Energy & Green Tech news — Thursday 29 October 2026

CleanTechnica 23:44 UTC

The Volkswagen Group on Thursday posted its worst quarterly numbers in more than a decade. According to German news source DW, the company reported an operating loss of €5.86 billion for the period July 1 through September 30, 2027. A…

CleanTechnica 21:32 UTC

The new Ford Fathom electric pickup truck is still under camouflage, but Ford wants everyone to know about its built-in inverter for bidirectional EV charging. The post Ford Wants Utilities To Help Make Bidirectional EV Charging Cheaper…

Electrek 21:27 UTC

BYD’s upcoming multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) was spotted on a car carrier and at one of its Flash Charging stations ahead of its expected debut later this year. more…

Electrek 20:04 UTC

Rivian has started delivering the first major hardware upgrade to its electric van since production began in 2021: a bigger LFP battery pack good for 30% more range, and a new dual-motor AWD version. The company confirmed in its Q3 2026…

Electrek 20:02 UTC

Toyota’s EV sales have jumped 127% through September, but that isn’t telling the whole story. Slumping demand for gas and hybrid cars in China has pushed global sales lower for three months in a row. more…

Electrek 20:02 UTC

Rivian (RIVN) just released its Q3 2026 earnings, with revenue up 38% year-over-year to $2.155 billion. The R2, in its first full quarter of deliveries, is already the company’s best-selling vehicle, ahead of both the R1 and the Amazon…

CleanTechnica 19:30 UTC

XPENG recently launched sales of the new L05 in China and began shipments to global markets. Having seen a camouflaged prototype in Munich a few months ago, I had the impression that it was basically a longer L03. Looking at the production…

Electrek 18:00 UTC

We’ve got a jam-packed Thursday edition of Green Deals, led by EcoFlow’s final Halloween 48-hour flash sale with offers like the DELTA 3 Ultra 3,072Wh Power Station down at $1,299 , and more from $959. There’s also the Anker SOLIX…

Electrek 17:08 UTC

Hyundai is launching a new mass-market electric SUV to be made in India, expected to go on sale as the IONIQ P. more…

PV Magazine 17:00 UTC

India’s federal government has decided it wants more floating solar and is backing its ambition with investment and incentives. Deployed floating solar capacity in India stands at roughly 700 MW in 2026, but a new support mechanism…

Canary Media 17:00 UTC

This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition. Subscribe to get it every Thursday via Substack. Welcome back to California Wire! Today’s topic is public EV chargers and California’s…

CleanTechnica 16:59 UTC

Ireland's Naas substation shows why flexible batteries and loads must match the location, timing and operating conditions of grid constraints. The post Ireland’s Grid Flexibility Assessment Shows Why Location Matters appeared first on…

PV Magazine 16:45 UTC

Researchers in China have investigated gallium-doped zinc oxide (GZO) as an indium-free transparent conductive oxide (TCO) for silicon heterojunction (HJT) solar cells. The approach aims to reduce manufacturing costs and reliance on scarce…

PV Magazine 16:30 UTC

irst Solar has opened its new solar module facility in Gaffney, South Carolina, holding a celebration to inaugurate the first phase of production at what is slated to become a 3.4 GW plant. The event featured company executives, community…

Electrek 16:10 UTC

GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson, who ran Tesla’s Autopilot program in 2015 and 2016, says dropping radar for a camera-only self-driving system is “a weird religious stance that ignores physics.” It’s the bluntest rebuke of…

Electrek 15:34 UTC

It may be small, but it’s already drawing a big response. The 2027 Fiat Topolino is now on sale in the US: a street-legal, low-speed EV that starts under $15,000. more…

PV Magazine 14:26 UTC

Toyo Co. said US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released shipments of solar cells made at its factory in Ethiopia after reviewing supply chain documentation that included polysilicon and wafer sourcing. The Japanese manufacturer…

CleanTechnica 14:25 UTC

Despite Trump's war on EVs, the US Department of Energy has launched the new "BattMan" battery innovation accelerator led by experts at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The post Sure Looks Like Trump Loves EVs After All appeared…

Electrek 14:13 UTC

Ford pulled the plug on the Escape last year after a 25-year run, but the crossover SUV could return as an EV on the new UEV platform. more…

CleanTechnica 14:08 UTC

Ahead of the Circular Economy Act, a joint letter from T&E, Recharge, Clean Tech for Europe and EIES calls for concrete measures to support the effective scaling of Europe’s material recovery and recycling capacity. Recovering materials…

CleanTechnica 14:04 UTC

Something I learned from my trip to China: you can be fast followers if you’re willing to learn from the best. Sometimes a bit of distance can improve your perspective. Walking down the silent streets of Beijing I listened to the future of…

Electrek 14:00 UTC

BYD’s Q3 2026 earnings are out, and net profit jumped 28% year-over-year to ¥10.02 billion as the Chinese automaker shipped more than half a million vehicles out of the country in just three months. But the rest of the filing is messier…

PV Magazine 13:00 UTC

A group of Chinese scientists have developed a molecular locking strategy for organic solar cells. The team’s strategy involves using a vacuum-deposited indium chloride (InClx) interlayer to stabilize the interface between the electrode…

PV Magazine 12:00 UTC

Ground-mounted solar installations occupied 2,798 hectares in Italy in 2025, up from 1,700 hectares in 2024, according to the new “Land Consumption, Urban Ecosystems and the State of the Territory” report by the Italian Institute for…

Electrek 12:00 UTC

Trek is getting a head start on the competition with the latest version of its Marlin+ electric mountain bike, becoming the first North American bicycle manufacturer to feature Bosch’s newly upgraded Active Line Plus motor. more…

PV Magazine 11:15 UTC

Western Australia is consulting on a draft technical standard that would class plug-in solar and battery systems as ordinary electrical appliances, opening them up to renters and apartment dwellers. In an Australian first, Western…

PV Magazine 10:45 UTC

Botswana’s Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) has opened a tender for the development of floating PV systems to be located at dams belonging to the state-owned water and wastewater utility. Available details explain the tender begins with…

Energy Monitor 10:30 UTC

ADS-TEC Energy has announced progress on its large-scale battery energy storage project at the Pulverdingen substation in Germany.

