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July 17, 2026

Coeur d’Alene Tribe saves with solar-powered rec center

On the Coeur d’Alene Reservation in northwest Idaho, kids swim, play, and shoot hoops at the Marimn Health Coeur Center, a 32,000-square-foot recreation center. And the tribe is saving thousands of dollars a year…

July 17, 2026

Debriefed 17 July 2026: UK ‘firewave’ | Fossil-fuelled heat deaths | London’s Natural History Museum spotlights climate

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.

July 17, 2026

Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition

Despite “adverse” impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it’s better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes. Source: Grist.

July 17, 2026

Q&A: Europe’s May and June heatwave deaths – and how they were counted

Recent weeks have seen a flurry of reports from public health authorities and scientists that estimate the deaths caused by Europe’s record-breaking summer heatwaves. In France, the national public health agency reported 2,025 excess…

July 17, 2026

After Months of Debate, Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements

The state will tax data center electricity but plans to reduce emissions at the facilities and secure environmental protections went nowhere.By Charles Paullin RICHMOND, Va.—Before the start of Virginia’s legislative session in January, 53-year-old…

July 17, 2026

In Texas, solar and sheep go hand in hand – This Week in Cleantech

On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Lana Ferguson from the Dallas Morning News discusses the booming agrivoltaics industry in Texas. Source: Renewable Energy World.

July 17, 2026

Studio Fuksas’ Rike Park Cultural Complex Approved for Demolition by Tbilisi City Hall

On, Tbilisi City Hall issued a permit to dismantle Rike Park’s tube-shaped Music Theater & Exhibition Hall. The complex, designed by the Italian firm Studio Fuksas, was never officially opened since its completion in…

July 17, 2026

Why did energy-saving tips disappear from the Energy Department website?

As the country sizzled through heat waves, the government removed some of its most actionable advice about how to conserve energy. Source: Grist.

July 17, 2026

China’s Batteries Move Beyond Capacity Scale-up: Utility-Scale Storage Could Have Shifted 23 TWh More Clean Power in 2025

Beijing, 16 July – China now operates the world’s largest battery energy storage fleet, and new analysis from Ember shows there is still headroom to do more with it. Used to its full potential, China’s utility-scale batteries…

July 17, 2026

6 Records Solar & Storage Have Crushed in the First Half of 2026

Electricity demand is rising. Prices are climbing. Source: CleanTechnica.

July 17, 2026

Waaree, India’s biggest PV module supplier, opens 5.15GWh battery storage assembly plant

A subsidiary of Indian renewable energy equipment and component manufacturer Waaree Energies has opened a battery energy storage system (BESS) enclosure factory. Source: Energy Storage News.

July 17, 2026

A Record-Warm Winter and Summer Heatwave Are Stoking Montana’s Wildfire Risk

Just weeks ago, western Montana appeared to have escaped the early wildfires that forecasters feared after one of the warmest and driest winters on record, as heavy rains in late June soaked forests and…