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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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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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 16 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Food Inflation Is Finally Slowing. So Why Could Your Supermarket Bill Start Rising Again?” • Food inflation has been slowing in the eurozone. However, economists at Oxford Economics and Deutsche Bank expect food price inflation to pick up again next year as higher commodity prices feed through the food supply chain. [Euronews]

French food market (Terry Granger, Unsplash)

• “Solar Power Records Set in Spain, France, Germany, and Italy” • Solar power production increased in all major European markets, year over year. The largest increases were 16% in both France and Spain. Also, Germany, Spain, Italy, and France all set new records for solar production, according to analysis from AleaSoft Energy Forecasting. [CleanTechnica]
• “New Jersey Orders At Least One New Nuclear Plant As Energy Demand Surges, And Rate Fears Grow” • New Jersey is laying the groundwork for at least one more nuclear power plant. The New Jersey Monitor reports supporters say the effort could expand the state’s supply of low-pollution electricity, but opponents warn it may add to utility bills. [The Cool Down]
• “GB Solar Generation Hits Quarterly Record” • Great Britain generated a record 8.0 TWh of solar power during Q2 of 2026, while renewables supplied 53% of total electricity, according to Montel’s Q2 GB Electricity Market Summary. Montel said wind remained Great Britain’s largest source of electricity generation, producing 18.9 TWh. [reNews]
• “Why Europe, India, And China Should Adopt Cleantech ASAP ” • Europe, India, and China are spending billions upon billions on oil, gas, and coal from other countries. They are funding other economies heavily to buy dirty, polluting, inefficient fuel that also causes severe health problems and premature deaths among their own people. [CleanTechnica]

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July 11 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Clean Energy Helped The Grid Avoid Heat-Wave Failure” • Last week brought soaring temperatures to much of the US, forcing Americans to switch on their air conditioners. To meet demand, the US power grid delivered more electricity than ever, a feat that would have been impossible without clean energy’s massive growth in recent years. [Canary Media]

Wind turbines in Oklahoma (USGS, public domain)

• “Sweeping Victory For Europe As Fifteen Nations Top Climate Scoreboard” • Europe dominated global sustainability rankings, but experts warn that all nations are “still far from critical goals” to tackle climate change. The report warns that China and the US look likely to “fall far short” of the global target of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. [Euronews]
• “In Portugal, 75% Of Electricity From Renewables In H1” • Renewable energy sources accounted for 75.6% of the electricity produced in mainland Portugal in the first six months of the year, according to the June 2026 Renewable Electricity Bulletin by the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association. Costs were among the EU’s lowest. [Essential Business]
• “Global Oil Demand Set For First Annual Drop Since 2020” • Global oil demand will fall by one million barrels per day in 2026, the IEA said. The change is the first annual contraction since COVID lockdowns grounded aviation and shuttered industry, underlining how much closing the Strait of Hormuz damaged the global economy. [Euronews]
• “Sierra Club Wisconsin And MEA File Lawsuit After State Regulators Abandon Required Environmental Review” • Midwest Environmental Advocates filed a lawsuit on behalf of Sierra Club Wisconsin contesting a Wisconsin DNR decision to issue permits for a massive data center without fully evaluating the project’s environmental impacts. [CleanTechnica]

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July 10 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Collett Completes Dual Blade Lifter Operation” • Collett has completed the first dual blade lifter convoy operation in the UK, transporting wind turbine blades for the Sanquhar 2 Wind Farm using two blade lifter trailers operating simultaneously. The company said the operation also is the first project to use its new Goldhofer blade lifter. [reNews]

Goldhofer blade lifters in use (Collett image)

