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Tesla and LG Energy Partner on $4.3 Billion Deal 

Tesla and LG Energy Partner on $4.3 Billion Deal 

According to a statement on the US Department of the Interior's website, Tesla and LG Energy Solution are expanding their partnership with a supply agreement to build a $4.3 billion LFP prismatic battery cell manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan, launching production in 2027. 

Ionity expands EV charging in the Scottish Highlands with new sites in Fort William and Inverness

Ionity expands EV charging in the Scottish Highlands with new sites in Fort William and Inverness

High-powered charging specialist Ionity has announced the opening of two new electric vehicle (EV) charging sites in the Scottish Highlands, near Fort William, less than ten miles from Ben Nevis, and at Inshes in Inverness next to Inshes Primary School. The two new sites support sustainable travel for both tourists and locals while strengthening long-distance electric journeys across the UK and daily commutes alike.

FatHopes Energy Appoints Engineering Leaders To Advance Development Of Malaysia’s SAF Refinery

FatHopes Energy Appoints Engineering Leaders To Advance Development Of Malaysia’s SAF Refinery

FatHopes Energy, in collaboration with Bin Zayed International Group, has appointed Technip Energies, through its market-leading consulting company Genesis, and Wison Engineering Ltd. to undertake the Technical Feasibility Study for its proposed SAF refinery, marking a significant step forward in the development of one of Southeast Asia’s most ambitious renewable fuel projects.

Biofuels

Eurowag Expands Truck Decarbonization Services With Biofuel Swap 

Eurowag Expands Truck Decarbonization Services With Biofuel Swap 

Eurowag, a technology leader and key partner to Europe’s commercial road transport sector, is taking another step to accelerate the industry’s transition to a low‑carbon future. In a strategic partnership with FincoEnergies,a leading provider of sustainable fuels and decarbonization solutions, Eurowag is launching Biofuel Swap, a new service integrated into Eurowag’s digital mobility ecosystem. 

Biogas

BIOGEST Announces Strategic Partnership with Local Power to Accelerate Biomethane Development in Ireland

BIOGEST Announces Strategic Partnership with Local Power to Accelerate Biomethane Development in Ireland

BIOGEST and local power have announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the development of agricultural biomethane projects across Ireland. 

Key Trends Shaping the Biogas to Hydrogen Market Until 2030

Biomass

Woodland Biomass Innovations Validates Engineering Design for First Commercial Facility

Woodland Biomass Innovations Validates Engineering Design for First Commercial Facility

Woodland Biomass Innovations has announced the successful completion of Front-End Loading Phase 2 (FEL-2) validation engineering for its first commercial-scale biomass-to-gasoline facility.

Direct Storage of Biomass Coalition Launches to Advance Carbon Removal Pathway

Electric/Hybrid

Motus and Ford & Slater open depot charging to fleets through Paua Share

Motus and Ford & Slater open depot charging to fleets through Paua Share

UK EV charging network for commercial vehicles, Paua, has announced new partnerships with Motus and Ford & Slater, two leading DAF Trucks dealers, to enable shared electric truck charging at depot sites across the UK.

Donut Lab conducts special test to measure Donut Battery performance in a battery pack

Harbinger Unveils HC Series Cab: All-Electric and Hybrid Medium-Duty Low Cab Forward Work Truck

Arnold Clark Charge opens six new public ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers in York

Flying electric vessel maker Candela raises 30 million euros amid soaring oil prices

Energy saving

Ameresco Completes District-Wide Energy Efficiency Transformation for School District in Montana

Ameresco Completes District-Wide Energy Efficiency Transformation for School District in Montana

Ameresco, Inc., has announced it has completed a comprehensive Energy Performance Contract (EPC) for Charlo School District in Charlo, Montana. Designed to create a more optimized learning environment, the project targeted modernizing aging infrastructure, improving indoor comfort, and reducing long-term energy and maintenance costs.

