California

Energy Storage Project

Construction starts on Arevon’s 250-MW energy storage project in California

Arevon Energy has started construction on its 250-MW/1,000-MWh Cormorant Energy Storage Project in Daly City, California. The $600 million facility is expected …

Methane

California regulator conditionally approves first RNG contract under state biomethane procurement programme

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has conditionally approved a long-term biomethane procurement contract between Anaergia's SoCal Biomethane…

United States

California Approves First SB 1440 RNG Supply Project for Pipeline Injection

The California Public Utilities Commission has conditionally approved a long-term renewable natural gas (RNG) supply contract tied to Anaergia’s SoCal Biometha…

US Ward250 Microreactor Completes First Air Transport Test, Ground Evaluation to Follow

The Ward250 microreactor (without fuel), a collaboration between the US Department of Defense, the Department of Energy (DOE), and Valar Atomics, has completed …

Solar Panels and Heat Pumps to Be More Expensive in 2026

Workers install solar panels on the rooftop of a home in Poway, California.The elimination of US tax credits for residential heat pumps, solar panels and batter…

United States

JBS to Close California Beef Plant

JBS, the world's largest meat company, announced on December 12, 2025, the permanent closure of a beef preparation facility located outside Los Angeles. The…

Sweden

Ericsson Forms Partnership & Acquires Stake in Lotusflare to Accelerate Network API Monetization

Ericsson has formed a strategic partnership with LotusFlare, a California-based software company specialising in telecommunications and enterprise solutions. As…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Terra-Gen Closes Financing for Lockhart III & IV Solar Project in US

Terra-Gen, a leading U.S. renewable energy developer, has secured $383.3 million in project financing for its Lockhart III & IV solar facility located in San Be…

SAF

Phillips 66 to Supply SAF to DHL for Three Years

Phillips 66 has secured a three-year agreement to supply DHL Group with more than 240,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The fuel will be produ…

United States

OroCarbo Partner With Haffner Energy and Maverick Synfuels for 100-Tpd Biomethanol Plant in California

Project developer OroCarbo has selected Haffner Energy’s SYNOCA® 20 MW modules for use in a 100 tpd biomethanol plant in California, integrating Mave…

Germany

BASF and D-Wave Quantum Complete Joint Proof-Of-Concept Project on Manufacturing Optimization

D-Wave Quantum Inc., based in Palo Alto, California, and BASF, headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany, have successfully concluded a joint proof-of-concept init…

Metal

California Lithium Company Eyes 2026 IPO to Attract US Government Investment

Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR), a California-based lithium and geothermal energy company, announced plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) by July…

Battery

Rondo Powers up ‘World’s Largest’ Industrial Heat Battery

Rondo Energy has begun operation of a 100 megawatt-hour (MWh) industrial heat battery, described by the company as the world’s largest of its kind, at a f…

United States

$500 Million Caltrans Highway Widening

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has put forward a $500 million plan to expand State Route 37 in Sonoma County, north of San Francisco and…

United Kingdom

STAX Engineering Ramps up UK Port Operations With $50M Investment

STAX Engineering, a California-based marine technology company specializing in emissions capture, is expanding its operations in the United Kingdom with an inve…