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<p>Proposals to build coal-fired plants in China reached a record high in 2025, finds a...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/rush-for-new-coal-in-china-hits-record-high-in-2025-as-climate-deadline-looms/">‘Rush’ for new coal in China hits record high in 2025 as climate deadline looms</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

<p>A Korean-led development group that includes Hyundai Engineering &#38; Construction has broken ground on a $524 million, 350 MW solar project in Texas. Project Lucy is a large-scale solar power... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/projects/hyundai-led-350-mw-solar-project-breaks-ground-in-texas/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

In December, the Trump administration issued a sweeping stop-work order to every single offshore wind installation underway in America. But, as of today, all five projects have either resumed construction or received the green light from judges to do so. A federal judge ruled Monday that the 924-megawatt Sunrise…

<p>In this edition of Projects Weekly, we&#8217;re looking at a large-scale solar project being built near Dayton, Ohio, plus a series of financing and acquisition deals. First up, Zelestra has... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/news/zelestra-gem-city-solar-ohio-projects-weekly/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

Average wholesale day-ahead electricity prices at most major trading hubs in the Lower 48 states were higher in 2025 than in 2024, driven largely by higher natural gas prices to electric generators. The largest increase in price was $29 per megawatthour (MWh) in New England's Independent System Operator (ISO-NE), and the largest decrease was $14/MWh in the upper Northwest's Mid-Columbia.

<p>Fullerton, California-based GigaWatt Inc. has launched a round of public crowdfunding in order to scale its DIY solar software platform, the company announced Feb. 2. The two phase project, if... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/residential-solar/gigawatt-open-public-investment-for-scaling-diy-solar-platform/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

The Governors of Maryland and New Jersey have enacted legislation to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies in response to energy cost and supply concerns.

Tesla reported company-high energy storage deployments and revenue growth in 2025 but expects “low-cost competition” and policy factors to affect margins this year.

This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here . The ostensibly barren Mojave Desert is in fact teeming with plants and animals, including a rare species known as the threecorner milkvetch. It’s a member of the pea family, splaying across the ground instead of climbing…

A group of governments in the Denver metropolitan area has managed to hold on to a nearly $200 million federal grant to unleash heat pumps in the region — and now it’s putting that money to work. The group has retained the funding, awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2024, even as the Trump…

First it got cold. Across New England, temperatures have been almost constantly below 20 degrees Fahrenheit since last Friday night. Then it snowed. Winter Storm Fern swept through the region on Sunday and Monday, leaving more than two feet of white stuff in its wake in many places. But despite the extreme weather,…

This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Back in 2021, Winter Storm Uri resulted in more than 240 deaths in Texas as freezing temperatures shut down gas power plants and pushed the state’s independent electricity grid to the brink of collapse. It…

<p>Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed.&#160;An essential guide to the week&#8217;s key developments relating to climate...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/debriefed-30-january-2026-fire-and-ice-us-formally-exits-paris-climate-image-faux-pas/">DeBriefed 30 January 2026:  Fire and ice; US formally exits Paris; Climate image faux pas</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

<p>Electric heat pumps are set to play a key role in the UK’s climate strategy,...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-what-it-really-costs-to-heat-a-home-in-the-uk-with-a-heat-pump/">Factcheck: What it really costs to heat a home in the UK with a heat pump</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

Over the past few years, Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) has relied less on Canada for electricity. On January 16, 2026, the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC), a 1,200 megawatt (MW) transmission line project, began commercial operation. The new high-voltage direct current NECEC transmission line is primarily intended to increase the amount of hydroelectric power exported from Canada to New England. However, during Winter Storm Fern, New England exported more electricity to Canada than it imported.

<p>The European Union and the UK are not on track to meet their 2030 offshore...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/experts-will-chinese-wind-power-help-or-hinder-europes-climate-goals/">Experts: Will Chinese wind power help or hinder Europe’s climate goals?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

<p>The UK’s climate saw a record-breaking 2025, with the year being both the warmest and...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a-review-of-the-uks-climate-in-2025/">Met Office: A review of the UK’s climate in 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . Two decades ago, the European Union got basically none of its power from wind and solar. Now, those are the leading sources of electricity in the bloc. In 2025, wind and solar produced more electrons for the EU than fossil fuels did, per a new Ember…

<p>The U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) has announced it will restructure, revise, or eliminate more than $83 billion in loans and conditional energy commitments... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/policy/doe-to-rein-in-more-than-83-billion-in-biden-era-energy-loans/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

Tesla is rededicating itself to rooftop solar, a decade after it bought the then-leading company in that sector, SolarCity. The pioneering electric car maker has continued to sell rooftop solar through its energy division since the SolarCity acquisition. But the Solar Roof product — essentially roof tiles that…

<p>Noon Energy&#8217;s tests and demonstrations for its scaled-up ultra-long-duration energy storage (ultra-LDES) system proved successful, the Palo Alto, California-based company announced Jan. 21. Touted as &#8220;the missing link&#8221; to 24/7... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/energy-storage/noon-energy-demonstrates-groundbreaking-ultra-ldes-battery/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Abigail Ross Hopper, the outgoing president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) testified in front of the U.S. Senate&#8217;s Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Jan. 28.... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/policy/seia-ceo-emphasizes-permitting-reform-in-senate-testimony/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

Although petroleum accounts for less than 1% of total U.S. utility-scale electric power generation, regions such as New England rely on oil-fired units during winter periods when cold weather creates high demand. When Winter Storm Fern affected New England this week, petroleum was the predominant energy source starting around midday on January 24 and lasting until early morning on January 26. Since then, petroleum and natural gas have been fluctuating as the primary energy source.

<p>“Exceptionally heavy” rainfall that led to deadly flooding across southern Africa in recent weeks was...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/climate-change-and-la-nina-made-devastating-southern-african-floods-more-intense/">Climate change and La Niña made ‘devastating’ southern African floods more intense</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

<p>PV Hardware USA (PVH) has integrated low-carbon steel into its AxoneDuo Infinity solar tracker, the company says, advancing the sustainability of the solar construction supply chain. Expectations for sustainability have... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/sustainability/pvh-usa-advances-solar-infrastructure-with-low-carbon-tracker/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>