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Ethiopia is tackling a crisis where half of all fruits and vegetables spoil before reaching markets. A new cold storage hub and regional cooling network could save enough food to feed 23 million people.
While Nigeria braces for 4.1 million more people facing acute hunger this year, women farmers are building solar freezers, cold storage, and electric mills that double incomes and save food from spoilage. Their quiet revolution is feeding communities when the country needs it most.
Farmers in India's Thiruvaiyaru region got a game-changing solar-powered cold storage facility that helps them preserve and ripen 100 tonnes of bananas without relying on expensive grid electricity. The innovation tackles crop waste while opening new opportunities for banana and betel leaf growers.
Americold, a global leader in refrigerated warehouses, slashed greenhouse gas emissions by 21% while investing $23 million in energy-saving upgrades. The company proves that keeping food fresh and fighting climate change can go hand in hand.
Yale researchers cracked the code on why the same cold virus barely affects some people but hospitalizes others. The breakthrough could finally lead to effective cold treatments.
The world's battery storage capacity just doubled in a single year, breaking the 100-gigawatt barrier for the first time. Falling costs are making clean energy storage affordable enough to transform how we power our lives.
Texas just installed enough battery storage to power 675,000 homes, leading a nationwide surge that's transforming how America uses electricity. The state now accounts for more than a quarter of all new energy storage in the country.
State-owned energy giant Statkraft has greenlit a new pumped-storage hydropower project in Norway, adding to the country's renewable energy infrastructure. The approval signals continued investment in clean energy storage solutions that help balance power grids.
America just installed enough battery storage in one year to power Houston through the night. Despite political headwinds, the clean energy storage revolution is accelerating across red and blue states alike.
Greece is transforming a solar energy challenge into an opportunity by pairing solar farms with battery storage. After curtailing 2,000 GWh of renewable power in 2025, the country is racing to build energy storage solutions that could stabilize its grid and protect solar investors.
Finland's Fortum just applied for permits to build two massive energy storage facilities in Sweden that could power the country's clean energy future. The projects would nearly 10x the company's current storage capacity in the region.
Türkiye has approved 33GW of battery storage projects, nearly triple the capacity of major EU markets, after introducing a groundbreaking policy requiring renewable energy projects to include storage solutions. The country is building Europe's largest battery pipeline while becoming the only nation in its region to generate over 20% of electricity from wind and solar.
Saudi Arabia just opened the doors for six massive battery storage projects that could power its clean energy future. This move brings the Kingdom closer to its ambitious goal of 48 GWh of battery storage by 2030.
For the first time ever, battery energy storage systems have overtaken traditional pumped hydropower as the world's largest energy storage technology. This breakthrough marks a turning point in our ability to store clean energy and power the grid reliably.
The world installed enough battery storage in 2025 to power millions of homes, marking the biggest year yet for clean energy storage. This breakthrough means renewable energy can now work around the clock, even when the sun isn't shining or wind isn't blowing.
The world just crossed a major threshold in clean energy, with battery storage installations hitting 100 gigawatts for the first time in 2025. This breakthrough marks a turning point where storage is no longer backup power but the primary tool keeping electric grids stable.
America just installed four times more battery storage than it did three years ago, with Texas poised to lead the nation. The surge proves clean energy storage has become essential infrastructure that both red and blue states can't afford to ignore.
A massive 175-megawatt battery facility in Gorham, Maine just brought the state more than halfway to its 2030 clean energy storage goals. The Cross Town Energy Storage site will power over 19,000 homes while smoothing out electricity costs for Mainers.
The world installed enough battery storage in 2025 to power millions of homes, marking a milestone that took solar and wind far longer to achieve. Energy storage is now growing faster than any other clean energy technology in history.
A new home battery system lets homeowners add energy storage to their existing solar panels without replacing expensive equipment, and many can install it themselves. The plug-in approach could make clean energy storage accessible to millions more households.
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