World:
¶ “Kashmir’s Growing Heat Crisis Hits Health And Harvests” • An intense heatwave has gripped Kashmir, a picturesque Himalayan region dotted with glaciers and known for its cool climate, as the heat wented to record-breaking levels this month. The region saw its highest daytime temperature in 70 years at 37.4C (99.32F), at least 7°C above the seasonal average. [BBC]
Kashmir (milind bedwa, Unsplash)
¶ “Solar Farm Near Canterbury Given Green Light” • Plans to build a 38-MW solar farm with battery storage on the edge of a village in Kent have been approved. Covering 56 hectares (138 acres) of land, the Britton Court Solar project near Tyler Hill will supply renewable energy to up to 15,000 homes, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. [BBC]
¶ “Sizewell’s Exploding Budget Exposes A Nuclear Blindspot” • The recent announcement that the UK’s Sizewell C nuclear plant’s projected cost of construction has gone from £20 billion in 2020 to nearly £38 billion today is shocking but predictable. For anyone following Europe’s nuclear power saga, such an increase is not an anomaly. [CleanTechnica]
Sizewell C, two center reactors (UK Government, OGL 3.0)
¶ “Brookfield Renewable Boosts Colombian Stake With $1 Billion Investment” • Brookfield Renewable has announced plans to invest up to $1 billion to increase its equity stake in Colombian hydroelectric company Isagen to approximately 38%, marking a significant expansion of the firm’s presence in South America’s renewable energy sector. [Energy Connects]
¶ “Why Is Big Oil Curricula Finding Acceptance In Educational Settings?” • A propaganda campaign started in Norway to protect Big Oil business interests under the cloak of STEM education. Equinor expects around a third of school children in Shetland to participate. A member of Scotland’s Parliament called Equinor’s backing for the projects “concerning.” [CleanTechnica]
North Sea oil platform (Stephen, CC-BY-SA 2.0, cropped)
¶ “ACWA Power Signs New Deals For Hydrogen And Renewable Power Export To Europe” • Saudi developer of green hydrogen plants ACWA Power sealed several agreements and memoranda of understanding with international partners to work on creating a green hydrogen and renewable energy export value chain for Saudi Arabia and Europe. [Offshore Energy]
¶ “India Adds Record 22 GW Renewables Capacity” • According to Rystad Energy, India added 22 GW of renewable capacity in the first half of 2025, but it is still relying too heavily on fossil fuels. The record amount added was a 57% jump from the 14.2 GW installed during the first half of 2024. The new capacity includes 18.4 GW of solar, 3.5 GW of wind. [reNews]
Wind farm (Suzlon image)
¶ “Eskom Plans 32 GW Of Renewable Energy In South Africa By 2040” • South African utility Eskom plans to boost its renewable energy generating capacity to 32 GW by 2040, up from less than 1 GW currently. At the same time, it expects to reduce its coal-based capacity from 39 GW to 18 GW, according to its long-term energy strategy. [energynews]
¶ “Van Oord Orders New Vessels For Offshore Wind Fleet” • Van Oord has ordered two new subsea rock installation vessels in a bid to meet the rising global demand for infrastructure for offshore energy protection. Subsea rock installation is vital for protecting and stabilising offshore energy assets such as cables, pipelines and wind farm foundations. [reNews]
Vessels For Offshore Wind Fleet (Ven Oord image)
¶ “Sri Lanka And ISA Ink Solar Deployment Roadmap ” • Sri Lanka and the International Solar Alliance signed a Country Partnership Framework to fuel solar energy rollout. Kumara Jayakody, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Energy, said the country aims for 70% renewable electricity generation by 2030 and to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. [Asian Power]
US:
¶ “Galileo Galilei And The End Of Science” • Galileo based his work on science, and the Catholic Church opposed him. More recently, the EPA announced it would eliminate its scientific research arm and begin firing hundreds of scientists. The parallel between the EPA and the Catholic Church in the time of Galileo could not be more clear. [CleanTechnica]
Roman Inquisition and Galileo (Public domain)
¶ “Google Follows Its Oklahoma Renewable Energy Agreement With One In Pennsylvania” • Tech giant Google plans to spend at least $3 billion building US data centers and powering them with renewable energy. It reached a deal with Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners for 670 MW of hydroelectric energy from plants in Pennsylvania. [Oklahoma Energy Today]
¶ “‘A Disaster For All Of US’: US Scientists Describe Impact Of Trump Cuts” • Donald Trump’s assault on science, particularly climate science, led to unprecedented funding cuts and layoffs across federally funded agencies and programs, threatening to derail research on the most pressing issues facing Americans and humanity more broadly. [The Guardian]
Have a beautifully cool day.
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