World:
¶ “World’s Nations To Gather In France To Tackle Matter UN Calls Global Emergency” • The world’s nations are gathering in France next month to tackle a matter the UN calls a global crisis facing the world’s oceans as they confront warming water, plastic pollution choking marine life, and relentless overexploitation of fish and other resources. [ABC News]
Ocean (Silas Baisch, Unsplash)
¶ “Tesla’s Monthly Sales In Europe Down By Half, Signaling Backlash Against Musk” • Tesla sales across Europe plunged by half last month even as growth in the electric car market picked up pace, according to data released Tuesday. Sales of Tesla cars in 32 European countries tumbled 49% to 7,261 in April from 14,228 in the same month in 2024. [ABC News]
¶ “BYD Sparks Price War In China, Slashes New Car Prices By Up To 34%” • BYD announced it was reducing prices on 22 electric and plug-in hybrid models through the end of June. The starting price for the BYD Seagull was rolled back 20% to 55,800 yuan ($7,780). The dual motor Han PHEV was cut by 34% to 102,800 yuan ($15,000), CNBC reported. [CleanTechnica]
BYD event in Seychelles (Courtesy of BYD)
¶ “Two Bus Routes, One In Kenya And One In Rwanda, Now Served By 100% Electric Buses!” • OMA Service Limited is the first operator in Nairobi, Kenya, to run an all-electric fleet on a core route. Also this past week, Rwanda’s first all-electric regular route from Nyabugogo to Kabuga went live powered by ten BasiGo electric buses. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Solaria Nets Financing For 175-MW Spanish PV Project” • The European renewable energy company Solaria has reached an agreement in principle with Banco Sabadell for the long-term financing of a 175-MW solar project in Spain. This agreement will finance the Oliva Solar project, which consists of five PV plants to be built in Guadalajara. [reNews]
Solar array with sheep (Solaria image)
¶ “Ireland Eyes 18 GW Of New Offshore Wind Sites” • Ireland could develop up to 18 GW of additional fixed-bottom offshore wind on top of current plans. In the Offshore Wind Technical Resource Assessment, the Department of Environment, Climate, and Communications outlines the country’s long-term offshore wind potential. [reNews]
¶ “Brunvoll To Provide Thrusters For DFO Vessel” • Norwegian company Brunvoll signed a contract with VARD for a propulsion and manoeuvring system for a new offshore subsea construction vessel for Dong Fang Offshore. The system has two azimuth propulsion thrusters, two well-mounted tunnel thrusters and a retractable azimuth thruster. [reNews]
Service operations vessels (Dong Fang Offshore image)
¶ “Karnataka Launches Tender For 250-MW Solar Project With 250-MW, 1,100-MWh Battery Storage System” • Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd invited bids to develop a 250-MW solar PV power project along with a battery energy storage system at Ryapte in Karnataka with capacities of 250-MW and 1,100 MWh. [pv magazine India]
¶ “Pacific Energy Unlocks $1 Billion Of Growth Capital” • Pacific Energy and QIC successfully completed a $2 billion refinancing and equity raise, securing roughly $1 billion of growth capital to support the company’s continued expansion. The company has brought its total debt capacity to $1.6 billion. Pacific Energy is a multi-national corporation. [Energy Magazine]
Tronox solar farm (Pacific Energy image)
¶ “Russians Constructing Power Line In Occupied Territories Of Ukraine To Restart ZNPP – Greenpeace” • A power transmission line is being constructed in the temporarily Russian-occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. It could be used to enable the restart of the seized Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, according to Greenpeace. [Ukrinform]
US:
¶ “FEMA Has Canceled Its Hurricane Strategic Plan” • Federal forecasters have predicted there will be a 60% chance of an above average hurricane season this year. The beginning of hurricane season is hardly a week away, and so the Federal Emergency Management Agency invalidated its strategic plan, which guides hurricane response efforts. [CleanTechnica]
Storm in Florida (Craig Cameron, Unsplash)
¶ “America’s Veterans Are Becoming a Major Part of the Solar Workforce” • Too often, veterans find it difficult to transition into the civilian workforce and find a supportive employer that values their transferable skills and previous experience. The Solar Ready Vets Network is helping bring America’s veterans into the solar sector. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “EPA Administrator Wants To Destroy The ‘Climate Change Religion'” • EPA administrator Lee Zeldin made it his mission to undo a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health. Repealing it would eliminate the EPA’s legal authority to regulate carbon pollution from power plants, vehicles, oil and gas infrastructure, and more. [CleanTechnica]
New Hampshire, changing climate (NOAA, Unsplash)
¶ “Illinois Considers Clean Energy Package” • Environmental advocates worry Illinois may delay the retirement of coal plants to help meet rising demand from new data centers and AI. And renewable energy projects in Illinois are waiting for permission to connect from the grid operators. The legislature is considering a bill to deal with those issues. [pv magazine USA]
¶ “SEIA Report Says America’s Solar Industry Is Under Threat” • Solar and storage are adding energy to the grid faster than all other sources combined. But the SEIA reports that 330,00 jobs could be lost, 331 factories closed or canceled, and $285 billion in investments erased by President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.” [Renewable Energy Magazine]
Have a gorgeously great day.
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