BLUETTI launches the Elite 400 portable power station in Australia, delivering 3,840Wh of mobile energy for home backup, camping, worksites, and outdoor events. The post BLUETTI Launches Elite 400 Portable Power Station With Nearly 4kWh of?
https://www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-news/bluetti-launches-el...

Vietnamese EV brand VinFast has been struggling to find a foothold in the US market, but that hasn’t throttled the company’s world-beating, global ambitions. To that end, the company has unveiled not one, but two new flagship ultra-luxury m?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/08/struggling-vinfast-doubles-down-with...

Designed to deliver exceptionally smooth, consistent golf greens while boosting operator efficiency and productivity without noise or noxious fumes, the all-new Toro GreensPro e1700 promises to redefine commercial greens keeping. more…
https://electrek.co/2026/03/08/e-quipment-highlight-toro-greenspro-...

Tesla has opened its first Megacharger station to Semi customers at a new location in Ontario, California, marking a significant milestone in its push to build a charging network for electric trucks. The opening comes as Tesla ramps up S?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/08/tesla-opens-first-megacharger-ontari...

This week I found myself involved in two commercial solar projects. One will almost certainly print money for decades. The other looked promising at first glance but fell apart the moment we climbed onto the roof. The contrast between the t?
https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/commercial-solar-when-its-brill...

Elon Musk’s legal team filed a motion for mistrial in the ongoing Twitter securities fraud class action lawsuit in San Francisco, arguing that the plaintiffs’ lawyers and the judge have created an environment where Musk cannot get a fair tr?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/08/elon-musk-moves-mistrial-twitter-sec...

Diesel-electric locomotives have been barreling along America’s wide-open plains for generations, and the century-old combination of consistent, high-efficiency rpm diesel engines spinning up generators to power high-torque electric motors?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/08/cat-puts-century-old-tech-to-work-in...

Net metering — the ability to sell excess electricity back to the grid for fun and profit — has helped make rooftop solar panels the centerpiece of the home energy transition for more than a decade. But, as net metering rules change and ele?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/07/batteries-become-the-new-home-solar-...

From mini loaders built to get through tight man doors to massive excavators and haul trucks built for real dirt-moving muscle, it was all at this week’s CONEXPO event in Las Vegas – and just about every major OEM was showing off fresh zero?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/07/roundup-more-electric-equipment-opti...

In early November 2025, solar panel giant Qcells announced that it was temporarily furloughing 1,000 US workers – 25% of its workforce – and reducing pay and shifts at its Georgia factories due to supply chain delays caused by US Customs. T?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/us-customs-delays-force-solar-giant-...

GE Vernova has landed orders to repower 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind turbines across the US. more…
https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/ge-vernova-upgrade-1-1-gw-us-wind-tu...

The Chevy Equinox EV is already one of the most affordable electric vehicles, but with a 20% discount, it’s even more tempting. more…
https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/chevy-offering-20-off-best-selling-e...

At DTECH 2026, we sat down with Charlie Murray, CEO of Switched Source, to discuss how technologies like Switched Source's can help defer large capital investments and maximize the efficiency of existing infrastructure.
https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/grid-modernization/...

Two Tesla Cybertrucks were destroyed and several other Tesla vehicles were damaged after a fire broke out on the rooftop of a seven-story parking garage in Santa Monica on Wednesday. Neither truck was plugged in to charge at the time. Th?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/2-tesla-cybertrucks-destroyed-fire-s...

Another major Japanese automaker is jumping into the race for the “holy grail” of EV batteries after buying out an all-solid-state battery business. more…
https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/japanese-brand-buys-solid-state-ev-b...

Qcells announced in a press release today that the company has resumed solar panel assembly at its facility in Cartersville, Georgia, following customs clearance delays. The factory plans to advance from solar panel assembly and integrate i?
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/qcells-increases-sola...

Since launching a nationwide solar repair network in August of last year, Detroit-based solar and EV engineering firm Greenlancer has been searching for a national O&M software partner. The company... View Article -- Solar Builder magazine
https://solarbuildermag.com/operations-maintenance/greenlancer-find...

The Seal 07 EV is one of the first BYD models equipped with its new Flash Charging technology, enabling it to charge from 10% to 70% in just 5 minutes. more…
https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/byds-new-seal-07-ev-with-5-min-flash...

Medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles are hitting the road in 2026, and we’ve collected last month’s most exciting news. In 2025, EDF delivered monthly deployment updates on the biggest zero-emission transportation stories. By the end of?
https://blogs.edf.org/energyexchange/2026/03/06/february-2026-elect...

