Alternative asset and private equity investor KKR and French energy giant TotalEnergies announced today a significant expansion of their U.S.-focused renewable energy joint venture, growing their jointly held portfolio by 50% with the addition of 700 MW of utility scale…
World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and global investment firm Schroders’ impact investment management arm BlueOrchard announced a new partnership, aimed at channeling long-term institutional capital into underserved emerging economies, with the launch of a new private…
ACE and the IEA say the main obstacles to battery energy storage system (BESS) deployment in Southeast Asia are policy and market rules.
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has remade two revenue determinations for the Waratah Super Battery in New South Wales.
Australians installed 276,011 home battery storage systems in the first half of 2026, 52% more than in the previous six months.
This week in ESG news: Over 80% of investors expect climate risk to impact asset prices – survey; SEC drops investigation into BlackRock, State Street with warning to investors over climate groups; HSBC loans with rates tied to ESG scores…
Today’s engineers face an unprecedented acceleration in AI hardware complexity, as explained in the recent research article “Revisiting Edge AI: Opportunities and Challenges.” The article examines the rapid growth of edge AI and the challenges it creates, including resource constraints,…
The Institute of Sustainability & Environmental Professionals (ISEP) announced the launch of a new multi-tier Register of Carbon Accountants and Auditors (RCAA), aimed at providing a professional benchmark for communicating the qualifications and expertise of carbon accounting professionals. According to…
Sustainable packaging technology company Pulpex announced that it has opened its first commercial-scale fiber bottle manufacturing plant near Glasgow, Scotland, aimed at scaling production of its paper-based alternatives to conventional plastic and glass packaging. Launched in 2020, UK-based Pulpex was…
In mid-September, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei joined a growing group of researchers calling for the AI industry to slow down. While some have questioned these researchers’ motivation for voicing concerns about the rapid pace of development, the plea highlighted a…