World:
¶ “EU Hydrogen Market Hampered By Costly Production And Uncertainty, Energy Regulators Say” • The development of a hydrogen market in the European Union is far from meeting an ambitious 2030 target thanks to high fuel production costs and regulatory uncertainty, according to the latest report from the bloc’s energy regulators. [Euronews]
Toyota Mirai (Siarhei Besarab, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Excessive Heat: Rising Temperatures Are Harming Young Children’s Development” • Children need “urgent” protection from excessive heat as the climate crisis intensifies. Research warns that children exposed to higher temperatures may have delays in their early stages of development, compared to those living in areas with less heat. [Euronews]
¶ “World Must Jointly Tackle Issues Of Climate Change And Pollution, UN Says” • The world needs a new approach to environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet by adopting policies to jointly tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation and pollution, according to a report released by the UN. [ABC News]
United Nations, Geneva (Mathias Reding, Unsplash)
¶ “Ukraine: 39% Battery EV Share!” • Despite being a relatively small market, with 7,910 new light vehicles were registered in November, and the ongoing war, Ukraine is one of the unknown EV share leaders of the world! With over 3,000 new full-battery EVs registered in November, translated into 39% BEV share, few markets beat it. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “ONVO Exec Torches Extended-Range EVs” • Shen Fei, the president of ONVO, NIO’s family-oriented sub-brand, has torn into the concept of extended-range EVs. He says using large batteries together with a fossil-fueled powertrain is “a waste of resources.” Extended range is “unnecessary cost burdens to car manufacturers and consumers.” [CleanTechnica]
ONVO L60 (JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC0 1.0)
¶ “Renewables On Rise As AEMO Lays Out Roadmap For Energy Transition” • The Australian Energy Market Operator says total generation and storage capacity needs to triple from the current 92 GW to 297 GW in 2050. In that time the energy consumption in the nation’s main grid forecast to rise by 90% from 205 TWh now to 389 TWh. [pv magazine Australia]
¶ “ABL Backs Ocean Winds On 390-MW BC-Wind” • ABL was appointed to provide marine warranty survey services to support Ocean Winds with construction of the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland. The 390-MW project will feature 26 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 turbines across a 90-square-kilometre area in the Baltic Sea. [reNews]
Offshore wind construction (Ocean Winds image)
¶ “CorPower Ocean Leads A €30 Million Wave Energy Push In The UK” • CorPower Ocean was selected to lead the €30 million POWER-Farm EU Project to validate wave energy technology for large-scale deployment in UK waters. The initiative, partly backed by a €19 million Horizon Europe grant, aims to address competitiveness and bankability. [reNews]
¶ “Africa’s Largest Off-Grid Solar-Plus-Storage Project Comes Online In Angola” • Portuguese group MCA commissioned an off-grid renewable energy system with 25.40 MW of solar and 75.26 MWh of storage in Angola. The Cazombo Photovoltaic Park is called the nation’s first and Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy system. [pv magazine International]
Cazombo PV Park (MCA image)
¶ “Southeast Asia Embraces Offshore Wind Power As Trump Bashes Renewable Energy” • White House policy has put billions of dollars’ worth of US offshore wind projects into turmoil. Now industry interest and investment are looking elsewhere. Analysts say developing regions with good wind resources, like Southeast Asia, have the most to gain. [MSN]
US:
¶ “New Solar-Powered Orbiting Data Centers” • Try as President Trump may to stop solar power’s progress, clever entrepreneurs are simply going behind his back to harvest it from outer space. The latest example is the California-based startup Aetherflux, which has zeroed in on the ability of space solar systems to skip the long wait times. [CleanTechnica]
Orbiting solar panels (Screenshot, courtesy of Aetherflux)
¶ “Heat Pumps Prevail Despite Fickle Federal Policy” • The current occupant of the White House pulled out federal support for the domestic heat pump industry. Nevertheless, just as surely as good prevails over evil, ratepayers are demanding relief from high energy costs, and today’s generation of energy efficient heat pumps is just what is needed. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Nordex Notches 1-GW Alliant US Turbine Deal” • Nordex Group has secured contracts from Alliant Energy for up to 190 Delta4000 turbines totaling just over 1 GW for Midwest wind projects. The agreements will take effect following regulatory approvals and cover N133 and N163 machines scheduled for installation in 2028 and 2029, Nordex said. [reNews]
Wind turbines (Nordex image)
¶ “US Delivers 11.7-GW Solar Surge In Q3” • The US added 11.7 GW of solar capacity in the third quarter of 2025, marking the industry’s third-largest quarter on record and pushing the year’s additions over 30 GW. The Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie said 73% of this year’s capacity additions were in states won by President Trump. [reNews]
¶ “Governor Hochul Expands Energy Workforce Commitment With $40 Million For New York’s Advanced Nuclear Energy Workforce” • Governor Kathy Hochul announced $40 million in annual workforce development funding over the next four years to develop the workforce needed to support advanced nuclear energy in Upstate New York. [LongIsland.com]
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