Solar overtakes coal
General Motors and Peak Energy are working together on sodium-ion batteries for the power grid to improve how we store energy.
General Motors to build sodium-ion batteries for grid-scale storage - pv magazine USA
US car maker joins battery energy storage system (BESS) market with lithium-ion products expected to enter production imminently through LG partnership. Announces sodium-ion R&D program and plan to ramp up bidirectional capability for GM vehicles. The move follows Ford Motor Company’s decision to repurpose EV manufacturing capacity to build a BESS unit unveiled earlier in 2026.
Emiliano Bellini
AI software helped New Yorkers save $5 million on heating by making old building boilers work a bit more efficiently.
This AI Software Saved New Yorkers $5 Million in Heating Costs
Entech’s S2 platform debuted last year to help make century-old boilers more efficient.
Katie Brigham
For the first time in the U.S., solar produced more electricity than coal last month. A quiet milestone for renewable energy.
In a U.S. First, Solar Supplied More Power Than Coal Last Month
Fred Pearce
People fleeing climate disasters are finding it harder to enter the US, since law doesn't recognize environmental displacement for asylum.
‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees
While the US is shutting the doors to most refugees, those already in the country fear for their future in a rapidly heating world
Oliver Milman
Rising seas mean extreme coastal floods that used to happen every century are now about 12 times more frequent.
Extreme coastal flooding surges worldwide as rising seas rewrite 100-year odds
Human-caused sea-level rise has significantly increased the frequency of extreme coastal flooding worldwide, according to a new study led by a Tulane University researcher. The research, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, found that coastal flooding events expected only once every 100 years are now, on average, about 12 times more likely to occur.
Tulane University
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