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¶ “EU Commissioner Hoekstra Defends Scrapping 2035 Ban On Combustion Engines” • In an interview European Commissioner for Climate Wopke Hoekstra defended a controversial decision to reduce a planned 100% ban of combustion-engine vehicles from 2035 to 90%, calling it a “smart and wise compromise” for both climate and industry. [Euronews]

Wopke Hoekstra (European People’s Party, CC BY-SA 2.0)

¶ “Shipping e-Fuels Production In Europe: State Of Play In 2025” • In its 2025 update of the shipping e-fuels observatory, T&E examined European green hydrogen and e-fuels projects for the maritime sector. There has been progress, but maritime e-fuels production appears unlikely to reach targeted levels without a policy change. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “$13,034 Ora 5 Is Here!” • Well, not here in the US, but in China. The Ora 5, a small “SUV,” is the first new model from GWM’s Ora sub-brand in more than two years. And it was worth the wait. It seems certain the Ora 5 is going to be a competitive, high selling EV. The model starts at just 91,800 yuan ($13,034) with 480 km (300 miles) of range. [CleanTechnica]

Ora 5 battery EV

¶ “Alphabet Google Signs A Solar Power Agreement In Malaysia, Reports Bloomberg” • Bloomberg reported that Alphabet Inc’s Google signed a solar power agreement in Malaysia. Google would be buying power from a 30-MW solar farm in Malaysia’s Kedah state developed by a consortium led by a local unit of Japan’s Shizen Energy Inc. [Yahoo Finance]

¶ “Vestas Takes Waddi Order With Tilt Renewables” • Vestas took the order for Tilt Renewables’ 108-MW Waddi Wind Farm in Western Australia. The order includes supply and installation of eighteen 6.0-MW EnVentus turbines. The partnership of Vestas and Tilt Renewables has delivered several major Australian wind farms, the companies said. [reNews]

Wind turbine (Vestas image)

¶ “South Korea Launches Its Largest Operational Offshore Wind Farm In Jeju” • South Korea has completed the 100-MW Hanlim Offshore Wind Power Complex. According to the Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment, the offshore wind complex is off Jeju. It is the largest offshore wind power complex operating in the country. [Asian Power]

¶ “BayWa RE Gets Nod For 250-MW Swedish Solar Giant” • The Nordic renewable energy unit of BayWa re has secured an environmental permit for the 250-MW Ryamon Solar Park in Alvesta municipality. The company said the project is the largest solar project in Sweden to date to receive such approval. The park is next to the Lyngsåsa wind farm. [reNews]

Renewable generation (BayWa re image)

¶ “Renewable Energy Powers Up As Coal Demand Plateaus” • Mining companies, agencies, and global events are strengthening the world’s renewable footprint. The IEA shows coal demand has reached a plateau and may decline by 2030. A new IEA market report sees global coal demand forecast to edge down through the end of this decade. [Mining.com.au]

¶ “RWE Wins Permit For 1.1-GW Five Estuaries” • UK Energy Minister Alan Whitehead has granted planning consent to RWE’s 1.1-GW Five Estuaries wind farm off East Anglia. The 79-turbine extension of the 353-MW Galloper array is the fifth UK offshore wind farm to reach the milestone this year, one of which was RWE’s 1.2-GW Rampion 2 project. [reNews]

Offshore wind turbines (RWE image)

¶ “EU Renewables Hit 49.3% Of Electricity In Q3 2025, Denmark Leads” • According to the latest data from Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, renewable energy’s share in the EU’s final energy use climbed to 25.4% in 2024, with projections indicating further growth into 2025. The uptick was driven largely by expansions in solar, wind, and heat pumps. [WebProNews]

¶ “Cheaper, Cleaner Energy Drives Germany’s Balcony-Solar Boom” • Transitioning to renewables is critical for confronting the climate crisis, and Germany is seeing this advance at the household level. Small solar devices that can be plugged into household sockets are very popular in the country, with over 1 million installed in the past three years. [DW]

Balcony solar (Triplec85, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

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¶ “Coal For Christmas: Local Advocacy Groups Deliver Coal, Protest Letters To JEA” • Local advocacy and climate groups delivered some coal to Jacksonville Electric Authority just in time for the holidays. Sierra Club Florida and other groups left coal, a joint letter, and holiday cards that protest JEA’s dirty Northside Generating Station coal plant. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Trump Illegally Extends Life Of Centralia Generating Station Coal Plant” • The Trump administration issued an ‘emergency’ order to forcibly and illegally extend operations of Centralia Generating Station past its scheduled retirement. The high cost to keep this aging coal plant online is expected to be passed onto residents in the area. [CleanTechnica]

Centralia plant (Steven Baltakatei Sandoval, CC BY-SA 4.0)

¶ “Tesla Has Engaged In False Advertising, Has To Suspend Vehicle Production & Sales If Problem Not Fixed” • A California judge ruled that Tesla’s use of the terms “Autopilot” and “Full Self Driving” was, in effect, false advertising. The judge’s proposal is that Tesla’s license to manufacture and sell vehicles in California be suspended for 30 days. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart Plans Pushed Back To Early 2026” • The restart of a nuclear energy plant in Michigan is behind schedule, and will not happen until early 2026, according to Holtec International, the company behind the restart. The plant stopped operating in 2022, but with a renewed focus on nuclear energy, plans changed. [WCMU Public Radio]

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¶ “ATP Introduces New Extreme Heat Rule To Protect Players During Men’s Tennis Matches” • The ATP Tour will add a rule to address extreme heat during men’s professional tennis matches. It will allow 10-minute breaks during best-of-three-sets singles matches starting next season. The women’s circuit adopted a similar rule over thirty years ago. [Euronews]

Tennis (Andrew Heald, Unsplash)

¶ “EU Carmakers To Comply With 90% Emissions Reduction By 2035” • The EU executive revoked the 2035 ban on the sale of new cars and vans powered by diesel or petrol after pressure from some EU countries and the automotive industry. The remaining 10% of emissions will need to be compensated for by using such mechanisms as low-carbon steel. [Euronews]

¶ “As Reefs Vanish, Assisted Coral Fertilization Offers Hope In The Dominican Republic” • In an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, “coral babies” are growing on metal structures that look like large spiders. It’s a technique gaining momentum in the Caribbean to counter the drastic loss of corals due to climate change. [ABC News]

Coral (David Clode, Unsplash)

¶ “Playing For Time Won’t Make European Carmakers Great Again” • Reversing the EU’s 2035 phase-out of combustion engine sales sends a confusing signal, T&E said. Carmakers could continue selling cars with engines, the European Commission proposed, despite the EU’s aim to have the last polluting cars off its roads by 2050. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “New Nissan LEAF Now In Production In UK” • We have news that production of the new Nissan LEAF in the UK has begun in Sunderland, and the third-gen LEAF is being released in the UK. With 282,704 units of the LEAF produced in Sunderland to date, this updated version should easily push that total past 300,000. But why not 500,000? [CleanTechnica]

Nissan LEAF (Nissan image)

¶ “Renewables Remain Lowest-Cost Option Says CSIRO Report” • The CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) draft GenCost report for 2025-2026 shows that solar and onshore wind power backed by storage and either gas or hydrogen is the least-cost new-build electricity generation technology mix. [pv magazine Australia]

¶ “Vestas Wins 828-MW Brazil Deal” • Casa dos Ventos and Vestas have agreed an 828-MW order for the Dom Inocêncio wind complex in the south-central region of Piauí. The project will have 184 turbines, each of 4.5-MW capacity. The companies added that construction is expected to begin in 2026 with final commissioning scheduled for 2028. [reNews]

Vestas turbine construction (Vestas image)

¶ “2025 Solar, Battery, And EV Round Up” • Australia’s clean energy story in 2025 had a clear theme: Households are leading the charge. Rooftop solar remained strong, batteries proliferated, and electrification extended beyond the switchboard. That mix matters because every new panel, battery, EV, and heat pump chips away at fossil fuel demand. [Energy Matters]

¶ “SP Energy Networks Trials Wind Grid Restart” • SP Energy Networks has begun trials to assess whether offshore wind can be used to restart the UK electricity grid following a national power outage. SP Energy Networks stated the trials will model different grid restoration methods using offshore wind in a specialist laboratory environment. [reNews]

Offshore windpower (SP Energy image)

¶ “India Introduces New Bill To Overhaul Its Nuclear Energy Sector” • The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 seeks to replace the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 with a single, comprehensive law aligned with India’s energy requirements. [Asian Power]

US:

¶ “Texas Sues Utility Company To Recover Damages From Historic Wildfire” • Texas has sued the utility company whose downed power lines sparked the largest wildfire in state history, which caused more than $1 billion in damage. The state accuses Southwestern Public Service Company of negligence in its upkeep of aging utility poles. [ABC News]

Wildfire in Texas (Staff Sgt. Eric Harris, US DOD, public domain)

¶ “Electric Utility Cost Crisis Brewing In South Carolina” • An executive order by Donald Trump could block state guardrails around AI and the infrastructure needed to run AI data centers, including popular state-level initiatives, called large load tariffs, that help ensure tech companies have invested to meet the costs of growing electricity demand. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Major Environmental Organizations Sue Trump Regime Over Hold On Billions For EV Charging” • The Sierra Club, Climate Solutions, NRDC, and Earthjustice filed suit challenging the Trump administration’s hold on $2.5 billion in federal funding through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program. [CleanTechnica]

EV charging (Joint Office of Energy and Transportation image)

¶ “Trump’s Cut to Fuel Economy Regulations Will Cost People Money” • Regulations put in place to make vehicles more fuel efficient and save people money are important for making vehicles more fuel efficient and saving people money. When you eliminate those regulations, people are going to end up paying more. Who would have thought it?  [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Arizona’s Mesquite Solar Hub Expands To Power 150,000 Homes” • From above, theMesquite Solar Complex in Arlington, Arizona resembles an enormous geometric tapestry. On the ground, it represents something more significant: the steady evolution of solar power from a niche technology to a central part of America’s generating fleet. [OilPrice.com]

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¶ “Europe ‘Needs To Stand Up To Trump And Stop Buying US Energy,’ Tubiana Tells Euronews” • The EU should stand up to US President Trump and reject further purchases of US energy products, as foreseen in the $750 billion trade deal between the transatlantic partners, climate czar Laurence Tubiana said on the Euronews program Europe Today. [Euronews]

Laurence Tubiana in 2016 (UNclimatechange, CC BY-SA 2.0)

¶ “EU Energy Ministers Back New Fund For Cross-Border Infrastructure Projects From 2028” • From 2028, EU countries will be able to expand cross-border energy infrastructure, like grids and pipelines, along with renewable energy projects. EU energy minister backed the makeup of the bloc’s energy budget for 2028-2034 overwhelmingly. [Euronews]

¶ “Scientists Say Rate Of Glacier Disappearance Expected To Peak By Mid-2050s” • The number of glaciers disappearing around the world each year is projected to sharply increase by the mid-century, peaking at 2,000 to 4,000 per year at that time, depending on the warming scenario, a study published Monday in Nature Climate Change found. [ABC News]

Glacier National Park (aparlette, CC BY-SA 2.0)

¶ “How Sunshine Powers The Philippines’ Largest Malls For More Holiday Cheer ” • As COP30 convened to address the planet’s climate crisis, SM Prime Holdings demonstrated that corporate climate action need not sacrifice tradition or spectacle. Instead, the company engineered a model where sustainability powers celebration. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “You Can’t Buy This, America: BYD T4 EV Truck for Hauling” • Americans love their trucks, though much of that love has little to do with actually carrying cargo. What if you actually needed a truck to carry stuff? The BYD T4 might be a good choice, if only it were available in the US. Here is what it’s like, for people in the rest of the world. [CleanTechnica]

BYD T4 electric truck (BYD image)

¶ “How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV And Saved Nissan ” • While Tesla and BYD dominate EV headlines globally, Japan’s EV sales success for three consecutive years is a tiny 11-foot-long kei car that costs roughly $14,000 after subsidies and has just 112 miles of range. The Nissan Sakura arguably has kept Nissan afloat. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Sonnedix Wins 805 MW In Italian Auctions” • Sonnedix has secured 805 MW of solar projects in Italy. The company said the awards strengthen its development pipeline. Sonnedix received awards for 670 MW in nine solar sites in the FER-X auction, 125 MW through the Energy Release mechanism and 10 MW under Italy’s NZIA-compliant auction. [reNews]

Solar array (Sonnedix image)

¶ “Nordex Wins 200-MW Order In Canada” • The Nordex Group received an order to supply 34 turbines totaling 200 MW to a wind farm project in New Brunswick. Nordex added that the cold climate turbines will be equipped with the Advanced Anti-Icing System and delivered on 125-metre-high tubular steel towers from mid-2027. [reNews]

¶ “WindEurope Forecasts 600,000 Wind Jobs By 2030” • Europe’s wind energy workforce is set to grow from 443,000 jobs today to 607,000 by 2030, according to WindEurope’s new Wind Energy Workforce Report. The organisation said the sector currently supports 211,000 direct roles, with offshore wind now accounting for 20% of these jobs. [reNews]

Wind turbine (WindEurope image)

¶ “China’s Farthest Offshore Wind Farm Reaches Full Power” • China’s most remote offshore wind farm reportedly is under ful power and grid-connected. The 800-MW Three Gorges Jiangsu Dafeng project, in Jiangsu Province, comprises four sites that are 53 miles from shore at their farthest point, making it the most distant from land in the country. [4C Offshore]

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¶ “Trump Is Losing The War On Solar Power” • Everyone knows about Trump’s personal grudge against wind turbines, but solar panels? For one thing, fighting the Sun is a losing battle. And US innovators in the space solar industry are on track to beam solar energy directly from space, down to just about anywhere on the planet, Trump or no Trump. [CleanTechnica]

Space solar industry illustration (Overview Energy image)

¶ “Tribal Nations Regroup After Loss Of Federal Funding For Clean Energy” • Tribal nations looking to build clean energy projects are exploring new funding pathways after the Trump administration’s cuts to clean energy grants like Solar for All, which earmarked more than $500 million for solar development on tribal lands. [Utility Dive]

¶ “Energy Bills In US Have Increased 13% Since Trump Took Office, New Report Finds” • A Climate Power report points to a massive spending bill Trump signed in July. CP says it is “driving up utility costs and destroying jobs by removing cheaper, cleaner energy sources from the grid, all while funding new tax breaks for the oil and gas industries.” [ABC News]

Transmission lines (Matthew Henry, Unsplash)

¶ “US Study Maps Utility-Scale Solar Land Use With A New AI Framework” • An academic paper published in Communications Earth & Environment introduced a systematic methodology that leverages deep learning and high-resolution aerial imagery to quantify the land required for utility-scale solar projects in the Western Interconnection. [pv magazine USA]

¶ “TVA Nuclear Plant In Alabama Gets 20-Year License Renewal” • The NRC has renewed the operating licenses for all three units at Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. This allows continued operation through the mid-2050s. The plant is TVA’s largest generating asset and the third-largest nuclear power producer in the US. [Yellowhammer News]

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¶ “Assessing Global Progress Ten Years After Paris Climate Accords” • Critics claim the Paris Climate Accords have failed, but Émilie Laurence Tubiana, a former French diplomat, one of the architects of the Paris accord, and now chief executive of the European Climate Foundation, told The Guardian it has been a remarkable achievement. [CleanTechnica]

Please click on the image to enlarge it (Climate Analytics image)

¶ “Tesla’s 8-Year Model Sales Trends in 11 European Countries” • Zachary Shahan: “I poked around a bit more to see what else I could find that was a bit interesting. The good thing with Tesla is that it basically has two models and they’ve been on the market for several years now, so I did have a look at those models. The resulting graphs are truly interesting.” [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Plugin Vehicles Pass 75 Million Cumulative Sales!” • Reader Madan Rajan commented to CleanTechnica that total plugin vehicle sales passed 75 million units. The most recent global EV sales report showed the world reached 2.1 million registrations for plugins in September. If this level is sustained, it would take just 3 years to reach another 75 million. [CleanTechnica]

Polestar 2 EV (Benjamin Brunner, Unsplash)

¶ “Scottish Ports Sound AR7 Alarm” • Scottish port bosses warn their investments could become stranded without increased UK government funding for fixed-bottom offshore wind. A group of ports have written to Energy Secretary Ed Miliband seeking a higher AR7 budget, warning no Scottish offshore wind farms will secure CfDs, according to the Scotsman. [reNews]

¶ “Towards Net Zero” • Ørsted says, “With renewable energy at the center of our vision and purpose, it should come as no surprise that we take decarbonisation seriously.” Ørsted’s roots lie in coal-fired power stations. But the company refocused its business on renewables in 2009. It achieved a 98% reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions by the end of 2025. [Ørsted]

Worker on a wind turbine (Ørsted image)

¶ “NLC India Renewables And PTC India Sign Green Energy JVA In India” • NLC India Renewables Limited and power provider PTC India entered into a green energy joint venture agreement in Tamil Nadu. This agreement aims to develop, operate, and maintain renewable energy projects totaling up to 2,000 MW in phases, start at about 500 MW. [Power Technology]

¶ “Yanara Names Gamuda To Deliver Massive Solar And Battery Project” • Renewables developer Yanara tapped the Australian arm of the Malaysian group Gamuda to deliver a 360-MW solar farm and 600-MWh battery energy storage project in southwest Victoria. The Mortlake Energy Hub will cost A$700 million ($465 million). [pv magazine Australia]

Solar farm (Yanara image)

¶ “Renewables Drive India’s Energy Security Push” • At the same time India’s energy demand has consistently risen in the past few years, generation has kept up allowing supply to keep pace with demand. According to the National Electricity Plan, the total installed generation capacity of all types is projected to reach 874 GW by 2031-2032. [Asian Power]

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¶ “The Oilfield Binge And Purge: Another Reason To Ditch Fossil Fuels” • There being no such thing as a free lunch, the oil and gas binge leaves Oklahomans holding the bag. Oklahoma has tens of thousands of abandoned wells. “The state has catalogued about 20,000 orphan wells, but federal researchers believe the true number may be over 300,000 …” [CleanTechnica]

Oklahoma wellhead (Government of Oklahoma image)

¶ “OpenAI Pushes Propaganda Over Research, Researchers Who Quit Argue” • There’s serious concern that an “AI revolution” will lead to a loss of jobs and economic struggles. As it turns out, we now have a former researcher at one of the big AI organizations coming out and saying that not only is this a concern, but the risk is being hushed up. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Solar Power And Farming Can Co-Exist On The Same Land. Just Ask Cameron Krebs’ Sheep” • Thousands of Cameron Krebs’ sheep go from one solar farm to the next, munching on grass, typically from March until June. Once they have eaten their lunch, they settle down to snooze under the shade of hundreds of thousands of solar panels. [The Spokesman-Review]

