Virginia Plan Flags Long-Duration Storage for Rising Demand

Virginia’s 2026 energy plan includes long-duration storage to help meet rising demand, limit bill increases and assign data-center grid costs fairly.

Fervo Energy began selling electricity from Cape Station’s first block on 30 September after a 23-month build. The site will total 100 MW; 4 GW potential.

Perovskite underwater solar panels produced power at 10 meters in a Joule study: a two-hour test reached nearly 35% efficiency and 324 milliwatt-hours.

Electricity shutoffs rose 28% in 10 states in July 2026, the hottest month on record, as rising bills and weak protections left households without power.

Noi Bai International Airport earned ACA Level 1 — the first in Viet Nam — meeting ACV Notice No. 5750/TB-TCTCHKVN and PM Decision No. 42/2026.

GEN-H will use Hycamite methane pyrolysis to supply 200–300 MW of zero-emission balancing power in Kotka, Finland, and plans a 100 MWp solar plant.

University of Utah geothermal projects were selected by DOE for Dixie Valley West and Cove Fort, winning up to approximately $35 million in funding.

UK banks increased coal lending to $8.3bn between 2022 and 2025 while European banks cut coal finance by 46%, a new Urgewald report and IEA data show.

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz vetoed a city moratorium on new BESS proposals that would pause permit processing for up to six months while zoning is updated.

EnergyPathways’ MESH would use salt caverns for 300 MW/55.2 GWh CAES; CEO Ben Clube says FID is targeted for 2028 and first operations by end of 2031.