August 5 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “The Elusive Dream Of Solar Powered EVs Is Not So Elusive After All” • The pursuit of solar-powered EVs has discouraged more than one would-be automaker, but the US startup Aptera has a unique angle. Instead of pitching four-wheeled passenger cars decked out in solar panels, the company has kept the solar panels and removed one wheel. [CleanTechnica]

Aptera (Aptera image)

• “Europe’s Hydropower Nears ‘All-Time-Low’ As Summer Drought Worsens” • Hydropower in the Alpine region is “close to an all-time low,” as Europe’s summer drought worsens. Fueled by climate change, back-to-back heatwaves and scant rainfall have left much of the continent parched. Concerns go beyond energy to food shortages and wildfires. [Euronews]
• “Five Amazon Countries Arrest Hundreds In Major Crackdown On Environmental Crime” • Police from Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru have arrested hundreds of people and seized timber, minerals, and thousands of livestock in one of the largest coordinated crackdowns on environmental crime ever carried out in the world’s largest rainforest. [ABC News]
• “As The Stock Market Soars, European Central Bank Warns Climate Change Threatens Global Economy” • As wildfires are devastating almost every continent and water levels are too low to cool some nuclear power plants, stocks in New York hit an all time high, fueled by a belief that AI will lead to unimaginable abundance. But ECB is assessing damage. [CleanTechnica]
• “Remote Mining Proves Australia’s High-Renewables Energy Future” • Remote mining operations in Australia are showing several off-grid industrial sites are consistently operating at renewable energy penetration rates above 80%, according to Zenith Energy. Mining companies are increasingly investing in hybrid energy systems. [Mining.com.au]

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August 4 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Tiger Shark Caught Off Massachusetts Could Be Sign Of Warming Waters” • Two brothers from Massachusetts caught a juvenile tiger shark from a beach on Cape Cod. The five-foot shark is far more common in such waters as the Caribbean. Scientists said its appearance off Cape Cod is an indicator that climate change is warming the sea. [ABC News]

Tiger shark (Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped)

• “Extreme Heat Grips Southern Europe As France Shuts Nuclear Reactors” • Emergency services in Southern Europe are operating at peak capacity as severe heat and environmental hazards continue to trigger crises in Spain, France, and Greece. Extreme high temperatures in France forced nuclear operator EDF to take major reactors offline. [Euronews]
• “RWE Signs Google Oklahoma Solar PPA” • RWE and Google have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement covering the full output from the 155-MW Crooked Creek Solar project in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. RWE said that construction is scheduled to begin later this year, with commercial operation expected in 2028. [reNews]
• “England And Wales Record Driest July On Record, Met Office Says” • England and Wales recorded their driest July on record this year, according to the UK’s national weather agency. England had 10% of its usual rainfall. Southern England experienced its “driest month ever recorded” in July, the Met Office said, noting that records date back to 1836. [Euronews]
• “China Sets Green Power Usage Benchmarks” • China took a landmark step in its green transition with its first mandatory minimum usage target for renewable energy. Experts say the move represents a paradigm shift from supply-driven expansion to demand-led integration in the country’s pursuit of its carbon peak and neutrality goals. [China Daily Global Edition]

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August 3 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Dominion Runs Into Delay On 2.6-GW CVOW” • Dominion Energy has delayed the expected final turbine installation at the 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project to the end of 2027. The utility blamed delays on its own jack-up vessel and weather contingencies, as well as the stop-work order issued to CVOW by the Trump administration last year. [reNews]

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (Dominion image)

• “Ember’s Electric Coaches Show Intercity Bus Electrification Is Already Here” • Edinburgh makes electric transit visible. The city has electrified regional rail, trams, electric buses, including large battery-electric double-deckers that stand out clearly. The urban buses were always expected to be among the first to electrify, but intercity buses have taken that place. [CleanTechnica]
• “Cierco Signs Lease Agreement For Llŷr Floaters” • Cierco has signed an agreement for lease with the UK Crown Estate for its two 100-MW Llŷr floating wind projects off south-west Wales. The agreement grants Cierco the formal rights to an area around 30 km off Pembrokeshire where the two test and demonstration schemes will be deployed. [reNews]
• “Washington Wildfires Spread To Over 7,700 Acres, 600 Structures Damaged Or Destroyed” • Together, the Old Trails Fire, the Fairview Fire, and the Autumn Lane Fire are being called the Spokane Complex Fire, authorities said. They are burning over 7,700 acres with 0% containment in the Spokane area amid dangerous, windy conditions. [ABC News]
• “Eversource Books $164 Million Impairment On Revolution Wind” • Connecticut utility Eversource recorded a $164 million impairment on the 704-MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm. CEO Joseph Nolan blamed two separate stop work orders issued by the Trump administration for the charges but said the project is on track to be finished on time. [reNews]

