Wednesday, 14 October 2026

ContourGlobal has broken ground on Project Sterling, a solar and storage site near Lake Havasu City, Arizona, according to Solar Builder.

The project will pair 450 MWac of solar generation with a 360 MW, 1.4 GWh battery storage system, according to Solar Builder.

ContourGlobal officials say construction will create 400 jobs. Representatives expect the site to generate more than 1.1 TWh of renewable energy each year once operational, according to Solar Builder.

Doral Renewables brought its 1.3 GW Mammoth Solar complex to full commercial operation in Indiana, according to Solar Builder.

Company representatives told Solar Builder the firm fully energized the Mammoth Solar site on Oct. 7, completing its largest project to date.

The complex spans 13,000 acres in northwest Indiana and ranks as one of the largest operational solar projects in the United States, according to Solar Builder.

Europe is building out a hydrogen-refuelling network before a large hydrogen-truck market exists to support it, according to CleanTechnica.

The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation requires hydrogen stations along major European motorway corridors at intervals of no more than 200 kilometres by 2030, with additional coverage at designated urban nodes, according to CleanTechnica.

Two hydrogen hubs tied to Pennsylvania have stalled, with one going dark and the other proceeding cautiously, according to Inside Climate News.

The Biden administration announced USD 7 billion in federal funding for seven hydrogen hubs nationwide, with Pennsylvania expected to be a major participant, Inside Climate News reported.

ARCH2 has gone dark, with former partners denying involvement or not responding to media requests, while MACH2 has entered a holding pattern, according to Inside Climate News.

MACH2 CEO Manny Cintron told Inside Climate News via email that the hub's award remains active, but its partners continue to proceed cautiously because of the current budget uncertainty.

Barriers to hydrogen deployment often stem from difficulties in applying existing requirements rather than from an absence of standards, according to stakeholders cited in a new report from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). They said the obstacle lies in implementing, adopting, and applying requirements that already exist.

Continued deployment success depends on helping the people who design, permit, inspect, and operate hydrogen systems find and apply those standards, according to the ANSI report.

Workshop participants gave strong support to a hydrogen standards roadmap covering storage and infrastructure. The report describes the roadmap as a way to organize priorities, identify standards and research gaps, and coordinate work across the hydrogen sector, areas it calls critical to supporting all end-use applications.

Qatar's renewable energy share of total power capacity is projected to rise from 12% in 2025 to 25.9% by 2035, according to GlobalData.

Solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is forecast to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 12.4% over the period, GlobalData said in its latest report.

Overall installed power capacity in Qatar is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 4.2% over the decade to 2035, according to GlobalData.

Natural gas will remain central to the country's power and water infrastructure, accounting for approximately 74% of total installed capacity in 2035, GlobalData said.

The Guardians of Nooramunga Coastal Communities have started proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria to halt a wind energy facility at the Ramsar-listed Nooramunga Marine & Coastal Park, according to wind-watch.org.

The case targets the Victorian Government's fast-track planning process for Synergy Wind's proposed 13-turbine Gelliondale Wind Farm, wind-watch.org reported.

In a separate dispute, Scottish Ministers are holding hearings on the proposed Newland Hill wind farm and battery energy storage site near Gifford after East Lothian Council objected to the plans, according to The Edinburgh Reporter.

East Lothian Council's planning committee voted in September 2024 to lodge a formal objection to Belltown Power's plans for 15 turbines, The Edinburgh Reporter reported.

Italgas SpA said Tuesday it had completed its 19th biomethane connection, feeding waste-derived biomethane into the gas distribution network at Borgo San Dalmazzo.

At the site, waste is converted into biomethane and injected into the city's natural gas distribution network, according to Italgas.

Once fully operational, the facility will be able to feed up to four million cubic meters of waste-derived biomethane per year into the local network, the company said. That planned annual supply is equivalent to the average annual consumption of around 5,000 households, according to Italgas.

The IEA will use its Nairobi summit to narrow Africa's clean cooking funding gap, with the World Bank expected to unveil a new bond scheme, executive director Fatih Birol told Argus in an exclusive interview.

The IEA estimates Africa needs around USD 2 billion per year in upfront investment to close its clean cooking access gap by 2040, according to Argus.

The push comes as Africa holds less than 1% of the clean energy technology market and captures less than 0.1% of the value generated by manufacturing these technologies, according to ESI-Africa.

ESI-Africa describes a path for the continent built on three shifts: value-added mineral processing in mining, renewable-powered low-emission commodities, and local manufacturing of clean technologies.

Tunisian national utility Société tunisienne de l'électricité et du gaz (STEG) has launched a tender to build a 50 MW solar PV plant linked to a 10 MW/20 MWh battery storage system, according to pv magazine.

The project will be located in Tataouine, in southern Tunisia, pv magazine reported.

Selected developers must build the facility along with the associated high-voltage grid infrastructure and transmission lines, according to pv magazine.

The deadline to submit project proposals is December 10, pv magazine reported.

Scientists tested whether warning color patterns drawn from nature could help birds avoid fatal collisions with wind turbines, according to Mongabay.

In video-game-style experiments, great tits were shown different turbine blade designs, including a pattern based on the bold warning colors some animals use to deter predators, Mongabay reported.

The birds hesitated longer and approached less often when warning patterns were present, an effect that was strongest with the bio-inspired design, according to Mongabay.

The researchers hope that copying nature's own safety signs could make wind energy safer for birds, Mongabay said.

EWE AG and VERBUND AG will develop an integrated hydrogen hub through the CHC Elektrolyse JadeWeser project in Germany's Wesermarsch region.

The project centers on an electrolyzer with a capacity of up to 500 MW, according to the chemeurope.com report. Planned annual production is approximately 50,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year.

The two companies describe the development as one of Europe's leading integrated hydrogen hubs.

In a separate development, Siemens and Galp Energia are collaborating to digitalize the GalpH2Park renewable hydrogen plant in Sines, Portugal, according to process-worldwide.com. Siemens estimates that its Hydrogen Performance Suite can deliver energy savings of up to 15%.

The Interior Department asked a federal court on October 9 to return Revolution Wind's construction and operations plan approval to the agency for reconsideration, according to Electrek.

The request creates another hurdle for the 704 MW wind farm, Electrek reported.

The filing has neither stopped the project's turbines nor revoked its permit, according to Electrek.

Revolution Wind is already sending electricity to New England, and all 65 turbines have been installed, Electrek reported.

Donald Trump's Department of the Interior has asked a federal court to re-evaluate the permit for the Revolution Wind offshore wind project, according to CleanTechnica.

The project has already begun delivering electricity to families in New England, CleanTechnica reported.

Since 2025, the Trump administration has issued two stop-work orders, according to CleanTechnica.

Atmos Renewables reached financial close on the 470 MW Parron Maam Marang wind farm in Western Australia's Wheatbelt, a project backed by the Capacity Investment Scheme, according to Energy Magazine.

The Australian wind sector recorded two construction commencements in one week, including Neoen's 346 MW Goyder North wind farm in South Australia.

"After two of the hardest years on record for wind project financing, Australia just had five very good weeks," said Ryan Hauville, director at Human Impact Group.

In a separate development, PNE AG revised its expected 2026 EBITDA to a range of EUR 60 million to EUR 75 million. The company cited project delays as the primary reason for the adjustment.

The delayed projects are now anticipated to be completed in 2027, which PNE AG attributed to extended transaction processes and postponed permitting procedures. PNE AG also opted to retain certain wind farms in its generation portfolio that had initially been intended for sale.