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Electric vehicles in New Zealand could soon power homes during blackouts and cut electricity bills. A new trial in Auckland will install up to 100 two-way chargers that let cars return stored energy to households and the grid.
California became the first major economy to power over half its electricity grid with solar for a full month. The May 2026 milestone proves clean energy can reliably power massive industrial economies.
Data centers across America are building their own solar panels and batteries rather than waiting up to 15 years to connect to an overloaded power grid. This workaround is unlocking 56 gigawatts of clean energy and solving two problems at once.
GameChange Energy is transforming from a solar tracker specialist into a full energy infrastructure provider, aiming for 30% of revenue from new products within three years. The company now holds 11% of the global tracker market and is manufacturing transformers, grid equipment, and robotic monitoring systems.
A German energy company is building a massive power-to-heat facility that transforms excess renewable electricity into heat for homes, solving two problems at once. The innovative system helps phase out coal while stabilizing the grid during windy, sunny days.
A Virginia energy company just brought 270 megawatts of solar power online in Illinois without waiting years for grid connection. Their clever solution? Plugging into an existing natural gas plant's connection instead of joining the notorious interconnection queue.
Three major energy companies just made enough virtual power plant capacity available to match 16 nuclear reactors without breaking ground on a single new facility. The secret? Tapping into thousands of home solar systems and batteries already sitting in American driveways.
A massive hydrogen-powered engine just fed electricity into Spain's national grid for the first time ever, proving clean energy backup can work at scale. The breakthrough could help keep the lights on when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow.
A Finnish energy company just ran a large-scale hydrogen engine on pure hydrogen and fed electricity directly into Spain's power grid. It's the first time anyone has proven the technology works under real-world conditions at this scale.
France's solar panels just produced so much clean energy that electricity prices dropped below zero. The surge generated enough power to meet national demand and export millions of kilowatts to neighboring countries.
An Oregon energy company just signed a deal to build safer, cheaper batteries that don't rely on lithium or risky supply chains. The move could reshape how America stores renewable energy.
Brazil's solar sector is transforming as energy storage emerges as the solution to grid saturation and generation curtailment. New laws and hybrid systems are opening doors for solar to power everything from homes to data centers across Latin America's largest economy.