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August 2 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Zambia’s Government Delivers On Its Promise To Ramp Up Generating Capacity, With Solar Playing A Key Role” • Zambia made a conscious decision to have an electricity grid powered by renewable energy, mostly hydro. But this bold move has faced severe challenges recently due to prolonged droughts. Now the country is turning to solar. [CleanTechnica]

Boy learning by solar light (Patrick Bentley, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped)

• “India’s Renewables Hit 20% Power Mix Record in July as Coal Share Drops” • India’s renewable energy generation reached a record 20% of the total power mix in July, while coal’s share fell. But the overall picture was complicated. The total amount generated fell from June, but increased year on year, as electric demand increased. [Whalesbook]
• “Renewable Power Generation Capacity To Hit 12,000 MW By Next March” • Since the 14th government’s term started, about 4,500 MW of new capacity have been added to Iran’s power grid, as the capacity of renewable power plants increased from 1,250 MW to about 5,800 MW. The capacity of renewable power plants will reach 12,000 MW by March 2027. [Tehran Times]
• “Wildfires Spark Evacuations In Washington Amid Dangerous Conditions Across The Pacific Northwest” • A wildfire spreading quickly outside Spokane, Washington, burned more than 2,000 acres and sparked evacuations, according to local authorities. The Old Trails Fire is just one of a number of fires currently threatening the state. [ABC News]
• “KIA Elects To Manufacture The EV3 In Mexico” • The Kia EV3 was introduced two years ago, with the expectation that it would be made at the existing Kia factory in Georgia for sale in the US market. That was before the immigration folks descended on a Hyundai battery factory and hauled off a few hundred South Korean in handcuffs. [CleanTechnica]

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August 1 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Courts Rule In Favor Of Sierra Club, Approves FERC Order To Speed Up Clean Energy Projects ” • The DC Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with Sierra Club that FERC properly issued its Order 2023. It is an order that directs grid operators to address longstanding delays with interconnection queues and speed up process on clean energy. [CleanTechnica]

Solar panels (Sarah Swenty, US FWS, public domain)

• “EU Considers Emergency Meeting As Nuclear Shutdown Puts Hungary In Energy Crisis” • Hungarian PM Péter Magyar warns of an energy crisis after record-low Danube water levels forced a shutdown of the Paks nuclear plant, which supplies nearly half the country’s power. The European Commission may convene its Electricity Coordination Group. [Euronews]
• “China’s Crude Oil Imports Fell In Q2” • China, the world’s largest importer of crude oil, imported less crude oil in the second quarter of 2026, following higher crude oil prices that resulted from disrupted flows through the Strait of Hormuz. China’s lower imports reduced global demand, softening the upward price trend. [CleanTechnica]
• “China’s Solar Capacity Set to Overtake Coal This Quarter” • China will have more installed solar power capacity than coal-fired generation capacity as early as this quarter, according to Chinese authorities. As of the end of June, solar power capacity stood at 1,274 GW, just barely below the total coal-fired installed capacity of 1,275 GW. [OilPrice.com]
• “As Diplomacy Falters, US-Iran War Expands” • The 14-point deal with Iran that President Trump signed in mid-June was supposed to be a diplomatic off-ramp. It was to wind down the war and open new pathways to prosperity for the Middle East. But six weeks after the agreement was signed, not only has the conflict been revived, it has grown. [ABC News]

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July 31 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Fire Crews Tackle Blaze Close To Major Nuclear Power Sites In UK” • Firefighters are continuing to battle a large wildfire close to three major nuclear power sites in the UK county of Suffolk. An EDF spokesperson said that the fire “is not currently affecting operations at Sizewell B power station” but that the company was “continuing to monitor the situation.” [Euronews]

Sizewell B from Dunwich Heath (Bill Tyne, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped)

