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- Case study: Field data collection to real-time scorecard | How utilities can manage billion-dollar capital programs at scale
CenterPoint Energy shares a balanced, metrics-first playbook that other utilities can adapt and implement to ensure a reliable and resilient electric grid remains affordable for ratepayers. Source: Renewable Energy World.
- EVs At 98.3% Share In Norway – Tesla Model Y Leads
The second quarter of 2026 saw plugin EVs at 98.1% share in Norway, up from 96.7% in Q2 2025. BEV share grew year on year (YoY), and PHEV share declined. Source: CleanTechnica.
- Philippines Energy Company Junk Coal Plant & Break Ground on Latest BESS
Coal is dying a slow death in the central Philippines, and giant batteries are moving into the neighborhood to take its place. The Visayas power grid has suffered from chronic reliability issues for years,…
- New York governor orders first statewide data center moratorium
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- Elementary House / YUMI Architekci
Elementary House reimagines the archetype of the holiday cabin as a contemporary home where architecture is shaped by everyday rituals, creativity, and a deep connection to nature. Designed by YUMI Architekci, the house is…
- What Will It Take To End the Slaughter of Dolphins in the Faroe Islands?
On May 27, a massive pod of more than 400 long-finned pilot whales was spotted off the coast of Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands—a remote archipelago located about 200 miles north of…
- ‘It’s on the up now’: How grid fee clarity unlocked BW ESS’ German ambitions
BW ESS' executive director Roberto Jimenez discusses the company's recently-announced first Germany project, in Klostermansfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, which could be one of Europe's largest when completed in 2028. Source: Energy Storage News.
- Clean energy still beats fossil fuels on cost, despite, well, everything
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- New coalitions building regional energy workforce pipelines
The Center for Energy Workforce Development has launched two new regional coalitions to highlight workforce opportunities and the demand for critical roles that support the local energy ecosystem. Source: Renewable Energy World.
- Curved House / efcarquitetura
In times of global warming in the already warm countryside of São Paulo, the concept was straightforward: merge the structure with brise-soleil and build as little as possible to meet the program requirements, maximizing…
- House in San Isidro / Ábode arq
Built on a narrow shared lot in San Isidro, near the Río de la Plata, the project was conceived as an exploration of the relationship between architecture, landscape, and everyday life.
- El Pacífico oriental es una fábrica de tormentas tropicales, y la cuenca del Atlántico muestra señales de vida.
El Pacífico Oriental avanza con fuerza. Ahora el Atlántico está despertando, y el pico de la temporada podría tener un impacto mucho mayor cerca de tierra firme. Source: Yale Climate Connections.
- Dangerous and historic wildfire smoke pollution event engulfs the U.S. and Canada
Most of the fires grew out of control under extreme heat conditions made up to five times more likely by climate change. The post Dangerous and historic wildfire smoke pollution event engulfs the U.S.
- Thousands flee as First Nations bear the brunt of Canada’s wildfires
Residents of one First Nations community went door-to-door warning neighbors before fleeing by boat. More than 900 fires continue burning. Source: Grist.
- Wildfire Smoke Chokes Eastern and Midwestern Cities as Air Pollution Soars to Dangerously High Levels
Heat waves fueled by climate change fueled more than 100 wildfires across Ontario and northern Minnesota.By Phil McKenna, Keerti Gopal Smoke from climate change-fueled wildfires in Canada and northern Minnesota blanketed skies across much…
- Latest Precipitation Models Still Seem to Underestimate Risk as ‘1,000-Year’ Rain Events Pummel Texas
The Nueces River of South Texas flowed at twice the rate of Niagara Falls last week during the region’s second flood disaster in two years.By Dylan Baddour Parts of South Texas ravaged by flooding…
