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<p>D3Energy, one of the largest installers of floating solar in the U.S., has announced an exclusive statewide master lease with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for its on-water solar... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/projects/d3energy-announces-statewide-floating-solar-lease-in-florida/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>OCI Energy and CPS Energy have broken ground on the Alamo City BESS in Bexar County, Texas. The 120-MW/480-MWh system is expected to come online in 2027. “This project represents a significant step forward toward realizing a more resilient, reliable energy system that San Antonians can be truly proud of,” said Sabah Bayatli, President, OCI&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/oci-cps-break-ground-on-480-mwh-alamo-city-bess-project/">OCI, CPS break ground on 480-MWh Alamo City BESS project</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

Norwegian classification society DNV has published two new guidelines covering the structural design of floats for floating solar systems and their mooring and station keeping systems.

Seis asociaciones del sector eléctrico han alcanzado un acuerdo marco en el que recogen un posicionamiento común respecto de la futura regulación del acceso flexible, "herramienta clave" para desatascar las redes eléctricas sin necesidad de esperar inversiones en infraestructura.

Independent power producer (IPP) Sunraycer Renewables has closed a US$901 million project financing facility, supporting three solar-plus-storage projects in Texas, US.

Energy-Storage.news speaks with Moment Energy’s CTO and co-founder Gabriel Soares, and VP of business development, Carl Mansfield, about recent updates from the second life battery company.

India curtailed 300 GWh of renewable energy in Q1 2026 due to transmission constraints, according to a new repor from Ember.

Italian energy agency GSE announced it will allocate 10 GW of solar capacity and 16 GW of wind power through auctions planned for 2026 and 2027.

La startup alemana afirma haber alcanzado 1 GW de potencia flexible gestionable dentro de su central eléctrica virtual mediante su plataforma Heartbeat AI, integrando instalaciones fotovoltaicas residenciales, baterías, bombas de calor y cargadores para vehículos eléctricos.

Sodium-ion may be increasingly competitive for projects where total lifecycle economics matter more than initial procurement cost alone, the CEO of HyperStrong told us after the system integrator signed a 60GWh supply and co-operation agreement with CATL.

California, US-headquartered thermal energy storage (TES) technology provider Antora has installed one of the world’s largest energy storage systems, in South Dakota.

¿Cuánto tiempo continuará la tendencia alcista de los precios de los módulos? ¿Tiene realmente sentido prohibir los inversores chinos en proyectos financiados por la UE? De ello se ocupa Martin Schachinger, fundador de pvXchange, en su artículo.

Nadara firma un PPA híbrido de 434 MW con Trafigura en España y Grenergy firma un acuerdo híbrido de compra de energía de 400 GWh/año en Estados Unidos.

El sistema, instalado por Cleanwatts sobre cubierta metálica con estructura coplanar y 1.630 módulos, produciría 1.360 MWh al año para autoconsumo compartido entre la Fundação Eugénio de Almeida y organizaciones sociales.

El proyecto, con un presupuesto de 51,1 millones de euros, integra dos calderas de 22 MW, una planta fotovoltaica de 328 kWp y 28 kilómetros de red térmica. El desarrollo completo del complejo permitirá alcanzar 88 MW mediante futuras ampliaciones.

In 2023, the San Francisco Bay Area’s air district passed first-in-the-nation rules setting zero-emissions limits on home heating systems and water heaters. Now, the agency is working to address affordability concerns ahead of the water-heater rule&#039;s finalization this year — and defuse calls from some regulators to…

California’s top air regulator wants to overhaul the state’s two-decade-old carbon market. But key lawmakers and environmental groups say the effort will undermine the program — and the state’s decarbonization goals. Last month, the California Air Resources Board proposed major changes to the state’s cap-and-invest…

<p>Investing in flood defences, air conditioning and other measures to protect the UK from climate...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-investing-in-urgent-uk-adaptation-action-cheaper-than-climate-damages/">CCC: Investing in ‘urgent’ UK adaptation action ‘cheaper than climate damages’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

<p>Source: CSTA via Brazil Energy From CGN Brazil: In partnership with the Government of Piauí, we are advancing the structuring of an innovative initiative for the development of concentrated solar power (CSP) technology with thermal storage — still unprecedented in Brazil. The agreement, signed with the Piauí Institute of Technology, provides for technical, economic and [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org/china-general-nuclear-cgn-proposes-first-100-mw-tower-csp-in-brazil/">China General Nuclear (CGN) proposes first 100 MW Tower CSP in Brazil</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpaces.org">SolarPACES</a>.</p>

<p>Enbridge is developing the Cowboy Project, a 365-MW solar and battery energy storage project in Wyoming to support Meta’s data center operations. The first phase of the Cowboy Project being built near Cheyenne, Wyoming, expands Enbridge’s partnership with Meta, which now totals approximately 1.6 GW of contracted capacity across North America. “The first phase of&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/enbridge-developing-365-mw-solar-storage-project-for-meta-data-centers/">Enbridge developing 365-MW solar + storage project for Meta data centers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>EV battery repurposing firm Moment Energy has achieved a &#8220;landmark&#8221; safety breakthrough in its battery recycling efforts, representatives say. The Coquitlam, British Columbia-based manufacturer announced its achievement of a world... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/batteries/moment-energy-achieves-first-ul-certified-battery-management-system/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Among a flurry of posts on social media last weekend, US president Donald Trump declared...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-trumps-false-claims-about-the-ipcc-and-rcp8-5-climate-scenario/">Factcheck: Trump’s false claims about the IPCC and ‘RCP8.5’ climate scenario</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

<p>National defense and space mission solutions firm York Space Systems has agreed to purchase space solar technology provider Solestial Inc. Financial details of the acquisition, the third for York in... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/products/york-space-systems-acquires-space-solar-firm-solestial/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Floating solar contractor D3Energy has signed a master lease with the Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT) to serve as the exclusive developer of floating solar systems on FDOT stormwater ponds. D3Energy&#8217;s first project under the framework, a floating solar array on an FDOT pond in Orlando, was fully commissioned earlier this year. &#8220;In Florida, the&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/05/florida-dot-leases-potentially-all-its-stormwater-ponds-for-floating-solar-development/">Florida DOT leases potentially all its stormwater ponds for floating solar development</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

In the Annual Energy Outlook 2026 (AEO2026), our long-term outlook, we project electricity consumed by data center servers will increase across the commercial building stock, increasing more in standalone data centers than in all other data center rooms combined. By 2050, server consumption alone reaches between 446 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) and 818 billion BkWh. The highest end of the range reflects faster growth in server power draw and installed stock in our High Electricity Demand case. Standalone data centers are represented in the other buildings category, where we project servers will consume 581 BkWh of electricity in 2050 in our High Electricity Demand case. Across all cases, servers alone accounted for an estimated 7% of commercial sector electricity consumption in 2025. Data center server electricity use grows to 22%–33% of commercial building electricity use by 2050 across our cases.