World:
¶ “Record-Breaking Solar City Puts Turkey In First Place In The Renewables Race” • Turkey is home to one of the biggest solar facilities in the world and one of Europe’s largest battery storage pipelines. Although coal is still Turkey’s largest source of power, the nation is on its way to becoming a renewable pioneer for the region, experts say. [Euronews]
Huge Turkish solar facility (Egemen Karakaya, Bilgin Studios)
¶ “Ukraine Hits Key Russian Oil-Loading Port And Two ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tankers” • Ukraine sent a wave of strikes against Russian oil targets, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine said were illegally used to transport Russian crude oil. Also, a drone strike sparked a blaze at Russia’s largest oil exporting port on the Baltic Sea. [ABC News]
¶ “EU Green Hydrogen Scheme Embraces High-Tech Solar Foods” • Solar Foods sailed across the CleanTechnica radar in 2024 when it described plans to scale up Solein, a synthetic protein substance consisting of 65–70% protein, 5–8% fat, 10–15% dietary fiber, and 3–5% mineral nutrients. BalticSeaH2, a green hydrogen company, is supporting it now. [CleanTechnica]
Solein (Solar Foods image)
¶ “BYD Has Another Tough Month Of Sales Decline” • The numbers for April of 2026 have come in, and BYD keeps getting into a deeper hole. Its passenger vehicle sales were down a lot year over year; its plugin hybrid sales were down, and its full battery EV sales were down even more. And commercial EVs aren’t helping this time. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ocean Winds Delivers First Power From French Floater” • Ocean Winds is producing electricity at its 30-MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion floating offshore wind farm off Port-La Nouvelle in France. The project is Ocean Winds’ second operating floating wind farm and its first in France, supplying renewable energy to the South of France. [reNews]
Floating offshore turbines (Ocean Winds image)
¶ “Solar Ireland Urges ‘Clearing House'” • Solar Ireland has called for the Irish Government to establish a national clearing house to speed delivery of renewable energy projects. The organisation said avoidable bottlenecks in planning and grid processes slow deployment in Ireland. The proposed clearing house would act as a central coordination mechanism. [reNews]
¶ “Europe Faces China Clean Tech Dependency Risks” • Europe is heavily dependent on Chinese low-carbon technologies, with China supplying 98% of solar panels, 88% of lithium-ion batteries and 61% of inverters imported into the region in 2024. The non-profit Loom said “de-risking” policies have not led to much shift in clean-tech manufacturing geography. [reNews]
Solar panels (Mariana Proenca, Unsplash)
¶ “IAEA Says A Drone Targeted Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant’s External Radiation Control Laboratory” • The Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine informed the IAEA that a drone had targeted its external radiation control laboratory. There were no reported injuries, according to the IAEA. [Yahoo News UK]
¶ “AMPIN Energy Transition Commissions 500-MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Project In Rajasthan” • AMPIN Energy Transition has commissioned 500 MW of wind-solar hybrid capacity in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The project marks its first integrated hybrid system supplying power to distribution companies and corporate customers. [pv magazine India]
Solar and wind (AMPIN Energy Transition image)
US:
¶ “To Buy Or Not To Buy? That’s The Question Consumers Are Asking About EVs” • US consumers are paying a lot more to fill up their cars and trucks these days, and the spike in gasoline prices has some debating: Is an EV right for me? The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped nearly 30¢ per gallon in the past week to $4.43. [ABC News]
¶ “The New England Fishing Industry Is Helping Scientists To Understand Ocean Changes” • A new intersection of the fishing industry and research scientists is providing robust information about the seas. Fishers have willingly added another task to their long days at sea: collecting essential data information about the changing ocean environment. [CleanTechnica]
Fishing boat in Westport, Massachusetts” (Jeff Golenski, CC0 1.0)
¶ “Solid-State EV Batteries Will Crush The Fossil Fuel Fantasy” • New solid-state EV batteries are making the case for vehicle electrification stronger than ever before, by replacing the liquid electrolyte with higher-performing, less volatile materials. Factorial Energy is among those gearing up for a quick run for electric drones and robotics. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Stalls 165 Onshore Wind Projects” • The US Department of Defense stalled approvals for about 165 onshore wind projects on private land, citing national security concerns, the Financial Times reported. The report said the projects could total about 30 GW of capacity, enough to power 15 million homes. A common cause of delay is cancelled meetings. [reNews]
Wind turbines (Waldemar Brandt, Unsplash)
¶ “First Tesla Semi At High Production Line Completed” • The Tesla Semi has been long in development and testing, running various piloting routes at companies such as PepsiCo and DHL for almost a decade. Tesla says it is starting to produce Semis in its factory now. Supposedly, the new high-production line can produce 50,000 Tesla Semis per year. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Trump’s Renewable Energy Crackdown Hits Legal Wall” • President Trump has taken aim at renewable energy, in an attempt to scale back efforts for a green transition. Trump has instead favoured the expansion of the oil, gas, and coal, as well as the development of nuclear power. Now a court ruling rejects Trump’s efforts as unlawful. [OilPrice.com]
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