Energy & Climate
151 articles RSS
Deep Fission Names Day & Zimmermann to Build Its Mile-Deep Borehole Nuclear Reactor in Parsons, Kansas
The startup tapped an established nuclear EPC firm for above-ground construction of a 15 MWe reactor designed to sit a mile underground, where the water column supplies its operating pressure.
PG&E Becomes First US Utility to Surpass 1 Million Customer Solar Interconnections
PG&E says it has connected more than 1 million customer solar systems to its grid, more than any US utility, as California leans on rooftop solar and home batteries.
Champlain Hudson Power Express Begins Delivering Canadian Hydropower to New York City Over a 339-Mile Buried Line
The 1,250 MW HVDC line reached commercial operation ahead of schedule and began contract deliveries June 1, capable of carrying roughly 20% of NYC's power from Hydro-Québec.
European Commissioner Opens DICE, a Dutch Test Facility for Thorizon's Waste-Burning Molten Salt Reactor
European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra opened DICE in Eindhoven on June 1, a test rig for the Thorizon One molten salt reactor designed to run on thorium and reprocessed nuclear waste.
PNNL Opens the First Prismatic Battery Cell Line at a US National Lab, Targeting Sodium-Ion and LFP Grid Storage
The DOE's Grid Storage Launchpad has commissioned the first prismatic battery cell production line at a US national laboratory, starting with sodium-ion and LFP chemistries.
Tandem PV Reports 30.4% Efficiency on a Perovskite-Silicon Demonstration Module, Targeting Full-Size Panels Later in 2026
The U.S. startup says its 100 cm2 mini-module reached 30.4% conversion efficiency and is now in third-party certification, as it pushes tandem solar from the lab toward utility-scale manufacturing.
X-energy Raises $1 Billion in Nasdaq Debut, Shares Surge 36 Percent in Record Nuclear IPO as Amazon-Backed SMR Maker Eyes First Reactor in the 2030s
X-energy priced its IPO at $23 a share on April 24, raising $1.02 billion — the largest nuclear IPO on record — as shares surged 36% on debut.
Fervo Energy Raises $1.89 Billion in Nasdaq Debut, Shares Jump 33% as Geothermal Bets on AI Data Center Demand
Fervo Energy priced 70 million shares at $27 each on May 13, surging 33% on its first trading day to push its market cap past $10 billion.
Geochemists Directly Measure Natural Hydrogen Seeping From Billion-Year-Old Canadian Shield Rocks, Establishing a First Large-Scale Resource Estimate
A PNAS study by University of Toronto and University of Ottawa researchers provides the first direct, decade-long measurements of white hydrogen discharging from an Ontario mine, extrapolating to 140+ tonnes per year at a single site.
63-Year Ocean Dataset Closes the Sea Level Budget Gap, Confirming Oceans Rose Nearly 10 Centimeters Since 1960 at a Doubling Pace
A Science Advances study reconciles six decades of sea level data, resolving a long-standing measurement discrepancy and pinpointing ocean warming and ice melt as drivers of an accelerating rise.
IEA: Global Energy Investment Hits $3.4 Trillion in 2026 as Solar Draws $365 Billion and Clean Energy Outspends Fossil Fuels Nearly 2-to-1
The IEA's World Energy Investment 2026 report finds $2.2 trillion flowing to clean energy against $1.2 trillion for fossil fuels, with solar alone attracting nearly $365 billion — close to $1 billion per day.
Wind and Solar Generate More Electricity Than Gas Worldwide for the First Time, Ember Data Shows
In April 2026, wind and solar produced 531 TWh globally versus gas's 477 TWh — the first month ever that renewables topped gas in global electricity generation.