Energy storage provider Return announced that it has secured €835 million (USD$936 million) in portfolio financing underwritten by Deutsche Bank and Rabobank, aimed at expanding its battery storage capacity in Germany. Founded in 2021, Amsterdam-based Return provides solutions that ensure…
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Deloitte announced the launch of Green Claim Navigator, a new AI-powered solution aimed at enabling companies to detect greenwashing and ensure compliance of green claims made across their websites, reports, packaging, and marketing materials with new regulations. According to Deloitte,…
Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) adopted a position in a 48-30 vote to ease CO2 emissions reduction requirements for new cars and vans, supporting a European Commission proposal to ease regulations that would have effectively ended the…
EcoFlow, known for portable power solutions and an expanding residential focus, has launched two new series of portable power stations. The Delta Gen4 and River Gen4 are both evolutions of well-known portable and backup power offerings, with EcoFlow seeking to…
We catch up with the CEO of Netherlands-headquartered system integrator Alfen to discuss its sodium-ion BESS partnership with CATL and plans for the technology in Europe.
Blue economy-focused investment platform Outrigger Impact announced the launch and first close of Outrigger Impact Fund I, a blended finance fund aimed at providing equity and debt financing to blue economy businesses in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Outrigger said…
The sun hangs low over the plains of Castile and León, in the north-central region of Spain. But from a slope of the mountain Pico Trigaza, it appears that a few puffy white clouds have started to block the sun.…
China’s operational new-type energy storage capacity reached 167 GW/435 GWh at the end of September 2026, up 63% year on year, according to figures released by the National Energy Administration (NEA) on October 30. The data were presented at the…
Virginia-based energy intelligence platform GridPoint has announced plans to expand its platform by offering on-site battery energy storage systems to its network of commercial clients. The company says it is targeting 2 GW of distributed battery capacity, with co-located batteries…