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Renewable Energy 30 June 2025 - 9 October 2025

Oregon Scrambles to Save Green Projects as Trump’s Tax Credit Axe Falls

Oregon Scrambles to Save Green Projects as Trump’s Tax Credit Axe Falls

In Washington D.C., a dramatic policy U-turn has thrown the U.S. renewable energy industry into a race against time. In mid-2025, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping measure – informally known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act – that ends or shrinks federal tax credits for clean energy much sooner than expected propublica.org. This law set hard end-dates for the generous incentives that wind and solar developers rely on. Under the Act, projects can still qualify for the Investment Tax Credit or Production Tax Credit if they break ground by July 4, 2026 and finish construction by 2030 propublica.org. Any project that hasn’t started by that mid-2026 deadline must be fully operational by December 31, 2027 to get even a partial credit propublica.org. After that, no federal credits – which often cover 30–50% of a project’s cost – will be available opb.org.
9 October 2025
Solar Rise: Why Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. Is Turning Heads in 2025 – Recent News, Financial Performance and Expert Forecasts

Solar Rise: Why Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. Is Turning Heads in 2025 – Recent News, Financial Performance and Expert Forecasts

SEI announced the purchase of HVMVLV, a manufacturer of high‑, medium‑ and low‑voltage power‑control and distribution equipment. The company’s technology enables precise control of power flows to large loads such as data centers, hospitals and industrial facilities. SEI chief executive Bill Zartler said the deal “internalizes” design and manufacturing expertise and positions SEI to address new markets for behind‑the‑meter power solutions ir.solaris-energy.com. The new division brings engineering talent and broadens SEI’s offering from generator‑rental to integrated power‑as‑a‑service packages including distribution and voltage regulation.
2 October 2025
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Siemens Energy Hits Record Highs as Analysts Boost Targets: How AI, Grid Demand and a Wind Turnaround Drive the Stock Rally

Siemens Energy Hits Record Highs as Analysts Boost Targets: How AI, Grid Demand and a Wind Turnaround Drive the Stock Rally

Siemens Energy AG emerged in 2020 from the spin‑off of Siemens’ Gas and Power division. The company is headquartered in Munich and operates four main segments—Gas Services, Grid Technologies, Transformation of Industry and Wind Power. In FY 2024 Siemens Energy generated €34.5 billion in revenue, with operating income of €2.125 billion and net income of €1.335 billion en.wikipedia.org. The group employed roughly 102,000 people in 2025 en.wikipedia.org.
2 October 2025
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Tech Headlines Shakeup: AI Booms, Space Rockets & Green Power (Sept 28–29, 2025)

Tech Headlines Shakeup: AI Booms, Space Rockets & Green Power (Sept 28–29, 2025)

Each of these stories reflects how fast-moving the tech world remains. We’ve linked to reporters’ accounts and company releases for all items above openai.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com abcnews.go.com theguardian.com, with quotes from experts illustrating the stakes. Industry analysts predict that AI integration, continued space innovation, and green energy solutions will accelerate next year, so stay tuned as these trends evolve.
29 September 2025
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$1B Fusion Lab Headed to Albuquerque — Is Clean Energy on the Horizon?

$1B Fusion Lab Headed to Albuquerque — Is Clean Energy on the Horizon?

Albuquerque’s leaders and New Mexico’s government see Pacific Fusion’s campus as a historic win. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham described the company’s decision as proof that “our state can compete—and win in the race to attract the most innovative companies in the world” losalamosreporter.com. The state’s $1 billion incentive package helped secure the deal over competing California sites kob.com cosmico.org.
28 September 2025
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UK Wind Power “Racket” Exposed: Octopus Energy Reveals £650m Wasted on Idle Turbines – Is Our Grid Broken?

UK Wind Power “Racket” Exposed: Octopus Energy Reveals £650m Wasted on Idle Turbines – Is Our Grid Broken?

Octopus’s campaign has thrust the curtailment problem into the spotlight. Greg Jackson bluntly told The Independent that wind farm owners “realise there is a bunch of generators…that won’t get to market because of grid congestion, so they pay them anyway, and then they find someone else to fill the gaps” the-independent.com. In other words, billpayers fund idle wind farms and pricey backup power – a situation Jackson labels “a racket” the-independent.com the-independent.com. He illustrated it like “building a factory where there [are] no roads and then being paid for what you might have produced if there had been roads” the-independent.com.
28 September 2025
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Georgia Power’s 500MW Battery Bombshell – What You Need to Know

Georgia Power’s 500MW Battery Bombshell – What You Need to Know

Georgia Power’s Energy Storage System RFP calls for 500 MW of utility-scale battery energy storage prnewswire.com pv-magazine-usa.com. Per the RFP, each project must be capable of discharging at least two hours prnewswire.com. Bidders can propose standalone batteries with grid charging, or batteries co-located with solar or other renewables prnewswire.com renewablesnow.com. All sites must interconnect to Southern Company’s transmission grid utilitydive.com powersystems.technology.
27 September 2025
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Fluence Energy (FLNC) Skyrockets on Mega Battery Deal – Inside the Rally and What’s Next

