World:
¶ “Air Quality Near Airports And Ports Needs To Improve Fast, EU Environment Agency Says” • People living near airports and ports are exposed to high levels of air pollution from shipping and aviation, according to a briefing from the European Union’s environment agency. The agency calls for greater monitoring of air pollutants in such areas. [Euronews]
Airplane (emanuviews, Unsplash)
¶ “Climate Change Is Growing Into One Of The Biggest Threats To Spain’s ‘Resilient’ Economy” • A report found the Spanish economy held up “remarkably well” after a slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, Spain is being urged to strengthen its climate resilience and advance decarbonisation efforts to protect its economy. [Euronews]
¶ “Fossil Lobby Is Out of Arguments In 2025” • For decades, the fossil lobby has followed the renewable sector, trying to derail it any which way it can. After COP30, it’s worth taking stock of the global energy economy, where it really stands, and how the next five years are likely to turn out. Simply put, renewables surge as fossil fuels languish. [CleanTechnica]
Start of a new day (Johannes Plenio, Unsplash)
¶ “Canada’s Prime Minister And Alberta’s Premier Sign Pipeline Deal” • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premier of Canada’s oil rich province of Alberta agreed to work toward building a pipeline to the Pacific Coast to diversify the country’s oil exports beyond the US. The move has caused turmoil in Carney’s inner circle. [ABC News]
¶ “Albania Has 57% BEV Share in October!” • Here’s a super quick report on the Albanian EV market. Despite being a small market (only 933 new passenger vehicles were registered in October) and the purchasing power being among the lowest in Europe, Albania is one of the unknown EV share leaders of the world! With a 57% battery EV share, few markets beat it. [CleanTechnica]
Albania (Adventure Albania, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “UK Pay-Per-Mile Charge For EVs Set For April 2028” • The most common way to raise money to maintain transportation infrastructure is by adding a tax to the cost of fuel. That would address the driver who goes 50,000 miles a year versus the driver who goes only 5,000 miles a year. But what about EVs? They can pay by the mile. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Cadeler Takes Delivery Of Wind Mover” • Cadeler has taken delivery of Wind Mover, its tenth wind turbine installation vessel, in Copenhagen. The company said the ship will mobilize before heading directly into operations in Europe. Wind Mover is the second vessel in the series after Wind Maker. It was built at the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Korea. [reNews]
Wind Mover (Cadeler image)
¶ “Energinet Drops Queue Rule For Faster Connections” • From 2026, Energinet will scrap its first-come-first-served principle to speed up connection of the most advanced solar, wind, battery and large electricity-using projects to the transmission grid. Its screening and permitting backlogs have grown with developers and major consumers seeking grid access. [reNews]
¶ “Foundations All In At 3.6-GW Dogger Bank” • Dogger Bank Wind Farm and Seaway7 have completed installation of all 277 transition pieces on the three-phase, 3600-MW project in the North Sea. The partners said Seaway7’s Seaway Alfa-Lift installed the 87th and final unit at Dogger Bank C, after 95 installations each at Dogger Bank A and B. [reNews]
Seaway7 installation (Seaway7 image)
¶ “Japan Pilots Low-Weight Solar Panels, Perovskite Windows For Buildings” • Mitsui Home and Tokyo Gas agreed to deploy Japan’s first combined on-site and virtual PPA using lightweight, thin solar panels at Mitsui Home’s factory in Saitama prefecture. Tokyo Gas said it can install a 1-MW system on the plant’s roof as it is 40% lighter. [pv magazine International]
¶ “Solar And Wind Are Growing Faster Than Demand” • From January through September, electric energy from solar and wind grew more than fast enough to offset all new demand worldwide, according to data from energy research firm Ember. The result of the growth exceeding demand was a reduction of the world’s production by fossil fuels. [Canary Media]
Wind turbines (César Badilla Miranda, Unsplash)
¶ “Ontario Pledges Billions For Pickering Plant, While Power Bills Rise To Pay For Past Nuclear Projects” • Despite bill hikes tied to past nuclear projects, the Ford government will spend $26.8 billion to refurbish the Pickering nuclear plant, extending its life for three more decades. Work will start in 2027 and end in the mid-2030s. [Canada’s National Observer]
US:
¶ “Largest Tesla Supercharger Hub Opens, Powered By Solar” • Tesla’s largest Supercharger hub has been officially launched and it runs on solar power with battery storage. The Lost Hills, California, charging hub has 164 V4 Supercharger stalls, which deliver over 300 kW of electricity each. The new hub is also mostly off-grid. [CleanTechnica]
Tesla supercharger hub’s Solar (Tesla image)
¶ “Texas To Host Gigantic 11-GW Solar, Energy Storage, Nuclear, And Gas Energy Island” • In Texas, Project Matador is to turbo-charge domestic AI capacity with a dedicated gigascale grid. The sprawling campus will be front-loaded with nuclear and natural gas power plants, but it is also notable as a showcase for solar power and energy storage. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Communities Fight To Save Renewable Energy Projects” • The federal government is ending support for renewable. Now unions, nonprofits, solar companies, and individuals are in a suit seeking to restore the supports. Meanwhile, a coalition of states filed a separate lawsuit against the EPA to block its “unlawful termination” of support. [MSN]
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