Energy Digest Weekly
March 30 - April 05, 2026
Your weekly roundup of power & energy news
95
Total Articles
70
News & Industry
25
Research Papers
Executive Summary
This week, the energy industry saw significant advancements in battery storage technology with the launch of sodium-ion cells by Chinese mid-tier battery company. The integration of renewable energy sources into data centers and grid operations also gained traction, as companies like Entrix and GridBeyond secured €55 million to develop their market optimization strategies for energy storage systems. Furthermore, solar power continued to emerge as a leading source of clean energy, with notable examples such as a San Diego church that saved thousands on its energy bills through a solar array upgrade. These developments underscore the growing importance of energy storage, data center sustainability, and renewable integration in shaping the future of the industry.
Top Topics This Week
Battery Storage
23 (24%)
Solar
21 (22%)
Other
14 (15%)
Grid & Transmission
10 (11%)
Electric Vehicles
8 (8%)
Data Centers & AI
7 (7%)
Renewable Integration
5 (5%)
Policy & Regulation
4 (4%)
Wind
2 (2%)
Nuclear
1 (1%)
Battery Storage
23 articles- Sodium-ion cells launched for energy storage by another Chinese mid-tier battery company PV Magazine
- European BESS route-to-market optimisers Entrix, GridBeyond raise €55 million Energy Storage News
- PV, storage to anchor Ireland’s first co-located data center campus PV Magazine
- 1.6GWh grid-forming Rutherglen Battery receives EPBC Act approval in Australia Energy Storage News
- Michigan approves 1,332MW of BESS with 332MW supporting Oracle data centre Energy Storage News
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Solar
21 articles- Solar array outperforms and saves San Diego church thousands Solar Power World’s Projects of Impact Solar Power World
- Japan’s Kyocera, Cosmo Energy units enter solar, wind PPAs PV Magazine
- This friendly robot just installed 100 MW of solar power Electrek
- Italy, Spain set solar records in March PV Magazine
- Solar above 60° North: The Arctic as PV’s next frontier PV Magazine
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Other
14 articles- UK defining stronger energy cybersecurity rules after Poland attack PV Magazine
- Coalition Formation with Limited Information Sharing for Local Energy Management ArXiv
- An Accurate and Fast Start-up Scheme for Power System Real-time Emergency Control ArXiv
- Age of Incorrect Information for Generic Discrete-Time Markov Sources ArXiv
- A Powerful Change Supporting Cleaner Energy Power Magazine
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Grid & Transmission
10 articles- Portable data centers target curtailment, grid constraints PV Magazine
- Europe’s Grid Is Already a Hybrid War Target—Most Utilities Aren’t Ready Power Magazine
- Grid bottlenecks threaten 120 GW of planned renewables in Europe PV Magazine
- Model-Free Coordinated Optimization of IBR Controllers for Enhanced Grid-Level Transient Dynamic Performance ArXiv
- GeoDistNet: An Open-Source Tool for Synthetic Distribution Network Generation ArXiv
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Electric Vehicles
8 articles- Simultaneous Optimization of Electric Ferry Operations and Charging Infrastructure ArXiv
- Load Scheduling for Pulse Charging to Flatten Aggregate Power Demand ArXiv
- Capturing Multivariate Dependencies of EV Charging Events: From Parametric Copulas to Neural Density Estimation ArXiv
- New York funds $50 million more for renewables workforce development Solar Power World
- Energy Projects May Qualify for Millions in Refunds: Revisiting Project Costs After IEEPA Ruling Power Magazine
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Data Centers & AI
7 articles- Redefining data center power strategies in the AI era Utility Dive
- PJM Forms Task Force to Explore Large Load Curtailment RTO Insider
- Data Center Chiller Plant Optimization via Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Differentiable Predictive Control ArXiv
- Input-to-state stabilization of linear systems under data-rate constraints ArXiv
- Cracking the Power Supply Chain Code Power Magazine
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Renewable Integration
5 articles- Salted Fisher Information for Hybrid Systems ArXiv
- Major SPP Western Expansion Opens Clean Energy Opportunities Across Region CleanTechnica
- The world added 692 GW of renewables in 2025 – here’s what it means Electrek
- Aggreko Signs PPA with Mining Group for Hybrid Power Facility in Australia Power Magazine
- This spring has been a record season for renewables Canary Media
Policy & Regulation
4 articles- Arizona cuts key renewables policy as clean energy market takes off Canary Media
- FERC: Renewables made up 88% of new US power generating capacity in 2025 Electrek
- Data-Driven Koopman Predictive Control for Frequency Regulation of Power Systems using Black-Box IBRs ArXiv
- FERC urged to reject TeraWulf’s power plant purchase due to undisclosed Google ownership stake Utility Dive
Wind
2 articlesNuclear
1 articlesKey Numbers
1.6GW
The 1.6GW Rutherglen battery is a large-scale power storage facility generating 1.6 gigawatt-hour...
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100 MW
A 100 MW solar power system can generate enough electricity for approximately 50,000 homes.
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1,332MW
The approved project will generate 1,332 megawatts of energy storage capacity globally.
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1 MW
One megawatt (MW) is equivalent to one million watts, representing a unit of electricity generation.
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120 GW
In Europe, 120 gigawatts of renewable energy projects are at risk due to grid constraints.
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1 GW
One gigawatt-hour (GW-h) is a unit of energy, equivalent to one billion watt-hours.
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2 GW
The shortlisted 2 GW of battery projects will help stabilize New South Wales power grid.
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26.6 GW
The United States added a total capacity of 26.6 gigawatts (GW) to its solar power grid in 2025.
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692 GW
The global total of installed renewable energy capacity reached 692 gigawatts by 2025.
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88%
Renewable energy sources accounted for 88% of newly added power generation capacity in 2025.
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Sources
ArXiv
25
PV Magazine
22
Power Magazine
12
Energy Storage News
9
Solar Power World
6
Electrek
6
CleanTechnica
6
RTO Insider
3
Utility Dive
2
Canary Media
2