Australia’s New South Wales grants planning consent for 3.6GWh pumped hydro project at former coal mine
Gloucester Coa has received planning approval from the New South Wales government for the 3.6GWh Stratford Pumped Hydro and Solar project.
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Australia’s Transgrid opens pathway for 900MW of grid-forming battery storage as synchronous condenser costs surge 38%
Australian transmission operator Transgrid has opened a pathway for 900MW of grid-forming inverter-equipped battery storage to contribute to New South Wales’ minimum system strength requirements.
When Career Risks Are Worth Taking
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As of 21 June 2026, a Level 1 Expulsion has been imposed on IEEE Member Dr. Fei-Yue Wang, former editor-in-chief of the IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles. In accordance with IEEE Bylaw I-110.5(D)(i), Dr. Wang is no longer a member…
The First Chatbot’s Multiple Personalities
ELIZA is remembered as the world’s first AI star, a kindly therapist in chatbot form that gently probed users’ worries. Even its creator, Joseph Weizenbaum, was surprised by the warm reception given to his experiment in human-machine interaction. For some,…
CalSTRS Invests $2 Billion to Anchor Nuveen Sustainable Infrastructure Fund
Global investment manager Nuveen announced a strategic partnership with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), under which CalSTRS will commit up to $2 billion to sustainable infrastructure investments, serving as a anchor investor for Nuveen’s Energy & Power Infrastructure…
EU Commission Launches Legal Action Against All 27 Member States for Failing to Implement Zero Emission Building Law
The European Commission announced that it has sent letters to all 27 EU member states, opening infringement procedures over the states’ failure to fully transpose new rules aimed at achieving a zero emissions building stock across the EU by 2050 into…
Green Project Technologies Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Optera
Supply chain decarbonization software company Green Project Technologies announced the acquisition of enterprise carbon accounting and reporting solutions provider Optera, with the transaction aimed at forming an end-to-end AI-powered climate management platform for companies. Founded in 2006 initially as a…
Avantus progresses California solar-plus-storage projects, Fluence providing domestic content BESS
Avantus, with Fluence, is progressing on two solar-plus-battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in California, US.
BlackRock’s GIP Acquires Commercial Solar Platform Summit Ridge
BlackRock’s infrastructure investment unit Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) announced the acquisition of a majority and controlling interest in Summit Ridge Energy, one of the largest commercial solar power companies in the U.S. Launched in 2017, Summit Ridge develops, owns, and…