World:
¶ “Heading For The North Pole On Tara Polar Station’s First Expedition” • The Tara Polar Station, a scientific research station designed to drift with the sea ice, left the port of Lorient on its first expedition to the North Pole. The objective is a better understanding of the biodiversity of the Arctic Ocean and the effects of global warming in the region. [Euronews]
¶ “Tanzanian-Flagged Tanker From Yemen Is Hijacked By Suspected Somali Pirates” • A Tanzanian-flagged tanker was hijacked by suspected Somali pirates off Yemen’s coast, security sources and local officials familiar with the incident said. The hijacking is the latest in a series of attacks attributed to Somali pirates after years of relative inactivity. [ABC News]
¶ “XPENG L03 Launches With Strong German Pricing And Shocking Prices In Norway” • In Germany, the RWD Standard Range starts at €35,600 ($40,688 USD) with 445 km of WLTP range. This is a competitive price in this market. In Norway, however, the pretax price starts at kr265,933 ($27,600) for the RWD Standard Range. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Alberta’s Million-Barrel Pipeline Needs Missing Barrels” • Canada made a proposed west-coast pipeline more politically real just as the case for it became harder to defend. The project now has a route concept from the Edmonton region to southern British Columbia. The missing step is evidence that one million barrels per day need the new exit. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Geely Unveils New EV Powertrain That Is 93.8% Efficient” • Observers like Bill McKibben note that, considering well head to engine efficiency, only about 15% of the energy that comes out of the ground actually goes to moving our cars and trucks forward. By comparison, this week Geely announced a new EV powertrain that is 93.8% efficient. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Serentica Renewables Secures 58-MW Round-The-Clock Power PPA With DCM Shriram” • Serentica Renewables signed a PPA to supply 58 MW of round-the-clock renewable power to DCM Shriram’s chemicals manufacturing plant in Gujarat. A subsidiary will combine solar power from Rajasthan and wind power from Karnataka. [pv magazine India]
¶ “European Energy Secures Oz Hybrid Financing” • European Energy reached financial close on the Mokoan Hybrid solar and battery project in Victoria. Deutsche Bank is providing a non-recourse financing package to refinance the operational 58-MW Mokoan Solar Farm and support construction and operation of a co-located 40-MW, 80-MWh battery system. [reNews]
¶ “We Need More Wind Power. In The Meantime, Let’s Get The Most From The Projects We Have” • Australia’s wind industry has roughly 13 GW spread across the eastern and southern states. In the first quarter of 2026, the National Electricity Market hit a record 46.5% renewable share, but that share has to be built faster to replace retiring coal plants. [Renew Economy]
¶ “DEME Wins Zeevonk Foundation Contract” • Zeevonk, the joint venture of Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, has awarded DEME a contract for the transport and installation of foundations for phase 1 of the Zeevonk offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The project will have 69 monopile foundations, altogether. [reNews]
¶ “Waltrop Battery Storage System Moves Into Implementation” • The shareholders in the Waltrop battery energy storage system project approved the next implementation phase and associated substation and key infrastructure works for the 900-MW facility in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is expected that the facility will be commissioned in 2028. [reNews]
¶ “South Africa Nuclear Plant Workers Exposed To Radiation” • Several workers at South Africa’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station have been exposed to radiation during maintenance work in three incidents over recent weeks, Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa told a media briefing. The incidents occurred on June 30 and July 2 and 7. [The North West Star]
¶ “UN Watchdog Calls For Restraint As Iran Says US Attacked Unfinished Nuclear Plant” • The US and Iran traded escalating attacks recently, and Washington carried out fresh airstrikes to “punish” Iran for the deaths of two US service members in Jordan. The UN’s nuclear watchdog called for restraint in the vicinity of all nuclear-related sites. [The Defense Post]
US:
¶ “US Hydropower Faces Supply Chain Challenges With Large Power Transformers” • The National Laboratory of the Rockies just released a report examining the US supply chain for large power transformers, or LPTs. The report focuses specifically on the unique challenges that hydropower facilities face when they upgrade or replace LPTs. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Fight Forest Fires With Heat Pumps” • Heat pumps are a key technology that helps solve climate change, which causes the never-before-seen wildfires and their life-quality-compromising smoke. Switch out your gas furnace and you save 4 to 8 tons of heat-trapping CO₂ a year. Switch out your water heater and you save another one to two. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Offshore Wind Shines During Summer Heat” • America’s offshore wind farms have already shown their ability to keep electricity flowing during brutal winter storms. Now, the clean energy resource has proved it can also bolster the grid during major heat waves, as dangerously hot and humid temperatures settled over the eastern US. [Sierra Club]
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