Energy

High-voltage electricity transmission lines in Clarington, Ontario, Canada

September 22, 2026

Canada Targets Double Grid Capacity by 2050 as Electricity Demand Puts Transmission Projects Under Pressure

Infrastructure Canada Targets Double Grid Capacity by 2050 as Electricity Demand Puts Transmission Projects Under Pressure The National Electricity Strategy targets doubling grid capacity by 2050. The North Coast Transmission Line groundbreaking

Rooftop solar panels representing NSW warehouse solar mandate and Aldi distribution centre energy design

Australia·Business·Energy·Sustainability

Aldi’s $1 Billion NSW Distribution Centre Includes Rooftop Solar, But Warehouses Face No Statewide Solar Mandate

Australia NSW Has No Solar Mandate for Warehouses — But Aldi’s $1B Approval Sets a Detailed Example No statewide rule exists. Here’s what one major approval actually committed to. 📅 September 2026 ⏱ 5 min read $1B Project cost 87,000

September 22, 2026

Australia’s Fossil Fuel Export Model Faces Stranded Asset Risks as Climate Analytics Calls for a Phase-Out

Australia·Energy·Environment·Sustainability

Risk Analysis Australia’s Fossil Fuel Export Model Faces Stranded Asset Risks as Climate Analytics Calls for a Phase-Out A new report models a domestic

Kandla Port Completes India’s First Methanol Bunkering Trial, But Commercial Fuel Supply Remains Years Away

Energy·India·Sustainability·Transportation

India Kandla Port’s Methanol Bunkering Trial Is Real — Commercial Fuel Supply Isn’t Here Yet 📅 September 2026 · ⏱ 5 min read At

Renewable energy landscape representing Canada Indigenous microgrid funding

Canada·Energy·Policy·Sustainability

Canada’s Indigenous Microgrid Funding Comes Through Multiple Federal Programs, Not One $150 Million Fund

Canada Canada’s Indigenous Microgrid Funding Isn’t One $150M Fund — Here’s What’s Actually Committed Smaller, more specific, split across several federal programs — with real money already committed. 📅 September 2026 ⏱

Rahul Somvanshi

September 21, 2026

A large oil and gas tanker underway on open water, representing the Russian petroleum imports that the new U.S. tariff law targets.

Energy·Policy·USA·World

US law allows 100% tariffs on Russian oil buyers but enforcement remains a presidential choice

# US Sanctions Law Authorizes 100% Tariffs on Russian Oil Buyers: What Comes Next If you’re worried this trade fight means gas prices are about to spike, the honest answer is: not

Sunita Somvanshi

September 20, 2026

Rows of server racks in a high-density computing room, representing the xAI Colossus data center facility in Memphis that faces gas turbine emissions permit scrutiny.

Energy·Environment·Technology·USA

xAI Colossus in Memphis faces gas turbine permit scrutiny as Musk oversees rapid AI expansion

# Musk Oversees xAI Colossus in Memphis as Gas Turbine Emissions Raise Alarms Elon Musk says he’s sleeping in an Airstream trailer in Memphis while overseeing xAI’s Colossus supercomputer buildout. Near that

Sunita Somvanshi

September 20, 2026

A heavy agricultural combine harvester harvesting grain in a field, representing the farming and trucking industries squeezed by $8 diesel prices on the West Coast.

Energy·News·USA

Diesel at $8 on West Coast Squeezes Truckers as Airlines Cut Flights

If you fuel a truck in California, diesel at more than $8 a gallon can sharply increase operating costs before a fuel surcharge catches up. The latest data also shows how the

Rahul Somvanshi

September 19, 2026

Commercial tanker moving through hazy waters with smoke visible from its stack

Energy·Policy·World

Strait of Hormuz tanker attacks put shipping under pressure as 80 merchant-vessel incidents are verified

A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on September 18, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which reported the crew was safe. Shipping traffic

Sunita Somvanshi

September 19, 2026

Energy·Policy·World

Iran Claims 8 Tankers Hit in Hormuz as Ships Go Dark — Oil Flow Intact, Insurance Costs Rising

Iran's IRGC claims strikes on 8 tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Ships are switching off tracking. Oil still flows — but insurance costs are climbing fast.

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Exposed structural chassis of an electric passenger vehicle displaying the sealed underfloor traction battery compartment and electric motor drives.

Energy·Mobility·Technology

Factorial Energy’s 450 Wh/kg Solid-State Battery Gets Mitsui Kinzoku’s Mass-Production Push

Factorial Energy and Mitsui Kinzoku sign a deal to scale the 450 Wh/kg Solstice battery — the same tech that ran a Mercedes EQS 1,200km on one charge.

Rahul Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Satellite photograph of the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding coastal waters

Energy·USA

Hormuz Tanker Risk and U.S. Gas Prices: Why Pump Costs Can Move Within Days

Your gas bill could rise within days. A military confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil travels — has pushed crude

Rahul Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

High-voltage electrical substation switchgear and power transmission infrastructure connecting regional power lines

Energy·Policy·Technology·USA

Data Center Electricity Bill Dies in Senate: Who Pays for AI Grid Upgrades?

Your electricity bill is already going up. Data centers are a documented part of why. And last week, Congress had the chance to do something about it — and did not. Here

Rahul Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Wind turbines at Mount Emerald Wind Farm, representing Australia's renewable energy sector accelerating with 30-day EPBC approvals.

Australia·Energy·Environment·Policy

Australia accelerates renewable energy approvals with 30-day EPBC pathway

Australian renewable energy developers are facing a significantly changed federal approval environment. The federal government has overhauled the EPBC Act assessment pathway for renewable energy projects, introducing a 30-day assessment target. A

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

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