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Boom or bust: European solar manufacturers struggle to survive

The European Union is taking action to support PV producers. It may be too late.

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Corporates

Tesla cut its charging team. What now?

The industry’s transition to Tesla’s charging standard is already underway, but this setback could mean delays — and opportunity for Tesla’s competitors.

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Research

Rounding up the week's slew of federal action on AI and energy

On Monday, DOE unveiled the work it has undertaken in light of an October 2023 executive order on AI.

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AI for the grid has potential, DOE says — but comes with pitfalls

In a sweeping report, the agency outlines four key areas to prioritize the tech's deployment in the near-term.

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STORAGE

How PG&E got creative in overcoming capacity limits

In 2023, the utility turned to batteries as an alternative to reconductoring, a move that saved money and time.

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Grid edge

Schneider brings BESS to its microgrid suite

The company hopes expanding its microgrid solution will help open up the conversation between utilities and customers about flexible resources.

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Reconductoring could help solve America’s grid problem

Advanced conductors can up to double transmission capacity on existing lines in a matter of months.

Hitachi Energy pours $1.5 billion into transformers

In the next three years, the Swiss company plans to build out its production capacity in an effort to shorten lead times.

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Global markets

Electron, National Grid are pushing 'portable data' for UK flexibility markets

The partnership aims to encourage higher participation levels in National Grid’s electricity distribution network.

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U.S. market

ERCOT needs more distribution data to grow VPPs, says executive

The grid operator decided to keep the 80 megawatt cap on its groundbreaking ADER pilot and focus on collecting device-level data.

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Solar
Gov funding

The EPA just gave rooftop solar a $7 billion boost

Bound for disadvantaged communities, the federal investment in new residential solar could yield more than 200,000 new green jobs.

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U.S. market

The challenging economics of battery recycling

Columbia University's Dan Steingart talks about the shortage of end-of-life lithium-ion cells — and why battery recycling is hard right now.

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STORAGE

The data center of the future looks like a massive virtual power plant

Alphabet spinout Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners plans to woo utilities with “data center microgrids.”

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Global markets
Hydrogen

EV makers have the chance to catalyze the clean steel and aluminum markets

Vague promises between automakers and their suppliers miss the opportunity to make a major dent in emissions.

Trellis Climate offers a leg up for first-of-a-kind cleantech projects

The new catalytic capital program promises to fill a financing gap for promising but unproven technologies and infrastructure projects.