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5.5GWh of battery energy storage projects have been added to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

Thimo Mueller, general manager of commercial at ASL, has urged that a ‘culture of collaboration’ will be key to New South Wales (NSW) achieving its energy storage targets.

<p>SolarPACES 2026 &#8211; Call for Abstracts ­ ­ The 32nd SolarPACES Conference will take place on September 15-18, 2026 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany. Don&#8217;t miss the opportunity to share your research findings and latest insights with the international CSP/CST community and submit your abstract. Due to numerous requests, we have extended the deadline to March [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org/abstract-submission-deadline-extended-to-march-30/">Abstract submission deadline extended to March 30</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org">SolarPACES</a>.</p>

In its efforts to block U.S. offshore wind development, the Trump administration has halted project construction , rolled back tax credits , and spread misinformation . Now, in the latest maneuver, the administration is paying a global energy giant nearly $1 billion to walk away from its plans to install turbines off…

<p>Ecosuite and Ecogy Energy have been selected by the District of Columbia Public Service Commission (DCPSC) to participate in the Solar Aggregation and Advanced Inverter Project, a five-year pilot program exploring virtual power plant usage on the electrical grid servicing Washington, D.C. Through this pilot, Ecosuite will demonstrate how customer-based energy resources can work together&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/virtual-power-plant-demonstration-sets-up-in-washington-d-c/">Virtual power plant demonstration sets up in Washington, D.C.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Development and construction of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Massachusetts has become more feasible as a result of expanded statutory protections and the implementation of new safety regulations. Energy storage has been called a “Swiss Army Knife” because it makes possible a wide range of applications, including peak shaving, grid stabilization and distributed generation&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/battery-storage-moves-forward-in-massachusetts-as-barriers-fall/">Battery storage moves forward in Massachusetts as barriers fall</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/Tesla-Semi-Jay-Leno.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Tesla Semi program lead Dan Priestley took Jay Leno on an extensive tour of the production-intent electric truck, revealing significant engineering details — including 1,000 lbs of weight savings that bring the 500-mile version to payload parity with diesel trucks.</p> <p>The episode is packed with new technical information about the powertrain architecture, charging capabilities, and production readiness as Tesla prepares to ramp its dedicated Semi factory outside Reno, Nevada, to 50,000 units per year.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/tesla-semi-jay-leno-garage-new-details-production-specs/#more-460777">more…</a>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/BYD-EV-orders-gas-prices.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1400" /></div><p><a href="https://electrek.co/guides/byd/">BYD</a> is already seeing a flood of new EV buyers as gas and oil prices surge amid rising tensions in the Middle East.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/byds-ev-bet-paying-off-drivers-ditch-gas-rising-oil-prices/#more-460442">more…</a>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/Electrek-Mar-23.webp?w=1600" /></div><p>Today’s <em>9to5Toys Green Deals</em> is headlined by <a href="https://9to5toys.com/2026/03/23/amazon-jackery-spring-deal-2000-v2-portable-power-station/">Amazon beating Jackery’s spring sale</a> on the Explorer 2000 v2 Portable Power Station, <a href="https://9to5toys.com/2026/03/20/256wh-to-7680wh-anker-solix-power-stations-bundles-from-150/">Anker SOLIX power stations and bundles at lows from $150</a>, up to $720 off <a href="https://9to5toys.com/2026/03/20/720-lectric-e-bike-savings-nothin-but-net-sale-from-799/">Lectric e-bikes</a>, and <a href="https://9to5toys.com/2026/03/20/premium-upper-tier-segway-gt3-superscooter-1500-low/">Segway’s GT3 superscooter back down at its $1,500 low</a>. Head below for a closer look at the details.</p> <p>Head below for other Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, <a href="https://electrek.co/best-electric-vehicle-prices/"><em>Electrek</em>‘s best EV buying </a>and <a href="https://electrek.co/best-electric-vehicle-leases/">leasing deals</a>. Also, check out the new <a href="https://electrek.co/shop/"><em>Electrek</em> Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories</a>.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/green-deals-mar-23/#more-460750">more…</a>

<p>Vortex Weather Insurance, a provider of parametric weather insurance solutions, has launched its HailSafe parametric hail insurance product. Previously available only through third-party vendors, HailSafe can now be purchased directly from Vortex by brokers and weather‑exposed businesses, including solar projects. HailSafe policies placed through Vortex rely on an independent third‑party hail measurement source, utilizing a combination&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/vortex-weather-launches-hailsafe-insurance-product/">Vortex Weather launches HailSafe insurance product</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/08/SSE-Renewables-TotalEnergies_first-power-generation-from-the-Seagreen-offshore-wind-farm-1024x660-1.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1200" /></div><p>The Department of the Interior, headed by a man who has received<a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/lee-zeldin/industries?cid=N00029404&amp;cycle=CAREER"> hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from oil companies</a>, just declared it will spend $1 billion of your dollars to convince a French oil company, TotalEnergies, to stop development of affordable, reliable offshore wind and instead shift to expensive, unreliable liquified methane gas.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/dept-of-interior-bribes-oil-company-1b-from-taxpayer-coffers-to-stop-wind-power/#more-460755">more…</a>

