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Installed BESS capacity in Spain grew by 589% since 2025 blackout

Spain’s storage buildout accelerates a year after the 2025 blackout

Spain’s installed battery storage capacity increased 589% in the year after the 2025 blackout.
Investigations tied the outage to a mix of operational and structural weaknesses.
Regulators and operators are expanding storage, voltage-control participation and interconnections.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via pv-magazine.com

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E-fuels in Cars: Unaffordable for Drivers - CleanTechnica

Study Says Synthetic Gasoline Would Remain Far Costlier Than Petrol or EV Driving in 2030

A study commissioned by T&E projects e-petrol production costs near €4 per litre in 2030.
The report says drivers could face pump prices around €7 per litre, far above fossil petrol.
Researchers argue aviation e-fuel co-products would not provide enough cheap supply for passenger cars.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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Solar and storage expected to drive 86 GW capacity surge in the U.S. this year

Solar and batteries are set to dominate U.S. utility-scale power additions in 2026

Developers plan 86 GW of new U.S. utility-scale capacity in 2026.
Solar and battery storage account for nearly 80% of planned additions.
Texas remains the leading state for utility-scale solar development.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via pv-magazine.com

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Blue Elephant concludes financing for 268MWp solar park Bavaria

Financing Secured for a 268MW Solar Park That Could Become Bavaria’s Largest

Blue Elephant Energy secured Commerzbank financing for the 268MWp Schafhöfen solar park in Bavaria.
The project is expected to generate about 300GWh annually, serving roughly 100,000 homes.
A long-term power purchase agreement with DB Energie helped underpin the project’s financing.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via energymonitor.ai

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Global power’s $8tn pipeline faces a buildability test

The Global Power Build-Out Is Enormous. The Real Test Is Whether Projects Can Actually Get Built.

Global prospective power-generation project value has reached about $8.09 trillion outside oil and gas.
Nearly two-thirds of that value remains in pre-planning or planning, with only 22.5% under execution.
Wind, solar and hydropower dominate the pipeline, but grid integration, costs and supply chains are major constraints.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via energymonitor.ai

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Nuclear Scaling Requires Discipline. SMRs Deliver Fragmentation - CleanTechnica

SMR Boom Meets a Hard Constraint: Too Many Designs, Too Little Standardization

The source argues SMRs only make economic sense if the industry converges on a few designs and builds them repeatedly.
The OECD NEA dashboard has tracked more than 120 SMR technologies worldwide, underscoring continued fragmentation.
The central critique is industrial rather than scientific: without standardization, factory production cannot deliver the expected learning curve.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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Heat Pump Water Heater 2025 State Of The Market Report - Tons Of Great Tech But Policy Headwinds - CleanTechnica

Heat Pump Water Heaters Are Advancing Fast, Even as Policy Risk Grows

The 2025 market report describes last year as the most active product year yet for heat pump water heaters.
New manufacturers entered the market and existing brands updated products with quieter operation, flexible voltage, and new form factors.
Policy uncertainty could still slow adoption even as the technology matures.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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Chinese Iron Flow Storage Battery Is 80 Times Cheaper Than Lithium - CleanTechnica

Chinese Researchers Report Promising Low-Cost Iron Flow Battery Advance

A study describes an all-iron flow battery designed to improve long-term cycling stability.
Researchers say the system exceeded 6,000 cycles without capacity degradation and uses much cheaper materials than lithium alternatives.
Commercial viability still depends on broader validation beyond the lab.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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CATL Says Sodium-Ion Batteries Are Ready for the Mainstream After 60 GWh Deal

CATL says sodium batteries are ready for mainstream use.
The company has reportedly signed a 60 GWh deal tied to that chemistry.
The scale signal suggests sodium-ion batteries may be moving closer to large commercial deployment.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via electrek.co

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GM is still the #2 EV seller in the US, but for how long?

