World:
¶ “Spanish Zinc-Air Battery Design Boosts Capacity And Power By 80%” • Researchers at the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona developed an architecture for zinc-air batteries that can boost their power output by up to 80% without altering their core chemistry. This opens up a new avenue for designing more efficient, higher-performance batteries. [Euronews]
¶ “Brussels Prepares Post-2030 Renewable Overhaul As Grids Struggle To Keep Up” • The European Commission is preparing to reshape the EU’s renewable-energy rulebook after 2030, signaling a major shift from less regulation to greater focus on investment, grids, and storage, according to a draft impact assessment seen by Euronews. [Euronews]
¶ “Oil Prices Stay Above $108 And Asian Shares Decline, Tracking Wall Street Losses” • Asian shares declined Friday tracking Wall Street losses, while oil prices gained with Brent crude trading above $108 a barrel in its highest since May. US futures edged higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 2.8% to 63,442.30, and other indices declined. [ABC News]
¶ “Could Jackery EnergyGuard Max Lead A Shift To Large Capacity Home Batteries?” • Jackery recently showed off the EnergyGuard Max whole home energy storage system at their booth at IFA Berlin. The system pairs the Energycore 100-kWh battery module with the PowerVault 50 inverter in enclosures that are weather-resistant. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “China Aims For 70% Plugin Vehicle Sales By 2030” • China just released its newest 5-year development plan for plugin vehicles and the plan includes a target of reaching 70% plugin vehicle (or “new energy vehicle”) sales by 2030. That sounds pretty good, but when you look at where the market is already, it’s not super ambitious. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “UK Households Face Higher Energy Bills Unless Aging Grid Is Upgraded, Report Warns” • Failure to accelerate updates to the UK’s aging power grid to handle rising renewable generation could cost consumers billions of pounds by 2030, the official spending watchdog has warned. Up to £70 billion in investment is required for upgrades. [Yahoo News UK]
¶ “Vestas Reaches New Turbine Heights” • Vestas claims that a new EnVentus 7.2-MW machine installed in Winnberg, Germany, has the highest hub height ever for an onshore turbine at 199 meters (653 feet). The prototype project also has a Firmengruppe Max Bögle concrete hybrid tower. A second turbine is planned for installation next year. [reNews]
¶ “Trinasolar Signs 74-MW MaxSolar Supply Deal” • Trinasolar will supply 74 MW of Vertex N G3 modules to MaxSolar for five solar projects to be built in Germany. Trinasolar has said the agreement expands the companies’ existing cooperation and marks MaxSolar’s transition to its latest generation of utility-scale module technology. [reNews]
¶ “Future Renewable Energy Zones Still On The Table After Victoria Scraps Proposed REZ” • Victoria’s renewable energy zone coordinator announced that a Renewable Energy Zone will not proceed due to assessments finding solar projects already operating or proposed for the region have limited the grid capacity for new projects. [pv magazine Australia]
¶ “Farmers Can Now Produce More Of Their Own Energy” • Imagine you’re halfway through a wheat harvest when a global crisis sends diesel and fertilizer prices soaring. Your costs surge and your slender profit margin shrinks. There are alternatives, however. Solar PVs on a roof or an unproductive field could help save the farm. [Energy Source & Distribution]
US:
¶ “MN Power Ordered To Continue Investigating Alternatives To New Gas Plant” • The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission rejected a request by Minnesota Power to build a costly new gas plant to meet future energy demand and ordered the electric utility to continue investigating alternatives that would maintain grid reliability. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “California’s Landmark Tire Efficiency Standards Are A Win For Consumers, Climate, And Public Health” • The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted the nation’s first efficiency standards for replacement tires. They will reduce costs, cut pollution, and improve the efficiency of both conventional and electric vehicles. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Solar In 11-GW Q2 Surge” • The US solar industry added 11.4 GW of new electricity generating capacity in Q2 2026, a 45% year-over-year increase and a 43% increase from Q1. The Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie said that utility-scale solar led the Q2 surge with 9.6-GW installed, up 61% year-over-year. [reNews]
¶ “RGGI Is Funding Lower Household Bills As Data Centers Spike Prices” • A report confirms that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which sets a declining cap on carbon emissions from power plants and uses proceeds to fund environmental and energy programs, is serving as an essential stopgap for offsetting household electricity bills. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Washington Moves To Scrap 50-Year Radiation Rule In Trump Push To Power AI” • The Trump regime is pushing to speed up nuclear expansion as electricity demand grows, in part due to the expansion of data centers and AI. Reportedly, the NRC wants to end use of the standard for radiation-safety called “As Low As Reasonably Achievable.” [The Cool Down]
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