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Contact Energy plans to raise NZ$525 million (US$316 million) in equity funding to fast-track its Contact31+ strategy for its renewable energy and storage pipeline in New Zealand.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has commenced commercial operations for the 619MWh Stage One of its Supernode battery energy storage system (BESS) project, located at the South Pine substation in Queensland, Australia.

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/bolt-shared-e-bike-header.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>A war appears to be brewing in London’s shared e-bike market, and it’s getting messy with new accusations of sabotage.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/02/18/clean-e-bikes-dirty-tricks-e-bike-company-accuses-competitors-of-sabotage/#more-456103">more…</a>

Las ventas netas del grupo totalizaron 19.455 millones de euros en 2025, lo que representa un aumento del 1,0% respecto a 2024, debido, principalmente, a unos precios más altos del gas y la electricidad.

Australia’s Clean Energy Council has said that 2025 saw as many battery energy storage systems commissioned as in the last 8 years combined.

Scientists at the European Commission Joint Research Centre tested two single-junction perovskite modules outdoors for one year and reported overall stable performance, supported by a new light-soaking preconditioning method to improve measurement reliability. While one module degraded significantly, the other maintained relatively stable efficiency with seasonal variations, highlighting the need for longer-term outdoor studies.

This story was originally published in the Daily Yonder. For more rural reporting and small-town stories, visit dailyyonder.com . When Chad Raines took over his family’s Texas cotton farm in 2008, he thought the going would be easy. That’s because their first year was relatively profitable — but the success was…

A massive new battery has entered service in southern Maine, providing a much-needed boost to the Northeast’s efforts to expand clean and affordable energy. Developer Plus Power wrapped up its Cross Town Energy Storage project in late November, but publicly inaugurated it last week in a ceremony featuring Gov. Janet…

On Feb. 1, California’s batteries bridged the solar gap with seamless precision. After discharging through the night until sunrise, they spent the daylight hours charging, then pivoted back to exporting power well past midnight – effectively sustaining the state on solar energy for a full 24-hour cycle.

La Comisión Europea prepara una norma que condicionará las subvenciones para coches eléctricos a que se fabriquen en Europa con al menos el 70% de componentes locales, bajo la política "Europa Primero".

Swiss analytics firm Pexapark finds January recorded roughly half the deal count and volume in new European power purchase agreements than the month prior.

Se trata del Ward 250, un reactor nuclear de 5 megavatios que se instaló en la parte trasera de un avión C-17 y que teóricamente podría abastecer a unos 5.000 hogares o una base militar.

El presupuesto total del contrato asciende a 64.385 euros. Las empresas interesadas podrán presentar sus ofertas hasta el 9 de marzo. El plazo de ejecución del contrato es de dos meses.

La cartera de proyectos está enfocada, sobre todo, en Andalucía y concretamente en Huelva donde han estado recientemente representantes de la compañía china.

El acuerdo pone énfasis en la utilización de tecnología de ultima generación para acceder a los 11 pozos submarinos situados en aguas españolas. Se espera que sea empleada una embarcación semisumergible para la ejecución de las campañas.

El porcentaje de hogares que presenta una “temperatura inadecuada en la vivienda en invierno”, ha pasado del 9,1% en 2018 al 17,6% en 2024.

<p>Ford has been all over the place on electric vehicles in the past 15 years or so. Back in February 2013, it released the Ford Fusion Electric, which was basically representative of the technology at the time but was a quite weak attempt at creating an electric vehicle by electrifying ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/17/ford-hypes-bounty-culture-and-uev-platform/">Ford Hypes &#8220;Bounty&#8221; Culture and UEV Platform</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Department of Energy’s (DOE) approval of Venture Global’s application to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a future facility, currently under construction in Louisiana. NRDC is co-counsel with Earthjustice representing Sierra Club, in challenging the export approval based on ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/17/environmental-groups-sue-doe-over-approval-of-cp2-lng-export-application/">Environmental Groups Sue DOE Over Approval of CP2 LNG Export Application</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>A report by David Shepardson for Reuters on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing into autonomous vehicle safety placed Waymo’s performance record under intense scrutiny. CleanTechnica reported on the industry developments beyond Washington point and how the Alphabet-owned company chose the Philippines as the location for its remote fleet response ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/17/waymos-remote-operations-strategy-highlights-why-the-philippines-is-a-critical-hub/">Waymo’s Remote Operations Strategy Highlights Why the Philippines is a Critical Hub</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>DTE and EES Coke were ordered to invest $20 million in community projects. Detroit, MI — A federal court today ruled against DTE and EES Coke for violating the Clean Air Act by allowing a Zug Island facility to emit thousands of tons of sulfur dioxide that led to asthma ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/17/sierra-club-sw-detroiters-celebrate-100m-penalty-clean-air-wins-in-ees-coke-ruling/">Sierra Club &#038; SW Detroiters Celebrate $100M Penalty, Clean Air Wins in EES Coke Ruling</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is today, February 17. However, the celebration extends further. Public schools are out this week in NYC and there are multiple celebrations in the city. The traditional Chinese New Year greeting above (Gong Xi Fa Cai / Gong Hei Fat Choy) wishes people prosperity and ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/17/to-chinese-clean-tech-companies-%e6%81%ad%e5%96%9c%e7%99%bc%e8%b2%a1/">To Chinese Clean Tech Companies: 恭喜發財</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/ELON_SALES_2x1.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>On today’s crash-tacular episode of <em><a href="https://youtu.be/3RzkRrF0how">Quick Charge</a></em> it’s been a rough, rough week for Tesla stans as new data out of Austin shows Robotaxis crashing at rates more than 4x higher than humans, new data out of China shows sales crashing more than 45%, and a new video seems to show a Tesla trying to crash into a lake.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/02/17/robotaxis-wreck-4x-more-than-humans-and-at-least-one-tesla-wants-to-swim/#more-456089">more…</a>

<p>The hype around artificial intelligence (AI) has reached enormous heights. Everything is AI all the time now. At least, that&#8217;s how it feels as someone working in the media who is bombarded by PR pitches mentioning AI. Additionally, though, we see how much money is being put into building massive ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/17/no-claude-is-not-conscious/">No, Claude Is Not Conscious</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>Nextpower has inked a multi-year deal to supply U.S.-made steel module frames to Jinko Solar (U.S.) Industries Inc., representing more than 1 GW of capacity. This is the second such... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/pv-modules/nextpower-secures-multi-year-supply-agreement-with-jinko-solar/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

En la mayor economía de la UE, menos del 4% de los hogares contaba con un contador inteligente a finales de septiembre de 2025.