Fluence Energy (FLNC) Skyrockets on Mega Battery Deal – Inside the Rally and What’s Next

Fluence Energy’s stock went on a tear in the days around September 24, 2025. The share price exploded from the upper $7 range to the $11–12 range within a week stockanalysis.com. On Wednesday, Sept 24, FLNC closed around $11.24, roughly 10% higher than the prior day’s close stockanalysis.com. In intraday trading that day, the stock even hit a high above $12, indicating strong momentum.
24 September 2025
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Trump’s Shock Attack on Offshore Wind – Permit Reversal Threatens Massive Massachusetts Wind Farm

Trump’s Shock Attack on Offshore Wind – Permit Reversal Threatens Massive Massachusetts Wind Farm

President Donald Trump’s administration has moved to block a fully permitted offshore wind farm off the Massachusetts coast by seeking to revoke its key federal permit abcnews.go.com. The project – known as SouthCoast Wind – calls for 141 turbines about 23 miles south of Nantucket to power roughly 840,000 homes across New England abcnews.go.com. Approved in January 2025 after years of review, its construction was poised to begin – until Trump’s team abruptly intervened. This unprecedented attempt to “take back” the wind farm’s permit marks the latest salvo in a broader campaign by Trump to hobble offshore wind development abcnews.go.com. The move has ignited fierce debate over environmental impacts, energy costs, and jobs, pitting Trump and his allies – who claim they are protecting consumers and wildlife – against state leaders and clean energy advocates who call it a senseless attack on a critical renewable industry governorswindenergycoalition.org abcnews.go.com. Below, we break down the background and stakes of this high-profile battle, from the project’s origins and Trump’s rationale to the legal fights and implications for America’s clean energy future.
20 September 2025
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Saltwater Revolution: How Osmotic Power Could Be the Next Big Clean Energy Source

Saltwater Revolution: How Osmotic Power Could Be the Next Big Clean Energy Source

Osmotic power is electricity generated from the natural process of osmosis – the movement of water across a membrane from a dilute solution to a salty solution theguardian.com. At river deltas where freshwater meets the ocean, immense chemical energy is continuously released as the two mix. Osmotic power plants capture a portion of this energy by separating fresh and salt water with special membranes in a controlled setting theguardian.com. The concept has been studied since at least the 1970s, but only in recent years have technological advances started to make it feasible at scale earth.org earth.org.
10 September 2025
PEM vs Alkaline vs Solid Oxide Electrolyzers: The 2025 Hydrogen Technology Showdown

PEM vs Alkaline vs Solid Oxide Electrolyzers: The 2025 Hydrogen Technology Showdown

Hydrogen electrolyzers are at the heart of the green hydrogen revolution. In this comprehensive comparison, we explore the three leading water electrolysis technologies – Proton Exchange Membrane, Alkaline, and Solid Oxide electrolyzers – highlighting how each works, their efficiency, costs, durability, and latest developments as of 2024–2025. We’ll also look at which technologies suit intermittent renewables, who the market leaders are, new innovations on the horizon, environmental considerations, and what experts are saying about the future of these electrolyzers.
14 August 2025
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Solar Tech Showdown 2025: N-Type TOPCon vs HJT vs Perovskite Tandem – Which Will Power the Future?

Solar Tech Showdown 2025: N-Type TOPCon vs HJT vs Perovskite Tandem – Which Will Power the Future?

Solar energy is experiencing a next-generation technology boom. Three advanced solar photovoltaic technologies – N-Type TOPCon, Heterojunction, and Perovskite-Silicon Tandems – are at the center of industry buzz. Each promises higher efficiency and lower degradation than yesterday’s standard p-type PERC panels, potentially delivering more power from the same sun. As manufacturers race to innovate, solar enthusiasts are asking: Which of these technologies will dominate, and what do their performance and market readiness look like?
5 August 2025
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Your Next Rooftop Will Be a Power Plant. Rooftop Energy Technologies: Present and Future Innovations.

Your Next Rooftop Will Be a Power Plant. Rooftop Energy Technologies: Present and Future Innovations.

