World:
¶ “Europe ‘Needs To Stand Up To Trump And Stop Buying US Energy,’ Tubiana Tells Euronews” • The EU should stand up to US President Trump and reject further purchases of US energy products, as foreseen in the $750 billion trade deal between the transatlantic partners, climate czar Laurence Tubiana said on the Euronews program Europe Today. [Euronews]
Laurence Tubiana in 2016 (UNclimatechange, CC BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “EU Energy Ministers Back New Fund For Cross-Border Infrastructure Projects From 2028” • From 2028, EU countries will be able to expand cross-border energy infrastructure, like grids and pipelines, along with renewable energy projects. EU energy minister backed the makeup of the bloc’s energy budget for 2028-2034 overwhelmingly. [Euronews]
¶ “Scientists Say Rate Of Glacier Disappearance Expected To Peak By Mid-2050s” • The number of glaciers disappearing around the world each year is projected to sharply increase by the mid-century, peaking at 2,000 to 4,000 per year at that time, depending on the warming scenario, a study published Monday in Nature Climate Change found. [ABC News]
Glacier National Park (aparlette, CC BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “How Sunshine Powers The Philippines’ Largest Malls For More Holiday Cheer ” • As COP30 convened to address the planet’s climate crisis, SM Prime Holdings demonstrated that corporate climate action need not sacrifice tradition or spectacle. Instead, the company engineered a model where sustainability powers celebration. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “You Can’t Buy This, America: BYD T4 EV Truck for Hauling” • Americans love their trucks, though much of that love has little to do with actually carrying cargo. What if you actually needed a truck to carry stuff? The BYD T4 might be a good choice, if only it were available in the US. Here is what it’s like, for people in the rest of the world. [CleanTechnica]
BYD T4 electric truck (BYD image)
¶ “How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV And Saved Nissan ” • While Tesla and BYD dominate EV headlines globally, Japan’s EV sales success for three consecutive years is a tiny 11-foot-long kei car that costs roughly $14,000 after subsidies and has just 112 miles of range. The Nissan Sakura arguably has kept Nissan afloat. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Sonnedix Wins 805 MW In Italian Auctions” • Sonnedix has secured 805 MW of solar projects in Italy. The company said the awards strengthen its development pipeline. Sonnedix received awards for 670 MW in nine solar sites in the FER-X auction, 125 MW through the Energy Release mechanism and 10 MW under Italy’s NZIA-compliant auction. [reNews]
Solar array (Sonnedix image)
¶ “Nordex Wins 200-MW Order In Canada” • The Nordex Group received an order to supply 34 turbines totaling 200 MW to a wind farm project in New Brunswick. Nordex added that the cold climate turbines will be equipped with the Advanced Anti-Icing System and delivered on 125-metre-high tubular steel towers from mid-2027. [reNews]
¶ “WindEurope Forecasts 600,000 Wind Jobs By 2030” • Europe’s wind energy workforce is set to grow from 443,000 jobs today to 607,000 by 2030, according to WindEurope’s new Wind Energy Workforce Report. The organisation said the sector currently supports 211,000 direct roles, with offshore wind now accounting for 20% of these jobs. [reNews]
Wind turbine (WindEurope image)
¶ “China’s Farthest Offshore Wind Farm Reaches Full Power” • China’s most remote offshore wind farm reportedly is under ful power and grid-connected. The 800-MW Three Gorges Jiangsu Dafeng project, in Jiangsu Province, comprises four sites that are 53 miles from shore at their farthest point, making it the most distant from land in the country. [4C Offshore]
US:
¶ “Trump Is Losing The War On Solar Power” • Everyone knows about Trump’s personal grudge against wind turbines, but solar panels? For one thing, fighting the Sun is a losing battle. And US innovators in the space solar industry are on track to beam solar energy directly from space, down to just about anywhere on the planet, Trump or no Trump. [CleanTechnica]
Space solar industry illustration (Overview Energy image)
¶ “Tribal Nations Regroup After Loss Of Federal Funding For Clean Energy” • Tribal nations looking to build clean energy projects are exploring new funding pathways after the Trump administration’s cuts to clean energy grants like Solar for All, which earmarked more than $500 million for solar development on tribal lands. [Utility Dive]
¶ “Energy Bills In US Have Increased 13% Since Trump Took Office, New Report Finds” • A Climate Power report points to a massive spending bill Trump signed in July. CP says it is “driving up utility costs and destroying jobs by removing cheaper, cleaner energy sources from the grid, all while funding new tax breaks for the oil and gas industries.” [ABC News]
Transmission lines (Matthew Henry, Unsplash)
¶ “US Study Maps Utility-Scale Solar Land Use With A New AI Framework” • An academic paper published in Communications Earth & Environment introduced a systematic methodology that leverages deep learning and high-resolution aerial imagery to quantify the land required for utility-scale solar projects in the Western Interconnection. [pv magazine USA]
¶ “TVA Nuclear Plant In Alabama Gets 20-Year License Renewal” • The NRC has renewed the operating licenses for all three units at Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. This allows continued operation through the mid-2050s. The plant is TVA’s largest generating asset and the third-largest nuclear power producer in the US. [Yellowhammer News]
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