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enSights CEO says BESS developers are repeating solar's modelling mistakes, and investors are noticing

enSights CEO Alon Maskovich says PJM battery developers are losing investor confidence by repeating the same financial modelling errors the solar industry made years ago.

9 Aug 2026Generated imageRenewables

EnBW bars work on affected turbine and same-batch blades at He Dreiht as Vestas root-cause probe continues

EnBW has halted work on the impacted V236-15.0 MW turbine and blades from the same production batch at He Dreiht after a blade failure on 22 July. Vestas is investigating the root cause.

9 Aug 2026Generated imageRenewables

Apollo Power plans integrated solar-roofing launch at RE+ as Panda Plus secures Class A fire rating

Apollo Power will unveil an integrated solar-roofing product at RE+ in Las Vegas in November 2026, with certifications already secured, as its Panda Plus module claims a Class A fire rating first.

9 Aug 2026Generated imageRenewables

CNOOC's Haiyou Anlan begins displacing oilfield fuel oil with 16 MW floating wind output

Ming Yang's 16 MW TLP floating turbine at CNOOC's Lufeng oilfield is now in operation, targeting 54 million kWh a year and 35,000 tonnes of CO2 displacement.

9 Aug 2026Generated imageGrid

Turboden America locks in 1,750 MW ORC framework with Fervo as geothermal turbine supply shifts from bespoke to standard

Turboden America signed a three-year, 1,750 MW ORC turbine framework with Fervo Energy in April 2026, marking a structural shift in how foreign suppliers are positioning for a US geothermal boom.

9 Aug 2026Generated imageData Centres

Polysilicon tariff stacks on top of existing duties, pushing combined levies on Chinese solar derivatives above 65%

Trump's 6 August Section 232 proclamation adds a 15% tariff and minimum import prices to polysilicon derivatives, effective 4 December 2026 - with stacked duties on Chinese-origin modules now exceeding 65%.

9 Aug 2026Generated imageData Centres

Electrovaya ties Amazon warrant deal to $280 million purchase threshold, then launches data center BESS two weeks later

Electrovaya signed a warrant-linked commercial agreement with Amazon on 14 July 2026, then launched the ElvaPulse 1500 - a 7 MW, 2.88 MWh containerised BESS - on 30 July, targeting Q2 2027 deliveries.

9 Aug 2026Generated imageData Centres

Crusoe's new energy development director will originate gigawatt-scale power projects for a pipeline that now exceeds 40 GW

Matthew Potter joins Crusoe as director of its energy development group, tasked with originating and developing the gigawatt-scale power projects that underpin a 40 GW-plus data center pipeline.

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Ofgem publishes interim RRP and PCFM guidance for gas distribution under RIIO-3, with full templates due July 2027

Ofgem has finalised interim Regulatory Reporting Pack templates and PCFM guidance for gas distribution networks under RIIO-3, covering the 2026 Annual Iteration Process.

8 Aug 2026Generated imageMarkets & Policy

Ofgem publishes consumer protection guidance for the SSES load control licence ahead of end-2026 application window

Ofgem has issued compliance guidance for Flexibility Service Providers under the incoming Smart Secure Electricity Systems load control licence, with applications due to open by end-2026.

8 Aug 2026Generated imageMarkets & Policy

Ofgem publishes approved R0207 modification text, closing a two-year gap in export supplier MOA charging rules

Ofgem has published the approved Retail Energy Code modification R0207, which clarifies how Meter Operator Agents charge export suppliers - a fix timed to the MHHS migration window closing in May 2027.

8 Aug 2026Generated imageStorage

Australian Vanadium submits Stage Two bid for WA's A$150 million Kalgoorlie flow battery project

Australian Vanadium and VSUN Energy filed a Stage Two proposal for the 50 MW/500 MWh Kalgoorlie VBESS on 27 July 2026, targeting 2029 commercial operation under a build-own-operate model.

8 Aug 2026