World:
¶ “EU Ignores EV Sales Data, Waters Down Requirements” • The EU really dropped the ball. The author is not sure who exactly got to EU decision makers, or how they convinced these people to go backward when things were going well, but the European Parliament finalized a plan to scale back the EU’s CO2 reduction targets for automakers. [CleanTechnica]
Renault R5 (Renault image)
¶ “EU Battery Due Diligence Rules: Are Carmakers Ready?” • Under the EU Batteries Regulation due diligence rules, which will go into effect in August, companies will need to identify, mitigate, and account for human rights, environmental, and climate impacts in lithium, nickel, cobalt, and graphite supply chains of batteries sold in the EU. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “New Jeep Compass Comes In Three Versions: Hybrid, PHEV, And Electric” • In a press release, Stellantis this week officially introduced the all new Jeep Compass, which will be built in the company’s factory in Melfi, Italy. But don’t look for it at any Jeep dealer in the US. The tariffs imposed by President Trump have seen to that. [CleanTechnica]
Jeep (Stellantis image)
¶ “Wood Mackenzie Sees New Carney Government Driving Energy Diversification In Canada” • Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made energy a key initiative of his government, according to research firm Wood Mackenzie. The company expects both conventional and renewable power to remain priorities. [smallcaps.com.au]
¶ “Crown Confirms 4.7-GW Offshore Extensions Boost” • The Crown Estate confirmed that it will proceed with its capacity increase program to maximise the potential of existing seabed leases at seven UK wind farms. The announcement raises the total capacity at the projects by a 4.7 GW, with a target to deploy up to 50 GW by 2030. [reNews]
Offshore wind farm (Equinor image)
¶ “White Cross Floater Secures Onshore Consent” • North Devon Council approved the onshore consent application for Flotation Energy and Cobra’s 100-MW White Cross floating wind farm off south-west England. The application received ten votes for, two against and one abstention at a meeting of the council’s planning committee at Barnstaple Rugby Club. [reNews]
¶ “Dogger Bank South Surveys Commence” • RWE and Masdar engaged TGS and Fugro to conduct detailed seabed geophysical and geotechnical surveys for the eastern array of the proposed Dogger Bank South offshore wind farms. DBS consists of two offshore wind farms 122 km off the northeast coast of England with an estimated combined capacity of 3 GW. [reNews]
Fugro Scout (Fugro image)
¶ “CIL And AM Green Enter 4.5 GW Renewable Power Pact” • Coal India Ltd (CIL) has entered into an agreement to supply 4.5 GW of carbon-free power, in a phased manner, to AM Green’s upcoming green ammonia production facilities. It will supply power from a mix of solar and wind energy projects that it will develop in India. [pv magazine India]
¶ “Pope Leo XIV’s Past Comments On Growing Global Crisis Resurface: ‘[The Church Must Move] From Words To Action'” • Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, is the new pope, and much like his predecessor Pope Francis, His Holiness is “outspoken about the need for urgent action” to address the rising temperatures around the globe. [The Cool Down]
¶ “Ontario To Begin Construction Of First SMR At $15 Billion Darlington Nuclear Site” • The Government of Ontario approved Ontario Power Generation’s plan to construct the first of four small modular reactors at the Darlington nuclear site in Ontario, under the C$20.9 billion ($15 billion) Darlington New Nuclear Project. [Power Technology]
US:
¶ “US Will Stop Tracking The Costs Of Extreme Weather Fueled By Climate Change” • NOAA will not track the cost of weather disasters fueled by climate change any longer. These include floods, heat waves, wildfires and others. The order is the latest example of the Trump administration limiting US government resources on climate change. [ABC News]
Extreme weather (Joshua Eckl, Unsplash)
¶ “Uber And WeRide Expanding Robotaxi Partnership to 15 More Cities” • Uber is investing $100 million more into WeRide, and that’s just by the end of 2025. This also comes in the same week that Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi emphasized that Waymo robotaxis are outperforming Uber’s human-driven vehicles in Austin. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “NREL Partners With Chilkat Indian Village To Improve Housing in Klukwan, Alaska” • Since 1999, HUD has invested in hundreds of communities across the US to make low-income households safer, healthier, and more affordable. Over the past decade, NREL has helped fifteen Alaska communities implement these programs. [CleanTechnica]
Old housing in Klukwan (Molly Rettig, NREL)
¶ “Construction Underway On 765 MW Of New Battery Energy Storage Systems Across Georgia” • Georgia Power announced that construction is underway on 765-Mw of new battery energy storage systems in Georgia’s Bibb, Lowndes, Floyd and Cherokee counties. BESS projects support the reliability and resilience of the electric system. [Valdosta Daily Times]
¶ “Report: Climate Change Made April Flooding, Severe Storms 9% More Intense” • The effects of climate change made severe flooding that inundated West Tennessee and parts of the Central Mississippi River Valley in early April about 9% more intense, according to an analysis published by an international team of environmental researchers. [Tennessee Lookout]
Have an energetically carefree day.
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