Policy & Regulation
Singaporeans Lead Southeast Asia in Nuclear Energy Acceptance
Singapore has recorded the strongest public support for nuclear energy across Southeast Asia, according to the Southeast Asia Climate Outlook 2026 Survey released Thursday by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak I...
Hochul signs Students for Solar Act, extending school solar contract period
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Students for Solar Act, a law that helps New York school districts adopt renewable energy and conservation measures. The legislation extends the cost recovery peri...
US permitting reform bill draws mixed clean energy response
A bipartisan US permitting reform package has split clean energy groups, winning cautious solar and storage support while drawing sharp warnings from environmentalists.
Spain's energy communities grow to 837 as Andalusia hosts summit
Seville hosted the 3rd Energy Communities Summit, organized by UNEF and the Andalusian Energy Agency as part of the European REC4EU project. The event focused on how local entities can facilitate ener...
FES Government & Investment debuts in Santo Domingo during Energy Week
FES Government & Investment, a new joint initiative of OLACDE and the Future Energy Summit, debuts October 7-8 in Santo Domingo. The event forms part of the 11th Energy Week, which runs October 6-9, 2...
SSI and GBA formalise partnership to cut duplicated sustainability work
The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) and the Global Battery Alliance (GBA) have formalised a partnership to reduce duplicated sustainability work across the solar and battery storage value chains. T...
U.S. Solar Hardware Market Tightens as Tariff Deadlines Reshape Demand
A wave of deadline-driven procurement swept through the U.S. solar hardware market in the second quarter of 2026, pushing inventories toward historic highs while simultaneously squeezing margins and n...
Bipartisan deal brings largest US energy permitting overhaul in decades
A bipartisan group of senators and the White House announced a deal Wednesday to overhaul U.S. energy project permitting in what would be the largest such reform since the 1970s. The 417-page agreemen...
SEIA's Pawlenty Praises Bipartisan Senate Permitting Reform Deal
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has thrown its weight behind a new bipartisan Senate permitting reform deal, with CEO Tim Pawlenty calling the legislation exactly the kind of action the...
Brazil MME sets 2027-2029 auction schedule for storage, hydro and thermoelectric
Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has published its electricity auction schedule for 2027-2029 through Ordinance No. 143/2026, which appeared in the Official Gazette of the Union. The calend...