Sweden’s largest solar power plant to date has begun commercial operations. The 100 MW Hultsfred Solar Farm, developed by Swedish independent power producer Alight and French IPP Neoen, is located at Hultsfred Airport in the province of Småland, southern Sweden.
Sweden-based energy supplier Vattenfall commissioned what it describes as Germany’s largest agrivoltaic plant to date. The 76 MW facility in Tützpatz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, uses 146,000 bifacial 550 W solar modules from Chinese manufacturer GCL. The project spans 93 hectares, combining solar power generation with arable and livestock farming.
Eco Wave Power launched the first-ever U.S. onshore wave energy project at the Port of Los Angeles. The project was developed in partnership with AltaSea and Shell Marine Renewable Energy. While currently a demonstration site, the project is designed to lay the groundwork for larger commercial-scale operations in the future.
Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. said it plans to triple production capacity at its plant in Harrodsburg and increase the workforce there by 50%, deepening its relationship with Apple that began when the original iPhone launched in 2007.
Kyocera Corporation and Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd. signed a joint development agreement to co-create advanced ceramic materials for use in next-generation fusion energy plants.
As part of their long-standing strategic partnership, BMW Group and E.ON are launching Germany’s first commercial Vehicle-to-Grid solution for private customers. Thanks to bidirectional charging, the BMW iX3 becomes an active participant in the energy market—able not only to consume electricity but also to feed energy back into the grid when needed.
Seven Indian automakers are fast tracking the development of an electric vehicle motor that does not use rare earth magnets. If cleared, production could begin within a year, well ahead of the 2029 target. The development timeline was sped up after China announced export curbs in April 2025 in response to U.S. tariffs.
Colombian energy producer Celsia is launching an investment firm to develop more than $1.2 billion in renewable energy projects in Peru. With the new projects, Celsia expects to achieve 1.2 gigawatts in installed capacity in the Andean nation by 2028.
Renewables curtailment in Brazil in the first half of 2025 is straining investment and highlighting grid and transmission limits, with analysts calling for clearer pricing and storage solutions.
China launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector on Saturday, Sept. 13 ahead of talks between the two nations in Spain this week on trade, national security, and the ownership of social media platform TikTok.
In a new report on the key threats to Europe’s security and prosperity, the European Commission announces that “ there may be a growing emphasis on innovation in circular economy practices and advanced mining technologies including space mining, starting with the moon.”
Until recently, electric vehicles were almost unheard of in Ethiopia. But last year, it became the first country to ban imports of combustion engine vehicles as part of its push to promote green policies and reduce the pollution that chokes the capital during rush hour.
Samsung Heavy Industries obtained approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping and the Liberian Registry for a 174,000-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas carrier powered by a small modular molten salt reactor. The reactor is designed to eliminate the need for fuel replacement during the life of the vessel even if only one unit is installed.
As part of the TRIATHLON project consortium, Lithoz is developing and manufacturing a 3D-printed ceramic heat exchanger made from aluminium nitride for hydrogen-electric propulsion systems for aircraft in the megawatt class.
Boeing announced that it developed a way to 3D print the solar panel structure and built-in features such as harness paths and attachment points directly into each panel. The company says this method can improve production time by 50% compared to current timelines. The new array approach will be available to the market in 2026.