Twelve photovoltaic storage systems with capacities of 5 kW or 10 kW were included in the comparison, among them several new products, all of which achieved efficiency class A. A new study – also examining efficiency losses when storing ele?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/energy-storage-inspection-20...

The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved the continued use of a grid safety device that can make mid-scale solar projects financially exorbitant. In early February, the state’s SCC permitted utility Dominion Energy to continue req?
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/03/virginia-maintains-co...

Solar Ireland told the Irish government that the Private Wires Bill’s proposed definition of private wires could bring rooftop solar installations within a full electricity licensing requirement, which would place significant additional dem?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/private-wires-legislation-co...

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that destabilized polar circulation in February produced wet and cloudy conditions in some parts of North America, while the central and eastern regions enjoyed elevate?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/winter-weather-splits-solar-...

Despite another record US sales month, several Hyundai and Kia electric vehicles are being delayed indefinitely or dropped altogether. more…
https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/hyundai-axes-ioniq-6-from-us-lineup-...

Tesla has wiped its entire Canadian Model 3 inventory, and according to sources familiar with the matter, the automaker sent the US-built units back to the United States. The move comes as Canada officially opened its new Chinese EV impo?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/tesla-sends-canadian-model-3-invento...

Longi says it has ranked first in a recent 800 MW PV module tender in China's Gansu province, while Canadian Solar says the first 2 GW phase of its US heterojunction (HJT) cell factory is set to begin pilot production in March or April.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/chinese-pv-industry-brief-lo...

This March, Women in Solar+ Europe (WiSEu) is launching its International Women’s Day 2026 campaign: “Beyond 10X: Leadership Without Double Standards.” Inspired by a reflection from Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgár: “I had to prove?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/beyond-10x-rethinking-leader...

Swedish electric and autonomous trucking group Einride has made progress on its plan to take the company’s stock public through a $1.35 billion SPAC deal with Legato Merger Corp. III following a $113 million oversubscribed capital raise.?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/spac-attack-einride-bets-1-35b-that-...

BP and Iberdrola say their 25 MW green hydrogen project in Spain is nearing commissioning, while Moeve has approved a final investment decision for a 300 MW project in Spain.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/the-hydrogen-stream-bp-and-i...

February marked an early 2026 turning point in France’s electricity market, with negative prices emerging for the first time, intraday volatility spiking, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) capturing growing revenue opportunities.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/french-electricity-posts-fir...

It’s not just about emissions, and it’s not just about costs – municipalities across the country are cracking down on noise levels, and construction crews that promise quiet, emissions-free job sites are winning the work. more…
https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/hitachi-unveils-full-line-of-electri...

In this week's roundup of power project financing and development: Avantus secures $300M for solar and storage, Pivot and Microsoft finance community initiatives, PFIFFNER Group breaks ground in Georgia, Qnetic raises funds for flywheel ene?
https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/energy-finance...

Rad Power Bikes, once the dominant force in North America’s direct-to-consumer e-bike boom, has officially found a new home. Life Electric Vehicles Holdings (Life EV) announced this week that it has completed a court-approved acquisition of?
https://electrek.co/2026/03/06/rad-power-bikes-sale-completed-new-o...

ACME Solar has signed two power purchase agreements (PPAs) totaling 450 MW under a firm, dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) project with SJVN Ltd. It also commissioned an additional 38 MW/82 MWh at its Jaisalmer battery energy storage sys?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/acme-solar-signs-450-mw-ppa-...

Freight costs from the Far East to the U.S. and Europe have increased week-on-week, while almost 150 container ships currently unable to leave the Arabian Gulf due to the risk of sailing through an active conflict zone, according to analysi?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/freight-costs-increase-follo...

Windpower Monthly rounds up the latest wind power technology patents filed and published in the past week.
https://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1950745/wind-power-patents...

Wind power developers in the US commissioned 6.9GW of new onshore wind capacity during 2025, bringing the US’s total operational capacity to more than 161GW, according to the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) annual report.
https://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1950734/us-onshore-wind-in...

The Chinese manufacturer said its new three residential battery lines support a depth of discharge of 90% and deliver over 6,000 cycles.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/solis-launches-new-residenti...

Battery energy storage system (BESS) and demand-side response assets both secure roughly 8% of capacity agreements, according to provisional results, but nuclear leads the pack in first UK capacity market auction of 2026. Results from large?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/battery-storage-awarded-576-...

The new product has a maximum wattage of 725 W, a maximum current of 22 A, and a maximum efficiency of 99.6%.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/06/tigo-debuts-725-w-optimizer-...