Renewable Energy

El Segundo – November 10, 2026 -- Outer Spaces, a startup backed by $8 million in pre-seed funding, will show its OS1 solar pavilion and battery deck in person for the first time at RE+ 2026 in Las Vegas, with scalable storage of up to 62.64 kWh and rated output of up to 11.4 kVA.

OS1 builds solar generation into a backyard pavilion roof

The system combines open-air living space with solar generation and battery storage. Panels are integrated into the pavilion roof, so homeowners add generation without modifying or penetrating the main-house roof.

OS1 comes in two sizes: a 12x12 ft unit with approximately 2.5 kW of solar and a 12x24 ft unit with approximately 5 kW.

TORONTO – November 10, 2026 -- StormFisher has appointed co-founder Brandon Moffatt as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Judson Whiteside, as the Canadian low-carbon energy developer targets a final investment decision on its Varennes e-methanol plant in Québec.

Moffatt sets Varennes final investment decision as the top priority

The Board made the appointment, and Moffatt's stated priorities center on reaching final investment decision (FID) for the project. He also plans to work with shareholders, lenders and government partners, particularly in Québec. He pledged execution that "matches our ambition."

Moffatt has developed, designed and built energy projects across North America. StormFisher says his experience taking complex projects from concept to construction, along with his tenure since the company's early days, brings continuity to the role.

TAIPEI – November 09, 2026 -- Delta Electronics is joining its 19th consecutive UN climate conference, COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, where it will back the host country's "35x35" initiative targeting 35% electrification by 2035. The company will show how smart microgrids can speed up that transition at an official side event.

Delta hosts its 9th official COP side event with REA and DBU

The session takes place in the Blue Zone. Delta is joined by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) to exchange insights on microgrid applications. Delta will also present its experience deploying microgrids in Indigenous communities to strengthen disaster resilience.

Delta's EMEA leadership and Delta Electronics Foundation staff will also take part in discussions at the France Pavilion. The company is running the events under the theme "Smarter is Greener."

Wenzhou – November 09, 2026 -- The 2026 China-Europe-Africa Green Energy Development Forum in Zhejiang, China, placed coordination on technical standards, certification, carbon markets and innovative financing at the center of renewable energy cooperation across the three regions.

CPAFFC and China-EU Association organize forum with CHINT foundation and StarTimes as co-organizers

The event ran under the theme "Deepen Green Partnerships, Build a Shared Zero-Carbon Future." The Commonweal Foundation of CHINT and StarTimes Group co-organized it with the China-EU Association and CPAFFC.

Discussions covered cross-regional industrial cooperation under the new global climate governance landscape, green finance for developing countries, technological innovation and digital transformation, and global green value chain development.

LONDON – November 06, 2026 -- Current policies leave the world on course for 2.6°C of warming by 2100, according to new Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) analysis. More than 30 ETC members have used it to urge COP31 President Murat Kurum and President of Negotiations Chris Bowen to put clean electrification and hard-to-electrify sectors at the centre of the summit outcome.

The letter was published with the ETC briefing "Still vital, still possible" days before negotiators gather in Türkiye. Signatories include ETC Commissioners from Arup, Envision, Grantham Research Institute (LSE), Octopus Energy, Rothschild, Schneider Electric, Tata Steel and Vattenfall, alongside leaders from utilities, heavy industry, transport and finance.

Cherry Valley – November 06, 2026 -- The 7.4-megawatt (MWdc) Rockford Community Energy Initiative in Cherry Valley, Illinois, is now delivering power. It is one of the largest community solar projects in ComEd's service territory, and subscribers can cut their electricity bills by up to 10%.

Project covers 33.9 acres and supplies more than 1,100 ComEd customers

The solar array in Winnebago County generates enough electricity to power more than 1,100 ComEd customers. Households, renters and small businesses across ComEd's territory can subscribe through the community solar program without installing rooftop panels.

ECA Power, a 100% employee-owned solar and energy storage developer, built the project. Luminace is the project owner and operator, and Miller Bros. was the construction partner.

BOSTON – November 06, 2026 -- Removing policy barriers to distributed energy resources (DERs) would avoid an estimated $614 billion in US power system costs through 2050, according to a Brattle Group report prepared for The Pew Charitable Trusts. The savings would offset roughly half of projected household electricity bill increases, excluding inflation-related rises.

DER capacity would more than quadruple to over 400 GW by 2050

The report covers distributed solar, battery storage and demand flexibility such as managed EV charging across residential, commercial and industrial customers. Brattle estimates the policy changes would add more than 400 gigawatts (GW) of DER capacity, nearly one-third of the current US generation fleet. The added capacity would lower the risk and cost of overbuilding conventional infrastructure against uncertain demand.

BOSTON – November 06, 2026 -- Project InnerSpace, a geothermal-focused non-profit, has made Giving Green's Top Climate Nonprofits list for 2026-2027, its fourth consecutive year among the five organizations the evaluator ranks as most effective at driving long-term systemic change.

Giving Green cites financial de-risking plan for new geothermal projects

Project InnerSpace describes itself as a focused research organization (FRO). It aims to remove the major barriers to scaled global geothermal development by the end of this decade. In its report, Giving Green said it was impressed by the number of wins and connections the group has built in a short history. The evaluator also credited a plan to reduce financial risk for new geothermal projects.

Giving Green said the group's technical expertise lets it "influence capital well beyond its own budget."

Kitchener – November 05, 2026 -- Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), has brought the 20 MWp Court Barton Solar Farm near Newton Abbot in South Devon into commercial operation.

Court Barton is expected to power around 8,500 homes a year

The plant will generate enough clean electricity for around 8,500 homes annually. It will also avoid more than 6,200 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, equivalent to removing approximately 1,300 cars from the road.

Recurrent Energy ties the UK project to its development pipeline

Recurrent Energy CEO Dylan Marx said the UK "remains a key market in the energy transition". He described the project as proof that the company can convert its development pipeline into operating infrastructure.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP has filed a securities class action against Hyliion Holdings Corp. (NYSE: HYLN) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, covering investors who purchased shares between May 12, 2026 and June 23, 2026.

Complaint targets Hyliion's disclosures on the VFG Holdings power deal

The lawsuit alleges Hyliion overstated the substance of its May 12, 2026 non-binding Letter of Intent with VFG Holdings, which outlined up to 250 KARNO Cores and 50 MW of potential data-center power deployments over five years. Plaintiffs claim the company presented the VFG relationship and its broader commercial pipeline more favorably than the underlying facts supported. HYLN shares rose sharply following the May 12 announcement.