Green Energy

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

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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Monday, July 27, 2026

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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Sunday, July 26, 2026

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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