October 31 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Saudi Arabia Awards 4.5 GW Of Solar And Wind Projects” • Saudi Arabia has awarded 4,500 MW of wind and solar capacity worth more than 9 billion riyals ($240 million) under the sixth phase of its National Renewable Energy Program. The Dawadmi wind energy project is notable because its LCOE set a record for wind power at 1.33803¢/kWh. [reNews]

Signing ceremony (Ministry of Energy Saudi Arabia)

• “Drones, Oil, And Escalation: Ukraine’s Deep Strikes Impact Russia” • At a secret location in rural Ukraine, attack drones are assembled at night to strike deep inside Russia. Their targets are strategic: oil refineries, fuel depots, and military logistics hubs. The IEA says drone strikes have cut Russia’s refining capacity by about 500,000 barrels per day. [ABC News]
• “Space-Based Solar Power Market To Reach $902.2 Million By 2030, Growing At A CAGR Of 7.8%” • According to a report by Allied Market Research, the global space-based solar power market was valued at $425.7 million in 2020 and is projected to reach $902.2 million by 2030. With this projection, it is growing at a CAGR of 7.8% from 2021 to 2030. [Newstrail]
• “Air Pollution Linked To Breast Cancer” • The air pollution produced by gas and diesel vehicles is a bit tricky because even though we sometimes see it in the form of smog and smoke, most of it isn’t visible. Nevertheless, it harms human health in many ways, and now a study points to a link between such air pollution and breast cancer. [CleanTechnica]
• “ContourGlobal Seals $350 Million Of US Solar Financing” • ContourGlobal closed its first US renewable project financing, securing more than $350 million for the 324-MW Black Hollow Sun solar project in Colorado. The package includes a tax equity investment and debt financing, and could exceed $421 million upon completion of phase two. [reNews]

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October 30 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Scientists Explain How Hurricane Melissa Became A ‘Beast’ Among Monster Atlantic Storms” • When Melissa came ashore, it tied strength records for Atlantic hurricanes making landfall, both in wind speed and barometric pressure. The low pressure tied the deadly 1935 Labor Day storm, while the 298 kph (185 mph) wind speed equalled records. [Euronews]

Hurricane Melissa (NASA, public domain)

• “Officials Power Up Revolutionary Facility That Can Transform The Power Grid” • A major energy storage facility went online in Taizhou, China, with capacities of 120 MW and 240 MWh. the battery’s inverter allows it to react instantly to demand changes, supporting grid stability during peak usage hours and extreme weather events. [The Cool Down]
• “More Beachfront Homes In The Outer Banks Have Fallen Into The Atlantic” • Over two dozen privately-owned homes along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore have collapsed into the Atlantic since 2020, sixteen of them since September 16, 2025, according to the NPS. Rising sea levels due to climate change are blamed, along with wind, waves, and tides. [ABC News]
• “New Online Cost Calculator Aims To Rebuild EV Sales In The US” • After the$7,500 federal EV tax credit ended, some analysts are still optimistic. They anticipate that automakers and dealers will offset part of the loss with incentives and better deals. That could help EV sales tick upwards again, but a mix of offers means shoppers have to compare carefully. [CleanTechnica]
• “AI Is Pushing Climate Goals Out of Reach, New Reports Say” • Surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence is putting humanity’s climate goals out of reach, extending the life of fossil fuels and driving up emissions in the US power sector while contributing to deadly extreme weather, according to two new reports. [Inside Climate News]

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October 29 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Orlen Secures €800 Million For Offshore Wind Projects” • Orlen has signed financing agreements worth €805 million with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego to accelerate the development of its offshore wind portfolio under Poland’s National Recovery Plan. The funding will support the Baltic Power and Baltic East projects. [reNews]

Offshore wind turbine (Orlen image)

