Category: Energy & Technology
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US Army Hybrid EV Program Opens Door for Specialty Off-Road Builders
BC Customs joins Ford and GM in competing for Army hybrid EV contracts, signaling military fleet electrification is moving beyond prototypes into production procurement.
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U.S. Cooling Demand Surges 37% Since 1970, Straining Grids and Budgets
Analysis of 241 U.S. cities shows cooling degree days up 37% on average since 1970, driving higher energy bills and peak grid stress – with costs hitting $712 annually in Arizona.
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Tesla FSD Netherlands Approval: First EU Foothold Signals Regulatory S
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving gains first European regulatory clearance in the Netherlands. Analysis covers grid implications, EU type-approval dynamics, and competitive pressure from Chinese automakers.
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Toyota PHEV Sales Surge Signals Demand Shift as Dealer Supply Expands
New data shows Toyota’s plug-in hybrid sales rising sharply with broader dealer availability, revealing latent consumer demand and challenging assumptions about electrification adoption curves.
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Sungrow Breaks Ground on MEA’s First Dedicated BESS Factory in Egypt
Analysis of Sungrow’s Suez Canal BESS factory groundbreaking – what it means for Egypt’s grid, regional storage supply chains, and developers eyeing the Middle East-Africa market.
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State Regulators Push PJM Reforms and Data Center Rules to Cut Power C
Michigan, New Jersey, and West Virginia officials propose multi-year rate plans, seasonal PJM auctions, and data center oversight to lower electricity prices and improve grid reliability.
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Solar Saturation Creates 17 GW Evening Ramp, Negative Prices
California’s duck curve has become a wall – 17 GW evening ramps, sustained negative prices, and 3.4 TWh curtailment signal a new grid reality for high-solar markets worldwide.
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Rwanda Grid Automation Advances Through SCADA Integration and Workforc
How Rwanda’s utility REG-EUCL is deploying SCADA and ADMS to modernize distribution, improve reliability, and build technical capacity – with lessons for utilities across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Cloud Compute Waste: The Hidden Demand-Side Resource Utilities Overloo
Data centers run at 8% CPU utilization while demand doubles. Why utilities don’t treat workload optimization like chiller retrofits – and what changes if they did.
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CIP’s 500MW Coalburn 1 Battery Signals Multi-Hour Storage Scale-Up in
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners commissions 500MW/1GWh Coalburn 1 BESS in Scotland, marking Europe’s largest standalone battery and a pivotal flexibility asset for wind-heavy grid.