Scope 3 emissions in supplier networks are outpacing facility-level efficiency gains. New data and GHG Protocol revisions are raising the stakes for sustainability leaders in 2026.
The voluntary carbon market has a credibility problem that is no longer contained to specialized environmental circles.
BioMADE is backing 14 projects with $21.4M in funding. The focus is practical: recover critical materials, improve bio-based production and train workers.
A 40,000-acre hyperscale data center and power generation campus cleared its first regulatory hurdle in northern Utah this week.
New Mexico launched a public dashboard to monitor its 50-year water action plan as the state faces a projected 750,000 acre-foot shortage
Building energy models were calibrated against climate conditions that no longer exist. Facilities leaders need to understand what that means for efficiency projections and equipment design.
The arithmetic of corporate energy efficiency has stopped working for a growing number of technology-intensive companies.
Mosaic SoC has raised $3.8m to support lower-power spatial awareness. Its chips target wearables, AR glasses and phones where battery life is critical.
Efficiency upgrades in commercial buildings are delivering diminishing returns. What facility managers need to know about the economics and what to prioritize next.
California’s $20M Project Nexus has completed construction on the first U.S. solar-covered irrigation canal, measuring water savings, power generation, and maintenance cost reductions simultaneously.
Verdantix research shows corporate off-site renewable spend growing 34% through 2030. The gap between signing PPAs and managing them is where financial exposure quietly accumulates.
AI infrastructure build-out is running into a constraint capital can't solve: the grid can't deliver megawatts as fast as investment wants to move.
Most organizations have an energy plan. Fewer have a strategy built on current infrastructure realities. The difference will become measurable and expensive over the next 18 months.
Uranium demand is rising, but supply remains slow to respond. A Saskatchewan project is testing whether faster development can help close the gap.
Virginia enacted SB508 April 22, directing Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to assess unused solar interconnection capacity and pilot storage programs.
NERC flagged more regions at elevated grid risk than any prior assessment. Demand response enrollment windows are closing. Backup systems need testing before the season starts.
Experts at CMU Energy Week debated whether DERs are ready to help utilities manage surging electricity demand from data centers, electrification, and reshoring.
Industrial facilities are restructuring shift schedules around grid availability. In high-congestion markets, load flexibility has become a condition of grid access, not just a revenue opportunity.
Virtual PPAs were built for a grid with room to grow. As congestion spreads and basis risk climbs, procurement teams need a new contracting playbook for current grid conditions.
Grid constraints are moving from operational headaches to financial exposure. CFOs who haven't priced energy access risk into capital plans are already behind.