Corporate procurement

Google buys power from record-busting solar-battery site in Arkansas

Developer Cypress Creek has broken ground on the project, which will eventually deliver 2.5 gigawatts of solar production and 2.9 gigawatt-hours of battery storage.

By Julian Spector . 15 July 2026

Overhead view of a remote construction site with steel coils, tents, and cars on sunny day with a few clouds in the distance — The Steel River Energy Center in Mississippi County, Arkansas (Cypress Creek Energy)

Data centers

Virginia slaps data centers with big new tax — but no climate rules

The state’s Democratic trifecta couldn’t agree on clean energy or air-quality reforms in time for the budget, which passed this week after months of negotiation.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 23 June 2026
Solar

Solar and wind try to navigate Trump’s obstacle course for tax credits

Many solar and wind projects will meet a July 4 deadline for tax credits. But to keep them, they must be built in four years — and that involves yet more hurdles.

By Jeff St. John . 15 June 2026
Solar

New Qcells plant doubles current US capacity to make solar cells

The company’s Cartersville, Georgia, factory is the largest of its kind in the nation — and it just started producing the key solar panel component.

By Julian Spector . 9 June 2026
Nuclear

A safer nuclear fuel is gaining steam — but cost remains a hurdle

New U.S. regulations and a wave of startup interest are breathing new life into TRISO-fueled reactors, which have struggled to take off due to high fuel costs.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 2 June 2026
Nuclear

X-energy gets federal environmental approval for Texas nuclear reactors

It’s a milestone for the Amazon-backed firm, which still needs safety approvals from the NRC before it can begin building its 80-MW gas-cooled reactors.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 18 May 2026
Heat pumps

Amazon bets on what could be a game-changing heat pump

The tech giant signed a multiyear contract with Transaera, a startup with MIT roots, for next-gen heat pumps that will help reduce energy costs and emissions.

By Alison F. Takemura . 13 May 2026
Green steel

Europe’s quest for green steel

Facing new regulations and stiff competition from China, Sweden and other EU countries are racing to decarbonize steel production. It all hinges on green hydrogen.

By Paul Tullis . 7 May 2026
Clean aluminum

America’s big new aluminum smelter is still waiting on a power deal

Global supply shocks spurred by the Iran war are bolstering the case for domestic production. But the plant still hasn’t secured its electricity supply.

By Maria Gallucci . 30 April 2026
Data centers

Georgia Power will now let data centers bring their own clean energy

Large customers served by Georgia Power will soon be able to secure new solar and battery projects. But will that help reduce reliance on new gas plants?

By Jeff St. John . 15 April 2026
Geothermal

Fervo Energy inks big turbine deal to build more next-gen geothermal

The Houston-based startup signed a deal with Turboden America for up to 1.75 GW in power-plant units to turn more of Earth’s heat into clean electricity.

By Maria Gallucci . 9 April 2026