Geothermal

Fervo Energy Secures $421M in Non-Recourse Project Financing for Cape Station

Fervo Energy Secures $421M in Non-Recourse Project Financing for Cape Station

Fervo Energy has announced the successful close of $421 million in non-recourse debt financing for the first phase of its flagship Cape Station development. This oversubscribed financing marks Cape Station’s transition from early stage and bridge funding to a long-term, non-recourse project capital structure, underscoring EGS’s bankability as a utility-scale infrastructure asset.

Project InnerSpace and Society of Petroleum Engineers Launch Geothermal Resources Management System Initiative

Hydrogen

Asahi Kasei Begins Installation of Finland's First Commercial Hydrogen Refueling Station

Asahi Kasei Begins Installation of Finland

Asahi Kasei has started the installation of an Aqualyzer™-C 3  containerized 1 MW-class alkaline-water electrolyzer at Finland's first commercial hydrogen refueling station in Jyväskylä. This development marks the start of the project's next phase and an important milestone in Europe's hydrogen ecosystem.

Miscellaneous

Energy crisis fuels heat pump boom as Octopus unveils Cosy performance hub

Energy crisis fuels heat pump boom as Octopus unveils Cosy performance hub

Octopus Energy has unveiled a new tool providing total transparency in the face of ongoing misinformation from fossil fuel lobbyists, showing that heat pumps are cheaper right now. The Cosy Heat Pump Fleet Performance Dashboard streams up-to-date efficiency and cost data from all Cosy heat pumps in thousands of real British homes.

Ocean Energy

Minesto Dragons in Faroe Islands: Microgrid-Scale Powerplant Dragon 4 Producing Electricity

Minesto Dragons in Faroe Islands: Microgrid-Scale Powerplant Dragon 4 Producing Electricity

Minesto’s microgrid scale powerplant Dragon 4 (100kW) is installed and produces electricity to the Faroese grid, generating valuable data for the upcoming microgrid installation partly funded by the Swedish Energy Agency.

Eco Wave Power featured in NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's GTC keynote video on the role of renewable energy in AI era

Panorama

New Deal to Unlock Full Potential of Renewable Energy in Wales

New Deal to Unlock Full Potential of Renewable Energy in Wales

A new deal has been launched to ensure Wales meets its renewable energy targets, while maximizing the benefits for communities. The Renewable Energy Sector Deal will be a strategic partnership between Welsh Government and industry, focused on unlocking the full economic potential of Wales’ renewable energy future.

European Energy Enters 2026 With Momentum and Strong Project Delivery

A £5,000 intervention could turn around SMEs turning away from sustainability due to cost pressures says Better Bankside

PV

EIB backs Kronospan’s green energy push with 146 million euro loan

EIB backs Kronospan’s green energy push with 146 million euro loan

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending 146 million euros to Kronospan, a leading European producer of wood-based panels, to help the company cut emissions and boost energy independence across its operations in Central and Eastern Europe.

Defra report highlights solar farms’ multifunctional land use

Low Carbon brought around 240 MW of solar capacity into UK operation over the previous year

Storage

Grenergy Secures Capacity Contracts for 760 MWh in Storage Projects in UK

Grenergy Secures Capacity Contracts for 760 MWh in Storage Projects in UK

Grenergy has been awarded capacity contracts for four storage projects in the United Kingdom, with a total capacity of 760 MWh. These contracts were assigned in the latest auction organized by NESO —the British energy system operator— for a period of 15 years.

Italy
Airengy given permission to connect BESS to Italian transmission system

Scotland gets its first domestic battery factory – Powerhubs in Dumfries

Wind

Revolution Wind Begins Delivering Power to New England

Revolution Wind Begins Delivering Power to New England

Revolution Wind, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted, announced that the Revolution Wind project has started delivering power to New England's electric grid, strengthening the region’s power supply and helping reduce costs for consumers.

Boralex acquires two onshore wind projects to expand UK renewable portfolio

Agenda

Heat Pump Forum & Awards 2026

Heat Pump Forum & Awards 2026

Energy Storage Europe Conference

The International Flow Battery Forum

Wind Energy Europe 2026


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