Four advanced reactors reached zero-power criticality by July 4, but licensing, manufacturing, and commercial deployment will require far more capital.

Pennsylvania electricity prices rose nearly 12% year over year as higher PJM wholesale energy and capacity costs increasingly flow through to customer bills.

Battery failure rates fell 98% from 2018 to 2024 as developers moved safety testing, fire planning, and public engagement earlier in development.

Viridi's RPS 150 finished live-grid testing at ORNL. The project examined how well energy storage works with grid controls under changing real-world conditions.

Nebraska's trade mission to Japan and the Philippines promoted low-carbon ethanol, carbon capture, and energy exports beyond traditional agriculture.

A DOE court stipulation tied an October grant-cancellation tranche to state politics, adding new legal risk to federally supported hydrogen projects.

Lithium prices are recovering, but a steep drop in mining and exploration investment could leave future battery supply short of projects financed.

Tiny robots could help pull lithium from seawater. Texas A&M researchers are testing whether the idea can deliver usable supply at a realistic cost and scale up.

EU regulators approved $334 million (€290 million) for Dutch sustainable aviation fuel plants, backing technologies beyond conventional biofuels.

Utilities are planning record grid investment, but Fitch warns that affordability pressure and regulatory resistance threaten timely cost recovery.

Ford, GM, Stellantis, and Honda are absorbing billions of dollars in EV losses as canceled programs and battery joint venture exits reprice capital.

Port of Brisbane added battery storage and solar to its cruise terminal, testing whether ports can shift from generating clean power to managing grid demand.

Lenders, investors, suppliers, and corporate buyers evaluating offshore wind exposure face separate permitting, revenue-support, and financing hurdles.

Finance leaders face new capital risk: the July 4 tax credit deadline passed while a court fight over the solar and wind safe harbor rules remains unresolved.

Virginia preserved its data center equipment tax break while adding a new electricity consumption tax that raises ongoing costs for qualifying facilities.

Offshore wind turbines and foundations are outgrowing much of the installation fleet, forcing developers to secure compatible ships years earlier.

Tantangan Solar is now generating power in Mindanao. The 99 MW project pairs solar with battery storage to boost grid flexibility and renewable power supply.

More than 12,000 claimants have filed for payment through SCE's Eaton Fire settlement fund, even as Edison discloses 2,000 lawsuits and $1.3 billion in losses.

DOE financing could accelerate ten AP1000 reactors, but the largest components still depend on a small overseas network of qualified heavy-forging suppliers.

Data center, power and infrastructure megaprojects are concentrating risk across the same contractor and surety markets, straining bonding capacity.