Renewables

A company known for supplying “farm-to-table” clean energy to homes and businesses said it was growing its portfolio by acquiring two solar power projects in North Carolina. CleanChoice Energy, which is majority owned by funds managed by True Green Capital Management, on February 18 said the company was adding projects located in Halifax and Bertie counties that combined have generation capacity of 222.2 MW.

Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected by Gramme Storage 1 to deliver a 50-MW/100-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in central-eastern Belgium. The companies on February 16 said that the project supports Belgium’s transition toward the use of more renewable energy resources.

Two subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. announced plans to build a new 1,200-MW natural gas-fired power plant on land adjacent to the companies’ coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station in West Virginia. Mon Power and Potomac Edison also want to build three new solar farms on reclaimed industrial and mining land.

The director of the National Load Dispatch Center of the Cuban Electric Union, Engineer Félix Estrada Rodríguez, reported that Cuba generated more than 800 MW of photovoltaic (PV) power during a midday period on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. This achievement follows the installation of more than 1,000 MW of solar energy capacity throughout 2025, in […]

As global electricity demand surges 40% by 2035 and warming projections worsen, nuclear, geothermal, gas, offshore wind, storage, and fusion must all advance—along with the workforce to build them. The global energy landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation since the Industrial Revolution. Electricity demand is surging at unprecedented rates while the imperative to decarbonize […]

Record capacity, record auctions, and record-breaking turbines mark a maturing industry, but U.S. policy reversals and macroeconomic headwinds threaten to slow momentum. The global offshore wind industry achieved significant milestones in 2024 and early 2025, with installed capacity surpassing 83 GW and a record-breaking 56 GW awarded in competitive auctions worldwide. Yet, this momentum faces […]

InSolare Energy Limited (IEL), a leading clean energy solutions provider in India, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Versogen, a U.S.-based pioneer in Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) technology, to jointly develop and commercialize advanced AEM stack and electrolyser solutions for the Indian green hydrogen market.

Energy solutions and products companies LG Energy Solution Vertech and Qcells said they have joined in a multi-year commitment to install energy storage for Qcells’ development projects across the U.S.

Smart adaptation strategies will keep U.S. renewables on track in 2026 amid turbulent landscape. In 2025, the U.S. renewable energy market demonstrated its resilience. Despite setbacks ranging from weather and climate disasters, global trade tensions, and the termination of tax credit eligibility, 92% of new power capacity added to the grid in 2025 came from […]

GigaWatt Inc. is making its next phase of growth available to public investors as the residential solar market faces a critical inflection point.

Luminace has announced the acquisition of a 9.3-MWdc portfolio of community solar projects from Renewable Properties (RP), a leading U.S. developer and investor in small-scale utility, community solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure projects.

Among the companies working on advanced geothermal tech is Rodatherm Energy Corp., a privately held company with a primary focus on the Great Basin region in the Western U.S. The Utah-based company, which also has operations in Calgary, Alberta in Canada, is known for its pioneering Advanced Geothermal System (AGS).

Developers of a new pumped storage hydropower installation in Washington state said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an operating license for the project. Rye Development, a U.S.-based developer of pumped storage hydropower, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of its Flagship Fund CI V, on January 22 said FERC gave the […]

Integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar, wind, batteries, and electric vehicles into the power grid is an important part of the energy transition. Utilities and transmission system operators know they need more flexibility when it comes to power generation and delivery, which involves modernizing infrastructure, using advanced controls, and developing new market rules to manage two-way power flow.

Apex Clean Energy said the company has successfully financed three utility-scale renewable energy assets across Texas, Ohio, and Illinois. The Virginia-based company on January 12 announced the deals, saying it marked “a significant year-end milestone and reinforcing the company’s ability to execute at scale.” The financings comprise Coles Wind, a MISO wind project and Apex’s […]

A Massachusetts-based energy group that owns and operates energy storage and hybrid power generation assets said it has acquired the largest standalone battery storage project in the PJM Interconnection.

NORD/LB, Rabobank, and Siemens Bank have announced a combined €135 million ($160 million) financing package for a 199-MW portfolio of three wind and two solar farms in Aragón, Spain. The projects have been acquired by ENCAVIS, a leading pan-European independent power producer.

Exus Renewables North America (Exus), a leading independent owner, developer and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects, announced the closing of a $400-million senior secured corporate credit facility. The facility will fund the development and expansion of the company’s growing wind, solar and battery portfolio.

California-based Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility, community solar, energy storage, and EV charging infrastructure projects, announced that it has increased its existing corporate capital facility with funds managed by AB CarVal by $40 million to a total of $120 million. The funds will be used to secure new project opportunities and […]

Akshai Baskaran is VP and GM, Energy Management, for Gravity, a San Francisco, California-based company that helps enterprises and their supply chain partners manage their carbon footprint. Baskaran provided POWER with his take on the challenges and opportunities for distributed energy resources in the current regulatory landscape.

Japanese officials announced the start of commercial operation of a 16.8-MW floating offshore wind farm, a first for that country. The project partners, a consortium that includes some of the biggest names in Japanese energy, on January 5 said the Goto Floating Wind Farm also represents the first commercial application of a hybrid SPAR-type floater technology.

Vattenfall, Industrikraft Advance SMR Program at Ringhals in High-Stakes Deal. Swedish state utility Vattenfall and industrial consortium Industrikraft i Sverige AB signed an agreement, announced on Nov. 10

From artificial intelligence-driven efficiency to transmission bottlenecks, power industry insiders share their perspectives on the opportunities and obstacles shaping 2026 and beyond. The power generation

Microgrids have long been viewed as bespoke energy systems mostly deployed by universities, hospitals, and corporations looking to ensure power reliability and reduce costs. Widespread outages caused by major named storms, such as Sandy in 2012 and Maria in 2017, demonstrated the essential role microgrids can play in maintaining service continuity, with some communities sustaining power through local generation even as millions lost power.

In early 2020, the prevailing narrative in the power sector was a continuation story of the developments from the decade before: renewable buildout will keep compounding, thermal capacity will keep retiring (albeit at a slower rate), markets will evolve to compensate for flexible generation products, capital will keep moving earlier in the development value chain […]

The hydropower industry stands at a critical juncture where traditional operation and maintenance are quickly becoming obsolete. As global energy demand surges and grid systems become increasingly dynamic, hydropower operators face unprecedented challenges in maintaining optimal machine performance under variable operating conditions while at the same time managing aging infrastructure and reduced staffing levels. Not […]

Entergy Arkansas, the utility that provides electricity to about 735,000 customers in 63 counties in that state, announced a plan to add about 2.6 GW of new power generation capacity, in part by converting old coal-fired units to burn natural gas. It also is renewing the operating license for the 1.8-GW Arkansas Nuclear One power plant, the state’s only nuclear power station, with plans to invest in new equipment that would increase the facility’s output.

Alphabet, the parent of technology giant Google, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Intersect, which provides data center and energy infrastructure solutions, for $4.75 billion in cash, plus the assumption of debt. Google already owns a minority stake in Intersect from a previously announced funding round.

Global Energy Trends 2026   In this edition of Global Energy Trends, we examine how electricity markets are navigating the continued tug-of-war between the three aspects of the energy trilemma (affordability, sustainability and security) and how both innovation and inertia are shaping the sector. The climate signals of 2025 are harsh but clear. Heat, drought, […]

Land strategy often determines whether a project moves forward or falls apart. While interconnection delays and equipment shortages get more attention, land presents a distinct and consistently underestimated source of friction in the development lifecycle.