World:
¶ “500 Scientists Are Backing An Urgent Climate Declaration” • Hundreds of scientists signed an urgent declaration calling on world leaders and policymakers to “act now and act fast” on climate change. The Dartington Declaration argues we will fall into the “danger zone” if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t halved by 2030 compared to 2010 levels. [Euronews]
No Planet B (Li-An Lim, Unsplash)
¶ “Missing In Action? Europe’s Mineral Finance Approach” • The EU is looking to build resilient supply chains, but it lacks real outcomes, as it fails to catch up with overseas investments. Since 2020, China has invested over $15 billion in key battery metals projects globally. In contrast, EU companies have invested only $1.7 billion, all in Argentina. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ethio Telecom Expands Its EV Charging Network With A Third Super-Fast Smart Station In Addis Ababa” • Last year, Ethiopia made the bold step to be the first country in the world to restrict the import of internal combustion engine vehicles totally. This bold move resulted in a surge of EV registrations. It also meant more charging. [CleanTechnica]
New charging hub in Addis Ababa (Ethio Telecom image)
¶ “German Study Finds Tesla Model Y Has Worst Reliability of 2022–2023 Models!” • A reliability report included a thorough assessment of EVs. It echoed concerns of fleet owners that the Tesla Model Y had shockingly bad reliability. It had a 17.3% defect rate for cars two to three years old, the worst recorded in the auto industry in ten years. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “ILOS Energy Banks €143 Million To Build Irish Solar Site” • ILOS Energy has secured a €143 million debt finance facility to fund construction of a 217-MW solar farm in Ballyhea, County Cork, Ireland. The agreement with Danske Bank will support works that began in April and are progressing ahead of schedule, according to the company. [reNews]
Solar site (ILOS Energy image)
¶ “Grid and storage top net zero concerns” • Of the energy professionals at the Cornwall Insight Live conference, 48% view grid infrastructure and storage as the biggest barriers to getting to net zero, a CI survey of 103 attendees found. Another 26% cited policy uncertainty and investment conditions, according to the conference organisers. [reNews]
¶ “Ocean Winds’ €2 Billion BC-Wind Financial Close” • Ocean Winds secured about €2 billion of project finance and reached financial close for its 390-MW BC-Wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea. Ocean Winds said the funding is supported by the European Investment Bank, ICO and thirteen commercial banks. It will deliver first power in 2028. [reNews]
Offshore wind farm construction (Ocean Winds image)
¶ “Clean Energy Outpaced Fossil Fuel Investments In 2024, IRENA Says” • Investments in renewable power, battery storage, and grids was greater than fossil fuel spending in 2024, an International Renewable Energy Agency report shows. Spending on these technologies was estimated at $1.19 trillion compared with $1.13 trillion for fossil fuels. [Asian Power]
¶ “NexGen Energy Secures 1.7 GW Of Wind Energy Deals In The Philippines” • NexGen Energy Corp secured three new onshore wind energy service contracts through a Philippine subsidiary. The company said Airstream Renewables Corp received the contracts. They total 1.7 GW and have a value of around $2.5 billion in investment. [Asian Power]
Philippine wind turbines (Elmer B. Domingo, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “ADB Funds Central Asia’s Biggest Solar System In Uzbekistan, Pairing 1 GW Of PV With 1,336 MWh Of Storage” • The Asian Development Bank, along with several other large lenders, is set to fund what will be Central Asia’s largest solar complex in Uzbekistan, pairing 1 GW of PV with a 1,336-MWh battery storage system. [Energies Media]
¶ “‘Risk Of Serious Injury’ At Nuclear Plant Site” • There is a “risk of serious injury” at the first nuclear plant to be built in Britain for 30 years, according to regulators who identified “inadequate fire controls” at the plant. Inspections served civil engineering firm Bylor JV with a fire safety notice for its work at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. [BBC]
Hinkley Point C (gov.uk, CC BY-SA 3.0)
US:
¶ “Hurricanes In 2024 Led To The Most Hours Without Power In The US In Ten Years” • US electricity customers had an average of eleven hours of interruptions in 2024, or nearly twice as many as the annual average of the decade before, according to the EIA’s Electric Power Annual 2024 report. Major events accounted for 80% of those hours in 2024. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “More US States Are Promoting Balcony Solar” • Earlier this year, Utah became the first state in the US to pass legislation allowing people to install balcony solar PVs. In other states, there are laws that make balcony solar illegal, but according to The Guardian that may soon change in a number of states, including several in the Northeast. [CleanTechnica]
Balcony solar system (Tornasol Energy image)
¶ “US Renewable Energy Market Forecast 2025 To 2033” • After years of on-going but uneven growth, renewable power went from an alternative option to become a national priority and a high-performing economic sector. Renub Research says the US Renewable Energy Market is expected to be about 1,000 GW by 2033, up from 430 GW in 2024. [vocal.media]
¶ “Trump Administration Renames Colorado’s NREL To Be The National Lab Of The Rockies” • The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, is to be called by that name no longer. The iconic research hub, first launched during the 1970s energy crisis, is now to be known as the National Laboratory of the Rockies. [Colorado Public Radio]
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