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Proxima Fusion Signs Agreement to Build Europe's First Commercial Stellarator Power Plant at Former German Nuclear Site
Munich-based Proxima Fusion, RWE, Bavaria, and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics have agreed on a two-stage, multibillion-euro roadmap to build a demonstration stellarator and a grid-connected commercial fusion plant at the decommissioned Gundremmingen reactor site.
Sodium-Ion Batteries Reach the US Grid as Peak Energy and RWE Launch First Pilot on the MISO Network
Peak Energy and RWE Americas have deployed the first sodium-ion battery system on the MISO grid in Wisconsin, marking a milestone for the cheaper, cobalt-free chemistry in the US.
Denmark's 1.1 GW Thor Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power to the Grid, Less Than Two Weeks After First Turbine Installation
RWE's Thor offshore wind farm off Denmark's west coast delivered its first electricity to the Danish grid on March 16, just twelve days after installing its first turbine. The 1.1 GW project, Denmark's largest, will power over one million households when fully operational in 2027.
All but Two of Austria's 96 Glaciers Have Retreated in Two Years as Alpine Ice Loss Accelerates
Austrian Alpine Club reports 94 of 96 monitored glaciers retreated during 2024-2025, with average losses exceeding 20 metres and the largest glacier showing progressive disintegration.
China, Brazil, Italy and Belgium Join Nuclear Tripling Pledge at Paris Summit as 38 Nations Now Back 2050 Target
The second Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris brought four new signatories to the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy, with the EU announcing a 200 million euro guarantee for advanced reactor investment.
California Prepares to Launch Its First Carbon Capture and Storage Facility at Elk Hills This Spring
Carbon TerraVault has completed construction of carbon capture equipment at Elk Hills and targets first CO2 injection in spring 2026, marking a milestone for California's carbon management ambitions.
BYD Unveils Blade Battery 2.0 and 1,500 kW FLASH Charging That Refills an EV in Nine Minutes
BYD has launched its second-generation Blade Battery and a 1,500 kW FLASH Charging network that can take a compatible EV from 10 to 97 percent in nine minutes, with plans to deploy 20,000 stations across China by year-end and begin overseas rollout.
Bipartisan REWIRE Act Aims to Double US Grid Capacity by Upgrading Existing Power Lines Instead of Building New Ones
Senators McCormick and Welch introduce legislation to streamline reconductoring of existing transmission lines, projecting $180 billion in savings by 2050.
US Offshore Wind Survives Its Biggest Political Test as All Five Stop-Work Orders Fall in Court
Federal judges have struck down all five Trump administration stop-work orders on Atlantic offshore wind projects, clearing the way for 7.5 GW of capacity to power 2.5 million homes.
UK Switches On Its First Geothermal Power Plant in Cornwall, Adding Baseload Renewable Power and Domestic Lithium in One Project
GEL's United Downs facility drills 5km into granite to generate 3MW of constant power and extract battery-grade lithium — a UK first after two decades of development.
Google Commits to World's Largest Battery System in Minnesota, a 30 GWh Iron-Air Installation That Can Discharge for 100 Hours
A 300 MW Form Energy iron-air battery paired with 1.6 GW of wind and solar will power Google's new Pine Island data center, marking the largest energy storage project ever announced by capacity.
US Military Airlifts a Nuclear Microreactor for the First Time as Three Companies Race to Hit Criticality by July Fourth
Operation Windlord flew Valar Atomics' Ward250 reactor from California to Utah on three C-17s, kicking off an executive-order sprint to power military bases and data centers with factory-built nuclear plants.