Sheep at a solar farm (Avangrid image)

¶ “Trump’s AI Dream Risks Being Undercut By His Attack On Solar And Wind Power ” • The plan by President Trump to make the US a world leader in AI and build a network of massive data centers is gaining speed. However, experts warn that his energy policies, which severely restrict solar and wind energy, could sabotage that ambition. [Microgrid Media]

¶ “Diablo Canyon Agrees To Coastal Commission Land Use Plan” • NRC approval for renewal of Diablo Canyon’s operating permit depends on its clearing two hurdles. One is approval of a land use plan by the California Coastal Commission. The is that the California Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board certify the water quality permit. [Neutron Bytes]

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¶ “‘Hot Droughts’ Could Push The Amazon Into A Hypertropical Climate By 2100” • The Amazon rainforest may be developing a hypertropical climate, unseen on Earth for tens of millions of years. A study published in Nature, scientists argue the region is nearing a hotter, drier and more volatile state that could trigger widespread tree die-offs. [Euronews]

Amazon Forest (Felipe Dias, Unsplash)

¶ “Russia Again Targets Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure” • Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with missile and drone strikes in another “massive attack” Friday night into Saturday morning, Ukrainian authorities said. Russia used almost 500 drones and missiles in a combined strike on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. [ABC News]

¶ “BMW May Finally Do What Auto Industry Has Needed For Decades” • BMW filed a patent application on means to identify whether a person has had too much to drink and shouldn’t be driving. It let them drive in that case. What the patent describes is a breathalyzer linked to a digital key. A person must pass the breathalyzer test to drive. [CleanTechnica]

BMW (Stephan Louis, Unsplash)

¶ “Energy Saved Today Strengthens India’s Energy Security Tomorrow: Pralhad Joshi” • Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said that saving energy today is key to strengthening India’s energy security in the future. He also reaffirmed the Centre’s commitment to responsible energy use and a sustainable, greener country. [The Hans India]

¶ “Wind Power Takes Flight In Asia” • Southeast Asia is a bright spot for the offshore wind industry. As US policy threw billions of dollars worth of US offshore wind projects into turmoil, the investors in offshore wind are looking elsewhere, and the ample wind resources of Southeast Asia give them a lot to gain after the US chaos. [Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]

Offshore wind farm (Jesse De Meulenaere, Unsplash)

¶ “Iran’s Renewable Power Capacity Reaches 3,165 MW” • Iran’s installed capacity of renewable and clean power plants reached 3,165 MW by November 2025, with solar energy being for the largest share, officials said. Iran’s total installed power generation capacity reached 97,909 MW, with renewable energy making up over 3.2% of that figure. [WANA News Agency]

¶ “Backed By China, De Aar Project In South Africa Expands Wind Capacity To Bolster Northern Cape Power Supply” • South Africa has been plunged into a world of darkness in recent years with loadshedding. The De Aar wind project was commissioned in 2017, and since then it has transformed the regional energy supply in the Northern Cape. [Energies Media]

South African wind turbines (NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

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¶ “Donald Trump’s AI Order Could Cost Iowans And Georgians Big Time” • The Sierra Club said, “Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to remove state guardrails around artificial intelligence and the infrastructure needed to run AI.” If AI companies want to spike power demand, they should pay the bill, not ordinary Americans. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Data Center Opponents Push Back Against “Superhuman” AI” • Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and others are investing billions in new data centers with little regard as to how they well be powered or the amount of water they will use to cool servers. In the investment community, there are worries this whole AI adventure is out of control. [CleanTechnica]

Amazon data center (Amazon image)

¶ “Electricity Scarcity Meets Aluminum Tariffs, And American Citizens Pick Up The Bill” • In the AI bubble, with full-throated support by the Trump Administration, competition between AI data centers and aluminum smelters for electricity is no longer theoretical. Utilities across the US are facing binding constraints on generation and transmission. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “California-Based Energy Company Planning Underground Nuclear Reactor In Utah” • Utah appears poised to become a location of an underground nuclear reactor of a company based in California. Deep Fission plans Utah, Texas, and Kansas as the first three planned sites for the company’s testing of its small modular pressurized water reactors. [KSL.com]

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¶ “Economic Growth Has Been Linked To Rising Emissions For Decades. Now, The ‘Opposite Is Happening’” • A decade on from the Paris Agreement the link between GDP and rising emissions is starting to break. Increasing numbers of countries are reducing CO₂ emissions while their economies keep growing, debunking decades of climate blocking. [Euronews]

Wind turbines (Mark König, Unsplash)

¶ “Ten Years Of The Paris Agreement: Hope Is Clouded By Climate Realities” • Ten years ago at COP21, the leaders of 195 countries signed the Paris Agreement to address climate change. But the mission is still far from complete. The United Nations Environment Programme projects “between 2.3°C and 2.5°C of temperature increases. [Euronews]

¶ “Wind Power Gets The Last Laugh As Trump Fades Into The Mists” • The UK firm GT Wings surfaced on the CleanTechnica radar in 2023, when it proposed the AirWing, a compact, space-saving, wind-harvesting device. Now GT is working on the first major real-world tryout for the AirWing, setting it up on a 124-meter cargo ship. [CleanTechnica]

Wind power (Courtesy of GT Wings)

¶ “By Locking In Russian Assets For Good, The EU Is Finally Playing Hardball” • In an audacious move, the EU is indefinitely immobilizing Russian sovereign assets, pushing back against external pressure to release the funds before Moscow agrees to pay war reparations to Ukraine. The EU is immobilizing €210 billion of assets of the Russian Central Bank. [Euronews]

¶ “XPENG Looks To Start EV Production In Malaysia” • XPENG reportedly told press in Malaysia that it is in negotiations with EP Manufacturing Bhd to get EV production underway in Malaysia. Mass production is supposed to begin at some point in 2026. The focus is to producd cars for right-hand markets across the Asean region. [CleanTechnica]

XPENG P7+

¶ “What’s The Connection Between Soils And Climate Change?” • The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN has long warned that pressures on land, soils, and fresh water systems are intensifying as they are pushed to the limits of production. Many in the field argue that support for agriculture needs to focus on these same things, not finances. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “AR7 Cash Injection Would Be Cost Neutral” • Doubling the size of the UK’s budget for offshore wind in Allocation Round 7 to £1.8 billion would be cost neutral if capacity is procured at a strike price of £94.50/MWh, analysis by Baringa showed. The study, commissioned by MASDAR, predicted the change could result in around 8 GW clearing the auction. [reNews]

Offshore windpower (insung yoon, Unsplash)

¶ “Indonesia Approves 50-MW Solar Project To Help Power Its Upcoming New Capital” • Indonesia’s new capital city, Ibu Kota Nusantara, will be powered by a solar plus storage project that will be developed by State utility PLN and renewables company Sembcorp. The project will have a 50-MW solar plant and 14.2-MWh battery system. [Energies Media]

¶ “RWE Powers Up A44n Solar Farms” • RWE has commissioned several large-scale solar farms along the A44n motorway in North Rhine-Westphalia with a total installed capacity of 86 MW peak. The plants have about 141,000 solar modules that to supply electricity for the equivalent of 27,700 German households, according to RWE. [reNews]

Renewable energy (RWE image)

¶ “Data Centers Told To Increase Use Of Renewable Energy” • Data centers must meet at least 80% of their annual electricity needs through new renewable-energy projects in the Republic of Ireland, the regulator decided. Data center developers have six years to put the renewable projects in place, the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities said. [MSN]

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¶ “NLR Analysis Identifies Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage For Data Center Cooling Needs” • In the growth of data center energy consumption, computer servers take the largest share, but cooling systems come in second. A study by researchers at the National Laboratory of the Rockies offers a potential solution to reduce that consumption. [CleanTechnica]

Data center (Dennis Schroeder, NLR)

¶ “US Tesla Sales Drop 23% In November YOY” • Reuters seems to have received exclusive data this week from Cox Automotive showing that it’s looking quite bad for Tesla. Tesla’s November sales in the US were reportedly down 23%, reaching their lowest monthly total since January 2022. Sales were 39,800, down from 51,513 in November 2024. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “New Report Illuminates Geothermal Cooling Potential In Hawaii” • In areas of recent volcanic activity and ample ground water, geothermal energy is an option for the electric grid. The UHM’s Hawaii Groundwater and Geothermal Resources Center collaborated on the technology with scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. [CleanTechnica]

Oahu (Christine Doughty, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

¶ “‘Magic Balls’ Installed By Drones Could Conquer US Market” • Heimdall Power’s drone-deployed sensors, called “magic balls,” attach to overhead power lines to measure real-time conditions such as temperature, humidity, and line capacity. The data helps utilities better manage how much electricity their grids can carry safely, unlocking extra capacity. [The Cool Down]

¶ “FERC Poised To Issue Decision On Colocating Large Loads In PJM” • The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plans to issue a decision next week on the PJM Interconnection’s rules for colocating large loads such as data centers at power plants over the range of Chicago to New Jersey, the commission’s agenda for its December 18 open meeting says. [Utility Dive]

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¶ “Transition Credits: Philippines Takes Novel Approach To Coal Phase-Out” • The Philippines is testing a new type of carbon credit aimed to urge companies to cut their climate-warming emissions by creating funds that can be used to turn coal-fired power plants into renewable energy facilities. They put value on the future emissions they prevent. [Euronews]

Geothermal plant (Mike Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped)

¶ “Drones, Diesel, And Policy: Two Countries, Two Agricultural Futures” • China’s rapid adoption of agricultural drones is one of the most interesting examples of technology use. Chinese pilots are treating land with multiple drone passes on the same fields to handle weeds, pests, fertilizer, and at times, seeding. The contrast with US practice is striking. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Korea Targets 4 GW Of Offshore Wind By 2030” • Korea plans annual offshore wind deployment of 4 GW by 2030 under a new government roadmap. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced the initiative and outlined aims of the includsion of 10.5 GW of cumulative capacity by 2030 and over 25 GW by 2035. [reNews]

Offshore windpower (Doosan image)

¶ “GE Vernova Lands 85-MW Romanian Turbine Deal” • GE Vernova signed an agreement with PPC Renewables to supply fourteen of its 6-MW turbines for a wind farm in Vaslui county, Romania. The company said the deal adds 85 MW to its onshore wind portfolio for Romania. The wind farm is expected to power about 38,000 households. [reNews]

¶ “GE Vernova And Seatrium Win BalWin5 Deal” • GE Vernova and Seatrium signed a contract from TenneT to deliver major elements of the 2-GW BalWin5 offshore grid connection in the German North Sea. The consortium said the project is designed to transmit electricity from offshore wind farms to Germany’s onshore network. [reNews]

Substation (TenneT image)

¶ “Tata Power Renewable Energy Commissions NHPC’s 300 MW Solar Power Project In Bikaner” • Tata Power Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company, successfully put into commission NHPC’s landmark 450-MW (DC), 300-MW (AC) DCR-compliant solar power project as the EPC contractor at Karnisar Bhatiyan, Bikaner, Rajasthan. [MSN]

US:

¶ “White House Says US Intends To Keep Seized Tanker’s Oil” • The US intends to take all the oil contained in the tanker seized off the coast of Venezuela, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said as she faced questions on the action. “The vessel will go to a US port and the United States does intend to seize the oil.” Leavitt said. [ABC News]

Generic oil tanker (George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0)

¶ “Gas Explosion In San Francisco Bay Area Damages Homes, Sends Heavy Smoke Into Air” • A gas explosion set off a major fire in a neighborhood of Hayward, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area. It obliterated at least one home, blowing out windows and shaking nearby houses. Six people were taken to hospitals for injuries, fire officials said. [ABC News]

¶ “Georgia’s Utility Regulator Rushes Deal For Georgia Power Before Public Hearing” • Just an hour before hearing testimony from the public and advocacy groups, the Georgia Public Service Commission posted an agreement approving Georgia Power’s plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the country. It leaves Georgians to foot the bill. [CleanTechnica]

Savannah (Nils Huenerfuerst, Unsplash)

¶ “New Toolkit Helps Communities Push Back Against Big Tech As Data Center Proposals Surge In Wisconsin” • A new toolkit, “Hyperscale Data Centers in Wisconsin: Big Tech Unchecked,” is available to help Wisconsinites protect their communities as Big Tech companies look to build energy-hungry hyperscale data centers in the state. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Peterbilt Unveils New Electric Truck Models While Dispute With California Continues” • There may be a lesson for clean vehicle advocates in an announcement by Peterbilt that it added three electric trucks to its lineup of models. Peterbilt is owned by PACCAR, which is embroiled in a legal dispute with California about emission rules. [CleanTechnica]

Peterbilt electric trucks (Peterbilt image)

¶ “Kentuckians Could Save Billions If Utilities Moved Beyond Fossil Fuels, Study Finds” • A study says Kentucky ratepayers could save billions of dollars through 2050 if electric utilities invested more in renewable energy and energy storage, retired aging coal-fired power plants, and avoided overbuilding power plants that burn natural gas. [Kentucky Lantern]

¶ “Maryland Launches Offshore Wind Procurement” • Maryland launched a fresh procurement for offshore wind capacity, days after a US district court struck down President Donald Trump’s moratorium on offshore wind development. Maryland’s Office of State Procurement invited developers with leases in its waters to submit PPA bids for the state. [reNews]

Ocean City, Maryland (Ocean City image)

¶ “Creekstone Energy Is Studying Nuclear Power To Support World’s Largest Data Center Campus In Utah” • Creekstone Energy signed an MOU with Utah-based EnergySolutions to evaluate potential nuclear power options to support energy needs at Creekstone’s planned data center campus. It is to be the world’s largest when it is complete. [KSL.com]

¶ “California’s Last Nuclear Plant Clears Major Hurdle To Power On” • California environmental regulators struck a deal with Pacific Gas & Electric to extend the life of the state’s last nuclear power plant in exchange for thousands of acres of new land conservation in San Luis Obispo County. The plant provides 9% of the state’s electricity. [AOL.com]

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¶ “A Planet In Peril: UN Calls For Global Climate Investment To Unlock €17 Trillion Benefit By 2070” • The UN Environment Program report ‘A future we choose’ calls for a global change in direction to help secure a healthy planet and “prosperity for all.” We must reshape the economy and environment to deal with climate change. [Euronews]

Beautiful Earth (Courtesy of UNEP)

¶ “Sierra Club Endorses Report Showing Pension Funds Fail To Stop Asset Managers Backing Fossil Fuel Expansion” • Pension funds and other asset owners are exposing clients to growing climate-related financial risks by failing to stop asset managers supporting fossil fuel expansion, according to analysis published by Reclaim Finance. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “T&E, Greenpeace And Twelve Other Organisations Call On The EU To Maintain The Law Promoting Alternatives To Short-Haul Flights” • Article 20 of the EU Air Services Regulation plays a necessary role in avoiding projected emissions growth in the aviation sector. But in the run-up to a revision, industry pressure is mounting to severely limit its scope. [CleanTechnica]

Commuter plane (Miguel Ángel Sanz, Unsplash, cropped)

¶ “Potentia Secures Financing For 600-MW Portfolio” • Potentia Energy has secured A$830 million ($552.22 million) of financing to support a portfolio of wind, solar, and hydro projects across Australia. The 600-MW of capacity is spread across six projects. The debt is being provided by a group of seven major Australian and international lenders. [reNews]

¶ “DEME To Handle Foundation And Cable Work At BC-Wind” • DEME was awarded three contracts for Ocean Winds’ BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Polish waters. DEME will install monopile foundations, inter-array cables, and the export cable at the 390-MW project. The vessels Orion, Living Stone, and Viking Neptun will take on the installation, DEME said. [reNews]

Orion (DEME image)

¶ “Drax Plans To Turn Coal-Era Power Station Into Data Center By 2027” • Energy generator Drax unveiled plans to develop a data center at its 1,000 acre Yorkshire site in efforts to maximize its value. Drax has been under scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers over its environmental credentials as it burns vast amounts of imported wood pellets. [MSN]

¶ “Sonnedix Seals VW GO Supply Deal” • Sonnedix has signed an agreement with VW Kraftwerk GmbH for the supply of renewable Guarantees of Origin from its 150MW Covatillas PV complex in Spain. The company said the deal entails the delivery of 104 GWh of renewable energy certificates per year for 10 years to support decarbonizing Volkswagen Group. [reNews]

Solar farm and orchard (Sonnedix image)

¶ “ACWA Power And Bapco Energies To Develop 2.8-GW Solar-Storage Project” • ACWA Power and Bapco Energies signed an agreement to develop a solar power plant with battery storage in Saudi Arabia. ACWA Power said the parties committed to jointly develop a solar power plant over several phases, ultimately with a generating capacity of up to 2.8 GW. [Asian Power]

¶ “Renewable Energy Forms 56% Of German Electricity In 2025, Study Finds” • Renewable energies have covered more than half of Germany’s electricity consumption in 2025, a report found. The projection found that renewable energies covered 55.8% of gross electricity consumption this year, an increase from the 55.1% figure in 2024. [Yahoo]

Wind turbine in Germany (Eugen J, Unsplash)

¶ “European Commission Gives Green Light To Building First Nuclear Power Plant In Poland” • The European Commission has approved a support package for the construction and operation of Poland’s first nuclear power plant, declaring it compatible with EU state aid rules. The three-unit NPP is expected to cost around 192 billion złoty ($53,2 billion). [Yahoo News]

US:

¶ “US Government Website Removes Fossil Fuels As Cause Of Global Warming” • The EPA has removed any mention of fossil fuels, the main driver of global warming, from its popular online page explaining the causes of climate change. Now it mentions only natural causes, even though scientists calculate that nearly all of the warming is due to human activity. [Euronews]

Please click on the image to enlarge it (EPA image)

¶ “US Seizes Tanker Off Coast Of Venezuela, Trump Says” • The US seized a tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump announced, as tensions escalate with the South American nation. “It’s been a very interesting day, from the standpoint of news. As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela,” he said. [ABC News]

¶ “A New Flow Battery Will Get A Good Look-See From The US DOE” • Among the vanadium flow battery innovators to cross the CleanTechnica radar is the UK firm Invinity Energy Systems. The US DOE has also taken notice. In May of 2024, the agency engaged Invinity to install its flow batteries at six sites in the US on a demonstration basis. [CleanTechnica]

