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Energy & Green Tech news — Monday 05 October 2026

38 stories from 5 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.

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  1. Not sold on Tesla Powerwall? There are great battery alternatives out there [update]
    USElectrek

    Between increasingly extreme weather , rising electricity demands, and the rapid expansion of data centers, energy independence is starting to look less like a talking point for doomsday preppers and more like sound planning. That shift in…

  2. Six Flags has installed one of the largest solar carports in the US
    USElectrek

    Six Flags Magic Mountain is putting its parking lots to work with a new 12.37-megawatt (MW) solar installation – California’s largest solar carport. It’s expected to generate enough electricity each year to offset the annual power use of…

  3. Department of War drafts EV battery factory into military drone duty with $75M grant
    USElectrek

    As if to prove that there may not be money for universal childcare or nationalized healthcare but there is ALWAYS more money for war, the US Department of War has awarded Amprius a $75 million grant to convert a civilian EV battery…

  4. BYD’s flagship electric SUV has now topped 10,000 sales for 3 months straight
    USElectrek

    BYD’s full-size flagship electric SUV is off to a strong early start, with more than 10,000 units sold in its first three months on the market. more…

  5. Score a FREE $1,500 Amazon gift card with Amazon Autos purchase during Prime Day
    USElectrek

    As part of its fall Prime Day promotions, you can score a FREE $1,500 Amazon gift card with the purchase of a new car through Amazon Autos. more…

  6. Lucid (LCID) Q3 deliveries drop 7% as it slashes production by 38%
    USElectrek

    Lucid (LCID) delivered 3,806 vehicles in the third quarter, down 7% from a year ago. It built only 2,954, a 38% cut from the previous quarter and its lowest production since early 2025. The automaker says that’s on purpose. New CEO Silvio…

  7. Hyundai is testing a smaller electric SUV — could it be the IONIQ 4? [Video]
    USElectrek

    A disguised Hyundai SUV has been spotted out testing, giving us an early look at what’s thought to be the IONIQ 4, or possibly the IONIQ 1. more…

  8. Velotric Summit 2 mixed-terrain e-bike first discount, Lectric XPeak 2 off-road e-bike new $1,299 low, Segway e-bikes $2,200 savings, more
    USElectrek

    We’ve got a bunch of official Prime Day sales packed into today’s weekly Green Deals kickoff, starting with the Velotric Fall Prime Day Sale with up to $550 e-bike savings that has given us the first discount on its Summit 2 Hybrid…

  9. Virginia’s new energy plan: Make the AI boom work for — not against — us
    USCanary Media

    For well over a year, the twin problems of rising utility bills and soaring electric demand spurred by the AI boom have consumed the energy policy debate in Virginia, the data center capital of the world. Clean energy foes — mostly…

  10. The Kia PV5 makes for a ridiculously cool dump truck
    USElectrek

    Kia’s electric van might look even cooler as a dump truck. The PV5 was made into a dump truck, and it works. more…

  11. Toyota gets the green light for a new EV built to take on China
    USElectrek

    Toyota will invest around $1.3 billion, the largest in Argentina’s automotive industry to date, to produce a new electric vehicle at its site in Buenos Aires. more…

  12. Gas cars fall below 50% of global new car sales for the first time
    USElectrek

    Gas cars are now a minority of the world’s new car sales. Gasoline-only vehicles made up 49% of global new-vehicle sales in the first half of 2026, down from 73% in 2021, according to Mobility Global data first reported by Nikkei. It’s the…

  13. Flooded solar plant in Japan catches fire after typhoon
    DEPV Magazine

    Firefighters held back from a burning solar plant east of Tokyo because of the risk of electrocution after floodwater from a breached lake embankment submerged its electrical equipment. A ground-mounted solar plant in Otake, Narita, in…

  14. Lucid’s $50,000 Cosmos spotted testing in California after 2027 delay
    USElectrek

    The Lucid Cosmos is out testing in California traffic. A camouflaged prototype of the midsize SUV was photographed on Highway 101 in Morgan Hill, about 40 miles south of Lucid’s headquarters in Newark. The four photos show the sub-$50,000…

  15. Hyundai’s electric hatch goes on sale with up to 308 miles of range, starting at about $25,000
    USElectrek

    The IONIQ 3 has received more interest than any Hyundai vehicle in the UK ever. Starting at about $25,000, Hyundai’s electric hatch undercuts much of the competition. more…

  16. Wave of Affordable Electric Cars Is Boosting Consumers’ Choice: Sales of Sub-€25,000 Models Set to Rise Sevenfold
    USCleanTechnica

    Electric car choice is expanding rapidly thanks to EU clean car targets, but weakening the 2030-35 targets would put affordable models and Europe’s position in the global EV race at risk. European drivers are gaining access to a rapidly…

  17. T＆E, European Metals, and RECHARGE Call on Co-decision Makers to Strengthen Battery Supply Chains in the IAA
    USCleanTechnica

    As negotiations on the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) progress, a joint letter by T&E, European Metals and RECHARGE calls on the integration of primary and recycled battery grade materials, as well as critical midstream components like…

  18. First Solar sues JA Solar and American Panel Solutions over TOPCon patents
    DEPV Magazine

    U.S. solar panel manufacturer First Solar, Inc. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Chinese solar manufacturer JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. and U.S.-based distributor…

  19. Blood In The Water: Automakers Rush To Sell EVs In The Middle East
    USCleanTechnica

    Chery Group and Jaguar Land Rover aim to sell their new Freelander EVs strategically in the oil-rich Middle East. The post Blood In The Water: Automakers Rush To Sell EVs In The Middle East appeared first on CleanTechnica .

