World:
¶ “Planting ‘Rain Gardens’ Can Help Protect Homes From Flooding” • A rain garden is a depressed bed growing native plants selected for high water tolerance. It filters pollutants, so excess water, along with road sediment, debris, pathogens of pet waste, fertilizers, and chemicals it carries, is kept out of storm drains, watersheds and wetlands. [Euronews]
¶ “How A $5 Billion ‘Gas Ring’ Could Strengthen Central Asia’s Energy Security” • A proposed $5 billion gas network could help five Central Asian countries share supplies and meet winter demand. The ‘Gas Ring’ would link new and existing pipelines, but funding and agreements between governments still remain to be finalized. [Euronews]
¶ “Volkswagen ID. Cross Can Now Be Ordered With A 37 kWh Battery” • Volkswagen is starting pre-sales for the ID. Cross with a 37 kWh battery. This version is primarily aimed at customers who mainly drive in urban traffic and on typical commuting routes and at the same time value an attractive entry-level price. Prices start at €27,995 in Germany. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Vattenfall Is Marketing Offshore Wind Balancing Power” • Vattenfall is marketing balancing power from an offshore wind farm in Germany for the first time, offering 200 MW of capacity from the 416-MW Veja Mate project in the North Sea. Vattenfall said the 200 MW is the highest balancing power capacity offered from offshore wind to date. [reNews]
¶ “Seaway7 Lands EPCI Job On 1.4-GW Berwick B” • SSE selected Seaway7 as preferred supplier for the foundation and array cable scopes on the 1.4-GW Berwick Bank B offshore wind project. The Aberdeen-based Seaway7 will deliver engineering, procurement, construction, and installation scope for turbine foundations and subsea inter-array cables. [reNews]
¶ “New Zealand Opens Offshore Renewables Permit Round” • New Zealand has opened its first offshore renewable energy feasibility permit application round, covering two designated areas. The notice sets out the terms, requirements, limitations, and mandatory conditions for the round. Applications must be received by 5:00 pm NZST on 19 April 2027. [reNews]
¶ “Acciona Energía Launches Croatian Wind Farms” • Acciona Energía started commercial operations at its 27-MW Opor and 45-MW Boraja II wind farms in Croatia, bringing its installed wind power capacity in the country to 102 MW. The company said both projects have completed commissioning and are supplying electricity to the Croatian grid. [reNews]
¶ “The New Certification Scheme Helping Solar Farms Become Havens For Wildlife” • Hares darting between hedgerows. Grass and wildflowers grow amid rows of solar panels. Birds wheel overhead. The sites generating our power are doing something else besides: They’re giving nature room to recover. And there’s a new certification scheme for that. [Positive News]
US:
¶ “DOJ Official Clashes With Judge In DC Golf Course Case After Trump Attacks Her” • Lawyers for the Trump administration faced off in a contentious hearing with a federal judge pushing for answers over whether the government deliberately misled her about why it removed hundreds of trees from a Washington, DC, public golf course. [ABC News]
¶ “Donald Trump, Aligning With Vladimir Putin Again, Leaves Ukraine – and US Relations with Europe – Under Pressure” • A deal struck by Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin on October 9 to allow Russia to sell millions of tonnes of diesel oil is a major departure from US policy and runs counter to Ukrainian and European interests. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Hybrid Sales Rise While Battery Electric Sales Remain Lower After Tax Credit Expiration” • In the third quarter of 2026, 23% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the US were hybrid electric, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid EVs, down slightly from 24% the same quarter of 2025. EVs remain just a small portion of cars on US roads, however. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Indiana Eyes 6-GW Nuclear Expansion With AtkinsRéalis” • The Canadian engineering and nuclear technology company AtkinsRéalis announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of Indiana and Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative to evaluate the development of up to eight CANDU nuclear reactors. [OilPrice.com]
¶ “Massive Aroostook Wind Project May Rank Among East Coast’s Largest” • A California company will develop and build a wind farm on thousands of acres of commercial timberland in Southern Aroostook’s unorganized territory. County Line wind farm, owned by Clearway Energy Group LLC, will have 800 MW of generating capacity. [Bangor Daily News]
¶ “India’s Largest Utility Signs PPA With Virginia-Based Solar Group, Will Use Advanced CSP Technology” • NTPC Limited, India’s largest electric utility, has signed a power purchase agreement with Virginia-based 247 Solar and will deploy that company’s Concentrated Solar Power technology as part of its energy strategy. [POWER Magazine]
¶ “Ohio Village Floats 9,222 Solar Panels On Drinking-Water Reservoir” • Small towns in the Midwest are finding it difficult to expand renewable energy. Any loss of agricultural land creates great economic difficulties for such communities. But the Village of Monroeville in northern Ohio used a drinking water reservoir for a solar panel system. [EcoPortal.net]
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