World:
¶ “Who’s Fueling Climate Disinformation, And Why” • A by the International Panel on Information Environment identifies key actors in disinformation narratives. Its authors highlight several entities, primarily individuals associated with the oil industry, politicians and right-wing circles, as well as certain countries, such as Russia. [Euronews]
Saint Basil’s Cathedral (Random Institute, Unsplash)
¶ “Europe’s Wildfire Emissions At Record Highs As Extreme Heat And Drought Fuel Summer Blazes” • Greece, Turkey, the UK, and Cyprus have already seen record wildfire emissions in 2025 as soaring temperatures and dry conditions fuel intense blazes. A total of 292,855 hectares (723660 acres) of land have burned in the EU, as of 29 July. [Euronews]
¶ “Philippine Port Now Uses All-Electric Transfer Vehicle Fleet” • The Manila South Harbor just got a jolt in its operations with the entry of the country’s first fleet of fifteen electric internal transfer vehicles to be operated by Asian Terminals Inc. As this is written, all fifteen of the eITVs are in full operation, replacing all of the diesel-powered trucks. [CleanTechnica]
SANY eITV port movers. (DP World image)
¶ “XPENG Sales For July Grow 229%!” • XPENG achieved a new record sales month in July, reaching 36,717 deliveries. As great as that seems, what’s probably more impressive is that this is a 229% increase over the 11,145 delivered in July 2024. And it is the ninth consecutive month in which XPENG’s vehicle sales surpassed 30,000 units. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Zelestra Signs 381-MW Wind Deal With Suzlon” • Zelestra signed a contract with Suzlon for 381 MW of wind capacity in India to support developing multi-technology renewable energy projects. The agreement contributes to Zelestra’s plans to begin construction this year on 480 MW of wind, 1450 MW of solar, and 150 MWh of battery capacity in India. [reNews]
Wind turbine (Suzlon image)
¶ “Avaada To Develop 1 GW Of Renewable Energy Projects In Bihar” • Avaada Group signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of the Indian state of Bihar for 1 GW of renewable energy projects. Avaada will develop projects that include ground-mounted, floating solar, community solar plants, and battery storage systems. [Asian Power]
¶ “First Jackets Depart For Dieppe Le Tréport” • The first four jacket foundations for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm were shipped from Navantia Seanergies’ Fene yard in Spain. Each 1200-tonne structure is part of the 62-jacket array of Les Éoliennes en Mer, a consortium of Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, and Banque des Territoires. [reNews]
Transporting jackets (Navantia image)
¶ “ORE Catapult Launches Supply Chain Drive In Wales” • ORE Catapult launched a new phase of its Fit for Offshore Renewables program to support floating wind supply chain companies in South Wales. At least ten businesses from the Swansea region will be chosen for the twelve-to-eighteen month scheme, which aims to prepare companies to win contracts. [reNews]
¶ “Seatrium Profits Surge On Wind Showing” • Net profit at fabricator Seatrium surged in the first half of the year thanks to a stellar showing in offshore wind. The Singapore-based yard had a group-wide surplus of $144 million, up from $36 million in the period last year, partly due to its offshore wind division, where revenue more than doubled. [reNews]
Offshore substation platform (Seatrium image)
¶ “Due To Sanctions, Rosatom Can No Longer Build Power Units On Its Own” • The Russian nuclear industry is on the verge of financial insolvency. The state corporation “Rosatom”, which manages eleven nuclear power plants and provides up to 20% of Russia’s electricity, appealed to the authorities to subsidize its credit rates. [Українські Національні Новини]
US:
¶ “DOE Decrees That We Can Never Have Too Much Carbon Dioxide” • On July 29, 2025, the US DOE issued a report that says “the growing amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere directly influences the earth system by promoting plant growth (global greening), thereby enhancing agricultural yields, and by neutralizing ocean alkalinity.” [CleanTechnica]
Global greening (bruno neurath-wilson, Unsplash)
¶ “California Blows A Big Fat EV Sales Raspberry At The Haters” • There had been reports that some of Tesla’s brand reputation troubles rubbed off on the entire EV market. With zero emission vehicles accounting for a healthy 21.6% of all new vehicle sales in California during Q2 this year, a California Energy Commission press release is a nice dose of reality. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Bill McKibben Says The Renewable Energy Revolution Is Unstoppable” • McKibben says the fossil fuel industry may be in charge for now, but they’re very frightened. “They don’t have the cheapest power on Earth. We live on a planet where, all of a sudden, the cheapest way to make energy is to point a sheet of glass at the sun.” [CleanTechnica]
EcoFlow OCEAN Pro Solar Battery System (EcoFlow image)
¶ “Californians Back Offshore Wind In Poll” • Public support for offshore wind power in California remains high, with 75% of adults in favour of projects off the state’s coast, according to the latest survey by the Public Policy Institute of California. The figure is 77% among likely voters, including 88% of Democrats and 61% of Republicans. [reNews]
¶ “Trump Halts Plans To Develop New Offshore Wind Projects Amid An Energy Policy Shift” • The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is rescinding over 3.5 million acres (1.42 million hectares) designated as wind energy areas off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Maine, New York, California, and Oregon, as well as in the central Atlantic. [Yahoo.co]
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