World:
¶ “Iberia Declares High-Alert Due To Fire Risk As Europe Faces Record Heatwaves” • Spain and Portugal entered a state of alert over the weekend due to the worsening risk of wildfires as a result of incoming severe hot weather. Elsewhere in Europe, other countries are also dealing with the extreme climate, as various regions have storms or heat. [Euronews]
Weather (NOAA, Unsplash)
¶ “Vietnam Automaker Vinfast To Build Factory In India, Eyeing Growth In Asia” • Vietnam’s Vinfast inaugurated a $500 million EV plant in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state, part of a planned $2 billion investment in India and a broader expansion across Asia. The factory in Thoothukudi will make 50,000 EVs per year, initially, but could grow to 150,000. [ABC News]
¶ “XPENG Overseas Sales In Fourteen Countries Growing 339% In 2025” • XPENG is now selling in 46 markets around the world. While we’re used to looking at the brand’s sales and thinking of them as Chinese, we should probably start paying attention to and tracking the company’s sales in other markets, because they are rising fast. [CleanTechnica]
XPENG G6 and G9 for Europe
¶ “OPEC+ Countries To Boost Oil Production By 547,000 Barrels Per Day” • A group of OPEC+ countries has agreed to boost oil production, a move some believe could lower oil and gasoline prices, citing a steady global economic outlook and low oil inventories. The group will increase oil production by 547,000 barrels per day in September. [ABC News]
¶ “JERA And BP Launch 13-GW Offshore Wind JV” • JERA and BP completed the formation of JERA Nex BP, a 50:50 offshore wind joint venture with a portfolio for 13 GW of net potential capacity. The portfolio includes 1 GW of operating assets such as the 257-MW Arcadis Ost 1 in Germany, 7.5-GW in development, and 4.5-GW of secured leases. [reNews]
Arcadis Ost 1 (JERA Nex BP image)
¶ “EVs Take 24.0% Share In France – Hyundai Inster Arrives” • July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 24.0% share in France, up from 20.8% in July 2024. Battery EVs grew share, whilst plugin hybrid EVs remained flat. Overall auto volume was 116,350 units, down some 8% YoY. The Renault 5 was the best-selling battery EV for the month. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Taihan Wins Cable Deal For 532-MW Korean Offshore Wind Farm” • Taihan won a 181.6 billion won ($131 million) turnkey contract to supply and install more than 100 km of inter-array cables for the 532-MW Anma offshore wind farm in South Korea. The projectis expected to generate 1400 GWh annually, enough to power 1.4 million people. [reNews]
Working on cable (Taihan image)
¶ “Egypt’s $10 Billion Green Gamble” • Egypt has been steadily increasing its renewable generating capacity in recent years to improve energy security. By 2024, Egypt had a total installed capacity of renewable energy of almost 7.8 GW. Egypt’s solar capacity grew from 35 MW in 2012 to almost 2.6 GW in 2024, and much more is coming. [OilPrice.com]
¶ “CJEU Backs Galicia Wind Permitting Process” • The Court of Justice of the European Union upheld the legality of procedures used in Galicia to authorise wind farms, removing a legal hurdle that had stalled almost a hundred projects in the region. The Wind Energy Business Association said the decision ends years of legal uncertainty. [reNews]
Greenalia wind turbines (Greenalia image)
¶ “Ireland’s Giant Kite Project Aims To Revolutionise Wind Energy” • Researchers in Ireland are testing a giant kite that generates electricity by capturing the wind. The mobile, low-impact system could help power remote areas and revolutionize wind energy with few barriers. The kite is attached by a cable tether to the generator and acts like a yo-yo. [France 24]
US:
¶ “Everything We Know About The Chevy Bolt 2.0” • A few days ago, Chevrolet put out a press release about the new version of the Chevy Bolt. As press releases go, it was remarkably short. We were able to gleana few details, but not many. We do know that the new Bolt will have an LFP battery pack, which should help keep the starting price down. [CleanTechnica]
Chevy Bolt 2.0 (Chevrolet image)
¶ “EVs Lead Five Vehicle Categories In California” • Tesla sales may have dropped a lot, but the brand still stands well above the crowd and is the best seller in the California EV market. That said, some other EVs are doing well, especially in their vehicle classes. In fact, there are five vehicle classes in which EVs took the top spot for sales. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Why Trump’s Renewables Surrender Could Hand China AI Victory” • Some commentators believe Trump’s pro-fossil fuels, anti-renewables policy, which is exemplified in his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ has already surrendered a giant advantage to China in a crucial area, access to the vast amounts of energy needed to power AI data centres. [Recharge News]
Wind farm (Vidar Nordli-Mathisen, Unsplash)
¶ “Republicans Put Pressure On Trump To Salvage Funding For Renewables” • Several Republican Senators are sending signals of unhappiness to the Trump administration. They have basked in the glow of the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, and now they are nervous about salvaging renewables funding that had been earmarked for their states. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Trump’s Nuclear Energy Overhaul Sparks Alarms Over Safety” • President Donald Trump, is betting big on nuclear power and aims to fast-track projects to prepare for the massive increase in electricity demand over the next decade. But experts fear his plans to hasten project development could compromise safety standards. [OilPrice.com]
Have a smoothly developing day.
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