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• “Invasive Plant Spreads Across Portugal And Lengthens Allergy Season” • Pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana, has large feathery plumes that make it a familiar in decorative arrangements in gardens. But what many regard as a showy plant is, in Portugal, an invasive alien species that can spread rapidly with potential consequences for health. [Euronews]

Pampas grass (Arnim Littek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

• “Physicist Raises Alarm Over Proposed Massive Nuclear Power Project” • A proposal for a huge industrial project in Utah would be powered by over 450 nuclear reactors. Dr Robert Davies, a professor of physics at Utah State University, worries that current regulations do not consider the massive thermal footprints that facilities like this can leave behind. [KSL News]
• “Von Der Leyen Turns To Europe’s Refineries As Shrinking Capacity Raises Energy Security Concerns” • President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission announced a new “strategic dialogue” on European refineries, drawing attention to a growing vulnerability for the EU: Its refining capacity has been declining since 2009. [Euronews]
• “GWEC Alliance Unveils Floating Wind Action Plan” • The Global Wind Energy Council and more than fifty companies and organizations have set out an industry action plan aimed at commercializing floating wind. The plan focuses on reducing costs and demonstrating value, scaling the supply chain and expanding access to finance and insurance. [reNews]
• “Heart’s Electric Airliner Still Needs Fuel” • For 27 minutes, batteries flew a machine roughly the size of the regional aircraft Heart Aerospace eventually wants airlines to operate. There was no engine aboard aside from the electric motors, but by adding a turbogenerator, the airplane can fly as a hybrid aircraft. Further development will doubtless come. [CleanTechnica]

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• “Climate Change Takes Center Stage In SCOTUS Battle Over Oil Companies” • The City of Boulder and Boulder County, Colorado, in 2018 sued major fossil-fuel producers. They allege the companies “knowingly caused and contributed” to climate change by promoting fossil fuels. The case is before the US Supreme Court. [ABC News]

Impacted forest (Dan West, Colorado State Forest Service)

• “Aula Energy Plans 1.8-GWh battery To ‘Optimise’ 330 MW Solar Farm” • Aula Energy, owner of one of Australia’s biggest solar farms, has revealed plans to add a 1.8 GWh battery energy storage system at a site in central west New South Wales. It is seeking to overcome limitations associated with the intermittent nature of solar energy. [pv magazine Australia]
• “Climate Damage Already ‘Locked In’ – But These 10 Insights Show Our Future Is Still Being Decided” • The 10 New Insights In Climate Science report points to a “narrowing window for action” but one that is still open, showing us what is already locked in, what can still be avoided, and where policy can have the greatest effect. [Euronews]
• “BYD Commercial Vehicle Sales Up 113% In September” • Sales of BYD’s commercial vehicles, all EVs, look great now. BYD has separated reporting them into bus sales and non-bus sales, but we can combine them. BYD’s total was 6,848, 194.8% more than the 2,323 sold in August 2026 and 113.3% more than the 3,210 sold in September 2025. [CleanTechnica]
• “The EPA Cooks The Books And The Planet” • The Trump EPA went past repealing the 2024 power plant standards. It issued a new proposal purporting to find that the EPA lacks any authority to regulate power plants’ climate pollution under the Clean Air Act. The proposal is yet another step on this administration’s campaign against climate action. [CleanTechnica]

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• “Ireland’s Heat Study Adds More Evidence Against The Fabric First Trap” • Insulation, draught-proofing, building repair, and ventilation can all be valuable, sometimes very valuable, but that does not mean that every household should complete extensive renovation before replacing fossil heating with a heat pump. The distinction matters. [CleanTechnica]

Irish home (Greg Lauver, Unsplash, cropped)

