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    <title>Brookfield&#39;s $600M India renewable platform</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>ESG Today — Brookfield Asset Management launched Lumara Energy, a new $600 million India-focused renewable energy platform.</description>
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    <title>Ulanqab assigns 4.4 GWh storage buildout</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>PV Magazine — Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, has assigned five grid-forming storage projects totaling 4.4 GWh to developers including Datang and China Resources New Energy.</description>
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    <title>Samsung SDI&#39;s US battery production ramp</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Energy Storage News — Samsung SDI is on track to begin US LFP battery cell production in Q3, and already expects demand to outstrip production.</description>
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    <title>Kazakhstan solar capacity tops 1.37 GW</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>PV Magazine — Kazakhstan&#39;s installed solar capacity has surpassed 1.37 GW, part of a broader renewables push across Central Asia.</description>
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    <title>Africa&#39;s first battery plant opens in Morocco</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>PV Magazine — Morocco is now home to Africa&#39;s first battery manufacturing plant — a 10 GWh LFP cell factory from Gotion High-Tech.</description>
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    <title>France&#39;s first 24/7 renewable supply deal</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>PV Magazine — Engie and Legrand signed France&#39;s first 24/7 renewable energy supply deal, matching production to hourly demand from 2029 to 2031.</description>
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    <title>TotalEnergies acquires Shell&#39;s onshore renewables business</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>ESG Today — TotalEnergies announced the acquisition of Shell&#39;s European onshore renewables business, one of two clean energy deals this week.</description>
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    <title>Solar rising at a Texas coal site</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Electrek — One of North America&#39;s biggest coal-site solar projects is now under construction in Texas, even as the coal plant next door stays open.</description>
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    <title>CATL&#39;s storage revenue milestone</title>
    <link>https://www.energy-storage.news/energy-storage-generates-nearly-20-of-catls-revenues-in-first-half-of-2026/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=weekly_digest</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Energy Storage News — CATL&#39;s energy storage division made up 19.23% of the battery giant&#39;s total revenue in the first half of 2026.</description>
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    <title>Ark Energy&#39;s AU$1.3B storage buildout</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Energy Storage News — Ark Energy locks in AU$1.3 billion to build a 2.2GWh solar-plus-storage site in New South Wales, Australia.</description>
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    <title>📰 Spain Funds €165M Pumped Storage</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>PV Magazine — Spain funded 2 GW of pumped storage — more capacity means more construction and O&amp;M jobs.</description>
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    <title>📰 States Sue Over Wind Power Freeze</title>
    <link>https://www.rtoinsider.com/136932-19-states-seek-to-join-suit-against-federal-wind-power-freeze/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=weekly_digest</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>RTO Insider — States are suing over the federal wind power freeze, citing jobs, tax revenue, and public health.</description>
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    <title>📰 Offshore Wind Powers Through Heat Wave</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Canary Media — Offshore wind helped New England&#39;s grid survive a record heat wave after proving itself in winter storms.</description>
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    <title>📰 New Energy Career Pipelines Launch</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Renewable Energy World — New workforce coalitions are building direct pipelines from training into hired energy careers.</description>
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    <title>📰 Solar Jobs Surpass 280,000</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Solar Power World — U.S. solar employed 280,000+ workers in 2024 — 460,000+ once storage roles are included.</description>
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