World:
¶ “Nigeria Has A Food Security Problem As Water For Crops Is Harder To Find” • Climate change is challenging agriculture in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. With long dry spells and extreme heat, bodies of water are drying because the arid season is getting longer than it was. The wet season can dump excessive rain, but it is short. [ABC News]
Cattle and goats in Nigeria (Fulani215, public domain)
¶ “Electric Depots: The Key To Electrifying Road Logistics” • A study shows that depot charging will prepare the market for a rapid ramp-up of battery-electric heavy-duty vehicles. Battery-electric trucks are already competitive with internal combustion engine trucks in regional freight transport. Tthe time to electrify depots is now. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “UK Startup’s New Hope For Algae Biofuel: Carbon-Negative Production” • There are upsides for idea of extracting biofuel from oil-rich algae, but the cultivation process uses a lot of energy. Now the cost of renewable energy is down. The startup HutanBio has cracked the code and they are gearing up for commercial production. [CleanTechnica]
HutanBio algae biofuel plant (Courtesy of HutanBio)
¶ “Syncraft Opens Clean Power Plant That Provides Electricity, Heat, And CDR” • Syncraft is opening biomass power plants of a new type. It gasifies forest residues to deliver 500 kW of electric power to the local grid. It provides 750 kW of heat for a town’s district heating network. And it has a byproduct, which is high-quality biochar. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “ILTE To Finance Ten Green Genius Solar Parks” • Lithuania’s national development bank ILTE signed a deal with international renewable energy company Green Genius to finance ten remote solar parks across the country. The total capacity of the projects will reach around 89.7 MW. The loan for the projects amounts to €48.9 million. [reNews]
Solar, wind, and flowers (Green Genius image)
¶ “Report: Renewables Soaring, Coal Declining” • Renewable capacity is soaring in Australia’s electricity market while coal availability declines, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator’s latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics report. During the March quarter 2025, while solar and wind generation grew, battery output surged 86%. [Energy Magazine]
¶ “First Floater Launched For Pilot Project In France” • The first floating platform for Ocean Winds’ 30-MW Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion pilot floating offshore wind project has been launched in Marseille. Ocean Winds partnered with Banque des Territoires on the project. It showcases Principle Power’s third-generation WindFloat technology. [reNews]
Floating platform (Ocean Winds image via LinkedIn)
¶ “Iranian Resistance Uncovers Secret Nuclear Site In Eyvanki” • In a dramatic and timely revelation, the National Council of Resistance of Iran exposed a previously unknown nuclear facility in Eyvanki, Semnan Province. The announcement raises serious concerns about the regime’s transparency and intentions in negotiations with the US. [Eurasia Review]
US:
¶ “So Much For ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’” • Hurt by weakening demand and depressed prices, US oil production is expected to shrink in 2026, S&P Global Commodity Insights projected. S&P estimates that US oil output will dip to 13.3 million barrels per day in 2026, 130,000 barrels less than its 2025 forecast. Oil production last fell during the COVID pandemic. [CNN]
Pumpjack (Jeff W, Unsplash)
¶ “America Closed For Business: Bill Rolling Back IRA Provisions Will Depress Investment” •The Inflation Reduction Act, enacted in 2022, introduced comprehensive, decade-spanning incentives designed to catalyze investments in renewables, hydrogen hubs, EV, and domestic manufacturing. It was working, until the return of Donald Trump. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Solar And Wind Make Up 98% Of US Generating Capacity Added In Trump’s First Three Months” • Analysis of government data revealed that solar and wind accounted for nearly 98% of new electricity generating capacity in the US through the first quarter of 2025, despite efforts by President Trump to unravel clean energy efforts. [RenewEconomy]
Solar farm (Raphael Cruz, Unsplash)
¶ “Empire Wind ‘Faces Axe Within Days’” • Equinor reportedly said it will be forced to terminate the Empire Wind project “within days” unless President Donald Trump’s administration makes a U-turn on an order that halted construction. The order stopped the New York offshore wind project after Equinor had already invested $2.5 billion. [reNews]
¶ “Aypa Power Secures $535 Million For Solar-Plus-Storage Project In California” • Aypa Power has secured $535 million in debt financing for a 320-MW solar-plus-storage project in San Bernardino County, California. The Vidal project will combine 160 MW of solar generation with a 160-MW, 640-MWh battery system. [Environmental Health News]
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