• “Major Oil Exporters Agree To Keep Production Steady In November” • Seven major oil-exporting countries agreed to keep production steady in November at a time when the Iran war has driven the price of benchmark Brent crude oil to over $100 per barrel. The so-called OPEC+ subgroup will meet again to review oil market conditions on November 1. [ABC News]
• “Gas Build‑Out In Southeast Asia Risks Committing to Less Competitive Infrastructure” • Southeast Asia has nearly 49 GW of new gas capacity planned in five countries. That could expose power systems to less competitive gas infrastructure just as solar becomes increasingly cost-competitive with gas and companies increasingly buy renewable electricity. [Asian Power]
• “Over 35 Million People Under Alert As October Heat Wave Bakes California” • More than 35 million people are under heat alerts as a dangerous multi-day October heat wave continues in nearly all of California. Temperatures are expected to be up to 20°F above normal for this time of year, into the 90s and 100s, from Northern California to Mexico. [ABC News]
• “Pentagon Backs Ambitious Plan To Beam Solar Power From Space” • Space-based solar power just got another powerful vote of confidence. The US Department of Defense signed a contract with Overview Energy to “design, build, and test a homing beacon that will … accurately beam power from orbit to receiving solar arrays on Earth.” [OilPrice.com]

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• “Like A ‘Huge Game Of Monopoly’: Green Councillor Not Impressed By Amazon Wind Farm Agreement” • The Shetland Islands Green councilor Alex Armitage says he is “disgusted at the way Shetland’s renewable resources are being passed around by huge corporations.” He said it is as if corporations are “playing a huge game of Monopoly.” [Shetland News]

Mossy Hill wind farm (Statkraft image, cropped)

• “Australia Is Making Big Bets On A Slow Transition, But The Technology S-Curve Tells A Different Story” • Based on the historical Australian and global energy data, logistic S-curve projections suggest that renewable electricity growth and decline of fossil fuels are approaching the fastest part of a transition that has been under way for decades. [Renew Economy]
• “Top Democrats Battle Over California’s Proposed Billionaire Tax” • Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna rallied in support of an initiative that would place a one-time, 5% tax on California billionaires’ wealth. Their efforts to barnstorm the state come as early voting begins. Millions of dollars have been spent to kill the initiative. [ABC News]
• “OpenAI Safety Staffer Quits, Says AI Labs Should Run Like Nuclear Plants” • A leading member of OpenAI’s safety team has quit, warning that the company is not taking enough care with AI’s risks. In an essay for The Atlantic, David Robinson wrote that the ChatGPT maker “has thrived by trial and error.” He warned that approach no longer works. [The Next Web]
• “Big Oil Fears The Evidence Of Its Deliberate Climate Lies” • No one knows how the US Supreme Court will rule in Suncor v Boulder, which will likely decide whether the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, will be able to put oil giants ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy on trial for deceiving the public for decades on the climate harms of fossil fuels. [Asia Times]

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• “US Senate Proposes New Permitting Framework. Should It Become Law?” • Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island was instrumental in getting a bill before the Senate that will alter radically how permitting for energy projects in the US gets done. In this hyper-partisan era, Democrats and Republicans worked together on proposed legislation. [CleanTechnica]

Solar array (Dennis Schroeder, NREL)

• “G7 Agrees To 100 Million Barrel Emergency Oil Release Under US Pressure” • After Trump threatened a ban of diesel exports, G7 countries agreed to release up to 100 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves over four months in a coordinated effort to bring down soaring energy prices, with a particular focus on diesel. [Euronews]
• “OpenAI Reveals Another Hack Into A Government Agency In Australia” • OpenAI, a company based in California, revealed a hack into a second Australian government agency, a week after the disclosure of an initial hack fueled public backlash against the ChatGPT-maker. OpenAI issued an apology for the security breach last week. [ABC News]
• “Italy’s Firefighting Planes Return Home After Summer Of Battling Blazes All Across Europe” • After a gruelling summer skimming lakes and coastlines to dump thousands of tonnes of water on wildfires burning across a parched Europe, Italy’s fleet of bright yellow and red Canadair planes finally returned home to a base near Rome for maintenance. [Euronews]
• “Amazon To Invest $1 Billion Into Communities Amid A Backlash Against Data Center Rollouts” • Amazon is investing more than $1 billion over five years into communities where it operates data centers for education, job training, and other local priorities as it reacts to a growing backlash to the tech industry’s rollout of the massive buildings. [ABC News]