Vanadium flow battery (Courtesy of PNNL)

¶ “Stellantis Says It Will Bring Electric Topolino To US” • The US president recently visited Japan, where he noticed the cute little kei cars. Stellantis people quickly told their headquarters that the president was smitten with cars that are small and “cute.” They quickly announced that they have decided to import the FIAT Topolino into the US. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “ERCOT’s Market Is Transitioning Toward Storage And Solar” • Battery storage facilities and solar farms powered virtually all capacity growth in Texas’ electric grid in 2025, as the home of the nation’s oil and gas industry created almost twice as much new solar power as California. The additions include 4,500 MW of solar and 5,200 MW of storage. [Inside Climate News]

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¶ “EU Hydrogen Market Hampered By Costly Production And Uncertainty, Energy Regulators Say” • The development of a hydrogen market in the European Union is far from meeting an ambitious 2030 target thanks to high fuel production costs and regulatory uncertainty, according to the latest report from the bloc’s energy regulators. [Euronews]

Toyota Mirai (Siarhei Besarab, CC BY-SA 4.0)

¶ “Excessive Heat: Rising Temperatures Are Harming Young Children’s Development” • Children need “urgent” protection from excessive heat as the climate crisis intensifies. Research warns that children exposed to higher temperatures may have delays in their early stages of development, compared to those living in areas with less heat. [Euronews]

¶ “World Must Jointly Tackle Issues Of Climate Change And Pollution, UN Says” • The world needs a new approach to environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet by adopting policies to jointly tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation and pollution, according to a report released by the UN. [ABC News]

United Nations, Geneva (Mathias Reding, Unsplash)

¶ “Ukraine: 39% Battery EV Share!” • Despite being a relatively small market, with 7,910 new light vehicles were registered in November, and the ongoing war, Ukraine is one of the unknown EV share leaders of the world! With over 3,000 new full-battery EVs registered in November, translated into 39% BEV share, few markets beat it. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “ONVO Exec Torches Extended-Range EVs” • Shen Fei, the president of ONVO, NIO’s family-oriented sub-brand, has torn into the concept of extended-range EVs. He says using large batteries together with a fossil-fueled powertrain is “a waste of resources.” Extended range is “unnecessary cost burdens to car manufacturers and consumers.” [CleanTechnica]

ONVO L60 (JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC0 1.0)

¶ “Renewables On Rise As AEMO Lays Out Roadmap For Energy Transition” • The Australian Energy Market Operator says total generation and storage capacity needs to triple from the current 92 GW to 297 GW in 2050. In that time the energy consumption in the nation’s main grid forecast to rise by 90% from 205 TWh now to 389 TWh. [pv magazine Australia]

¶ “ABL Backs Ocean Winds On 390-MW BC-Wind” • ABL was appointed to provide marine warranty survey services to support Ocean Winds with construction of the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland. The 390-MW project will feature 26 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 turbines across a 90-square-kilometre area in the Baltic Sea. [reNews]

Offshore wind construction (Ocean Winds image)

¶ “CorPower Ocean Leads A €30 Million Wave Energy Push In The UK” • CorPower Ocean was selected to lead the €30 million POWER-Farm EU Project to validate wave energy technology for large-scale deployment in UK waters. The initiative, partly backed by a €19 million Horizon Europe grant, aims to address competitiveness and bankability. [reNews]

¶ “Africa’s Largest Off-Grid Solar-Plus-Storage Project Comes Online In Angola” • Portuguese group MCA commissioned an off-grid renewable energy system with 25.40 MW of solar and 75.26 MWh of storage in Angola. The Cazombo Photovoltaic Park is called the nation’s first and Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy system. [pv magazine International]

Cazombo PV Park (MCA image)

¶ “Southeast Asia Embraces Offshore Wind Power As Trump Bashes Renewable Energy” • White House policy has put billions of dollars’ worth of US offshore wind projects into turmoil. Now industry interest and investment are looking elsewhere. Analysts say developing regions with good wind resources, like Southeast Asia, have the most to gain. [MSN]

US:

¶ “New Solar-Powered Orbiting Data Centers” • Try as President Trump may to stop solar power’s progress, clever entrepreneurs are simply going behind his back to harvest it from outer space. The latest example is the California-based startup Aetherflux, which has zeroed in on the ability of space solar systems to skip the long wait times. [CleanTechnica]

Orbiting solar panels (Screenshot, courtesy of Aetherflux)

¶ “Heat Pumps Prevail Despite Fickle Federal Policy” • The current occupant of the White House pulled out federal support for the domestic heat pump industry. Nevertheless, just as surely as good prevails over evil, ratepayers are demanding relief from high energy costs, and today’s generation of energy efficient heat pumps is just what is needed. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Nordex Notches 1-GW Alliant US Turbine Deal” • Nordex Group has secured contracts from Alliant Energy for up to 190 Delta4000 turbines totaling just over 1 GW for Midwest wind projects. The agreements will take effect following regulatory approvals and cover N133 and N163 machines scheduled for installation in 2028 and 2029, Nordex said. [reNews]

Wind turbines (Nordex image)

¶ “US Delivers 11.7-GW Solar Surge In Q3” • The US added 11.7 GW of solar capacity in the third quarter of 2025, marking the industry’s third-largest quarter on record and pushing the year’s additions over 30 GW. The Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie said 73% of this year’s capacity additions were in states won by President Trump. [reNews]

¶ “Governor Hochul Expands Energy Workforce Commitment With $40 Million For New York’s Advanced Nuclear Energy Workforce” • Governor Kathy Hochul  announced $40 million in annual workforce development funding over the next four years to develop the workforce needed to support advanced nuclear energy in Upstate New York. [LongIsland.com]

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¶ “Nation Warns Ongoing Concern With Atlantic Ocean Could Be ‘A Direct Threat … To National Security’: ‘Time is running out'” • Iceland has sounded the alarm regarding the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, declaring it a national security risk that requires its immediate attention. “We cannot afford to wait.” [The Cool Down]

Vik, Iceland (Jon Flobrant, Unsplash)

¶ “Deep-Sea Mining Tests Impact More Than A Third Of Seabed Animals” • Calls for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining got louder as the results of a five-year-long investigation have been revealed. The Metals Company, which funded the study, says they are “encouraged” by its findings, but Greenpeace was not happy with it. [Euronews]

¶ “Temperature Average For 2023-2025 On Track To Exceed 1.5°, Copernicus Data Reveals” • The global average temperature anomaly for January to November 2025 is 1.48°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline. It is currently beaten only by 2024, the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to Copernicus. [Euronews]

Heat (Jonas Weckschmied, Unsplash)

¶ “New Syncraft Powerplant Being Built In Partnership With Procarbic” • In Zwickau, Germany, construction is starting on a new Syncraft Climate Positive Powerplant that will turn regional forest waste into renewable energy and green carbon. The project is led by BiokohlenWerk Zwickau and is coordinated by Procarbic Management. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “So-Called Technology Neutrality Is Not The Solution To The Car Industry’s Issues” • Next week, an EU announcement will decide the fate of its car industry. The industry and its political allies want ‘technology neutrality’, so they can keep selling combustion cars after 2035. This short-term strategy will have devastating consequences. [CleanTechnica]

BMW at sunset (Tyler Clemmensen, Unsplash)

¶ “Record Battery Discharge Supports Irish Power System” • Provisional EirGrid data shows renewables supplied around 41% of Ireland’s electricity in November. The operator said wind provided 35% of all electricity used, totalling 1,067 GWh. Other renewables including solar and hydropower brought the overall clean energy share to 41%. [reNews]

¶ “Vattenfall And Cemvision Seal Near-Zero Cement Deal In Europe” • Vattenfall and Cemvision have signed an agreement to supply near-zero-carbon cement for onshore wind infrastructure in Europe from 2028. Cemvision’s Re-ment Massive product will be prioritised for use in Vattenfall’s projects. It could cut CO₂ emissions by up to 95%. [reNews]

Turbine base (Vattenfall image)

¶ “University Of Aberdeen Invests £1 Million In Geothermal Pilot” • The University of Aberdeen has secured a public grant of £1 million for the Aberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Pilot, an ambitious city-wide geothermal feasibility pilot study to explore Aberdeen’s geological potential and pave the way for low-carbon heating solutions. [Renewable Energy Magazine]

¶ “Equinor Starts Brazil Solar-Wind Hybrid” • Equinor and its Brazilian subsidiary Rio Energy have begun commercial power production at the Serra da Babilonia Solar facility, creating the company’s first hybrid power asset. The company said the 140-MW solar site is co-located with the 223-MW Serra da Babilonia Wind complex. [reNews]

Hybrid power plant (Rio Energy image)

¶ “State Moves Ahead On New Wind Farm And Indigenous-Backed Energy Parks” • Two renewable energy projects proposed for Western Australia took important next steps forward in the race to meet the state government’s pledge to quit coal by the end of the decade. The state is committed to closing its publicly-owned coal plants by 2029. [Renew Economy]

US:

¶ “Federal Judge Vacates Illegal Offshore Wind Order, Says Wind Foes Are ‘Tilting At Windmills'” • A federal judge declared a key part of President Trump’s notorious Offshore Wind Order of January 20 null and void. On December 8 the US District Court District Of Massachusetts, in Boston, determined that all the evidence points to its illegality. [CleanTechnica]

Offshore windpower (NREL image)

¶ “Waymo Drives Right Into Police Scene, And Golf Course” • Robotaxis may be much safer drivers than most humans, but there are still a variety of edge cases where humans would have handled a situation better. The latest example may be a case that is “funny,” but it has warnings that Waymo should take seriously and try to address. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Panasonic To Supply Batteries For Zoox” • Zoox, the robotaxi startup owned by Amazon, has expanded a bit recently. In fact it has scaled up enough that it needed to secure an EV battery supplier for more EV production. Starting in early 2026, Zoox will be receiving batteries from Panasonic Energy, using 2170 cylindrical batteries. [CleanTechnica]

Zoox in Las Vegas

¶ “AI Strengthens Investor Confidence In Renewables” • The value of the renewable energy sector is no longer defined just by installed capacity, but increasingly by data, algorithms, and AI that support it. It is going into a new phase. And investors will require higher levels of predictability, transparency, and long-term performance. [pv magazine USA]

¶ “Secretary Of Energy Supports Quadrupling US Nuclear Power Generation” • Energy Secretary Chris Wright touted the Trump administration’s efforts to “unleash the next American Nuclear Renaissance,” affirming his support for a four-fold expansion of America’s nuclear energy capacity in the next 25 years during a tour of Idaho National Laboratory. [Local News 8]

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¶ “Zeekr Enters Germany” • Germany is the biggest auto market in Europe. With Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, and Mercedes based there, one might think it’s just Germans buying German cars, but there’s a lot of opportunity for other brands as well, especially as buyers transition to EVs. Now Zeekr, owned by China’s Geely Group, is pushing the door open. [CleanTechnica]

Zeekr 7X

¶ “China-Funded Port In Peru May Have Ecological Drawbacks” • A new port facility at Chancay, Peru, is the result of nearly two decades of planning and makes Peru South America’s primary transfer point for goods going to and from Asia. It will increase climate impacts in a part of the world where deforestation is of constant concern. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “European Energy Wins Solar CFDs In Italy” • European Energy has secured Contract for Difference for five solar projects totaling 513 MW in Sicily, Apulia, and Molise. The projects range from 20 MW to 225 MW and form a major PV pipeline under the FerX auction scheme. The awards provide predictable price structures during operations. [reNews]

Solar array (European Energy image)

¶ “NKT JV Opens Taiwan Offshore Cable Factory” • A joint venture between NKT and Walsin Lihwa opened Taiwan’s first offshore power cable factory in Kaohsiung. The Walsin Energy Cable System facility covers 231,000 square metres with a 50-meter extrusion tower and will produce AC power cables for the offshore wind market, the partners said. [reNews]

¶ “UK Marks 25 years Of Offshore Wind” • On December 8, 2025, the UK marks 25 years since the Blyth offshore wind farm in Northumberland began generating clean power, launching an industry which has become one of the country’s biggest sources of renewable electricity. Offshore wind produced a record 17% of total UK power last year. [reNews]

Offshore wind turbines (EDF image)

¶ “NESO Grid Reforms Unlock 132 GW For 2030” • NESO has confirmed a new pipeline of shovel-ready projects that will be prioritised for connection to the UK’s grid networks, unlocking 283 GW of generation and storage and 99 GW of transmission demand. In total, 132 GW of projects are aligned with delivery of the UK’s Clean Power 2030 target. [reNews]

¶ “Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub To Boost Victoria’s Grid Capacity” • The Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub battery project, jointly owned by the State Electricity Commission and Equis Australia, is now supplying stored electricity to Victorian households and businesses. The battery project has capacities of 600 MW and 1.6 GWh. [Power Technology]

Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (SEC image)

¶ “Squadron Secures $1 Billion For Wind Farm” • Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy secured one of the most significant wind financing deals in recent memory, with $1 billion locked away for the Clarke Creek wind farm in Queensland. Squadron attracted the interest of ten banking partners for what is one of Australia’s largest wind projects. [Energy Magazine]

¶ “How More Wind And Batteries Push Electricity Prices Down, Even While Gas Prices Stay High” • Electricity price increases are less than those for other goods and services, and do not even rate in the top ten, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Consumer Price Index data for 2020 to today. And power rates have increased with the price of gas. [Renew Economy]

Bodangora wind farm (NSW government image, cropped)

¶ “Severe Damage To Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure After Massive Russian Drone, Missile Strike” • A Russian mass missile and drone attack hammered Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again, hitting substations, generation facilities, and disconnecting one of the power lines that supplies the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. [The Kyiv Independent]

¶ “IAEA Calls For Repair Work On Chornobyl Sarcophagus” • UN nuclear watchdog inspectors visited Ukraine to assess the status of key electrical substations. They said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chornobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year. [Kyiv Post]

Chernobyl sarcophagus (Mick De Paola, Unsplash)

US:

¶ “Destined To Fail: False Assumptions On Climate, Trade, And Society Cripple US Security Strategy” • The 2025 US national security strategy, released on December 4th, tries to present a unified view of American power but the foundation it is based on political viewpoints instead of the realities of physical, economic, and geopolitical forces. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “The Floating Solar Revolution: Death By A Thousand Cuts For Fossil Fuels” • Despite this year’s sharp U-turn in federal energy policy, the renewable energy transition keeps branching out in new directions. One emerging factor is the relatively new area of floating solar. Creative solar firms are starting to take advantage of its new opportunities. [CleanTechnica]

PVs on an irrigation pond (SPG Solar, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped)

¶ “US Adds 21.2 GW Of Solar Through September 2025” • The US added 21.2 GW of solar through September 2025,  FERC said, up from 20 GW for the same period of 2024. Now, natural gas has the largest share of grid capacity (42.2%), followed by coal (14.61%), wind (11.8%), solar (11.78%), nuclear (7.8%), hydropower (7.6%), and then others. [pv magazine International]

¶ “Arizona Commission’s Vice Chair Insists Renewable Energy Push Won’t Raise Public Utility Bills” • In a move to ensure that the rush towards sustainable energy doesn’t saddle everyday folks with extra costs, Arizona Corporation Commission Vice Chair Nick Myers took a stand regarding a new data center’s vow to go 100% renewable. [Hoodline]

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¶ “Is The Winter Of The Century Coming? Experts See Chance Of Arctic Cold Spells” • Meteorologists say the polar vortex will be weaker than usual this winter. For some places like Germany, this will most likely mean a cold winter with Arctic cold spells. Experts are currently still divided, but warn it could be especially frosty after Christmas. [Euronews]

Stuttgart in winter (Urlaubstracker, Unsplash)

¶ “Uzbekistan Proves The Folly Of US Fossil Fuel Madness” • While the US is hell bent on forcing its fossil fuels down the throats of other nations, Uzbekistan is showing the way toward a renewable energy future. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, president of the Republic of Uzbekistan, just celebrated the start of construction for new energy facilities. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “How Students Can Build A Career In Solar Power” •vAs the global climate crisis accelerates, the transition to clean energy is no longer a distant goal; it’s an urgent imperative. For students looking to build a meaningful career while contributing to a sustainable future, the solar industry offers a lot of opportunities. But how do they do that? [The Hindu]

Solar workers (Wayne National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0)

¶ “India’s Green Corridors: Building The Next-Gen Grid To Power A 500-GW Renewable Future” • India’s clean energy transition has entered a crucial phase as the nation advances toward its target of 500 GW of renewable capacity by 2030. Clean power is only part of the challenge. Delivering it reliably requires a modern, intelligent grid. [Times Kuwait]

¶ “New Energy Policy Focuses On Grid Storage” • Shri Santosh Sarangi, Union Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, affirmed that India has successfully achieved its COP26 commitment to secure 50% of its installed electric power capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, five years ahead of schedule. Now it needs to focus on storage. [Tathya]

Microgrid with storage (Munro89, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

¶ “Russia Unleashes Massive Drone And Missile Attack On Ukraine As Diplomatic Talks Continue” • Russia unleashed a major attack on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after US and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war. The Russian attack was to a large degree on power plants. [AOL News]

¶ “How Mexico Revived Its Renewable Energy Sector” • After years of energy policy that focused on greater nationalisation, the door is once again open in Mexico for private participation. This is expected to include the development of  number of green energy projects and to attract investment from various firms worldwide. [OilPrice.com]

Solar array in Mexico (Oscar Cavazos, CC BY-SA 4.0, copped)

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¶ “How Outdated Engineering Models Distort Today’s EV And Road Charges Debate” • The idea that EVs create meaningful additional road damage because they weigh more does not stand up well when set beside contemporary engineering research. Only the heaviest commercial vehicles push pavements toward their design limits. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Largest Utah Coal Plant Goes Quiet As Los Angeles Goes Coal-Free” • Utah’s largest coal-fired power plant, the Intermountain Power Project in the Great Basin region of western Utah and serves primarily southern California, is no longer operating. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power quietly pulled the plug just before Thanksgiving. [CleanTechnica]

IPP (Braddah n8, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

¶ “New Bio-Inspired ‘Super Bricks’ Suck Up Carbon” • A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute calculates that their new alternative building material sequesters 6.1 kg of carbon per cubic meter during the production process. In contrast, making conventional concrete emits approximately 330 kg of carbon during production. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “DOE Bets Big On Costly SMRs” • Last week, the US DOE made two substantial financial awards to two SMR builders who each proposed 300-MW units. TVA’s estimate that its new 300-MW facility would cost $5.3 billion, or $18,000/kW. This is roughly six times the cost of new gas-fired power plants, which the TVA is also building. [MSN]

