Antora and Pratt Energy to Build 5.8 Gigawatt-Hour Thermal Battery in Kansas
Antora Energy and Pratt Energy announced on October 1, 2026 a thermal battery project at Pratt Energy's biorefinery in Pratt,...
University of Maryland Trial Finds AI Tutoring Access Lowered College Grades
A randomized trial of 2,379 undergraduates at the University of Maryland found that offering students access to an AI tutor...
Adani Green Energy Expands Khavda Battery Storage to 6.63 GWh
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) expanded its operational battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity at its Khavda renewable energy park...
Why Premium Independent Houses in Coimbatore Continue to See High Demand
Coimbatore has emerged as an important residential destination for homebuyers looking for well-planned housing options in a growing city. Its...
India’s Union Cabinet Approves $19.3 Billion Green Energy Corridor Phase-III
India's Union Cabinet approved the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III (GEC-III) on September 30, 2026, a 1,86,405 crore rupee (about $19.3...
Dong-A University Selected for South Korea’s AI-Centered University Program
Dong-A University in Busan was selected for South Korea's 2026 AI-Centered University program, the Busan Metropolitan Government announced September 30,...
Salk Institute Begins Field Trials of Deeper-Rooted, Carbon-Storing Soybeans
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies began field trials this fall of soybean varieties bred for deeper roots...
Districts Spend on AI Chatbots and Robots as K-12 Evidence Stays Thin
Dayton Public Schools in Ohio paid $72,600 for AI tools from SchoolAI, including a social-emotional-learning chatbot called "Jordan," during the...
Agoro Carbon Issues First Soil Carbon Credits Under 12-Year Microsoft Deal
Agoro Carbon Alliance issued its first soil carbon credits on September 23, 2026, from the 2021-2022 crop vintage, marking the...
Jupiter Power Secures $1.4 Billion in Financing for Ten Battery Storage Projects
Jupiter Power announced on September 16, 2026, that it closed $1.4 billion in project financing across four separate transactions between...
GridStor Secures $220 Million for White Tank Battery Storage Project in Arizona
GridStor closed $220 million in debt financing for its White Tank battery storage project in Maricopa County, Arizona, on September...
Cornell Launches AI Integration Pilots and Expands AI Fellows With $2 Million Gift
Cornell University launched two artificial intelligence initiatives for faculty and students on September 17, 2026: an AI Integration Pilots program...
ESR to Acquire Aquila’s 1.6 GW Asia-Pacific Clean Energy Platform for Data Centre Push
Singapore-headquartered real asset manager ESR agreed on September 25, 2026, to acquire 100% of Aquila Clean Energy APAC, a solar,...
DOE Awards $5.25 Billion Through SPARK Initiative to Upgrade the US Power Grid
The US Department of Energy announced on September 24, 2026, that it will direct $5.25 billion toward 31 grid-improvement projects...
OpenAI and Gates Foundations Lead 60-Member Coalition to Bring AI Language Access to 3.4 Billion People
The Gates Foundation and the OpenAI Foundation announced a five-year AI language access initiative on September 21, 2026, joined by...
Meta Signs Multi-Year Deal to Back MacroCycle’s Chemical PET Recycling Plant
Meta has signed a multi-year agreement to purchase environmental attribute certificates from MacroCycle Technologies, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup, in a...
Germany, Austria and Luxembourg Launch a Joint 2.12 Billion Euro eSAF Funding Program
Germany, Austria and Luxembourg announced a joint eSAF funding program worth up to 2.12 billion euros on September 21, 2026,...
Bezos Earth Fund Backs Amazon.ia, a New AI Biodiversity Monitoring Network for the Amazon
The Andes Amazon Fund and the World Resources Institute launched "Amazon.ia - Inteligencia Ambiental" on September 23, 2026, an AI...
Taaleri Energia and KJK Capital Back 420 MWh Raudsepa Battery Storage Project in Estonia
Taaleri Energia and KJK Capital announced on September 24, 2026 that their funds are backing the Raudsepa battery energy storage...
StudentBench Study Finds AI Tutoring Matches Human Tutoring on GRE Learning Gains
A study published as a preprint on September 23, 2026 found that AI tutoring produced GRE learning gains statistically equivalent...
E2’s “Clean Jobs America 2026” Report Finds Nearly 37,000 US Clean Energy Jobs Lost in 2025
The US clean energy sector lost 36,949 jobs in 2025, according to initial findings from the "Clean Jobs America 2026"...
