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World:

¶ “Climate Damage Already ‘Locked In’ – But These 10 Insights Show Our Future Is Still Being Decided” • The 10 New Insights In Climate Science report points to a “narrowing window for action” but one that is still open, showing us what is already locked in, what can still be avoided, and where policy can have the greatest effect. [Euronews]

¶ “Schneider Electric Shares Plunge On Record $22.6 Billion PTC Deal” • French energy technology group Schneider Electric signed a definitive agreement to acquire Boston-based PTC for $22.6 billion (€20.1 billion) to expand its industrial AI business. The French company’s shares plummeted on Monday following the announcement. [Euronews]

¶ “Who Holds The Keys To Europe’s Emergency Oil Reserves?” • The European Commission sets the rules and monitors whether countries are keeping enough oil in reserve. But control of the stocks themselves is still a matter for nations,. And international releases are coordinated through the Paris-based International Energy Agency. [Euronews]

¶ “BYD’s Sales Outside Of China Rise 154% In September” • BYD’s passenger vehicle sales have been on the rise this year. While that’s been fun to track, now we can see how many sales BYD has outside of China. BYD had 180,700 sales abroad in September, down slightly, 4.6%, from August 2026. But they’re up 154.6% from September of 2025. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “BYD Commercial Vehicle Sales Up 113% In September” • Sales of BYD’s commercial vehicles, all EVs, look great now. BYD has separated reporting them into bus sales and non-bus sales, but we can combine them. BYD’s total was 6,848, 194.8% more than the 2,323 sold in August 2026 and 113.3% more than the 3,210 sold in September 2025. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Sales Of Sub-€25,000 Models Set To Rise Sevenfold” • Sales of EV models with starting prices below €25,000 are set to rise sevenfold in 2026 compared to 2024. T&E warns that weakening regulation would halt the ramp-up of small affordable EVs and compromise European carmakers’ ability to compete in the global EV race. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Nordex Secures 228-MW European Haul” • Nordex Group has secured orders for 35 wind turbines totaling around 228 MW for projects across South, Central, and Eastern Europe. Nordex said it had received the orders at the end of September for projects in multiple European countries. The customers and projects have not been disclosed. [reNews]

¶ “Singapore Eyes Nuclear Power As Iran War Exposes Its Import Problem” • Singapore has an enormous need for energy, and problematically, it has scarce land parcels on which to develop it. Because of these parameters, Singapore needs to look toward energy-dense energy production options, leading the city-state toward nuclear power. [OilPrice.com]

¶ “Aula Energy Plans 1.8-GWh battery To ‘Optimise’ 330 MW Solar Farm” • Aula Energy, owner of one of Australia’s biggest solar farms, has revealed plans to add a 1.8 GWh battery energy storage system at a site in central west New South Wales. It is seeking to overcome limitations associated with the intermittent nature of solar energy. [pv magazine Australia]

¶ “”Ukraine Will Receive $16.2 Million To Develop Renewable Energy And Energy Storage Systems • The Board of the Climate Investment Funds approved Ukraine’s $16.2 million investment plan. The funds will be directed toward the development of renewable energy, cross-border power interconnections, and energy storage systems. [UA.NEWS]

US:

¶ “Climate Change Takes Center Stage In SCOTUS Battle Over Oil Companies” • The City of Boulder and Boulder County, Colorado, in 2018 sued major fossil-fuel producers. They allege the companies “knowingly caused and contributed” to climate change by promoting fossil fuels. The case is before the US Supreme Court. [ABC News]

¶ “The Secret Documents Behind DOE’s Clean Manufacturing Cancellations” • Given the dramatic scale of funding cuts and the suspicious circumstances around their announcement, NRDC sent a FOIA request to the DOE. When it didn’t get back to us, we sued. After that, the agency sent heavily redacted documents. We have some takeaways. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “The EPA Cooks The Books And The Planet” • The Trump EPA went past repealing the 2024 power plant standards. It issued a new proposal purporting to find that the EPA lacks any authority to regulate power plants’ climate pollution under the Clean Air Act. The proposal is yet another step on this administration’s campaign against climate action. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “GlobalFoundries Lights Up Solar And Battery Energy Storage Project” • GlobalFoundries has marked a milestone in its clean energy journey at its site in Essex Junction, Vermont. It officially recognized the successful delivery of approximately 6 MW of new on-site solar arrays and a 16-MW battery energy storage system. [Vermont Business Magazine]

¶ “Nuclear-Powered Data Center Proposed On 9,000-Acres Of Public Lands In Utah” • Reportedly, startup Valar Atomics is proposing a massive data center complex on more than 9,000 acres of federal land in Utah. The proposal includes data centers powered by roughly 456 small nuclear reactors, along with fuel production and waste facilities. [Resilience]

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This entry was posted on October 6, 2026 at 6:49 am and is filed under nuclear power, renewable power, solar, wind.

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