Imagine if every roof could not only shelter you from the elements, but also generate clean electricity. Advances in renewable energy are turning that vision into reality. From tried-and-true solar panels to futuristic solar paints, rooftops worldwide are being transformed into mini power plants. This report provides an in-depth look at current rooftop energy generation technologies, emerging innovations on the horizon, the latest news and trends, expert insights, and the global landscape of adoption. We’ll also examine the benefits and limitations of rooftop generation, and how policies are encouraging homeowners to turn their roofs into renewable energy assets.
29 July 2025
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This New Solar Panel Tech Works Even at Night

This New Solar Panel Tech Works Even at Night

Thermoradiative energy generation – often dubbed “nighttime solar” or “anti-solar” power – is a new way to generate electricity after the sun goes down. It exploits a simple scientific principle: heat flows from warmer objects to cooler surroundings, and that flow can be converted into electricity. During the day, the Sun warms the Earth; at night, the Earth’s surface cools by radiating heat as infrared light into the cold darkness of space. Thermoradiative devices aim to tap into this outgoing heat radiation and turn it into usable power nature.com abc.net.au. In essence, they act like solar cells in reverse: instead of absorbing sunlight from a hotter source, they emit infrared light to a colder sink to drive an electric current nature.com unsw.edu.au. As long as the device is warmer than its environment, it will radiate heat and can produce electricity from that energy flow nature.com abc.net.au.
29 July 2025
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Renewable Revolution 2025: Game-Changing Innovations in Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Bioenergy & Hydropower

Renewable Revolution 2025: Game-Changing Innovations in Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Bioenergy & Hydropower

From ultra-efficient solar panels to turbines floating on the ocean, a wave of renewable energy breakthroughs is transforming how the world generates power. In 2025, these innovations – across solar, wind, geothermal, bioenergy, and hydropower – are moving from labs and pilot projects into real-world use, marking a pivotal shift in the global energy landscape. Renewables already supply over 30% of global electricity and are expected to surpass coal as the world’s largest power source by 2025 Ratedpower. Despite recent geopolitical and economic headwinds, the renewables industry added an extra 858 TWh of generation in 2024 – more than the annual electricity use of the UK and France combined, as one industry alliance noted Reuters. This rapid progress is drawing massive investment: global clean energy spending in 2025 is projected at $2.2 trillion Reuters, with solar alone attracting nearly $450 billion Reuters. “Countries are thinking about their energy security more than ever before and that means homegrown renewable power like wind and solar becomes more and more attractive,” says Euan Graham, an energy analyst Reuters.
10 July 2025
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1MW vs 100kW Solar Power Plants – Cost, ROI & Global Insights (India in Focus)

1MW vs 100kW Solar Power Plants – Cost, ROI & Global Insights (India in Focus)

Basic Definitions: A 100 kW solar power plant is a mid-scale photovoltaic system often used for commercial or community applications. In contrast, a 1 MW solar power plant is a utility-scale or large commercial installation – essentially 10 times the capacity of a 100 kW system. In solar context, 1 MW is a substantial plant capable of powering hundreds of homes, whereas 100 kW is suited to individual commercial sites or large residences. For perspective, 1 MW of solar can produce around 1.6–1.8 million kWh per year under good sun residentialsolarpanels.org residentialsolarpanels.org. That translates to roughly 150–200 average U.S. homes powered per MW of solar capacity linkedin.com. “One megawatt is enough to power roughly 670 homes [when averaged over a year],” notes Daniel Cohan, an engineering professor, highlighting how estimates can vary with usage assumptions cbsaustin.com. A 100 kW system, by comparison, can generate about 150–175 thousand kWh annually ornatesolar.com ornatesolar.com – sufficient for a large commercial building or a small community. In industry terms, systems above ~100 kW are sometimes dubbed “solar power stations” or utility-scale projects amplussolar.com.
6 July 2025
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Smart Grid and Energy Management Systems – Latest Developments (June–July 2025)

Smart Grid and Energy Management Systems – Latest Developments (June–July 2025)

The energy sector saw significant progress in smart grid technologies and energy management systems during June and early July 2025. This report highlights the period’s technical breakthroughs, major projects and investments, policy shifts, and insights from industry experts. Key themes include advances in grid digitization, AI and IoT integration, large-scale investments in grid infrastructure, evolving regulatory frameworks, demand-side innovations, and emerging market trends. The goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of how smart grids and energy management are evolving in mid-2025, drawing on reputable news, industry reports, and expert analysis.
4 July 2025
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Global Renewable Energy Developments (May–June 2025)

Global Renewable Energy Developments (May–June 2025)

Global renewable energy generation saw significant growth and pivotal changes during May and June 2025. A surge in clean energy investments is driving record-high spending: the International Energy Agency projected global energy investment to reach $3.3 trillion in 2025, with $2.2 trillion flowing into clean energy technologies reuters.com reuters.com. According to an IEA report released on June 5, 2025, solar power is expected to attract the largest share – around $450 billion in 2025 – making it the single biggest area of energy investment reuters.com reuters.com. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol noted that despite economic uncertainties, most ongoing renewable projects have not been derailed: investors may be in “wait-and-see” mode for new projects, but “in most areas we have yet to see significant implications for existing projects” reuters.com reuters.com. This optimistic outlook comes amid record renewable energy expansion on the ground. In China, for example, installations of solar and wind power surged to unprecedented levels this period – The Guardian reported on June 26, 2025 that China added 198 GW of solar and 46 GW of wind capacity between January and May 2025, an astonishing build-out “enough to generate as much electricity as Indonesia or Turkey” theguardian.com theguardian.com. China’s solar
30 June 2025
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