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<p>The newly published white paper began with a question that persisted because of how clearly island systems expose the realities of energy. Can Hawaiʻi, an isolated archipelago with no continental grid behind it and a long dependence on imported fuels, build an energy system that is cleaner, more resilient, more ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/08/the-clean-energy-future-hawai%ca%bbi-can-actually-build-new-tfie-strategy-white-paper/">The Clean Energy Future Hawaiʻi Can Actually Build: New TFIE Strategy White Paper</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/3/2026/01/Tesla-Alachua-Wawa.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Tesla has quietly switched on a public configurator for its Supercharger for Business program, and the numbers tell us exactly what it now costs a third party to buy into the network: <strong>$500,000 in hardware and roughly $940,000 all-in</strong> for a standard V4 8-stall site.</p> <p>The tool also spits out ROI estimates that swing wildly by location — from a 4-year payback in San Francisco to 7 years in Manhattan — and effectively prices Tesla’s own cut at a flat $0.10/kWh.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/08/tesla-supercharger-for-business-configurator-pricing/#more-462710">more…</a>

<p>CleanTechnica has carried reviews on a number of backup battery systems in the last few years, including Anker Solix, Bluetti, and Jackery. Reading the reviews, I got ever more intrigued by what I found. These are not just batteries, but power stations with charge controller and inverter built in. They ... [continued]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/08/more-on-batteries-or-how-to-grow-lemons-in-vermont/">More On Batteries, Or How To Grow Lemons In Vermont</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/3/2023/02/Tesla-Full-Self-Driving-Beta-smear-campaign.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Elon Musk claimed this week that Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” is so much safer than human drivers that it could save 90% of the roughly one million lives lost in car crashes globally each year — a 10X improvement in safety.</p> <p>The problem is that Tesla has never released the data that would support anything close to that claim, and Musk is already using it to pre-frame the lawsuits Tesla is facing over FSD crashes as an unavoidable cost of progress.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/08/musk-tesla-fsd-10x-safer-claim-doesnt-hold-up/#more-462700">more…</a>

China’s Sigenergy has announced a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), with shares open to retail investors until April 13 and backing from major international asset managers.

Brazil installed 2.3 GW of solar capacity in January and February, as centralized generation more than doubled while distributed growth declined.

<p>One month into the US and Israel’s war on Iran, at least 60 countries have...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/iran-war-analysis-how-60-nations-have-responded-to-the-global-energy-crisis/">Iran war analysis: How 60 nations have responded to the global energy crisis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

<p>OutBack Power and EG4 Electronics are now offering separate battery leasing program to homeowners. The OutBack Power Advantage Program and EG4 Advantage Program enable homeowners to access a &#8220;professionally owned and managed&#8221; battery system for residential use, with installation flexibility and ongoing program services included. “Homeowners are increasingly looking for dependable backup power, but the&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/eg4-outback-power-offer-residential-battery-leasing-programs/">EG4, OutBack Power offer residential battery leasing programs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Choosing the right foundation is one of the most critical decisions in a utility-scale solar build. This choice can mean on-time COD and long-term peak performance by minimizing delays, overages,... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/advertorial1/optimizing-solar-performance-from-the-ground-up/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

<p>Asset management platform Sitetracker has launched its new agentic AI platform Scout, which is designed to help infrastructure owners, operators and contractors gain insights and drive automation within their operations. “Our customers are looking to create compounding competitive advantages,” said Giuseppe Incitti, CEO of Sitetracker. “Scout delivers by providing easy to deploy agentic workflows that&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/sitetracker-launches-scout-ai-platform/">Sitetracker unveils Scout AI platform</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food...</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/cropped-8-april-2026-iran-war-drives-up-food-prices-two-nature-talks-conclude-return-of-uks-tallest-bird/">Cropped 8 April 2026: Iran war drives up food prices | Two nature talks conclude | Return of UK’s tallest bird</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org">Carbon Brief</a>.</p>

Engie compra a Rolwind 278 MW de capacidad de almacenamiento en Andalucía; Planea Energía pone en marcha en Palencia el complejo fotovoltaico Velilla, de 36 MWp; y Aquila Clean Energy pone en operación 60,5 MW fotovoltaicos en Soria.

<p>Enverus has launched Enverus ONE, an AI platform that combines workflows for energy professionals. Enverus ONE pairs frontier AI models with Astra, Enverus’ proprietary energy model. Frontier models provide general intelligence. Astra provides the operating context required to evaluate assets, validate costs, interpret contracts and resolve energy workflows that generic AI cannot efficiently execute with&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/enervus-launches-ai-platform-for-project-workflow-execution/">Enervus launches AI platform for project workflow execution</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

A panel at the 2026 US Energy Storage Summit in Dallas, Texas, discussed the “creative, innovative structures” developers are having to embrace to secure long-term revenues for energy storage projects.

<p>By Brandon Ware, EverLine &#124; The rapid growth of inverter-based resources (IBRs) — including solar PV, wind, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and hybrid generation — has fundamentally changed how... <a class="view-article" href="https://solarbuildermag.com/policy/deadline-approaching-to-comply-with-new-nerc-regulations/">View Article</a></p> <p>-- Solar Builder magazine</p>

Enverus One integra capacidades de análisis de datos, procesamiento documental y modelización económica en un mismo sistema.

<p>While rooftop solar panels make a visible statement that a homeowner is an environmental steward and interested in improving utility consumption, residential energy storage systems provide real control. And that&#8217;s what residential battery brand FranklinWH aims to do — offer a suite of products that give households more control of their energy usage. The &#8220;WH&#8221;&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/american-made-franklinwh-energy-storage-keeps-manufacturing-local/">American-made FranklinWH Energy Storage keeps manufacturing local &lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&#039;color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;&#039;&gt;SPW tours FranklinWH residential battery facilities in California.&lt;/span&gt;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

Stella Juva, la una ambulancia alimentada con energía solar creada por un grupo de investigadores de la Universidad tecnológica de Eindhoven, posibilitará que la atención médica sea accesible en cualquier lugar.

La transición energética, la electrificación y las nuevas infraestructuras energéticas tendrán capacidad para generar hasta 48 billones de dólares en ingresos para 2040, según un nuevo informe del McKinsey Global Institute.

The Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island’s PEI Energy Corporation (PEIEC) has issued a request for expressions of interest (REOI) for a 10-50MW, four-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS).

IPPs Zelestra, BNZ and ALFI have secured offtake and financing to hybridise solar projects with BESS across Spain, Italy, Portugal and Romania.

Un grupo de investigadores de la UNSW ha desarrollado un modelo válido a escala global de alta precisión de irradiancia UV sobre superficies inclinadas, capaz de capturar el impacto del diseño del sistema, el clima y las condiciones atmosféricas.

Amid growing interest in Japan’s battery storage market, a consortium of major Japanese businesses is targeting 174MW of deployments.

As a key deadline for federal solar tax credits ticks closer, a Massachusetts program is helping the state’s nonprofits get solar projects underway before the incentive disappears. The Solar Upgrading Nonprofits , or SUN, program provides nonprofits with financial and technical assistance to evaluate options for…

Xcel Energy in Minnesota is poised to become the first utility in the nation to build and operate its own virtual power plant. For the past six months, fans and foes have debated the novel plan , which will see Xcel deploy hundreds of megawatts of small-scale batteries at customer sites across its territory. The…