Science and Technology:
¶ “Hydrogen Injection Can Make Diesel Exhaust Look Cleaner. The Carbon Math Still Fails” • Cleaner-looking diesel exhaust is evidence about smoke, not climate performance. Hydrogen injection systems use electricity produced by the diesel engine to split water, and feed the resulting gas back into the same engine, changing exhaust opacity. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “How AI Is Reshaping Humanitarian Aid” • AI is discussed often for its potential threats to humanity. But humanitarian organisations use it to predict hunger, map destruction, and aid delivery without sending people into danger. Delivering food through conflict zones, minefields, and floods can put aid workers at mortal risk. [Euronews]
¶ “Head Of IEA Roasts Europe For “Slow Electrification” • Four years since Russian invaded Ukraine and threw European energy supply into chaos, one would think the EU would have electrified heating and transport faster to wean itself off of fossil fuels. Fatih Birol, executive director of the IEA, certainly thinks they should have done so. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Solar Surge Lifts India’s RE Additions To 29 GW In The First Half Of The Year” • India added nearly 29 GW of renewable energy capacity during the first half, including about 26 GW of solar and 2.9 GW of wind, according to JMK Research. Solar installations increased 43% year on year, while wind capacity additions declined 16%. [Asian Power]
¶ “China About To Get 156 New Electric Vehicle Models!” • Over the second half of 2026, a whopping 156 new EV models are expected to hit the Chinese auto market. Americans looking at the US auto market don’t even have 156 EV models in total! It’s truly unfathomable the amount of choice and innovation that’s going on in China. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy Unveils Another Big Wind Project Near Crowded Renewable Zone” • Squadron Energy has unveiled another major wind project. This one is just outside an already crowded renewable energy zone in New South Wales. The 558-MW Banandra wind project is proposed for an area of mostly grazing land. [Renew Economy]
¶ “Germany Energy Provider Builds 50 MW Power-To-Heat System” • Enercity is building a 50-MW power-to-heat plant in Hanover to support its coal phase-out, decarbonize district heating, and absorb surplus renewable electricity. The facility will expand the utility’s flexibility by converting excess power into heat for district heating. [pv magazine Global]
¶ “Starting From Scratch On Nuclear In Australia Would Take Longer, Cost More Than First-Time Offshore Wind” • Building nuclear for the first time in Australia would take longer and cost more than building offshore wind for the first time, Australia’s premier science agency showed. CSIRO ruled out nuclear power from a cost-efficient net zero grid. [Renew Economy]
US:
¶ “More Sweltering Heat And Flash Flooding Are Expected Across The Nation” • Much of the US is suffering in extreme weather. Severe weather followed catastrophic flooding from Missouri to Virginia and Georgia. Meanwhile, extreme heat dominates parts of the West and northern Plains stretching into the beginning of the week. [ABC News]
¶ “Tesla’s Profit Per Vehicle Has Been Dropping Significantly” • Tesla had great growth from 2018 to 2022. That put Tesla on top of both the world and the stock market. But now, it’s still valued like it’s on top of the world despite sales shrinking for years and despite its net profit per vehicle dropping consistently over the past few years. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times For Electric Car Sales In America” • EV sales in the US are beginning to bounce back. Kelley Blue Book estimates say 247,226 EVs were sold in the US in the second quarter of 2026, up 14.7% from Q1. That’s the good news. EV sales were still off 20.5% from their peak in Q3 in 2025. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Renewable Energy Grows Despite Political Pushback” • US clean energy set a record in 2025 as developers added 51.6 GW to meet surging demand from data centers, while future growth faces uncertainty from rising cancellations and restrictive new federal policy changes. The US clean energy now totals about 471 GW operating and 222 GW of projects. [Yahoo]
¶ “Some New Nuclear Reactors Don’t Need Environmental Reviews” • In January 2026, NPR revealed that the DOE had secretly cut around 750 pages of safety regulations to speed up development and innovation. The changes could increase how many nuclear reactors there are in the country, but many experts are worried about them. [AOL.com]
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