World:
¶ “Germany Reports Record 14,000 Heat-Related Deaths This Year, Official Data Shows” • Germany had a record of around 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggled through a series of punishing heatwaves, official data showed. Around 9,600 of those deaths were recorded in one week in late June when it was over 40°C (104°F). [Euronews]
¶ “AI Has Failed To Win People’s Trust. Its Makers Are Even Less Trusted” • A study by Pew Research shows that 52% of Americans are now more concerned than excited about its growing presence in daily life. This is up sharply from 37% in 2021. Just 9% of them are more excited than concerned, while the remaining group is evenly divided. [Euronews]
¶ “The Panama Canal Is To Reduce Shipping As El Niño Fuels Drought In The Lakes That Feed The Waterway” • The Panama Canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month because of drought caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific said. [Euronews]
¶ “Poland Created Hydrogen Bus Demand, But Polenergia Still Walked Away” • Poland used subsidies to create real demand for green hydrogen. By April 2026, Poland had 153 hydrogen buses registered, 140 already in service and another 107 contracted. But Polenergia, Poland’s largest private energy group, couldn’t move forward on the project. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Mahle Introduces Range Extender For Electric Trucks” • Battery electric heavy trucks of today have insufficient range for many applications. Even so, hauling a fully loaded semi-trailer uphill to the Eisenhower Tunnel in the Rocky Mountains will always be a challenge for battery-powered tractors. Mahle, based in Stuttgart, says it has a solution. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Hindustan Power Closes Financing For 435-MW Solar Project In India” • Hindustan Power completed financial closure for a 435-MW solar power project in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency has sanctioned a debt facility of ₹11.35 billion for the project. Construction of the solar plant is already under way. [Yahoo Finance]
¶ “Statkraft Seeks Permit For Hydro Plants In Norway” • Statkraft has applied for a license from the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate to build new Høyanger and Breidal hydropower plants in Høyanger municipality to replace older plants. They will have a total capacity of 257 MW but will not need any new water resources. [reNews]
¶ “Renewable Power Pits Data Centres Against Energy-Intensive Industry” • Renewable power generation could become a point of competition between energy-intensive industries and data centers as both sectors seek resilient energy supplies, IRENA said. The agency estimates that electricity could meet 34% of industry’s total energy demand by 2035. [Asian Power]
¶ “Enercon Secures €1 Billion Guarantee Facility” • Enercon has a syndicated guarantee facility worth €1 billion with financing partners, providing a financial foundation for business activities in the coming years. The company said the new credit facility agreement also includes further development options to support its business activities. [reNews]
¶ “Solar And, Wind Electricity Used To Support Computing Bonanza” • A solar farm in renewable-energy-rich Ningxia is one of China’s earliest projects to supply green power directly to data centers. The project comes as China seeks to bring its growing computing capacity closer to the renewable energy resources needed to power it. [China Daily Global Edition]
¶ “Bulgaria To Curb Nuclear Output Due To Low Danube Levels” • Bulgaria will become the latest European country to reduce its nuclear power output due to the record drought, the energy ministry said. The state-owned Kozloduy plant, which supplies more than a third of the country’s electricity, relies on the waters of the Danube River for cooling. [CGTN]
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¶ “How Solar Panel Prices Fell 90% In 15 Years” • Solar power is by far the world’s fastest-growing form of energy production, beating out every other form of energy on Earth in 2025. Despite the recent political pivot away from renewable energy in the largest economy in the world, solar power continues to shatter its own records. [OilPrice.com]
US:
¶ “Sunrun Shifts Away From Affiliates To Direct Sales” • Sunrun has been the #1 rooftop solar power installer in the US for several years now, ever since SolarCity got swallowed up by Tesla and dwindled to a relatively low level. But that doesn’t mean Sunrun hasn’t been facing its own challenges. Now it has decided to shift more to a direct sales strategy. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Princeton Critical Minerals Has Raised $16 Million To Scale Lithium Production Technologies” • Princeton Critical Minerals, a startup developing technologies to extract lithium from brine, has raised $16 million to address increasing demand for critical minerals used in energy storage, electrification, and artificial intelligence infrastructure. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Tennessee Valley Authority Approves Gas-Powered Data Center Plan” • The TVA approved its 2026 Integrated Resource Plan, setting the stage to overbuild risky gas power plants serving AI data centers. The plan maps out a dangerous and expensive road ahead for the region, where the grid is already over-reliant on risky fossil plants. [CleanTechnica]
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