World:
¶ “Wind Turbines Power ‘Surprising’ Tourism Boom” • When Rampion windfarm was proposed off the Sussex coast, concerns were raised that it would ruin local tourism. Critics claimed the turbines would spoil views from Brighton’s iconic beach and the South Downs National Park, deterring people from visiting. But the opposite has been true. [BBC]
Rampion wind farm (Jon Lavis, CC-BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “Canada To Fast-Track Energy Projects” • Canadian Energy Minister Tim Hodgson has pledged to “make Canada a true conventional and clean energy superpower.” He said the new Canadian government would fast-track Projects of National Interest through a Major Federal Projects Office, with decisions coming in two years. [reNews]
¶ “Agrivoltaics With Sheep And Solar Benefit All – Especially The Sheep” • A study conducted at a Lightsourcebp solar farm in Australia, showed the co-location of solar farming with sheep grazing is not negatively impacting wool production, even in the case of pre-existing high-quality standards. Some data suggested that wool quality improved. [CleanTechnica]
Sheep and solar power (Lightsource bp image)
¶ “TenneT Lays Dutch Offshore Wind Cables” • NRG will start six drillings under the dunes this week as part of TenneT’s project to bring wind energy from the sea to land on the Maasvlakte in the Netherlands. Three more of them will follow after the summer. The special drilling can be followed live from the information point on the Noordzeeboulevard. [reNews]
¶ “French PV Project Powers Up” • La Gineste solar farm in the French municipality of La Tourette-Cabardès, Aude, was put into service by Q Energy and Velto Renewables. Equipped with more than 15,200 solar modules, the 9-MW plant will generate enough renewable electricity to provide annual needs for roughly 5,500 municipal residents. [reNews]
Solar project (Q Energy and Velto Renewable)
¶ “NASA’s Discovery Of Atmospheric Shifts In North America Is Reshaping Climate Science” • The jet stream is showing erratic behavior. It normally flows in a consistent west-to-east course, but data indicate unpredictable oscillations. The disturbance has introduced crazy weather patterns, so new engineering methods need to be used to offset impacts. [MSN]
China:
¶ “Clean Energy Just Put China’s CO₂ Emissions Into Reverse For First Time” • Analysis for Carbon Brief shows China’s emissions were down 1.6% year on year in the first quarter of 2025 and by 1% for the latest year. Electricity supply from new wind, solar, and nuclear capacity was enough to cut coal-power output even as demand surged. [CleanTechnica]
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¶ “China Plays The Green Hydrogen Card While Others Fold” • Three weeks ago, S&P Global took note of a hydrogen report posted by China’s National Energy Administration. Although China is producing a prodigious amount of hydrogen from fossil resources, the nation’s green hydrogen footprint is growing into a market force to be reckoned with. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “China Invests More In Wind And Solar Than Coal Overseas” • China’s overseas investments in renewable energy sources have overtaken fossil fuels for the first time. The shift highlights the growing dominance of China in renewable energy technologies and the critical mineral and metal supply chains that support their increasing use. [Inside Climate News]
Wind farm in Egypt (Hatem Moushir, CC-BY-SA 3.0)
¶ “Shanghai Develops Framework To Regulate Virtual Power Plants” • Shanghai’s Songjiang district enacted the Measures for the Precise Response Management of Virtual Power Plants in Songjiang District, Shanghai (Trial). It is the city’s first district-level regulatory framework for VPPs and a pioneering move for Shanghai’s energy management. [China Daily]
US:
¶ “Enel Signs US Swap Deal” • Enel Green Power North America signed a swap agreement with Gulf Pacific Power in which the former will increase its indirect equity stake in certain corporate vehicles owning wind farms, bringing it to 51%. This will be in exchange for its stakes in other corporate vehicles owning wind farms, one amounting to 100%, plus cash. [reNews]
Wind turbine (Enel image)
¶ “Cadillac Lyriq Is Stealing Sales From Tesla” • Cadillac is very happy that many buyers of its all electric Lyriq never owned a Cadillac before. And a lot of its new customers are getting out of a Tesla and getting into a Cadillac. According to Carscoops, about one in four Lyriq buyers is a former Tesla owner, and 80% are new to the Cadillac family. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Climate Scientists Sound Alarm Over Trump Plan To Remove Limits On Power Plant Emissions” • The EPA is drafting a plan to end all limits on greenhouse gases emitted by coal and gas-fired power plants, The New York Times reports. The EPA argues that emissions from these plants “do not contribute significantly to dangerous pollution.” [Yahoo News Canada]
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