World:
¶ “A Decade Of Climate Court Cases” • Governments worldwide are being forced by a “surge” in climate litigation to set out clear rules for action. A report from the Climate Litigation Network shows how ten years of court cases helped establish “binding legal duties” for leaders and big polluters to help protect citizens from climate harm. [Euronews]
Justice (Tingey Injury Law Firm, Unsplash)
¶ “India’s Oil Imports Will Be On The Agenda For Putin Meeting With Modi” • Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to India this week for a summit aimed at deepening economic, defense and energy ties, a visit that will also test New Delhi’s efforts to balance relations with Moscow and Washington as the war in Ukraine grinds on. [ABC News]
¶ “Global EV Sales Report: Tiny Wuling Mini Beats Tesla Model Y!!!” • Despite the expected hangover in the US market, down almost 50% year over year in October, global plugin vehicle registrations were up 10% compared to October 2024. There were over 1.9 million registrations. Battery EV sales grew 19% YOY, while plugin hybrids fell by 5%. [CleanTechnica]
Wuling Mini EV (JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC01)
¶ “BYD Commercial Electric Vehicle Sales Up 213% in 2025” • BYD’s having mixed results with plugin passenger vehicle sales lately, with plugin hybrids dropping while full electrics continue to rise. In the commercial vehicle sector, there’s a little bit of an up-and-down matter in one segment, but the overall trend is very positive, growing 213%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Nordex Lands 118-MW Turbine Deal In Poland” • The Nordex Group took an order from an international independent power producer for twenty N149/5X turbines for a 118-MW project in Poland. Nordex said the contract includes a Premium Service Agreement for up to fifteen years. Nordex has already installed over 600 turbines for 1.7 GW in Poland. [reNews]
Wind turbines (Nordex image)
¶ “China’s Renewable Energy Boom Has Its Own Challenges. Here’s What We Can Learn” • China is the world’s largest energy consumer and greenhouse gas emitter. It is also undergoing an ambitious energy transitions. The country is rapidly reshaping its power system to accommodate a new generation of clean energy. [The World Economic Forum]
¶ “Permit Filing Ready For Irish Offshore Wind Port” • Iarnrod Eireann will lodge a planning application for the €220 million Rosslare Offshore Renewable Energy Hub. The project will make Rosslare Europort into Ireland’s primary base for construction, operation, and maintenance of offshore wind farms in the Irish and Celtic Seas, the company said. [reNews]
Site of energy hub (Iarnrod Eireann image)
¶ “Project Incentives To Boost Egypt’s Renewable Energy To 65%” • Egypt is banking on project incentives to boost the share of renewables in its energy mix to 42% by 2030 and 65% by 2040, the Arab country’s electricity and renewable energy minister said. Mahmud Esmat said that one of the incentives is long-term power purchase agreements. [ZAWYA]
¶ “McDonald’s UK Inks 66-MW Wind PPA” • McDonald’s UK has signed a 15-year corporate PPA for all power generated by the 66-MW Douglas West Extension Wind Farm in Scotland. The project, which is owned by Capital Dynamics, is expected to start operations in the first quarter of 2026. McDonald’s will procure 100% of its electricity. [reNews]
Wind turbine (ENGIE image)
¶ “Data Centers Urged To Bring Their Own Wind, Solar, And Big Batteries So They Don’t Trip The Grid” • Global tech giants planning to spend tens of billions of dollars in data centers in Australia will be expected to bring their own renewable and battery storage supplies to support their energy-hungry facilities, industry minister Tim Ayres said. [Renew Economy]
US:
¶ “‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Says Tesla ‘Ridiculously Overvalued'” • An investor with quite a strong track record is chiming in on Tesla stock, and he’s clearly not bullish about it. Michael Burry, who is a famous investor at the center of the book and movie “The Big Short,” has claimed that Tesla stock is “ridiculously overvalued.” [CleanTechnica]
Tesla in orbit (SpaceX, public domain)
¶ “Virtual Power Plants Thwart Plot Against Renewables” • This year the White House has turned sharply against wind and solar power, but the US renewable energy transition is unstoppable. Solar plus storage keeps on adding new capacity to the grid. Even wind has been growing a bit. Now virtual power plants gathering the vast renewable potential. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Massive Data Centers May Make Groundwater Pollution Worse” • Data centers are environmental disaster areas. Not only do they need electricity that is typically sourced from fossil fuels or nuclear, they also tend to suck up huge amounts of water for cooling. Much of that is recycled, but in some cases pollutants in the source water get concentrated. [CleanTechnica]
Amazon data center (Amazon image)
¶ “Terra-Gen Closes Financing For Lockhart III & IV Solar Project In US” • Renewable energy producer Terra-Gen closed project financing for the Lockhart III & IV solar development in San Bernardino County, California. The project’s total financing package amounts to $383 million, the largest part of which is a $236 million tax equity bridge loan. [Power Technology]
¶ “Country’s First Small Modular Reactor To Be Developed In East Tennessee” • Governor Bill Lee announced the first US small modular reactor set to be developed in East Tennessee. Lee said the Tennessee Valley Authority had been selected for a $400 million grant from the US DOE to advance the development of the small modular reactor. [WVLT]
Have an unusually invigorating day.
geoharvey 
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