Reporting here follows energy science and policy — solar and wind development, nuclear technology, fossil fuel systems, battery storage, grid resilience and the research and regulatory decisions shaping the energy transition. Coverage spans what the science finds, what technology delivers and what policy requires.
The International Chamber of Commerce is calling on governments to make energy efficiency a central focus at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye.
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November 6, 2026
Sodium-Ion Batteries Near Cost Parity With LFPWood Mackenzie reports sodium-ion supply agreements exceed 70 GWh as the chemistry approaches cell-level cost competitiveness with lithium iron phosphate.
November 6, 2026
UL Certifies Senvion MM92 Wind Turbine LoadsUL Solutions issued a Load Component Certificate for the Senvion MM92 model, supporting ACT Blade's ACT100 retrofit programme.
November 6, 2026
Laser Method Recovers Silver From Aged Solar PanelsResearchers led by the University of Glasgow report a laser-based process that separates solar cell layers for material recovery.
November 6, 2026
Renewables Surge Past 4,800 GW by 2031The International Energy Agency projects emerging economies outside China will match advanced economies in renewable capacity additions over the next five years.
November 5, 2026
Europe Urged to Shift Fertilizer to Electric ProductionA new report recommends replacing natural gas-based nitrogen fertilizer production with electricity-based technologies as EU output falls.
November 5, 2026
Hybrid Algorithm Tunes Solar Grid Controller FasterResearchers report a nature-inspired optimizer that converges faster than conventional methods while keeping grid-connected solar harmonic distortion low.
November 5, 2026
SKF Brings Efficiency Solutions to COP31The Swedish bearings maker is showcasing industrial energy-efficiency and circularity technologies at the UN climate conference.
November 5, 2026
Critical Minerals Could Shift to Renewables Before COP31Researchers urge prioritizing lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earths for clean energy rather than defence ahead of the November summit in Türkiye.
November 5, 2026
China, Canada Hold First Energy Ministerial DialogueThe videoconference between the two countries' energy leaders agreed to deepen cooperation across conventional and renewable energy, nuclear power and uranium.
November 5, 2026
Method Recovers Rooftop Solar Tilt and AzimuthResearchers estimated panel orientation from DC power data alone, testing the approach on 17 commercial rooftop systems in Australia.
Coverage takes in renewable energy capacity additions, efficiency records, nuclear reactor design and licensing, battery storage deployment, grid investment and the policy frameworks that set the conditions for each technology's adoption. The energy transition has produced a reporting environment where technology, economics and policy stories intersect more often than they run separately, requiring coverage to hold all three dimensions at once. Grid reliability and resilience have moved from engineering topics to mainstream coverage after a series of large-scale outages exposed the gap between generation capacity and delivery infrastructure. Energy security — the question of where a country's power comes from and what disrupts it — has added a geopolitical layer to what had been primarily a domestic regulatory and infrastructure story.
