Walmart has crossed a historic financial mark. It became the first traditional retailer to reach a $1 trillion market value, a level previously limited to technology and energy giants. The milestone followed a strong move in the company’s share price. During recent trading in New York, Walmart’s stock rose by about 1.6% and hit an […]
Google has signed a long-term offshore wind power deal in Germany as it expands artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure across Europe. The agreement is a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with German utility EnBW. It covers 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity from the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The deal links […]
India is preparing a major public funding push for carbon capture, utilization, and storage, also known as CCUS. In the Union Budget for 2026–27, the government set out a plan to support CCUS with a proposed outlay of ₹20,000 crore over the next five years. That is ₹200 billion, which is about US$2.2 billion. The […]
The United States is moving fast to rebuild its nuclear fuel supply chain, revive dormant facilities, and accelerate next-generation nuclear technologies. These efforts come as electricity demand surges from artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, and industrial electrification. Recent announcements from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) show a coordinated push to strengthen uranium enrichment, revive […]
SpaceX has asked US regulators to approve a new satellite system that would act like a large, space-based computing network. Several outlets report that SpaceX filed a request with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for an “orbital data center” constellation. This could include up to one million satellites in low Earth orbit, powered mainly […]
The European Union (EU) has taken a major step toward climate neutrality. The European Commission adopted the first certification methodologies under the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation. These rules define how projects that permanently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere can be verified and certified across Europe. Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, […]
TotalEnergies signed a 10-year deal to supply 800 GWh of renewable electricity to SWM International. SWM is a big paper maker in France. The contract began in January 2026 and will cover electricity for three industrial sites over a decade. This deal marks another step in TotalEnergies’ push to expand its clean power business and […]
A new initiative involving Amazon, eBay and Etsy is helping bring Tesla electric trucks into real freight operations. The Center for Green Market Activation (GMA), a nonprofit group, is planning a pilot program. This project aims to put about 40 all-electric Tesla Semi trucks on the road between Dallas and Houston. The goal is to […]
China closed 2025 with its largest annual expansion of the energy system on record. Investment surged past a symbolic threshold. Power capacity grew at a pace rarely seen in any major economy. Together, the numbers point to a system still in rapid build-out, with renewables at the center and grids struggling to keep up. By […]