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Saudi Arabia likes big, splashy deals and its latest has set the battery industry aflutter, signing with BYD Energy Storage for what will be the world’s biggest ever grid storage contract. The […]

“Paired with solar PV, we see now [batteries are] becoming one of the most cost-competitive options in major markets around the world, competing with coal and natural gas,” said Wanner. His comments […]

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 As solar power becomes a more significant component of the global energy grid, improving the accuracy of photovoltaic (PV) generation forecasts is crucial for balancing supply […]

New EGS technology has flipped the script on geothermal energy resources in the US, opening up new opportunities across the country and around the world. The post Geothermal Energy vs. Fossil Fuels: […]

𝗛𝗶𝗻𝘁: 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲. It seems there is a fossil fuel theme to my posts this week. It wasn’t intentional. It […]

The acting chair, Mark Uyeda, is directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to pause its legal defense of a rule requiring companies to make climate disclosures. via NYT > Climate and Environment […]

Suriname has been a very minor crude oil producer over the past few decades, with minimal output from its onshore reserves. But with more than a dozen offshore blocks already awarded for […]

Utility-scale solar installations reached 182 GW (AC) in 2024, with the top 33 countries now accounting for 765 GW, or roughly 93% of the global total, according to Wiki-Solar. The 33 leading […]

This is a decrease from the previous year when the country added 1.9GW of self-consumption PV capacity, as shown in the chart below. Between 2023 and 2024, capacity additions dropped by 26.3%. […]

Developed economies have been reducing their use of coal in recent years, but the world isn’t ready to kick its coal addiction, not yet. Developing markets in Asia are boosting their coal-fired […]