The Cypriot transmission system operator has issued preliminary grid connection conditions for eight large-scale energy storage projects. Investments totaling 231 MW of power and 570 MWh of capacity are to be implemented in a fully market-based model, which—given the current…
Global investment platform Qualitas Energy announced on April 9, 2026, the acquisition of a significant portfolio of photovoltaic farms in Poland. The transaction includes nine operating installations with a total capacity of 376 MWp. The assets were acquired from the…
The Donald Trump administration took a step that could redefine U.S. energy policy for years to come. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally repealed the so-called Endangerment Finding from 2009—a document that recognized greenhouse gases as a threat to public…
A U.S. federal court has ruled in favor of the city of Saint Paul (Minnesota) and organizations supporting the energy transition, finding that the U.S. Department of Energy unlawfully canceled billions of dollars in federal clean energy grants. According to…
Rare earth element refining becomes a new field of geopolitical rivalry—and a source of serious environmental disputes. First, there was much discussion about plans to open a refining plant in Puławy, Poland; now a similar project has been announced in…
A U.S. federal court has struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping ban on issuing new permits for onshore and offshore wind energy projects. It is one of the most significant victories to date for the American renewable energy sector in…
American solar power is once again attracting the attention of global energy observers.According to the latest data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), just in September 2025 another 2 GW of large-scale solar installations were added to the national…
A research team has developed an innovative graphene structure that significantly enhances the energy storage capacity and power output of supercapacitors. This achievement, published in Nature Communications, could bring this category of devices into widespread use — from electric vehicles…
Near Namur in Belgium, the world’s first solar farm is being built that will produce not only electricity from solar panels but also green hydrogen. The facility is scheduled to open in 2026, and the project is considered a breakthrough…
Coal mining in the Czech Republic is coming to an end. The company OKD (Ostrava–Karviná Mines) has announced that extraction at the last active mine — ČSM in Stonava near Karviná in the Zaolzie region — will end on 31…