June 18 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Trump Pays Off Energy Company In Grudge Match Against Offshore Wind” • Reportedly, Donald Trump is paying $765 million to get Invenergy to abandon four offshore wind leases. This comes days after the US voluntarily dismissed its own appeal in an ongoing legal challenge against Trump’s executive order to ban US wind development. [CleanTechnica]

Seagreen wind farm in Scotland (Courtesy of TotalEnergies)

• “After Months Of War, Trump Says Iran Has Right To Nuclear Program” • This seems to be a sharp departure from Trump’s previous claims. After months of insisting that the purpose of the war was to end any nuclear capability by Iran, and demanding “zero enrichment,” Trump is now saying that the country can use nuclear power for electricity. [The New Republic]
• “Ireland Quadruples Solar Energy Capacity In Three-Year Period” • Ireland’s solar sector nearly quadrupled its total energy capacity to 2.7 GW over the past three years, according to Solar Ireland’s annual ‘Scale of Solar’ report on the industry. Ireland’s total connected solar capacity is now predicted to exceed 3.3 GW by the end of this year. [Silicon Republic]
• “New Fleet Of Electric Hydrofoil Boats To Be Deployed In The Maldives” • Travel between islands in the Maldives could soon be smoother and more sustainable. The US maritime technology company Navier and Dubai-based JIH Global Investment have confirmed a $100 million partnership to establish the Navier Network to connect the islands. [Euronews]
• “DOJ Seeks To Dismiss Air Pollution Lawsuit Against xAI” • The US DOE is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion Mississippi data center. The NAACP suit says xAI is running dozens of portable turbines without proper emissions controls. [ABC News]

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June 17 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Solar-Powered Fridges Are Boosting Farmers’ Incomes By 50%” • Solar-powered, off-grid cold rooms, warehouses and cooling hubs allow farmers and traders to preserve perishable goods without relying on expensive and unreliable electricity grids. This shift is gaining momentum across Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Rwanda and South Africa. [Euronews]

Farmland in Kenya (Joe Ol, Unsplash)

• “Solar Manufacturing Capex In The USA Exploded From $150 Million In 2020 To $2.5 Billion In 2026” • US solar PV making has gone from small potatoes to a giant industry since Joe Biden took office in 2021. Here’s a whopper of a stat: The capex of US solar manufacturing burgeoned from $150 million in 2020 to an estimated $2.5 billion in 2026. [CleanTechnica]
• “Nuclear Reactor Discussed For VT Yankee Site” • The Vernon Selectboard is to hear plans by a Texas company to redevelop the site where the Vermont Nuclear Power Plant was. The agenda reads: Planning Commission-NorthStar/Power Transitions Proposed Site Development; Battery Storage, Data Center and mini nuclear power plant. [Vermont Daily Chronicle]
• “European Energy Inaugurates Solar Park In Latvia” • European Energy is inaugurating the 148-MW Tārgale Solar Park in Ventspils Municipality, its first completed and fully grid-connected renewable energy project in Latvia. The €80 million project is expected to generate around 154,550 MWh annually. The project is supported by a 10-MW PPA with Apple. [reNews]
• “Massive Chunk Of Antarctic Sea Ice Didn’t Refreeze, Satellite Images Show” • Every winter, Antarctic sea ice grows and decays. But since 2015, the sea ice has entered a “new, much reduced state,” in which less and less is re-freezing due to rising air and sea temperatures. Now an amount of sea ice in West Antarctica about the size of Montana is missing. [ABC News]

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June 15 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Wind Farms Lift Irish Rates Income” • Wind farms in Ireland will contribute almost €75 million in commercial rates to local authorities in 2026. Wind Energy Ireland said analysis compiled by Halpin’s showed annual rates payments from wind farms increased from €69.27 million in March 2025 to €74.87 million in March 2026. [reNews]

Wind turbine (FuturEnergy Ireland image)

• “Electricity Scarcity Will Shape AI’s Future Trajectory” • The race for supremacy in artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a contest of intellectual prowess: better models, faster chips and more sophisticated algorithms. But this perspective misses a harder, less glamorous truth. The real frontier of AI isn’t the silicon. It’s the electricity. [China Daily]
• “New World Record Set For Solar Module With Perovskite” • Another day, another reason why fossil fuels are toast. Persistent innovation in solar cells has sent the conversion efficiency in the industry through the roof. Last week some new world efficiency records were set, one of which is for solar modules made tandem perovskite-silicon cells. [CleanTechnica]
• “Italy’s Cinque Terre Coastline Could Be Flooded By 13-Meter Waves By 2150 As Sea Levels Rise” • In the Italian region of Liguria, the Cinque Terre National Park is known for its colorful houses, fishing harbors, steep cliffsides, and hiking trails. But analysis suggests its villages could be at serious risk of flooding in the next 125 years. [Euronews]
• “Energy Experts Warn Of Slow Oil And Gas Supply Recovery After Iran Deal” • It will likely take months for energy companies to resume operations and meet global demand fully, according to energy experts. The slow pace of shipping and refining crude oil, along with uncertainty over safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, means relief will take time. [Euronews]

