World:
¶ “UAE Leaves OPEC, Citing National Interest In ‘A New Energy Age'” • The United Arab Emirates announced that it will leave the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries effective 1 May. The UAE’s decision signals a reshape of the global energy interactions, just as the global energy crisis is escalating over blockades of the Strait of Hormuz. [Euronews]
Dubai, UAE (Nick Fewings, Unsplash)
¶ “Organisers Of High-Level Climate Summit In Colombia Say ‘We Must Transition Away From Fossil Fuels'” • Two days of meetings by ministers and senior officials marks the political centerpiece of the First Conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels. In it, over fifty countries are discussing how to move away from oil, gas and coal. [Euronews]
¶ “‘Unequivocal Evidence’: Europe’s Climate Crisis Threatens Food, Health And Economy” • In Europe, very few places in escaped rising heat, as Europe battled new extremes in 2025. At least 95% of the continent recorded above-average temperatures, according to the latest European State of the Climate report from Copernicus. [Euronews]
Winter sports under threat (Aaron Baneth, Unsplash)
¶ “Energy Shock Ripples Through Conservation, Forests, And Kitchens In Africa And South Asia” • The impacts of the war on Iran go beyond gas pumps to kitchens, forests, and wildlife habitats. In Africa and South Asia, governments have spent years trying to shift households away from burning wood or charcoal. But now they are returning to those fuels. [ABC News]
¶ “Chinese Iron Flow Storage Battery Is 80 Times Cheaper Than Lithium” • Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences say they developed an all-iron flow battery electrolyte that sustains more than 6,000 charge/discharge cycles without any capacity loss. The material costs roughly 80 times less than lithium-based alternatives, they claim. [CleanTechnica]
Flow battery in a lab, 1980 (National archives, public domain)
¶ “Nuclear Scaling Requires Discipline. Small Modular Reactors Deliver Fragmentation” • Nuclear scaling for SMRs depends on large numbers of individual units of a small number of models. The problem is that the number of models being developed is increasing. There are now over 70 of them in active competition. The sector is getting more crowded. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Sonnedix Powers Up 40-MW Gammaton In North Devon” • Sonnedix has commenced operations at the 40-MW Sonnedix Gammaton solar PV project in North Devon, its first large solar plant in the UK. The project is to generate 42 GWh of electricity annually, enough to power over 11,000 households and avoid 15,700 tonnes of CO₂e emissions each year. [reNews]
Solar array (Sonnedix image)
¶ “Western Australia Announces $1 B Clean Energy Fund To Expand Renewable Power Network” • The Western Australian Labor Government will establish a A$1.4 billion ($1.003 billion) clean energy fund to expand renewable energy infrastructure and support decarbonisation in the state. The fund is to be detailed in the 2026–27 State Budget. [Asian Power]
¶ “Ocean Winds Completes French Offshore Wind Installation” • Ocean Winds completed turbine installation at the Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France, for full operation. The company said the 61-turbine project off the Vendée coast has been progressively generating electricity since June 2025 and can supply nearly 800,000 people annually. [reNews]
Offshore wind turbine installation (Ocean Winds image)
¶ “Off-Grid Gold Mine Achieves Record 93.8% Renewables Share Over Whole Month” • The off-grid Bellevue gold mine, which sits in a remote part of Western Australia, has established a new benchmark for its renewable hybrid power supply. It set a record for the best share of wind and solar at 93.8% over the month of February. [Renew Economy]
¶ “Neoen Starts Construction On Irish Solar Duo” • Neoen has begun construction of the 162-MW Garr Solar Farm and 33-MW Johnstown North Solar Farm in Ireland after issuing notices to proceed. The company said the projects have been awarded contracts and TLI Group will deliver the solar arrays, substations and grid connections. [reNews]
Solar farm (Neoen image)
US:
¶ “Sierra Club Applauds NYC Pensions For Continued Climate Progress” • The Sierra Club applauds New York City Comptroller Mark Levine and trustees of three of NYC’s public pension systems for releasing new climate reports showing continued progress toward their net-zero by 2040 goals and addressing climate-related financial risk. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “What Do Steve Bannon And Bernie Sanders Agree About? Opposition To Artificial Intelligence” • In an interview with the New York Times, Sanders, the fiercely independent senator from Vermont, is deeply suspicious of AI. It turns out that so is Steve Bannon. They may disagree on everything else, but here is a point where their views are similar. [CleanTechnica]
Meta data center, Eagle Mountain, Utah
¶ “Sierra Club Tool Shows Deadly Impact Of Coal On Public Health Across The Country” • The Sierra Club has released a new web tool called “Out of Control: The Deadly Impact of Coal Pollution.” It shows that every year, approximately 6,500 Americans die prematurely from illnesses linked to coal air pollution. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Massachusetts Triggers Vineyard Off-Take Contract” • The state of Massachusetts has activated its contracts with the 806-MW Vineyard Wind array from developers Iberdrola and CIP. The 20-year PPAs are projected to save Massachusetts ratepayers $1.4 billion over the lifetime of the contracts, according to the office of Governor Maura Healey. [reNews]
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