World:
¶ “Hormuz Tensions Threaten Asia’s Energy Lifeline As Crisis Deepens” • Asian economies are scrambling to manage rising fuel costs and conserve energy as US-Israeli strikes on Iran disrupt one of the world’s most critical energy corridors. China, India, Japan, and countries in Southeast Asia import about 80% of the oil that passes through the Strait. [Euronews]
Oil tanker (Ankit Pai N, Unsplash)
¶ “Can The Grids Package Free The European Union From Its Energy Dependence?” • After the 2022 energy crisis, the EU launched the Grids Package in December 2025. it is Brussels’ most ambitious attempt to overhaul the bloc’s electricity system, the network of wires, substations, and technologies delivering power across EU countries. [Euronews]
¶ “Brazil Fuels BYD Growth In The Americas, As Mexico And Argentina Place 100,000 Orders” • Recent statements from BYD Vice President Stella Li indicate that their new Bahia plant in eastern Brazil has received export orders totaling 100,000 units, split between Mexico and Argentina. The news has enormous implications for BYD. [CleanTechnica]
Employees at a BYD plant (BYD image)
¶ “Iran Conflict Set To Hit Petrol Drivers Five Times Harder Than EV Drivers” • Petrol car drivers can expect to be hit far harder by price rises from the Iran conflict than EV drivers, analysis finds. With oil prices over $100 a barrel, the extra cost of fueling a petrol car is expected to be five times that of charging an electric car, according to T&E. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “UK Government Funds 484 New Electric Buses” • Electric buses may be among the best uses of electrified mass transit, because they move large numbers of people each day they are in service. Their electric motors are more energy efficient than internal combustion engines. They also don’t directly generate toxic emissions, and they cost less. [CleanTechnica]
Electric buses (Reading Borough Council image)
¶ “Spiorad Na Mara Submits Offshore Consent” • Spiorad na Mara submitted a planning consent application for the offshore elements of its proposed windfarm located 5 to 13 km off the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. The project partners Northland Power and ESB said the offshore windfarm’s capacity is expected to be 900 MW. [reNews]
¶ “Futureal Enters Finland With 125-MW BESS Deal” • Futureal Energy Partners entered the Finnish market through its support for the development and sale of the 125-MW Tuovila battery system project in western Finland to Prime Capital AG. Futureal Energy Partners said it had provided a development loan last September to Aurinkokarhu Oy. [reNews]
Renewable generating capacity (Futureal Energy Partners image)
¶ “Experts Reveal Which Countries Are Better Positioned For Energy Crisis As Oil And Gas Prices Soar” • Military intervention in Iran has upended global oil markets, but countries that built up renewable energy are better positioned for the disruption, according to NPR. Countries were been slow to adopt renewable energy are heavily impacted. [The Cool Down]
¶ “Renewable Energy Project May Help With Bills” • Offshore wind farms could deliver significant savings for Australian households, with some consumers seeing $151 cut from their annual electricity bills. The savings would come despite the significant up-front investment needed to build wind turbines off the coast, a study found. [The Canberra Times]
Offshore wind farm (Jesse De Meulenaere, Unsplash)
¶ “Strike Reported Near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant; No Radiation Leak” • An alleged strike at the location hosting one of Iran’s most sensitive nuclear sites has raised fresh concerns, even as officials insist everything remains under control. A projectile reportedly hit an area in the vicinity of the Bushehr nuclear power plant on Iran’s southern coast. [MSN]
US:
¶ “Mississippi River Mayors Warn AI, Fuel Costs, And Drought Are Straining The Key Waterway” • Mayors from Minnesota to Louisiana went to Washington with a bipartisan message. It is not just an environmental issue that we protect the Mississippi River, it is for national security. The food for one in twelve people in the world has traveled the Mississippi River.” [ABC News]
Mississippi River traffic (Justin Wilkens, Unsplash)
¶ “Why Your Gas Prices Rise When The US Barely Imports Any Oil From The Strait Of Hormuz” • The US is a net exporter of petroleum, producing more than it consumes. But since oil prices are set on a global market, US prices move in response to swings in worldwide supply and demand, Dominic Pappalardo of Morningstar Wealth told ABC News. [ABC News]
¶ “Dilemmas About Food Systems In Our Times Of US Federal Government Mayhem” • The President is causing irreconcilable harm to the US environment. His administration is abandoning safety and the environment everywhere you look. With all this chaos, it’s easy to miss the dangerous impact the administration has had on food. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “As Fossil Fuel Costs Rise, Renewable Energy And Storage Shine” • The price of fossil fuels in the US has always been sensitive to swings in the global commodities markets. The difference today is the mainstream status of renewable energy and energy storage, both of which dominate new utility power generating capacity in the US. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Trump Offers To Pay Total To Cancel US Leases” • Trump administration settlement agreements would pay TotalEnergies almost $1 billion to abandon plans for the Attentive Energy and Carolina Long Bay wind farmst, the New York Times reported. The US had already lost five court cases in attempts to shut down offshore wind projects. [reNews]
Have a scrupulously noble day.
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