#Mountain marvel: how one of biggest #batteries in #Europe uses thousands of gallons of #water to stop blackouts | #Energy industry | The Guardian

#GravitaionalBatteries are very reliable.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/24/europe-battery-gallons-water-dinorwig-wales

"Research suggests creating renewable energy might not lower production of fossil fuels"

#Energy #Renewables #FossilFuels

https://phys.org/news/2025-05-renewable-energy-production-fossil-fuels.html

"China installs record 36 GW of rooftop solar in Q1 as new rules drive surge"

#China #Solar #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/20/china-installs-record-36-gw-of-rooftop-solar-in-q1-as-new-rules-drive-surge/

#tRump #Scotland #Oil #Money #Energy #Renewables the wee redfaced loon really hasn't a clue has he? Dangerous though, he has a equally red #detonator in his suitcase.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25187190.donald-trump-calls-drilling-oil-north-sea/

Germany deploys 838.5 MW of PV in April

#Germany #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/19/germany-deploys-838-5-mw-of-pv-in-april/

Italy installs 1.24 GW of solar in Q1

#Italy #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/19/italy-installs-1-24-gw-of-solar-in-q1/

"French parliament eases solar mandate for large parking lots"

#France #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/19/french-parliament-eases-solar-mandate-for-large-parking-lots/

"Jordan kicks off 200 MW solar tender"

#Jordan #Solar #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/19/jordan-kicks-off-200-mw-solar-tender/

"Croatia reaches 1 GW solar milestone"

#Croatia #Solar #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/19/croatia-reaches-1-gw-solar-milestone/

"WoodMac tips Australia to fall short of 82% renewables goal"

#Australia #Energy #Renewables

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/19/woodmac-tips-australia-to-fall-short-of-82-renewables-goal/

"India plans 50 MW floating solar plant at nuclear site"

#India #Solar #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/16/india-plans-50-mw-floating-solar-plant-at-nuclear-site/

If you are interested in renewable energy, then as @adamtooze suggests, you will want to be keeping up with the renewables revolution in China.... while often reported as still building fossil fuel capacity, as Tooze notes the real story is the accelerated & expanding build-out of renewable energy generation in China.

#renewables #energy #climate

https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-386-how-chinas-powerslide

Long duration flow batteries will cure data center energy woes with wind and solar power.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/18/a-new-flow-battery-takes-on-the-data-center-energy-crisis/

"Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time"

#China #Emissions #Energy #Renewables

https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean-energy-just-put-chinas-co2-emissions-into-reverse-for-first-time/

A dilemma.. “for Europe, as the continent races to start extracting and producing minerals like lithium that are critical to the clean energy transition, instead of relying on imports from China and other emerging economies….

communities where the resources are located question whether they will benefit from their exploitation.”

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/16/europes-lithium-rush-leaves-mineral-rich-communities-in-the-dark/

"UK grid operator streamlines grid connection process for renewables up to 5 MW"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #Renewables

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/13/uk-grid-operator-streamlines-grid-connection-process-for-renewables-up-to-5-mw/

The progressive think tank The Sanders Institute is calling for a day of action on September 21 (the upcoming solar equinox) to celebrate the power of renewable energy.

Some ways to participate:

- e-bike parades
- opening new solar parks
- marching for laws that benefit renewables
- tours of homes with heat pumps

https://sunday.earth

“The global green economy is valued at US$7.9 trillion as of Q1 2025, or 8.6% of listed equity markets…

If considered a standalone sector, the green economy - now spanning 50 markets globally - would be the 4th largest sector, after Technology, Industrials and Healthcare”

- A just released study by the London Stock Exchange Group

https://www.lseg.com/content/dam/lseg/en_us/documents/sustainability/investing-in-green-economy-2025.pdf