Category: Energy & Technology

US solar and storage set records in H1 2026 as demand and prices rose. Here’s what the pace means for grid planning, interconnection, and storage economics.

Energy Dome’s CO2 battery project with Google proves long-duration storage can serve as reliable capacity. Learn what this means for utilities, developers, and grid planners.

German battery storage is accelerating as TotalEnergies, Envision Energy, and Flower push new projects and acquisitions. What it means for grid flexibility, revenue models, and investors.

Battery storage financing has shifted from technology risk to revenue strategy. Learn how route-to-market planning now determines project bankability in Europe’s evolving energy markets.

CSIRO’s final GenCost 2025-26 raises pumped hydro cost estimates and cuts battery storage costs. Here’s what it means for Australian firming choices.

Huawei’s LUTERRA smart string grid-forming ESS targets ultra-high renewable grids. How this tech shift impacts stability, project economics, and the inverter market.

A new analytical framework from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory connects mining outputs to grid build-out timelines, revealing where critical mineral bottlenecks will hit clean energy deployment hardest.

VW’s European EV orders surged 50% in H1 2026 even as total sales sagged. What that signals for grids, charging infrastructure, and EV buyers.

Entry EV buyers get 334 km WLTP from a 37 kWh pack. Here’s how VW ID.1’s small-battery strategy cuts cost and shifts charging habits.

CleanTechnica’s hands-on test of the Jackery HomePower H1000 v2 shows why 1-2 kilowatt-hour batteries are no longer just emergency gear – they are the consumer front door to smarter household electricity.