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¶ “How Climate Change Became The Property Market’s Biggest Nightmare” • From plummeting house prices to uninsurable homes, climate change is impacting the property market around the world. Risks fueled by climate change have now become a “crucial factor in home-buying decisions” for more than 80% of potential buyers. [Euronews]

Real estate (Breno Assis, Unsplash)

¶ “After Decades Of Deforestation, Asia’s Floods Were Among The Deadliest Weather Events Of 2025” • Record-breaking rain and storm surges triggered catastrophic flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia last week. The UN says the disaster is one of the deadliest weather patterns in southeastern Asia in recent years. [Euronews]

¶ “Uzbekistan Launches €9.46 Billion Green Energy Push” • With international partners behind an Uzbek energy transformation, the country unveiled 42 renewable, storage, and grid projects. The government says green energy generation will reach 23,ooo GWh, enough to provide for the entire annual consumption of the country’s population. [Euronews]

Uzbekistan (Artem Bryzgalov, Unsplash)

¶ “Tesla Sales Drop 19% In UK, While BYD Sales More Than Triple” • Tesla sales dropped in some markets this year, dropped even more in other markets, and risen in a few. At times, the UK has been one of Tesla’s bright spots. However, the trend lately is downward again, and sales were bad in November. Meanwhile, BYD sales more than tripled. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Member States Seize Last Chance To Unlock Clean Truck Deal” • After more than two years of deadlock EU government ministers have finally unlocked negotiations on rules to grant trucks extra weight to accommodate heavier clean technologies. This was the last chance to move forward with the file, and clears the way for trilogue talks. [CleanTechnica]

Volvo electric trucks (Courtesy of Volvo)

¶ “Denmark’s Second Largest PV Plant Goes Online” • Swedish independent power producer Alight switched on the 215-MW Lidsø solar park in the southern municipality of Lolland. It is billed as Denmark’s second largest to date. “The park includes around 350,000 solar panels, and more than 1,700 sheep grazing all year round.” [pv magazine International]

¶ “Windanker Topside Sets Sail For The Baltic Sea” • The offshore substation for Iberdrola’s 315-MW Windanker wind farm in the German Baltic Sea was shipped out for installation after completion of the topside and its jacket foundation. The 4,500-tonne topside left HSM’s Stormpolder yard and went out through central Rotterdam. [reNews]

Topside under way (HSM image)

¶ “Comprehensive Clean-Up Of The Chernobyl Shell Necessary” • The protective shell around the damaged Chernobyl nuclear power plant needs to be extensively renovated in the near future. In its latest safety assessment, the IAEA said the hull had lost its primary protective functions, including containment capability, in a drone strike. [blue News]

¶ “Solar Push of 129-GW Takes Non-Fossil Share Beyond 50% Of Total Installed Capacity” • A surge in solar installations over the past decade was pivotal in doubling India’s installed electricity capacity. Solar capacity stands at 129 GW, and the total non-fossil generating capacity went past 259 GW to be over 50 % of India’s total installed power capacity. [pib.gov.in]

Solar Plant, Maharashtra (Thomas Lloyd Group, CC BY-SA 4.0)

US:

¶ “Trump EPA Opens The Door For More Haze Pollution In Texas” • The EPA approved two do-nothing haze pollution plans from the Texas government, ignoring public pleas to reduce the harmful haze pollution that sickens people. Wealthy coal plant owners have permission to avoid installing readily available pollution controls. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Jaguar Spotted In Arizona Points To Progress In Recovery Of Endangered Species” • Researchers at the University of Arizona says they spotted a big cat for the fifth time in fifteen years after one crossed the US-Mexico border. The animal was seen at a watering hole it visited in November. Its distinctive spots showed it had not been seen before. [ABC News]

Jaguar (James Lee, Unsplash)

¶ “US Startup Heats Up The Solid State EV Race, CAFE Or No CAFE” • Even with a pledged US rollback of Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, some companies are pursuing realistic visions of the future. Among the solid state innovators attracting attention from the auto industry is the Massachusetts-based startup Factorial Energy. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Trump Admin Invests $800 Million In Latest Move To Bolster US Nuclear Industry” • In the race to build America’s first small modular reactors, the DOE picked its front-runners. The agency awarded a total of $800 million in grants, originally allocated under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to two projects developing light-water reactors. [Canary Media]

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World:

¶ “Study On Catastrophic Cost Of Climate Change Retracted, Though Revised Figures Remain Alarming” • A highly publicised study on the catastrophic costs of climate change was retracted after heavy criticism of its methodology. The study originally predicted a 19% fall in global income by 2050 due to climate change. That figure was revised to 17%. [Euronews]

Emissions (Ella Ivanescu, Unsplash)

¶ “From Extreme Heat To Poor Mental Health: How Climate Change Is Harming The Workplace” • Over a billion workers are exposed to high heat episodes, and almost a third of them have negative health effects. Leading scientists and epidemiologists found that climate change was responsible for tripling the death toll from Europe’s heatwaves deaths. [Euronews]

¶ “Norway Halts Deep-Sea Mining Until 2029” • Norway has postponed controversial deep–sea mining plans, a delay some environmentalists say must be “the nail in the coffin” for the industry. The country’s Labour government confirmed it will not issue licenses for deep-sea mining during the current legislative term, which doesn’t end until 2029. [Euronews]

Hughes Glomar Explorer (Tequask, CC BY-SA 3.0)

¶ “Geopolitical Developments Contribute to Elevated Diesel Prices” • Global refinery margins for diesel have increased to their highest level all year since late October, following refinery outages in Russia and in the Middle East. New sanctions on Russia’s crude oil also led to limited refinery production and a lower global diesel supply. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “SRE Signs Taiwan CPPA For Formosa 4” • Synera Renewable Energy signed a long-term corporate power purchase agreement in Taiwan for a portion of the 495-MW Formosa 4 wind farm. The CPPA was concluded with the island’s government-backed electricity aggregator Taiwan Smart Electricity & Energy, which will trade it with a range of offtakers. [reNews]

Offshore wind farm (SRE Group image)

¶ “Aurora Says 43-GW Offshore Goal Is Cost Neutral” • Aurora Energy Research found that the UK can deliver its 43 GW offshore wind target “cost-neutral for billpayers over the next ten years” if AR7 procures capacity priced up to £94/MWh ($125.37/MWh). The study, commissioned by RWE, also highlighted wider gains from hitting the goal. [reNews]

¶ “Van Oord Hits Monopile Milestone At Windanker” • Van Oord has completed the transport and installation of all 21 monopiles at Iberdrola’s 315-MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The monopiles, manufactured by a joint venture between Navantia and Windar, have a diameter of 10 meters and weigh of up to 2,145 tonnes. [reNews]

Installing a monopile (Iberdrola image)

¶ “Integrating Solar And Storage For Industrial Users: Lessons From Early Projects In Gujarat ” • Gujarat’s leadership in renewable deployment is extending into the field of solar plus storage, with direct implications for industrial power users. It provides numerous early examples of how solar and storage can work together in practice. [pv magazine India]

¶ “GE Vernova Signs Agreement For 42 Wind Turbines With Greenvolt” • GE Vernova signed an agreement with Greenvolt Power to supply onshore wind turbines for the Gurbanesti wind farm in Călărași county, Romania. The contractual scope covers the supply, installation, and commissioning of 42 turbines, each of 6.1-MW. [Power Technology]

Wind turbine (GE Vernova image)

¶ “Vladimir Putin In India LIVE Updates: PM Modi Says ‘Trust’ Is The Greatest Strength Of India-Russia Relations” • Russian President Vladimir Putin is in New Delhi for his two-day India visit, where he is in summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. They are expected to numerous topics, including civil nuclear energy. [NDTV]

US:

¶ “Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trump EPA Final Rule That Delays Methane Pollution Protections” • Health, environment, and community groups filed a lawsuit in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit challenging the Trump EPA’s unlawful final rule to delay protections against methane pollution from the oil and gas industry. [CleanTechnica]

Gas flares (JPeischl, NOAA)

¶ “Solar Companies Urge Congress to Work with DOI to Unleash American Solar Energy; Ensure Certainty, Equal Treatment of All Energy Sources in Permitting Reform” • In a letter, 143 solar energy companies urged both houses of Congress to work with the Department of the Interior to address the July DOI memo that favors specific energy sources. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Sierra Club Statement On Arctic Refuge CRA Vote” • A Senate resolution disapproves a 2024 Record of Decision for the Arctic Refuge oil and gas leasing program. It threatens millions of acres of national public lands in the Arctic, critical habitat for caribou, migratory birds, polar bears, and other species. It went to the president to be signed. [CleanTechnica]

Arctic fox (Jonatan Pie, Unsplash, cropped)

¶ “Lieutenant Governor-Elect Backs Energy Policy Ideas Aimed To Cut Costs” • Ahead of the 2026 General Assembly legislative session, Lt Gov-elect Ghazala Hashmi joined environmentalists from the National Resource Defense Council and Evergreen Collaborative to share policy ideas they believe will put money back in consumers’ pockets. [Virginia Mercury]

¶ “Trump’s Plan For AI Dominance Threatened By His Own Attacks On Solar, Wind Power” • The Trump administration is moving to fast-track the construction of power-hungry data centers as a matter of national security. At the same time, it’s adding roadblocks for new solar and wind farms. But the two policies could be at odds. [The Detroit News]

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World:

¶ “EU Lawmakers Agree To Ban Russian Gas Imports By 2027” • The EU is trying to end all energy dependency on Moscow and to stop financing its war against Ukraine. The EU will ban gas from Russian sources, both pipelines and liquefied natural gas, from entering the bloc by mid-2027 but with exceptions for Hungary and Slovakia. [Euronews]

LNG carrier (Daniil Serhiyevich, Unsplash, cropped)

¶ “Why Are European Natural Gas Prices Tumbling Despite The Cold Winter?” • European natural gas prices have fallen sharply in recent days, as surging US LNG flows flood the market. The Dutch Title Transfer Facility benchmark dropping below €28/MWh, a level not seen since April 2024. European gas prices are down more than 45%. [Euronews]

¶ “Monsoon Season Or Climate Disaster? What’s Driving Asia’s Flash Floods As Death Toll Hits 1,400” • More than 1,400 people were killed after record-breaking rainfall and storm surges across parts of Asia. Experts have pointed towards global warming as a cause of the worsening the impact of floods, along with human actions such as forest cutting. [Euronews]

Indonesian flood (Iqro Rinaldi, Unsplash, cropped)

¶ “Turkey’s Energy Minister Warns Of Threat To Oil And Gas Supplies” • Turkey’s energy minister called for the oil and gas supply in the Black Sea to be protected after three Russian fuel tankers were targeted off the Turkish coast. Turkey is concerned by the threat to undersea pipelines that carry natural gas from Russia to Turkey also. [ABC News]

¶ “NCP Chlorchem And Terra Firma Start One Of South Africa’s Largest Behind-The-Meter Solar Projects” • NCP Chlorchem, a chemical producer, and Terra Firma, a developer of solar and batteries, started a 27-MW multi-phase solar project. It will be one of the largest standalone behind-the-meter industrial installations in South Africa. [CleanTechnica]

Solar installation (Terra Firma image)

¶ “Tesla Lobbying UK on EV Policies … as Trump Guts Critical US Auto Policy” • The Guardian reports that Tesla was “privately warning” the UK government that its plans to water down EV policies will hurt EV sales and make it harder for the UK to reach its climate goals. We should note that Tesla has been trying to use its influence to have wise policy. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 Delivers First Power” • Orsted’s 913-MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 is now feeding power into the grid. Borkum Riffgrund 3 is about 72 km off the coast in the German North Sea. It has 83 Siemens Gamesa turbines, each with 11-MW capacity. It connects to the grid through the DolWin epsilon offshore converter platform. [reNews]

Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm (Ørsted image)

¶ “FY2029 Renewable Energy Construction Spending To Peak At $23 Billion” • Over the five years starting in 2025, Australia is projected to add an average of 8.9 GW of new renewable capacity each year, more than triple the 2.7 GW annual average of the past five years, according to the report, Renewable Energy Construction Outlook – Australia. [pv magazine Australia]

¶ “UK Approves The 190-MW Helios Solar Project” • The UK government granted planning permission to Enso Energy and Cero Generation for the 190-MW Helios solar farm in North Yorkshire. The array, which will be co-located with a battery energy storage system, will connect to the grid via underground cable at the nearby Drax power station. [reNews]

Solar panels (Chelsea, Unsplash, cropped)

¶ “Does Miliband’s ‘Golden Age Of Nuclear’ Blind The UK To A Future Renewable Dream?” • To most, “renewable energy”brings images of wind farms and hydroelectric dams. For Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, “renewable energy” seems to mean nuclear power plants. That is not equal to “environmentally sustainable” with hope for a clean energy future. [Palatinate]

US:

¶ “Car Crashes Are A Public Health Crisis. Autonomous Cars Are The Cure” • A report by Waymo has data on nearly 100 million driverless miles in four US cities. Compared to the experience of human drivers on the same roads, Waymo self-driving cars were involved in 80% fewer crashes causing injury and 91% fewer with serious injury or fatality. [CleanTechnica]

Wreck (Scott Greer, Unsplash)

¶ “Inside The Shop Building The World’s Quickest Classic Minis” • In California, Electric Classic Cars has been working closely with Gildred Racing on their “Super Cooper” program. They rework the iconic Mini by swapping its wheezy original 40 hp four-cylinder engine with a 300 hp Tesla motor, making it an entirely different animal. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Rare Win For Renewable Energy: The Trump Administration Funds Geothermal Network Expansion” • The US DOE approved an $8.6 million grant that allows the first utility-led geothermal heating and cooling network to double in size. Co-recipients of the award are Eversource Energy, the city of Framingham, and the Boston non-profit HEET. [Ars Technica]

Geothermal plant (Ásgeir Eggertsson, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped)

¶ “BOEM Reviewing 2.6-GW New England Offshore Permit” • The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management asked a federal court to stall a lawsuit against the construction permit for the 2,600-MW New England Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. BOEM wants the lawsuit stalled while the it reconsiders the project’s permits. [reNews]

¶ “Tech Maven Bashes Nuclear Stocks And Shares The Real Way To Play AI’s Energy Boom” • Investment manager Paul Wick cited Oklo Inc and NuScale Power Corp as two companies that are working to develop nuclear power technology with little or no revenue but “lots of news releases.” He cited Bloom Energy Corp, a fuel cells maker, as an opportunity. [MSN]

Have a conscientiously sensible day.

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World:

¶ “A Decade Of Climate Court Cases” • Governments worldwide  are being forced by a “surge” in climate litigation to set out clear rules for action. A report from the Climate Litigation Network shows how ten years of court cases helped establish “binding legal duties” for leaders and big polluters to help protect citizens from climate harm. [Euronews]

Justice (Tingey Injury Law Firm, Unsplash)

¶ “India’s Oil Imports Will Be On The Agenda For Putin Meeting With Modi” • Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to India this week for a summit aimed at deepening economic, defense and energy ties, a visit that will also test New Delhi’s efforts to balance relations with Moscow and Washington as the war in Ukraine grinds on. [ABC News]

¶ “Global EV Sales Report: Tiny Wuling Mini Beats Tesla Model Y!!!” • Despite the expected hangover in the US market, down almost 50% year over year in October, global plugin vehicle registrations were up 10% compared to October 2024. There were over 1.9 million registrations. Battery EV sales grew 19% YOY, while plugin hybrids fell by 5%. [CleanTechnica]

Wuling Mini EV (JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC01)

¶ “BYD Commercial Electric Vehicle Sales Up 213% in 2025” • BYD’s having mixed results with plugin passenger vehicle sales lately, with plugin hybrids dropping while full electrics continue to rise. In the commercial vehicle sector, there’s a little bit of an up-and-down matter in one segment, but the overall trend is very positive, growing 213%. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Nordex Lands 118-MW Turbine Deal In Poland” • The Nordex Group took an order from an international independent power producer for twenty N149/5X turbines for a 118-MW project in Poland. Nordex said the contract includes a Premium Service Agreement for up to fifteen years. Nordex has already installed over 600 turbines for 1.7 GW in Poland. [reNews]

Wind turbines (Nordex image)

¶ “China’s Renewable Energy Boom Has Its Own Challenges. Here’s What We Can Learn” • China is the world’s  largest energy consumer and greenhouse gas emitter. It is also undergoing an ambitious energy transitions. The country is rapidly reshaping its power system to accommodate a new generation of clean energy. [The World Economic Forum]

¶ “Permit Filing Ready For Irish Offshore Wind Port” • Iarnrod Eireann will lodge a planning application for the €220 million Rosslare Offshore Renewable Energy Hub. The project will make Rosslare Europort into Ireland’s primary base for construction, operation, and maintenance of offshore wind farms in the Irish and Celtic Seas, the company said. [reNews]

Site of energy hub (Iarnrod Eireann image)

¶ “Project Incentives To Boost Egypt’s Renewable Energy To 65%” • Egypt is banking on project incentives to boost the share of renewables in its energy mix to 42% by 2030 and 65% by 2040, the Arab country’s electricity and renewable energy minister said. Mahmud Esmat said that one of the incentives is long-term power purchase agreements. [ZAWYA]

¶ “McDonald’s UK Inks 66-MW Wind PPA” • McDonald’s UK has signed a 15-year corporate PPA for all power generated by the 66-MW Douglas West Extension Wind Farm in Scotland. The project, which is owned by Capital Dynamics, is expected to start operations in the first quarter of 2026. McDonald’s will procure 100% of its electricity. [reNews]

Wind turbine (ENGIE image)

¶ “Data Centers Urged To Bring Their Own Wind, Solar, And Big Batteries So They Don’t Trip The Grid” • Global tech giants planning to spend tens of billions of dollars in data centers in Australia will be expected to bring their own renewable and battery storage supplies to support their energy-hungry facilities, industry minister Tim Ayres said. [Renew Economy]

US:

¶ “‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Says Tesla ‘Ridiculously Overvalued'” • An investor with quite a strong track record is chiming in on Tesla stock, and he’s clearly not bullish about it. Michael Burry, who is a famous investor at the center of the book and movie “The Big Short,” has claimed that Tesla stock is “ridiculously overvalued.” [CleanTechnica]

Tesla in orbit (SpaceX, public domain)

¶ “Virtual Power Plants Thwart Plot Against Renewables” • This year the White House has turned sharply against wind and solar power, but the US renewable energy transition is unstoppable. Solar plus storage keeps on adding new capacity to the grid. Even wind has been growing a bit. Now virtual power plants gathering the vast renewable potential. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Massive Data Centers May Make Groundwater Pollution Worse” • Data centers are environmental disaster areas. Not only do they need electricity that is typically sourced from fossil fuels or nuclear, they also tend to suck up huge amounts of water for cooling. Much of that is recycled, but in some cases pollutants in the source water get concentrated. [CleanTechnica]

Amazon data center (Amazon image)

¶ “Terra-Gen Closes Financing For Lockhart III & IV Solar Project In US” • Renewable energy producer Terra-Gen closed project financing for the Lockhart III & IV solar development in San Bernardino County, California. The project’s total financing package amounts to $383 million, the largest part of which is a $236 million tax equity bridge loan. [Power Technology]

¶ “Country’s First Small Modular Reactor To Be Developed In East Tennessee” • Governor Bill Lee announced the first US small modular reactor set to be developed in East Tennessee. Lee said the Tennessee Valley Authority had been selected for a $400 million grant from the US DOE to advance the development of the small modular reactor. [WVLT]

Have an unusually invigorating day.

