Opinion:
¶ “Trump’s Criminal Regime Goes After Electric School Bus Money” • We’re supposed to be a nation of laws, built on a Constitution that gives Congress the power of the purse. When an agency decides to ignore the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law just to keep schools hooked on diesel and propane, it shows utter contempt for the rule of law. [CleanTechnica]
Gen 2 Jouley electric school bus (Thomas Built Buses image)
World:
¶ “Adani Green Energy Switches On 926 MW Of Solar And 25 MW Of Hybrid Capacity” • Adani Green Energy Ltd has just commissioned a total of 951 MW of renewable energy capacity, with 251 MW in Rajasthan and 700 MW in Gujarat. The capacity, including 926 MW of solar and 25 MW of hybrid projects, has been commissioned. [pv magazine India]
¶ “Climate Change And Budget Cuts Have Sent The Price Of Chocolate Soaring” • Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit found the cost of popular Easter chocolates in the UK has risen by an average of two-thirds in three years, with some doubling in price. Experts blame the soaring cost of cocoa, which is rising due to global warming. [Euronews]
Easter chocolates (Bee Felten-Leidel, Unsplash)
¶ “BYD 2025 Annual Report In Context” • In 2025, BYD became the largest producer of EVs of all types globally. It is the top automotive company in China. It is also the largest exporter of BEV buses. And it is the top producer of Battery Energy Storage Systems by installed capacity. It compares very well with just about any other EV maker. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “‘James Bond’ Links Up With Denza, BYD’s Premium EV Brand” • It was eye catching that Daniel Craig, the actor who has played Bond since 2006, just linked up with BYD’s premium vehicle brand, Denza. There doesn’t seem to be any link to the Bond series itself, but you can’t see Daniel Craig without seeing Bond, and there’s a clear insinuation. [CleanTechnica]
Denza ad with Daniel Craig (BYD Image)
¶ “Philippines Is To ‘Fast-Track’ 1,471 MW Of New Renewable Power By April 2026” • The Philippines is ‘fast-tracking’ 1,471 MW of new power capacity from 22 projects set to come online by April 2026, the Department of Energy said. The government said it aims to ensure stable electricity supply amid rising fuel costs and global oil market pressures. [Asian Power]
¶ “Matrix Partners With EDF On Battery Project In Scotland” • Matrix Renewables entered a long-term battery optimisation agreement with EDF for a 500-MW, 1-GWh battery energy storage project at Eccles in Scotland. EDF said the project is scheduled to begin commercial operations in summer 2027 and is already under construction. [reNews]
Rendering of battery project (Matrix Renewables image)
¶ “Africa’s Nuclear Power Push Faces Big Obstacles” • African countries are turning to nuclear energy to boost power supply and cut emissions. Yet complex financing, long timelines, and safety demands mean only a few nations may realistically bring reactors online. Africa’s only nuclear power station is in South Africa. That could change, maybe. [DW.com]
¶ “UKA And Nordex Commission Mahlsdorf Wind Farm” • UKA Group and Nordex Group commissioned the 68-MW Mahlsdorf wind farm in Brandenburg, Germany. The project is the first to use N175 turbines. UKA Group said it will consist of ten Nordex 6.X-MW turbines designed to improve yields at sites that have moderate wind conditions. [reNews]
Wind turbine construction (Image by UKA and Nordex)
US:
¶ “No Kings III Protesters Argue That We Must Protect The Planet” • No Kings III took place in the US and around the globe. In a speech in Minnesota, noting the size of protests, Senator Bernie Sanders reinforced the No Kings III protesters, “We will never accept government policy that … is pushing the planet closer and closer to a climate crisis.” [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Fourteen EVs That Cost Less Than $42,000, Some Of Them Much Less” • The cost of fossil fuels is the cost of dependence. There is a myth that EVs “cost too much,” but there are many new EVs that cost a lot less than the average cost of a new vehicle in the this country, which is about $50,000. Here is a list that was generated by Google AI. [CleanTechnica]
Chevrolet Bolt EV (Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “California’s Hydrogen Infrastructure Collapse Proves What We Knew All Along” • The localized tragedy of an explosion at a truck storage yard last month set off a logistical nightmare for California. Because of safety protocols that take all hydrogen trailers out of service during the investigation of an incident, the entire gaseous supply chain froze up. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Offering More Offshore Lease Buyouts” • The Trump administration has had talks with other offshore windpower developers aimed to reach deals similar to the one announced by TotalEnergies last week, in which the French oil major handed back a pair of leases in exchange for the nearly $1 billion the company originally paid in lease fees. [reNews]
Have a satisfactorily perfect day.
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