World:
¶ “Europe’s Hydropower Nears ‘All-Time-Low’ As Summer Drought Worsens” • Hydropower in the Alpine region is “close to an all-time low,” as Europe’s summer drought worsens. Fueled by climate change, back-to-back heatwaves and scant rainfall have left much of the continent parched. Concerns go beyond energy to food shortages and wildfires. [Euronews]
¶ “How Regenerative Farmers Are Shielding Spanish Land From Wildfires” • Sergi Caballero and his wife run a farm in Spain that is an exemple of how regenerative farming can work to reduce wildfires. Their techniques include water tanks put at key points around their farm, on standby for any blaze that flares up on the land. Management for drought is important. [Euronews]
¶ “Five Amazon Countries Arrest Hundreds In Major Crackdown On Environmental Crime” • Police from Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru have arrested hundreds of people and seized timber, minerals, and thousands of livestock in one of the largest coordinated crackdowns on environmental crime ever carried out in the world’s largest rainforest. [ABC News]
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¶ “BYD Achieves Record Exports With 124% Growth” • BYD had a strong month in July. Passenger vehicles sales grew 20.5% overall, and full battery EV sales grew 31%. BYD achieved its second best sales month ever for full battery EVs. BYD’s 180,538 vehicle sales abroad were about 5,000 more than the company’s previous export record. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “BYD Commercial Vehicle Sales Jumped 149% In July” • BYD’s sales of electric buses increased marginally in July, YOY, though other commercial vehicle sales grew 183.1%. Combining buses and non-bus commercial EV sales, BYD sold 8,139 units in July 2026, 31.7% more than in June 2026 (6,180 units) and 149.2% more than in July 2025 (3,266 units). [CleanTechnica]
¶ “As The Stock Market Soars, European Central Bank Warns Climate Change Threatens Global Economy” • As wildfires are devastating almost every continent and water levels are too low to cool some nuclear power plants, stocks in New York hit an all time high, fueled by a belief that AI will lead to unimaginable abundance. But ECB is assessing damage. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “EDF Signs 900-MW Nordex UK Turbine Deal” • EDF power solutions UK signed an agreement in principle with Nordex for the exclusive supply of wind turbines for UK onshore wind projects totaling up to 900 MW. The developer said the agreement moves away from a traditional project-by-project tender approach to enable greater flexibility. [reNews]
¶ “Remote Mining Proves Australia’s High-Renewables Energy Future” • Remote mining operations in Australia are showing several off-grid industrial sites are consistently operating at renewable energy penetration rates above 80%, according to Zenith Energy. Mining companies are increasingly investing in hybrid energy systems. [Mining.com.au]
¶ “Floating Windpower Could Deliver A Third Of UK Offshore Capacity” • Floating offshore wind could supply a third of the UK’s offshore wind capacity and generate 175 TWh of electricity annually by 2050, according to a report from Heligan Group. The company said floating wind capacity is forecast to exceed 10 GW to 15 GW by 2030. [reNews]
¶ “Romania’s Nuclear Reactor To Remain In Operation At Least A Week” • Romania’s Nuclearelectrica announced that after a rock obstructing the flow of water on the Danube was blown up, the water level at Cernavoda nuclear plant increased by 2 cm. So the nuclear reactor still operating can go on for at least a week. The earlier estimate was five days. [Romania Insider]
¶ “GE Vernova Bags 163-MW Order In India” • GE Vernova has secured an order from Enfinity Global to supply turbines for the 163.4-MW Fatehgarh Wind Farm in Rajasthan. The company said it will supply the project with 43 of its 3.8-MW onshore wind turbines. Deliveries for the project are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. [reNews]
US:
¶ “PJM ‘Hunger Games’ Pits Energy Storage And Solar Against Natural Gas And Nuclear” • The huge logjam of power projects awaiting a connection to the PJM grid has finally shown signs of breaking up. Applications from energy storage projects lead by far in terms of raw numbers, followed by natural gas, solar, and wind. Coal is in the category of “other.” [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Elusive Dream Of Solar Powered EVs Is Not So Elusive After All” • The pursuit of solar-powered EVs has discouraged more than one would-be automaker, but the US startup Aptera has a unique angle. Instead of pitching four-wheeled passenger cars decked out in solar panels, the company has kept the solar panels and removed one wheel. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “LA City Council Votes To Allow Billion Dollar Scattergood Gas Plant Retrofit” • The Los Angeles City Council voted to allow the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to ignore concerns of environmental advocates and move ahead on its ill-conceived plans to retrofit the Scattergood gas plant to be able to burn a mix of hydrogen and natural gas. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “We Energies Starts Construction On 125 MW Of Wisconsin Battery Storage Project” • We Energies said that construction is underway on three Wisconsin energy projects, including 125 MW of battery storage at the Darien and Dawn Harvest projects. The program includes 150 MW of solar and 110 MW of wind capacity at the sites. [Microgrid Media]
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