Empire Wind to restart construction after legal decision in D.C. court A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia has allowed Empire Wind to resume work after granting their injunction request against the administration’s lease suspension and stop work order issued Dec. 22, 2025. Despite the government’s argument that national security concerns from a recent classified study prompted the action, DC Judge Nichols granted the injunction due to lack of notice given to the project before the order was issued and the demonstration of irreparable harm to the project. | Companies Partner to Scale Europe’s First Sodium-ion Battery Technology Supply Chain Altris, a Swedish sodium-ion battery developer, and Draslovka, a global leader in speciality chemicals, have entered a strategic partnership to build Europe’s first industrial-scale sodium-ion cathode value chain. Under the comprehensive agreement that includes a total 19.3 MEUR in-kind investment by Draslovka in Altris, the two companies will scale fully connected production of Altris’ patented sodium-ion cathode active material (CAM) at Draslovka’s facility in Kolín, Czech Republic, supplying up to 350 tons of CAM annually. | Biogas EnviTec Biogas Starts New Year 2026 With a Market Entry Electric/Hybrid The Netherlands Hyster-Yale partners with IntegratR to accelerate clean energy development EVA England issues final call for drivers to take part in cross-pavement charging survey Energy saving | Study Finds Most US Renters Shut Out of Energy-Saving Upgrades New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals a cold truth. Renters – who make up approximately ⅓ of the U.S. population – are missing out on energy efficiency improvements that could lower their bills, make their apartments more comfortable and improve their health. | Geothermal Hydrogen Miscellaneous | A Brief History of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries The 1980s were vested in exploring the use of vanadium species in flow batteries. Sum et al. (1985a; 1985b) investigated the use of vanadium (II), (III), (IV), and (V) in half-cells of redox batteries. Skyllas-Kazacos et al. (1986) constructed a laboratory-scale cell containing V2+/V3+ and V4+/V5+ half cells in a vanadium redox battery and further investigation into the different components of the VRFBs continued in the 1990s. | Ocean Energy Panorama PV | LUMA Connects New Solar Farm in Salinas As part of efforts to accelerate the integration of renewable energy and add additional generation sources to the electric system, LUMA announced the interconnection process of more than 90 megawatts (MW) from the Ciro 1 solar project, developed by Ciro Energy Group in Salinas. | Ending Scotland’s solar loans was ‘a big mistake’ says Solar Energy Scotland Rose Morrison Storage Wind | US Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Allowing Revolution Wind Work to Resume On Jan. 12, the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted the preliminary injunction sought by Ørsted's subsidiary, Revolution Wind LLC, a 50/50 joint venture with Global Infrastructure Partner's Skyborn Renewables, regarding the Dec. 22, 2025 suspension order issued by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). | Poland Exus Renewables commissions 53 MW of wind assets in Poland following PPA execution Agenda Hydrogen Conference GeoTHERM Expo & Congress |