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UK Solar Hits Record 14.4% of Electricity in July
Rooftop solar provided 14.4% of the UK's electricity in July — a new monthly record driven by a household installation surge at its highest rate since 2011.
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The Era of Anytime Solar Has Begun, Report Finds
A 50% surge in global battery additions in 2026 is letting solar energy power the grid even after dark, says energy thinktank Ember in a landmark new report.
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Germany's Wind and Solar Top Fossil Fuels for First Time
For the first time ever, wind and solar generated more of Germany's electricity than fossil fuels — a turning point for Europe's largest economy.
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New Hydrogen Turbine Makes Power Without a Compressor
Scientists built a hydrogen turbine that pressurizes itself using rotating detonation waves—eliminating the compressor and unlocking a major leap in clean energy efficiency.
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Finland's Sand Battery Cuts Town Emissions by 70%
In Pornainen, Finland, a 13-meter silo packed with 2,000 tonnes of crushed soapstone now stores renewable heat for weeks, eliminating the town's oil use entirely.
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Heat Pumps Now Outsell Gas Furnaces by 32% Across US Homes
New Building Decarbonization Coalition data shows US heat pump sales surged 32% above older heating systems in Q1 2026, with 46% of new homes now built with the greener technology.
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UC San Diego Turns Old EV Batteries Into Higher-Energy Cathodes
A new upcycling process converts spent lithium iron phosphate cathodes from EV batteries into higher-performance lithium manganese iron phosphate — more energy from the same material.
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Sodium-Ion Batteries Take Aim at Lithium With New Low-Cost EV Cells
A new generation of sodium-ion battery cells is matching lithium-iron-phosphate on key specs while using one of the most abundant elements on Earth — opening a cheaper, more resilient path to electric cars and grid storage.
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Solar Cells Just Hit 130% Efficiency — Breaking a Long-Standing Limit
Scientists in Japan and Germany used a molybdenum "spin-flip" emitter to harvest extra energy from sunlight through singlet fission, reaching a quantum yield of about 130% — past the long-standing Shockley-Queisser ceiling.
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All-Perovskite Solar Cells Crack 30% Efficiency for the First Time
Chinese researchers have built the first all-perovskite tandem solar cell to surpass 30% certified efficiency, a milestone that pushes the cheap, flexible technology past long-time leader silicon.
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CATL Unveils EV Battery That Charges in 6 Minutes for 1,500 km
The world's largest battery maker has revealed a third-generation Shenxing pack that adds 1,500 kilometers of range in roughly the time it takes to fill a gas tank.
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Scientists Turn Plastic Trash Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel Using Sunlight
A new study from the University of Adelaide maps a sunlight-driven path to convert plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value chemicals — tackling pollution and clean energy in one step.
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Britain's Grid Hits 98.8% Zero-Carbon — a New Record as Gas Fades
For a half-hour on Wednesday, 98.8% of the electricity flowing through the UK's national grid came from carbon-free sources — a new record as gas fell to its lowest share ever.
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Northwestern Scientists Build a Fuel Cell That Runs on Dirt
Engineers at Northwestern have built a soil-powered fuel cell that uses natural bacteria to generate steady electricity for underground sensors — no batteries, no solar panels, no recharging required.
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Sodium-Ion Batteries Hit the Road: The Cheaper, Safer Power Source Going Mainstream in 2026
Named one of MIT Technology Review's 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2026, sodium-ion batteries are moving from lab curiosity to mass production — with CATL and BYD leading the charge.
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Slippery Nanopores Could Turn River Mouths Into Power Plants
EPFL researchers tripled the output of blue-energy systems with lipid-coated nanopores — a step toward tapping the electricity where rivers meet the sea.
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Africa's Solar Revolution Hits Record Pace With 54% Growth in New Installations
Africa installed 4.5 gigawatts of new solar capacity in 2025 — a 54% jump that signals the continent is becoming a major force in global renewable energy.
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AI-Powered Database Discovers 25 New High-Temperature Magnets, Could Slash EV Costs
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have used artificial intelligence to build a massive database of 67,573 magnetic compounds, uncovering 25 previously unknown high-temperature magnets that could reduce dependence on costly rare earth elements in electric vehicles.