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Global Renewable Energy Capacity Reaches 49 Percent as 2025 Additions Hit Record 692 GW, IRENA Reports
The International Renewable Energy Agency's latest data shows the world added a record 692 gigawatts of renewable power capacity in 2025, bringing renewables to 49 percent of total global installed capacity and within reach of the halfway mark for the first time.
SHINE Technologies Secures $263 Million DOE Loan to Complete World's Largest Fusion-Powered Medical Isotope Facility
The DOE backs SHINE's Chrysalis plant in Wisconsin, which aims to end U.S. dependence on imported molybdenum-99 using fusion neutron generators.
Vineyard Wind Sues GE Vernova to Block Turbine Maker's Exit From America's First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm
Vineyard Wind filed suit against GE Renewable Energy after the turbine manufacturer moved to terminate service contracts, escalating a dispute rooted in a catastrophic 2024 blade failure that set the project back nearly two years.
MethaneSAT's Posthumous Data Dump Reveals Oil and Gas Methane Emissions 50 Percent Higher Than Official Estimates, Triggering Senate Investigation
Data from the now-silent MethaneSAT satellite shows global oil and gas methane emissions far exceed inventories, prompting a U.S. Senate probe into Permian Basin operators.
University of Houston Team Proves Lithium Dendrites Are Brittle, Not Soft, Forcing a Rethink of Solid-State Battery Design
A study published in Science shows lithium dendrites snap like glass rather than bending, challenging decades of assumptions that solid electrolytes alone could block them.
JPMorgan and Microsoft Sign Major Carbon Removal Offtake Deals, Signaling Growing Corporate Demand
JPMorgan commits to 60,000 tons of carbon removal credits from Graphyte, while Microsoft secures 626,000 tonnes from Canada's first Indigenous-owned BECCS project, as corporate buyers race to underwrite the next generation of carbon removal infrastructure.
Minnesota Approves First Utility-Owned Virtual Power Plant, Authorizing Xcel Energy to Deploy 200 MW of Distributed Batteries
Minnesota PUC approves Xcel Energy's $430 million Capacity*Connect program to deploy up to 200 MW of utility-owned batteries, sparking a national debate over who should control distributed energy storage.
Former Apple Engineer Launches $3,800 Heat Pump That Installs in Under an Hour, Targeting California's Electrification Gap
Merino Energy debuts the Mono, a single-unit heat pump that plugs into a standard 120-volt outlet and costs roughly half the price of a conventional mini-split, as California races to install millions of heat pumps by 2030.
US EV Fast-Charging Network Surpasses 71,000 Ports as Deployment Accelerates 33 Percent Year Over Year
The US now operates over 71,000 public DC fast chargers across 15,000 locations, with Tesla holding a narrowing majority and new entrants like Ionna reshaping the competitive landscape.
IMO's Shipping Net-Zero Framework Heads to Crucial April Session After US-Led Blockade Delayed Adoption by a Year
MEPC 84 convenes April 27 in London for the first regular session since a US-Saudi coalition blocked adoption of the first global carbon pricing system for shipping in October 2025.
ARPA-E Commits Record $135 Million to Fusion Energy as Private Sector Races Toward First Commercial Plants
The U.S. energy research agency doubles its cumulative fusion spending in a single announcement, even as the White House proposes cutting the broader fusion budget.
Fervo Energy and Turboden Sign 1.7 GW Turbine Framework Agreement, the Largest ORC Supply Deal in Geothermal History
A three-year deal to supply Organic Rankine Cycle turbines for up to 35 of Fervo's 50 MW GeoBlock power plants marks the geothermal sector's first gigawatt-scale equipment procurement and arrives as Cape Station nears first power delivery.