<p>The Reva was never meant to compete with gasoline cars. When it appeared at the turn of the millennium, it didn’t promise speed, long range, or highway capability. It offered something far more radical for its time: a small, lightweight electric car designed specifically for dense urban life, one that ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/23/the-tiny-indian-ev-that-could-which-proved-the-future-was-plug-in/">The Tiny Indian EV That Could (&#038; Which Proved The Future Was Plug-In)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>Improvements in batteries are almost a daily occurrence, as sodium-ion batteries are poised for use in more applications. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/03/23/sodium-quantum-batteries-move-the-transition-to-electricity-forward/">Sodium &#038; Quantum Batteries Move The Transition To Electricity Forward</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/3/2026/03/tesla-patent-range-extender-trailer.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1200" /></div><p>A newly published Tesla patent application describes a sophisticated dual-battery management system designed to integrate an auxiliary battery pack with a vehicle’s primary pack — including a configuration where the auxiliary battery lives inside a towed trailer.</p> <p>The patent was filed in August 2024, months before Tesla officially cancelled the Cybertruck’s bed-mounted range extender, suggesting the automaker’s engineering team continued developing the underlying technology even as the original product was being abandoned.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/tesla-patent-dual-battery-range-extender-trailer/#more-460726">more…</a>

<p>Sponsored by This week on Projects Weekly, it&#8217;s been a banner week for new project energizations. Projects across the U.S. came online, including Origis Energy&#8217;s Wheatland Solar Project in southern... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/projects/new-projects-bolster-grid-reliability-across-south-and-midwest-projects-weekly/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/Mercedes-affordable-luxury-EV.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1400" /></div><p><a href="https://electrek.co/guides/mercedes-benz/">Mercedes-Benz</a> becomes the latest luxury brand planning to launch a new entry-level EV. Here’s what we know so far.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/another-major-brand-joins-race-for-affordable-luxury-ev/#more-460723">more…</a>

Spain's Fundación Ciudad de la Energía (Ciuden), a government energy research foundation, has completed operational testing of a 1 MW/8 MWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) system at its Cubillos del Sil technology center, which it says is the largest vanadium flow battery in Europe dedicated to applied research.

Durante la tercera semana de marzo, los precios de la mayoría de los principales mercados eléctricos europeos registraron una tendencia ascendente al principio de la semana. La producción fotovoltaica aumentó y la eólica creció en la península ibérica e Italia, mientras la demanda eléctrica descendió.

Researchers in the United Kingdom have developed a smart window that combines switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal with integrated PV cells, offering controllable transparency and electricity generation. The system balances light, heat, and solar protection while maintaining high visual quality and stable performance, according to its creators.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has selected developer and IPP Elevate Renewables’ 600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for development in Ridgefield, New Jersey, US.

Enefit, the electricity business of state-owned Estonian utility and power generator Eesti Energia AS, will build three new battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Lithuania, with a combined capacity of 46MW/184MWh.

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/donut_2x1.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Donut Lab has now released five independent test reports from Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre on its solid-state battery — and not a single one addresses the two claims that actually matter: the 400 Wh/kg energy density and the 100,000-cycle life.</p> <p>The Q1 2026 deadline that Donut Lab set for delivering production batteries inside Verge Motorcycles is eight days away. The latest report, a cycling test dated March 13, adds another data point — but the overall picture remains unchanged.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/donut-lab-solid-state-battery-5-tests-no-energy-density-cycle-life/#more-460714">more…</a>

La ministra ha reiterado que el apagón constituye un evento “inédito e impredecible”, para el que no existían señales previas de alerta, a pesar de contar con un marco regulatorio y operativo que, en condiciones normales, "debería haber evitado su ocurrencia".

Although homes can have a mix of bulbs for indoor lighting, 90% of U.S. households reported using light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, according to the most recent results of the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). Over one-third of households (37%) used LED bulbs for all indoor lighting. In contrast, 5% of households reported using incandescent or halogen bulbs and 2% used compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs for all indoor lighting.

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/Kia-cheaper-EV2-prices.jpeg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1400" /></div><p>Kia revealed EV2 prices and final specs as orders are now officially open in Europe. The <a href="https://electrek.co/guides/kia-ev2/">EV2 </a>is cheaper than expected, with prices starting at just €26,600 ($30,500).</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/03/23/kia-reveals-ev2-prices-cheaper-than-expected/#more-459791">more…</a>