Germany has now completed and pressurized roughly 400 km of hydrogen backbone pipeline with no connected suppliers and no contracted customers, a pipeline from nowhere to nowhere. The infrastructure exists and is operational, but no hydrogen is flowing to anyone who has agreed to pay for it. This is not … [continued]
Ireland has rolled out new policies that require data centers to supply their own electricity from renewable sources.
Being invited to participate in Ofgem’s eight-part Inside Energy podcast series available through their Youtube channel was an opportunity to step briefly inside the thinking of a regulator that sits at the center of the UK’s energy transition. Sharing an episode with Ofgem’s CEO Jonathan Brearley was a privilege, and … [continued]
Germany recently completed and pressurized the first roughly 400km segment of its national hydrogen backbone. The pipes are in the ground, the compressors work, and the system is technically ready. There is only one problem. There are no meaningful hydrogen suppliers connected and no material customers contracted. This is not … [continued]
It has been a couple weeks since CleanTechnica published an article titled “Massachusetts’s First Big Energy Storage Tender.” The tender is a result of a law on battery storage, signed by Governor Maura Healey on November 20. Addressing the 1,500-megawatt (MW) tender, author Zachary Shahan wrote, “If you’re upset because … [continued]
Before diving into a reflection on the year, it feels important to start with gratitude. None of this work happens in isolation. Over the past year, an extraordinary number of people took the time to share their expertise, challenge my assumptions, correct my mistakes, and patiently help me understand subjects … [continued]
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc. (KCEC) has selected Nuvve New Mexico, LLC, a subsidiary of Nuvve Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: NVVE), to deploy and operate advanced battery energy storage systems under a Battery-as-a-Service (BAAS) model at two separate locations in northern New Mexico. Under the terms outlined in a recently executed term sheet, Nuvve New Mexico … [continued]
The argument begins with a pair of charts that appear to contradict each other while describing the same reality. One plots nominal residential electricity prices against carbon intensity for the ten largest electricity producing countries in 2015 and 2024. The other uses the same data but adjusts prices for inflation. … [continued]
By Proterra Team The commercial electrification market is entering 2026 in transition. Regulatory frameworks are being rewritten. Federal incentives are under review. OEMs face uncertainty about which compliance standards will govern their products. 2026 will be a year of clarification; some applications will prove economically viable now while others will … [continued]
A recent study published in Nature found that participants’ preferences in real-world elections swung by up to 15 percentage points after conversing with a chatbot. The researchers concluded that, as AI models become more sophisticated, they hold a sizable persuasive advantage for powerful actors behind our screens. Bots have a … [continued]
