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World:

¶ “Ukrainian Forces Strike St Petersburg And Leningrad Region” • An oil terminal and a data center were reportedly among the targets of a drone attack on St Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region overnight into Sunday. Zelenskyy said Russian forces had targeted Ukraine’s energy sector in strikes on four regions on Saturday night. [Euronews]

¶ “XPENG G9L Sets A Usable Premium SUV Benchmark In Europe” • At the launch of the XPENG G9L at the Paris Motor Show, the company brought their latest tech in a flagship-level vehicle to Europe. This is a vehicle built in Europe, adapted to European buyers, and it raises the bar for what customers can expect in its class. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Paris Auto Show: European OEMs Strike Back” • The bright stands of Chinese automakers signal an era in Europe’s car market when Chinese challengers are stealing the incumbents’ cake. After many years of warnings, European car makers have finally realized that China’s automotive rise is finally upon them. And they are responding. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Electrification Changes What Energy Security Means” • For most of the fossil-fuel era, energy security meant securing a continuous flow of things that disappeared when they were used. Electrification changes that relationship because a country can import energy assets and use them indefinitely to supply its own electric power to meet its needs. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Foresight Invests In 1.8-GW Earba Hydro Project” • Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners II made a significant investment in Gilkes Energy’s 1.8-GW Earba pumped storage hydro project in the Scottish Highlands. Foresight Group said the investment provides capital and long-term support to move the 40-GWh project towards construction and delivery. [reNews]

¶ “Why Power Quality Will Define The Next Phase Of India’s Renewable Energy Growth” • For India, the next concern is not simply generating more electricity. India needs the right power, at the right time and in the right place. As renewable generation increases, the focus will largely shift to how effectively it can be integrated, managed, and delivered. [pv magazine India]

¶ “Ignitis And Emsys VPP Expand Baltic Partnership” • Ignitis, a Lithuanian electricity supplier, and Germany’s emsys VPP are expanding their virtual power plant partnership to integrate battery storage systems into the Baltic balancing market. They said the expansion will add balancing energy functionality to the VPP implemented for Ignitis. [reNews]

¶ “Tender Success Creates Pathway To Progress Up To 13 GW Of Renewables” • Four proposed solar, wind, and battery projects that would add a combined 12.66 GW of capacity have been successful in the South Australian government’s competitive tender process for land released under the state’s renewable energy framework. [pv magazine Australia]

US:

¶ “Halloween Candy May Be More Expensive This Year” • Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that candy prices rose in September and are now up nearly 8% over the past year. A big reason behind the candy price hikes is the impact of extreme weather in regions producing cocoa beans, which have affected supply chains. [ABC News]

¶ “Volkswagen Thinks The US Could Be Its Economic Savior. Is It Chasing A Pipe Dream?” • Last week at the Paris Automotive Summit, Oliver Blume, the CEO of Volkswagen Group, told the press he now believes the US market could be key  to reviving the company’s fortunes. That is despite the crushing tariffs of the current administration. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “A Data Center Deal Lurks Behind Trump’s Russian Diesel Debacle” • President Trump tried to bring down the cost of diesel in the US by making a deal with Russian President Putin for a fresh supply of the fuel. However, he failed to move the needle on prices, and news of the deal has sparked a furious backlash from both sides the aisle. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Tesla Implements New Accident-Avoidance Automation, But Millions of Tesla Customers Don’t Have Access To It” • You have to pay $99/month for Full Self-Driving V14, but you can only do that with Teslas with Hardware 4, which have been built since mid 2023. So 85% of Tesla owners don’t have access to Automatic Collision Evasion. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “The Nuclear Power Shortcut That Could Add Gigawatts To The US Grid” • Constellation Energy announced plans to invest over $4.3 billion to refurbish eleven reactors at six plants in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, so they can produce 890 MW more power. Other companies are also planning to increase nuclear capacity. [Yahoo Finance]

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This entry was posted on October 19, 2026 at 5:46 am and is filed under nuclear power, renewable power, solar, wind.

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