Germany and the rest of the European continent were several days into an intensifying heatwave when pv magazine Focus 2026 convened in Munich on June 24. The heat lent a measure of immediacy to a theme running through much of…
Amazon announced a new investment in biofuels-focused biotechnology company GranBio, aimed at accelerating the development and commercialization its technology that converts forestry residues and construction waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). According to Amazon, the investment forms part of its…
The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has proposed allowing companies to use Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) disclosure metrics to help meet nature-related disclosure requirements, and confirmed that it will draw on the TNFD framework in developing…
Envision Energy and UK-based developer Elements Green have signed a supply agreement for the Stadorf battery energy storage project in Lower Saxony, Germany. The companies announced the partnership at The smarter E Europe trade fair in Munich last week. Envision…
UNSW Canberra has partnered with energy technology company Voltval and JT Solar Technology to pilot an AI-powered system designed to coordinate rooftop solar and shared battery storage across apartment buildings, said the university. Voltval and JT Solar developed the underlying…
Today, you probably asked a question of a large language model, or accepted a connection suggestion on LinkedIn, or watched a recommended video on YouTube, or took a different route to work based on a traffic prediction from Google Maps.…
Italian developer ContourGlobal is active in many of the world’s biggest solar and storage markets but until recently it had not cracked the United Kingdom. That changed with the company’s June 24 announcement it acquired the 500 MW/2 GWh Wallace…
The European Council has signed off on a major energy storage agreement that commits EU member states to ramping up deployment by at least 20% against 2025 figures. Billed as the first-ever tripartite agreement for energy storage, the deal commits…
McDonald’s has appointed Suheily Natal Davis as its new Chief Sustainability, Social Impact & Inclusion Officer. The appointment marks an expansion of the company’s top sustainability role to incorporate inclusion, with Natal Davis succeeding Chief Sustainability & Social Impact Officer…
Two recent microgrid projects highlight the expanding role of flow batteries, with Quino Energy deploying organic flow batteries in the Maldives and the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians integrating zinc hybrid cathode storage in Northern California.