World:
¶ “Trump’s ‘Fossil Fueled War’ Is The Perfect Opportunity To End Reliance On Oil And Gas, Experts Say” • This month, during a time of massive geopolitical tension, governments will meet to discuss how to transition away from fossil fuels – the source of the current energy shock – and towards abundant, low-cost, reliable renewable energy. [Euronews]
Gas station (Sergej Karpow, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “EU To Reduce Power Bills By Cutting Taxes And Grid Costs” • Power bills are rising because the Strait of Hormuz is closed. The European Commission is preparing a major overhaul of grid charges and electricity-related taxes to provide relief to citizens and households struggling with rising energy prices, a document seen by Euronews reveals. [Euronews]
¶ “Repsol And Venezuela Deal To Boost Oil Production And Regain Control Of Assets” • Spanish energy company Repsol has reached an agreement with Venezuela’s government and state-owned company Petróleos de Venezuela to regain operational control of key oil assets and sharply increase production over the next three years. [Euronews]
Tanker in Venezuela (Wilfredor, public domain)
¶ “Europe Has ‘Maybe Six Weeks Of Jet Fuel Left,’ Head Of Energy Agency Says” • Europe has “maybe six weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” said Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, in a wide-ranging Associated Press interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war. [ABC News]
¶ “Latest Research Suggests AMOC Could Collapse Sooner Than Expected” • A research team at the Inria Centre de recherche Bordeaux Sud-Ouest in France says its latest studies suggest the more pessimistic predictions about the AMOC collapse are likely the most accurate. The research was published in the journal Science Advances. [CleanTechnica]
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (NOAA image)
¶ “The New Geography Of Wind Power In Canada ” • Ontario’s return to renewable procurement is the clearest sign that one of Canada’s largest electricity markets has accepted a reality it spent years resisting. Electricity demand is up as transport, buildings, and industry electrify. Refusing wind and solar was never a long-term strategy in that environment. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Sensor Set-Up Gives Ørsted An Edge On Generator Failures” • Ørsted can now predict wind turbine generator failures at least three months in advance 70% of the time using a debris sensor and condition monitoring model. The company said the system increased early detection from close to 0% before the installation of sensors to 70% in 2025. [reNews]
Wind turbine (Ørsted image)
¶ “Iran Says Projectile Hit Nuclear Power Plant As IAEA Chief Urges ‘Maximum Restraint'” • The International Atomic Energy Agency has warned parties in the Iran war to use “maximum restraint” after Iranian officials reported a projectile hit a nuclear power plant. The site has an operating reactor with thousands of kilos of nuclear material. [MSN]
¶ “Renewable Energy Deal To Power NSW Trains And Buses” • Transport for NSW has signed a A$1.9 billion renewable energy agreement with Snowy Energy to power New South Wales’ entire public transport system – trains, metro, buses and light rail. The agreement is expected to cut A$130 million from the power bill of its public transport network. [Railway-News]
Electrified Train in NSW (Tamgarat, CC0 1.0)
¶ “Renewable Generation Records Fall In The UK, As Imported Gas Consumption Tumbles” • The UK is setting new renewable energy generation records, while pushing its share of imported energy, particularly gas, to the lowest level since 2004. The UK is weaning itself off fossil fuels, even as production of oil and gas in the North Sea is falling. [Renew Economy]
US:
¶ “What Does The US Blockade Of Iran Shipping Mean For Gas Prices?” • The US is keeping up a naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, exerting financial pressure on Tehran while at the same time choking off a source of oil amid a historic global shortage. But gasoline prices in the US stand about 35% higher than before the war. [ABC News]
Helicopter aboard a ship (Createasea, Unsplash)
¶ “More Proof That Trump’s War On Renewable Energy Keeps On Failing, Badly” • For all the damage President Trump does to the domestic wind and solar industries, they just keep going. The latest example is the massive, 550-mile, 3-GW SunZia SouthWest Transmission Project linking renewable energy in New Mexico with Arizona and California. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Matrix Starts Texas Solar Operations” • Matrix Renewables has started commercial operations at the Stillhouse Solar PV project in Bell County, Texas. Stillhouse Solar has a capacity of 281 MW (DC), or 210 MW (AC), and includes 15-year PPAs with affiliates of Hyundai Motor Group. It represents an investment of over $380 million. [reNews]
Solar farm (Matrix Renewables image)
¶ “EDP Pauses Three US Offshore Wind Projects” • EDP has paused three US offshore wind projects in Massachusetts, New York, and California due to limited policy visibility under the Trump administration. The projects have been scaled back to minimum activity levels, including staffing reductions to maintain essential work. [reNews]
¶ “Big Tech Is Rushing Into Nuclear Energy, And Bypassing Safety Oversight” • The tech sector is increasingly involved in nuclear energy thanks to the insatiable energy needs of the AI boom. And the Trump Administration is actively seeking to undermine existing safety regulations in order to fast-track the sector’s expansion. [Yahoo]
Have a powerfully positive day.
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