  20. Next2Sun files for insolvency for two subsidiaries
    DEPV Magazine

    German vertical PV specialist Next2Sun has filed for self-administered insolvency proceedings for two companies within its corporate group at the Saarbrücken Local Court, in Germany, following an unsuccessful fundraising campaign . The…

  21. China’s 700 MW Jintan salt-cavern CAES project completes full-system startup
    DEPV Magazine

    From ESS News China Huaneng’s 700 MW Jintan salt-cavern compressed air energy storage (CAES) project has completed full-system startup of its two generating units in Changzhou, Jiangsu province. The milestone was reached on Sept. 12, with…

  22. Perovskite may leak less lead than lead-solder silicon, say scientists
    DEPV Magazine

    Researchers led by the Huazhong University of Science and Technology modeled lead flows from perovskite photovoltaics in China from 2026 to 2060. They found that, under best-practice conditions, cumulative lead leakage could be up to 94%…

  23. It’s now easier than ever to get your motorcycle license on an electric bike
    USElectrek

    LiveWire’s smallest electric motorcycle is about to take on a new role, and it could prove to be one of the most important ones yet. The LiveWire S4 Honcho Street has now met the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s (MSF) criteria for use in…

  24. Digital twin tech offers ‘anti-involution’ strategies for China’s PV industry
    DEPV Magazine

    Digital twin (DT) technology could help photovoltaic manufacturers tackle “involution,” a term increasingly used in China’s solar industry to describe excessive competition, persistent price declines, and shrinking profit margins…

  25. EU grants cross-border solar, wind project priority status
    DEPV Magazine

    A hybrid solar-wind project connecting Poland and Germany is among three projects that have been granted cross-border renewable energy status (CB RES) by the European Commission. First launched in 2021, the CB RES accreditation supports…

  26. Atmos reaches financial close on 870MW of CIS-backed capacity
    GBEnergy Monitor

    Atmos Renewables has reached financial close on two energy projects backed by the Australian government’s Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS).

  27. Silver-nickel contacts cut TOPCon rear metallization costs by 11%
    DEPV Magazine

    A research group in China has investigated screen-printed silver-nickel (Ag-Ni) rear contacts for tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells, assessing device performance at different nickel concentrations. The scientists found…

  28. Perovskite solar cell based on Prussian blue achieves 26.9% efficiency
    DEPV Magazine

    Prussian Blue (PB) is an iron-based compound known for its strong visible-light absorption and electrochemical properties, which have attracted interest in photovoltaic research. Researchers have previously investigated its use as a…

  29. Great British Energy expands supply chain fund to 29 critical components
    GBEnergy Monitor

    Great British Energy (GBE) has widened the scope of its £300m ($396m) Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks to 29 components.

  30. Here's why your energy bills are going up
    USCanary Media

    Election season is heating up, and while fewer candidates are mentioning climate change , everyone seems to be talking about energy affordability. Last year, the topic defined the contests for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, and the…

  31. This hidden device could free up gigawatts of power for the US grid
    USCanary Media

    America’s energy supply crunch is driving a surge of federal and private investment in new electricity generation — from polluting gas turbines to cleaner developments like solar farms and geothermal plants. But gigawatts of power are…

  32. California cities face months of delays in building code approvals
    USCanary Media

    More than a dozen California cities and counties have been trying for months to get climate-forward building standards enacted. But they've been caught in regulatory purgatory thanks to legislation meant to address the state’s affordable…

  33. Enerparc attracts more than 100 potential investors as insolvency sale moves forward
    DEPV Magazine

    More than 100 potential investors have expressed interest in acquiring all or parts of Enerparc AG , one of Germany’s largest independent solar power producers, following its insolvency filing in early September . According to information…

  34. Waaree Power ramps up string inverter manufacturing capacity to 4.15 GW
    DEPV Magazine

    Waaree Power, a unit of India-based PV manufacturer Waaree Energy , has commenced commercial production on a new solar inverter manufacturing line with an annual capacity of 1.1 GW at its facility in Sarodhi, Valsad, Gujarat. The expansion…

  35. Wärtsilä and RCT Solutions launch storage integrator Valo
    DEPV Magazine

    From ESS News Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has transferred its global energy storage business to Valo, a joint venture it owns equally with German engineering company RCT Solutions, and said it expects the new company to lose money in…

  36. Securing power, controlling costs: How onsite solar and storage shield commercial users from grid volatility
    DEPV Magazine

    Rising utility rates, volatile natural gas prices, and multi-year interconnection queues are pushing commercial and industrial (C&I) energy consumers to reevaluate how they procure power. While traditional grid reliance exposes companies…

  37. Peugeot E-208 Rental Car Review
    USCleanTechnica

    On a recent trip to Sardinia with my wife, I rented a Peugeot E-208. I always try to sample new EVs while traveling, and islands like Sardinia seem like a perfect place for EVs. While there, I saw far more EVs than I did on a trip earlier…

  38. Socket to the sun
    DEPV Magazine

    Over the next few months, competition will take care of cost parity sooner rather than later and prices in the United States are likely to eventually resemble those in Europe’s more mature plug-in solar market. Utah became the first US…