Energy News 9 August 2025 - 10 February 2026

National Grid share price rises early as US cold snap and UK data-centre power debate sharpen focus
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National Grid share price rises early as US cold snap and UK data-centre power debate sharpen focus

National Grid shares rose 0.8% to 1,302.5 pence in early London trading Wednesday after reporting record U.S. gas deliveries during a polar vortex. The company warned high commodity costs could mean higher bills for customers. In Britain, the grid operator flagged risks from data centres built in areas without surplus power. Two senior executives bought small amounts of stock under an incentive plan.
February 11, 2026
Constellation Energy stock: CEG nudges higher on CyrusOne data-center power pact, Titans stadium deal
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Constellation Energy stock: CEG nudges higher on CyrusOne data-center power pact, Titans stadium deal

Constellation Energy shares rose 0.4% to $273.25 Tuesday after announcing a 380-megawatt power deal with CyrusOne for a Texas data center and a 20-year energy services agreement for the Tennessee Titans’ new stadium. The company recently completed its $16.4 billion Calpine acquisition. Investors are watching U.S. jobs and inflation data later this week for rate signals.
February 10, 2026
Why Chevron stock is moving today: Tengiz recovery, a new Mediterranean contract and oil prices
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Why Chevron stock is moving today: Tengiz recovery, a new Mediterranean contract and oil prices

Chevron shares slipped 0.3% to $182.04 in midday New York trading Tuesday as Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oilfield, operated by Chevron, recovered to about 60% of peak output after January fires. Subsea7 announced a $150 million–$300 million contract from Chevron for subsea installation work in the Eastern Mediterranean. Oil prices were little changed, with Brent at $69.31 a barrel.
February 10, 2026
House probes Ford’s CATL battery pivot as data-center storage plans widen
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House probes Ford’s CATL battery pivot as data-center storage plans widen

House committee chair John Moolenaar is pressing Ford for details on its licensing deal with China’s CATL as the company shifts U.S. battery plants to LFP cells and grid storage. Ford says its batteries meet tax credit criteria and will boost U.S. jobs. A CATL-licensed LFP battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, is scheduled to start production in 2026. Moolenaar also questioned any potential Ford joint venture with China’s BYD.
January 28, 2026
nuclear fusion
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Fusion Energy Frenzy: Are We Closer Than Ever to Unlimited Clean Power?

China’s EAST tokamak set a world record in January 2025, sustaining high-performance fusion plasma for 1,066 seconds. ITER in France, funded by 33 countries, targets first plasma in 2035 but faces delays and cost overruns. The US NIF achieved fusion ignition in December 2022. Net power from fusion remains unproven, despite recent milestones.
August 19, 2025
Deep-Water Wind - Floating Turbines
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Deep-Water Wind Revolution: Floating Turbines Set to Transform Offshore Energy

Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm, began operation in 2017 with five spar-buoy turbines totaling 30 MW and a 54% capacity factor. By mid-2025, global floating wind capacity reached about 200–250 MW, with Europe accounting for 208 MW by late 2023. Industry forecasts expect 6–7 GW operational worldwide by 2030. Current costs exceed $200/MWh but are projected to drop sharply by 2050.
August 16, 2025
Aluminum and Sulfur Batteries
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Move Over Lithium: Aluminum and Sulfur Batteries Are Sparking an Energy Revolution

A January 2024 study in Nature Communications reported an aluminum–sulfur battery retaining 85.4% capacity after 1,400 cycles at 85°C. In October 2024, Lyten announced plans for a Li–S battery gigafactory in Nevada. Aluminum-air batteries demonstrated a 1,100-mile range in a 2014 Phinergy car. Li–S cells have reached energy densities up to 500 Wh/kg in labs.
August 16, 2025
Bottling Power in CO₂ - Compressed Carbon Dioxide Could Revolutionize Energy Storage
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Bottling Power in CO₂: How Compressed Carbon Dioxide Could Revolutionize Energy Storage

A CO₂ Battery stores surplus electricity by compressing and liquefying CO₂, then recovers power by reversing the process through turbines. The system delivers 66.7 kWh per cubic meter, uses standard industrial parts, and avoids lithium or rare metals. Energy Dome’s Sardinia pilot began in 2022; commercial units are planned in Italy, Wisconsin, and India. Google has partnered to expand global deployment, including in Oman.
August 16, 2025
Perovskite - flexible solar cells
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Perovskite Solar ‘Stickers’ Are Almost Here: How Flexible Laminates Could Turn Walls, Cars & Roofs into Power Plants

