Energy Digest Weekly
March 16 - March 22, 2026
Your weekly roundup of power & energy news
95
Total Articles
70
News & Industry
25
Research Papers
Executive Summary
This week, energy industry news highlighted the growing importance of renewable energy solutions as traditional power grid infrastructure faces increasing pressure to adapt. The emergence of battery storage projects, such as Cambodia's 1GWh grid-forming battery storage project, signals a significant shift towards decentralized and peer-to-peer energy systems. Meanwhile, the integration of solar power into grids is becoming increasingly crucial, particularly in regions like Ukraine that prioritize solar-plus-storage solutions. As the industry continues to evolve, trends such as agrivoltaics and electrification of transportation are also gaining traction.
Top Topics This Week
Battery Storage
31 (33%)
Solar
19 (20%)
Grid & Transmission
16 (17%)
Other
15 (16%)
Data Centers & AI
8 (8%)
Wind
2 (2%)
Renewable Integration
1 (1%)
Hydrogen
1 (1%)
Electric Vehicles
1 (1%)
Nuclear
1 (1%)
Battery Storage
31 articles- Cambodia welcomes ‘significant and historic achievement’ of 1GWh grid-forming battery storage project Energy Storage News
- Ukraine prioritizes solar-plus-storage in renewables auctions PV Magazine
- Australia’s energy storage market faces a reckoning as rooftop solar threatens utility-scale economics Energy Storage News
- Generac home battery system wins the 2025 GOOD DESIGN award Electrek
- Icelandic utility commissions solar-plus-storage for EV charging PV Magazine
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Solar
19 articles- Lessons from the solar frontier PV Magazine
- Australia-backed rooftop solar to power remote Samoan communities PV Magazine
- HelioVolta report claims RSDs put commercial solar projects at risk Solar Power World
- Italian solar sector gears up for cybersecurity regulations on PV systems over 100 kW PV Magazine
- SolaREIT expands real estate financing to PV transmission and substations Solar Power World
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Grid & Transmission
16 articles- The Frog Is Dead: North America’s Power Grid Faces Its Biggest Reckoning in a Generation Power Magazine
- JST’s OD3Mag™ Outdoor Breaker offers robust upgrade at utility substation in Pacific Northwest Utility Dive
- Utilities Study How to Protect Grids From Rising Physical Threats IEEE Spectrum Energy
- Switching-Reference Voltage Control for Distribution Systems with AI-Training Data Centers ArXiv
- Collective Grid: Privacy-Preserved Multi-Operator Energy Sharing Optimization via Federated Energy Prediction ArXiv
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Other
15 articles- Mass. Gov. Healey Issues Order to Procure 10 GW of Power by 2035 RTO Insider
- Historic Support to Expedite New Power to Southwest Power Pool CleanTechnica
- Spatial Characterization of Sub-Synchronous Oscillations Using Black-Box IBR Models ArXiv
- A System-Theoretic Approach to Hawkes Process Identification with Guaranteed Positivity and Stability ArXiv
- Deep Learning-Driven Black-Box Doherty Power Amplifier with Pixelated Output Combiner and Extended Efficiency Range ArXiv
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Data Centers & AI
8 articles- AI is making weather forecasts better Utility Dive
- Austria could harness 90 TWh of agrivoltaics using 5–16% of cropland PV Magazine
- Duke Energy agrees to explore a cleaner way to power data centers Canary Media
- Real-time Coordination of Cascaded Hydroelectric Generation under Decision-Dependent Uncertainties ArXiv
- Robust Dynamic Pricing and Admission Control with Fairness Guarantees ArXiv
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Wind
2 articlesRenewable Integration
1 articlesHydrogen
1 articlesElectric Vehicles
1 articlesNuclear
1 articlesKey Numbers
1GW
A 1GWh grid-forming battery storage project stores one gigawatt-hour of electrical energy.
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16%
The 5-16% figure refers to the estimated proportion of agricultural land required for agrivoltaic...
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2.7GW
TotalEnergies is planning a 2.7-gigawatt (GW) solar-plus-storage facility for its green hydrogen ...
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10 GW
Massachusetts aims to procure at least 10 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2035.
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1.8 GW
The awarded contract value is approximately $400 million for a 1.8 gigawatt solar and storage pro...
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20GW
Saatvik aims to supply 20 gigawatts of energy through its new battery storage products.
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204MW
The 204MW battery storage site will be powered by an AU$200 million investment deal.
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1GW
One GWh (gigawatt-hour) is a measure of energy storage capacity for the Liddell BESS.
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17%
In 2025, wind and solar power generated 17% of the total US electricity output.
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17%
Wind and solar power sources collectively accounted for 17% of US electricity generation.
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Sources
ArXiv
25
PV Magazine
21
Energy Storage News
11
Solar Power World
9
CleanTechnica
7
Electrek
5
RTO Insider
5
Utility Dive
4
Power Magazine
2
Transmission & Distribution World
2