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Antares Becomes First Private Company to Reach Reactor Criticality Under the DOE Pilot Program, a US First in Over Four Decades
Antares Nuclear's Mark-0 microreactor reached initial criticality at Idaho National Laboratory on June 4, the first private reactor critical under the DOE pilot program.
Aypa Power and SRP Bring the 250 MW/1,000 MWh Pediment Battery Online in Mesa's Data Center Corridor
The Blackstone-backed Pediment battery storage system is now serving customers in Arizona, the first of two Aypa projects contracted with Salt River Project.
TerraPower and SoftServe Build an NVIDIA Omniverse Digital Twin to Cut Natrium Reactor Site Engineering From 18 Months to Eight Weeks
A digital twin built on NVIDIA Omniverse aims to compress site-specific design for TerraPower's Natrium reactor from 18 months to as little as eight weeks.
Engie Brings a 116 MW / 660 MWh Battery Online at Chile's Former Tocopilla Coal Complex, Repurposing a Decommissioned Thermal Site for Grid Storage
Engie Chile's standalone Tocopilla battery, built where a coal complex once stood, reached commercial operation with 116 MW / 660 MWh of capacity.
Twelve Opens AirPlant One in Washington, the First US Commercial Plant Making Jet Fuel From Captured CO2 and Renewable Electricity
Twelve's AirPlant One opened June 10 in Moses Lake, producing roughly 50,000 gallons of power-to-liquid jet fuel a year for Alaska Airlines and Microsoft.
Stegra Lands 1.4 Billion Euros From a Wallenberg-Led Consortium to Finish the World's First Large-Scale Green Steel Plant
The Swedish startup secured 1.4 billion euros to complete its hydrogen-based Boden plant, a rare bright spot as other European green steel projects stall.
Luxembourg Greenlights Its First Green Hydrogen Plant as the EU-Backed LuxHyVal Project Reaches Final Investment Decision
Enovos approved the FID for LuxHyVal, a 5 MW electrolyzer in Bascharage backed by the EU Clean Hydrogen Partnership. Construction starts Q4 2026, commissioning in 2027.
Qcells Starts Cell Production at Cartersville, Completing the First Vertically Integrated US Solar Factory From Ingot to Panel
Qcells began making solar cells at its Cartersville, Georgia plant, the first US factory to produce ingots, wafers, cells and modules under one roof.
Solar Overtakes Coal in US Electricity for the First Month on Record as May Output Hits 45.5 TWh
In May 2026, solar supplied 12.8% of US electricity versus coal's 12.2% — the first month solar has outgenerated coal, according to Ember.
GM to Develop Its Own Sodium-Ion Cell for Grid Storage, Taking a Stake in Peak Energy and Keeping Exclusive Manufacturing Rights
General Motors will design a sodium-ion cell at its Warren, Michigan battery labs and retain exclusive rights to manufacture it, while GM Ventures takes a strategic stake in partner Peak Energy.
California Awards $3.5 Billion Contract to Lay the Nation's First True High-Speed Rail Track
A Kiewit-led consortium will electrify 119 miles of Central Valley guideway for trains running up to 220 mph, with tracklaying set to begin before year-end.
Commonwealth Fusion Publishes Five Peer-Reviewed Papers Validating the Physics of Its 400 MW ARC Power Plant
CFS released five peer-reviewed papers with 58 co-authors detailing the physics basis for ARC, its planned 400 MW fusion plant.