World:
¶ “BP Profit Quadruples As Iran War Sends Refining Margins Soaring And Debt Tumbles” • BP said its profit attributable to shareholders rose to $4.7 billion (€4.2 billion) for the July to September period, four times the $1.16 billion (€1.04 billion) of a year earlier. Disruption from the Iran war boosted its earnings from refining and trading. [Euronews]
¶ “EU Countries Pledge 20.5 Million Diesel Barrels As Winter Supply Fears Grow” • Eleven EU countries pledged to release 20.5 million barrels of diesel oil from strategic reserves by the end of January 2027, as persistent instability in the Middle East raises concerns over fuel supplies ahead of winter, according to a document seen by Euronews. [Euronews]
¶ “Toyota And Waymo Are Set To Advance Autonomous Driving Collaboration For Safer Streets And Freedom Of Movement For All” • Toyota and Waymo will begin initial operations to test and validate an autonomous Toyota bZ4X fleet in Japan in 2027, with deployment to the UK and other markets seviced by Waymo planned for the following years. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Electric Vehicle Council Celebrating Ten Years Of EV Progress In Australia” • The Electric Vehicle Council has been tracking the progress of electric vehicle uptake in Australia for ten years now. Their latest report is 144 pages long. This article has a link to the report, but it hits the highlights while providing some comments along the way. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “UK Approves 2-GW Sea Link Offshore Connection” • The UK government approved National Grid’s 2-GW Sea Link offshore grid network upgrade. The undersea high voltage connection between Suffolk and Kent is due to enter construction early next year. Sea Link will help to avoid existing bottlenecks on the network around London. [reNews]
¶ “South Korean 2.2-GW Offshore Wind Auction” • South Korea has launched its second offshore wind auction of 2026, offering roughly 2.2 GW of capacity and bringing its total auction volume for the year to nearly 4 GW. The latest tender includes 1.7 GW of fixed-bottom offshore wind capacity and 500 MW of floating wind projects. [reNews]
¶ “Vattenfall Opens Its First German Hybrid Park” • Vattenfall has inaugurated its first hybrid wind and solar park in Germany, combining the two technologies at the Hommerdingen-Biesdorf project in the southern Eifel region. The facility comprises four wind turbines with a combined capacity of 17 MW and 7.6 MW of solar PVs, Vattenfall said. [reNews]
¶ “Kilkenny IFA Urges Farmers To Consider Solar Power” • IFA and Bord Gáis Energy put up an online calculator so farmers can estimate how much they could save by installing solar panels on their farm buildings. The calculator comes as SEAI has increased its Non-Domestic Microgeneration Grant for solar photovoltaics from about 23% to 45%. [Ireland Live News]
¶ “Poland Approves First Fast-Track Renewable Energy Zones” • Poland introduced its first fast-track zones for renewable energy projects. The regional assembly in Wielkopolska province has approved plans covering 105.4 hectares, where investors will be able to develop solar capacity under simplified planning and environmental procedures. [Notes From Poland]
¶ “Community Finds Clever Way To Cut 495 Households’ Power Bills Using Solar Panels On Just 183 Homes” • Homes in remote Australia don’t necessarily need panels on their own roofs to save money from solar. Hundreds are seeing power bill cuts through a program that shares the benefits of rooftop installations with neighboring homes. [Yahoo]
US:
¶ “The Share Of Solar Generation With Co-Located Battery Storage Is Increasing” • Solar developers are co-locating battery storage with new utility-scale solar PV capacity more frequently. As of September, over 16% of large-scale solar capacity added this year is co-located with operable battery storage, compared with only 2% in 2017. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “EVs Sales Are Rising And Another Gasmobile Bites The Dust” • After Republicans in Congress engineered the “OBBA” tax bill to eliminate federal tax credits for EVs, many people thought EV sales would crater. But things did not go as badly as some may have hoped. And indications from Ford are that the Escape will be converted to new status. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Fuel From Bamboo Costs Just $2.75 Per Gallon” • Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute believe they found a better way to make liquid fuels. They believe they have a way to make biofuel from bamboo that would cost $2.75 a gallon, grown on a greatly reduced amount of land, and giving off greatly reduced amounts of emissions. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Solar Energy Center Begins Operations With Support From Swarthmore” • Swarthmore and eight other universities and colleges collaborated to bring a western Kentucky solar energy center online. The 150-MW solar facility, Sebree Solar II Energy Center, will supply enough energy annually to power more than 20,000 homes. [Swarthmore College]
¶ “Data Breach Hit A Nuclear Power Plant Operator In South Texas” • A data breach has hit the operator of the South Texas nuclear plant. STP Nuclear Operating Co, which runs the plant, notified the state attorney general’s office of a data security incident that affected nearly 1,200 people. The NRC said it has no reason to think nuclear safety was affected. [Yahoo]
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