Hope Dealers,
Last week’s ClimaTech conference in Boston was awesome! Tons of interesting content, great people, and fun. Definitely an injection of hope.
Also, being a panel moderator by day and DJ by night was a blast. Can’t wait to hit the road for…Europe!
Speaking of hope. Here’s your latest injection!
It’s not all bleak out there, hope dealers! Fervo went public. The Iran war is accelerating the adoption of renewables. States are fighting back on voting rights and masked ICE agents. Pancreatic cancer survival time just doubled. Yeah, we’re not quite f*d…
THE IV: May 14th, 2026
💉 The AI data center boom is supposed to break the grid. The first geothermal IPO in history just raised $1.89 billion to power it instead.
Fervo Energy raised $1.89 billion in its IPO on May 13, opened 33% above its offer price, and closed valued above $10 billion. The IPO was the largest US clean energy public offering since 2021.
🔗 Fervo Energy pops 33% in IPO debut fueled by AI data center demand — TechCrunch
💉 A new drug just doubled survival time for the deadliest common cancer.
Revolution Medicines released results on its RAS inhibitor for advanced pancreatic cancer, achieving median overall survival of 13.2 months versus 6.7 months for standard chemotherapy.
🔗 Revolution Medicines Announces Positive Topline Results from Phase 3 RASolute 302 Trial
💉 Renewables are supposed to make electricity more expensive. Australia just got the opposite.
Renewables supplied 46.5% of Australia’s electricity generation in Q1 2026 — a record — while average wholesale prices fell 12% year-on-year. More than 350,000 household batteries are now displacing evening gas use. Gas-fired generation hit its lowest quarterly average since 1999.
🔗 Renewables surge as batteries reshape Australia’s grid — energy.gov.au
💉 The mental health crisis is supposed to be getting worse. A new study says it’s quietly getting better for the people who needed help most.
A JAMA study from Harvard researchers found suicide mortality among Americans aged 15–34 dropped 11% after the 988 Lifeline launched in July 2022 — an estimated 4,400 fewer suicide deaths than projected in the first 2.5 years. States with the largest increase in answered calls saw the biggest reductions, suggesting a dose-response. Overall call volume rose 146% in the highest-uptake states.
If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 — call or text 988.
🔗 988 Lifeline launch linked to 11% drop in youth suicide deaths — AJMC
💉 The world’s first nature-inclusive floating wind farm just delivered its first power off the coast of France.
Ocean Winds’ Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion project sent its first power to the French grid — a 30 MW floating offshore wind farm built with marine biodiversity protections, including artificial reef structures embedded in turbine anchors. It is the first nature-inclusive floating wind project anywhere in the world. Full commercial operation is targeted later this year.
🔗 Ocean Winds delivers its first power from EFGL — Renewable Energy Magazine
💉 While the world’s energy bills climb because of the war, India just installed solar on a record number of homes in a single month.
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy announced that 270,000 rooftop solar panels were installed in April 2026 — the highest single-month total ever. The scheme has now crossed 3 million installations, benefiting 4.5 million households. Total national solar capacity hit 150 gigawatts as of March 31 — a 53-fold increase since 2014, with the last 50 GW added in just 15 months.
🔗 India installs record 2.7 lakh rooftop solar panels in April — Sarkaritel
💉 While the Supreme Court gutted the federal Voting Rights Act, one state just moved to build its own.
The New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee passed a substitute version of the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act, advancing legislation that would create state-level preclearance for voting rule changes. If signed, NJ would become the 10th state with its own voting rights act, joining California, New York, Virginia, Washington, Oregon, Connecticut, Minnesota, Colorado, and Maryland.
🔗 NJ A1715 — John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act
💉 Mexico’s new president just committed to the largest clean energy buildout in Mexican history.
President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that her administration will install at least 16,000 MW of renewable energy through private and mixed-investment schemes — a 17% increase in Mexico’s total installed capacity. 5,000 MW was already authorized in December 2025.
🔗 Sheinbaum commits to 16,000 MW in mixed renewables — Mexico Business News
💉 New York just became the first state to ban federal immigration agents from wearing masks.
The New York State budget includes provisions banning ICE officers and other federal immigration agents from wearing face coverings during enforcement actions, reinforcing sensitive-locations protections at schools, hospitals, and houses of worship. The package also strengthens identification requirements for any law enforcement officer conducting an arrest on state property.
🔗 New York State set to ban law enforcement including ICE from wearing masks — Reuters
💉 The fastest country in the developing world to quit coal isn’t where you’d expect.
Chile’s national grid ran on 75.1% solar at midday on March 14 — an all-time instantaneous record — and solar supplied 28.7% of total electricity for the month. The country’s installed power mix is now 69.9% renewable, with 2.5 GW of battery storage operational and another 6.3 GW under construction. The IEA projects Chile will hit 90% renewable electricity by 2030.
🔗 Chile solar PV reaches 28.7% of national electric system generation in March 2026 — IndexBox
Keep your chins up, we got this. Until next time…