World:
¶ “Scientists Sound Alarm Over Europe’s Forests With 216,000 Hectares At Risk Annually” • A study published in the journal Science warns that wildfires, storms, and bark beetle outbreaks – all fueled by climate change – are putting crucial carbon sources at risk. Over 200,000 hectares of forests could be disturbed in Europe annually by 2100. [Euronews]
Forest (Tienko Dima, Unsplash)
¶ “Calls For Taxes On Private Jets Grow Louder As Uber-Wealthy Flee Dubai” • Private jets are up to fourteen times as polluting as commercial planes. Now they are now being used to escape the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Private jet firms have been inundated with demand, as the super-wealthy scramble to flee Dubai amid the war on Iran. [Euronews]
¶ “Antarctica Has Lost Ice 10 Times The Size Of Los Angeles Over The Last 30 Years, Scientists Say” • Antarctica lost enough ice over the last thirty years to cover the City of Los Angeles area ten times over, according to new research. Glaciologists at the University of California, Irvine, used satellite images to measure the retreat of Antarctic ice. [ABC News]
Penguins (Derek Oyen, Unsplash)
¶ “BYD Launches Next-Generation Blade Battery And Flash Charging” • BYD launched its second-generation Blade Battery and Flash Charging system. While the specifications we have seen so far for the battery and charging pile are impressive, the integrated approach also pushes electrification forward without the “chicken or egg” dilemma. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Electrified And Lightweight Semi Trailers Key To Battery-Powered Freight” • Trailer Dynamics in Germany has the idea of electrifying the trailer. That way, electric power can help deliver cargo with fewer pollutants regardless of what tractor they are connected to it. If it happens to be a battery electric unit, so much the better. [CleanTechnica]
Trailer (Trailer Dynamics image)
¶ “VinEnergo Moves Offshore With 10 GW Pipeline And A Goal That Will Take Some Proving” • VinGroup is on the move again. Its energy arm, VinEnergo, is asking the market to take a longer view of energy production as it shows an initial 10-GW global portfolio by signing development agreements in the Philippines, Denmark, and Sweden. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “SENSEWind Installation Tech Cuts Onshore Costs” • Natural Power said its modeling shows the SENSE turbine installation system could reduce levelised cost of energy by 8.1% at Muirhall Energy’s proposed 350-MW Teviot wind farm in Scotland. The analysis found the system could deliver savings of about 8% compared with a conventional approach. [reNews]
Comparison (SENSEWind image)
¶ “Why Tech-Enabled, Solar-Compatible BESS Will Power The Next Energy Boom” • The next boom in clean energy will be driven not only by renewable generation but also by intelligent storage. Tech-enabled, solar-compatible battery energy storage systems (BESS) will make clean energy predictable, resilient, and commercially viable at scale. [pv magazine India]
¶ “India Recorded Largest Emissions Drop In 2025 As Power Sector Pollution Declined” • India recorded the largest drop in greenhouse gas emissions among major countries in 2025, even as global emissions rose in several key sectors. According to new data from Climate TRACE, this is because of higher renewable energy deployment. [Down To Earth]
Wind turbines in India (Milin John, Unsplash)
¶ “Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Discharging Final Round Of Treated Water For FY2025” • The Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant started another round of treated water discharge into the Pacific, its seventh for fiscal 2025, its operator said. In fiscal 2026, which begins on April 1, the crippled nuclear plant will release about 62,400 tons of treated water. [The Japan Times]
US:
¶ “Experts Raise Concerns About US Nuclear Power Plans” • As tech giants and policymakers pin their hopes on nuclear power to fuel AI data centers and meet climate goals, one analysis shows it may be far too expensive and slow to build new plants. Recent figures show that nuclear projects cost roughly $15,000 per kilowatt in the US. [Yahoo Finance]
Diablo Canyon nuclear plant (Tracey Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “US Builders Are Pushing The Solar Power Envelope” • Despite a disapproving White House, the US solar industry keeps finding ways to put more projects into its pipeline. The leading real estate and construction Clayco has jumped into the market, leveraging its considerable resources in support of solar power and energy storage. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Spotlight On Texas As Trump Makes Solar Power Great Again” • President Trump started out with a vendetta against EVs, wind, and solar power. Then he started a war against Iran. The EVs are more attractive now, with the price of gasoline rising, and the wartime effects on the cost of natural gas is firmly cementing the case for wind and solar power. [CleanTechnica]
Solar array (Courtesy of Origis Energy)
¶ “Solvable: How We Healed The Earth, And How We Can Do It Again” • Solomon is best known for helping establish the link between chlorofluorocarbons and the depletion of the ozone layer, leading to what may be the most successful environmental treaty in history. She believes chimate change is not irreversible and can be addressed. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “New Jersey Expands State Community Solar Program By 3 GW” • Along with other solar projects, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved a 3-GW expansion of New Jersey’s Community Solar Energy Program. This is the largest capacity allocation in state history and enough to provide clean energy for about 450,000 subscribers. [Solar Power World]
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