World:
¶ “Pakistan Expands Rescue And Relief Efforts After Floods Kill Over 200” • Rescue workers in northwestern Pakistan expanded relief operations after flash floods killed more than 220 people in a single district, officials said. In Buner, a mountainous district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, torrential rains led to flash floods and landslides. [ABC News]
Mountains in Buner district (Shahzadk007, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Wildfires In Spain And Portugal Force Evacuations And Deployment Of Thousands Of Emergency Personnel” • The heatwave at the Iberian Peninsula keeps going on. Thousands of firefighters have been deployed to battle ongoing blazes, and towns have been evacuated. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited affected regions. [Euronews]
¶ “Solar Power Is An Isolated Island’s Weapon Against A Fossil Fuel Monopoly” • The Philippines has 7,641 islands. One of the most serene and relatively isolated of them is the beautiful island of Siquijor. This mystical island is a paradise in peril because its tourism is threatened by power outages. It is a problem that solar power can address. [CleanTechnica]
Pier at Siquijor (Marlene Centeno, Unsplash)
¶ “Alberta Planning To Power Some Of Its Jails With Solar Energy” • Alberta’s government is looking to power some of its jails with solar energy. It says it’s planning to install solar plants at five of its ten jails. The solar facilities are expected to save an estimated $1 million per year while providing about 80% of the energy at each site. [Rocky Mountain Outlook]
¶ “RWE Wins 37 MW In German Solar Tender” • RWE secured two new solar projects in North Rhine-Westphalia in the latest German Federal Network Agency solar tender. The Manheimer Bucht solar farm in the Rhein-Erft district will deliver 17.2 MW, while an extension of the PV project along the A44n motorway will add 19.9 MW. [reNews]
Solar and wind (RWE image)
¶ “Statera Connects 300-MW Thurrock Battery System” • Statera Energy energised one of the UK’s largest battery storage sites, the 300-MW, 600-MWh Thurrock Storage project in Essex. The facility can deliver its full output within seconds, according to the developer. Thurrock adds rapid-response capacity for the grid in the UK’s South-East. [reNews]
¶ “Iberdrola And Ingeteam Add Storage In Spain” • Iberdrola and Ingeteam will hybridise solar farms in Burgos, Extremadura, and Huelva with 100 MW, 200 MWh of battery storage. Ingeteam will supply medium-voltage power electronics, control systems, and SCADA monitoring to integrate the batteries with existing Iberdrola PV plants. [reNews]
Storage (Image by Iberdrola And Ingeteam)
US:
¶ “Coastal Communities Restoring Marshes, Dunes, Reefs To Protect Against Rising Seas” • Coastal communities across the nation are ramping up efforts to fend off rising seas, higher tides and stronger storm surges that are chewing away at coastlines, pushing saltwater farther inland and threatening ecosystems and hundreds of communities. [ABC News]
¶ “Arizona, Nevada, And Mexico Get Less Colorado River Water For A Third Year” • Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will again live with less water from the Colorado River as drought lingers in the West, federal officials announced. The Colorado River is a critical lifeline to seven US states, thirty Native American tribes, and two Mexican states. [ABC News]
Colorado River (Emma Renly, Unsplash)
¶ “US Energy Secretary Calls For An End To All Subsidies For Solar And Wind” • US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who made his fortune by drilling holes in the Earth to access methane and then leaving taxpayers to clean up his company’s mess, said it is time to do away with all federal subsidies for wind power, the Des Moines Register reported. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Chevy Silverado EV Driven Over 1,000 Miles On A Single Charge” • Recently, a 2026 Chevy Silverado EV was driven over 1,000 miles on a single charge. There were differences from an earlier impressive drive of 460 miles. For one, the earlier drive was at highway speeds, but the drive that got over 1,000 miles was kept low speeds. But it is a record. [CleanTechnica]
Chevrolet Silverado EV (Courtesy of GM)
¶ “Gas Station Owners Are Smiling At The Return Of NEVI, And So Are EV Advocates” • The Trump administration had another TACO moment and relinquished funds for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program. There is some dilution of former language, but the EV charging infrastructure’s federal funding is back on the table. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Energy Experts Condemn US Government For Giving China An Energy Advantage” • A US DOE report raised questions about delaying renewable energy. The July Resource Adequacy Report “recycled familiar, but flawed, talking points against renewable energy, warranting a closer look at the facts behind the rhetoric,” EnergySage reported. [The Cool Down]
Wind turbines (Daniel Morris, Unsplash)
¶ “Trump Guidance Tightens Tax Credit Rules For Renewables” • New guidance released by the Trump administration tightens up the rules under which wind and solar projects can qualify for Biden-era tax credits. According to the new guidance, developers must begin physical work by 6 July, 2026 in order to qualify for tax credits. [reNews]
¶ “US Eyes 90,000 Tons Of Nuclear Waste As Fresh Fuel For Future Power Reactors” • The Trump administrationis looking at ways to use spent nuclear fuel and plutonium to fuel advanced reactors. Expanding the share of nuclear in the country’s overall energy production and consumption is considered an important step towards increased clean energy adoption. [MSN]
Have a comforably thoughtful day.
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