¶ “How Hot Conditions Could Impact The World Cup” • The World Cup is set to begin during one of the hottest times of year in more than a dozen cities in Canada, the US and Mexico, and several of the host cities may see high temperatures during the soccer tournament. High temperatures that may put athletes and even spectators at risk. [ABC News]
¶ “Mexico Reaches 5 GW Of Distributed Solar Power” • Mexico has reached another renewable energy milestone. From 600,368 installations across the country, Mexico reached 5,164.98 MW of small-scale, distributed solar power capacity by the end of 2025. Net metering has been a key driver of small-scale solar growth in the country. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “BYD Exports Rose 80% Year Over Year In May” • BYD has grown to enormous, dominant heights in China, but to continue its growth, it has needed to see rapid growth abroad. Right now, that is what it’s seeing. BYD’s overseas sales rose enormously in November, and they have been much higher in 2026 than in the same period of 2025. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “France Gets Electrification Right, But 2030 Will Be A Lot Of Work” • France announced a national electrification push that is directionally correct in a way that much energy policy still is not. Its policy means energy security, industrial policy, household cost protection, and a way to prevent the fossil fuel problems of others from showing up in French bills. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Nordex Wins 255-MW German Haul” • Nordex Group has secured orders totalling 255 MW for fourteen wind projects in Germany during the first two months of the second quarter. The orders cover 39 turbines, including nineteen N163/6.X units, eleven N175/6.X units and nine N149 turbines, according to the company. [reNews]
Installing a wind turbine (Nordex image)
¶ “Greek Solar Producers With CfDs To Get Paid When Prices Reach Zero” • Currently, when prices are zero or lower for two consecutive hours, solar power producers with contracts for difference (CfDs) don’t get paid. The Greek Energy Ministry decided that renewable energy producers will be paid when the price is zero. [Balkan Green Energy News]
¶ “Nuclear Program ‘Non-Negotiable’” • North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is “absolutely non-negotiable,” said Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong-un. Her statement was carried by state media ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Pyongyang has long insisted on its right to a nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs. [Taipei Times]
¶ “Elon Musk Said He Wouldn’t Take SpaceX Public, But Two Things Changed His Mind” • The stress of taking Tesla public seems to have worn Musk down tremendously. He said he would not do that again. But he needs money for SpaceX, and with the IPO that is coming, he will be able to retain control of 85% of the company’s stock. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Pulling Back The Curtain On The SpaceX IPO” • This is the week of the SpaceX initial public offering. It is expected to be the largest IPO in history and the one that will make Elon Musk the wealthiest person in human history. Some people will invest with expectations of wealth, but others advise that it is a way to extract money from those who are foolish. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Waymo Sending Used EV Batteries To Community Clean Energy” • Some Waymo robotaxis are already getting old, at least in terms of miles driven. The company is apparently at the point that it has old, used EV batteries it no longer needs. It is going to help community clean energy projects by supplying these used batteries to their efforts. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “City Approves Long-Term Solar Energy Agreement As Part Of Clean Energy Transition” • Los Angeles officials have approved a thirty-year agreement to purchase electricity from a solar project in Utah, adding 300 MW of solar power to the city’s electricity portfolio as it works toward its goal of using 100% clean energy by 2035. [Santa Monica Mirror]
§ The most recent reported status of US nuclear power plants can be found at the US Nuclear Power Report, a distressingly dull account of NRC news, posted when the NRC gives us news to post. On June 8, out of 95 US-licensed power reactors, 5 were at reduced output and 1 not operating.
§ Video: Energy Week #678 – 5/28/2026: A coalition of EU Christian organizations is asking for a windfall profits tax on fossil fuel companies. The EU’s public funding for windpower is expected to benefit countries many times over. Car makers are having cars collect information on their drivers. Four western states are kickstarting geothermal energy. Coal has been surpassed by renewable energy, worldwide. Pope Leo XIV is calling for robust regulation of AI. The US is releasing plutonium to use as fuel in new nuclear plants. And there is more.
§ You can get a copy of the latest Green Energy Times, the April, 2026 edition, by downloading the pdf file HERE.
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