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World:

¶ “‘Climate Change Is Running Rampant’: Europe’s Heatwave ‘Virtually Impossible’ Fifty Years Ago” • “Continued fossil-fuel emissions are directly responsible for the disruption people are experiencing this week,” climate scientists warn. The extreme heat now scorching Europe would have been almost impossible just a few decades ago. [Euronews]

¶ “Heat-Trapping Buildings With No AC: Central Europe Isn’t Prepared For The Looming Heatwave” • Weather forecasters warn that the heat dome cooking Western Europe will soon migrate east – to countries even less prepared for intense heat. Weekend temperatures are expected to reach 40°C (104°F) in Budapest, 15°C (27°F) above a June average. [Euronews]

¶ “Distributed Solar Increased Pakistan’s Electricity Demand By A Fifth In Two Years” • Official data generally ignore distributed solar. A report from Ember is the first to reflect Pakistan’s energy statistics including its transformative distributed solar boom. It makes the case that distributed solar actually helped to increase electricity demand. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Geely Aims To Double Zeekr’s And Lynk & Co’s Sales Outside Of China” • While the Chinese EV market is by far the largest in the world, it has shrunk quite a bit this year as the broader auto market has shrunk significantly. If Chinese automakers want to see EV sales growth, they need to find markets abroad where they can sell more cars. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Nordex Advances Pestera 2 Project In Romania” • Nordex Group has begun turbine manufacturing and site preparation for the 392MW Pestera 2 wind project in Romania.The Pestera 2 wind farm will comprise 56 N163/6.X turbines with a nominal capacity of 7 MW each installed on 138-meter steel towers for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. [reNews]

¶ “Greenvolt Next To Develop Sites In Ireland” • Greenvolt Next is set to develop three solar farms in County Cork for Amarenco. They will generate enough power to supply about 38,000 homes. The farms – at Carrigaline, Cobh, and Timoleague – will also be part of Amarenco’s soil health monitoring program, one aspect of the developer’s biodiversity plans. [reNews]

¶ “Germany Awards 2.5 GW In Onshore Tender” • Germany has awarded support contracts to just under 2.5 GW of onshore wind capacity in its latest tender. The Federal Network Agency says that the May tender was “significantly oversubscribed,” with 628 bids totaling 6.4 GW of capacity. It awarded support contracts to 270 bidders with a total volume of 2,449 MW. [reNews]

¶ “IAEA Says Repairs Completed On Key Power Line At The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant” • The UN nuclear watchdog said repairs were completed on a ‌key power line and other energy infrastructure vital for safety at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya ​nuclear plant. But the Dniprovska ‌line’s substation still needs repairs ⁠to operate as it also had extensive damage. [Reuters]

¶ “Nuclear Reactors Taken Offline In France, As Extreme Heat Pushes River Temperatures Into Danger Zone” • EDF has taken several nuclear reactors offline this week, around 6.2 GW in total, and nearly 10% of its fleet, because of the heatwave in France. The heatwave is part of a weather system allowing heat to build in an area, without relief. [Renew Economy]

¶ “Adani Group Sets 10-GW Nuclear Power Target” • The Adani Group is entering the nuclear sector with its new unit, Adani Atomic Energy, targeting 10 GW of capacity by 2035. Land for the projects has been identified, setting Adani up to meet rising demand for round-the-clock power in one of the largest private-sector nuclear commitments in India. [MSN]

US:

¶ “Utah Wildfire Poised To Be The Most Destructive In State History As It Surpasses 70,000 Acres” • Fueled by record drought conditions and blustery winds, the Cottonwood Fire grew by over 10,000 acres since Wednesday and remains 0% contained, officials said. At 70,000 acres, it is set to become the worst fire in the state’s history. [ABC News]

¶ “Governor Landry’s Data Center Order Is Too Little, Too Late” • After spending years as one of the nation’s biggest data center supporters, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has issued a hollow executive order calling for guardrails that would do far too little to protect Louisianans from the impacts of data centers. Sierra Club had things to say about this. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “US Renewables Reach 30% Generation Share” • Renewables provided 30% of US electricity in the first third of 2026 as output rose by over 10%. The SUN DAY Campaign said that output of coal-fired plants fell 11.6%, natural gas rose 2.8%, and nuclear power edged up 0.5%. Wind and solar combined delivered 21.8% of US electricity over the period. [reNews]

¶ “How One Local Utility Is Relocating to Reduce Pollution For The Florida Community It Serves” • The Fort Pierce Utilities Authority’s new Mainland Water Reclamation Facility will ensure more efficient wastewater treatment, incorporating a range of components such as effluent filters, chlorine contact basins, and sludge handling facilities. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Utah Voters Give Senate President Who Supported Giant Data Center The Heave Ho” • J Stuart Adams is president of the Utah Senate. He also served as the chair of the agency that approved initial plans for what would become the largest data center in the world. The plan to build the Stratos data center did not sit well with the citizens of Utah, however. [CleanTechnica]

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