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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