International Briefs: Global Renewable Energy & Clean Tech Developments

Australia Achieves 1.5 GW Renewable Capacity in Q2 2025 Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER) revealed that 1.5 GW of new renewable energy capacity in the National Electricity Market secured Large-scale Generation Certificate (LGC)...

Diplomacy Under Trump: How His UN Speech Redefined Global Politics

US President Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations on Tuesday was a memorable moment in world politics, to say the least. From criticising the UN for being ineffective in “solving any problems” to claiming that European nations are “going to...

Energy Secretary focuses on run to be Oklahoma’s next Attorney General

Oklahoma Energy Secretary Jeff Starling announced his candidacy a few months ago for State Attorney General. He wants to succeed Attorney General Gentner Drummond who is making a full-force run to become Governor. Drummond, a Republican, has been...

Energy Vault, PG&E complete world’s first ultra-long-duration hybrid battery +hydrogen energy-storage microgrid

September 29, 2025 | By Mary Bailey Energy Vault Holdings Inc., a leader in sustainable, grid-scale energy storage solutions, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG), today announced the successful...

Political opinion with Mims Davies MP: Copthorne Hotel and Gatwick expansion plans

Mims Davies MP's Weekly Column on Uckfield Community Awards, HerMove launch in East Grinstead, South of England Autumn Show, the Gatwick Expansion and Copthorne Hotel Another fantastic, busy recess week and hectic weekend joining the fantastic...

Energy crisis looms for US warehouses

An annual survey conducted by industrial real estate investment trust Prologis revealed supply chain managers are becoming increasingly concerned with reliable energy sources for the warehouses they operate. Join the leaders shaping freight’s...

Energy costs raise Spain’s inflation in September

Spain’s inflation climbed to its highest level in more than a year in September, with consumer prices rising 3% compared to the same month in 2024, highlighting the impact of smaller drops in fuel and electricity costs while raising questions...

Scotland’s Largest Energy Transition Skills Hub Officially Opens

The brand new £10 million facility, on the site of a dilapidated former dairy, is the transformational anchor project of the Skills Campus in the city’s Energy Transition Zone and will support 1,000 people into jobs with a focus on energy...

Mumbai News: BMC Grants 270-Day Extension For Deonar Waste-To-Energy Plant; Commissioning Expected By Mid-2026

Mumbai News: BMC Grants 270-Day Extension For Deonar Waste-to-Energy Plant; Commissioning Expected By Mid-2026 | File Photo The BMC has granted a 270-day extension to the contractor overseeing the Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant at the Deonar...

Reeves elected to energy board

POINT CLEAR, AL - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves reports he has been elected chairman of the Southern States Energy Board. According to the group's Facebook page the Southern States Energy Board is a government organization based with advancing...

New Zinc-Air Battery Solves Big US Energy Storage Problem

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The US has an energy storage problem, and it’s a big one: energy storage might not even exist! The Interior Secretary, for example, doubts that it exists. The Energy...

Is Your Home Ready for Solar Energy Freedom?

Energy bills are climbing to unprecedented heights while climate change demands urgent action from every household. Families across the country are discovering that traditional utility dependence leaves them vulnerable to rate hikes and power...

Solar energy in Massachusetts under ‘unprecedented’ attack from Trump, industry leaders say

Solar energy in Massachusetts is facing an “unprecedented” attack from the Trump administration after the president approved landmark legislation this summer that killed two key tax credits, industry leaders told Gov. Maura Healey and her top...

India, France share commitment to rules-based world order: Top French diplomat

New Delhi: France and India can deepen bilateral and multilateral partnerships to provide stability and predictability to the world order in unpredictable times when the “instrumentalisation of tariffs” is becoming counterproductive, the top...

Thailand’s New PM Promises to Tackle Cambodia Border Conflict and Constitutional Reforms

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new prime minister told lawmakers on Monday that his government would address the country’s economic woes, find solutions to the ongoing border conflict with Cambodia through diplomacy and push for a new and more...

Thailand PM vows to resolve Cambodia border conflict

Thailand’s new Prime Minister told lawmakers on Monday that his Gove-rnment would address the country’s economic woes, find solutions to the ongoing border conflict with Cambodia through diplomacy and push for a new and more democratic...

Notre Dame’s Student Policy Network launches fall projects.

Student Policy Network (SPN), a student organization at Notre Dame devoted to connecting undergraduates with real-world policy work, has launched its fall 2025 slate of projects. Students were assigned to teams last week, marking the start of a...

Electric Space Heating and Appliances Slash Residential Energy Use in the U.S.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As the urgency for energy conservation becomes increasingly critical, a team of researchers at Penn State has shed light on the significant role that electric heating systems and appliances can play in optimizing energy...

Enabling better regional utility collaboration across the northeast and beyond

One of the most striking things about the energy industry is that the core utility challenges are all essentially the same. Whether you’re talking about modernizing aging infrastructure or achieving clean energy targets or integrating distributed...

The shale solution: Protecting national security with domestic energy supply

(The Center Square) – Domestic shale production in the Atlantic Basin may offer the easiest path toward protecting the nation’s energy supply and resisting reliance on geopolitical foes, says U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. The Trump...