• “From Sewers To Swimming Sites: How European Cities Reclaim Their Rivers” • Europe’s cities are opening their rivers back to swimmers. From Paris to Berlin, officials are racing to clean up centuries-old waterways, betting that a swimmable river is now essential, not a luxury, as heatwaves get more intense and summers get harder to survive. [Euronews]
• “US Accounted for Nearly 50% Of World’s CO₂ Emissions Growth In 2025” • A report from the Energy Institute, the 75th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy, is thoroughly damning for the US. One big thing Robert Rapier of OilPrice.com noticed is that the US dominated the world’s increase in carbon emissions in 2025. [CleanTechnica]
• “Drax Power Station’s Carbon Emissions Hit A New High In 2025 While Receiving Record Public Subsidies” • Ember analysis finds that Drax biomass power station was by far the UK’s largest emitter for the eleventh year running. Drax emitted more than the top six gas power stations combined. But it got a record £999 million in subsidies in 2025. [CleanTechnica]
• “Leyte Geothermal Power Plant Eyed To Ease Rising Electricity Costs” • Amid a major increase in electricity bills due to higher generating costs, the Regional Development Council approved a resolution urging that electric cooperatives in Eastern Visayas be allowed to purchase power directly from the Leyte Geothermal Power Plant. [Philippine News Agency]

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July 7 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Why Soy Biofuels Must Be Considered A High Deforestation Risk” • Adopted by the European Commission in April 2026, the revision of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 now classifies soybean oil as an indirect land use change biofuel feedstock with high risk, making it ineligible to count toward renewable energy targets by 2030. [CleanTechnica]
  

  Amazon rainforest destruction (Ibama, CC BY-SA 2.0)

• “The Alps Are Drying Out: EU-Funded Project Assesses The Future Of Europe’s ‘Water Tower’” • According to the IPCC, the melting of Alpine glaciers threatens the water supply of the mountain communities and the millions of people who live downstream. The Alps are estimated to be warming roughly twice as fast as the global average. [Euronews]
• “New US Generating Stations For AI Will Create Emissions Equal To Australia’s” • No matter what your opinion of AI might be, there is no argument about the amount of electrical power that will be required to run all of its data centers. A report claims the US plans to build or expand 74 gas-fired generating stations to power them. [CleanTechnica]
• “Renewables Are Still The Cheapest New Power Option, And Avoided $480 Billion In Fossil Fuel Costs In 2025” • A report has revealed that 90% of new utility-scale renewable energy capacity added in 2025 was cheaper than the lowest-cost new fossil fuel alternative, helping to avoid an estimated $480 billion in fossil fuel costs by year’s end. [Renew Economy]
• “Can India And Europe Produce Solar Energy Without China?” • In December 2025, Italy awarded over 1.1 GW of solar capacity in the country’s first auction restricted to projects built without Chinese-made equipment. The winning bids had a premium for solar hardware from anywhere other than China at a time when China supplies 90% of the solar modules. [DW.com]

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Fungi Evolutionary Pathways

In this episode, mycology expert Dennis Desjardin sheds light on how and why fungi develop different evolutionary traits.

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June 20 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Energy Access In Rural North Carolina Grows Through Solar” • In North Carolina, a transformation is taking place that goes far beyond hardware and wires. A partnership between Footprint Project, Sugar Hollow Solar, and PODER Emma is providing clean energy as a vital tool for innovative community resilience and displacement prevention. [CleanTechnica]

Asheville, North Carolina (Michael Tracey, public domain)

• “Spain Faces First Major Heatwave Of The Year, Highs Up To 45°C” • Summer has not officially begun yet, but the heat has been in place over much of Spain for weeks. That situation will only intensify in the coming days. On Sunday 21 June, Spain will be in a heatwave that experts describe as intense. It could push temperatures above 40°C (104°F). [Euronews]
• “Amazon Signs 600-MW PPA For Gennaker” • Amazon and Skyborn Renewables signed a 600-MW PPA for the 976-MW Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The PPA is the largest ever in Germany. It will feature 63 Siemens Gamesa turbines rated at 15 MW each, in waters of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. [reNews]
• “Germany Is A Leader In Renewables, So Why Does It Have One Of The Highest EU Electricity Prices?” • Despite Germany’s renewables boom, the price of electricity is still tied to fossil fuels due to what is called the merit order principle. It ensures that electricity prices are based on the most expensive power plant still needed to meet demand. [Yahoo News Canada]
• “US Rescinds Its Plan To Dismantle The Ocean Observatories Initiative” • Last month, the US government announced it was ending the Ocean Observatories Initiative and removing the hundreds of sensors in the ocean that provide crucial data about the world’s oceans. But now, it is changing that stand in favor of keeping OOI going. [CleanTechnica]