PV Magazine 10:15 UTC

Average prices for solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Europe rose 0.4% between the second and third quarters of 2026, according to the latest data from LevelTen Energy. In the United States, prices increased by 4.9%. LevelTen…

PV Magazine 09:30 UTC

Scatec has signed $217 million in non-recourse loans with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the first phase of its Dandara project…

PV Magazine 08:45 UTC

The UK government has retained the boiler upgrade scheme (BUS) despite widespread speculation the heat pump subsidy program was set to be scrapped, although the total budget for the program has been cut by around GBP 700 million ($932…

Energy Monitor 08:30 UTC

With the AI revolution underway, sustainability is now a key consideration for pharma companies building and utilising data centres.

PV Magazine 08:00 UTC

A research team from China’s Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology has developed an electromagnetic-thermal strategy to improve heating uniformity in PV module laminators. Uneven heating can leave encapsulants insufficiently…

PV Magazine 07:30 UTC

Renault Group and French energy company EDF have signed an agreement to launch a home charging service in France in summer 2027, combining electric vehicles, bidirectional charging stations and smart charging management. The offer will…

Canary Media 07:30 UTC

Re-creating polar habitats in Michigan is no small feat. Just ask the Detroit Zoo, where the polar bear and penguin centers require producing industrial levels of cooling from energy-intensive equipment. For the zoo, figuring out how to…

Canary Media 07:30 UTC

PJM Interconnection is finally taking steps that could let a lot of new battery capacity connect to its grid without eons of delay. PJM is the biggest grid operator in the U.S., serving customers across 13 mid-Atlantic, Midwestern, and…

PV Magazine 06:23 UTC

The 103 MW Huatacondo solar plant and its 98 MW/312 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), located in Chile’s Tarapacá region, have remained out of service for two months following a cyberattack. The Chilean National Electricity…

PV Magazine 06:07 UTC

Islands are frequently held up as the proving ground for 100% renewable electricity — contained systems, clear stakeholder lines, and in most cases no main grid to fall back on. A new IEA PVPS Task 18 report puts that reputation to the…

PV Magazine 05:56 UTC

JI has launched the DJI Power Auro 2000 Elite, its new 2kWh power station with output power of up to 2 kW continuous, and 2.2 kW peak. DJI is packing all of its ports and outlets on the front, which include three AC outlets, a car charger…

PV Magazine 05:42 UTC

DartSolar LLC, a clean technology firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California, has finalized production plans for its vehicle-integrated solar array, designed to mount onto standard vehicle roof racks and truck beds without structural…

PV Magazine 05:40 UTC

Ballard Power Systems, through its GeoPura subsidiary, has introduced the HPU Agile-H, an 80 kW mobile hydrogen generator designed to displace diesel generators on job sites with strict space or noise constraints. Designed by GeoPura…

PV Magazine 05:37 UTC

Anker announced the S5000 on October 9. I tested a pre-release unit in Northern California, focusing on charging, usable capacity, idle consumption, portability, and backup during a multi-day power outage. Read on to see how my…

PV Magazine 05:00 UTC

C&I rooftop activity is tapering off in some places, while other European markets are experiencing strong growth. Racking systems, the metal components that attach solar panels to rooftops, for example, are easy to overlook, but they are…

CleanTechnica 01:25 UTC

Last week, I attended Greenbuild International Conference + Expo 2026 in the North Hall of the Javits Center here in NYC. After being overwhelmed by shows like CES and InterSolar Europe, the smaller scale of Greenbuild was a welcome break…

Electrek 01:20 UTC

Forget about the 600+ hp hybrid-powered Polestar 1 supercoupe; the car that established Polestar as a standalone brand was the 2. As the brand pulls out of the US and shifts its focus to the rest of the world, it’s time to look back at the…

CleanTechnica 00:46 UTC

BRUSSELS — Almost half of EU cities exceed air pollution limits set by a landmark EU clean air law, according to a new report from ClientEarth and World Resources Institute (WRI). The report raises concerns about the level of preparedness…

CleanTechnica 00:42 UTC

The Trump administration has already delayed implementation of the critical standards for year+ Washington, DC — Last night during a rally in Texas, Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would roll back…

Electrek 00:41 UTC

BYD now has more than 1.02 million employees, according to chairman Wang Chuanfu. That’s more people than Toyota, GM, Ford, and Tesla employ combined. And it’s a big jump from the start of the year. BYD reported about 869,600 employees at…

CleanTechnica 00:37 UTC

Today, we’re announcing that Waymo for Business is integrated with Ramp, making it easier for organizations and their employees to manage expenses when using our fully autonomous ride-hailing service. For over a year, Waymo for Business…

CleanTechnica 00:26 UTC

Reliable, affordable electricity is essential for many of the products and services that underpin the modern economy. But the sources of that electricity—and their respective merits and risks—are increasingly the subject of debate and…

CleanTechnica 00:25 UTC

SUPERIOR, Wisconsin — Today, Dairyland Power Coop announced the cancellation of plans for NTEC, which was proposed to be built on the shores of Lake Superior, and asked the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) to withdraw its permits…