Energy News The Energy category covers robotics and AI applications across the power sector, including autonomous inspection of wind turbines, solar farms, pipelines, and grid infrastructure, plus robots for nuclear decommissioning and offshore oil and gas operations. Coverage includes product launches, deployment case studies, funding rounds, and research on battery technology and power systems for robots themselves. Readers will also find reporting on AI-driven energy management, drone-based asset monitoring, and regulatory developments affecting automation in utilities.
CATL Fires Up Trial Cell Production At 100 GWh Debrecen Plant, Its Biggest Outside China — Sep 27, 2026 — CATL began trial cell production on 22 September at its Debrecen, Hungary factory — the Chinese battery giant's biggest manufacturing base outside Chi...DOE Puts $1.9B Federal Cash Behind 23 GW Of Faster US Grid Upgrades — Sep 26, 2026 — The US Department of Energy on September 24, 2026 announced $1.9B in federal funding plus $3.35B in cost share for 31 grid projects across 26 states,...Navy Picks Crane, Indiana for First Military Nuclear Microreactor by 2028 — Sep 26, 2026 — The Department of War has selected Naval Weapons Station Crane in southern Indiana for the U.S. Navy's first advanced nuclear microreactor deployment,...Fluence Locks 206 GWh Of EVE Power Battery Cells For 2027-2031 — Sep 26, 2026 — Fluence has signed a 206 GWh master supply framework for battery cells with EVE Power, covering 16 GWh in 2027 plus 190 GWh reserved for 2028-2031 gri...China's ENN Group Breaks Ground On Helong-2 Hydrogen-Boron Fusion Plant — Sep 26, 2026 — ENN's 120-acre Langfang plant targets aneutronic fusion electricity by 2030 with a spherical-torus proton-boron design that skirts the D-T neutron pro...B2U Turns On 28 MWh Bexar Martinez Second-Life Battery Near San Antonio — Sep 26, 2026 — B2U's second Texas second-life BESS pushes its ERCOT portfolio past 50 MWh, with financing via B2U Infrastructure Partners and an ITC domestic-content...NORD/LB Backs Gülermak's 48 MW Essex Solar Farm With £35M Loan — Sep 26, 2026 — Three-year-old developer secures senior debt for its AR7-backed Hanningfield PV project, with ElectroRoute as route-to-market partner.Tesla-Powered Green Turtle Battery Breaks Ground In Belgium At 2.8 GWh — Sep 26, 2026 — GIGA Storage and Tesla start building the 700 MW / 2.8 GWh Green Turtle BESS backed by €450M and InfraVia equity.Refinyx Exits Stealth With Northvolt Recycling Tech And US Debut Customer — Sep 26, 2026 — Stockholm-based Refinyx launched publicly on September 25, 2026 by acquiring Northvolt Revolt's 134-patent recycling portfolio and its Västerås pilot,...Covenergo And Delta Capacity Break Ground On 300 MWh AKKU One BESS In Finland — Sep 25, 2026 — Covenergo and Delta Capacity have started construction on AKKU One, a 125 MW/300 MWh Sungrow-supplied battery in Lapinlahti, Finland, targeted for Q4...New York Locks In 950 MW Of Storage In First Bulk Solicitation — Sep 24, 2026 — NYSERDA picked eight lithium-ion projects totaling 4,240 MWh from Neoen, Zenobē, Flatiron, Key Capture and Savion, more than doubling the state's util...DoGo Power Opens Global Orders For 1.672 MWh Grid-Forming BESS — Sep 24, 2026 — Shanghai's DoGo Power launched its grid-forming energy storage portfolio globally with 1.672 MWh containers claiming 1.2 cents/Wh CAPEX and 35% smalle...GE Vernova, Hitachi, Samsung C&T And SGE Sign BWRX-300 Europe Pact — Sep 23, 2026 — GE Vernova, Hitachi, Samsung C&T and Poland's SGE signed a four-party MoU on September 22, 2026 to co-develop a BWRX-300 small modular reactor fleet a...Plug Power Ships 1 MW GenEco Electrolyzer To New Zealand's HWR — Sep 23, 2026 — Plug Power is shipping a 1 MW GenEco PEM electrolyzer to HWR Hydrogen in Invercargill, expanding its footprint across New Zealand and Australia and fe...Italy Senate Greenlights Return To Nuclear Power In 81-51 Vote — Sep 23, 2026 — Italy's Senate passed legislation setting up a legal framework for a return to nuclear power four decades after Chernobyl, focused on small modular re...Carlyle-Backed Revera Locks In Financing For 800 MWh Hunterston Battery — Sep 23, 2026 — Revera Energy has secured debt financing for its 400 MW / 800 MWh Hunterston battery in Scotland, the anchor asset in a 2 GWh Carlyle-backed portfolio...Envision Energises Morocco's First Large-Scale BESS At OCP's Benguerir Mine — Sep 21, 2026 — Envision Energy has energised Morocco's first large-scale lithium-iron-phosphate battery-storage system — a 25 MW / 125 MWh install at OCP's Benguerir...Hithium Unwraps 785Ah Sodium-Ion Cell Rated For 20,000 Cycles — Sep 20, 2026 — China's Hithium has launched a 785Ah sodium-ion battery cell rated for 20,000 cycles with a claimed 30-year operational lifetime, paired with a 4MWh g...Alinta Energy Trucks In First CATL Batteries For 250MW Reeves Plains BESS — Sep 20, 2026 — Alinta Energy has taken delivery of the first 48 of 194 planned CATL battery units for its 250MW/1,000MWh Reeves Plains project 60km north of Adelaide...Palisade Snaps Up 3.2 GWh Of Australian Battery Storage Across Two Development Projects — Sep 20, 2026 — The Sydney manager's Intera platform picks up the 400 MW / 1,600 MWh Monogorilby park in Queensland and the WRESST project in Victoria, adding 3.2 GWh...