World:
¶ “BYD Set To Dominate NEV Market In Southeast Asia, Starting With Thailand ” • BYD is aggressively expanding its footprint across the Southeast Asian region. Thailand could be the ASEAN headquarters for this expansion. BYD sold some 27,000 units in the country last year, while Tesla only sold 4,121, according to a report from Car News China. [CleanTechnica]
BYD Dolphin show in Thailand (BYD Media Office)
¶ “53% EV Share In China!” • May saw the continuation of the never ending growth of the Chinese EV market, with plugins scoring over a million sales. Extended Range EVs grew fastest, going up by 52% to 116,000 units, or 11% of plugin sales, while other plugins grew 32% YOY (29% share) and full battery EVs grew 23% for a 59% share of plugins. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ireland Closes Its Last Coal-Fired Generating Plant” • Ireland is the fifteenth EU nation to stop burning coal for electricity. The Moneypoint generating station in Country Clare stopped the use of coal on June 20, 2025. It was built over forty years ago as a response to turmoil in world oil markets to ensure that Ireland had a reliable power supply. [CleanTechnica]
Coal-fired Moneypoint plant (ESB Energy International)
¶ “Octopus Acquires A 33-MW Irish Solar Project” • Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust agreed to acquire a 33-MW solar site in Ireland, expanding its Ballymacarney complex by 14% to 274 MW. The €27 million deal is for the Irishtown project, the sixth solar site at the operational complex, which is being developed by Statkraft. [reNews]
¶ “Clean Energy Vs Fossil Fuels In Emerging Economies At A Climate Crossroads” • BRICS is at a pivotal moment, with fossil fuels accounting for less than 50% of its total power capacity, a first in its history. The BRICS economic bloc comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Iran. [Daily Nation]
Windpower (Karsten Würth, Unsplash)
¶ “Free Signs First Wind PPA With H2air” • French telecoms operator Free signed its first wind power purchase agreement, for 19 GWh of electricity per year from the Limodores wind farm in Haute-Marne for fifteen years. Energy from four of the project’s turbines will be sold directly to Free by developer and operator H2air, starting 1 January 2026. [reNews]
¶ “Europe Has Installed So Many Renewable Energy Sources That It Is Now Facing An Unusual Problem: Electricity Is Too Cheap” • Europe is faced with a paradox: green electricity is so abundant that prices are historically low, or even negative. This situation highlights the challenges of managing an increasingly carbon-free electricity grid. [Farmingdale Observer]
Rooftop solar power (Watt A Lot, Unsplash)
¶ “Europe’s Largest Flow Battery Project Launched To Boost Energy Security” • Construction work to build the world’s largest flow battery has begun at the strategic and critically important electrical grid interconnection point on the borders of German, France and Switzerland, strengthening energy resilience and grid stability. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
¶ “Russia Warns Strike On Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant Could Cause ‘Chernobyl-Style Catastrophe'” • The head of Russia’s nuclear energy corporation warned that an Israeli attack on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant could lead to a “Chernobyl-style catastrophe.” Bushehr is Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant. It was built by Russia. [MSN]
Bushehr Nuclear Plant (Hossein Heidarpour, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “IAEA Warns Nuclear Contamination Risk From Israeli Attacks On Iranian Facilities” • The International Atomic Energy Agency has warned of risk of nuclear contamination from Israel’s attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran. The level of radioactivity outside the Natanz site after an Israeli attack has remained unchanged and at normal levels, but that could change. [China Daily]
US:
¶ “US Primary Energy Production, Consumption, And Exports Increased In 2024” • The US continued to produce more energy than it consumed in 2024. The surplus energy helped energy exports grow to a record high 30.9 quadrillion British thermal units in 2024, up 4% from 2023. Energy imports stayed flat at 21.7 quads in 2024. [CleanTechnica]
Please click on the image to enlarge it. (EIA image)
¶ “Extreme Heat Safety Tips As Dangerous Temperatures Head To East Coast” • A life-threatening heat wave is heading to the East Coast. Over 700 people die from heat-related illnesses every year, according to the CDC, and extreme heat is considered the deadliest weather-related hazard in the US, according to the Fifth National Climate Assessment. [ABC News]
¶ “140 Homes In South LA Will Receive Free Solar Power And Energy Upgrades” • In 1970, electricity for California homes cost an average of about 2.2¢/kWh. Today it is about 32¢/kWh. With solar power, you can pay a lot less. Renewable energy non-profit GRID Alternatives says it will provide free solar and energy upgrades for 140 homes of South LA. [CleanTechnica]
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