World:
¶ “‘Hot Droughts’ Could Push The Amazon Into A Hypertropical Climate By 2100” • The Amazon rainforest may be developing a hypertropical climate, unseen on Earth for tens of millions of years. A study published in Nature, scientists argue the region is nearing a hotter, drier and more volatile state that could trigger widespread tree die-offs. [Euronews]
Amazon Forest (Felipe Dias, Unsplash)
¶ “Russia Again Targets Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure” • Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with missile and drone strikes in another “massive attack” Friday night into Saturday morning, Ukrainian authorities said. Russia used almost 500 drones and missiles in a combined strike on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. [ABC News]
¶ “BMW May Finally Do What Auto Industry Has Needed For Decades” • BMW filed a patent application on means to identify whether a person has had too much to drink and shouldn’t be driving. It let them drive in that case. What the patent describes is a breathalyzer linked to a digital key. A person must pass the breathalyzer test to drive. [CleanTechnica]
BMW (Stephan Louis, Unsplash)
¶ “Energy Saved Today Strengthens India’s Energy Security Tomorrow: Pralhad Joshi” • Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said that saving energy today is key to strengthening India’s energy security in the future. He also reaffirmed the Centre’s commitment to responsible energy use and a sustainable, greener country. [The Hans India]
¶ “Wind Power Takes Flight In Asia” • Southeast Asia is a bright spot for the offshore wind industry. As US policy threw billions of dollars worth of US offshore wind projects into turmoil, the investors in offshore wind are looking elsewhere, and the ample wind resources of Southeast Asia give them a lot to gain after the US chaos. [Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]
Offshore wind farm (Jesse De Meulenaere, Unsplash)
¶ “Iran’s Renewable Power Capacity Reaches 3,165 MW” • Iran’s installed capacity of renewable and clean power plants reached 3,165 MW by November 2025, with solar energy being for the largest share, officials said. Iran’s total installed power generation capacity reached 97,909 MW, with renewable energy making up over 3.2% of that figure. [WANA News Agency]
¶ “Backed By China, De Aar Project In South Africa Expands Wind Capacity To Bolster Northern Cape Power Supply” • South Africa has been plunged into a world of darkness in recent years with loadshedding. The De Aar wind project was commissioned in 2017, and since then it has transformed the regional energy supply in the Northern Cape. [Energies Media]
South African wind turbines (NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
US:
¶ “Donald Trump’s AI Order Could Cost Iowans And Georgians Big Time” • The Sierra Club said, “Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to remove state guardrails around artificial intelligence and the infrastructure needed to run AI.” If AI companies want to spike power demand, they should pay the bill, not ordinary Americans. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Data Center Opponents Push Back Against “Superhuman” AI” • Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and others are investing billions in new data centers with little regard as to how they well be powered or the amount of water they will use to cool servers. In the investment community, there are worries this whole AI adventure is out of control. [CleanTechnica]
Amazon data center (Amazon image)
¶ “Electricity Scarcity Meets Aluminum Tariffs, And American Citizens Pick Up The Bill” • In the AI bubble, with full-throated support by the Trump Administration, competition between AI data centers and aluminum smelters for electricity is no longer theoretical. Utilities across the US are facing binding constraints on generation and transmission. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “California-Based Energy Company Planning Underground Nuclear Reactor In Utah” • Utah appears poised to become a location of an underground nuclear reactor of a company based in California. Deep Fission plans Utah, Texas, and Kansas as the first three planned sites for the company’s testing of its small modular pressurized water reactors. [KSL.com]
Have a truly delightful day.
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