Form Energy, Crusoe partner on 12 GWh of iron-air batteries for AI data centers
Only weeks after announcing the world’s largest project to support a Google data center in Minnesota, the US iron air battery specialist has entered another mega deal, bringing its project pipeline under agreement to more than 75 GWh.
EnerSys shifts next-gen lead-acid manufacturing to Missouri for AI-era data centers
Industrial battery manufacturer EnerSys is closing its legacy lead-acid facility in Tijuana, Mexico, consolidating production at its Springfield, Missouri plant, where it makes a new type of lead-acid battery it says is better suited to the demands of modern data centers.
California bill would unlock distributed energy participation in grid resource adequacy market
A new California bill, SB 913, would require state regulators to integrate customer-owned batteries and electric vehicles into the official Resource Adequacy market to bolster grid reliability.
New report finds adoption of solar permitting best practices eludes even the best states
The all-new Solar Permitting Scorecard grades all 50 states on how well they support straightforward residential solar permitting. The report finds that bureaucratic barriers significantly increase costs in all states, with only two states managing to earn a “B” grade.
Budderfly raises $550 million to scale its Energy-as-a-Service platform
The Connecticut-based company secured an additional $250 million, reaching $550 million total, led by Global Infrastructure Partners to accelerate the deployment of solar and energy efficiency upgrades across the U.S. commercial mid-market.
Private deals, public marketplace breaking the quiet bottleneck of solar sales
The solar industry continues to innovate as demand reaches new sales levels, yet outdated transaction models remain a significant barrier to growth.
AI data center developers eye solid-state transformers for AI power density
The race for more computing power per square meter has put solid-state transformers (SST) high on the agenda for AI data center developers, who see full-DC as the system architecture that will maximize efficiency. Dafna Granot, senior manager strategy and innovation at SolarEdge, explains what the switch means and why it matters, as the inverter and energy storage manufacturer prepares to launch its own transformer product in time for the next generation of AI chips.
Second-life EV batteries approved for data center microgrid expansion
Crusoe and Redwood Energy are scaling a microgrid in Sparks, Nevada, by using repurposed electric vehicle batteries and solar to supply additional modular data centers.
Zelestra secures $600 million for 440 MW Texas solar portfolio to supply Meta
The $600 million project financing supports 440 MW of new capacity in the ERCOT market as Big Tech continues to dominate a shifting corporate PPA landscape.
Envisioning IRA 2.0: Restoring U.S. energy leadership
Securing U.S. economic sovereignty through a modernized, long-term framework for domestic manufacturing and grid resilience.
