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US Offshore Wind Survives Its Biggest Political Test as All Five Stop-Work Orders Fall in Court
Federal judges have struck down all five Trump administration stop-work orders on Atlantic offshore wind projects, clearing the way for 7.5 GW of capacity to power 2.5 million homes.
UK Switches On Its First Geothermal Power Plant in Cornwall, Adding Baseload Renewable Power and Domestic Lithium in One Project
GEL's United Downs facility drills 5km into granite to generate 3MW of constant power and extract battery-grade lithium — a UK first after two decades of development.
Google Commits to World's Largest Battery System in Minnesota, a 30 GWh Iron-Air Installation That Can Discharge for 100 Hours
A 300 MW Form Energy iron-air battery paired with 1.6 GW of wind and solar will power Google's new Pine Island data center, marking the largest energy storage project ever announced by capacity.
US Military Airlifts a Nuclear Microreactor for the First Time as Three Companies Race to Hit Criticality by July Fourth
Operation Windlord flew Valar Atomics' Ward250 reactor from California to Utah on three C-17s, kicking off an executive-order sprint to power military bases and data centers with factory-built nuclear plants.
Sodium-Ion Batteries Hit Commercial Scale as CATL and BYD Race to Break Lithium's Grip on the EV Market
CATL and BYD are mass-producing sodium-ion batteries for EVs and grid storage in 2026, driven by soaring lithium prices and abundant raw materials, while the West struggles to keep pace.
Fusion Energy's Milestone Moment: Three Breakthroughs in Eight Weeks Signal a Turning Point
Helion, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and China's EAST reactor have each cleared critical technical barriers in early 2026, collectively marking the most concentrated period of fusion progress in the industry's history.
EIA Forecasts Record 86 GW of New U.S. Power Capacity in 2026, With Solar and Storage at 79 Percent
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects developers will add 86 gigawatts of utility-scale generating capacity this year — nearly double 2025's total — with solar and battery storage accounting for nearly four-fifths of new installations.
Breakthrough Energy's $1 Billion Catalyst Fund Halts New Investments, Leaving Climate Tech Without a Funding Bridge
Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy has shut down new investments from its Catalyst project-finance fund, compounding pressure on climate startups already losing federal support under the Trump administration.
HKUST Researchers Build a Calcium-Ion Battery That Retains 75 Percent Capacity After 1,000 Cycles, Challenging Lithium's Dominance
A novel covalent organic framework electrolyte solves calcium-ion transport problems that have stalled the technology for decades, opening a path to cheaper, more abundant battery chemistry.
China Connects World's First Commercial Supercritical CO₂ Power Generator to the Grid After 77 Years of Failed Attempts
Two 15-megawatt units at a Guizhou steel plant mark the first commercial deployment of a power cycle concept proposed in 1948, claiming 50% higher efficiency than steam.
Stellantis Takes a $26 Billion Hit in the Largest Detroit EV Retreat Yet as Big Three Writedowns Pass $53 Billion
Stellantis disclosed a $26 billion charge to reverse its EV strategy, bringing combined Ford, GM, and Stellantis EV writedowns past $53 billion as Detroit cedes ground to BYD and Tesla.
IEA: Renewables and Nuclear on Track to Supply Half of Global Electricity by 2030 as Grid Bottlenecks Loom
The IEA's Electricity 2026 report projects renewables and nuclear will reach 50% of the global power mix by 2030, but warns that 2,500 GW of projects are stranded in grid connection queues.