that ditches rare earth magnets for ferrite. #ferrstron

A bipartisan bill to fast-track energy projects clashes with Trump's war on offshore wind. #offshorewind

Commonwealth Fusion Systems lands $85M federal grant to build fusion-ready semiconductors. #commonwealthfusionsystems

EU-made electric company cars could create 344,000 jobs and €20bn in economic gains by 2030. #evjobs

Honda is developing wireless charging roads for EVs with public tests starting in 2027. #honda

Volkswagen is launching a budget EV in 2027 starting at around €20,000. #volkswagen

Rio Tinto is eyeing giant hot-brick batteries to store cheap solar power and slash fossil fuel use. #riotinto

Snowy Hydro 2.0 costs have soared to $25bn, 12 times the original budget, but the CEO says it could have been worse. #snowyhydro

The Trump admin is siding with anti-wind groups to strip federal approvals from offshore wind projects. #offshorewind

German battery maker Sonnen files for insolvency after being sold by Shell to Tiven. #sonnen

Data center developers are bypassing grid delays by building their own gas power plants, with over 100 GW announced. #behindthemeter

EU awards €3.4 billion to 77 net-zero projects, including carbon capture and SMRs. #cleanenergy

Toyota will produce an electric Corolla in China starting in 2028. #toyota

Sumitomo Electric opens the UK's first HVDC subsea cable factory in Scotland. #sumitomoelectric

Google's new PJM virtual power plant is changing the game for electricity capacity. #virtualpowerplant

Peru wants to reconnect its power grid with Chile to boost solar energy imports. #powerinterconnection

Subaru is ditching gas cars in Europe for an all-electric lineup by 2027. #subaru

Congress is fighting to stop Trump's attack on offshore wind, but a new bill may not be enough to save it. #offshorewind

Brazil's new curtailment rules bring clarity, but they likely won't revive utility-scale solar investment. #solarcurtailment

Jinko's new all-black residential solar panels hit 510W and 25.52% efficiency. #jinkosolar

China could produce the world's cheapest green hydrogen. #greenhydrogen

South Australia taps four developers to drive a massive 12.7 GW renewable energy push. #renewableenergy

Foxconn spends $727M for half of Mitsubishi Electric's car parts unit to jumpstart its EV business. #foxconn

Global solar installations will likely dip to 584 GW in 2026 as China slows and other markets pick up the slack. #solarenergy

Amazon is funding 12 small nuclear reactors at a former Indiana coal plant to generate 1 gigawatt of power. #amazon

Indonesia is overhauling its state power utility to boost efficiency and fast-track a 100 GW solar rollout. #plntransformation

Swift Current is suing First Solar over millions of defective solar modules and deceptive performance claims. #firstsolar

China is moving to block exports of its top perovskite and tandem solar manufacturing tech. #pvexportcontrols

India's solar industry faces a module glut and a cell famine, sparking a looming capacity shakeout. #indiasolar

Nexans kicks off production of 525 kV subsea cables for Germany's LanWin2 offshore wind grid. #nexans

Big Tech is funding nuclear plant upgrades to power AI, but the boost barely scratches the surface of total energy demand. #nuclearpower

Victoria is ditching gas to slash bills and emissions, while some politicians fight the indefensible. #gasphaseout

US small-scale solar generation quadrupled over the last decade. #rooftopsolar

France and Germany's deal to weaken EU car emissions standards is a historic mistake that puts Europe's EV future at risk. #evtransition

Variable frequency drives can slash industrial motor waste and free up gigawatts of power for the grid. #energyefficiency