World:
¶ “Ukraine’s Long-Range Drone Strikes On Russian Refineries” • Columns of attack drones are assembled in rural Ukraine, under cover of darkness and silence to strike deep inside Russia. Their targets are strategic: oil refineries, fuel depots and military logistics hubs. Since the summer, Ukraine is pounding Russian energy infrastructure. [Euronews]
Military drones (Служба безопасности Украины, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “NIO Scores Record Deliveries, Up 93%” • NIO achieved record monthly EV deliveries, barely, in August 2025. Then it increased that by a lot in September for a new monthly record. And now we have news that the company crushed that September record with a much higher delivery total in October. NIO’s clearly on a good, strong upward trajectory. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Sperm Whales Have Their Own Language. Does That Mean They Have Legal Rights?” • Cetacean Translation Initiative published a paper in Ecology Law Quarterly, “What if We Understood What Animals Are Saying?: The Legal Impact of AI-Assisted Studies of Animal Communication.” The “rights of nature” movement is growing. [CleanTechnica]
Sperm whales (Amanda Cotton, CETI)
¶ “IRENA Chief Highlights Renewable Surge and Dismisses Doubts on Energy Transition” • Francesco La Camera, the Director General of IRENA, delivered an address, emphasizing the unprecedented dominance of renewables in new energy projects and firmly asserting that the global energy transition is accelerating, not faltering. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “NKT Commits To Low-Carbon Aluminium Shift” • Danish company NKT joined the First Movers Coalition and pledged that at least 10% of all primary aluminium it procures annually will be low-carbon by 2030, the company said. NKT said the commitment aligns with the coalition’s emissions threshold and supports global decarbonisation efforts. [reNews]
Spools of aluminum wire (NKT image)
¶ “NeXTWind Seals €1.8 Billion Financing Deal” • NeXTWind has secured a syndicated debt financing to scale its German onshore wind platform, according to the company. The €1.8 billion deal was initially structured at €1.4 billion but increased by €400 million due to strong demand from over fifteen institutions in North America, Asia, and Europe. [reNews]
¶ “Exxon Funded Thinktanks To Spread Climate Denial In Latin America, Documents Reveal” • Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America, hundreds of previously unpublished documents make clear. They reveal a campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the UN-led climate treaty process. [The Guardian]
Exxon Mobil Building (Michael Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped)
¶ “How Pacific Energy Is Decarbonising The Tropicana Gold Mine” • To tackle the challenges, Pacific Energy needed more control over its energy. Instead of relying on third parties, the company built in-house capability. It delivered a bespoke design integrating four 6-MW wind turbines, a 24-MW solar farm, and a 13-MW battery system. [Energy Magazine]
¶ “Dinagat Islands And Solind Sign $85 Million Deal To Build Hybrid Solar-Wind Project” • The provincial government of Dinagat Islands signed an $85 million Power Supply Agreement with Solind Technology Corporation to develop a hybrid solar and wind energy project, marking a major step for renewable energy in the Philippine province. [Power Philippines]
Dinagat Islands Provincial Capitol (PIO, public domain)
¶ “Iranian President Pledges To Rebuild Nuclear Program” • Iranian President Masoud Pezeskhian said Tehran aims to rebuild the nuclear facilities damaged by attacks by US and Israeli forces in June. The statement comes in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s threat to order fresh attacks should Tehran try to repair the four sites hit. [DW]
US:
¶ “Loss of EV Tax Credit Hit Hyundai & Kia Hard in October” • There will be no surprise here. People in the US rushed to buy electric cars in the third quarter before the $7,500 EV tax credit ended, and that means there were a lot fewer people on the market to buy an electric car in October. For Kia and Hyundai, the result was not good. [CleanTechnica]
Kia EV6 (Damian B Oh, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “Zelestra Completes Tax Equity Transaction For 81-MW Jasper County Solar Project” • Zelestra, a global renewable energy firm known for its multi-technology and customer-focused approach, announced that it has secured approximately $60 million in tax equity funding from Stonehenge Capital for its 81-MW Jasper County Solar Project in Indiana. [SolarQuarter]
¶ Trump’s Planned Tests Are ‘Not Nuclear Explosions’, The US Energy Secretary Says”” • The US is not planning to conduct nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said, calming global concerns after President Donald Trump called on the military to resume weapons testing. “These are not nuclear explosions,” Wright told Fox News. [BBC]
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