Energy
Nuclear power, fusion, batteries, grids, geothermal systems and the technologies reshaping reliable low-carbon energy.
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Southeast Asia’s Clean-Tech Boom Is Pivoting From Solar to Batteries
IEA projects Southeast Asia’s clean-tech market could exceed $80 billion by 2035 as EV and battery manufacturing overtakes solar investment.
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Amazon Backs a 960 MW Indiana Nuclear Proposal That Still Has to Clear Reality
Amazon will fund milestones as AEP and X-energy study a proposed 12-reactor Xe-100 plant in Indiana. The 960 MW figure is a development target, not licensed or operating capacity.
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Fervo’s First Cape Station Block Turns Enhanced Geothermal Into Operating Power
Fervo’s first 33 MW GeoBlock at Cape Station has reached contractual commercial operation. It is a real operating milestone for enhanced geothermal, while the remaining 467 MW and long-term economics are still to be proven.
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IRENA’s 2026 Outlook Says the Grid, Not Solar Panels, Is the Transition Bottleneck
IRENA’s 2026 pathway puts electrification, efficiency, grids, storage and flexibility on the same critical path. Renewable capacity rises sharply in the scenario, but the report is a roadmap—not a forecast or a guarantee.
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AI Data Centres Are Turning Fuel Cells Into a Grid-Queue Shortcut
On-site fuel cells can reach data-centre sites faster than new grid connections, but natural-gas dependence, manufacturing and permits limit the shortcut.
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Google’s 1 GW Virtual Power Plant Turns Flexible Demand Into Grid Capacity
Google and Voltus are expanding a PJM demand-flexibility agreement tenfold, aggregating homes and businesses instead of building a single physical power station.
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A New NRC Rule Reuses Government Reactor Data Without Approving a Reactor
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has finalised a rule allowing commercial applicants to submit analyses and test data from certain government reactor projects. It may reduce duplicate work, but every commercial application still faces NRC review.
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Vanadium Flow Batteries Scale Energy With Tanks, but Systems Still Set the Cost
Vanadium flow batteries can add storage duration by enlarging electrolyte tanks, separating energy capacity from power equipment. A new Nature Energy analysis explains why that modular promise has not yet translated into easy, low-cost deployment at very large scale.
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A $967 Million Grid Announcement Starts an Allocation Process, Not Construction
The US Energy Department has opened access to about $967 million in grid-resilience formula funding. States and tribes must apply and then select eligible projects; the announcement is not evidence that $967 million of construction has begun.
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Les Sablons Pushes French Batteries Beyond the Two-Hour Pattern
Enertrag’s 39 MW/117 MWh Les Sablons battery has reached financial close and entered construction in northern France. Its three-hour duration is notable, but operation remains targeted for spring 2027.
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Peak Energy’s $108 Million Round Funds a Sodium-Ion Scale Test
Peak Energy has raised $108 million to expand sodium-ion storage and manufacturing. Financing, contracts and planned factory capacity are signals of demand—not proof of long-term cost or operating performance.
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Huntly’s 200 MWh Battery Is Operating While Stage Two Remains on Paper
Genesis Energy has opened a 100 MW/200 MWh battery at Huntly. A second project has reached an investment decision, but it is a separate future asset rather than capacity already online.