Japan inaugurates world’s second osmotic power plant
Japan's first osmotic power plant began operations in early August. The facility in Fukuoka harnesses the natural process of osmosis.
Google reveals Gemini AI’s energy and water consumption
Google has become the first tech company to publish a report on the energy consumption, emissions, and water use of its AI software, Gemini.
British battery train sets new world record traveling 320 kilometers without recharging
Britain's Great Western Railway (GWR) has set a new world record for the longest distance traveled by a battery-powered train.
Google secures 50 MW of nuclear power for data centers
Nuclear facility Hermes 2, set to go online in 2030, will feed electricity to the grid that supplies Google's data centers in Tennessee and Alabama.
100,000 home batteries in California act as 500 MW power plant
Residential batteries provided over 500 MW of capacity to the California power system during the test event
World far off track from tripling renewables by 2030
Two years after the COP28 agreement to triple global renewables capacity to 11 TW by 2030, the world is only on track to double it.
US electricity prices soar 40% in H1 2025, outpacing EU’s 30% increase
The penetration of negative prices in EU continues, with their share doubling in H1 2025, according to IEA's latest report
IRENA: 91% of new renewables units are more cost-effective than fossil fuel alternatives
Renewables maintained their cost leadership in global power markets, the International Renewable Energy Agency said in an annual report