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World:

¶ “500 Scientists Are Backing An Urgent Climate Declaration” • Hundreds of scientists signed an urgent declaration calling on world leaders and policymakers to “act now and act fast” on climate change. The Dartington Declaration argues we will fall into the “danger zone” if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t halved by 2030 compared to 2010 levels. [Euronews]

No Planet B (Li-An Lim, Unsplash)

¶ “Missing In Action? Europe’s Mineral Finance Approach” • The EU is looking to build resilient supply chains, but it lacks real outcomes, as it fails to catch up with overseas investments. Since 2020, China has invested over $15 billion in key battery metals projects globally. In contrast, EU companies have invested only $1.7 billion, all in Argentina. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Ethio Telecom Expands Its EV Charging Network With A Third Super-Fast Smart Station In Addis Ababa” • Last year, Ethiopia made the bold step to be the first country in the world to restrict the import of internal combustion engine vehicles totally. This bold move resulted in a surge of EV registrations. It also meant more charging. [CleanTechnica]

New charging hub in Addis Ababa (Ethio Telecom image)

¶ “German Study Finds Tesla Model Y Has Worst Reliability of 2022–2023 Models!” • A reliability report included a thorough assessment of EVs. It echoed concerns of fleet owners that the Tesla Model Y had shockingly bad reliability. It had a 17.3% defect rate for cars two to three years old, the worst recorded in the auto industry in ten years. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “ILOS Energy Banks €143 Million To Build Irish Solar Site” • ILOS Energy has secured a €143 million debt finance facility to fund construction of a 217-MW solar farm in Ballyhea, County Cork, Ireland. The agreement with Danske Bank will support works that began in April and are progressing ahead of schedule, according to the company. [reNews]

Solar site (ILOS Energy image)

¶ “Grid and storage top net zero concerns” • Of the energy professionals at the Cornwall Insight Live conference, 48% view grid infrastructure and storage as the biggest barriers to getting to net zero, a CI survey of 103 attendees found. Another 26% cited policy uncertainty and investment conditions, according to the conference organisers. [reNews]

¶ “Ocean Winds’ €2 Billion BC-Wind Financial Close” • Ocean Winds secured about €2 billion of project finance and reached financial close for its 390-MW BC-Wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea. Ocean Winds said the funding is supported by the European Investment Bank, ICO and thirteen commercial banks. It will deliver first power in 2028. [reNews]

Offshore wind farm construction (Ocean Winds image)

¶ “Clean Energy Outpaced Fossil Fuel Investments In 2024, IRENA Says” • Investments in renewable power, battery storage, and grids was greater than fossil fuel spending in 2024, an International Renewable Energy Agency report shows. Spending on these technologies was estimated at $1.19 trillion compared with $1.13 trillion for fossil fuels. [Asian Power]

¶ “NexGen Energy Secures 1.7 GW Of Wind Energy Deals In The Philippines” • NexGen Energy Corp secured three new onshore wind energy service contracts through a Philippine subsidiary. The company said Airstream Renewables Corp received the contracts. They total 1.7 GW and have a value of around $2.5 billion in investment. [Asian Power]

Philippine wind turbines (Elmer B. Domingo, CC BY-SA 4.0)

¶ “ADB Funds Central Asia’s Biggest Solar System In Uzbekistan, Pairing 1 GW Of PV With 1,336 MWh Of Storage” • The Asian Development Bank, along with several other large lenders, is set to fund what will be Central Asia’s largest solar complex in Uzbekistan, pairing 1 GW of PV with a 1,336-MWh battery storage system. [Energies Media]

¶ “‘Risk Of Serious Injury’ At Nuclear Plant Site” • There is a “risk of serious injury” at the first nuclear plant to be built in Britain for 30 years, according to regulators who identified “inadequate fire controls” at the plant. Inspections served civil engineering firm Bylor JV with a fire safety notice for its work at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. [BBC]

Hinkley Point C (gov.uk, CC BY-SA 3.0)

US:

¶ “Hurricanes In 2024 Led To The Most Hours Without Power In The US In Ten Years” • US electricity customers had an average of eleven hours of interruptions in 2024, or nearly twice as many as the annual average of the decade before, according to the EIA’s Electric Power Annual 2024 report. Major events accounted for 80% of those hours in 2024. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “More US States Are Promoting Balcony Solar” • Earlier this year, Utah became the first state in the US to pass legislation allowing people to install balcony solar PVs. In other states, there are laws that make balcony solar illegal, but according to The Guardian that may soon change in a number of states, including several in the Northeast. [CleanTechnica]

Balcony solar system (Tornasol Energy image)

¶ “US Renewable Energy Market Forecast 2025 To 2033” • After years of on-going but uneven growth, renewable power went from an alternative option to become a national priority and a high-performing economic sector. Renub Research says the US Renewable Energy Market is expected to be about 1,000 GW by 2033, up from 430 GW in 2024. [vocal.media]

¶ “Trump Administration Renames Colorado’s NREL To Be The National Lab Of The Rockies” • The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, is to be called by that name no longer. The iconic research hub, first launched during the 1970s energy crisis, is now to be known as the National Laboratory of the Rockies. [Colorado Public Radio]

Have a cleverly contrived day.

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¶ “How Can We Decarbonize Shipping Without Damaging The Global Economy?” • Huge amounts of goods are transported by sea, and shipping is a key part of the world economy. The UN’s International Maritime Organisation is trying to introduce a levy on carbon emissions from shipping, but is the industry ready to reduce its impact or face rising costs? [Euronews]

Ship about to sail (Nathan Cima, Unsplash)

¶ “Venezuela Accuses The US Of Wanting To ‘Take Over Its Oil Resources’ And Seeks Help From OPEC+” • The government of Venezuela says US actions seek to “destabilize” the country to affect its ability to export oil. It called on OPEC+ members to show solidarity in the face of actions it believes could endanger the stability of its oil production. [Euronews]

¶ “The Strange Time Compression Of Sodium-Ion Battery Development” • The relatively new Beijing company HiNa makes sodium-ion batteries used in JAC cars and in other areas, including utility storage. HiNa was founded in 2017, and it has already produced the world’s largest sodium-ion storage system, with a 100-MWh capacity. [CleanTechnica]

Sodium-ion battery system (HiNa image)

¶ “ACWA Power Achieves Financial Close For 15 GW Of RE Projects In Saudi Arabia” • ACWA Power, along with its partners Water and Electricity Holding Company, and Saudi Aramco Power Company, reached financial close for the development of 15 GW of solar and wind projects in Saudi Arabia. There are seven projects involved. [Asian Power]

¶ “Adani Green Energy Switches On 200 MW Of Solar Power At Khavda” • In a stock exchange filing, Adani Green Energy Ltd said it recently put into operation an aggregate 200 MW of solar power projects in Gujarat. The projects were commissioned through subsidiaries. AGEL’s operational renewable generating capacity is nearly 16,930 MW. [pv magazine India]

Solar array (Adani Green Energy Ltd)

¶ “Fortescue Delivers Big Battery To Support Pilbara Plans” • A milestone was reached with mining giant Fortescue’s delivery of a 50-MW, 250-MWh battery energy storage system at its North Star Junction site in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The firm has plans to roll out the up to 5 GWh of storage systems over the coming years. [pv magazine Australia]

¶ “Why Heritage Buildings Need Solar Roofing” • As renewable energy and clean technology gain momentum, historic buildings face increasing pressure to reduce their carbon footprint. This is partly intensified by concerns around their typically poor energy efficiency, often a result of their age, design, and construction materials. [pv magazine International]

Westminster Abbey with BIPV Roofing (Roofit.solar rendering)

¶ “Officials Switch On Revolutionary Power Plant” • Only four hydrogen plants are currently producing low-carbon hydrogen in Europe, but a new project, HySynergy, was recently opened in Denmark, according to Tech Xplore. The plant is powered by solar and wind energy. It will produce about eight tonnes of hydrogen per day. [The Cool Down]

¶ “$27 Million Renewable Energy Pledge For Remote Aboriginal Communities” • Western Australia announced it will invest $27 million in renewable energy for remote Aboriginal communities. This will allow Horizon Power to upgrade 13 power systems and undertake the planning other initial work for upgrades in eight communities. [Inside State Government]

Children in Western Australia (Nick Dunn, Unsplash)

¶ “Officials Make Alarming Discovery Outside Of Shutdown Nuclear Facility” • The BBC reported that a radioactive fragment categorized as “significant” was discovered around the Dounreay nuclear facilit. The Dounreay facility was an experimental nuclear site. Now, the shores and seabed around Dounreay are heavily contaminated, according to the BBC. [Yahoo]

US:

¶ “Solar And Storage Surge In The US” • A review of EIA data shows utility-scale solar electricity grew 29% over the past year while battery storage expanded by 59%, according to the SUN DAY Campaign. The group said solar set records in September as utility-scale output rose 36.1% year-on-year and small-scale systems increased 12.7%. [reNews]

Solar power (Dad Hotel, Unsplash)

¶ “Solar Power Benefits Public Schools, And What’s Wrong With That?” • The “American Energy Dominance” policy is only part of the partisan political picture. Solar power has become an economic lifeline for K–12 school districts, putting it at odds with a long-standing effort to reshape the nation’s politically neutral system of public education. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Hydropower, Energy Dominance, And Tribal Rights” • In 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission put a rule in place that allowed tribes to veto hydropower projects on their land. Last month, Energy Secretary Chris Wright asked FERC to reverse the rule, claiming it is not compatible with a grid that needs to grow as quickly as possible. [CleanTechnica]

Have an excitingly easygoing day.

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¶ “One Of Russia’s Largest Oil Terminals Suspends Operations Following Drone Attack” • One of Russia’s largest oil terminals has suspended operations following an overnight drone attack. The Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s marine terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk was struck by sea drones at around 4:00 AM, local media reported. [Euronews]

Ship at Novorossiysk (Khristina Sergeychik, Unsplash)

¶ “What Falling Sales? BEVs Jump 34% Year Over Year In October In Europe!” • EVs are picking up in Europe, with 346,000 plugin vehicles being registered there in October. Some 229,000 of them are full battery EVs. Overall, plugin vehicles were up 36% YOY. Expect December 2025 to set a new record, maybe even above the 425,000 unit mark. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Recycling Lead-Acid Batteries Has Health Risks” • Recycling lead-acid batteriesis takes a toll on both the environment and the workers who do it. Unsurprisingly, the auto industry has tried to deflect attention away from the problem for many decades. Car makers and their suppliers have gone to great lengths to avoid questions of safety. [CleanTechnica]

Reclaimed lead and ingots (Battery Council International)

¶ “Oman Welcomes Largest Wind Turbines At Al Duqm” • OQ Alternative Energy, a subsidiary of OQ, announced the arrival of the first batch of wind turbines for the Riyah 1 and Riyah 2 wind projects. Each wind turbine has a tip height of 200 meters and is fitted with blades measuring 90.2 meters, and each has a capacity to generate 6.5 MW. [Omanet.com]

¶ “Strong Industrial Base Driving Penang’s Rise In Renewable Energy” • Penang is on track to become one of Malaysia’s leading states in renewable energy adoption, particularly in solar power, driven by its robust industrial base and rising sustainability awareness. With its limited area, Penang has recorded steady progress in rooftop solar deployment. [NST Online]

Bayan Lepas, Penang (SR, Unsplash, cropped)

¶ “Spanish Firm Bags 20-Year Contract For Renewable Energy Projects In The Philippines” • Acciona Energía won a 20-year government power supply deal to deliver the full output of its 281-MW wind and solar portfolio in the Philippines. The firm secured contracts for a 101-MW wind project in Laguna and a 180-MW-peak solar plant in Cebu. [MSN]

¶ “Nigeria Bets Big On Renewables As Oil Troubles Deepen” • Nigeria’s oil industry has been challenged by mismanagement of revenues, weak agreements with international oil companies, oil theft, and underinvestment. Now, Nigeria is looking to renewable energy as it tries to diversify its energy sources and boost energy security over the coming years. [OilPrice.com]

Lagos (Nupo Deyon Daniel, Unsplash)

¶ “National Groups, Activists Oppose Move To Privatize Nuclear Energy Sector” • A coalition of organisations and prominent individuals issued a strong statement opposing the proposed privatization of India’s nuclear energy sector, condemning the tabling of the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025 and changes reportedly sought for existing liability laws. [Counterview]

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¶ “Michael Mann To Bill Gates: What World Are You Living In?” • Ahead of COP 30, Bill Gates said he saw climate action, global health, and development as mutually exclusive. “What world is Gates living in?” Michael Mann asks. “The idea that climate action must come at the expense of efforts to address human health is a provable fallacy.” [CleanTechnica]

Michael E Mann (Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0)

¶ “The Coming Slow Fade Of America’s Corn Ethanol Industry” • The conditions that supported corn ethanol for two decades are changing. The global automotive industry is electrifying. Major importing countries are turning their regulatory frameworks toward zero emission vehicles. Contraction of the corn ethanol sector is more plausible than growth. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Over 2,000 New Public EV Chargers Planned Or Installed In California In November?” • Recently, plans to install 750 to 800 public EV chargers were announced in San Diego. Then an announcement about 850 or more public EV chargers was made for Central and Northern California. It looks like over 2,000 chargers for the state in November. [CleanTechnica]

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¶ “EU Seeks To Exploit Nature-Based Products To Push Its Competitiveness” • The European Commission wants to boost nature-based products to help develop a fossil-free economy by 2040. Its latest bioeconomy strategy prioritises plant-based food, natural medicines, energy from crops and trees, and even natural construction materials. [Euronews]

Vineyards in Champagne (Jonne Mäkikyrö, Unsplash)

¶ “Sodium-Ion Battery Applications Are Growing” • Sodium-ion battery technology is not just for EVs and home storage. Sodium ion is ideal in rugged environments like farms, industry, and commerce. Komatsu Japan is partnering with Pret Composites in Neijiang, China, to make 1.5-ton forklifts using Pret’s sodium-ion batteries. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Hyundai Motor Group Expands EV Energy Services Role” • Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating the worldwide rollout of its advanced Vehicle-to-Everything services. These solutions enable EVs to store, supply and share electricity with homes and power grids, redefining the role of EVs as essential components in the global energy ecosystem. [CleanTechnica]

Kia on the road (Kia image)

¶ “Hyundai Motor Group Celebrates Next-Generation Battery Innovation At Future Mobility Battery Campus” • Hyundai Motor Group held a topping-out ceremony for its Future Mobility Battery Campus in Anseong, Korea, marking a major milestone in the Group’s commitment to advancing battery technology and EV competitiveness. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Jack-Up Operator Wins Siemens North Sea Deal” • Jack-up operator Macro Offshore won a contract with Siemens Energy for the provision of accommodation services to various offshore wind projects in the North Sea. The contract will commence in June 2027 and has a firm duration of six years, with Siemens Energy holding an option to extend it. [reNews]

Jack-up vessel (Macro Offshore image)

¶ “National Capacity To Recycle Now Exceeds Supply” • China’s capacity to recycle retired its solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicle batteries has far outpaced current waste volumes, leaving many of the specialized plants underutilized, according to Guo Yijun, the director-general of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. [China Daily]

¶ “Fortum Seals Deal For 4.4-GW Finnish Pipeline” • Fortum has finished acquisition of a 4,400-MW onshore wind development portfolio in Finland from ABO Energy. Fortum said the price of roughly €40 million on a debt-and-cash-free basis was paid at closing. The company said the deal strengthens its development pipeline in the Nordic countries. [reNews]

Wind turbines (Fortum image)

¶ “Coal, Gas, Wind, And Fries: Inside The Potato Industry’s Quiet Energy Transition” • The global potato industry is being quietly reshaped by something most consumers never see on a label: energy. Every stage of the chain, from fertilizer plants and farm irrigation pumps to storages, fryers and freezers, is tied to the price and availability of power. [Potato News Today]

¶ “ABP Wins Approval For Barrow Floating Solar” • Associated British Ports said Westmorland & Furness Council has approved plans for a floating solar project installed on pontoons at the Port of Barrow. ABP said the project will install a floating solar array of up to 40 MW on Cavendish Dock to supply power for the advanced manufacturing sector. [reNews]

Floating solar array (ABP image)

¶ “UK Nuclear Projects Set To Add $1.3 Billion Per Year To Power Bills” • UK households will pay slightly higher energy bills in the first quarter of 2026 after energy regulator Ofgem raised the Energy Price Cap by 0.2%. That increase in the price cap is driven by government policy costs and operating costs, including funding the Sizewell C nuclear project. [OilPrice.com]

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¶ “Will AI Ever Make Big Profits? Experts Weigh In As Bubble Fears Loom” • A surge of AI spending made up about two-thirds of gross domestic product growth over the first half of 2025. But a question looms over the fate of the technology and the trillions of dollars being spent to develop it: Will AI deliver the profits to make it a moneymaker? [ABC News]

Data center (Erik Mclean, Unsplash)

¶ “More Than Forty New EV Fast Chargers Planned For Detroit” • About two weeks ago, 201 new EV chargers were announced for apartment complexes in Michigan. Now another EV charger installation project in Michigan has been announced, for over 40 fast chargers in Detroit. The Detroit area has “charging deserts,” and this will deal with one of them. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Nextpower Partners With Solar Energy International To Help Build Solar Workforce” • Solar Energy International, a Colorado-based non-profit solar jobs training organization, announced that Nextpower is a new partner for its Empowerment Program. The program offers many types of support for students for the solar and clean energy industries. [pv magazine USA]

