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Commonwealth Fusion Becomes the First Fusion Company to Apply for a Major US Grid Connection, Targeting 400 MW in Virginia by the Early 2030s
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has filed a generation interconnection request with PJM for its 400 MW Fall Line plant in Virginia, the first time a fusion developer has formally entered a major US grid queue.
CATL and HyperStrong Sign Record 60 GWh Sodium-Ion Deal, the Largest Commercial Test Yet of Lithium's Cheaper Alternative
The three-year agreement, equal to half of CATL's 2025 storage shipments, signals that sodium-ion has cleared its mass-production hurdles and is moving from pilot projects to grid-scale deployment.
Rolls-Royce SMR Signs Czech Republic Early Works Contract With ČEZ for Temelín, Cementing Status as Europe's Only Multi-Country SMR Vendor
Rolls-Royce SMR and Czech utility ČEZ signed an early works contract on April 24 to begin design, licensing and site work for the country's first small modular reactor at Temelín, targeting up to 3 GW of capacity and grid connection in the late 2030s.
Fervo Energy Files for Nasdaq IPO Under Ticker FRVO, Cracking Open the Climate Tech Public Market for Enhanced Geothermal
Fervo Energy, the Houston enhanced geothermal developer behind Utah's Cape Station, filed an S-1 with the SEC on April 17 to list on the Nasdaq as FRVO, with banks led by J.P. Morgan and a private valuation around $3 billion.
Huaneng Connects China's Deepest Offshore Wind Farm to the Grid as 504 MW Shandong Peninsula North L Pushes Fixed-Bottom Limits to 56 Meters
China Huaneng Group fully energized the 504 MW Shandong Peninsula North L offshore wind farm on April 7, 2026, installing 42 twelve-megawatt turbines on jacket foundations in 52 to 56 meters of water — the deepest fixed-bottom offshore wind project ever built in China.
Perovskite Solar Cells Hit Two Milestones in April: A Certified Efficiency Record and a Stability Breakthrough
A Nature Energy paper from Nanchang University achieves 26.61% certified efficiency with cesium doping, while a private Chinese cell surpasses all single-junction silicon cells at 27.98%.
Inertia Enterprises and Lawrence Livermore Sign Landmark Fusion Partnership, Licensing 200 Patents to Commercialize NIF Science
Fusion startup Inertia Enterprises signed three agreements with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on April 14, gaining rights to ~200 patents to build a commercial laser fusion power plant.
Nissan Validates 23-Cell Prototype Pack as China's Greater Bay Technology Ships First All-Solid-State A-Samples
Nissan's 23-layer solid-state prototype meets vehicle performance targets; GAC-backed Greater Bay Technology rolls out first A-samples aiming for GWh production in 2026.
SunZia Wind Begins Feeding the Grid, Breaking California Wind Records Eight Times in Four Weeks
Pattern Energy's 3.5 GW SunZia project in New Mexico—the largest clean energy infrastructure project in US history—started commissioning in April 2026, delivering power across a 550-mile HVDC line to California and Arizona.
Rivian Starts R2 Production Days After Tornado Rips Through Factory, Stakes Company's Future on Affordable EV
Rivian began building its mass-market R2 SUV on April 22 despite an EF-1 tornado tearing through the Normal, Illinois factory five days earlier.
TEPCO Resumes Commercial Operations at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 6, the First Post-Fukushima Restart for the Fukushima Operator
Tokyo Electric Power Company restarted commercial operations at the world's largest nuclear plant on April 16, 2026, ending a 14-year shutdown of TEPCO's entire nuclear fleet since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident.
Meta Reserves Up to 1 GW of Noon Energy's Carbon-Oxygen Batteries, Betting a NASA Mars Chemistry Can Power AI Data Centers for 100 Hours
Meta signed a reservation deal for up to 100 GWh of ultra-long-duration storage from Noon Energy, a startup whose reversible fuel cell borrows chemistry from NASA's MOXIE Mars experiment.