Headline News:

• “SunTrain Re-Imagines Battery Storage And Clean Energy” • Sometimes we have excess electricity in one place but we need it somewhere else. New transmission lines could send electricity to where it is needed, but they are expensive and take years to plan, permit, and build. SunTrain thinks it has a better idea: Ship the electricity by rail. [CleanTechnica]

SunTrain railcar (SunTrain image)

• “Adding 50-GW Renewable Energy Yearly Can End Coal Imports By 2029, Save India $66 Billion” • If India adds 50 GW of renewable energy every year, it could stop importing thermal coal completely by 2029 and save about $66 billion in foreign exchange between 2025 and 2029, according to a report by think tank Climate Risks Horizon. [PSU Watch]
• “Paper-Thin Solar Panels Set To Transform Clean Energy Technology” • Another breakthrough in solar power generation technology is all set to revolutionise the solar power generation. Japan has already unveiled the ultra-thin solar panels, which are thinner than paper. They were developed by a research team from the MIT. [Telangana Today]
• “Copernicus: Warmest March In Europe And Lowest Arctic Winter Sea Ice” • March 2025 was the warmest on record for Europe, as temperatures continue to hit new highs. And it was a month of contrasting rainfall extremes, as many areas had their driest March on record and others their wettest for at least the past 47 years. [CleanTechnica]
• “Solar Power Surge Sinks Europe’s Electricity Prices Deep Below Zero” • A sunny weekend in northwest Europe plunged power prices in the region to hundreds of euros below zero on Sunday afternoon as solar generation soared. Spot power prices in Belgium sank to as low as -$302 (-€266) per MWh between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday. [OilPrice.com]

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