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Hydrostor’s $1.5B Willow Rock Project Faces Permit Hurdles —but Could Revolutionize California’s Power Grid

Hydrostor, Canada’s leading developer of long-duration energy storage projects, is moving ahead with its $1.5 billion Willow Rock Energy Storage Center in Kern County, California. The project uses compressed air to store renewable energy and will deliver 500 MW of power for up to eight hours. It’s almost 2X that of most lithium-ion battery systems […]

Verra Launches West Africa’s First ICVCM-Approved Carbon Credit Project

Verra has registered the first-ever project using a carbon credit methodology that meets the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) Core Carbon Principles (CCPs). This marks a major step forward in raising the bar for high-integrity climate action. The project, called Tond Tenga, is based in Burkina Faso, West Africa. It’s part of […]

Trump’s USDA Cancels $3 Billion Climate Program for Farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has canceled a $3 billion program that was made to help farmers use climate-friendly methods. This program, called the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, started during President Biden’s time. It was part of a larger plan to fight climate change by helping farmers lower their greenhouse gas emissions. The decision […]

AI’s Energy Hunger: Data Centers Set to Use Power Equal to Japan’s by 2035

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing rapidly, transforming how people work, live, and use technology. But behind this digital revolution is a hidden cost—energy. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), powering AI systems requires huge amounts of electricity, mainly through data centers that train and run AI models. These centers are starting to consume as […]