• “Trump Administration Orders Probe Into Offshore Wind” • Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate potential harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg reported. Bloomberg said the order forms part of a broader Trump administration effort to scrutinise offshore wind development. [reNews]
• “Report Reveals Deadly Cost Of Climate Inaction” • A study published by The Lancet, looks at how “delays in adaptation” exacerbate the effects of climate change on the planet and humans. The number of health-threatening hot days as a result of climate change has had a 389% increase from the 1986 to 2005 yearly average. [Euronews]
• “Ukraine’s Long-Range Strikes Cut 20% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity, Zelenskyy Says” • Ukraine’s strikes on refineries deep inside Russia reduced Moscow’s oil refining capacity by 20%, said Ukrainian President Zelensky, citing intelligence from Western governments. Over 90% of the deep strikes were carried out by weapons made in Ukraine. [Euronews]
• “Tesla Pushes Leases And Buyouts As It Maximizes US EV Tax Credit?” • Isn’t the US tax credit for EVs is gone? A month ago, we wrote about news that broke just before the US EV tax credit expired. Ford and GM had worked out a loophole to essentially use the tax credit beyond the third quarter. Tesla figured out hot to do the same thing. [CleanTechnica]

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October 28 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Climate Change Is Making Oat Cultivation Viable In Northern Europe” • Climate change is making cereal cultivation viable in areas of Europe that were previously ruled out due to their extreme conditions. To grow well, oats need temperatures over 10°C (50°F) for 110 days. But the arctic climate is changing, and oats can grow in the far North. [Euronews]

Harvesting oats in Sweden (W.carter, CC BY-SA 4.0)

• “Climate Change Threatens To Make Running Marathons Even Harder” • While the “sweet spot” for marathon running varies by gender and ability, researchers believe ideal running conditions are somewhere between 39°F and 50°F (4°C to 10°C). Analysis by Climate Central shows climate change threatens the conditions that help runners do their best. [ABC News]
• “ScottishPower Installs A HVDC Station At East Anglia 3” • ScottishPower Renewables installed its first high-voltage direct current offshore converter station at the 1,400-MW East Anglia 3 wind farm, off Suffolk. The 10,700-tonne, seven-storey structure was lifted and secured last week by Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel Sleipnir, the developer said. [reNews]
• “Texas Adds More Solar Power Because It’s Just Better” • The US solar industry hit a speed bump this year due to the abrupt shift in federal energy policy. But the fact remains that solar is the fastest and most economical way to add more electricity to the nation’s grid. That holds true across the US regardless of politics. Texas is an example. [CleanTechnica]
• “Meta Signs 600-MW Texas Solar Deal With ENGIE” • ENGIE North America signed additional power purchase agreements with Meta, expanding their total collaboration to more than 1300 MW of renewable energy capacity across four projects in Texas. The new agreements include the 600-MW Swenson Ranch Solar project in Stonewall County. [reNews]

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October 27 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “The Yangtze River Is Becoming the World’s Largest Electrified Trade Corridor” • The Yangtze River is a living demonstration of the shipping electrification process. It connects manufacturing centers in China’s  interior with the export hubs of Shanghai, Nanjing, and Ningbo. The physical river is matched by a set of electrical arteries all along its length. [CleanTechnica]

Shipping on the Yangtze River (Yux Xiang, Unsplash)

• “Squadron Opens First Stage Of Clarke Creek Wind Farm” • Squadron Energy has opened stage one of Clarke Creek Wind Farm in North Queensland. The 100-turbine, 450-MW wind farm is 150 km north-west of Rockhampton. It can produces enough electricity to provide annual power needs of 330,000 Queensland homes. [Energy Source & Distribution]
• “How Waste Is ‘Amplifying’ The Climate Crisis And Costing Millions” • Water waste is “amplifying the climate crisis” and damaging economic resilience. A report from Danfoss warns that the water sector’s energy consumption is expected to double by 2040, while the energy sector’s water demand could rise by almost 60%. [Euronews]
• “Europe Books 11.3 GW In New Wind Turbine Orders During First Half Of 2025, Says WindEurope” • As the global energy sector is embroiled in the inevitable transition away from the fossil fuel sector towards the renewable energy market, a report from WindEurope details 11.3 GW of wind turbine orders during the first half of 2025. [Energies Media]
• “AI Shows Evidence Of Self-Preservation Behavior” • Palisade Research is a nonprofit investigating AI capabilities. Three of its senior officers wrote in a paper that “several state-of-the-art large language models actively sabotage the shutdown mechanisms so they can keep going. In some cases that happens as much as  97% of the time. [CleanTechnica]

