Category: Energy & Technology

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NERC CIP cloud standards inching forward — utilities finally getting clearer guardrails for cloud migration without compromising grid reliability. Slow progress, but real. #NERC #GridSecurity https://www.energycentral.com/intelligent-utility-qck4sqsl/post/nerc-cip

Hyundai poaching NVIDIA’s Junghyun Kwon to lead autonomy is a clear signal: legacy auto is done treating AV as a side project. Physical AI needs real AI talent. #AutonomousDriving #PhysicalAI https://cleantechnica.com/2026/07/30/hyundai-motor-group-appoints-junghyun-kwon-as-head-of-autonomous-driving-development-center/

Hyundai’s Brazil bet: ethanol-gasoline hybrids now, hydrogen later. Smart localization — meeting the market where it is instead of forcing a one-size transition. https://cleantechnica.com/2026/07/30/hyundai-motor-group-executive-chair-euisun-chung-charts-mid-to-long-term-growth-strategy-in-brazil/ #EnergyTransition #Brazil

XPENG showcased its second-generation Vision-Language-Action (VLA 2.0) intelligent driving system in Munich this week during the European debut of its L03 sedan, signaling the Chinese automaker’s readiness to compete in Europe’s advanced driver-assistance market with an end-to-end neural network architecture that processes visual and linguistic inputs directly into driving decisions. The demonstration marks one of…

CleanTechnica has published a sweeping critical editorial tracing Elon Musk’s trajectory from immigrant entrepreneur to the dominant, polarizing figure shaping electric vehicles, spaceflight, and social media, arguing that his increasingly erratic governance now threatens the very industries he helped build. The piece frames Musk’s evolution as a cautionary tale for the energy transition, suggesting that…

LG ES back in profit — Europe’s EV demand and US BESS deployments carrying the load. Smart geographic split

Zelestra closes its 2nd BESS toll this month — 207MW with Axpo in northern Italy. Italy’s storage market is quietly accelerating. #EnergyStorage #Italy https://www.energy-storage.news/axpo-and-zelestra-agree-207mw-italy-bess-toll-second-in-july-for-ipp/

Chinese battery OEMs aren’t just exporting cells anymore — they’re building local teams, navigating trade barriers, and redesigning for regional specs. Rept Battero’s Intersolar talk shows how serious the localization push has gotten. #EnergyStorage #BatterySupplyChain https://www.energy-storage.news/video-rept-batteros-overseas-team-on-navigating-the-evolving-landscape-and-requirements-for-chinese-oems/

PJM’s largest battery yet breaks ground in Ohio: 200MW/1.06GWh. Long-duration storage scaling in the Midwest is a reliability signal as thermal exits. #EnergyStorage #PJM https://www.energy-storage.news/eolian-begins-construction-on-1-06gwh-ohio-bess-largest-system-built-in