Opinion:
¶ “Don’t Be Fooled By The ‘Complain Then Comply’ Strategy Of The Car Industry” • The overall story of emobility in Europe is positive. Electric car sales are seven times what they were in 2019, and the number of fast chargers increased twenty times. Yet automakers make exaggerated claims about a “crisis” and potential fines, blaming everyone else. [CleanTechnica]
Electric car charging (Michael Fousert, Unsplash)
World:
¶ “Long Periods Of Extreme Heat Can Accelerate Biological Age, Scientists Say” • Longer periods of extreme heat has been found to accelerate biological age in older adults by up to two years, according to new research. More heat days over time correlated with deterioration at the molecular and cellular level in adults 56 years or older. [ABC News]
¶ “Nations Salvage Funding Deal To Reverse Wildlife Decline” • At UN talks in Rome, agreement was reached on a funding plan for reversing the decline of nature. The nations overcame deep divisions that had led to a breakdown of negotiations last year. The deal will help countries reach a goal of raising $200 billion for biodiversity action by 2030. [BBC]
Zebras (sutirta budiman, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “EU Plans to Boost Green Aviation And Shipping Fuels, But Sends Worrying Signal on 2040 Climate Goal” • EU plans to cut energy costs by doubling down on renewable electricity, and to activate more investment to scale clean-tech, were welcomed by T&E. But a decision to delay proposing a 2040 climate target is very worrisome. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Leapting’s AI-Powered Robot Is Transforming Solar Panel Installation In Australia” • Chinese company Leapting reported that its Intelligent Automatic Navigation PV Module Installation Robot will be deployed at a large solar farm in Australia. The robots are expected to speed up installation times, reduce labor costs, and improve safety on-site. [CleanTechnica]
Leapting solar installation robot (Leapting image)
¶ “In Europe, 17% Of January’s New Car Sales Are 100% Electric Vehicles” • The European passenger plugin vehicle market had 244,000 registrations in January, up 18% year over year. Battery EVs (168,000 units, up 37%) continued to grow despite the drop in EV incentives in certain markets. Plugin hybrids were down, dropping by 5%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “AGEL Tops 12 GW Of Renewable Energy Capacity” • Indian renewables group Adani Green Energy Limited has a 12-GW of capacity portfolio, as it has added 275 MW of solar at the Khavda plant in Kutch, Gujarat. The 30-GW plant is being built on barren waste land and covers 538 square kilometres, making it five times the size of Paris. [reNews]
Adani Green Energy works (Adani image)
¶ “Wärtsilä Nets 350-MW Oz Battery Contract” • Wärtsilä won a contract to provide a 350-MW, 1474-MWh battery energy storage system in Australia. EnergyAustralia contracted Wärtsilä for the Wooreen Energy Storage System in Victoria. The scope of the contract includes engineering design, supply, commissioning, and a 15-year service agreement. [reNews]
¶ “Plan To Power Oxfordshire Using Local Renewable Energy” • Six Oxfordshire councils have come together in a bid to ensure the county has clean and reliable energy as it moves away from fossil fuels. The Future Oxfordshire Partnership, comprising all six of the district councils, will deliver local area energy plans for the county. [Yahoo News UK]
Small solar system (Oxfordshire County Council)
¶ “Government Revels In Record Renewable Investment And Declining Emissions” • Recent reports show in 2024, Australia produced more renewable electricity than ever before, with 92,700 GWh of renewable energy going into grids across the country, a record 46% of the electricity in the grid renewable in the last quarter of 2024. [pv magazine Australia]
US:
¶ “Which Comes First, The Tariff Or The Egg?” • Dumb Donald declared a national egg emergency to go along with his mythical national energy emergency. According to the New York Times, he plans to import eggs from Turkey, so America can once again exercise their God given right to eat cheep cheap eggs. So fear not, America. [CleanTechnica]
Chickens (Artem Beliaikin, Unsplash)
¶ “Most States Flunk Community Power Scorecard” • The Institute of Local Self-Reliance conducts an annual survey to determine where the states are in regard to a list of priorities. For 2025, its Community Power Scorecard shows that most states could do far more to provide their residents with affordable, reliable, clean energy. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Cadeler Vessel Wins Gig At Offshore Wind Farm” • Cadeler signed a firm contract with an undisclosed client to deploy one of its newbuild vessels at an offshore wind farm in the US. This will be the first time Cadeler’s second P-Class newbuild vessel, Wind Pace, will be sent out. The value of the contract to Cadeler is estimated at up to €75 million ($78 million). [reNews]
Wind Pace (Cadeler image)
¶ “US Cultural Revolution: Bonfire of NASA, NOAA, EPA, CDC, And USDA Climate Programs” • The Trump administration’s attacks on scientific funding and research freedoms and the Maoist Cultural Revolution share a common thread of political interference in academia, though they differ in severity and execution. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Last Energy Plans Texan Microreactor Plant” • Microreactor developer Last Energy has announced plans to construct thirty microreactors in Haskell County in northwest Texas to serve the state’s data center customers. Last Energy’s reactor technology is based on pressurized water reactors, each with a capacity of 20 MW, to be built off-site. [World Nuclear News]
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