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• “How Many Birds Are Killed By Offshore Wind Turbines?” • Wildlife Imaging Systems installed 16 thermal cameras on an offshore wind turbine, covering all angles and operating 24 hours a day. Over almost a year of monitoring, including the migration seasons, in 22 possible bird collisions seen, two were confirmed and one considered highly probable. [Euronews]

Special camera’s image of flight of a gull (Wageningen University & Research)

• “Puerto Rico Faces Record Electric Rate As Demand And Costs Increase” • A record electric rate went into effect in Puerto Rico as outages persist and the power grid crumbles. A residential customer that consumes 800 kWh a month will see the monthly bill rise about 18%, from $229 to $271, according to Puerto Rico’s Energy Bureau. [ABC News]
• “First Coffee Grown And Harvested In Italy” • A plantation on the outskirts of Palermo has for the first time produced Arabica coffee beans grown and harvested entirely in Italy. The result, achieved on the Morettino family estate, has been made possible by climate change, which has effectively brought the heat of the tropics to southern Italy. [Euronews]
• “Households Will Pay More For Energy Because Of Trump’s Policy Changes” • Households in the contiguous US will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office, according to modeling by the nonpartisan think tank Energy Innovation. [ABC News]
• “Santee Cooper’s New Energy Plan Is Bad News For South Carolina Customers” • In 2023, Santee proposed building 1,500 MW of solar by 2030 and 3,000 MW by 2040. Now, however, rather than meet demand with affordable solar and wind, Santee Cooper wants to double down on expensive new gas plants and delay coal plant retirements. [CleanTechnica]

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• “As Economic Damage From Climate Change Grows, NC Experts Urge ‘Pre-Recovery’ Planning” • Three climate experts who met with journalists said the early nor’easter, Hurricane Helene, and scorching summer heat all underscore the need for communities and governments to rethink their approach to the changing climate. [NC Newsline]

Wrecked road (NCDOT image)

• “World’s Tallest Wind Turbine Reaches Final Height In A Former Coal Mining Region Of Germany” • After roughly two years of construction, the world’s tallest wind turbine now towers over Schipkau, a small town in a region of Brandenburg once dominated by coal. At 365 meters high, the completed turbine is equivalent to a 100-storey building. [Euronews]
• “Nuclear Power’s Quarter-Century Of Stagnation Has No End In Sight, And Has Been Overtaken By Solar PV” • As of 1 July 2026, a total of 411 power reactors were operating in 31 countries, 27 fewer than the historic peak of 438 reactors in 2002. Nuclear power has been stagnant for a quarter-century, a stark contrast to the growth of solar. [Renew Economy]
• “Alight Acquires 2-GW Swedish Solar Pipeline” • Alight has acquired forty solar projects in southern Sweden from Soltech Energy Solutions. They total around 2 GW of planned capacity with options for co-located battery storage at most sites. Alight said the acquisition increases its solar and storage development pipeline in the Nordics to over 5 GW. [reNews]
• “US Startup Adds Another 2,000 Electric Trucks To FedEx Delivery Fleet” • The US sure looks silly now that an ill-advised shift in federal policy tanked the market for EVs, just in time for the price of gasoline and diesel to blow through the roof. FedEx looks prescient in that, as it ordered 2,000 electric trucks from Harbinger, a California startup. [CleanTechnica]

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• “GM Really Wasn’t Kidding About Those New LMR EV Batteries” • GM was among the US automakers that pulled back on their EV lineups when the federal EV tax credit was killed. But the company still kept its LMR batteries going through Ultium Cells, a joint venture with leading firm LG Energy Solution. Now that could pay off. [CleanTechnica]

