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Panasonic's Aquarea N Series brings R454C refrigerant to residential heat pumps ahead of April 2027 European launch

Panasonic has unveiled the Aquarea High-Performance N Series, four air-to-water heat pump models using R454C refrigerant with a GWP of 148, targeting European residential markets from April 2027.

15 Oct 2026Generated imageRenewables

UK Energy Secretary Fahnbulleh calls for systemic overhaul, citing grid failures and consumer cost crisis

Speaking at Energy UK's annual conference on 14 October, DESNZ Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh declared the UK energy system is failing consumers and demanded structural reform beyond piecemeal adjustment.

15 Oct 2026Generated imageGrid

AI is both the grid's biggest new problem and one of its most promising tools

AI data centres drove a 50% surge in electricity consumption in 2025 and are triggering a gas-plant buildout that could lift US power sector emissions by up to a third. The same technology is also cutting curtailment and improving dispatch. Grid professionals need both sides of the ledger.

15 Oct 2026Generated imageData Centres

Digi Power X secures $200 million debt commitment to complete 40 MW Alabama AI data center

Digi Power X has received a $200M debt commitment, syndicated by Goldman Sachs, to finish its two-phase Cerebras-anchored AI campus in Columbiana, Alabama.

15 Oct 2026Generated imageData Centres

U Mobile and HLGY Energy sign MoU to deploy private 5G across Malaysian solar farms

Malaysian telco U Mobile and renewable developer HLGY Energy signed a non-binding MoU on 12 October 2026 to deploy private 5G connectivity at utility-scale solar farms, with the Kedah Rubber City plant named as the primary candidate site.

15 Oct 2026Generated imageData Centres

AEP signs 20-year, 702 MW fuel cell PPA with Google for Cheyenne project

AEP will invest $4 billion in a 702 MW Bloom Energy fuel cell plant near Cheyenne, Wyoming, under a 20-year PPA with Google. Construction starts in 2026; full operations targeted by end of 2028.

15 Oct 2026Generated imageMarkets & Policy

Ofgem opens consultation on how network owners must evidence wider procurement value, closing 5 January 2027

Ofgem published draft guidance on 13 October 2026 setting out how electricity network owners, interconnector developers and offshore hybrid asset developers must justify procurement decisions that trade cost or schedule for wider long-term benefits.

14 Oct 2026Generated imageMarkets & Policy

Solar Energy Industries Association backs two Georgia PSC Democrats with $250,000 in ad spending ahead of 3 November vote

A SEIA-tied super PAC is spending $250,000 on ads for two Georgia PSC Democrats who, if elected, would hand the commission its first non-Republican majority in roughly three decades.

14 Oct 2026Generated imageStorage

Mexico's CFE closes first mixed-investment tender at 7,411 MW, with 1,850 MW of mandated battery storage

Mexico's first CFE mixed-investment tender closed on 5 June 2026, awarding 37 projects totalling 7,411 MW - 114% of target - with 1,850 MW of co-located BESS required under the scheme.

14 Oct 2026Generated imageStorage

Foss & Company closes $58 million tax equity deal for GridStor's 150 MW Gunnar BESS in Texas

Foss & Company closed a $58 million partnership flip on 7 October 2026 to finance GridStor's 150 MW / 300 MWh Gunnar Reliability Project in Hidalgo County, Texas, due in service this month.

14 Oct 2026Generated imageStorage

DLA Piper survey finds merchant BESS appeal at 63% in Singapore and 53% in Australia, against just 22% in Japan

A DLA Piper report on Japan, Singapore and Australia finds merchant BESS appetite split sharply by market structure, with regulatory certainty and grid access driving the divide.

14 Oct 2026Generated imageRenewables

Visionpark launches Atlas, a self-ballasting residential solar carport rated up to 15 kW, for January 2027

French solar carport specialist Visionpark has unveiled Atlas, a foundation-free precast concrete carport range offering 3 kW to 15 kW of PV capacity, available from January 2027.

14 Oct 2026