World:
¶ “A French Alpine Ski Resort Is Offering Free Skiing All Winter To Save Money” • Saint-Colomban-des-Villards, a ski resort in the French Alps, is offering skiing free of charge this winter. In a changing climate, the snowfall is increasingly unreliable, and the resort runs deficits that grow each year. Sales of lift tickets brings in less income that it costs to sell them. [Euronews]
St Colomban des Villards(Jean & Nathalie, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped)
¶ “EVs At 35.2% Share In Germany” • November saw plugin EV sales at 35.2% share in Germany, up from 22.8% share year-on-year. Battery EV volume increased by 59% YOY, while plugin hybrid EVs grew 57%. Overall auto volume was 250,671 units, up some 2.5% YOY. In November, the best-selling battery EV was the Volkswagen ID.7. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “New Passenger & Car Ferry From Incat Is 100% Electric” • In May 2025, Incat Tasmania launched Hull 096, a 130 meter (426 foot) twin hull fast ferry it claims is the largest all-electric ferry in the world. It has successfully passed its initial round of sea trials and will begin its journey to South America early next year after final checks in Hobart. [CleanTechnica]
Incat Tasmania ferry (Incat Tasmania image)
¶ “Tesla Registrations Dropped 34.2% In November In European Union” • The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association publishes monthly data on sales in the EU and beyond. The great news: full battery EV registrations rose 44.1% in November 2025 compared to November 2024. The bad news: for Tesla’s sales were down by over a third. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “GE Vernova Signs 256-MW Oz Turbine Deal” • GE Vernova has signed an agreement to supply 42 of its 6.1-MW turbines for the 256-MW Carmody’s Hill wind farm in South Australia. The company said the deal with Aula Energy includes turbine supply and installation supported by a five-year full-service operation and maintenance agreement. [reNews]
Wind farm (GE Vernova image)
¶ “Vestas Agrees On 273 MW Of Deals In Germany” • Vestas has booked seven onshore wind turbine orders from the German market totaling 273 MW. The deals include delivery schedules during the first half of 2027 and service agreements of either 20 or 25 years. The various supply agreements will be added to Vestas’ fourth quarter order intake. [reNews]
¶ “European Energy Connects Glejbjerg Solar Park” • European Energy has connected the 148-MW Glejbjerg Solar Park to the Danish grid following final technical checks. The company said the asset strengthens its Northern Europe portfolio through a utility-scale plant supported by a power purchase agreement. The solar park has 238,368 PV modules. [reNews]
Glejbjerg Solar Park (European Energy image)
¶ “Vikran Engineering Secures ₹2,035 Crore EPC Order For 600-MW Solar Power Projects In Maharashtra” • Vikran Engineering Ltd announced that it has received a major work order worth ₹2,035.26 crore ($226.7 million) from Onix Renewables Ltd for the development of a 600-MW solar power projects at multiple sites in the state of Maharashtra. [pv magazine India]
¶ “Dhamma Energy Mexico Is Awarded 440 MW Of PV Capacity In Hidalgo” • Dhamma Energy Mexico said that the Government of Mexico awarded it 440 MW of capacity to develop three PV projects in the state of Hidalgo, as part of the first 2025 Private Power Generation Call, which as a whole granted 3,000 MW of renewable capacity. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
Main plaza of Ixmiquilpan (Eric Shalov assumed, CC BY SA 3.0)
¶ “Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Will Not Operate Without Kakhovka Dam, €2 Billion Needed To Rebuild It” • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the press during a briefing that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant will not be able to operate unless the Kakhovka dam is rebuilt. Rebuilding the dam will cost €2 billion. [Ukrainska Pravda]
US:
¶ “What To Know About Wind Power In The US As Trump Administration Pauses Leases” • The Trump administration’s decision to pause five offshore wind projects will have impacts on the nation’s energy sector, according to energy experts. Halting these offshore wind projects would waste money and eliminate 6 to 8 GW of power. [ABC News]
Block Island offshore windfarm (Ionna22, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “California Records One Of Its Single Largest Drops In Climate Pollution On Record” • In one of California’s single largest year-over-year emissions reductions on record, the state reduced its climate pollution by 3% in 2023. The drop in 2023 was surpassed only by reductions in 2009 during the Great Recession and 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Taking Stock Of The Trump Administration’s Assault On The Environment At One Year” • Since it took office, the Trump administration has waged the worst assault on the environment and public health in history. It has taken or proposed nearly 400 reckless and misguided actions that undermine clean air and water, healthy wildlife, and public lands. [CleanTechnica]
Lake in the mountains (Rob Morton, Unsplash)
¶ “Bill McKibben: Renewable Energy Is Now A Tool To Slow Climate Change” • In an interview, Bill McKibben talked about the growing power of renewable energy, saying that cheap solar PVs, windpower, and batteries could help slow global warming, even if they can’t stop it completely. His comments come as clean energy sees historic growth. [Microgrid Media]
¶ “Living Near A Nuclear Power Plant Raises Cancer Our Risk Significantly, Harvard Study Of Massachusetts Cases Says” • A study from Harvard’s TH Chan School of Public Health shows that living near a nuclear power plant significantly increases a person’s risk of cancer. The study was published this month in Environmental Health. [NHPR]
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