World:
¶ “Zeekr Enters Germany” • Germany is the biggest auto market in Europe. With Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, and Mercedes based there, one might think it’s just Germans buying German cars, but there’s a lot of opportunity for other brands as well, especially as buyers transition to EVs. Now Zeekr, owned by China’s Geely Group, is pushing the door open. [CleanTechnica]
Zeekr 7X
¶ “China-Funded Port In Peru May Have Ecological Drawbacks” • A new port facility at Chancay, Peru, is the result of nearly two decades of planning and makes Peru South America’s primary transfer point for goods going to and from Asia. It will increase climate impacts in a part of the world where deforestation is of constant concern. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “European Energy Wins Solar CFDs In Italy” • European Energy has secured Contract for Difference for five solar projects totaling 513 MW in Sicily, Apulia, and Molise. The projects range from 20 MW to 225 MW and form a major PV pipeline under the FerX auction scheme. The awards provide predictable price structures during operations. [reNews]
Solar array (European Energy image)
¶ “NKT JV Opens Taiwan Offshore Cable Factory” • A joint venture between NKT and Walsin Lihwa opened Taiwan’s first offshore power cable factory in Kaohsiung. The Walsin Energy Cable System facility covers 231,000 square metres with a 50-meter extrusion tower and will produce AC power cables for the offshore wind market, the partners said. [reNews]
¶ “UK Marks 25 years Of Offshore Wind” • On December 8, 2025, the UK marks 25 years since the Blyth offshore wind farm in Northumberland began generating clean power, launching an industry which has become one of the country’s biggest sources of renewable electricity. Offshore wind produced a record 17% of total UK power last year. [reNews]
Offshore wind turbines (EDF image)
¶ “NESO Grid Reforms Unlock 132 GW For 2030” • NESO has confirmed a new pipeline of shovel-ready projects that will be prioritised for connection to the UK’s grid networks, unlocking 283 GW of generation and storage and 99 GW of transmission demand. In total, 132 GW of projects are aligned with delivery of the UK’s Clean Power 2030 target. [reNews]
¶ “Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub To Boost Victoria’s Grid Capacity” • The Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub battery project, jointly owned by the State Electricity Commission and Equis Australia, is now supplying stored electricity to Victorian households and businesses. The battery project has capacities of 600 MW and 1.6 GWh. [Power Technology]
Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (SEC image)
¶ “Squadron Secures $1 Billion For Wind Farm” • Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy secured one of the most significant wind financing deals in recent memory, with $1 billion locked away for the Clarke Creek wind farm in Queensland. Squadron attracted the interest of ten banking partners for what is one of Australia’s largest wind projects. [Energy Magazine]
¶ “How More Wind And Batteries Push Electricity Prices Down, Even While Gas Prices Stay High” • Electricity price increases are less than those for other goods and services, and do not even rate in the top ten, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Consumer Price Index data for 2020 to today. And power rates have increased with the price of gas. [Renew Economy]
Bodangora wind farm (NSW government image, cropped)
¶ “Severe Damage To Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure After Massive Russian Drone, Missile Strike” • A Russian mass missile and drone attack hammered Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again, hitting substations, generation facilities, and disconnecting one of the power lines that supplies the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. [The Kyiv Independent]
¶ “IAEA Calls For Repair Work On Chornobyl Sarcophagus” • UN nuclear watchdog inspectors visited Ukraine to assess the status of key electrical substations. They said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chornobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year. [Kyiv Post]
Chernobyl sarcophagus (Mick De Paola, Unsplash)
US:
¶ “Destined To Fail: False Assumptions On Climate, Trade, And Society Cripple US Security Strategy” • The 2025 US national security strategy, released on December 4th, tries to present a unified view of American power but the foundation it is based on political viewpoints instead of the realities of physical, economic, and geopolitical forces. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Floating Solar Revolution: Death By A Thousand Cuts For Fossil Fuels” • Despite this year’s sharp U-turn in federal energy policy, the renewable energy transition keeps branching out in new directions. One emerging factor is the relatively new area of floating solar. Creative solar firms are starting to take advantage of its new opportunities. [CleanTechnica]
PVs on an irrigation pond (SPG Solar, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped)
¶ “US Adds 21.2 GW Of Solar Through September 2025” • The US added 21.2 GW of solar through September 2025, FERC said, up from 20 GW for the same period of 2024. Now, natural gas has the largest share of grid capacity (42.2%), followed by coal (14.61%), wind (11.8%), solar (11.78%), nuclear (7.8%), hydropower (7.6%), and then others. [pv magazine International]
¶ “Arizona Commission’s Vice Chair Insists Renewable Energy Push Won’t Raise Public Utility Bills” • In a move to ensure that the rush towards sustainable energy doesn’t saddle everyday folks with extra costs, Arizona Corporation Commission Vice Chair Nick Myers took a stand regarding a new data center’s vow to go 100% renewable. [Hoodline]
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