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Quality Costs Money

In this episode, content creator Diego Footer talks about how not just quality vegetables cost more money, but so do quality tools. 

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October 25 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Masdar Pushes The Limits of Solar With New Round-The-Clock System” • Masdar aims to realize the full potential of a solar and battery system in Abu Dhabi, replacing traditional generating assets completely. So far, the solar system has 2.1 GW of the planned 5.2 GW system installed. And the capacity of the battery system will be 19.2 GWh. [CleanTechnica]

Abu Dhabi (Belinda Fewings, Unsplash)

• “Trump Administration Providing Weapons Grade Plutonium To Sam Altman” • the Financial Times reports that Trump is now offering companies access to plutonium from America’s arsenal of cold war nuclear missiles. One of the companies anticipated to receive shipments is Oklo, a “nuclear startup” backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. [Futurism]
• “Extinctions Have Slowed But Experts Warn Human Activity Still Poses ‘Significant’ Risks” • New research from the University of Arizona unexpectedly found that extinctions in plants, land vertebrates, and arthropods peaked around 100 years ago, and have since declined. The paper was published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. [Euronews]
• “China’s Tech Cutting Cost Of Renewables” • China has played a pivotal role in driving down global renewable energy costs with its technological advancements and manufacturing abilities, a top energy official said. China is showcasing its dominance in the world’s green transition. The country has helped more than 100 countries toward their climate goals. [China Daily]
• “Colorado Increasing Its EV Purchasing Incentives” • Even though the federal EV buying incentives are gone in the US, the state of Colorado still has some for its own residents. There are reasons for this. Just to start, fully electric vehicles don’t have toxic tailpipe emissions which harm human health and can lead to premature deaths. [CleanTechnica]

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October 24 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “YASA Axial Flux Electric Motor Makes Over 1000 HP But Weighs Just 28 Pounds!” • UK-based YASA is showing off a new and improved version of a motor that amazed the world earlier this year. It weighs just 12.7 kg (28 lb) and is capable of 750 kW (1018 HP) peak power. That is surely a world record for energy density at 59 kW per kg. [CleanTechnica]

Worker holding a 1,018 HP motor (YASA image)

• “Nation Raises Target For Wind Power Installation” • China has drastically increased its national targets for wind power capacity, aiming for 1.3 TW by 2030 and an ambitious 5 TW by 2060. Ben Backwell, CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council, said, “China’s ambitious targets instill optimism that the world can meet its broader climate goals.” [China Daily]
• “Neoen Opens South Australia’s Largest Wind Farm” • Neoen inaugurated its 412-MW Goyder South wind farm, the largest in South Australia and the biggest project in the company’s global portfolio. Sited in South Australia’s Mid North region, the two-stage development’s 75 turbines will increase the state’s wind production by over 20%. [reNews]
• “Report Reveals Massive Shift In Powerful Energy Market” • Australia is in a clean energy revolution, and it just reached a new milestone. According to Global Power Energy data, renewables supplied a record 77.9% of electricity demand in the Australian National Electricity Market on September 21. The previous record was set the day before. [The Cool Down]
• “Shocking Differences Between Tesla And Twenty Other Top Automakers: Market Cap Vs Revenue And EBIT” • Tesla’s market cap is higher than the combined market caps of the next twenty automakers. But that comparison has a bit of a problem. Tesla’s revenues where $98 billion, and the revenues of the other twenty combined to $2.244 trillion. [CleanTechnica]

