Offshore Wind Breakthrough: Northland and ORLEN delivered first power from Poland’s 1.1GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm, targeting ~4TWh/year and over 1.5 million Polish households, with commissioning continuing toward full operations in 2H 2026. Grid Resilience & Storm Prep: Duke Energy says it’s readying for hurricane season after Helene, using “self-healing” line tech, pole upgrades, and steel conversions to cut outages and speed restoration. Battery Storage Push: Canadian Solar launched updated EP Cube residential storage systems with modular LFP capacity and higher inverter outputs, while India’s LICO Materials and Ather Energy plan end-of-life lithium-ion collection and material recovery to strengthen domestic supply chains. AI Power Demand Meets Reality: SgurrEnergy warned that AI data centers need round-the-clock clean power, pairing renewables with storage and smarter regulation/financing. Transmission Modernisation: The World Bank approved $375.9m for Pakistan to modernise transmission, reduce outages, and enable an extra 640MW of wind integration. Energy Security Under Pressure: Ukrainian drones hit Crimea substations, leaving areas without power, as Russia-Ukraine grid attacks continue. Policy & Market Signals: Delaware regulators trimmed Delmarva Power’s rate increase request, while Switzerland’s BKW says new nuclear isn’t viable now, focusing instead on extending existing plants.