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June 14 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Trump Allows Iran Civilian Nuclear Program In Peace Bid” • Donald Trump agreed to a major concession to end the war in Iran: allowing the Islamic Republic to retain some of its civilian nuclear program. The Trump administration gave Iran a green light to hold onto its civilian nuclear power plants as long as they can’t be used to create a nuclear weapon. [MSN]

Guided-missile destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz (Cpl Gary Jayne III, public domain)

• “Clean Energy Investments Surge, But That Is Only Part Of The Story” • The general perception is that the US massive push favoring the dirtiest forms of energy means global investments in fossil fuels are soaring. The reality is quite different. According to the IEA, clean energy investments last year were $2.2 trillion, while $1.2 trillion went into fossil fuels. [CleanTechnica]
• “Inner Mongolia To Turn Its Vast Renewable Energy Into An Edge In Green Computing” • AI makes power supply, cost, and carbon emissions key concerns for the industry. As AI pushes demand for data centers, China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region is seeking to turn its vast renewable energy resources into a competitive edge in green computing. [China Daily]
• “US Democratic Lawmakers Pledge To Help Speed Up Disaster Recovery In Puerto Rico” • A group of US Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans that they would try to speed up the slow recovery from destructive hurricanes and earthquakes, a process that relies heavily on federal funds. There have been a number of factors slowing down the response. [ABC News]
• “Gas Prices Are Falling Toward $4 Per Gallon But Outlook Is Uncertain, Analysts Say” • Gas prices have fallen toward $4 per gallon in recent weeks, nearing the milestone as oil costs have eased in response to negotiations between the US and Iran. The US average price of a gallon of gas stands at $4.10, after declining 40¢, or 8.8%, over the past month. [ABC News]

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June 13 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “SpaceX Soars After Trading Begins In Largest IPO Of All Time” • Rocket and AI company SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, soared in trading on Friday, moving well above an initial public offering price of $135 per share. The IPO made Musk the first trillionaire, vaulting the world’s richest person further ahead of other financial titans. [ABC News]

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo Mission (SpaceX, Unsplash)

• “UK Sprints Forward With Grid Connections for 700 Clean Energy Projects” • The UK’s system for grid connections was “first come, first served.” That may not sound too bad, but it led to major bottlenecks for grid connections. The UK implemented some reforms, and now it’s getting clean power projects the grid connections they need. [CleanTechnica]
• “Renewables Meet All Growth In China’s Electricity Demand In 2025” • China reached a historic climate milestone in 2025 as its additional renewable energy covered the entirety of China’s growing power needs. The country’s newly installed renewable power generating capacity also accounted for more than 60% of global additions. [Xinhua]
• “Rare Coastal Floods Now 12 Times More Likely – Human-Driven Climate Change Is A Major Contributor” • Once rare extreme floods in coastal communities are far more common than they had been. Human-caused climate change makes sea levels higher, research shows, and when higher sea levels add to high tides, storm surges are worse. [Euronews]
• “Largest Wind Farm In The United States Is Slated To Begin Commercial Operations” • The SunZia Wind Project, the largest wind farm in the US, is slated to begin commercial operations this month. The wind farm, which is in New Mexico, has a total net summer generating capacity of 3,650 MW. It is composed of 916 wind turbines. [CleanTechnica]

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June 12 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Anthropic CEO Calls For Stronger Regulation Of AI” • AI has advanced at an exponential pace. Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, an AI company based in San Francisco, is calling for stronger regulation of the technology. In an interview with ABC News, he said AI has to be developed with the proper guardrails to ensure it has a positive impact. [ABC News]

Dario Amodei (TechCrunch, CC BY-SA 2.0)

• “France To Publish 10-GW Offshore Tender” • The French Government is publishing the specifications for a 10-GW French offshore wind tender. The Ministry of Energy already published the tender itself on the Official Journal of the EU website. The offshore tender will cover a mixture of eleven bottom-fixed and floating projects. [reNews]
• “The Threat To Nuclear Power Plants Around The World” • The “vulnerability” of the civilian energy infrastructure was exposed this week when a drone strike on the United Arab Emirates cut off power to a nuclear reactor, Bloomberg said. It’s the first time a fully operating nuclear plant had to rely on back-up generators because of a military attack. [MSN]
• “El Niño Returns, Likely Will Intensify Into A Strong Event This Year, NOAA Says” • El Niño conditions are present and expected to strengthen in the coming months. They can bring potentially significant impacts to our weather, the upcoming hurricane season, and global temperatures, according to the latest forecast from the NOAA. [ABC News]
• “Balcony Solar Bill Is Moving Forward In California” • The California Supreme Court just decided to kill efforts to appeal the California Public Utilities Commission’s net metering cuts, but perhaps balcony solar can help boost the industry a bit. No need for a permit. No need to wait. You just plug in your solar panels and collect the energy. [CleanTechnica]

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