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October 23 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Mosquitos Found In Iceland For The First Time Following Record-Breaking Temperatures” • Mosquitos were detected in Iceland for the first time on record. Up until this month, Iceland was one of two places that didn’t have a mosquito population largely thanks to its inhospitable climate. The only remaining mosquito-free haven is now Antarctica. [Euronews]

Mosquito (Cameron Webb, Unsplash)

• “Ireland set for major Spain solar power deal” • Ireland is set to do a deal with Spain for a share of its solar power through a giant 1000 km interconnector, it has emerged. Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy Darragh O’Brien says the Government is to sign an agreement next year which would see an undersea electricity cable built to Spain. [The Irish Sun]
• “The Sodium-Ion Battery Revolution Has Started” • Sodium-ion batteries have been in the works for years, and now they have started to appear in cars and home storage. JAC, in a partnership with Volkswagen, has been shipping a vehicle with sodium-ion batteries since 2023. And now Bluetti introduced the Pioneer Na portable power station. [CleanTechnica]
• “Tesla’s Profits Plunged Again Last Quarter Despite Selling More Vehicles” • Tesla, which is run by Elon Musk, reported that it sold more vehicles in the past three months after boycotts hit hard earlier this year, but profits still fell sharply. Third-quarter earnings at Tesla fell to $1.4 billion, or 39¢ per share, from $2.2 billion, or 62¢ per share, a year earlier. [ABC News]
• “The Costliest Six Months Of Weather Disasters On Record” • The first half of this year was the costliest ever recorded for weather and climate disasters in the US, according to an analysis published by the nonprofit organization Climate Central. It is information that the public might never have learned due to Trump administration cutting funds for NOAA. [MSN]

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October 22 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “US Wind Installations Dip In Early 2025” • In the US, wind installations fell 15% in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period last year, but activity is expected to rebound sharply in the second half, according to the US Wind Energy Monitor report released by Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association. [reNews]

Wind farm (Zac Wolff, Unsplash)

• “Fastest Bullet Train in the World in Track Trials Now in China” • China continues to lead the world forward in cleantech. We are not in the 1990s anymore, Toto. China is launching the biggest and the best in tech week after week. This week, news from the country is that it is trialling the fastest bullet train in the world. [CleanTechnica]
• “Jan De Nul Launches ‘World’s Largest’ Cable-Lay Vessel” • Jan de Nul launched its cable-laying vessel the Fleeming Jenkin at a shipyard in China. It has a loading capacity of 28,000 tonnes and a length of 215 metres. It will help build 2-GW connections for offshore wind farms in the North Sea for Netherlands and the German grid operator TenneT. [reNews]
• “Musk Pay Package Proposal Promotes Powerful Push Back” • An investment advisory group is urging Tesla shareholders to reject a proposal by the Tesla board that would reward Elon Musk with emollients valued at nearly $1 trillion if he achieves certain milestones in the years to come. Musk posted threats to quit if he doesn’t get his way. [CleanTechnica]
• “Arizona Industrial Steel Manufacturer To Power Electric Arc Furnace With Solar And Storage” • Ameresco announced it has achieved commercial operations for a 50-MW, 200-MWh battery system for Nucor, supporting its steel bar mill industrial operations. The onsite battery will help stabilize the electric load from Nucor’s new arc furnace. [pv magazine USA]

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The startup trying to make DIY ’ home batteries happen - Canary Media

The startup trying to make DIY ’ home batteries happen  Canary Media

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This Guy Is Making DIY ‘Gasoline’ Using Old Plastic and Solar Power - The Drive

This Guy Is Making DIY ‘Gasoline’ Using Old Plastic and Solar Power  The Drive

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The Fear of the Unknowns in the Business

In this episode, farmer and educator Jodi Roebuck of Roebuck Farm in New Zealand talks about his hesitation to enter new markets and sell to wholesalers. 