A flexible perovskite module with WVTR ≈ 5.0 × 10⁻³ g/m²/day retained 84% of its power after 2,000 hours at 85°C/85% RH. Japan is subsidizing Sekisui Chemical to build a 100 MW film-type perovskite plant by 2027. A Chinese startup unveiled a 1.2 m × 1.6 m flexible module rated 260–300 W and weighing 2.04 kg. Several manufacturers have passed IEC reliability tests for flexible perovskite modules.
August 15, 2025
How Engineering Nature’s Catalysts is Transforming Medicine, Food & the Planet
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The Enzyme Revolution: How Engineering Nature’s Catalysts is Transforming Medicine, Food & the Planet

The global industrial enzyme market was valued at $9 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach $13.8 billion by 2027. Advances include the 2022 development of FAST-PETase, a machine-learning-designed enzyme that breaks down plastic waste in 24 hours, and a 2024 report of a highly evolved CRISPR-Cas enzyme variant with low off-target activity.
August 14, 2025
Fuel Cell Revolution: How Hydrogen Power is Transforming Transportation, Energy and Tech in 2025
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Fuel Cell Revolution: How Hydrogen Power is Transforming Transportation, Energy and Tech in 2025

The global fuel cell electric vehicle market is valued at $3 billion in 2025, with annual growth over 20%. About 1,000 hydrogen refueling stations operate worldwide; Japan has 160, Germany over 100. The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act offers up to $3/kg for hydrogen production. Hyundai’s XCIENT fuel cell trucks in Switzerland surpassed 4 million kilometers by 2025.
August 13, 2025
Small Modular Reactors
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Small Modular Reactors: Tiny Nukes, Big Revolution in Clean Energy

NuScale’s 77 MWe SMR became the first design certified by the U.S. NRC in 2020, with a six-module plant planned in Idaho by 2029. China’s HTR-PM began commercial operation in December 2023, while Canada licensed a 300 MWe BWRX-300 at Darlington in April 2025. The UK selected Rolls-Royce SMR for at least three units in June 2025, targeting grid connection in the mid-2030s.
August 11, 2025
The Hydrogen Storage Revolution
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The Hydrogen Storage Revolution: 7 Breakthrough Ways We’re Bottling the Fuel of the Future

Toyota introduced flat and saddle hydrogen tanks in late 2023 to fit under vehicle floors. In 2024, FORVIA launched a cryogenic liquid hydrogen tank for trucks, enabling 600-mile ranges. Japan’s Suiso Frontier completed a two-year liquid hydrogen shipping pilot. In November 2024, NREL commissioned a 500 kg metal-hydride hydrogen storage system in Colorado.
August 11, 2025
Vertical Solar Farms
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Vertical Solar Farms: How Bifacial Panels Are Revolutionizing Solar Energy in 2025

Japan’s Ashikaga City installed a vertical solar farm in May 2024, yielding 5% less rice but selling power to Marubeni. Austria’s 2022 vertical PV plant with 4,500 modules saw only minor damage and no manual cleaning needed. Upfront costs for vertical bifacial systems in Austria reach €200,000 per MW, higher than traditional setups. Japan’s industry group projects 20–30% annual growth for vertical installations in snowy regions.
August 10, 2025
Sodium-Ion Batteries
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Sodium-Ion Batteries Are Coming – Cheaper, Safer and Poised to Disrupt Lithium-Ion

CATL announced a second-generation sodium-ion cell with 175 Wh/kg energy density, targeting mass production by December 2025. China’s HiNa and Datang connected a 100 MWh sodium-ion storage farm in Hubei in July 2024. JAC began serial production of a sodium-ion EV in January 2024. Natron Energy opened North America’s first mass-production sodium-ion battery plant in Michigan in 2022.
August 10, 2025
Hydrogen Storage Revolution
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The Hydrogen Storage Revolution: Unlocking Clean Energy’s Missing Link

NREL and GKN Hydrogen commissioned a 500 kg hydrogen metal hydride tank in Colorado in late 2024. Uniper began filling a salt cavern with hydrogen in Germany in September 2024, reporting successful sealing and retrieval. Hydrogenious is building a 1,800-tonne-per-year LOHC plant in Germany, with approval expected in April 2025. NASA’s late-2024 test cut liquid hydrogen tank boil-off by about 50%.
August 9, 2025