World:
¶ “India Can’t Wish Away Coal. Can It Be Made Cleaner?” • India has always taken a hard position on coal, arguing that it is crucial for its energy security and development. But energy experts and environment campaigners increasingly say it should at least try to decarbonise or curtail emissions from coal-fired power plants, if it can’t be phased out altogether. [BBC]
Coal miner (Amir Arabshahi, Unsplash)
¶ “Farmers Face Crisis As Drought Causes Grass To Fail” • In the UK, dairy farmers face a crisis, spending thousands of pounds to feed cattle grain that should be saved for the winter. This year’s long, dry spring is the warmest and sunniest on record. It has forced many farmers to take unprecedented action. “The grass is completely dried up,” one farmer said. [BBC]
¶ “ClearVue Update” • It is a few months since CleanTechnica reported on the innovative Australian company, ClearVue, so it is time for an update. The project is expanding with a A$20 million collaboration to improve Australia’s future food security with a smart greenhouse. The five-year research program began earlier this month. [CleanTechnica]
ClearVue Greenhouse (From ClearVue media release)
¶ “Kenya’s First Business Financing Program For Electric Motorcycles Kicks Off With Over 600 Units” • Kenya’s electric mobility sector is growing nicely, with several players getting major traction. The Electric Mobility Association of Kenya says there are over 56 players in Kenya’s electric mobility sector. And financing has not been neglected. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “All 100 Foundations In Place For 1.4-GW Sofia” • RWE has reached a major construction milestone at the Sofia offshore wind farm with the installation of the 100th and final steel monopile foundation structure. All foundations are now in place for the 1.4-GW offshore array, which is on Dogger Bank, 195 km off the north-east coast of the UK. [reNews]
Monopile installation (RWE image)
¶ “Europe’s Clean Power Paradox: Record Solar Sends Prices Below Zero” • Europe is drowning in cheap solar power by day but still scrambling for expensive fossil fuels by night, exposing a growing paradox at the heart of its energy transition. A Montel Analytics report shows a surge in negative electricity prices in Europe for the first half of 2025. [Energy Live News]
¶ “Mooreast And GeoProvider Team Up On Floating Wind” • Singapore-listed Mooreast Holdings joined with GeoProvider, based in Norway, to build up its offering to the floating offshore wind market. Mooreast will tap into GeoProvider’s geotechnical and geophysical database to accelerate offshore data analysis and support larger, more complicated projects. [reNews]
Towing a floating turbine (Mooreast Holdings image)
¶ “India’s Renewable Rise: Non-Fossil Sources Now Power Half The Nation’s Grid” • India has achieved a landmark in its energy transition journey by reaching 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources. It did this five years ahead of the target set under its Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement. [Global Green News]
¶ “Irish Wind Generation Breaks June Record” • In Ireland, wind generated the greatest amount of electricity on record for the month of June, a report from Wind Energy Ireland shows. The report says 30% of electricity demand met by Irish wind farms in the month, up slightly when compared to June 2024. Irish solar farms also set a record for the month. [reNews]
Wind turbines in Ireland (Nordex image)
¶ “IAEA Warning After Gunfire Near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant” • International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said agency experts at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant heard “hundreds of rounds of small arms fire” on Saturday evening. Grossi called military activity near a major nuclear plant “unacceptable.” [World Nuclear News]
US:
¶ “Florida City Real Estate Market Crashes After Being Super Hot A Few Years Ago” • Cape Coral had a booming real estate market a few years ago. Now, it is said to be the “worst housing market in America.” Housing prices dropped 11% in two years, and they are still falling. The cause is largely storms worstened by climate change, along with insurance problems. [CleanTechnica]
Florida (Following NYC, Pexels, cropped)
¶ “Trump Administration Won’t Publish Major Climate Change Report On NASA Website” • The Trump administration took another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation. NASA is required by law to release the report, but it is not available at NASA’s website. [ABC News]
¶ “GM’s Ultium Cells Venture: What If EVs Survive The New Tax Bill After All?” • President Trump spent the first six months of his second term in office trying to make electric cars not happen, but signs of life keep emerging. The Ultium Cells EV battery branch of General Motors just announced plans to bring its low-cost LFP EV battery to market by late 2027. [CleanTechnica]
Cadillac LYRIQ EV (Courtesy of Cadillac)
¶ “A “Zombie” US Offshore Wind Farm Fights For Life” • With President Trump’s pledge to throttle back the US offshore wind industry, it’s a bit surprising to see the 2-GW Maryland Offshore Wind Project working its way through federal permitting. It has hit a snag, but Maryland Governor Wes Moore and developer US Wind both vowed to forge ahead. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Trump’s Policies Have US States Eyeing Offshore Wind Power From Canada And Elsewhere” • Massachusetts is among the American states exploring sourcing electricity from planned offshore wind farms in Atlantic Canada, following the US market-stalling moratorium imposed on the industry by the Trump administration earlier this year. [Mother Jones]
Have a simply majestic day.
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