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Crop Planning Backwards

In this episode, Chef and farmer Mikey Russo of Chef's Harvest talks about how he meets with his biggest clients before the start of the growing season to project which crops they'll need when.

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June 14 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Trump Allows Iran Civilian Nuclear Program In Peace Bid” • Donald Trump agreed to a major concession to end the war in Iran: allowing the Islamic Republic to retain some of its civilian nuclear program. The Trump administration gave Iran a green light to hold onto its civilian nuclear power plants as long as they can’t be used to create a nuclear weapon. [MSN]

Guided-missile destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz (Cpl Gary Jayne III, public domain)

• “Clean Energy Investments Surge, But That Is Only Part Of The Story” • The general perception is that the US massive push favoring the dirtiest forms of energy means global investments in fossil fuels are soaring. The reality is quite different. According to the IEA, clean energy investments last year were $2.2 trillion, while $1.2 trillion went into fossil fuels. [CleanTechnica]
• “Inner Mongolia To Turn Its Vast Renewable Energy Into An Edge In Green Computing” • AI makes power supply, cost, and carbon emissions key concerns for the industry. As AI pushes demand for data centers, China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region is seeking to turn its vast renewable energy resources into a competitive edge in green computing. [China Daily]
• “US Democratic Lawmakers Pledge To Help Speed Up Disaster Recovery In Puerto Rico” • A group of US Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans that they would try to speed up the slow recovery from destructive hurricanes and earthquakes, a process that relies heavily on federal funds. There have been a number of factors slowing down the response. [ABC News]
• “Gas Prices Are Falling Toward $4 Per Gallon But Outlook Is Uncertain, Analysts Say” • Gas prices have fallen toward $4 per gallon in recent weeks, nearing the milestone as oil costs have eased in response to negotiations between the US and Iran. The US average price of a gallon of gas stands at $4.10, after declining 40¢, or 8.8%, over the past month. [ABC News]

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June 13 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “SpaceX Soars After Trading Begins In Largest IPO Of All Time” • Rocket and AI company SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, soared in trading on Friday, moving well above an initial public offering price of $135 per share. The IPO made Musk the first trillionaire, vaulting the world’s richest person further ahead of other financial titans. [ABC News]

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Demo Mission (SpaceX, Unsplash)

• “UK Sprints Forward With Grid Connections for 700 Clean Energy Projects” • The UK’s system for grid connections was “first come, first served.” That may not sound too bad, but it led to major bottlenecks for grid connections. The UK implemented some reforms, and now it’s getting clean power projects the grid connections they need. [CleanTechnica]
• “Renewables Meet All Growth In China’s Electricity Demand In 2025” • China reached a historic climate milestone in 2025 as its additional renewable energy covered the entirety of China’s growing power needs. The country’s newly installed renewable power generating capacity also accounted for more than 60% of global additions. [Xinhua]
• “Rare Coastal Floods Now 12 Times More Likely – Human-Driven Climate Change Is A Major Contributor” • Once rare extreme floods in coastal communities are far more common than they had been. Human-caused climate change makes sea levels higher, research shows, and when higher sea levels add to high tides, storm surges are worse. [Euronews]
• “Largest Wind Farm In The United States Is Slated To Begin Commercial Operations” • The SunZia Wind Project, the largest wind farm in the US, is slated to begin commercial operations this month. The wind farm, which is in New Mexico, has a total net summer generating capacity of 3,650 MW. It is composed of 916 wind turbines. [CleanTechnica]

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