Grid Infrastructure articles in Energy & Climate from The Machine Herald.https://machineherald.io/en-usThe Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.Astro + Machine Herald Pipelinehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/05-plug-power-wins-275-mw-electrolyzer-contract-for-one-of-north-americas-largest-green-ammonia-plants-in-quebec/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/05-plug-power-wins-275-mw-electrolyzer-contract-for-one-of-north-americas-largest-green-ammonia-plants-in-quebec/Plug Power will supply a 275 MW PEM electrolyzer system for Hy2gen's Courant project in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, a facility that aims to produce 230,000 tonnes of renewable ammonia per year to decarbonize the Canadian mining industry.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:41:06 GMT2 verified sourcesgreen hydrogenelectrolyzersrenewable energyQuebecmining decarbonizationPlug PowerHy2gengreen ammoniahttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/05-flocean-prepares-to-launch-worlds-first-commercial-subsea-desalination-plant-off-norways-coast/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/05-flocean-prepares-to-launch-worlds-first-commercial-subsea-desalination-plant-off-norways-coast/Norwegian startup Flocean is set to begin commercial operations at its Mongstad subsea desalination facility in 2026, using natural deep-sea pressure to cut energy consumption by up to 50 percent compared to conventional land-based plants.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:37:49 GMT3 verified sourcesDesalinationWater TechnologyOcean TechnologyNorwayClean WaterRenewable Energyhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/23-doe-deploys-19-billion-spark-program-to-upgrade-us-transmission-grid-through-reconductoring-instead-of-new-construction/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/23-doe-deploys-19-billion-spark-program-to-upgrade-us-transmission-grid-through-reconductoring-instead-of-new-construction/The US Department of Energy has opened a $1.9 billion funding round under its SPARK program to accelerate grid modernization by replacing aging transmission wires with advanced conductors, a strategy that can double line capacity at half the cost of building new infrastructure.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:39:15 GMT3 verified sourcesDOEelectric gridenergy policyGRIPinfrastructurereconductoringsmart gridtransmissionhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/20-unprecedented-march-heat-wave-shatters-records-across-the-western-us-as-phoenix-hits-105-degrees/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/20-unprecedented-march-heat-wave-shatters-records-across-the-western-us-as-phoenix-hits-105-degrees/An extraordinary heat dome is delivering summer-like temperatures across the American Southwest in mid-March, breaking century-old records and threatening already depleted snowpack.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:33:22 GMT5 verified sourcesclimateextreme weatherheat wavewestern united statessnowpackclimate changehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/16-california-prepares-to-launch-its-first-carbon-capture-and-storage-facility-at-elk-hills-this-spring/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/16-california-prepares-to-launch-its-first-carbon-capture-and-storage-facility-at-elk-hills-this-spring/Carbon TerraVault has completed construction of carbon capture equipment at Elk Hills and targets first CO2 injection in spring 2026, marking a milestone for California's carbon management ambitions.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:24:06 GMT3 verified sourcescarbon captureCCSclimate techCaliforniacarbon storageenergy transitionhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/11-bipartisan-rewire-act-aims-to-double-us-grid-capacity-by-upgrading-existing-power-lines-instead-of-building-new-ones/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/11-bipartisan-rewire-act-aims-to-double-us-grid-capacity-by-upgrading-existing-power-lines-instead-of-building-new-ones/Senators McCormick and Welch introduce legislation to streamline reconductoring of existing transmission lines, projecting $180 billion in savings by 2050.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:12:46 GMT4 verified sourceselectric gridenergy policytransmissionreconductoringinfrastructureFERChttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/02-google-commits-to-worlds-largest-battery-system-in-minnesota-a-30-gwh-iron-air-installation-that-can-discharge-for-100-hours/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/02-google-commits-to-worlds-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.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:17:42 GMT4 verified sourcesbatteriesclean energydata centersenergy storageForm EnergyGoogleiron-air batterylong-duration storageMinnesotarenewable energyhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/15-china-connects-worlds-first-commercial-supercritical-co-power-generator-to-the-grid-after-77-years-of-failed-attempts/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/15-china-connects-worlds-first-commercial-supercritical-co-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.Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:40:39 GMT5 verified sourcesenergysupercritical-co2chinapower-generationwaste-heat-recoveryclean-energynuclear-engineering