World:
¶ “Home Wind Turbines Could Be Part Of Energy Plan” • Home wind turbines could form part of Guernsey’s renewable energy future, according to a local green energy firm. According to the Little Green Energy Company, the turbines could be part of the island’s “renewable ecosystem” alongside offshore wind farms and solar panels. [BBC]
Home wind turbine (Little Green Energy Company)
¶ “The UK Village Seeking Clean Underground Heat” • For years, deep boreholes had yielded gas, but that gas is now depleted. Their owners even made attempts to to squeeze some more gas out of the site. Now, that firm, acquired in 2024 by renewables company CeraPhi Energy, says it has a new and very different idea: geothermal energy. [BBC]
¶ “High Integrity Finance Council To Facilitate UK Transition To Net Zero” • Donald J Trump can champion Big Oil, but across the pond, the City of London Corporation and HM Government have co-launched the Transition Finance Council. The UK sees the global transition to a low carbon economy as an opportunity for sustainable growth. [CleanTechnica]
Big Benn (Heidi Fin, Unsplash)
¶ “BYD Earns Contract For ‘World’s Largest Grid-Scale Battery Storage Projects’ In Saudi Arabia” • The Chinese tech giant BYD announced this week that it had “signed the world’s largest grid-scale energy storage projects contracts” with the Saudi Electricity Company. The contracts combine for an energy storage capacity of 12.5 GWh. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Dacia Plans To Introduce An €18,000 Electric Car In 2026” • According to Autocar, Dacia is developing a new electric city car for Europe. Designed as a successor to the Dacia Spring, it will be closely related to the upcoming next-generation Renault Twingo. According to Renault CEO Luca de Meo, the new car is to be manufactured in Europe. [CleanTechnica]
Dacia Spring EV (Courtesy of Dacia)
¶ “Acwa Power To Build Major Wind Power Plant In Egypt In $2.3 Billion Deal” • Acwa Power, the Saudi renewable energy giant, announced this week that it plans to build, own, and operate a 2-GW wind power plant in South Hurghada, Egypt. This facility is expected to generate enough electricity to power nearly 2 million homes. [The North Africa Post]
¶ “Step change needed in distribution grid investment” • A “step change” in investment in the UK’s local electricity networks is essential to achieve the government’s growth mission and lower long term energy costs for consumers, the British government’s independent infrastructure advisor says. Demand is set to double by 2050 and the grid is growing too slowly. [reNews]
Local transmission (SSEN Distribution image)
¶ “EU Wants More US Gas And Renewable Energy To Replace Russian Supplies” • The EU will seek to more gas from other countries, including the US, to replace Russian supplies and will expand use of renewables faster to reduce its overall dependence on gas, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said, according to Reuters. [Baltic News Network]
¶ “Salzgitter, Andritz Turn Sod On 100-MW Green Hydrogen Site” • The cornerstone has been laid for one of the largest green hydrogen production plants in Europe. Starting from 2026, the plant at the Salzgitter Flachstahl site in Germany will generate around 9000 tons of green hydrogen a year to be used for the production of carbon-reduced steel. [reNews]
Starting out (Salzgitter AG image)
¶ “Greenpeace Intentionally Crashes Drone Into French Nuclear Plant To Reveal Security Vulnerability” • Greenpeace France crashed a drone that looks like Superman into a French nuclear plant to demonstrate its vulnerability. The environmental organization published a video on its Twitter page showing the drone slam into the plant. [ABC News]
US:
¶ “Unleashing American Renewable Energy Dominance” • US fossil energy producers are finding a dream come true in the Trump administration, but “American Energy Dominance” is a day late and a dollar short. That’s the takeaway from a new market report by BNEF titled “Sustainable Energy in America 2025 Factbook.” [CleanTechnica]
Renewable energy (US DOE image)
¶ “BP Pauses New York Offshore Project” • BP has withdrawn its application for transmission connection for the 2500-MW Beacon Wind project off New York. “This decision was made to allow for more time in the evaluation of the project’s design and configuration,” the company said in a statement. BP still supports another NY project. [reNews]
¶ “CIP Subsidiary Eliminates Fifty Jobs” • Vineyard Offshore, the US subsidiary of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, will cut fifty positions. A Vineyard Offshore spokesperson said: “In an effort to position our projects for sustainable long-term success we have made the difficult decision to reduce our current team size in light of recent market uncertainties.” [reNews]
Wind turbine (Vineyard Wind image)
¶ “DOE Report: Offshore Wind Could Power 33 GW On West Coast” • A report from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory shows that floating offshore wind could supply 33 GW of energy that is required by 2050. It will “bolster the resilience of coastal communities,” according to the summary. That energy also leads to billions of dollars in savings. [WorkBoat]
¶ “Record-Breaking Rates Of Solar Connected To The Power Grid In 2024” • Some 49 GW of new solar generating capacity was connected to the US grid in 2024, per the 2025 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook. The record-breaking installations help address rising energy demand and replace the capacity of decommissioned thermal assets. [pv magazine USA]
Have a resiliently energetic day.
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