LMR battery (Courtesy of GM)

• “Global Economic Impact Of Iran War ‘Unbearable,’ Qatar Warns” • The Iran war has put an “unbearable” strain on the global economy, Qatar warned. It said meetings aimed to reach a deal are continuing and Doha has resumed its role as a mediator between Washington and Tehran. However, it warned its role could come to an end. [Euronews]
• “Connecticut’s Reckless Drive For More Nuclear Power” • New England governors are meeting to push for more nuclear power. Supposedly there’s a crisis, a need for lots more electricity for AI. There’s a crisis, all right, but it’s not some desperate need for AI. Instead, it’s the fires, droughts, glacier breakdowns and extreme weather due to collapsing climates. [CT Mirror]
• “UK’s biggest AI supercomputer may have to wait until 2030s for enough power” • The launch of the UK’s largest planned AI supercomputer, due to open next year, could be delayed until the 2030s because of problems securing enough electric energy. The site is being developed in Loughton, east of London, by the UK-based start-up Nscale. [Euronews]
• “Italy’s Battery ‘Gold Rush’: Energy Storage Creates A New Market” • Huge battery storage systems are needed to support a grid dominated by renewable energy, able to absorb surplus energy and feed it back later. Their role is so important that it started a “gold rush,” with Italy in a leading position. Italy will need about 72 GWh of storage by 2030. [Euronews]

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• “Germany Sets PV Record, Produces Three Times As Much Solar Power As Australia So Far This Year” • By 27 September, Germany’s net electricity from solar had reached 90.2 TWh, exceeding the total of 90 TWh for last year, according to data from Fraunhofer ISE. This is almost triple the amount from solar in Australia in the same time. [Renew Economy]

German solar farm (Hansainvest Real Assets image)

• “US Renewables Additions Hit 89 GW” • US renewable energy and utility-scale battery storage capacity increased by more than 88.7 GW between 1 February 2025 and 31 July 2026, according to the SUN DAY Campaign. The combined capacity of renewable energy sources expanded by 14.6%, or 62 GW, while grid battery energy storage doubled. [reNews]
• “Solar Surpasses Nuclear Power Globally For First Time” • The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2026, overseen by French nuclear energy consultant Mycle Schneider, shows that the wind surpassed nuclear generation for the first time in March, 2025. This was followed by solar in April, so for the first time world solar generation exceeded nuclear. [pv magazine Global]
• “Electric Trucks Cheaper To Operate Than Diesel For Almost Half Of Trucks Sold In The EU” • Electric trucks have a lower total cost of ownership in six out of nine major EU markets, a T&E report shows. In the Netherlands and Germany, electric trucks reach their payback time after only two years, and savings can be over €85,000 in five years. [CleanTechnica]
• “Trump Administration Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standards For Automakers” • The Department of Transportation is easing fuel economy standards that were put in place during the Biden administration. DOT Secretary Sean P Duffy said that changing CAFE standards will make vehicles more affordable by creating “commonsense” guidelines for automakers. [ABC News]

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• “Nor’Easter Turns Deadly As It Lashes Northeast With Rain, Wind And Flooding” • Bands of heavy rain moved onshore from Delaware up to Massachusetts in a nor’easter that turned deadly. Parts of the Jersey Shore, as well as southeastern New England, have received up to 3 inches of rain over the last 24 hours. The storm has claimed at least one life. [ABC News]

Nor’easter approaching New Jersey (Stuttle2, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

