World:
¶ “Aviation Professionals Call For A New Emissions Flight Plan” • A newly formed group of aviation professionals with the name “Call Aviation To Action” sees danger ahead for their industry. The number of people flying commercially is projected to double by 2042, and aviation’s effects on climate change are already too great. [CleanTechnica]
Commercial jet (Ramon Kagie, Unsplash)
¶ “Top Selling Electric Vehicle Brands Worldwide in March” • In March, BYD got 21% of its sales from overseas markets, where it got only 10% in the whole of 2024. It had 350,000 registrations, and with sales at this level, one might wonder how high its sales could go in the second half of the year! Its sales were more than double those of second place Tesla’s. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “EVs Now 21% of World Auto Sales in 2025 ” • Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 25% in March 2025, compared to March 2024. There were over 1.6 million registrations. Battery EVs grew 32% year over year to 1.1 million units, pulling further ahead of plugin hybrids, which grew 14% to some half a million units in the same period. [CleanTechnica]|
Electric car (Maxence Pira, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “European Installs 21.9 GWh Of Storage In 2024” • Almost 22 GWh of battery energy storage was installed in Europe in 2024, according to the latest European Market Outlook for Battery Storage. The installation of 21.9 GWh of battery energy storage systems marked the eleventh consecutive year of installations setting new records. [reNews]
¶ “Welsh Government Invests £2 Million In Tidal Power” • The Welsh Government completed a £2 million equity investment in tidal energy firm Inyanga Marine Energy Group.The investment will fund improvements to the HydroWing turbines, enabling them to test new turbines, designed to produce up to 60% more energy, in real sea conditions. [reNews]
HydroWing turbines (HydroWing image)
¶ “Octopus Energy Acquires Over 2 GW Of German Solar And Storage” • Octopus Energy Generation, the renewables arm of Octopus Energy Group, is promoting the transition in German energy with the acquisition of a leading green energy developer. MN, based in Hamburg, boasts a 2-GW pipeline of renewables projects. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
¶ “De-Risking Investments For India’s Energy Transition” • As India strives to move away from its reliance on coal and other fossil fuels, financing this transition remains one of the greatest hurdles. The key challenge lies in de-risking investments to attract the necessary capital for a sustainable and low-carbon energy future. [pv magazine India]
Solar project (Onix Renewable Ltd)
¶ “Europeans Want Homegrown Renewable Energy Over Fossil Fuels From Trump Or Putin, Poll Confirms” • The majority of Europeans want homegrown renewable energy over imported fossil fuels, a new survey suggests. They are also distrustful of both the US and Russia to meet Europe’s energy needs, the data from research agency Opinium shows. [MSN]
US:
¶ “US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Takes Off As New Capacity Comes Online” • Production of Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is growing in the US as new capacity comes online. US production of Other Biofuels, which the EIA uses to capture SAF in its Petroleum Supply Monthly, was approximately doubled from December 2024 to February 2025. [CleanTechnica]
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¶ “Connecticut Struggles To Reconcile Expensive Electricity With A Push For Renewables” • Connecticut’s electricity costs are prompting its lawmakers to write legislation to lower electricity rates. The hitch is that buried in the 80-page bill are decreases in home solar incentives and increases for nuclear power renewable energy credits. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Google Launches Ambitious Program To Train 100,000 Electrical Workers For The AI-Powered Future” • As artificial intelligence drives innovation across the US economy, Google is stepping in to help tackle one of the pressing and overlooked challenges of the transformation: the skilled workforce needed to support energy infrastructure. [CleanTechnica]
Transmission towers (Matthew Henry, Unsplash)
¶ “Texas Renewables Restrictions Could Increase Power Prices By 14% In 2035: Aurora” • Analysis by Aurora Energy Research showed lower average levelized, unsubsidized costs for both wind and solar-plus-battery projects than for any non-battery “dispatchable” alternative in Texas. That includes combined-cycle gas plants. [Utility Dive]
¶ “World’s Researchers Say They Will Resist Attacks On Science And Support Beleaguered US Colleagues” • The global science community promised to rally around American researchers and rise to meet a well-documented wave of anti-science propaganda and disinformation that swamps global media and misguides decision-making. [Inside Climate News]
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