Solar worker (David Clode, Unsplash)

¶ “Floating Solar Could Power Millions, But With Ecological Trade-Offs” • OSU Researchers found floating solar panels could generate massive amounts of renewable energy. Adding floating solar panels to every federally controlled reservoir could power 100 million homes, but the likely ecological effects varied widely by location. [Oregon Public Broadcasting]

¶ “Powered By 100% Renewable Energy” • The new Carbondale Aquatic Center will replace the Colorado town’s 40-year-old pool with three new pools, a bathhouse and community gathering spaces. The new pools, a lap pool, an entertainment pool, and a spa, will be the first in the region powered by 100% renewable energy. [Aspen Daily News]

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¶ “Air Quality Near Airports And Ports Needs To Improve Fast, EU Environment Agency Says” • People living near airports and ports are exposed to high levels of air pollution from shipping and aviation, according to a briefing from the European Union’s environment agency. The agency calls for greater monitoring of air pollutants in such areas. [Euronews]

Airplane (emanuviews, Unsplash)

¶ “Climate Change Is Growing Into One Of The Biggest Threats To Spain’s ‘Resilient’ Economy” • A report found the Spanish economy held up “remarkably well” after a slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, Spain is being urged to strengthen its climate resilience and advance decarbonisation efforts to protect its economy. [Euronews]

¶ “Fossil Lobby Is Out of Arguments In 2025” • For decades, the fossil lobby has followed the renewable sector, trying to derail it any which way it can. After COP30, it’s worth taking stock of the global energy economy, where it really stands, and how the next five years are likely to turn out. Simply put, renewables surge as fossil fuels languish. [CleanTechnica]

Start of a new day (Johannes Plenio, Unsplash)

¶ “Canada’s Prime Minister And Alberta’s Premier Sign Pipeline Deal” • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premier of Canada’s oil rich province of Alberta agreed to work toward building a pipeline to the Pacific Coast to diversify the country’s oil exports beyond the US. The move has caused turmoil in Carney’s inner circle. [ABC News]

¶ “Albania Has 57% BEV Share in October!” • Here’s a super quick report on the Albanian EV market. Despite being a small market (only 933 new passenger vehicles were registered in October) and the purchasing power being among the lowest in Europe, Albania is one of the unknown EV share leaders of the world! With a 57% battery EV share, few markets beat it. [CleanTechnica]

Albania (Adventure Albania, Unsplash, cropped)

¶ “UK Pay-Per-Mile Charge For EVs Set For April 2028” • The most common way to raise money to maintain transportation infrastructure is by adding a tax to the cost of fuel. That would address the driver who goes 50,000 miles a year versus the driver who goes only 5,000 miles a year. But what about EVs? They can pay by the mile. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Cadeler Takes Delivery Of Wind Mover” • Cadeler has taken delivery of Wind Mover, its tenth wind turbine installation vessel, in Copenhagen. The company said the ship will mobilize before heading directly into operations in Europe. Wind Mover is the second vessel in the series after Wind Maker. It was built at the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Korea. [reNews]

Wind Mover (Cadeler image)

¶ “Energinet Drops Queue Rule For Faster Connections” • From 2026, Energinet will scrap its first-come-first-served principle to speed up connection of the most advanced solar, wind, battery and large electricity-using projects to the transmission grid. Its screening and permitting backlogs have grown with developers and major consumers seeking grid access. [reNews]

¶ “Foundations All In At 3.6-GW Dogger Bank” • Dogger Bank Wind Farm and Seaway7 have completed installation of all 277 transition pieces on the three-phase, 3600-MW project in the North Sea. The partners said Seaway7’s Seaway Alfa-Lift installed the 87th and final unit at Dogger Bank C, after 95 installations each at Dogger Bank A and B. [reNews]

Seaway7 installation (Seaway7 image)

¶ “Japan Pilots Low-Weight Solar Panels, Perovskite Windows For Buildings” • Mitsui Home and Tokyo Gas agreed to deploy Japan’s first combined on-site and virtual PPA using lightweight, thin solar panels at Mitsui Home’s factory in Saitama prefecture. Tokyo Gas said it can install a 1-MW system on the plant’s roof as it is 40% lighter. [pv magazine International]

¶ “Solar And Wind Are Growing Faster Than Demand” • From January through September, electric energy from solar and wind grew more than fast enough to offset all new demand worldwide, according to data from energy research firm Ember. The result of the growth exceeding demand was a reduction of the world’s production by fossil fuels. [Canary Media]

Wind turbines (César Badilla Miranda, Unsplash)

¶ “Ontario Pledges Billions For Pickering Plant, While Power Bills Rise To Pay For Past Nuclear Projects” • Despite bill hikes tied to past nuclear projects, the Ford government will spend $26.8 billion to refurbish the Pickering nuclear plant, extending its life for three more decades. Work will start in 2027 and end in the mid-2030s. [Canada’s National Observer]

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¶ “Largest Tesla Supercharger Hub Opens, Powered By Solar” • Tesla’s largest Supercharger hub has been officially launched and it runs on solar power with battery storage. The Lost Hills, California, charging hub has 164 V4 Supercharger stalls, which deliver over 300 kW of electricity each. The new hub is also mostly off-grid. [CleanTechnica]

Tesla supercharger hub’s Solar (Tesla image)

¶ “Texas To Host Gigantic 11-GW Solar, Energy Storage, Nuclear, And Gas Energy Island” • In Texas, Project Matador is to turbo-charge domestic AI capacity with a dedicated gigascale grid. The sprawling campus will be front-loaded with nuclear and natural gas power plants, but it is also notable as a showcase for solar power and energy storage. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “US Communities Fight To Save Renewable Energy Projects” • The federal government is ending support for renewable. Now unions, nonprofits, solar companies, and individuals are in a suit seeking to restore the supports. Meanwhile, a coalition of states filed a separate lawsuit against the EPA to block its “unlawful termination” of support. [MSN]

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¶ “North Sea Oil Field Is Being Repurposed To Store Millions Of Tonnes Of CO₂ Beneath The Seabed” • The Nini oil field on the North Sea was used to extract fossil fuels, but now it will be used as a place to storing planet-warming carbon dioxide beneath the seabed. Chemical giant INEOS plans to inject liquefied CO2 into it, 1,800 metres beneath the seabed. [Euronews]

Typical oil platform (Norsk olje og gass, CC SA-BY 2.0)

¶ “‘Make Amazon Pay’: Global Strikes Planned For Black Friday In Over Thirty Countries” • The Make Amazon Pay campaign, now in its sixth year, targets Amazon’s labor practices, political influence, and environmental impact. As Amazon readies for one of its biggest shopping days of the year, thousands of people are protesting in over thirty countries. [Euronews]

¶ “China’s BEV Trucks and the End of Diesel’s Dominance” • Cheap Chinese battery EV heavy trucks are no longer a rumor. They are real machines with price tags so low that they force a reassessment of what the global freight industry is willing to pay. Trucks with 400 kWh or 600 kWh batteries can be priced at €58,000 to €85,000. [CleanTechnica]

BYD truck (Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

¶ “CATL Launches Factory Construction In Spain” • CATL, the world’s largest EV battery producer (by far), is doing what some Chinese EV producers are doing – it’s launching production in Europe. With the EU slapping tariffs on EVs manufactured in China earlier this year, Chinese EV producers are starting to build factories in Europe. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Share of Škoda Sales That Are Electric Grows from 11% to 24% in One Year” • Škoda Auto has done quite well so far with its electrification efforts. The Škoda Enyaq has quickly become a big hit in Europe. “The share of electric vehicles (BEV and PHEV) in the portfolio rose from 11.1% in the comparable prior year period to 24.1%.” [CleanTechnica]

Škoda Elroq (Image from Škoda)

¶ “Industry Hails Irish Tonn Nua Auction Result” • Wind Energy Ireland has welcomed the provisional results of the auction for the 900-MW Tonn Nua site off Waterford, describing the outcome as a strong vote of confidence in Ireland for offshore wind investment. The successful bid of €98.72 came from a joint venture between ESB and Ørsted. [reNews]

¶ “Rotterdam Plans Maasvlakte Offshore Wind Terminal” • The Port of Rotterdam Authority plans to develop a 45-hectare site in the north-western corner of the Maasvlakte for offshore wind activities. According to the authority, the terminal will offer storage, transport, pre-assembly and delivery of components. It is expected to be operating in mid-2029. [reNews]

Wind terminal (Image from the Port of Rotterdam Authority)

¶ ” Battery Storage Is Becoming Non-Negotiable For Indian Grids Rich In Renewables” • With rising renewable capacity, the question is no longer whether India can generate green power. The challenge is to have the grid absorb it smoothly and deliver it reliably when people need it. Battery storage is increasingly a core part of grid planning. [pv magazine India]

¶ “Vindr Latvia Plans 309.6-MW Vidzeme Wind Farm” • Vindr Latvia plans to develop the Vidzeme wind farm with up to 43 turbines and a capacity of up to 309-MW, the company said. Company representatives and the Norwegian ambassador to Latvia Ine Morenga visited the site and met local authorities to discuss cooperation and outline the plans. [reNews]

Visit to the site (Vindr Latvia image)

¶ “Brookfield’s Renewable Energy Investments In Philippines, Thailand, And Vietnam” • Brookfield Asset Management has made its first renewable energy investments in the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Brookfield acquired Alba Renewables, a clean energy developer with a 1.8 GW portfolio primarily in the Philippines and Thailand. [Power Technology]

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¶ “Donald Trump’s $100 Million Power Plant ‘Emergency’ Gets Extended For A Third Time” • The Trump administration extended its fake ‘emergency’ order to keep the Eddystone power plant online past its scheduled retirement for the third time. It also extended a similar order for the JH Campbell coal plant in Michigan last week. [CleanTechnica]

JH Campbell plant (Consumers Energy image)

¶ “Sierra Club Applauds NYC Comptroller Recommendation to Drop BlackRock Over Inadequate Climate Plans” • New York City Comptroller Brad Lander recommended that three of the city’s pension systems re-evaluate their mandate for BlackRock to manage more than $42 billion, due to the asset manager’s inadequate decarbonization plans. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Can the US Make Big Nuclear Reactors?” • The last big nuclear-power project in the US came in more than $16 billion over budget and seven years behind schedule. Now, the US government wants to give the AP1000 another shot. President Trump is betting $80 billion that the US can revive the stalled nuclear power industry. [MSN]

Rendering of AP1000 plant (US NRC, public domain)

¶ “CS Wind Offshore Completes CVOW Transition Pieces” • CS Wind Offshore sent out the last transition pieces from its Port of Aalborg production site for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. The load-out campaign began in April 2024 with the first six units and was completed efficiently and without incidents, the company said. [reNews]

¶ “Nearly Half Of All Maui Single-Family Homes Now Have Rooftop Solar” • About 47% of single-family homes in Maui County have rooftop solar, according to an update this week from Hawaiian Electric. That gives Maui the second-highest concentration of solar users in this category among Hawaiian Electric customers, behind O‘ahu (49%). [Maui Now]

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¶ “Uzbekistan’s Renewable Expansion Is Powering Long-Term Growth” •  With its powerful rivers and rising winds, Uzbekistan is reshaping its energy future. Rapid growth in hydropower, wind, and solar – supported by home-grown technology – is driving the nation towards energy independence and a more sustainable economy. [Euronews]

River in Uzbekistan (Nodir Khalilov, Unsplash, cropped)

¶ “Europe Eyes Investments In Africa Into Clean Energy And Infrastructure” • European and African leaders met in Angola for the EU-African Union summit in which they pledged to increase trade in renewable energy and critical raw materials. European leaders had just met in Johannesburg for the G20, where the bloc struck a trade deal with South Africa. [Euronews]

¶ “UK ‘Dangerously Unprepared’ For Growing Threat Of Climate Change As 2025 Wildfires Break Records” • The Global Wildfire Information System warned the UK that it is “dangerously unprepared” for the growing threat of wildfires, flooding, and the other impacts of the climate crisis, and its experts are calling for “immediate” investment. [Euronews]

Wildfire in the UK (Neil Mark Thomas, Unsplash)

¶ “Volkswagen EV-Only Full Development Center Launches In China” • Volkswagen has launched a new testing center in China. Interestingly, there was almost no mention in the announcement that the facility is an EV-only center. It is also the first time that Volkswagen has built a full development facility in a country other than Germany. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Biofuels: Hope Or Hype?” • According to Grist, Brazil, Italy, Japan, and India are the primary sponsors of a call for the rapid global expansion of biofuels to decarbonizing transportation. But Cian Delaney, who leads biofuels research at T&E, said, “Biofuels are a terrible climate solution and a staggering waste of land, food and millions in subsidies.” [CleanTechnica]

Tank cars of biodiesel (Olivier Benny, CC BY-SA 4.0)

¶ “Feasibility Studies Begin For 2-GW Floating Offshore Wind Farm In The Philippines” • BuhaWind Energy is in a feasibility study for the 2-GW Northern Luzon floating offshore wind project. The developer, a joint venture between PetroGreen Energy and Copenhagen Energy, said it has launched two LiDAR units and a met mast to gather site data. [reNews]

¶ “EnBW Delivers First Power At 960-MW He Dreiht” • The first wind turbine at the EnBW’s 960-MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm is delivering power to the grid, according to EnBW. The German North Sea site is to have 64 Vestas 15-MW turbines. Of these, 27 have been installed so far, and full commissioning is scheduled by summer 2026. [reNews]

Construction at He Dreiht (EnBW image)

¶ “Renewable Energy And EV Growth Have Far Outpaced Old Forecasts – But That Doesn’t Mean the Job is Done” • Less than a decade after the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015, the pace of clean-energy adoption has blown past the forecasts of that time. While this rapid growth is cause for optimism, analysts caution that major challenges remain. [Microgrid Media]

¶ “Smulders Marshalls First TPs For Baltyk 2 And 3” • Smulders completed the first load out and sail away of transition pieces for Equinor and Polenergia’s 1.4-GW Baltyk 2 and 3 wind farms off Poland. The TPs departed from Smulders’ Hoboken yard in Belgium and were transported to Vlissingen, where they will be stored for installation. [reNews]

Transition pieces for Baltyk (Smulders image)

¶ “Zaporizhia NPP Will Need Special Status, Cooperation Agreement Between Russia And Ukraine In Case Of Peace – Grossi” • The Zaporizhia Nuclear Plant requires “special status” and a cooperation agreement between Russia and Ukraine if a peace deal is reached, said Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. [Interfax-Ukraine]

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¶ “Mount Rainier May Be Shrinking Due To Climate Change” • Mount Rainier, a volcano in Washington state, is shrinking, likely due to climate change. Since the mid-20th century, the summit of Mount Rainier has likely declined more than 20 feet due to snow and ice melt, according to a paper in the journal Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research. [ABC News]

Mount Rainier (Greg Sellentin, Unsplash)

¶ “Trump’s EPA Abandons Defense Of National Soot Standard That Saves Lives” • The Trump administration’s EPA gave up defending the national, health-based limits on soot, or fine particulate matter (PM2.5), that EPA strengthened last year. The EPA’s court filing asks the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to strike down the soot standard. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Hawaii’s LNG Detour: Why A Fossil Bridge Arriving In The 2030s Makes No Sense” • Hawaii is re-evaluating its electricity system again and LNG is back on the table as a proposed bridge between oil dependence and a renewable future. The idea is simple at first glance. But there are many powerful argumants against the it. [CleanTechnica]

Wind farm in Hawaii (Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0)

¶ “Steelhead Commissions First Utility-Scale Wind Farm” • The first utility-scale wind farm in Arkansas, the 144-MW Crossover wind project in Cross County, has been put into commission by Steelhead Americas. The company said it began development in 2020 and led early-stage work before selling the project in 2023 to Cordelio Power. [reNews]

¶ “New Jersey Energy Master Plan Calls For 750 MW Of Annual Solar Installations” • Governor Phil Murphy has announced the release of New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan. The 2024 EMP relies on the continued, measurable expansion of solar power as an essential mechanism for achieving the state’s mandated 100% Clean Energy Standard by 2035. [pv magazine USA]

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¶ “Ozone Hole Ranked As Fifth Smallest In More Than Thirty Years, A Report Shows” • The ozone hole over the Antarctic ranks as the fifth-smallest it’s been since 1992, according to a report by NOAA and NASA scientists says. They emphasize that recent findings show efforts to limit ozone-depleting chemicals can have a significant impact. [ABC News]

Ozone hole (NASA, public domain)

¶ “What’s Next In The Fight To Curb Climate Change, Now That COP30 Has Ended” • After an agreement from UN climate talks in the Amazon that fell short of many nations’ expectations, experts found some bright spots alongside weighty reasons for worry in the fight against global warming. The Associated Press asked seventeen experts what’s next. [ABC News]

¶ “European Commission Touts Increase Of Biofuels To Clean Up Heavy Transport ” • The EU wants to increase the uptake of biofuels for the aviation and maritime sectors to cut pollution from heavy transport. Aviation and maritime are highly reliant on fossil fuels and account for around 8.4% of the EU’s total GHG emissions, according to EU data. [Euronews]

Airplane landing (Pascal Meier, Unsplash)

¶ “Philippines Opens 3.3-GW Offshore Wind Auction” • The Philippines launched its first auction dedicated to offshore wind, with 3300 MW up for grabs. The capacity is for fixed-bottom projects, which are to be delivered between 2028 and 2030. The Fifth Round of the Green Energy Auction is the first to focus solely on offshore wind. [reNews]

¶ “Renault Trafic E-Tech Electric Van: 800 Volt Platform And Much More” • At the Solutrans 2025 auto show in Lyon, France, Renault revealed its Trafic E-Tech Electric, a battery-powered commercial vehicle that features an all new skateboard design from the Renault division Ampere. One of the things Renault is excited about is the exterior. [CleanTechnica]

Renault Trafic E-Tech Electric Van (Renault image)

¶ “Study Shows Migratory Birds Avoid Wind Turbines” • A study in Germany by the Federal Association of Offshore Wind Energy shows that migratory birds almost totally avoid wind turbines. The association examined the actual collision risk in a coastal wind farm in northern Germany. The study was done behalf of its funding member companies. [reNews]

¶ “Acciona Energía Wins 281-MW Philippine Auction” • Acciona Energía signed a 20-year power contract for the full output of two renewable projects totaling 281 MW in the Philippines. The contract provides long-term certainty for the energy the projects will produce. Acciona Energía said it has a development pipeline of over 2 GW in the Philippines. [reNews]

