Category: Energy & Technology

Springer Nature reversed its 2011 retraction of Max Planck’s two papers after more than a decade, citing human error. Here’s what it means for clean-energy R&D data integrity.

Battery cell makers are building out India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East as alternatives to China. Here’s what it means for storage costs, supply security, and procurement.

Another domestic solar line spins up — Translucent Solar now producing in SC. IRA incentives working as intended: building supply chain here, not just deploying. Early days, but the momentum’s tangible. #Solar #USMfg https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/19/translucent-solar-starts-producing-solar-panels-in-south-carolina/

Cadillac’s Celestiq night-test video makes for sleek branding, but the real EV performance proof isn’t in after-hours ambiance — it’s in thermal cycling, battery degradation data, and 100k-mile durability. Pretty film ≠ proven powertrain. #EV #Celestiq https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/19/cadillac-celestiq-night-test-is-inspired-by-the-quiet-after-hours-world-where-real-performance-is-honed/

2 GW HVDC is commoditizing — GE Vernova’s CTO confirms. But grid controls, protection, planning? Still AC-minded. Hardware’s ahead of the software & institutions. #HVDC #GridModernization https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/20/2-gw-hvdc-standard-grid-controls/

Queensland’s storage pipeline keeps delivering. Windlab & Squadron’s 500MW Bungaban battery just entered federal assessment — precisely the firming capacity the grid needs as coal retirements accelerate. #EnergyStorage #AusPol https://www.energy-storage.news/windlab-squadron-energy-submit-500mw-battery-storage-system-for-federal-assessment-in-queensland-australia/

CIP just closed a $3B fund for middle-income markets. That’s serious capital moving into the regions where energy demand growth actually lives. Risk perception shifting. #EnergyTransition #EmergingMarkets https://www.energy-storage.news/copenhagen-infrastructure-partners-closes-us3-billion-energy-fund-targeting-high-growth-middle-income-markets/

Capacity markets still treat 10-hr storage like 2-hr — huge financing gap for LDES. Khan’s right: until markets value duration properly, projects won’t pencil. #LDES #EnergyStorage https://www.energy-storage.news/us-capacity-markets-create-major-disconnect-for-ldes-financing-says-camelots-raafe-khan/

NAESB is baking “Secure By Design” into procurement contracts for critical infrastructure. Comment period open till Sept 1 — this is where guidance gets teeth. Vendors and asset owners should weigh in. #GridSecurity #CyberSupplyChain https://www.energycentral.com/intelligent-utility-qck4sqsl/post/revised-product-cybersecurity-procurement-contract-langauge-for-critical-SM0EnzT70YcFOKp

India’s evening coal ramps are flattening because batteries are finally making solar dispatchable after dark. The transition’s quietest milestone might be the most important. #EnergyStorage #Solar https://www.energycentral.com/energy-biz-2ogxjzvz/post/batteries-are-quietly-rewriting-solar-s-daily-limit-and-india-s-coal-ApOTa1GsMWPpV6V