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World:

¶ “Europe Just Had Its Deadliest Summer” • Europe’s sweltering summer is estimated to have claimed more than 50,000 lives in urban areas, making it the “worst on record”, according to a new report. The figure far outstrips the previous highest figures of about 29,000 deaths in the summer of 2022. Most of the blame for the heat was put on climate change. [Euronews]

¶ “Oil Prices Climb Above $113 As AI Sell-Off Rattles Stocks And Investors Buy Bonds” • Asian shares were mostly lower on Friday after the latest sell-off in artificial intelligence stocks weighed on markets around the world, giving the benchmark S&P 500 its worst day since July. Brent crude traded at $113.73 per barrel early Friday [Euronews]

¶ “MEPs Side With Industry In Vote To Delay Methane Rules” • Members of the European Parliament rejected a European Commission proposal to delay the EU’s methane rules by one year, instead postponing it three years to 2031. They say their position balances climate ambitions with easing supplies at a time of turmoil in energy security. [Euronews]

¶ “Almost All Coral Reef Ecosystems Face Risk Of Collapse In Fifty Years” • The world’s coral reef ecosystems face a high risk of collapse within fifty years mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves, a study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature says. It found that 96% of shallow-water reef systems are already critically endangered. [ABC News]

¶ “Hyundai Motor Delivers Bali’s First Electric Buses For Public Transport” • Hyundai Motor Company today announced that it has supplied eleven electric buses for Bali’s first electric public transportation initiative. It has partnered with local bus body manufacturer Laksana as it pushes to expand electrification across Indonesia. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “South Korea’s Renewable Energy Capacity Overtakes Coal For First Time” • South Korea’s installed renewable-energy capacity has surpassed coal-fired capacity for the first time, reaching 41,040 MW on Oct. 21, according to the Korea Power Exchange. That is 283 MW more than the country’s 40,757 MW of coal-fired generating capacity. [pv magazine Global]

¶ “Berlin Updates 70-GW Offshore Wind Blueprint” • Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency put a preliminary draft out for a plan for 70 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2045. The German Offshore Wind Energy Association welcomed the proposals but said investment conditions must improve if the expansion is to be delivered. [reNews]

¶ “Australian Solar Drives Renewables To Record 80.4% Share Of NEM Generation” • Solar power drove renewables and storage to a record 80.4% share of Australia’s National Electricity Market for the third quarter of 2026, with rooftop solar leading. Solar set records, while rapid battery growth helped reduce prices and shifted output into the evening. [pv magazine Global]

¶ “UK Power System ‘Secure’ This Winter” • The UK’s National Energy System Operator expects electricity supplies to be secure through the coming winter, with a forecast surplus of 5.9 GW, despite continued instability in global energy markets. Britain’s electricity system is supported by a diverse generation mix that includes wind and battery storage. [reNews]

¶ “Forty Years Later, Chernobyl’s Nuclear Fallout Is Not What Scientists Expected” • Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, tiny radioactive particles still linger in the soil. Using powerful X-rays, scientists discovered that some of these particles are still surprisingly stable, trapping radioactive substances instead of releasing them. [Science Daily]

¶ “Finland Grants License For World’s First Nuclear Waste Repository” • The government of Finland has granted an operating licence for the world’s first permanent repository for radioactive spent nuclear fuel, waste management company Posiva said. The announcement came 22 years after construction began on the site. [Yahoo Finance UK]

US:

¶ “Solar And Storage Growth Reduces Summer Wholesale Cost Of Electricity 42% In Texas And 51% In California” • As energy costs emerge as a defining issue ahead of the midterm elections, analysis from the Solar Energy Industries Association shows how solar and energy storage are lowering electricity costs in red and blue states alike. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Solar Power Keeps Insisting Upon Itself, Red State Or Blue” • Solar is the quickest and least costly way to get more energy to the ratepayers. But the Trump administration treats the US solar industry like some California-style loony leftist plot to take away our freedoms. After all, solar is booming in blue California. But wait – it is in ruby red Texas, too. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Gas Prices Are Unlikely To Fall Below $4 Per Gallon Before Midterms, Some Experts Say” • The US average price of a gallon of gas stands at $4.27, an increase of 43%, nearly $1.30, since the outbreak of the Iran war in February, AAA data showed. Fuel prices are unlikely to ease significantly before Election Day on November 3, some analysts said. [ABC News]

¶ “The All New, Never Seen Anything Like It, Fourth Generation EV Platform From GM” • There were plenty of announcements at the GM Forward event, but the one standing out is that GM will pin its hopes on a battery chemistry developed with partner LG Energy Solution. The chemistry is called LMR, which stands for lithium manganese rich. [CleanTechnica]

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This entry was posted on October 23, 2026 at 7:21 am and is filed under nuclear power, renewable power, solar, wind.

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