• “Solar, Wind, Battery Storage, And Politics: It’s Complicated” • In the summer of 2026, demand for electricity in Texas broke the previous record of 85.5 GW, set three years ago, 45 times. Through it all, there were no blackouts. How could that be? The answer, according to the Houston Chronicle, was lots of solar, wind, and battery storage. [CleanTechnica]
• “Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Is Nearly Complete” • The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant was shut down in 2016 by Entergy because it was losing money in the deregulated New England energy market. Now decommissioning is quickly approaching completion, and almost all of the $602 million decommissioning trust fund has been spent. [Greenfield Recorder]
• “Scientists Generate solar power 10 meters Beneath The Sea” • Researchers say they have successfully tested solar panels at depths previously considered impractical for the technology. During a two-hour trial near the Weizhou Islands, off the coast of southern China, the panels generated power from sunlight at a depth of 10 meters. [Euronews]
• “NSW Switches On One Of World’s Most Powerful Batteries” • The Waratah Super Battery is fully operational, adding 850 MW of power and 1680 MWh of storage to the New South Wales grid. Built on the site of a former coal-fired power station, the battery can supply enough power to meet the peak demand of as many as 340,000 NSW households. [Utility Magazine]

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• “Brazil’s Energy Mix Goes Green Even As Oil Production Climbs” • Brazil is continuing to expand its renewable energy capacity thanks to favorable national policies and support from foreign investors. The South American giant has developed an impressive green energy industry in recent years, even as its oil and gas production expands. [OilPrice.com]

Solar farm (Kleber Reudo, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

• “A Month After Floods In Nepal, Thousands Are Still Missing And Families Face A Long Recovery” • A month after devastating floods swept through parts of Nepal, thousands are displaced. Also, rescuers continue searching for thousands others are still missing, including many believed trapped in six hydropower project tunnels. [ABC News]
• “Germany Makes First Explicit Fossil-Fuel Exit Pledge, Targets 80% Renewable Power By 2030” • Germany has committed to ending its use of fossil fuels by 2045. As part of that effort, it wants renewables to supply 80% of its power by 2030, up from 55%, while also adding 12 GW of new onshore wind and reaching 215 GW of solar capacity. [The Cool Down]
• “Al Gore On The Global Climate Crisis: ‘We’re Going To Win This’” • Two decades after the release of his groundbreaking documentary An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore has admitted he was surprised by the ferocious, ongoing backlash from the fossil fuel industry and its political allies. But the former US vice-president insists he still has optimism. [Mother Jones]
• “Scientists Launch Workaround After Trump Administration Dismantles National Climate Assessment” • After the Trump administration dismantled key parts of the federal process behind the next National Climate Assessment, major scientific groups hastened to keep the work alive. Their work is to keep up a crucial stream of climate information. [Yahoo]

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• “Donut Battery Vindicated: Element Analysis Proves Battery Not Lithium Or Sodium” • One by one, critic theories about Donut Lab are chopped down, and now another is done. The Donut Lab battery is definitely not based on lithium or sodium. While Donut Lab has more to prove, it becomes increasingly clear that critics are grasping at straws. [CleanTechnica]

Donut Lab (MKFI, public domain)

• “Vattenfall Unveils 425-MW English Onshore Duo” • Vattenfall unveiled proposals for two onshore wind farms in east England totaling around 425 MW. The 126-MW Chatteris and 303-MW Redmere are both to be built in East Anglia and have 47 turbines between them. Each will be developed under its own planning application, Vattenfall said. [reNews]
• “El Niño To Be The Strongest In Living Memory” • Sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are already the highest recorded during any El Niño, and the phenomenon is still strengthening. Experts estimate the extreme heat associated with it could contribute to 451,000 additional deaths between June 2026 and February 2027. [Euronews]
• “Low Carbon Plans 500-MW Oxfordshire Energy Park” • Low Carbon is developing proposals, combining solar PV capacity with battery energy storage, for the 500-MW West Oxfordshire Energy Park. Low Carbon said the project could generate enough clean electricity each year to power the equivalent of about 145,000 UK homes. [reNews]
• “New Battery Storage Facilities Support Renewable Energy, Grid Reliability” • A new battery storage facility in White Rock, Nova Scotia will help maximize renewable energy resources while increasing grid capacity and reliability. Three 50-MW, 200-MWh battery storage facilities that have been built in Nova Scotia are now operational. [PNI Atlantic News]