Wind turbine (Acciona Energía image)

¶ “E.ON And Hover To Develop Smart Microgrid Concepts For Cities” • E.ON UK and Hover Energy, based in Dallas, announced plans to develop and deploy a series of advanced microgrid projects aiming to meet the growing demand for affordable and sustainable power in our cities. Their approach is to transition away from centralized grids. [EON Energy]

¶ “TenneT Highlights Role Of Batteries In Grid” • TenneT said that as solar and wind supply electricity, flexibility is essential to keep the grid balanced and that grid batteries can store surplus energy and return it during scarcity. It said co-locating batteries with solar or wind farms avoids additional grid connections, cuts costs, and reduces pressure on the network. [reNews]

TenneT flags (TenneT image)

¶ “Indonesia’s Renewable Power Capacity To Reach 38.1 GW In 2035” • Indonesia is well into clean energy transition, though it maintains a reliance on thermal generation. It is making major investments in solar PV, onshore wind, and geothermal energy. The country’s renewable power capacity is forecast to reach 38.1 GW by 2035, up from 8.4 GW in 2024. [Yahoo Finance]

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¶ “Climatize Facilitates Community Solar Projects In Minnesota And Illinois With Pre-Construction Financing” • Community solar had a banner year in 2024, increasing 35% from 2023 and adding 1.7 GW of capacity in the US. Enterprise Energy worked with Climatize to launch a number of community solar projects, raising funds from Climatize’s investors. [CleanTechnica]

Minnesota solar array (Courtney Celley, USFWS, public domain)

¶ “California Natural Gas Use For Electricity Falls As Solar Is Growing” • Although natural gas generates more electricity than any other source in California, generating with natural gas has decreased over the past several years while the use of solar power is increasing. Solar power is driving the state’s growth in electric generating capacity. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “OPPD Proposes Extending Life of Toxic Coal Plant” • Omaha residents may continue to face health risks and environmental effects from the North Omaha power plant due to a resolution before the Omaha Public Power District to keep burning coal. The proposal is scheduled for a vote by the OPPD board on December 18. [CleanTechnica]

Omaha (Tim Umphreys, Unsplash)

¶ “US Energy Offices Folded Into New Structure At Department Of Energy” • The US DOE has removed renewable energy, grid modernization, and carbon-management units from the chart of its organization and consolidated them into the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, a shift confirmed in new DOE documents. [pv magazine International]

¶ “Energy Giant Hits Roadblock In Plans For Controversial US Nuclear Facility: ‘Dangerous Dump” • Holtec International has suspended its plans to build a nuclear waste storage facility in New Mexico. The storage facility was licensed to hold 500 sealed canisters of waste for up to 40 years, but it became “untenable” for the company to pursue. [The Cool Down]

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¶ “VinFast Accelerates Indonesian Expansion” • VinFast is expanding its presence in Indonesia with new vehicle launches and the upcoming start of operations at its Subang assembly plant. The Vietnamese automaker received two awards at the Road to CNBC Indonesia Awards 2025 and unveiled two models at the GAIKINDO Jakarta AutoShow 2025. [CleanTechnica]

VF Limo Green (Photo from VinFast)

¶ “The Final Score At COP30” • Since 2015, every year has brought a new COP conference and every year much is expected but little is accomplished. The backsliding and flight from the lofty principles outlined by the climate hosts was predictable, and the results of each conference were just as predictable. And that is what happened this year. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “OES Group Wins OranjeWind ICCP Contract” • OES Group secured a contract with Smulders to supply and install external and internal ICCP (anti-corrosion) systems on 53 monopiles and boat landings at the OranjeWind 795-MW offshore wind farm. The company said the site is in the North Sea around 53 km off the Dutch coast. [reNews]

Wind farm (Crown Estate image)

¶ “Zelestra Signs PPA With Microsoft” • Zelestra announced a collaboration with ECODES and Microsoft to boost social and environmental community investment in Aragón. Microsoft signed a PPA for the clean energy produced by two Zelestra solar projects in Zaragoza. They will have a total capacity of 95.7 MW and will include community benefits. [reNews]

¶ “GRS Starts Blind Creek Hybrid Project” • GRS has begun construction of the Blind Creek Solar Farm and Battery project for Octopus Australia. The company said the project will add a 300-MW PV plant and a 486-MWh DC-coupled battery energy storage system. Blind Creek will be one of largest DC-coupled systems in the country. [reNews]

Blind Creek Solar Farm (GRS and Octopus Australia)

¶ FairWind Signs Partnership With WEP”” • FairWind signed a partnership agreement with Japanese turbine operations and maintenance specialist Wind Energy Partners. The company said the deal marks the latest phase in its Asia Pacific growth strategy since its acquisition of Australian wind specialist Cosmic Group in October. [reNews]

¶ “India Adds Record 20.1 GW Of Renewable Energy Capacity In Five Months of FY26: A Paradigm Shift And Its Impact” • India’s energy story has gone beyond ambition. From April to August 2025, a 123% YOY jump in renewable energy capacity additions is not just a headline, it’s a signal of structural maturity, industrial resilience, and policy coherence. [pv magazine India]

Solar farm in Telangana (Thomas Lloyd Group, CC BY-SA 4,0)

¶ “Hydro Tasmania Seeking 1.5 GWh Of New Solar And Wind” • Hydro Tasmania is looking to sign an offtake agreement with the developers of solar or wind projects that can deliver up to 1,500 GWh annually and be operational within the next five to six years. The state-government owned entity said it is seeking proposals across the state. [pv magazine Australia]

¶ “ACME Solar Wins 130-MW Round-The-Clock Renewable Energy Tender From Railways” • ACME Solar Holdings said it has secured the winning bid for a 130-MW capacity in a tender floated by Railways for round-the-clock renewable energy. The company’s winning bid was ₹4.35/kWh (4.9¢/kWh), according to a company statement. [MSN]

Jodhpur Railway Station (Anirudh, Unsplash)

¶ “Report Debunks Widespread Claims About Power Outages: ‘That Is Clearly Not True'” • A report from European grid operator experts found that Spain’s grid blackout in April was caused by a large voltage surge. Some people want to blame renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, but they were not responsible for the grid failure. [The Cool Down]

¶ “Solar Power Plants Enter The Balancing Energy Market In Germany” • A PV park in Thuringia with an output of 37 MW peak passed the stringent technical and regulatory requirements to participate in automatic frequency regulation, both in the positive and negative direction. This enables it to contribute actively to stabilizing the grid. [Inspenet]

Solar plant in Germany (Paul Gipe, CC BY-SA 4.0)

¶ “Journalist Reveals Devastating Consequences Of Nuclear Waste Dumping” • Indian journalist Kavya Karnatac told the Kashmir Media Service that India’s race to become a nuclear powerhouse is devastating villages throughout the state of Jharkhand. Nuclear waste dumping has created burning land, poisoned water, and slow death. [Yahoo]

US:

¶ “Blue State Steps Up To Save Farms With Solar Power” • New Jersey’s three-year “Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program” was designed to encourage farmers to adopt agrivoltaic strategies that were researched and implemented at Rutgers University. P articipants in the pilot program can contribute to a platform for knowledge-sharing. [CleanTechnica]

Farm in New Jersey (Morris Danila, Unsplash)

¶ “President Trump’s Brain May Be Fried, But EVs Just Keep Getting Better” • As predicted, EV sales surged ahead of the loss of tax credits only to fall in October. But the seeds of recovery have already been planted. GM and Ford are adopting new LFP battery technology. And both are excited about the affordability potential of LMR batteries. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Connecticut Increases Its EV Incentives” • Though federal EV incentives are gone in the US, some states still have them. As we’ve reported already, the list of states includes California, Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont. We can add another to the list: Connecticut has increased its incentives. [CleanTechnica]

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Opinion:

¶ “US Rejection Of Climate Science Is A Call To Action” • If there was any doubt that the Trump administration is the world’s greatest threat to action on climate change, President Trump removed it when he told the UN General Assembly that climate change “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.” It is a clear call to action. [AOL.com]

Flood (Kelly Sikkema, Unsplash, cropped)

World:

¶ “COP30: New Climate Deal Reached In Brazil, But Still No Fossil Fuel Roadmap” • UN climate talks reached a modest agreement for more funding to countries hit hardest by climate change to help them adapt. But the deal does not include a detailed roadmap to phase out fossil fuels or to strengthen inadequate plans to reduce emissions. [Euronews]

¶ “Profitable Renewable Energy: Abundant And Scalable” • No longer strictly reliant on government incentives, profitable renewable energy is becoming the norm. The global renewable energy market size is estimated to grow from $1.26 trillion in 2025 to $4.60 trillion by 2035, at compound annual growth rate of 12.48% up to 2035. [CleanTechnica]

Wind turbines (American Public Power Association)

¶ “Trillions Of Dollars Committed To Fossil Fuel Divestment” • The author interviewed Lindsay Meiman of Stand.earth, who can speak to the issues of finance and climate. The interview starts with discussing $40.76 trillion under management of the more than 1,660 global institutions committed to some level of fossil fuel divestment. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Officials Spark Backlash With Controversial Plan To Boost Energy Supply” • As Africa’s biggest oil producer, Nigeria is in a tough spot. The nation is “plagued by unreliable and patchy power supplies,” according to Climate Home News. In response, Nigeria’s updated climate plan aims to nearly double its gas-fired power capacity by 2035. [The Cool Down]

Emissions (Max Zhang, Unsplash)

¶ “Investors In Solar Energy Are Gaining Instant Benefits” • Solar Ireland, a representative group for the promotion of solar power, says that solar is now Ireland’s fastest-growing renewable energy source. Each week, almost 1,000 new solar rooftop systems are currently being connected across Ireland. The returns are getting to be fast. [Irish Examiner]

¶ “Renewable Energy Is Cheaper, Healthier” • You might not know it from the headlines, but there is some good news about the fight against climate change. A decade ago, the cheapest way to meet growing demand for electricity was to build more coal or natural gas power plants. Not anymore. Cheapest by far are Solar and wind power. [heraldonline.co.zw]

Wind turbines (George Dagerotip, Unsplash)

¶ “Africa’s Clean Energy Transition Towards True Independence” • In Africa, the continental energy transformation is unfolding against a backdrop of explosive demographic growth, pressures of urbanisation, and climate vulnerability. Together, these things create what energy strategists describe as a “perfect storm” of competing priorities. [Discovery Alert]

US:

¶ “What To Know About Trump’s proposal to revise the Endangered Species Act” • A proposal from the Trump regime to revise the ESA could have critical impacts on many vulnerable animals, plants, and habitats in the US, environmental advocates say. Tthe US Interior Departmenthad outlined several rules it plans to roll back. [ABC News]

Swainson’s Hawk (Patricia Price, Unsplash)

¶ “New Waymo Robotaxi Custom Built By Zeekr Spotted In San Diego” • Waymo partnered up with Zeekr awhile back to develop custom-designed robotaxi vehicles for Waymo’s operations. It was a funny partnership, since Waymo is a US company focused on the US market and Zeekr is a Chinese EV startup. Now, we see the first fruit of the project. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Water Wars Come To Texas” • Recently, CleanTechnica ran an article about how seven states that rely on the Colorado River for water are squabbling about who should get how much. Here is a followup story from Grist about how people in East Texas are pushing back against plans to take water from their local aquifer and send it to West Texas. [CleanTechnica]

West Texas (Leaflet via Wikimedia, public domain)

¶ “Your Cadillac Can Now Power Your Home” • Vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home technology has been a long time coming. A decade ago, there were automakers and smart tech companies that led the way with pilot programs, but now real commercial products are on the market. The latest to join the vehicle-to-home party is Cadillac. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Could Connecticut Have A Nuclear Energy Future? Not If You’re In A Rush” • It seems that nuclear power is having its moment. Nevermind that before two new nuclear plants opened in Georgia in 2023 and 2024, seven years late and double their original budget, there had been no new nuclear power plants in the U.S. in more than 30 years. [CT Mirror]

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Opinion:

¶ “Nuclear’s Costly Comeback Meets Harsh Market Reality” • It is a familiar set of arguments: nuclear will provide low-carbon baseload power, ensure energy security, and can one day deliver affordable, clean power. It sounds persuasive, until you look at the numbers. New nuclear continues to be slow, expensive, and deeply reliant on state support. [OilPrice.com]

Nuclear plant (Jametlene Reskp, Unsplash)

World:

¶ “COP30 Draft Deal Drops Mention Of Fossil Fuels” • Experts slammed the “shamefully weak” COP30 draft text for failing to mention fossil fuels at all. A new draft text on the outcome of COP30 negotiations has all mentions of fossil fuels erased. The chance of creating a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels is doubtful despite support “ramping up.” [Euronews]

¶ “Pushback Against Phaseout Of Fossil Fuels Upsets COP30 Climate Talks As EU Rejects Draft Deal” • Delegates at COP30 worked into the early hours of Saturday to find common ground on a host of proposals. Many nations want to explicitly cite the cause of global warming: burning fossil fuels. The EU rejected a draft that does not mention them. [Euronews]

Burning fossil fuels (Travis Leery, Unsplash)

¶ “BYD Leads EV Boom In Central And South America” • Felipe Munoz at JATO Dynamics told Reuters recently that Chinese car makers have a hard time making a profit in their home market due to competition. The answer for many of them is to export new vehicles. Now Central and South America are a hot new market for Chinese-made EVs. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Kiira Motors Kayoola Electric Coach Goes On A 13,000 Km Trip From Uganda To South Africa” • Kiira Motors Corporation, an EV maker in Uganda, is showcasing its 2025 Kayoola Electric Coach 13M with the “Made in Uganda Grand Trans-Africa Electric Expedition.” The bus is going from Uganda to South Africa and back. [CleanTechnica]

Kayoola electric coach (Kiira Motors Corporation)

¶ “Alcazar And Siemens Gamesa Sign A 500-MW Egyption Wind Pact” • Alcazar Energy Partners signed a share sale and purchase agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to ratify their partnership ahead of the final development, construction, and operation of the 500-MW NIAT Wind Project in Egypt. The country’s goal is 42% renewable energy by 2030. [reNews]

¶ “Burges Salmon Supports 1.5-GW Gwynt Glas” • The firm Burges Salmon has been appointed to support the development of the 1500-MW Gwynt Glas Floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea. It said the project is set to become one of the first floating offshore wind farms in England and Wales. It will advise on all consenting and real estate matters. [reNews]

Offshore wind turbine (Gwynt Glas image)

¶ “EU Pledges €7 Billion Toward Renewable Energy In Africa” • The European Union pledged €7 billion ($8.1 billion) toward boosting renewable-energy generation and increasing electricity access in Africa. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement at an event organized by the group Global Citizen. [Energy Connects]

¶ “Siemens Gamesa Nets First 7-MW Turbine Orders” • Siemens Gamesa signed its first deals for the SG7.0-170 onshore turbine platform, according to parent company Siemens Energy. Vinod Philip, the executive vice president for wind at Siemens Energy, told investors that it has sealed “two deals in Germany” for the new 7-MW platform. [reNews]

Siemens Gamesa wind turbine (Siemens Gamesa image)

¶ “Japan Unlocks World’s Largest Nuclear Giant After 14-Year Freeze” • Niigata governor Hideyo Hanazumi greenlighted the partial restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear plant on Earth. This pivotal approval for TEPCO reactors 6 and 7 marks the utility’s first nuclear revival since the 2011 Fukushima Disaster. [WebProNews]

US:

¶ “Massachusetts Energy Market Ready For Jolt Of Canadian Hydropower” • In a bright spot for the state’s climate agenda during a year marked by stalled clean energy projects, the long-delayed transmission line that will deliver Canadian hydropower to New England is on track to send 1,090 megawatts of electricity into Massachusetts by the end of 2025. [NBC Boston]

Daniel-Johnson Dam (Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped)

¶ “Sheep Make The Case For Solar Power In Deep Red Coal State” • Despite the coal-friendly flip in US energy policy this year, the solar power revolution is here to stay. A case in point is the iconic coal-producing Appalachian state of West Virginia, where sheep are starting to be solar ambassadors, making wool among the solar panels. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Vermont Still Has Electric Vehicle Incentives” • Federal EV incentives have been gone for a little while now in the US. There are still incentives available in some states, though. California, Colorado, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York provide a variety of EV incentives to their residents. One more state of note is Vermont. [CleanTechnica]

Champlain Valley (KADM Creations, Unsplash)

¶ “US Wireless EV Charging Startup Is Poised For Global Impact” • The world of wireless EV charging got a lot more interesting, as two leaders in the field, InductEV of the US and Electreon of Israel, have joined forces. The news is particularly interesting from the US perspective, despite this year’s abrupt U-turn in federal energy policy. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Intermittent Solar And Wind Complement Each Other For A More Stable Grid” • A study funded by the UVA Environmental Institute finds combining wind and solar leverages the power sources’ alternating peak periods, boosting total generation capacity while providing a constant, predictable power curve critical for grid integration. [pv magazine USA]

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World:

¶ “Fossil Fuel Phaseout Becomes COP30’S Biggest Talking Point, But Will It Happen?” • Despite increasing investment in clean energy, experts warn progress towards a fossil fuel-free future is not “happening fast enough.” Global emissions are still climbing. But developing a roadmap that manages the transition in a just way is proving a challenge. [Euronews]

Refinery (Michael Pointner, Unsplash)

¶ “AI-Powered Methane Tracking, Offshore Drones, And Real-Time Safety Analytics Shown At ADIPEC 2025” • New AI and digital technologies were noted as energy producers pushed plans to cut methane and strengthen operational efficiency. Regional operators showed satellite-based emissions tracking, drone tracking, and safety tools. [Euronews]

¶ “EVs Take 33.3% Share In Germany – Skoda Elroq Best-Seller” • October saw plugin EVs take 33.3% share in Germany, up from 23.6% year on year. Battery EV volumes were up 48%, while plugin hybrid EVs increased by 60%. Overall auto volume was 250,133 units, up some 8% YOY. The best-selling battery EV was the Skoda Elroq. [CleanTechnica]

Škoda Elroq (Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0)

¶ “A Tale Of Two Markets” • In China, plugins scored a over a million sales in September, for 59% of the overall market, but growth has been slowing down, with October showing only a 7% increase over October 2025. Battery EVs continued to grow, going up by 20% to 812,000 units, or 36% of overall sales. Plugin hybrid EVs were down again. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “1140 HP Cayenne Turbo Electric Most Powerful Production Porsche Ever” • The engineers at the Porsche headquarters in Stuttgart have been developing a battery-electric version of the Cayenne for years. On November 19, Porsche announced the Cayenne Electric is finally here, with sales expected to begin in the middle or next year. [CleanTechnica]