• “China’s Coal Power Drops Below 50% For The First Time” • Coal power produced less than 50% of China’s electricity for the first time in the first six months of 2026. In a historic shift, coal plants produced 49.7% of the country’s power. Renewable energy sources accounted for 41.2%, with wind and solar supplying 24.6% of the power mix. [Impakter]
• “China’s 15th Five-Year Plan For Solar And Wind Is Huge” • China’s National Development and Reform Commission and National Energy Administration published their 15th Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development. It calls for seven major wind and solar bases that will add no less than 370 GW of new capacity in 2026 through 2030. [CleanTechnica]
• “Energy Bible Confirms Renewables Generated Over Half UK’s Electricity For Second Year Running” • Statistics published by the Government confirm that renewable energy provided over half of the UK’s electricity for the second year running in 2025, guaranteeing our energy security by generating a record annual percentage of clean power. [RenewableUK]
• “Oil Companies Are Expected To Reap Big Profits Because Of US-Iran Conflict” • Analysts are expecting major oil companies to report raking in large spring profits while fighting between Iran and the US impeded petroleum shipments. As the conflict continues, consumers around the world pay more for fuel and confront shortages. [ABC News]

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Time to Build Systems and Invest in the Business

In this episode, Chef Mikey Russo of Chef's Harvest discusses how he frees up time in his day to build systems to build a solid and booming business.

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July 29 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “How Beavers Are Quietly Tackling Europe’s Raging Wildfires And Helping Burnt Landscapes Recover” • Beavers build dams, dig channels, and transform small streams into broad wetland areas. This helps keep plants lush and green, even through long periods of drought. When a wildfire ignites, the green vegetation near the beaver ponds is hard to burn. [Euronews]

Small beaver dam (Patti Black, Unsplash)

• “Why Sixth-Generation Wildfires Are More Dangerous And How To Fight Them” • The wildfires that broke out over the past week in France and Spain, are the latest examples of what the operational and scientific community has come to describe as “sixth-generation fires.” Driven by climate change, they cannot be fought by normal means. [Euronews]
• “Lake Mead And Lake Powell Nearing Record Low Levels, Data Shows” • Water levels at the two largest reservoirs in the country, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are still dwindling, according to data from the US Bureau of Reclamation. Lake Mead is less than one foot from its record low, and Lake Powell is barely doing better than that. [ABC News]
• “In Germany, Wind And Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels” • Wind and solar together generated 44% of Germany’s electricity, while fossil fuels generated roughly 43%, according to data from the Energy Institute, a London think tank. The data are a milestone for the German push to ramp up renewable energy and phase out gas, coal, and nuclear power.  [Yale E360]
• “Appeal Challenges Public Lands Data Center in Nevada” • The BLM approved a 167-MW data center proposed by Skylar Capital Management through an unorthodox permitting procedure that avoided any environmental review or public participation. It is the first data center ever approved on public lands. An appeal has been filed by environmental groups. [CleanTechnica]

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July 28 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Why Germany Keeps Switching Its Solar And Wind Farms Off” • Renewables covered 45.5% of the EU’s total electricity in the first quarter of 2026, according to Eurostat data. The amount means that renewable production has to be curtailed when there is too much. Curtailment is declining everywhere but Germany. There is a reason for that. [Euronews]

Wind turbines at sunset (Ro fio, CC BY-SA 3.0)

• “Oil Prices Plunge After US Pauses Attacks On Iran” • Oil prices plunged after the US paused attacks on Iran over the weekend, opting against a major escalation of the war. Global prices fell 9%, crossing below $90 a barrel and landing at about $88. The fall reversed a run up in crude prices as fighting threatened to make a historic global oil shock worse. [ABC News]
• “‘Out Of Capacity’: EU Warns Wildfires Are Straining Response Systems” • The EU is moving to expand its firefighting fleet and enhance cross-border disaster response capabilities. EU officials noted that climate change is lengthening wildfire seasons and driving increasingly severe fires that differ significantly from those seen just a few years ago. [Euronews]
• “BYD Reaches 100,000 EVs Produced In Brazil” • BYD’s sales progress outside of China has been one of the top EV stories of the year. It is selling EVs in many countries across Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America now. However, outside of Asia, no BYD production facility is bigger than the one it has in Brazil. That plant has produced 100,000 cars. [CleanTechnica]
• “A $100 Million Ohio Energy Fund Lacks Transparency And Excludes Renewables” • Ohio has made $100 million available for new energy projects in the state, but critics are pushing back on the decision to bar renewable energy projects from accessing the funds and on the lack of transparency. JobsOhio is limited to funding gas and nuclear power. [Ohio Capital Journal]

