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UK’s first carbon capture Energy-from-Waste plant moves into construction phase

Construction of the UK’s first full-scale carbon capture plant for Energy-from-Waste has entered a major new phase at Encyclis’ Protos project in Cheshire, marking a significant step in reducing industrial emissions and supporting the transition to net zero. The carbon capture facility, located near Ellesmere Port, is expected to be completed in 2029. Once operational, […]

France’s cumulative solar capacity reaches 33 GW

France connected 1,495 MW of new solar capacity during the first quarter of 2026, according to data from French statistics agency SDES. The figure is slightly below the 1,571 MW recorded over the same period of 2025. Installations above 500 kW accounted for 30% of this new capacity but represented only 0.3% of new connections, […]

US energy storage installations up a third this year

Energy storage installations in the United States reached a record first quarter in 2026, with deployments rising 32% year-on-year as demand for cleaner and more reliable electricity continues to grow. The latest figures from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence show 9.7 gigawatt-hours of new storage capacity were installed during the […]

Solar records tumble as Labour says clean power is winning consumers over

Labour says Britain’s solar rollout is breaking records as households and businesses turn to homegrown power after the latest fossil fuel shock. New DESNZ figures show 269,000 solar installations were completed across the UK in 2025, the highest total ever recorded in a calendar year and 37% higher than the year before. Around 255,000 of […]

Thanks to two new laws, more Virginians can save with community solar

The legislation expands subscription-based solar farms from 250 to 875 megawatts and is the product of the state’s ​“new affordability politics.” Link copied to clipboard Steve Ault on his Virginia farm. Sheep help him maintain the grass under the solar panels. (Dimension Energy) When Steve Ault got an offer about six years ago to lease a bit […]

In new attack on solar, lawmakers spread myths about potato farms

Misinformation about renewable energy fuels local pushback to proposed energy installations and could threaten farmers’ livelihoods. Link copied to clipboard (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) Is Frito-Lay categorically refusing to buy potatoes grown on farmland that has hosted solar installations? No, the company says.  That hasn’t stopped lawmakers in Michigan and Pennsylvania from spreading […]

3 Questions: Making reliable fusion energy a reality

As part of her MITEI Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) project, Lucy Greenup ’28 studied radiation defects in nuclear materials and how these materials can be returned from failure to function. Greenup, a nuclear engineering and materials science student, shares her excitement for the future of fusion energy and how her work in the MITEI […]

MIT Energy Initiative funds six early-stage energy research projects

Among the six projects winning MITEI support are three that will use novel approaches to reduce energy demand in data centers, speed up the conversion of captured carbon into useful products, and advance the development of fast-charging batteries. Credit: Krzysztof Kowalik on Unsplash; Richard Wood on Pixabay; Mika Baumeister on Unsplash The MIT Energy Initiative […]

Via Separations to expand into new markets with $36 million investment

Shreya Dave PhD ’16 (center) co-founded Via Separations with Professor Jeffrey Grossman (left) and Brent Keller PhD ’16. Credit: Shun Liang, courtesy of Via Separations Via Separations, a startup company based on technology originally developed with MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) support, announced $36 million in new venture funding in April, bringing its total funding to […]