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Oklo , a publicly traded small-modular-reactor firm backed by OpenAI chief Sam Altman, has become one of the highest-profile companies working on next-generation nuclear energy technologies. Two years ago, it debuted on the stock market and became retail investors’ go-to for betting on America’s atomic renaissance. …

Denmark-headquartered multinational energy company Ørsted has put its 250MW/500MWh Old 300 energy storage project in Needville, Texas, US into operation.

IPP Zelestra has agreed a long-term toll for a 99MW/297MWh BESS project in Germany with the trading arm of UK-based power group Centrica.

<p>Researchers in China found a hybrid system combining 200 kW of PV, 200 kW of wind and a 100 kWh battery achieved a 70.8% self-sufficiency rate for a community consuming 1,000 kWh per day. While standalone PV delivered a lower levelized cost of energy, the hybrid configuration offered the best overall balance between cost and supply reliability.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/06/researchers-compare-pv-wind-hybrid-systems-for-community-scale-energy/">Researchers compare PV, wind, hybrid systems for community-scale energy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com">pv magazine Global</a>.</p>

En concreto, en el precio medio del litro del gasóleo, se ha incrementado esta semana un 4,1% con respecto a la anterior, para situarse en los 1,793 euros.

<p>A bill under review in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies stipulates that manufacturers, importers and retailers should be responsible for collecting and recycling equipment after its end-of-life.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/06/brazil-proposes-mandatory-take-back-scheme-for-solar-panels-batteries/">Brazil proposes mandatory take-back scheme for solar panels, batteries</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com">pv magazine Global</a>.</p>

La constructora EPC solar reactiva su presencia en Estados Unidos con un destacado proyecto de 235 MW de potencia

Un análisis de la Agencia de Seguridad Aérea de la Unión Europea (EASA, por sus siglas en inglés) señala que el 25 % de los vuelos europeos recorre menos de 500 kilómetros, una distancia que podría cubrir la próxima generación de aeronaves eléctricas, mientras que los modelos híbridos podrían alcanzar hasta los 1.000 km.

Los entregados tienen 11 metros de diámetro y más de 105 de longitud, y son también, según ha informado Haizea, los segundos de mayor tamaño de Europa.

Por sectores, la energía presentó el mayor avance mensual, del 2,5%, mientras que los bienes de equipo registraron el mayor recorte (-1,6%).

<p>A newly-approved government scheme in India plans to support the development of 5 GW of floating solar on existing reservoirs and industrial ponds, to be paired with energy storage systems with a minimum storage capacity of two hours.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/06/india-approves-inr-5070-crore-scheme-for-5-gw-of-floating-solar-with-storage/">India targets 5 GW of floating PV with co-located storage</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com">pv magazine Global</a>.</p>

El fabricante alemán desveló una cartera de pedidos cuantiosa en sus dos grandes divisiones. Sin embargo, no consideraron oportuno volver a elevar sus expectativas de beneficios netos para 2026.

La estadounidense Source Energy y el Instituto Fraunhofer ISE han desarrollado una nueva línea de paneles solares para satélites espaciales basada en células fotovoltaicas de silicio

Las energías renovables, el carbón mineral y el gas natural ganan peso, mientras las emisiones de CO₂ continúan disminuyendo.

Según un análisis de Wood Mackenzie, la capacidad nuclear instalada en el mundo podría más que duplicarse hacia 2060, abriendo una oportunidad de inversión de 3,1 billones de dólares.

La empresa sueca se adjudica las zonas para desarrollar los proyectos Nordsøen Midt de 1 GW y Hesselø de 800 MW.

Manufacturing delays have led Fluence to adjust its fiscal year 2026 guidance, even as the company has logged record quarterly orders and a US$6.4 billion backlog.

<p>Researchers in Italy found that agrivoltaic shading in Primitivo vineyards can reduce heat and water stress while improving vine physiology, growth, biodiversity, and yield under Mediterranean conditions. The study shows that photovoltaic integration can enhance vineyard resilience and maintain grape quality, although further long-term and multi-site research is needed to confirm its wider applicability.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/06/agrivoltaics-improve-grape-quality-in-mediterranean-rainfed-vineyards/">Agrivoltaics improve grape quality in Mediterranean rainfed vineyards</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com">pv magazine Global</a>.</p>

<p>A Reuters Events report highlights how multi-year transmission delays are forcing data center developers in the United States to deploy 56 GW of on-site generation while turning to Virtual Power Plants to unlock fast capacity.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/06/transmission-logjams-and-ai-load-growth-push-data-centers-toward-on-site-solar-storage-and-vpps/">US data centers turn to on-site solar, storage, VPPs as grid delays mount</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com">pv magazine Global</a>.</p>

Steel giant Cleveland-Cliffs was supposed to use up to $500 million from a Biden administration grant to usher in cleaner steelmaking in southwestern Ohio. Now, the company plans to instead put those funds toward a project that locks in old coal-based tech for decades and amps up local air pollution. In a July 23…

In Wisconsin, utility Alliant Energy has called off a project meant to reduce power outages in disadvantaged and tribal communities, after the Trump administration terminated a federal grant that would have supported it. In California, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, which has deployed and upgraded…

La Junta de Castilla y León ha abierto a información pública la planta fotovoltaica de 1 MW promovida por Norsol en Villalonquéjar, un proyecto vinculado a la comunidad energética industrial y diseñado para autoconsumo colectivo con conexión a 13,2 kV y afección al nudo Villimar.

<p>A research team has used machine learning and spatial analysis to show that socioeconomic factors are most strongly associated with PV waste generation, while geographical and climatic conditions are more closely linked to PV lifespan. Their Australia-wide analysis suggests PV recycling policies should be tailored to regional conditions.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/06/pv-recycling-challenges-unlikely-to-be-the-same-everywhere/">PV recycling challenges unlikely to be the same everywhere</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com">pv magazine Global</a>.</p>

Signs of the momentum behind virtual power plants (VPPs) are everywhere. States including New Jersey, Virginia, and Illinois are advancing legislation and regulations designed to accelerate VPP adoption, hoping to seize the potential of aggregated and managed distributed energy resources (DERs) to simultaneously meet…

<p>Romania gave Europe the kind of energy-transition image that should make planners uncomfortable. On August 3, Romanian naval engineers used 180 kilograms of explosives to remove a rock outcrop in the Bala Canal, a branch of the Danube. The controlled blast cleared the way for a temporary dam intended to ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/08/06/climate-change-europe-nuclear-cooling-assumptions/">Climate Change Is Rewriting Europe’s Nuclear Cooling Assumptions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>