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Australian Vanadium and Alcoa open 18-month scoping study for 50-80 MW flow battery at WA alumina refineries

Australian Vanadium and Alcoa signed an 18-month MoU on 4 August 2026 to assess a 50-80 MW, 400-640 MWh vanadium flow battery at Alcoa's Western Australia alumina refinery operations.

9 Aug 2026Generated imageStorage

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.

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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.

9 Aug 2026Generated imageMarkets & Policy

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.

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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.

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enSights launches auditable PJM battery economics calculator to fix the double-counting problem its CEO has been flagging

enSights released a PJM-specific Battery Economics Calculator on 7 July 2026, combining sizing, degradation, revenue modelling, and ROI in one auditable framework - targeting the spreadsheet errors its CEO says are blocking BESS financing.

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Apollo Power claims Class A fire certification for flexible solar module, a first for polymer-based panels

Israeli manufacturer Apollo Power says its Panda Plus module is the first flexible solar panel to achieve a Class A fire rating, previously the exclusive domain of rigid glass panels.

8 Aug 2026Generated imageRenewables

EnBW halts certain He Dreiht activities after Vestas V236 blade detaches on 22 July

EnBW has paused certain activities at its 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm after a Vestas V236-15.0 MW blade failed on 22 July. Vestas is investigating the root cause.

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Ming Yang Smart Energy declares Haiyou Anlan commissioned, confirming world's first 16 MW TLP floating turbine in operation

Ming Yang Smart Energy has formally commissioned the Haiyou Anlan, the world's first 16 MW tension-leg platform floating wind turbine, now supplying green power to CNOOC's Lufeng oilfield in the South China Sea.

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Geothermal's turbine supply chain is standardizing - but grid-connection hardware remains the parallel bottleneck

As foreign ORC turbine makers lock in framework deals for US geothermal, a May 2026 RMI report flags transformer and switchgear lead times as the parallel constraint on how fast EGS capacity reaches the grid.

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Crusoe names Matthew Potter director of energy development group as pipeline tops 40 GW

Crusoe has appointed Matthew Potter as director of its energy development group, tasking him with originating gigawatt-scale power projects to feed a pipeline that now exceeds 40 GW.

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Trump signs Section 232 proclamation imposing 15% tariff and price floors on polysilicon, effective 4 December 2026

Trump's 6 August proclamation imposes a 15% tariff and minimum import prices on polysilicon and derivatives, taking effect 4 December 2026 - with direct consequences for solar project costs and chip supply chains.

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Electrovaya launches ElvaPulse 1500, a 7 MW data center BESS, with first deliveries targeted for Q2 2027

Toronto-based Electrovaya launched the ElvaPulse 1500 on 30 July 2026 - a 2.88 MWh, 7 MW stationary BESS in a single 20-foot container, targeting AI data center power applications.

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Ofgem approves amended interconnection agreement between Interconnector Limited and National Gas at Bacton

Ofgem has issued a decision approving proposed amendments to the interconnection agreement between Interconnector Limited and National Gas, governing the Bacton connection point on the UK's National Transmission System.

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Ofgem approves REC R0207, settling export supplier MOA charging rules ahead of MHHS migration

Ofgem has approved Retail Energy Code modification R0207, clarifying how Meter Operator Agents charge export suppliers - a fix timed to the ongoing MHHS migration.

7 Aug 2026Generated imageRenewables

Ming Yang's 16 MW floating turbine connects to CNOOC's Lufeng oilfield grid

CNOOC's Haiyou Anlan - the world's first 16 MW tension-leg floating wind platform - connected to the Lufeng oilfield grid on 6 August 2026, supplying green power directly to offshore oil operations.

7 Aug 2026Generated imageRenewables

Seaway7's Alfa Lift completes all 54 transition pieces at Inch Cape, clearing the way for jacket foundations

Seaway7's heavy crane vessel Seaway Alfa Lift has finished installing all 54 monopile transition pieces at the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in the Scottish North Sea, the project confirmed in August 2026.

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Ofgem proposes to update EBIT allowance input to reflect RPI reform taking effect in February 2030

Ofgem is consulting on a targeted update to one input in the energy price cap's EBIT allowance calculation, ahead of the UK Statistics Authority's planned alignment of RPI with CPIH in February 2030.

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Ofgem's Energy Redress Scheme crosses £250 million and one million customers served since 2018

Ofgem's Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has reached £250 million in total funding and one million customers supported - a record for the enforcement-backed grant programme running since 2018.

7 Aug 2026Generated imageStorage

Australian Vanadium and Alcoa sign 18-month MoU to assess 50-80 MW flow battery at WA alumina refineries

Australian Vanadium and Alcoa have signed an 18-month MoU to scope a 50-80 MW, 400-640 MWh vanadium flow battery at Alcoa's Western Australia alumina refineries.

7 Aug 2026Generated imageStorage

Spreadsheet errors, not market conditions, are blocking PJM battery storage financing, enSights CEO says

enSights CEO Alon Maskovich says PJM BESS developers are losing investor confidence because spreadsheet-based models double-count regulatory revenue streams - not because the market is weak.

7 Aug 2026Generated imageRenewables

Seaway Seven nears completion of all 95 monopile foundations at ScottishPower's 1.4 GW East Anglia Three

Seaway Seven is approaching the end of its monopile foundation campaign at the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm, with turbine installation already underway and full commissioning targeted by year-end.

7 Aug 2026Generated imageRenewables

Nordex takes 525 MW Sivas order from Türkerler Holding, its largest single deal in Türkiye

Nordex will supply 72 N175/6.X turbines for the YEKA-5 R25 Sivas wind project, the largest single turbine deal ever awarded in the Turkish wind market.

