China's solar power capacity surpasses coal for the first time
For the first time in over a century of Chinese energy history, coal is no longer the largest power source by installed capacity.
Green Energy
Azerbaijan's green energy frees up gas for export — and the Caspian is getting crowded for two countries at once
Azerbaijan expands wind and solar not for climate goals but for export math: more renewables mean less gas burned domestically, leaving more fuel to sell to Europe.
Agrovoltaics turned a loss-making farm in Colorado into a profitable one — Kazakhstan's neighbors are already trying the same
Vegetables grown under panels need about half the water of open-field crops. In its first full season, the farm harvested over 3.5 tons of organic produce.
The Arctic without diesel: Russia builds first autonomous research station on renewable energy
Construction of the Snowflake international Arctic station has begun in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — a unique research complex operating without diesel fuel or centralized power grids.
China bets on speed: first new-generation pumped storage hydropower plant to be equipped with unique spherical valve
China has started building a 500 MW pumped storage plant, set to be the world’s first next-gen facility with an innovative high-speed spherical valve.
Wave energy moves closer to industrial use: 100-ton buoy receives first international safety certificate
Swedish firm CorPower Ocean has reached a key milestone for wave energy commercialization. Its CorPower C4 became the first wave energy device to receive an international safety certificate.
The world's largest hybrid solar plant launched in the Gobi Desert — it works at night without batteries
China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has launched the world's largest hybrid energy complex in Hami, Xinjiang, with a 1,000 MW capacity, now in commercial operation.