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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