¶ “A €100 Billion Queue: Why Europeans Wait Years For Clean Energy” • Over €100 billion of renewables are stuck in Europe, as communities across the continent wait years for solar panels and heat pumps. A report found that 375 GW of clean energy projects and 455 GW of battery storage projects are trapped in distribution grid queues. [Euronews]
¶ “Can The EU Make Its Trade With China Sustainable And Risk Free?” • EU Commissioners met on May 29, to debate how to shield European industries from surging Chinese imports. They recognized that “the current state of the trade and investment relationship is not sustainable.” Concrete proposals are expected in the third quarter of the year. [Euronews]
¶ “Electricity Prices Fall Across Australia As Renewables Build Momentum” • As bulk power costs decline in Australia’s eastern states due to high renewable energy inputs, the price reductions are finally reaching the household and small business consumer. More than 400,000 small-scale storage systems have a stabilizing influence on the grid. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Europe EV Sales Report: BEVs Jump 42% and Reach 23% Market Share! ” • Thanks to several factors (new models, high gas prices, mass arrival of Chinese models, etc), EV sales picked up again in Europe. Almost 385,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in April, 262,000 being pure electrics (BEVs). Overall, plugin vehicles were up 35% YOY. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Battery Storage Boom Brings Free Electricity To Australia” • The head of the Australia Energy Regulator said the addition of a large number of batteries, along with more solar and windpower, has reduced system volatility, even as the disruption in energy markets caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz caused economic dislocations elsewhere. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Swedish Renewables Spending Rebounds” • The investment decisions in Sweden’s wind and solar sectors in the first quarter of 2026 exceeded the total for all of 2025, including the country’s largest solar park and a 89-MW wind project. Renewable energy is helping to lower electricity prices, and battery storage capacity is expanding rapidly. [reNews]
¶ “First Turbine Rises At 760-MW Hollandse Kust West” • The first of 52 wind turbines at the Hollandse Kust West wind farm was installed by Ecowende, 53 km off the coast of IJmuiden in the Netherlands. The developer, a consortium of Shell, Eneco, and Chubu, said the project will feature Vestas 15.0-MW turbines with a total capacity of 760 MW. [reNews]
¶ “Safest Energy Is Locally Produced Renewable Energy, IRENA Chief Says” • The safest energy is energy that is competitive on the domestic market and can be produced through local capacity without being exposed to geopolitical changes, according to Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency. [Report.az]
¶ “Australia’s First 8-Hour Battery Gets Go-Ahead As 144 Tesla Megapacks Prepare To Transform The Grid” • Australia’s first eight-hour battery energy storage system has cleared a major hurdle. The project pairs 144 Tesla Megapacks with an existing solar farm in New South Wales, aiming to help keep electricity flowing long after sundown. [The Cool Down]
Storage in New South Wales (RWE image)
¶ “Turning Point For Power Market As Storage Is No Longer Optional” • Battery storage is becoming conventional and a critical element of the electricity system, according to a panel held at Belgrade Energy Forum. Countries in Southeastern Europe must show clarity and enable operators to participate in multiple markets. [Balkan Green Energy News]
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¶ “New Mexico Voters Choose Party Nominees For Governor As Revenue Soars From Oil Boom” • Voters will choose Democratic and Republican nominees for governor as New Mexico grapples with chronic problems, including cuts to key federal programs. This comes just as the global rise in oil prices from the Iran war brings new tax revenue to state coffers. [ABC News]
¶ “New Guidance from DOE Weakens Popular Home Energy Rebate Programs” • New DOE guidance prohibits using rebate funds to replace old, polluting fossil fuel-fired appliances, such as gas furnaces, with efficient electric alternatives like heat pumps. Instead, the rebates will only be allowed for electric-to-electric appliance changes. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Court Dismisses GE Vineyard Appeal” • A Massachusetts judge has rejected GE Vernova’s request to throw out a previous order requiring it to continue working on CIP-Iberdrola’s 806-MW Vineyard Wind 1 array off the coast of Massachusetts. Turbine supplier GE Vernova is required to continue maintaining and servicing the project. [reNews]
Wind turbine (Vineyard Wind image)
¶ “Sierra Club West Virginia Files Testimony in Mon Power’s $2.48 Billion Gas Plant” • Sierra Club submitted testimony in the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity case for Mon Power’s proposed $2.48 billion, 1,200 MW combined cycle gas plant, which would be built without first retiring the Fort Martin coal plant’s aging coal units. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Hochul Announces New Development In Nuclear Energy Program” • Governor Kathy Hochul is looking into the State Power Authority’s plan to develop at least 1 GW of nuclear-fuel capacity in Upstate New York. New developments include an appeal that will provide up to $40 million in workforce support along with nuclear developers and training. [Yahoo]
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