Anker fixes the two worst things about power stations
Anker fixes the two worst things about power stations

Anker’s Solix S2000 solves two major pain points with power stations: idle power draw that can leave a battery unexpectedly dead, and the large footprint required to hold so much energy. Impressively, it achieves this at an incredibly low introductory price that works out to just $0.29 per Wh. Unlike most other power stations in […]

Tackling Plastic Pollution With A Greener Alternative

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at a Korean solar billionaire and The Ocean Cleanup’s Boyen Slat on trash interceptors and Great Pacific Garbage Patch

UK startup Greenpixie raises £4.7M to cut AI and cloud energy waste for enterprises

Energy SaaS startup Greenpixie has closed a £4.7 million pre-Series A round to help the world’s largest companies cut millions of dollars in wasted IT spend. Created to provide a crucial layer of sust…

ASEAN Energy Crisis: From Fossil Frailty To Infrastructure Prowess

As LNG prices double amid the Hormuz blockade, Southeast Asia is ditching fossil fuel dependency for renewable energy — and building a regional grid to match.

India Is Building The Electric Economy Without The Fossil Detour

New analysis suggests India may be taking an “electrotech fast-track” to prosperity, bypassing the fossil-heavy development path of the West and China.

Solar On The Farm: The Benefits Of Agrivoltaics

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at what’s driving the clean energy transition and Trek’s CEO on the booming e-bike market

India’s Grids Must Now Be Smart Enough For Clean Power

India is building the world’s first large-scale smart grid for renewables—and Rajasthan’s solar-powered blueprint may show the Global South how to electrify its future.

Europe’s second chance: The rise of a new battery ecosystem
Europe’s second chance: The rise of a new battery ecosystem

Europe’s battery ambitions took a major hit with the collapse of Northvolt, once seen as the continent’s best chance to rival Chinese competitors and build a homegrown supply chain. But since then, w…

IEEE Smart Village Is Helping to Electrify Rural Cameroon
IEEE Smart Village Is Helping to Electrify Rural Cameroon

More than 30 years ago, in the mountain village of Mbem in northwest Cameroon, the moon and stars in the night sky were the only light young Jude Numfor knew after the sunset. Electricity had not yet reached his rural community.“There was one person i…

Planning For The End Of The Oil Age

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at mining copper with AI-powered robots and using weed-killing lasers instead of chemicals for healthier farming