Amazon signs 20-year deal to keep Maryland's largest nuclear plant running and expand it
The agreement with Constellation Energy will add about 190 megawatts at Calvert Cliffs and support more than $3 billion in infrastructure investment.
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Energy
Renewables, fossil phase-out, grid and storage.
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The climate crisis is largely an energy problem: the great majority of global greenhouse gas emissions come from producing and using energy. This section tracks growth in renewable capacity, investment in storage and grids, fossil phase-out timelines, and the security-of-supply debate — checking capacity announcements against actual generation data.
China sets 2030 battery targets and backs sodium-ion and solid-state technologies
A new five-year plan calls for 15,000-cycle lithium batteries and early large-scale use of all-solid-state cells, but sets no capacity or output target.
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South Korea overhauls grid rules to connect more than 100 gigawatts of renewables by 2030
Flexible connections, battery storage and competitive allocation of grid rights will replace hard limits that left projects waiting in congested regions.
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Wind and solar spared Britain £5.9 billion in gas imports during the Hormuz crisis, analysis finds
Wind and solar supplied a record 41% of British electricity so far in 2026, while gas-fired generation fell nearly 10% year-on-year.
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Britain creates state-owned grid company to compete with private network operators
Great British Grid will bid for transmission projects as the government moves to let developers build their own connections.
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Fervo begins selling power from first utility-scale next-generation geothermal plant
The first 33-megawatt unit at Cape Station in Utah is supplying carbon-free electricity to Shell Energy, with 500 megawatts planned by 2028.
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World added about 690 gigawatts of solar power in 2025, up 15%
China installed 60% of the total, while a glut of panels kept manufacturers under financial pressure.
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Solar and wind now make up more than a third of Turkey's installed power capacity
Solar alone accounts for 22% of the country's 126,944 megawatts, and renewables overall make up 62.9%.
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China's Longi sets new efficiency record for single-junction silicon solar cells
The Chinese manufacturer's 28.29% result is its third record this year and brings silicon cells close to their theoretical limit.
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Federal judge orders EPA to restore $7 billion Solar for All program
The ruling could revive low-cost rooftop solar for low-income households that lost access when the program was canceled in 2025.
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Şanlıurfa water utility tenders 23.9-megawatt solar plant
The World Bank-backed project will help power the public utility's operations in southeastern Türkiye, with bids due Oct. 20.
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U.S. Department of Energy doubles funding for X-energy's small nuclear reactor project
A $1 billion award pushes the federal government's total commitment to X-energy's Texas reactor project past $2 billion, as the U.S. tries to revive its nuclear industry.
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