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• “Germany To Abandon Fossil Fuels By 2045” • Germany has unveiled a plan to end its fossil fuel reliance by 2045. It is the third in Europe to publish a plan. France was the first, though the plan’s end date is 2050, and the Netherlands has a plan. Other countries are being slow to detail their paths forward, though they had promised to do so. [Euronews]

Wind turbines in Germany (Barbara Horn, Unspash)

• “Rising Seas Are Sinking Futures: The UN Adopts Declaration On Seal Level Rise” • The UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise was adopted by consensus on as the UN chief warned that rising sea waters are already threatening the future of coastal communities worldwide. Without drastic emissions cuts, seas could rise by a meter by the end of the century. [UN News]
• “Envision Unveils 8-MW Unit For Europe” • Envision Energy has introduced a new onshore wind turbine for the European market. It is an 8-MW onshore wind turbine with a 175-meter rotor. The company said the turbine, introduced at WindEnergy Hamburg, is designed for sites with medium wind speeds and complex operating environments. [reNews]
• “Solar Farms Could Cut Dust Pollution” • Large arrays of solar panels can slow winds close to the ground and help stabilize the soil, reducing amounts of dust in the atmosphere. Modeling done at Nanjing University suggests that expanding solar farms in line with China’s 2060 carbon target could reduce airborne particles in northern China by almost 14%. [Phys.org]
• “LA Metro Secures 220 Battery-Electric Transit Buses” • LA Metro approved the purchase of 220 battery-electric buses in a major step towards Metro accelerating implementation of its zero-emission commitment to 100% electric buses. The 220-bus purchase will more than double the number of electric buses in Metro’s fleet. [CleanTechnica]

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• “Senator Sanders Has Introduced A Bill To Ban Artificial Superintelligence And Create Deptartment Of AI” • Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar introduced legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI systems, and create a Department of Artificial Intelligence. [ABC News]

Bernie Sanders (Anderseidesvik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

• “OECD Lifts 2026 Global Economic Growth Forecast To 2.9% Despite Iran War” • In its interim outlook, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development raised its growth projection for 2026 by 0.1% from June. It says the world economy “has weathered the energy supply shock triggered by the conflict in the Middle East better than expected.” [Euronews]
• “OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs At UN Call For Global Cooperation On AI: ‘We Are At A Crossroads” • The leaders of OpenAI and Anthropic delivered a clear message to the UN Security Council: the threat of AI is real and the time to act is now. Addressing high-level foreign ministers, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said “this moment calls for extreme care.” [ABC News]
• “Gulf Nations Have Found Ways To Keep Oil Flowing” • When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, to choke off sea passage for 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that rising prices would crater the world economy. But oil exporters and the US military found multi-layered workarounds in a clandestine game of whack-a-mole. [ABC News]
• “NYSERDA Approves State Renewable Energy Projects” • The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is initiating eight new bulk energy storage projects and thirteen large-scale renewable energy projects in the state. Combined, these projects are expected to provide 1.7 GW of new large-scale energy resources. [Solar Power World]

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• “Why Tugboats Fit Batteries Better Than Their Power Ratings Suggest” • Tugboats do not initially look like good candidates for battery propulsion. A harbor tug has to shove, pull and control ships weighing tens or hundreds of thousands of tonnes. But a tugboat’s maximum load rating is easy to confuse with its energy requirement. [CleanTechnica]

Tugboat (Andrew Danks, Unsplash)

