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Monday, February 2, 2026
Sunday, February 1, 2026
February 1 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “Economic Survey Warns Of Cost, Grid As Key Challenges For Renewable Energy” • India must address challenges such as high capital costs, delays in acquiring land, and grid availability issues to sustain its rapid renewable energy growth, said the Economic Survey 2025-2026. The Economic Survey notes that the hurdles can be tackled with good policy. [MSN]
Indian farmland (Sandy Zebua, Unsplash)
- “Power Outages Hit Ukraine And Moldova As Kyiv Struggles Against The Winter Cold” • Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighboring Moldova, officials said, as a commitment came from the Kremlin to US President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest winters in years. [ABC News]
- “What’s Stopping Sunny South Africa’s Solar Industry? Court Case Sheds Some Light” • A South African solar manufacturer, ARTsolar, is taking the government and some renewable energy developers to court. ARTsolar says it invested in manufacturing capacity because it expected the rules to lead to orders for locally made solar panels, but they didn’t. [The Conversation]
- “Elon Musk May Buy Another Election, Pitting Republicans Against Each Other” • Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a knack for putting himself in the media spotlight. Barely one month into the new year he has already hit the trifecta of sex, politics, and more sex. The retirement of Senator Mitch McConnell provides Musk with a political opportunity [CleanTechnica]
- “Farmers Discover Staggering Benefits Of Pairing Solar Power With Agriculture” • In the small ranching town of Cokeville, Wyoming, two cattle producers are pushing back against soaring energy costs. For Tim Teichert and Jason Thornock, the solution isn’t abandoning agriculture, it’s pairing it with clean energy. The goal isto keep their ranches viable. [The Cool Down]
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Saturday, January 31, 2026
January 31 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “Chinese Renewable Energy Revolution Affects The Whole World” • Jeremy Wallace is a professor of China Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He claims the glut of solar has cut the average cost of generating electricity to 4¢/kWh, which may be the cheapest form of energy in the history of humanity. [CleanTechnica]
Solar array in China (γγ’ γͺ, Unsplash)
- “German Court Ruling Raises Pressure To Fix Stalled Climate Plans” • Climate groups in Germany are celebrating a major legal victory after the country’s top court ruled that its government must strengthen climate protection plans. The ruling means that the 2023 climate program failed to meet the requirements of the Climate Protection Act. [Euronews]
- “Some People Are Installing DIY Solar Panels To Cut Their Electricity Bills” • In many places, subsidies for rooftop solar ended in 2025, making full professional solar installations more expensive for ordinary households. But electricity rates are high in many areas, and removing the incentives has made DIY solar more appealing. [Microgrid Media]
- “Thousands Still Without Power As Brutal Temperatures Head To The South” • The South is about to be walloped with more winter weather, less than a week after an ice storm hit the region, closing highways and taking down power lines and trees. The National Weather Service issued cold weather alerts from Texas to Tennessee and Florida. [ABC News]
- “Trump Administration’s Climate Skepticism Effort Violated Federal Law” • A federal judge ruled that the US DOE violated federal law when it formed a secretive group of researchers to produce a report downplaying the effects of climate change. The group failed to meet the requirements for public meetings, open records, and other acts of transparency. [Yahoo]
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Friday, January 30, 2026
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
January 27 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “Europe’s Hydropower Sector Repositions For Energy Security And Climate Resilience” • As climate change disrupts water availability and power system stability, a new ETIP Hydropower white paper argues that modernised hydropower and pumped storage are no longer just renewable assets. Now they are critical infrastructure. [International Water Power]
Hydropower (Jani Brumat, Unsplash)
- “Landfill Panic vs System Reality: What Wind And Solar Actually Displace” • Claims about wind turbines and solar panels filling landfills are circulating again, often framed as a flaw in clean energy that somehow offsets its benefits. It is worth taking the claim seriously, because it fails utterly to consider what is really important. [CleanTechnica]
- “Europe’s Offshore Wind Pact Is A Hedge Against US Gas Reliance” • European countries agreed to develop a vast offshore wind network. While the agreement is years in the making, it lands at a delicate moment for Europe’s relationship with the US, given the recent transatlantic spat over Greenland and Trump’s pursuit of “energy dominance.” [WTVB]
- “Severe Winter Weather Across Large Portions of the Country Increases Natural Gas Prices” • Natural gas daily spot prices at the benchmark Henry Hub rose sharply over the past week, reaching nearly $8.15 per million BTUs as demand rose in colder weather across the country. We have a lot of data on how cold weather can affect the market. [CleanTechnica]
- “Solar, Wind And Storage To Dominate US Growth” • Solar, wind, and battery storage are forecast to provide almost all net new US generating capacity in 2026, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of newly released data from the US EIA. Combined solar output in November grew by 27.5% and supplied 7.2% of US electricity. [reNews]
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