Italy’s Giorgia Meloni bets big on nuclear power revival + 29 more energy stories
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Jul 26, 2026 - Aug 2, 2026
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Rural backlash against renewables that ‘spoil the landscape’ fuels support for atomic energy decades after reactor shutdowns
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☀️ Solar
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. In rural areas across the U.S., solar power opponents keep leaning on the argument that uti...
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See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . While the Trump administration is busy pointing out that the sun doesn’t shine at night , solar is breaking records around the world, includi...
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💨 Wind
Chinese threat could spur deals in the sector under updated EU guidelines
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⚛️ Nuclear
Homeowners and holidaymakers affected as flames sweep across heathland and approach nuclear power plant
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🔋 Electric Vehicles
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss rumors of a Tesla/SpaceX merger, Rivian’s earnings, R2 pr...
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The Qin Max is a “completely different new B-segment fast-charging sedan,” BYD claims. Ahead of its official launch next month, BYD released new images, offering a look at it inside and out.
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BYD is bringing its boxy, seven-seat SUV to Europe and the UK. The Ti 7 is now on sale in the UK, and it’s even cheaper than the Land Rover Defender PHEV.
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Rivian's second quarter financials and shareholder call this week came with some good news. Naturally, that means the stock price is down. (Sorry, Rivian stock holders.) I'll come back to that at the ...
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📦 Storage
Just northeast of Columbus, Ohio, the leafy Main Street of New Albany gives way to lush green fields and agrarian ponds — but soon the countryside transitions into mile after mile of enormous white bo...
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⚡ Grid
A giant 1 GWh battery is now under construction outside Columbus, Ohio, where data center and industrial development is rapidly pushing up electricity demand.
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💧 Hydrogen
Chinese company State Power Investment Corp set a global record for the largest single-batch export of green ammonia, shipping 3,750 tonnes of green ammonia to South Korea. The post The Hydrogen Strea...
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🌊 Hydropower
Top Teams Claim Prizes at 2026 Hydropower and Marine Energy Collegiate Competition Final Events, and DOE Welcomes a Record 45 Teams for the 2027 Season Two teams have snagged the top prizes in the 202...
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🌎 Climate
Wildfires show climate change adaptation needs to move up the agenda alongside mitigation
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Against a backdrop of burning horizons, the mainstream parties are increasingly at odds over pursuing net zero
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Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable“It’s a constant battle,” says Tim Young. He and his family have been tracking the rain...
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In this week’s newsletter: As France and Spain battle huge fires in this summer of relentless heat, will it be enough to spur us to take action? • Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign...
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Nationwide actions seek to counter view that talking about climate crisis distracts from affordability messagingThis summer, torrential rains have washed away Texas neighborhoods, dangerous heat has b...
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PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmovedJust over four years ago, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, visited a small town in the s...
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Shift of funds from a US asset manager to a European one highlights the divergence
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Deloitte review of annual reports shows a tripling in the number of companies forced to revise calculations
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📋 Policy
Mon Power, a FirstEnergy subsidiary, plans to assess a surcharge on its customers to help finance $2.7 billion in generation it is building in West Virginia, mainly for a data center.
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🛢️ Oil & Gas
Energy project licences should be conditional on carbon dioxide disposal
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🌋 Geothermal
In June 2024, a small company called Zanskar purchased a geothermal power plant in New Mexico that was failing fast. The water coming from the underground reservoir was getting colder by the day, maki...
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When news emerged that Indonesian billionaire Prajogo Pangestu made an unsolicited, non-binding takeover offer for Energy Development Corporation (EDC), the Philippines' largest geothermal producer, m...
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🏭 Carbon Capture
Save the Date The Global CCS Institute will host the 2026 Japan Forum on Carbon Capture and Storage (formerly known as the Japan CCS Forum). Date: 3 December 2026 Forum: 10:00- 16:30 Networking Recept...
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📰 More
Top utility fought ‘aggressively’ to outbid data centre developer for control of West Virginia facility
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Hyundai unveiled the new Neira Concept, a seven-seat electric minivan, at GIIAS 2026.
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The US electric two-wheeler market has no shortage of high-powered electric motorcycles and moped-style e-bikes. But if you’re looking for something in between – a practical, street-legal electric sco...
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The Jackson, Michigan-based company said the move would simplify its corporate structure, net about $500 million and set it up to generate nearly all of its earnings from its regulated utilities after...
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