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October 18 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “China Is Totally Crushing Trump’s Fossil Fuel Dream, With Agrivoltaics” • US President Donald Trump and his fossil energy donors have been caught napping. The Chinese solar firm GCL is taking its up-sized agrivoltaic system on the road, with Germany tapped to demonstrate the benefits of combining farming with solar panels on the same land. [CleanTechnica]

Agrivoltaic PV system (Klas Neidhardt, Vattenfall)

• “How Do EU Citizens Feel About Corporate Accountability For Climate Action?” • Around three-quarters of adults in ten EU countries believe large companies with 250 or more employees should be held accountable for human rights and environmental harms in their supply chains, an Ipsos poll shows. In Sweden and Spain this view is particularly strong. [Euronews]
• “Nearly 900 Million Poor People Face Climate Risk, Says UN” • Researchers overlaid global climate hazard data with poverty indicators. They showed poverty is not just an economic issue. It is strongly linked with planetary pressures and instability. They say 887 million poor people are vulnerable to at least one climate risk, and 651 million face two or more. [Euronews]
• “Mystery Heatwave Warms Pacific Ocean To New Record” • The waters of the north Pacific had their warmest summer on record, according to BBC analysis of a mysterious marine heatwave that has confounded climate scientists. Between July and September the sea surface was more than 0.25°C (0.45°F) above the previous high of 2022. [BBC]
• “Utilities Grapple With A Multibillion Question: How Much AI Data Center Power Demand Is Real” • Electricity companies across the US are struggling to figure out how much demand will actually materialize from the artificial intelligence boom, as the stock market speculates that vast sums of money will be spent to support a big data center buildout. [CNBC]

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October 17 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Hamburg Votes To Accelerate Its Carbon Neutral Target” • Residents of Hamburg voted to strengthen their commitment to becoming a sustainable city. Electrive reports that they approved an amendment to the city’s climate protection law. Hamburg committed itself to achieving climate neutrality by 2040. The old target date was 2045. [CleanTechnica]

Hamburg (Claudio Testa, Unsplash)

• “Earth Faces Nearly Two More Months Of Extreme Heat Every Year” • By the end of the century, the world is on track to add nearly two months of dangerous superhot days each year, with small, poorer nations hit far more often than the biggest carbon-polluting countries, says a study by World Weather Attribution and the US-based Climate Central. [Euronews]
• “EU Unveils A News Global Climate And Energy Vision” • The European Commission and the High Representative presented an international strategy to bolster the EU’s role in global climate and energy markets. The EU global climate and energy vision sets out plans to secure Europe’s industrial position, foster fair transition standards, and address security issues. [reNews]
• “Washington Sues EPA Over Renewable Energy Funding Cuts” • Washington State is suing the EPA over cuts to $7 billion in renewable energy funding. EPA ended the Solar for All program, which was created by Congress three years ago in an effort to install solar systems in America’s disadvantaged and low-income communities. [1170 KPUG-AM]
• “Minnesota Tribal Nations Have Legal Sovereignty. They Want Energy Sovereignty” • The effort by Minnesota’s Indigenous communities to achieve energy sovereignty is gathering pace. But tribes seeking energy sovereignty face a stiff challenge in the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back clean energy with apparent disregard for tribal rights. [Minnesota Reformer]

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Energy Revolution System Review 2025: Tesla-Inspired DIY Power Blueprint to Cut Home Electricity Costs - Newswire :) Press Release Distribution

Energy Revolution System Review 2025: Tesla-Inspired DIY Power Blueprint to Cut Home Electricity Costs  Newswire :) Press Release Distribution

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October 2025 Green Energy Times

The October 2025 edition of Green Energy Times has gone to press and will soon be available at the usual locations.

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You can upload the full edition now at this link: GET_Oct 2025.

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Individual articles are coming soon.

 

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