• “States Launch US Offshore Wind Buyout Cases” • California and New York have launched legal challenges over the Trump Administration’s offshore wind lease buyouts. The Attorneys General of California and New York were joined by others in lawsuits against the administration’s agreement to buy back offshore wind energy leases. [reNews]
• “Leaders Push For Stronger AI Safeguards At UN As Trump Touts ‘Super Intelligence'” • AI has become a major topic at the UN General Assembly after incidents of the technology falling out of the control of humans and warnings by company insiders drew global alarm and calls for better government supervision of the industry. [Euronews]
• “EU Commission Rejects Calls To Delay Phase-Out Of Chinese Power Inverters” • The European Commission will not extend its November 1 deadline for phasing out Chinese-made inverters from EU-funded energy projects, despite calls from investors and the renewable energy industry for more time. The decision leaves concerns largely unanswered. [Euronews]
• “Global Energy Demand Set To Jump 60% By 2060 As The Developing Nations Power Up” • Emerging economies are going to see an explosion of energy demand over the coming decades. Countries like Brazil, India, Nigeria, and Indonesia are racing to expand their energy production and imports to keep up with rapid economic development. [OilPrice.com]

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• “Final Turbine Installed At Revolution Wind” • Ørsted has installed the final turbine at the 704-MW Revolution Wind array off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island. The 65-turbine wind farm began exporting power to the grid in March of this year, and Ørsted plans on reaching full commercial operation later this year. [reNews]

Revolution Wind ( Ørsted image)

• “Kallas Urges EU Countries To Bolster Red Sea Mission As Houthi Threats Mount” • EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has asked EU countries to strengthen the Aspides mission in the Red Sea, as threats from Houthis to navigation in the Bab el-Mandeb increase. The strait is crucial for trade routes between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. [Euronews]
• “Tackling Contrails Could Avoid Ten Years of Aviation-Related Climate Warming” • Contrails left by planes reflect heat back to the Earth, adding to global warming at a similar level to the CO₂ emissions of aviation. A report by Klima Consulting finds that preventing their formation could delay aviation-related global warming by ten years. [CleanTechnica]
• “Nvidia Chip-Use Emissions Match That Of A Russian State Coal Producer, Report Says” • Emissions from the use of Nvidia’s chips could equal those of burning coal sold by Russian Coal, a Russian state-owned company, a report says. Nvidia’s supply chain emissions have risen by 725% since 2020, an increase of about 9.4 million tonnes of CO₂. [Euronews]
• “Donald Trump Loses In Court, Solar Energy Funds To Be Reinstated” • A Trump-appointed judge on the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled against the Trump regime’s attempt to withhold $7 billion of funding for projects for solar energy. The funding had been for the Solar For All program. The Sierra Club commented. [CleanTechnica]

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• “Solar Power Is So Cheap That It’s Almost Unbelievable” • Dave Jones, co-founder of the energy research firm Ember, told the Financial Times that 26 years ago solar panels used to run between $5/W and $6/W of capacity. Today, Jones says, solar panels sell for just 12¢/W, a price he says is “offensively cheap” considering the alternatives. [Futurism]

Solar cells (Oregon DOT, CC BY-SA 2.0)

• “China Is Doing About Thirty Times More Agricultural Drone Work Than The US” • Agricultural spray drones are no longer an emerging technology in China, but ordinary farm machinery at extraordinary scale. China entered 2026 with about 309,000 plant-protection drones, and they performed about 203 million hectare-treatments during 2025. [CleanTechnica]
• “Gazelle Develops 18-MW+ Floating Wind Platform” • Gazelle Wind Power has developed and tested a new floating offshore wind platform design for 18-MW+ turbines in extreme offshore conditions. The company said the design is being developed as part of its work with a major Asian utility on a large floating offshore wind development. [reNews]
• “EV Sales At 32% – No, Make That 38%! – By 2030 ” • In July economists at Harvard University were predicting that EVs will account for a fairly healthy 32% of all new vehicle sales in the US by 2030, which is just around the corner. That estimate was since corrected to an even rosier 38%, more than quadruple the 2025 figure of just 8%. [CleanTechnica]
• “Brussels to keep ban on Arctic oil and gas drilling despite Norwegian pressure” • A ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic will remain the European Commission’s official position in a revised strategy Brussels is about to unveil, a Commission spokesperson told Euronews, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban. [Euronews]

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