Porsche Cayenne (Porsche image)

¶ “ib vogt Enters Strategic Partnership With Ingka Investments On Rajasthan Renewable Energy Project” • ib vogt, a renewable energy development platform, and Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, completed a transaction for the sale and purchase of a 210-MW ready-to-build solar project in Rajasthan, India. [Renewable Energy Magazine]

¶ “Denmark Launches 2.8-GW Offshore Wind Tender” • Tenders for three offshore wind sites totaling at least 2,800 MW were opened by Denmark, the Danish Energy Agency said. The North Sea Mid, Hesselo, and North Sea South areas will supply enough green electricity to meet the needs of about three million Danish and European homes. [reNews]

Three offshore wind sites (Danish Energy Agency image)

¶ “Niigata Governor Approves Restart Of TEPCO Nuclear Power Plant” • Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi announced that he has approved the restart of TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture and hopes to get backing from the prefectural assembly. “Niigata Prefecture will give its consent,” the governor said. [Asahi Shimbun]

US:

¶ “Thousands Of Toxic Sites In US At Risk Of Flooding Within Decades Due To Sea Level Rise” • With high greenhouse gas emissions, over 5,500 hazardous sites in the US will be at risk of a 1-in-100-year flood by the year 2100, says a paper published in Nature. Among the sites are facilities that handle sewage, toxic waste, oil and gas, and others. [ABC News]

Chemical factory (Moritz Lüdtke, Unsplash)

¶ “Trump Admin Is Pushing Polluting Fossil Fuels Across US” • After fighting solar power and wind, including canceling power plant projects that had been fully approved, the Trump regime is working vigorously to get more coal and gas plants built anew or running longer. It is looking to drill for oil illegally and increase natural gas pollution. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Maryland Launches Offshore Workforce Fund” • Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced federal funding to provide training and place jobs for the state’s offshore wind workforce. The $4.7 million funding is to make Maryland more competitive by creating a skilled worker pipeline into Maryland’s wind energy industry, Governor Moore said. [reNews]

Offshore windpower (Maryland Energy Administration image)

¶ “Tesla’s Core Mission Shifts In The Musk 4.0 Era” • It seems AI technology has become pivotal to stock market measurements of success. Elon Musk 4.0 has been repeating this point for months. He insists that with the evolution of AI computing in its Master Plan 4 iteration, Tesla can reinvent itself from an EV maker into an AI company. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Key US House Committee Advances Permitting Bill” • The US House Committee on Natural Resources has advanced a bill aimed at getting energy projects built faster. It would make key reforms to much of the US federal permitting process for infrastructure projects, including offshore wind and onshore projects on federal land. [reNews]

Capitol Building (Alejandro Barba, Unsplash)

¶ “New Hampshire’s Largest Community Solar Project Under Construction At Former Gravel Pit” • Encore Renewable Energy and the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire hosted an event to honor the Poverty Plains Solar Project, a 4.99-MW ground-mounted solar system that will deliver affordable energy to eleven communities. [Renewable Energy Magazine]

¶ “Texas Is Winning The Energy War By Ignoring The Politics” • While the federal government tries to pick winners and losers among energy technologies, Texas demonstrates an affordable and reliable path to achieving American energy resilience that repeatedly prioritizes practicality over ideology. Texas is being practical rather than political. [Utility Dive]

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World:

¶ “The Secret To Tackling The Climate Crisis Could Be Right Under Our Feet” • The key to meeting global climate targets may be our soil. As COP30 enters its final week, pressure to transition from fossil fuels, bolster renewable energy, and even take meat out of our diets is at an all-time high. But understanding our soil gives us a powerful tool. [Euronews]

Sprout in garden soil (Daniel Dan, Unsplash)

¶ “EUFarmer Takes Oil Giant TotalEnergies To Court In Hearing Over Climate Damages” • An important climate case between a Belgian farmer and one of the world’s biggest oil companies is beginning almost two years after it was filed. Hugues Falys argues that extreme weather events driven by climate change has had a “major impact” on his business. [Euronews]

¶ “Central Arctic Fishing Ban Is A Model For Sustainable Ocean Management” • Policymakers are looking to adopt area-based management tools to address overfishing. Among the tools are marine protected areas, gear restriction areas, and closing fisheries. The Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement is an example of international cooperation. [CleanTechnica]

Arctic sea ice (Matti&Keti, CC BY-SA 4.0)

¶ “Roam Launches Charging Network For Electric Motorcycles And Tuk-Tuks In Kenya” • With over 2.5 million gas-powered motorcycles in Kenya, the motorcycle sector presents a large addressable market for electrification. Currently, there are around fifty players active now in Kenya’s burgeoning electric mobility sector. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Wind Hits New Generation Record In Britain” • The UK set a new wind power generation record at 7:30 pm on 11 November with turbines producing 22,711 MW, according to the National Energy System Operator. At the time the record was set, wind supplied 43.6% of electricity demand, delivering enough energy to power over 22 million homes. [reNews]

Wind turbine (RenewableUK image)

¶ “BYD Aims to Double Its European Sales Network in 2026” • BYD outsold Tesla in Europe in August and is growing its network and sales in Europe. It is building a factory in Hungary. Now we have news that the company expects to have “1,000 points of sale in Europe” by the end of 2025, and then plans to double that in 2026. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Nordex To Supply Turbines For 58-MW Donegal Project” • Nordex will supply twelve N133 turbines for the Drumnahough wind farm in County Donegal. SSE and FuturEnergy Ireland confirmed the award as pre-construction works advance at the 58-MW wind farm 13 km from Letterkenny. Nordex will deliver long-term premium service support. [reNews]

Wind turbines (SSE image)

¶ “Netherlands’ Renewable Power Capacity To Reach 111.7 GW In 2035, GlobalData Forecasts” • GlobalData’s latest report on the Netherlands power market provides comprehensive insights into the country’s evolving power landscape. The country’s total renewable power capacity is forecast to reach 111.7 GW by 2035, up from 41.6 GW in 2024. [Power Technology]

¶ “Siemens Gamesa To Use AI Supercomputer” • Siemens Gamesa has selected the Danish Centre for AI Innovation Gefion Supercomputer to optimize wind energy infrastructure. Siemens Gamesa’s engineers will develop and train advanced AI models to analyze wind farms, allowing their operators to simulate and optimise energy output faster. [reNews]

Siemens Gamesa nacelle (Siemens Gamesa image)

US:

¶ “Unpacking The States Leading The Charge In Renewable Energy” • The US is undergoing a clean energy revolution, with solar power rapidly emerging as a leading sustainable energy source. Homeowners, businesses, and utilities are increasingly harnessing the sun’s power. Certain states are leading, setting benchmarks for renewable energy adoption. [MSN]

¶ “US DOE To Loan West Virginia Utilities $1.44 Billion To Keep Six High-Cost Coal Plants Alive” • The US DOE committed to loaning West Virginia utilities $1.44 billion to fund projects to refurbish six of the state’s coal-fired power plants, extending their lives by up to twenty years. Loan repayments will be passed on to West Virginian ratepayers. [CleanTechnica]

West Virginia power plants (Sarov702, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

¶ “Trump Administration Proposes Fundamentally Weakening Endangered Species Act With Harmful, New Rules” • The Trump administration is proposing to weaken implementation of the Endangered Species Act in ways that could bring imminent harm to imperiled species. If finalized, the rules would bias decisions on protected species. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “House Votes To Overturn Public Lands Protections” • House Republicans invoked the Congressional Review Act to disapprove land management plans related to the Arctic Refuge and Western Arctic in Alaska and the Buffalo region of Wyoming. The resolution on the Western Arctic now heads to the White House, where it is expected to be signed. [CleanTechnica]

Arctic fox (David Mark, public domain, Wikimedia Commons)

¶ “Governor Kotek Orders State Agencies To Move Faster On Clean Energy Projects” • Governor Tina Kotek wants state agencies to move faster to address climate change, ensure more longterm renewable energy power that is cheap and reliable for Oregonians and fill in gaps from federal disinvestment from clean energy projects. [Oregon Public Broadcasting]

¶ “State Finds No Exemption For Holtec On Nuclear Wastewater Release” • Holtec International, the company that owns and is decommissioning the Pilgrim nuclear plant, has likely lost its appeal of a state environmental ruling that prevents it from releasing nearly a million gallons of the plant’s wastewater into Cape Cod Bay. [The Provincetown Independent]

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World:

¶ “Cost Of ‘Conflict Carbon’: Russia Faces €37 Billion Climate Reparations Bill For The War In Ukraine” • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created global heating emissions equivalent to 236.8 million tonnes of CO₂. Russia is under pressure to pay more than €37 billion to Ukraine in what would be the world’s first case of climate reparations from war. [Euronews]

Destruction in Ukraine (Jade Koroliuk, Unsplash)

¶ “World Is Falling Behind On Crucial Methane Emissions Cuts, Report Warns” • Research from UN agencies says the world is set to miss targets agreed four years ago despite readily available technology and clear incentives. Worldwide methane emissions are still rising despite a global pledge adopted in 2021 by several countries, COP30 was warned. [Euronews]

¶ “Singapore Reveals World’s First Green Fuel Tax On Flights” • Singapore is set to become the first country to charge a green fuel tax. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore confirmed its Sustainable Aviation Fuel Levy for passengers leaving the country. The amount of the tax is based on the distance to the initial destination. [Euronews]

Airport at Singapore (Shawn, Unsplash)

¶ “EVs At 37.6% Share In The UK – Ford Tops BEV Rankings” • October’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 37.6% share in the UK, up from 30.2% year on year. BEVs grew volume 24% YOY, and PHEVs grew 27%. Overall auto volume was 144,948, almost flat YOY. The UK’s leading BEV brand was Ford, with a 9% share of the BEV market. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “China’s Diesel Trucks Are Shifting To Electric” • China is transitioning from diesel trucks to electric faster than expected, potentially reshaping global fuel demand and the future of heavy transport. In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel. By the first half of 2025, battery-powered trucks accounted for 22% of new heavy truck sales. [ABC News]

BYD truck (MarcelX42, CC BY-SA 4.0)

¶ “Green Aluminum Could Make EVs Even Cleaner For Just €25, Study Says” • Aluminum is produced from bauxite ore, and smelting it is an electricity intensive process. To smelt one tonne of aluminum requires ten times the electricity consumed by the average EU household in one year. Use of green aluminum can reduce emissions a lot. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Ocean Winds Secures 1.5-GW Round 5 Site” • Ocean Winds is set to develop the third floating offshore wind site in the Celtic Sea, according to the Crown Estate. The award completes the Round 5 leasing line-up, with Ocean Winds joining Equinor and Gwynt Glas in moving ahead projects with combined capacities of up to 4.5 GW. [reNews]

Offshore windpower (insung yoon, Unsplash)

¶ “Shell Buys Offshore Wind Power For New Electrolyzer Plant In Germany” • Shell signed a five-year PPA with Nordsee One GmbH for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm in Germany. Shell will take about a third of the annual output of the 332-MW offshore wind farm to supply power to a hydrogen electrolyzer, starting in June 2027. [Offshore-Energy.biz]

US:

¶ “Final Resting Place Of Historic SS United States To Become Artificial Reef By Florida” • The historic SS United States will be the world’s largest artificial reef after it’s sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast early next year. Okaloosa County officials announced that they expect to sink the ship in early 2026 about 22 nautical miles (41 km) southwest of Destin. [ABC News]

SS United States (Unknown, public domain, expired copyright)

¶ “Energy Department Loans $1 Billion To Help Finance Restart Of Nuclear Reactor” • The US DOE said it will loan $1 billion to help finance the restart of the nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island that is under contract to supply power to data centers for tech giant Microsoft. The loan is in line with the priorities of the Trump Administration. [ABC News]

¶ “Waymo’s Rollout In Five New Cities Begins” • Waymo slow-walked its expansion for over a decade, with big moves starting just a couple of years ago. In the past year or so, Waymo started really ramping up announcements. Those were mostly just about intentions and expansion of territory in existing locations. Now, bigger moves are coming. [CleanTechnica]

Waymo

¶ “Tesla To Phase Out Chinese Made Parts For US Cars Within Two Years” • As soon as the last presidential election was over, several US car makers realized trade relations between the US and China were about to get bumpy. News reports this week indicate Tesla told its suppliers that it expects parts for its cars that are not sourced from China. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Ford Selling Used EVs On Amazon” • Ford is beginning to sell used vehicles, or what are called “certified pre-owned vehicles,” on Amazon Autos. A couple decades ago, it would have been mind-blowing to assume people would buy used vehicles online through Amazon, but here we are. The EVs are up to six years old with no more then 80,000 miles. [CleanTechnica]

Ford Mustang Mach-E (George Sargiannidis, Unsplash)

¶ “ERCOT Battery Values Hit New Highs” • Battery storage assets in Texas are seeing record forward values despite recent poor performance, according to Pexapark’s latest Q3 ERCOT Market Update. The company said the energy arbitrage value of battery storage has risen by as much as 19% year-on-year across three of the four ERCOT hubs. [reNews]

¶ “Anti-Nuclear Groups File Suit Against Palisades Restart” • In a complaint filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Michigan, the groups Beyond Nuclear, Don’t Waste Michigan, and Michigan Safe Energy Future argue that Palisades should not have received regulatory approval to restart after it was slated for permanent shutdown. [Bridge Michigan]

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¶ “War Is One Of The World’s ‘Top Polluters.’ Is It Time EU Militaries Disclosed Their Emissions?” • A 2022 study by two global organizations estimates that militaries are responsible for around 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with armed conflicts emitting more CO₂ than most countries. But mili emissions go largely unreported. [Euronews]

Tank in Finnland (Aleksi Partanen, Unsplash)

¶ “Czechia Invests Billions In Reactors To Replace Dependence On Coal” • The eight cooling towers of the Dukovany power plant overlook a construction site for two additional reactors as Czechia pushes ahead with plans to expand its use of nuclear energy. Czechia hopes nuclear power will generate up to 60% of its electricity by 2050. [Euronews]

¶ “Ambitious Car CO₂ Standards More Important Than Ever After Lawmakers Vote To Weaken 2040 Target” • EU lawmakers agreed on a weakened 2040 climate goal. An emissions reduction target of 85% (down from 90%) by 2040 shows that Europe is still committed to tackling climate change and establishing a globally competitive green economy. [CleanTechnica]

Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 concept car (Volkswagen AG)

¶ “Pioneering Teesside Autonomous Airport System Now In Operation” • Teesside International Airport launched the world’s first simultaneous deployment of autonomous passenger and baggage transport, marking a significant step in aviation logistics. The system was first announced in early August. It has now gone into a testing phase. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “African Nations Promote Locally Produced Solar Panels” • A message of COP30 is that countries in the global south are tired of all the platitudes and empty promises being shoveled their way every year at these international confabs. And so, they are making plans to chart their own course forward instead of waiting for others to act. [CleanTechnica]

Solar array (Salpha Energy image)

¶ “DRD To Build 40-MW Solar Farm For Kao Data” • Downing Renewable Developments will develop, build and operate a 40-MW solar farm to supply Kao Data’s Harlow data centre campus, according to the companies. The Green Data Solar Farm will deliver up to 40 MW of solar-generated electricity directly to the site via private wire. [reNews]

¶ “NKT Completes Fast Beatrice Cable Repair” • NKT completed a 38-day turnkey repair on one of the 220-kV export cables at the 588-MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland, according to the company. NKT said the fault in April cut the project’s export capacity by 50%, prompting a coordinated response led by the manufacturer. [reNews]

NKT Beatrice (NKT image)

¶ “Dawn Of A New Era For Solar Power In South Africa” • While load-shedding might have been the spark that ignited the surge in solar power installations in South Africa in previous years, the next phase of adoption is being driven by cost savings. That is one of the key findings of Jaltech’s Largest Solar Survey in South Africa, based on 2,000 inputs. [MyBroadband]

¶ “Smulders, HSM Load Out Jasmund Substation” • The topside and jacket for the OSS Jasmund offshore substation have been loaded out in the Netherlands ahead of installation in the Baltic Sea, the HSI consortium said. It said the topside was completed at HSM Offshore Energy’s Stormpolder yard and weighs around 4,500 tonnes. [reNews]

Substation loading in the Netherlands (Smulders image)

¶ “Energy Club Set Up To Share Renewable Power” • Residents of a North Yorkshire village formed the region’s first renewable energy club in a bid to cut their costs and carbon footprint. The Settle Energy Local Club takes excess energy produced by solar panels on a local furniture business and passes it on to members at a discounted price. [Yahoo News Canada]

¶ “South Korea To Phase Out Coal, Ramp Up Renewables, In New Blow To Australian Exporters” • South Korea will phase out coal by the 2040s it announced at COP30. South Korea will join a 60-strong bloc of countries working to end use of the fossil fuel. The decision will affect 61 coal-fired power plants, 40 of which are already scheduled to close. [Renew Economy]

Coal Museum in South Korea (Dittwjfsdgkvkdjg, CC BY-SA 3.0)

US:

¶ “Texas-Sized, 391-MW Floating Solar Power Plant Is Coming…To Texas, Of Course ” • There they go again. Texas has become a pacesetter for the domestic renewable energy transition, and that includes the emerging field of floating solar. Suddenly the state is on track to host a 391-MW floating solar power plant, far bigger than anything like it in the US. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “EPA Moves To Limit Scope Of Clean Water Law To Reduce Amount Of Wetlands It Covers” • The EPA announced that it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the wetlands it covers, building on a decision two years ago by the Supreme Court that removed federal protections for significant areas. [ABC News]

Wetlands (Nick Fewings, Unsplash)

¶ “Thin Film Solar Pounds The Final Nail In Coal Coffin” • Tthe “American Energy Dominance” policy would have US taxpayers shell out millions to support outdated coal power plants. But the killer combo of solar energy and energy storage is dominating grid capacity additions already, and here comes the First Solar with new thin film technology. [CleanTechnica]

¶ “Utah Officials Announce Nuclear Power Plant In Brigham City” • Brigham City Mayor DJ Bott and Governor Spencer Cox have announced a nuclear power plant to be built in Brigham City. The development is a part of the support of Operation Gigawatt, a project that is expanding and developing energy production in Utah. [Yahoo]

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