7 Aug 2026Generated imageRenewables

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies takes up mandatory reverse logistics bill for solar panels and batteries

Bill 753/2026 would require manufacturers, importers and retailers to collect and recycle end-of-life PV panels and batteries, ahead of an estimated 550,000-tonne waste wave.

7 Aug 2026Generated imageGrid

Turboden signs 1,750 MW ORC turbine deal with Fervo as US geothermal supply chain shifts from bespoke to standard

Turboden America's 3-year, 1,750 MW framework with Fervo Energy marks a structural shift in how foreign ORC turbine makers are positioning for a US geothermal boom driven by AI data center demand.

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Partners Group takes majority stake in AVK Power Solutions with more than $1 billion equity commitment

Swiss private equity firm Partners Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK-based AVK Power Solutions, committing more than $1 billion of equity to scale its microgrid and energy-as-a-service offering for data centers.

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Redaptive and Recurve launch joint platform to shorten data center time to power

Redaptive and Recurve announced on 4 August 2026 a joint platform pairing efficiency financing with demand-flexibility software to free up grid capacity for data centers faster than new infrastructure can be built.

7 Aug 2026Generated imageData Centres

Impact Drones launches autonomous interceptor service for data centers and grid infrastructure, targeting Q3 2026 pilot

Y Combinator-backed Impact Drones has launched a containerized autonomous drone-interceptor service aimed at data centers and power grid operators, with a pilot deployment targeted for Q3 2026.

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Ofgem proposes to exempt small electricity suppliers from Universal Service Obligation in new retail innovation consultation

Ofgem has opened a consultation proposing to exempt electricity suppliers with fewer than 50,000 domestic customers from the Universal Service Obligation, the latest step in a multi-year effort to lower regulatory barriers for retail innovators.

6 Aug 2026Generated imageMarkets & Policy

Ofgem launches investor engagement forum as data centre commitment fee consultation closes 16 September

Ofgem has set up a new monthly Connections Investor Delivery Engagement Forum and is consulting on a £237,500-£712,500/MW data centre commitment fee, with responses due by 16 September 2026.

6 Aug 2026Generated imageMarkets & Policy

Natural gas price rebound drove U.S.-Canada gas and electricity trade value higher in 2025, even as total energy trade fell 11%

EIA data show U.S.-Canada natural gas and electricity trade value rose in 2025 despite an 11% drop in total bilateral energy trade to $137 billion, driven by a 56% surge in Henry Hub prices.

6 Aug 2026Generated imageStorage

Massachusetts DOER issues second-round RFP for 1,000 MW of mid-duration BESS

Massachusetts DOER and the state's electric distribution companies issued a 1,000 MW BESS RFP on 31 July 2026, the second tranche of a 5,000 MW procurement programme mandated by the 2024 energy law.

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Base Power's Base Core enters production as residential BESS market faces a 5% contraction in 2026

Base Power's 39.2 kWh LFP home battery is now in production in Austin as Wood Mackenzie forecasts a 5% residential storage contraction for 2026 - the market context behind a $13 billion valuation.

6 Aug 2026Generated imageRenewables

Heelstone acquires 188 MWp Cypress Pointe solar project in Texas from Azimuth Renewables

Qualitas Energy's U.S. subsidiary Heelstone has bought the 188 MWp Cypress Pointe development-stage solar project in Sabine County, Texas, targeting a 2029 COD.

6 Aug 2026Generated imageRenewables

Seatrium names itself as buyer of 32 MW TwinHub floating wind project in the Celtic Sea

Seatrium confirmed on 31 July 2026 that it acquired the 32 MW TwinHub floating wind demonstrator off Cornwall from Hexicon, planning to deploy its proprietary FWSS semi-submersible foundation.

6 Aug 2026Generated imageGrid

Eversource Q2 GAAP income falls 85% to $53.7 million as FERC ROE cut and Revolution Wind charges land together

Eversource reported Q2 2026 GAAP income of $53.7 million, down from $352.7 million a year earlier, after $319 million in after-tax charges tied to its Aquarion sale, offshore wind liability, and a FERC transmission ROE refund.

6 Aug 2026Generated imageGrid

PSEG Power enters PJM's bilateral matchmaking process with multiple data center supply proposals

PSEG Power disclosed on 4 August 2026 that it has submitted multiple supply proposals in PJM's bilateral contracting process for data centers, ahead of a backstop auction starting 30 September.

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The Daily Baseload Brief

PJM moves to curtail data centers without own generation, Energy Innovation finds clean energy saves $5 billion over fossil fuels for US demand growth, and the BYOG imperative hardens. Power sector digest for 6 Aug 2026.

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Invinity sells 43 MWh of vanadium flow batteries to Dairyland Power Cooperative for US Midwest LDES programme

Invinity Energy Systems has sold 43 MWh of Endurium vanadium flow batteries to Dairyland Power Cooperative for deployment across three rural Midwest sites under the DOE-backed REVIVE programme.

5 Aug 2026Generated imageStorage

Tokyo Gas signs 20-year offtake for 202 MWh Fukushima BESS as Eku Energy nears first Japan COD

Tokyo Gas has agreed a 20-year tolling deal for a 49.7 MW/202.1 MWh BESS in Fukushima Prefecture, while Eku Energy completes major equipment installation at its first Japan project.

5 Aug 2026Generated imageData Centres

Calvert County votes on a data center moratorium on 18 August as Natelli Holdings stays in the queue

AWS is out, but Calvert County's data center question is not settled. A six-month moratorium vote on 18 August will determine whether any new site plans can advance near Calvert Cliffs.

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DOE narrows nuclear lifecycle campus competition to five states

The DOE signed non-binding MOUs with Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho on 24 July 2026, advancing them as finalists to host Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses.

5 Aug 2026