Esbjerg, Denmark, tested a seawater‑sourced district‑heating system in November 2026, using two electric heat pumps that drew water from the North Sea at 3.3 °C and returned it at 1.2 °C. The pumps consumed 19.9 MW of electricity and delivered 55.2 MW of heat at 90 °C, achieving a coefficient of performance (COP) of 2.8, meaning each kilowatt of electricity generated 2.8 kW of heat. The installation, capable of 70 MW, replaces a retired coal‑fired plant and operates alongside a wood‑chip boiler and waste‑incineration [...]

Repsol Renewables is moving ahead with the Four Creeks wind farm, a 500‑megawatt, $1.5 billion project on 27,000 acres of private land in Peoria County, Illinois. The development cleared a critical regulatory hurdle on August 14, submitting required paperwork after a federal judge ordered the Department of Defense to resume its wind‑turbine review process. The farm will host 113 turbines, each occupying less than one acre, and will connect to existing transmission capacity. The approval comes despite President Trump’s [...]

President Donald Trump’s aggressive stance toward Iran has unintentionally boosted electric‑vehicle interest in the United States. After the war‑related surge in gasoline prices to above $4 per gallon earlier this year, a “blue tsunami” of Democratic voters turned out in the midterm elections, prompting the administration to pause its most forceful actions against Tehran. Gas prices fell modestly before Election Day, but the episode left many motorists considering EVs despite traditionally weak incentives. Analysts note that if [...]

The 2.6‑gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, led by Dominion, remains on schedule despite President Trump’s attempts to halt offshore leasing. Trump suspended the Interior Department’s lease program, issued emergency orders against five Atlantic projects, and launched a contested buy‑back scheme, but a federal judge ruled he cannot stop projects already in the permitting pipeline. CVOW has delivered its first kilowatts, is 85 % complete, and currently hosts 640 MW of its planned 2,600 MW.

On November 5, Sierra Club Florida and partners hosted “Power & Perspectives: The Energy Dialogue,” a town hall in Tampa addressing rising TECO rates and utility accountability. Over 25 attendees heard a panel of Sierra Club, Food & Water Watch, Hillsborough Affordable Energy Coalition, a city council member, and the city’s Sustainability & Resilience Officer. TECO’s recent rate cuts still leave residential and small‑business customers paying more than $10 per month than in December 2024, while the [...]

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA) emerged after lengthy permitting‑reform talks, bundling sweeping transmission upgrades with revisions to federal environmental statutes. NRDC applauds the transmission provisions, which would modernize the aging grid, enable new investments, and support electrification and decarbonization targets. However, the bill also inserts “project certainty” language that could shield fossil‑fuel, mining, data‑center and other industrial projects from cancellation, while curbing agency oversight and public input. It proposes to narrow review [...]

The Sierra Club has issued a statement rejecting the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026” permitting bill in its current form. The organization argues that while the bill offers some clean‑energy transmission benefits, it also weakens environmental safeguards, eliminates tribal consultation, and expands executive power at the expense of water, wildlife, and public health protections. Sierra Club Executive Director Loren Blackford calls for fundamental changes and urges Senate Democrats to pursue a more balanced approach.