Today’s headlines: Solar deployment surges again as global clean investment sinks

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SOLAR

• The U.S. solar industry installed 11.4 GW of capacity in the second quarter of the year, up 41% from the previous quarter and 45% from a year earlier as the industry races to take advantage of soon-to-expire federal incentives. (SEIA)

CLEAN ENERGY

• Global investment in electric power and transportation technologies fell in the first half of the year compared to six months earlier, largely because China is pulling back on clean energy manufacturing as it fears an oversupply. (Clean Investment Monitor)

BATTERIES

• General Motors is trying to reclaim America’s spot as a top automotive innovator and compete with Asian companies with a Detroit-area battery research campus. (Latitude Media)

DATA CENTERS

• The EPA is considering a rule that would treat temporary gas turbines — increasingly used to power data centers — as mobile equipment instead of stationary pollution sources, likely easing their permitting. (Axios)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Global coal power generation is rising again this year after declining in 2025, in large part thanks to conflict in the Middle East shaking up oil and gas markets. (IEA)

MINING

• The DOE awards $73 million to next-generation mining projects, including one that aims to speed electrification of mining technologies. (news release)

POLITICS

• Republican strategists say it’s too late to convince voters that the party can tackle high energy prices ahead of the midterms. (Politico)