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Friday, August 21, 2026

August 21 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “Germany Reports Record 14,000 Heat-Related Deaths This Year, Official Data Shows” • Germany had a record of around 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggled through a series of punishing heatwaves, official data showed. Around 9,600 of those deaths were recorded in one week in late June when it was over 40°C (104°F). [Euronews]

People cooling off in Berlin (Roy Zuo, CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • “The Panama Canal Is To Reduce Shipping As El Niño Fuels Drought In The Lakes That Feed The Waterway” • The Panama Canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month because of drought caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific said. [Euronews]
  • “How Solar Panel Prices Fell 90% In 15 Years” • Solar power is by far the world’s fastest-growing form of energy production, beating out every other form of energy on Earth in 2025. Despite the recent political pivot away from renewable energy in the largest economy in the world, solar power continues to shatter its own records. [OilPrice.com]
  • “Sunrun Shifts Away From Affiliates To Direct Sales” • Sunrun has been the #1 rooftop solar power installer in the US for several years now, ever since SolarCity got swallowed up by Tesla and dwindled to a relatively low level. But that doesn’t mean Sunrun hasn’t been facing its own challenges. Now it has decided to shift more to a direct sales strategy. [CleanTechnica]
  • “Princeton Critical Minerals Has Raised $16 Million To Scale Lithium Production Technologies” • Princeton Critical Minerals, a startup developing technologies to extract lithium from brine, has raised $16 million to address increasing demand for critical minerals used in energy storage, electrification, and artificial intelligence infrastructure. [CleanTechnica]

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Thursday, August 20, 2026

August 20 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “Italian Scientists Relying On Octopuses To Get Blue Crab Populations In Check” • Italian scientists have become octopus breeders in the latest battle of a long war against invasive blue crabs. The crabs, with are estimated to have caused €200 million worth of damage to the fishing industry, thrive in waters made warmer by climate change. [Euronews]

Blue crab (WitherSweat, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

  • “Europe’s Gas Prices Have Doubled, With The Worst Yet To Come” • Europe is in another summer heatwave, part of the reason the coming winter is likely to be expensive. The heat pushes up electricity demand just as drought and heat curb hydro and nuclear generation. That forces gas power plants to use gas just when it should be stored. [Euronews]
  • “Hungary Targets Tenfold Expansion in Wind Power Capacity by 2030” • The government of Hungary is targeting an increase from the country’s current roughly 330 MW of installed wind capacity, which has remained largely unchanged since 2016, to at least 4,000 MW of new grid connection capacity, an analysis by Taylor Wessing shows. [Budapest Business Journal]
  • “India’s Under-Construction Renewable Pipeline Surpasses 150 GW” • Rating agency ICRA expects renewable energy, including large hydropower, to account for more than 35% of India’s total electricity generation by 2029-30, up from 22% in 2024-25. The renewable energy project pipeline remains strong, with over 150 GW under construction. [pv magazine Global]
  • “Famous US Automaker Faces The Music As Million-Dollar Vote Scheme Goes South” • In the run-up to Election Day 2024, Elon Musk promised to gift $1 million each to some randomly selected voters in Pennsylvania. The selection was not so random after all, and a federal judge has decided that a lawsuit seeking damages from Musk can move forward. [CleanTechnica]

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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Learn to Grow For Your Market


In this episode, farmer James Clarke of Clarke's Greens doubles down on the importance of growing what your specific market wants to buy instead of guessing what they would want.

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Monday, August 17, 2026

August 17 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “During Heatwave, Solar Power Supports France’s Grid As Nuclear Output Slows” • Heatwaves and drought have forced several French nuclear reactors offline, while strong solar generation helped stabilize the grid. As solar output falls after sunset, battery storage helps meet high evening demand and reduce use of gas-fired power. [pv magazine Global]

Nuclear plant at Nogent sur Seine (Clicgauche, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped)

  • “Europe Continues To Battle Wildfires As Belgium Sees Biggest Blaze In Recorded History” • Firefighters are battling major fires in Belgium, Germany, France, Croatia, Spain, and Greece amid persistent heat and dry conditions. A fire in Belgium’s High Fens nature reserve, which started two days ago, is the largest wildfire in Belgium’s history. [Euronews]
  • “New Science Says Scrapping A Working Gas Car For An EV Is Usually Greener” • Manufacturing a new vehicle has a carbon cost, while continuing to drive an existing car avoids another manufacturing event. But that framing quietly treats all of the gasoline the existing car will burn over the rest of its life as if it were free of emissions. [CleanTechnica]
  • “Lake Powell, Nation’s Second-Largest Reservoir, Hits Record-Low Level” • Less than two weeks after Lake Mead, the largest reservoir by capacity in the US, hit a record low, Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, has suffered the same fate. Lake Powell’s pool elevation dropped to 3,519.91 feet, breaking a record set in April 2023. [ABC News]
  • “Louisiana’s Push For Offshore Wind Power Has Stalled Under Trump” • The prospect of wind power off Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, once touted as a boon for local companies and a way to reduce climate-warming emissions, appears dead in the water, at least for now. Offshore wind in the Gulf and nationwide is up against enormous odds under Trump. [NOLA.com]

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Sunday, August 16, 2026

Balance Your Soils First


In this episode, rookie farmer Alec Smith shares a piece of advice to new farmers: balance your soils before planting anything.

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Listen to other podcasts on the Modern Grower Podcast Network: Carrot Cashflow Farm Small Farm Smart Farm Small Farm Smart Daily The Growing Microgreens Podcast The Urban Farmer Podcast The Rookie Farmer Podcast In Search of Soil Podcast

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