Renewables
The new SunPower posts profitability, but at a cost: 75% of its staff
Residential solar company SunPower has posted its first profitable quarter in four years after laying off three-quarters of its staff.
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Power Grid
The DOE wants to use federal lands, including historic research laboratories, for AI data center development and co-located generation
The U.S. Department of Energy is exploring using federal land for AI data center development with co-located power generation.
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Power Grid
Can AI improve energy security? Industry executives think so, and many are already using the technology
Honeywell’s survey of 300 U.S. leaders in energy industries found 91% believe AI has near-term potential to enhance energy security.
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Power Grid
Utilities to discuss best practices for data center customer engagement at DTECH Data Centers and AI
Utilities, developers, regulators and others will come together next month to learn and share best practices as data centers increasingly shape the electric grid.
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Corning increases commitment to making solar wafers in the US
Corning, which owns Hemlock Semiconductor, is investing $1.5 billion in a new solar wafer manufacturing plant in Michigan.
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As Southeast Asian imports face hefty tariffs, a Vietnamese solar manufacturer opens up shop in the U.S.
Boviet Solar Technology, a solar manufacturer headquartered in Vietnam, has opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.
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Electricity demand is skyrocketing; US manufacturers don’t have time for a trade war and tax credit uncertainty
Back-and-forth tariff policies threaten the business plans of American manufacturers who depend on imports to create domestic jobs.
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US solar manufacturers, rejoice! Southeast Asian solar imports tariffed into oblivion
Commerce has made final affirmative determinations in a major solar cell antidumping duty and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) case.
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China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs
President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with China threatens to crimp a massive source of solar panels and parts, with experts saying the cost of projects will…
5 min read
How AI can help utilities detect wildfire threats
Pano AI co-founder Arvind Satyam explains how his company’s technology utilizes AI to help utilities detect wildfires.
The grid is getting smarter, and utilities are following suit
AspenTech VP of power and utilities, Sally Jacquemin, shares how software and artificial intelligence are making utilities smarter.
DTECH Data Centers & AI 2025
May 27-29, 2025 | San Jose, CA
Tackling booming data center growth to shape the future of the grid.
Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy
In California’s water-stressed Central Valley, farmers are fallowing land and installing solar, providing financial stability and saving water.
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Factor This finance and development roundup: Atlas Renewable Energy, Exowatt, Lightshift Energy, Omnidian, OnePlanet, Standard Solar, Trina Storage
This week saw finance and project development updates from Atlas Renewable Energy, Exowatt, Lightshift Energy, Omnidian, OnePlanet, Standard Solar, and Trina Storage.
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Developers and advocates lay out methods for meeting Michigan’s 60% clean energy goal
As Michigan works to build out its clean energy infrastructure to meet its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2040, panelists at the 2025 MI…
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Climate tech’s shaky footing in 2025 – This Week in Cleantech
This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes.
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MN Senate energy bill could dial back landmark climate policies
Reducing compensation for some solar customers could ‘all but stop’ small-scale installations in rural Minnesota, advocates say. Proponents say the change is ‘modest’ and overdue.
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Rural electric Co-ops: Protect hydropower
The cooperatives emphasized the importance of the Snake River hydropower plants in the Pacific Northwest.
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CorPower Ocean signs inverter development agreement for wave energy system
Under the agreement, Equipmake will develop a bespoke generator and SiC (Silicon Carbide) inverter system, tailored to CorPower Ocean’s advanced wave energy system.
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In Australia, a closing coal mine is eyed for a pumped storage project
BHP, an Australian mining company, has partnered with renewable energy and infrastructure company ACCIONA Energía to explore the development of a pumped hydro energy storage…
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Eco Wave Power lands new manufacturing agreement for Port of Los Angeles project
Once completed, the floaters will be installed and connected to the Municipal Pier One at the Port of Los Angeles, signifying the official launch of…
3 min read
Tensions over Kashmir and a warming planet have placed the Indus Waters Treaty on life support
On April 24, 2025, the government of India announced that it would downgrade diplomatic ties with its neighbor Pakistan over an attack by militants in…
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Ahead of hurricane season, a Texas utility is installing a first-of-its-kind network of weather stations to enhance storm response
CenterPoint Energy is preparing for hurricane season by installing weather monitoring stations to enhance awareness and speed up decision-making during storms.
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The price of electricity is going up in the Midwest after MISO capacity auction clears sky high summer prices
MISO’s recent capacity auction fetched high prices in its first year using a Reliability Based Demand Curve, writes contributor Rao Konidena.
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UPDATE: Spain and Portugal focus on cause of huge blackout after power is almost fully restored
The Southern European nation of 49 million people lost 15 gigawatts — equivalent to 60% of its national demand — in just five seconds.
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Case study: Composite conductor cores enable American power modernization
To help grid owners’ search for a way to maximize transmission capacity without lengthy new construction projects, electrical equipment OEM De Angeli Prodotti built a…
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CT electric bills to drop slightly following new PURA ruling
State regulators on Wednesday approved a slight decrease in Connecticut electric rates over the next year, driven largely by more favorable conditions surrounding the purchase…
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Mar 27
Power Grid
Modern Grid Operations’ Dependence on Advanced Planning
The electric grid is becoming increasingly complex with higher penetrations of distributed energy resources (DERs), hyperscaling demand driven by large loads from the use of…
Sponsored By:
EPE
EPE
Mar 26
Power Grid
How Alectra Energy Solutions and Caterpillar helped a Large Manufacturer Solve Their Rising Energy Costs Through Assets, Technology and Financial Structuring.
March 26th 2ET- Join Caterpillar’s Stephanie Baughman and Dean Musser as they shine the spotlight on a project that did just that, bringing together the expertise of an equipment and technology provider and a local utility affiliate to deliver near-term and future energy cost savings to a large industrial customer.
Sponsored By:
Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc.
Mar 26
Power Grid
Realizing autonomous energy systems with generative AI Tackling an increasingly complex energy grid with minimal human intervention
This panel will explore the intersection of generative AI (GenAI)and autonomous energy systems (AES) in tackling increasingly complex energy landscapes. As renewable energy sources, electric…
Sponsored By:
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services