Energy Digest Weekly
September 07 - September 13, 2026
Your weekly roundup of power & energy news
99
Total Articles
70
News & Industry
29
Research Papers
Executive Summary
This week's energy industry news highlights the growing momentum of renewable energy adoption, particularly in Asia, with several countries showcasing their commitment to clean energy through auctions and investments. The increasing demand for energy storage solutions is also becoming more evident, as evidenced by the approval of mandatory energy storage components for renewables auctions in Pakistan and India's tender for 700 MW of solar capacity. Furthermore, the development of large-scale renewable energy projects, such as the 142 MW/240 MWh solar-plus-storage project in Fiji, underscores the growing confidence among investors in the sector. These trends signal a significant shift towards a low-carbon economy, with energy storage and renewable energy poised to play key roles in this transition.
Top Topics This Week
Battery Storage
28 (28%)
Other
20 (20%)
Grid & Transmission
16 (16%)
Solar
12 (12%)
Data Centers & AI
9 (9%)
Hydrogen
4 (4%)
Electric Vehicles
3 (3%)
Policy & Regulation
3 (3%)
Renewable Integration
2 (2%)
Nuclear
2 (2%)
Battery Storage
28 articles- Pakistan’s regulator approves mandatory energy storage component for renewables auction Energy Storage News
- EPC Renewables, Cobra to deploy 142 MW/240 MWh solar-plus-storage project in Fiji PV Magazine
- Macquarie-backed Blueleaf Energy and Universal Peak close financing on Malaysia tender-winning BESS project Energy Storage News
- HiNa Battery scales Korean sodium-ion partnership from 15 MWh to 10 GWh PV Magazine
- Battery storage cannot be the backbone of the next-generation electric grid if asset owners keep leaving money on the table Energy Storage News
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Other
20 articles- EDF Power Solutions Australia seeks EPBC Act approval for 4GWh pumped hydro plant Energy Storage News
- A strategic retreat | Factor This Brief Renewable Energy World
- ‘It looks like there could be an undersupply of the highest efficiency’ PV Magazine
- Great Power successfully completes full-scale fire test PV Magazine
- Greater Transport Electrification Could Cut Europe’s Import Dependency By Nearly A Quarter By 2040 CleanTechnica
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Grid & Transmission
16 articles- Jordan issues first 200 renewables approvals under new grid-connection rules PV Magazine
- Can U.S. High-Voltage Grid Equipment Supply Keep Pace With 765-kV Expansion and Data Center Demand? Power Magazine
- Major Leap for Solid-State Transformers: Megawatt-Class Unit Demonstrated on Live Feeder Power Magazine
- Efficient Quantile-Resolved Hosting Capacity Assessment on Nodal Level for Low-Voltage Grids ArXiv
- Intelligent Fault and Lightning Detection Algorithm for VSC-MTDC grids based on ResNet with Hybrid Attention Mechanism ArXiv
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Solar
12 articles- Tunisia allocates 455 MW of PV in sixth licensing round PV Magazine
- India tenders 700 MW of solar capacity for C&I offtake PV Magazine
- Comoros inaugurates three solar projects PV Magazine
- WattPower introduces 506 kW grid-forming inverter for utility-scale solar PV Magazine
- Thailand paves the way for 10 GW of rooftop solar PV Magazine
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Data Centers & AI
9 articles- From more than 50 GW to under 10 GW: Ukraine doesn’t need its old energy system back PV Magazine
- Questionable data center forecasts are driving up Ohio power bills Canary Media
- Stochastic Model Predictive Control under AC Power-Flow Constraints Using Generative Learning ArXiv
- Can AI Agents Deliver Verifiable Network-Wide Outcomes Across Authority Boundaries? ArXiv
- Mass. Utilities, Hydro-Quebec Exchange Suits over NECEC Winter Curtailments RTO Insider
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Hydrogen
4 articles- Biomass Hydrogen Production Advances in the Western U.S. with Haffner Energy and OroCarbo Reservation Hydrogen Fuel News
- Optimal Dispatch of a Hydrogen-Colocated Renewable-Powered Desalination Plant ArXiv
- The Hydrogen Stream: AEM electrolysis could deliver hydrogen at $3.27/kg, say Repsol, P2HP PV Magazine
- Liquid-Hydrogen Drone Demonstration Takes Off at Rotterdam The Hague Airport Hydrogen Fuel News
Electric Vehicles
3 articlesPolicy & Regulation
3 articles- Critic-Free Policy Iteration for Continuous-Time Zero-Sum Games: A Policy-Space Riccati Approach ArXiv
- Unplanned power plant outages fall sharply during 2025/26 winter storms: FERC-NERC report Utility Dive
- How Alabama Power Escaped a Push for Tighter Regulation With Record Profits Intact Inside Climate News
Renewable Integration
2 articles- Mongolia completes first renewable energy auction PV Magazine
- Beyond cannibalization: Structuring hybrid renewables for bankable returns Renewable Energy World
Nuclear
2 articlesKey Numbers
455 MW
Tunisia has allocated 455 megawatts of photovoltaic power capacity for its sixth licensing round.
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142 MW
The 142 MW solar power plant includes a corresponding 240 MWh energy storage system.
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700 MW
The tendered 700 MW of solar capacity is intended to meet commercial and industrial power needs.
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4GW
The number 4GW refers to a 4-gigawatt renewable energy project scale.
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15 MW
The 15 MW rating likely refers to the capacity of the HiNa Battery system previously.
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240MW
The 240MW refers to the total installed power capacity of the proposed solar-plus-storage facility.
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200MW
The 200MW is equivalent to 200 million watt-hours of energy storage capacity.
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50 GW
Ukraines energy production has decreased from over 50 GW to less than 10 GW.
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320MW
The 320MW capacity of the energy storage system translates to approximately 1.2 billion kilowatt-...
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10 GW
The 10 GW figure represents a target for Thailands nationwide rooftop solar capacity expansion.
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Sources
ArXiv
29
PV Magazine
19
Energy Storage News
16
CleanTechnica
7
Canary Media
6
Power Magazine
4
Electrek
3
Solar Power World
3
Utility Dive
3
Inside Climate News
3