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July 27 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “In Italy Petrol Tops €2.6” • Fuel prices in Italy have been rising since 3 July, when the reduction in excise duties introduced by the government at the outbreak of the war between the US and Iran to tackle the price emergency came to an end. In Milan and on motorways fuel prices now sometimes exceed €2.60 a liter. That is equivalent to $11.22 per US gallon. [Euronews]

Italian filling station (Tolioalessandro, public domain)

• “More Than 320,000 Now Evacuated In France And Spain As Wildfires Continue To Spread” • More than 320,000 people have now been evacuated in parts of France and Spain as wildfires continue to ravage southern Europe. French government officials say about 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) have burnt in France since the beginning of the year. [Euronews]
• “Sunshine State Sets New Solar Record – In The Middle Of Winter” • Queensland has set a new record for the share of solar power in its electricity mix. This is part of a “useful snapshot” of changing daytime operating conditions in Australia’s Sunshine state, as, importantly, the record was set during the middle of the Australian winter. [Renew Economy]
• “Partnership To Test Massachusetts Residential Vehicle-To-Grid Program” • Eversource, National Grid, EnergyHub, Sunrun, and The Mobility House are leaders in grid flexibility and smart charging. Together, they announced a joint effort for residential Eversource and National Grid customers to test vehicle-to-grid capabilities in Massachusetts. [CleanTechnica]
• “Trump Blames Canada For Smoke From A Climate America Created” • Donald Trump says Canada is poisoning American cities with wildfire smoke. He has told Prime Minister Mark Carney to get the fires under control, demanded compensation, and threatened tariffs because smoke from the Canadian fires crossed into the US. [CleanTechnica]

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Improving Plant Growth

In this episode, agronomist and principal consultant at Soilsmith Ag Bruce Davison shares some ways on how to improve a plant's growth for better production.

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Logistics in a Cannery

In this episode, Muirhead Canning Company Russell Loughmiller explains how a cannery works and how to avail of a cannery's services.

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Healthier Food from Healthier Soils

In this episode, regenerative agriculture expert Dr. Jessica Chiartas how healthy, well-cared for soil produce healthy, nutrient-dense food.

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Geek Guide: Power Your DIY Props Safely with LiPo Batteries - nerdbot.com

Geek Guide: Power Your DIY Props Safely with LiPo Batteries  nerdbot.com

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Hours Farming

In this episode, farmer Chett Clayton of Hillside Harvest and Alec Smith of Crop Culture Farm talk about the hours in the day and how much of it they spend farming.

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July 21 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Construction Surge Pushes US Wind Outlook Higher” • The US wind industry is on track to connect more than 50 GW of capacity through 2030, Wood Mackenzie said in its US Wind Energy Monitor Q2 2026 report. The research group raised its five-year outlook, noting that construction starts increased 8% from Q1 2025 to Q1 2026. [reNews]

Wind farm (Ørsted image)

• “Deal Sealed To Unlock 3.56 GW Capacity In NSW Renewable Energy Zone” • The New South Wales government’s planned South West Renewable Energy Zone is closer to delivery after EnergyCo signed a Project Development Deed with Transgrid to upgrade a key section of the grid to support 3.56 GW of new renewable energy capacity. [pv magazine Australia]
• “Oil Prices Rise As Fighting Between US And Iran Intensifies” • Oil prices rose as fighting between the US and Iran intensified. Oil prices jumped in early trading as the US announced attacks for a ninth consecutive night. Iran responded to the strikes by targeting US allies across the Middle East. Benchmark Brent crude rose 3.2% to $90.95 per barrel. [Euronews]
• “Court Orders EPA To Implement National Soot Standard” • The US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the US EPA must follow the law and implement the strengthened health-based 2024 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution, commonly called soot. [CleanTechnica]
• “The US Needs 5,000 Miles Of New High-Voltage Lines Every Year. It Only Built 392” • Some transmission experts say the grid needs about 5,000 miles of new lines. The additions reached almost 4,000 miles in 2013. In 2025, the industry added 402 miles. Before we supply AI with electricity, we have to know where it will come from. [OilPrice.com]

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