CATL Says Sodium Batteries Are Ready for the Mainstream After a 60 GWh Deal

CATL says sodium batteries are now mainstream-ready.
The company says it signed a 60 GWh deal.
The announcement frames sodium chemistry as a scaled commercial product.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via electrek.co

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PV5 electric van sales are so hot, Kia is ramping up production plans

Kia’s PV5 Demand Pushes Its Electric Van Plan Beyond Early Targets

Kia’s PV5 is its first commercial vehicle entry.
The company had targeted roughly 4,000 UK fleet sales in 2026.
Early demand is strong enough to trigger expanded production plans.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via electrek.co

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CATL says sodium batteries are mainstream-ready, signs massive 60 GWh deal

CATL’s 60 GWh Sodium-Ion Deal Pushes a Niche Battery Chemistry Toward the Grid Mainstream

CATL says sodium-ion batteries are ready for mainstream use.
The company signed a three-year 60 GWh deal with HyperStrong.
The agreement is described as the largest sodium-ion battery order yet.
The order gives sodium-ion technology a major commercial validation in grid storage.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via electrek.co

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Swapping Out Diesel For Solar & Batteries In The Amazon Rainforest - CleanTechnica

Solar and Batteries Gain Ground in the Amazon as Villages Move Beyond Diesel

Remote Amazon communities are beginning to replace or supplement diesel generators with solar and lithium batteries.
Brazil subsidizes a large diesel-based system in the rainforest, with fuel often transported by boat.
The shift shows how distributed clean energy can deliver reliable power in places far from conventional grids.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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EIA: 80 GW of new solar, wind + storage capacity coming in 2026

U.S. utility-scale solar, wind and battery additions are set to top 80 gigawatts by early 2027

Candidate metadata says U.S. utility-scale solar, wind, and storage additions could exceed 80 GW by February 28, 2027.
The same excerpt says additions from fossil fuel and nuclear sources would be smaller over that period.
The projection highlights the growing role of battery storage in grid buildouts.
Project pipelines remain subject to delays from interconnection, financing, and permitting constraints.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via electrek.co

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Tesla finally launches 'Robotaxi' app on Android, nearly a year after iOS

Tesla expands Robotaxi app to Android months after its iPhone debut

Tesla has released the Robotaxi app for Android on Google Play.
The iOS version launched in September 2025.
The release removes a platform gap for Tesla’s ride-hailing service.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via electrek.co

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NextEra contracted 4 GW of new generation projects in Q1

NextEra’s 4-Gigawatt Quarter Highlights the New Scale of U.S. Power Demand

NextEra Energy Resources contracted a record 4 GW of new projects in Q1 2026.
The new deals included solar, battery storage, and wind generation.
Executives tied the growth to rising demand and much larger project sizes for hyperscale customers.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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House Republicans introduce bill to extend renewables tax credits

House GOP Bill Targets Renewable Tax Credit Deadlines

House Republicans introduced the American Energy Dominance Act.
The bill would remove accelerated deadlines placed on the 45Y and 48E tax credits.
The proposal reopens debate over the pace and predictability of federal renewable-energy support.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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PJM market monitor opposes 1.3-GW gas plant deal between Hull Street, Rockland Capital

PJM Market Monitor Warns Data Center Demand Could Pull Gas Capacity Away From the Grid

Monitoring Analytics asked FERC to reject Hull Street Energy’s proposed purchase of two peaker plants totaling 1,267 MW.
The market monitor argues the plants could be redirected from PJM’s capacity market to serve data centers instead.
The case highlights a growing regulatory gap as data center electricity demand begins to reshape power-market assumptions.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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Tesla files to deliver Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package – ending the saga

Tesla Moves to Register Shares for Elon Musk’s 2018 Pay Package

Tesla filed an S-8 registration statement for 303,960,630 shares tied to Musk’s 2018 pay package.
The filing gives procedural weight to a long-running compensation and governance battle.
The scale of the share registration makes the move significant for investors and governance watchers.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via electrek.co

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What load growth demands of resource planning

Load Growth Is Forcing Utilities to Rethink Resource Planning

ERCOT reported 142 gigawatts of large loads seeking interconnection by 2030, according to the source.
National data-center grid demand is expected to top 134 gigawatts by 2030.
The article argues utilities need more holistic planning across generation, transmission and distribution.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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