World:
¶ “Study Finds Europe’s Red Squirrels May Cope Better With Global Warming Than Expected” • A study from Bournemouth University and the Wight Squirrel Project has found that red squirrels are surprisingly resilient in the face of climate change. The research used climate models to test how they would fare under different warming scenarios. [Euronews]
Red squirrel (Rebecca Prest, Unsplash)
¶ “Summer 2025 Was UK’s Hottest On Record And Experts Say ‘Extremes’ Are Getting More Common” • Summer 2025 is the UK’s warmest on record, provisional figures from the Met Office indicate. Now, all five of the UK’s hottest summers have occurred since 2000. Climate scientists say such hot summers are 70 times more likely due to climate change. [Euronews]
¶ “Wind Energy Spurned In US, Is Welcomed In Bosnia And Herzegovina” • So much for “American Energy Dominance.” US President Trump’s war on wind energy is killing off thousands of US jobs, but China is gleefully taking its wind industry on the road to pick up ripe targets. The latest example is the Balkan nation Bosnia and Herzegovina. [CleanTechnica]
Ivovik wind farm (Courtesy of POWERCHINA)
¶ “XPENG Sales Rise 169%, Year Over Year!” • XPENG vehicle sales continue at a vastly higher level than a year ago. In August 2025, XPENG scored 37,709 deliveries, 169% more than in August 2024. Across the first eight months of this year, XPENG has completed 271,615 deliveries. That’s 252% more than in the first eight months of 2024! [CleanTechnica]
¶ “VinFast Electric Buses Headed For Europe” • Vietnamese automaker VinFast is launching a calculated, high-stakes entry into the European Union’s lucrative public transport market, scheduling the debut of two purpose-built electric bus models for the Busworld Europe 2025 exhibition. The move is a critical test of VinFast’s global ambitions. [CleanTechnica]
VinFast electric bus for Europe (VinFast photo)
¶ “South Korea Awards Nearly 700 MW Of Capacity” • The South Korean government has awarded nearly 700 MW worth of capacity across four fixed-bottom projects in the country’s latest auction results released this week. The energy ministry said in a release that all four selected projects were from the carve out for public-led consortiums. [reNews]
¶ “Energiekontor Closes Financing On German Wind Duo” • Energiekontor has reached financial close on the Haberloh and Heidkrug wind park projects in Germany. With a total 94 MW, the two wind farms in Lower Saxony are ready for construction and are scheduled to become operational in 2027. Building permits issued in August 2024. [reNews]
Energiekontor wind turbine (Energiekontor image)
¶ “Australia’s Multi-Billion Dollar Undersea Power Cable Hits Financial Close” • Australia reached financial close on a subsea power cable linking the mainland to renewable generation on Tasmania. The first stage of the 345-km (214-mile) Marinus Link has A$3.8 billion ($2.5 billion) funding from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. [Energy Connects]
US:
¶ “Wildfire Scorches Historic California Gold Mining Town, Burning Multiple Homes” • A quick-moving wildfire scorched thousands of acres and burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp. The blaze, the 6-5 Fire, was caused by lightning, according to CalFire. [ABC News]
The 6-5 Fire (CalFire image)
¶ “General Motors Kills It, Racks Up New Monthly EV Sale Record” • GM has had great fun with its status as the #2 EV seller in the US over the past couple of years, topped only by longtime industry leader Tesla. The fun continued into August, when GM added up the numbers to total sales of 21,000 EVs from all EV branches combined. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Americans For Prosperity Comes For Vermont Voters” • The Vermont legislature is Democratic, the governor is Republican, and one Senator is fiercely independent. Vermonters tolerate those who march to the beat of a different drummer. Clearly, the Heritage Foundation can’t stand to see a state that is so respectful of others. [CleanTechnica, parts One and Two]
Vermont fall foliage (Pixabay, cropped)
¶ “For Many Farmers, Steady Income From Renewable Energy Sources Like Wind And Solar Are Lifelines” • Drive through the plains of Iowa or Kansas and you’ll see more than rows of crops. You’ll also see tall wind turbines. Renewable energy provides a steady income, helping farms stay viable when crop prices fall or drought strikes. [Wisconsin State Farmer]
¶ “Ingeteam Commissions 640-MW US Solar Plant” • Ingeteam has helped to commission a 640 MW solar park in Texas. The company supplied PV inverters for the Parliament Solar project, which is developed and managed by Parliament Energy. The project represents Ingeteam’s largest installation of photovoltaic inverters in the US to date. [reNews]
Parliament Solar array (Ingeteam image)
¶ “Scientists Say Trump Admin’s Climate Report Is Riddled With Errors” • Over 80 scientists panned the DOE’s recently released report on climate change, describing it as riddled with errors, founded on cherry-picked data and “just plain wrong.” Andrew Dessler, a climate scientist at Texas A&M University, said “This report makes a mockery of science.” [HuffPost]
¶ “New Agreement Could Add Up To 6 GW Of Nuclear Power To TVA Grid” • TVA signed an agreement with ENTRA1 Energy to develop up to six generating plants that will provide up to 6 GW of nuclear power on sites in TVA’s seven-state region. This is enough energy to power 4.5 million homes or sixty new data centers. [Yahoo]
Have an indescribably gorgeous day.
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