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Utility-scale solar investment fell 19% globally, led by mainland China, Spain, Greece, and Brazil, while EU spending rose 63%, says BloombergNEF (BNEF).

The research team’s semi-transparent solar concentrator can be directly coated onto standard window glass. It uses liquid crystal films to reflect and guide circularly-polarized sunlight to solar cells installed toward the edge of a window. A 1-inch diameter prototype was found capable of directly powering a 10 mW fan under sunlight.

Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia's cumulative solar generation increased sixfold between 2019 and 2024, while each country made efforts to reduce its coal dependency. However, energy think tank Ember says a lack of battery storage uptake and solar targets below the EU average risk derailing progress.

Albricias Energía es partner español de Over Easy, cuyo sistema fotovoltaico bifacial vertical plus & play se instala en 15 minutos por kWp, sin necesidad de herramientas ni lastres. En este momento hay dos instalaciones en España, "y muchas más en camino".

Major BESS route-to-market (RTM) deals have been announced in Poland, by Greenvolt and Entrix, and in Italy, by Zelestra and BKW.

Trapping the energy of ocean waves to generate electricity has long been an enticing but notoriously difficult endeavor. The first rule of wave power startups is that they always fail. But a plucky company called Eco Wave Power is doing its best to prove that rule wrong, and it just notched an important win in Los…

A novel solar power project just went online in California’s Central Valley, with panels that span across canals in the vast agricultural region. The 1.6-megawatt installation, called Project Nexus , was fully completed late last month. The $20 million state-funded pilot has turned stretches of the Turlock…

El contrato cuenta con un presupuesto total de 711.890 euros. Las empresas interesadas podrán presentar sus ofertas hasta el 24 de septiembre, y el plazo de ejecución de las obras será de cinco meses.

Tesla has announced that by the end of 2026, it expects to have around 4.5GW of grid-forming battery storage operating across Australia.

<p>With IAA Mobility 2025 upon us, automakers are eager to highlight their best and their brightest electric vehicles for the European auto market (as well as non-EVs, of course, but we&#8217;ll just ignore that side of the show since we here at CleanTechnica are intent on not burning up our ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/kias-ev-lineup-at-iaa-highlights-the-usa-being-left-behind/">Kia&#8217;s EV Lineup at IAA Highlights the USA Being Left Behind</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>As I noted earlier today, the IAA auto show is upon us, and that includes some pretty wild and crazy sci-fi concept cars. One of those comes from Hyundai. With the opening image taking place on the moon, the company doesn&#8217;t hide that this concept electric car is out of ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/hyundai-takes-next-big-step-forward-in-europe-with-concept-three/">Hyundai Takes Next Big Step Forward in Europe with Concept THREE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>When Luxgen was introduced to the world in 2009, it felt like Taiwan was finally ready to declare itself a serious player in the global automotive industry. For decades, Yulon Motor had been known mainly as a manufacturer under license, building Nissans for the local market. But Luxgen was different. ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/luxgen-taiwans-largely-unknown-ev-brand/">Luxgen: Taiwan&#8217;s Largely Unknown EV Brand</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

LAS VEGAS — On Monday night in a subterranean hall under the Las Vegas Convention Center, Tesla released an upgraded version of its grid-battery product that will allow developers to build bigger energy-storage projects faster. That kind of acceleration is sorely needed as the storage industry positions itself to…

<p>It&#8217;s one of the biggest weeks in the auto industry, as the massive IAA auto show in Munich is now underway. Among other things, automakers take the opportunity to present concept cars, which range from nearly finished, normal vehicle models to totally wacky and unrealistic models you could assume came ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/cool-electric-car-concept-volkswagen-ev-lineup-rollout-at-iaa/">Cool Electric Car Concept &#038; Volkswagen EV Lineup Rollout at IAA</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>Vietnamese automaker VinFast recently rolled out an ambitious 2.5-year free charging program starting September 9, World EV Day, to overcome price barriers in the Philippines. This audacious play will provide completely free charging to all its customers until May 2027 – a move that could cost the Vietnamese automaker millions ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/vgreen-vinfast-implements-free-charging-to-in-ph-in-time-for-world-ev-day/">VGreen &#038; VinFast Implement Free Charging in Philippines, in Time for World EV Day</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>The Jetson Air heat pump is installed by factory trained technicians and offers over the air updates and an app. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/jetson-air-introduces-smart-heat-pump-that-features-lower-installation-costs/">Jetson Air Introduces Smart Heat Pump That Features Lower Installation Costs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>Can a small island community—through art, innovation, and co-design—demonstrate what’s possible for sustainable infrastructure across the Pacific and beyond? Coastal island communities are especially vulnerable to climate change. Stronger cyclones, rising sea levels, warming waters, biodiversity loss, prolonged droughts, and major flood events threaten their existence. Marou Village in the ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/how-can-local-knowledge-culture-redefine-climate-adaptation-infrastructure/">How Can Local Knowledge &#038; Culture Redefine Climate Adaptation Infrastructure?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>I recently read Why Nations Fail, the 2012 book by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, who won the Nobel Prize in 2024 for Economics for their work on how institutions shape economic prosperity, and was struck by how confidently it placed the United States on a path of enduring greatness. ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/why-nations-fail-revisited-americas-institutional-drift-chinas-cleantech-rise/">Why Nations Fail, Revisited: America’s Institutional Drift &amp; China’s Cleantech Rise</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>BYD and Shenzhen Port Group recently signed an agreement to expand cooperation between the automaker and port operator. While this news largely flew under the radar, the scope of the agreement goes far beyond BYD’s home ports to develop international logistics and decarbonize global shipping. As reported by Chinese shipping ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/byd-and-shenzhen-port-group-deepen-cooperation-on-clean-ports-and-green-shipping-corridors/">BYD &#038; Shenzhen Port Group Deepen Cooperation on Clean Ports &#038; Green Shipping Corridors</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

<p>Alan Leanse recently wrote what I found to be a contradictory at best and uninformed at worst 2-year Motor Trend review of the Tesla Model Y. Leanse revealed more emotions than facts in the review, describing, for instance, how he &#8220;kicked its tire or punched its steering wheel out of ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/09/motor-trends-two-year-review-says-the-tesla-model-y-is-taxing-i-disagree/">Motor Trend&#8217;s Two-Year Review Says The Tesla Model Y Is &#8220;Taxing&#8221; &#8212; I Disagree!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cleantechnica.com">CleanTechnica</a>.</p>

Tesla announced its new integrated 20MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) solution, the Tesla Megablock, on 8 September in Las Vegas, US.

“The industry has to continue to be aggressive,” says Luigi Resta, president of US renewable energy and energy storage developer rPlus Energies, on the US remaining a competitive market for energy storage.

<p>When flooding strikes, it can devastate vast areas, taking lives, homes and possessions with it....</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-adaptation-has-cut-flood-deaths-and-losses-in-europe/">Guest post: How adaptation has cut flood deaths and losses in Europe</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

La Agencia decidirá en febrero sobre la modificación de las metodologías de Precio de Compensación Máximo y Mínimo Armonizado (HMMCP) para los mercados europeos diarios e intradiarios.

In August 2025, Egyptian firm Blue Ocean Energy struck a $35 billion deal with partners in the Chevron-operated Leviathan field offshore of Israel to import more natural gas from Israel, the latest move by Egypt to meet natural gas demand that is outpacing domestic production. In our latest update to the Eastern Mediterranean Energy briefing, we discuss the drivers behind Egypt's dwindling natural gas supply and analyze the natural gas dynamics in the region.