



DAC Carbon Removal Provider Airhive Acquires Competitor Carbyon
UK-based direct air capture (DAC) technology company Airhive announced that it has acquired Dutch DAC developer Carbyon, in an agreement aimed at creating a European DAC leader with enhanced technology capabilities and a stronger position to deploy low-cost carbon removal…

Historic Transmission Interties Built the Foundation for Today’s Grid, Grid Strategies Report Finds
Tracing key projects like the PJM Interconnection and Pacific Intertie, the report demonstrates how regulatory and technological advances transformed isolated utilities into integrated regional grids for better power management.

Utilities Ask for $18.6 Billion in Rate Increases Through First Half of 2026
At the same time, investor-owned utilities are planning at least $1.4 trillion in capital expenditures by 2030, so the pipeline of rate increases may break still more records yet.

N.J. Gov. Sherrill Targets ‘Unnecessary’ Data Center Profits in $1B Ratepayer Relief Bill
On July 7, three bills targeting consumer energy savings are reportedly estimated to save N.J. ratepayers more than $1 billion annually.

Deloitte Launches New Framework to Enable Companies to Measure Value of Sustainability Investments
Global professional services firm Deloitte announced the launch of Sustainability Fusion, a new framework and toolset aimed at enabling companies to measure and communicate the financial value of sustainability investments. According to Deloitte, the new solution comes as many organizations face…

Sungrow leads first global BESS integrator ranking as market tops 100 GW
Wood Mackenzie has published its first global ranking of BESS integrators, placing Sungrow first ahead of Tesla and CATL as annual global battery storage installations exceeded 100 GW for the first time in 2025. The ranking focuses on factory-assembled AC-integrated…

VIDEO: Scaling solar-coupled, distributed sodium-ion NFPP battery storage with startup Moonwatt
We caught up with the CCO of Netherlands-headquartered startup Moonwatt at last month’s Smarter E Europe trade show in Munich for a video interview.

Energy System Modelling Startup Gridcog Raises $10 Million
Simulation software provider Gridcog announced today that is has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at scaling its energy flexibility monitoring platform, enabling a more complex set of energy sources to…
