January 17 Green Energy News

Headline News:

  • “‘Historic’ High Seas Treaty Comes Into Force. But Is It Enough To Save Our Oceans?” • Covering almost half of the planet, the High Seas lie beyond national borders. Until now, there was no legal framework dedicated to protecting biodiversity in these waters and ensuring the benefits of their resources were shared fairly among nations. [Euronews]

Blue whale (Todd Cravens, Unsplash)

  • “US Court Allows CVOW Work To Resume” • The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted a preliminary injunction to allow Dominion Energy to resume work on the 2600-MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. Dominion Energy said its team will now focus on safely restarting CVOW to ensure that energy is delivered within weeks. [reNews]
  • “Fraunhofer IWES Behind Offshore Assessment Tool” • The WindSCORE project has been launched to develop a 360-degree evaluation system for offshore wind projects over the next three years. Fraunhofer IWES said the EU-backed initiative will create a scientifically based toolbox covering a number of criteria to support investors and stakeholders. [reNews]
  • “India’s Solar Power Surges 55% To Record 28.6 GW In 2025” • India’s utility-scale solar capacity additions soared 55% to 28.6 GW in the 2025 calendar year, a record driven by accelerated project completions and robust open access sector growth. The overall renewable energy capacity reached 258 GW, with solar dominating installations. [Whalesbook]
  • “Trump Administration Pushes PJM To Hold ‘Emergency’ Auction To Supply Data Centers” • The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors asked the country’s largest wholesale electricity market, the PJM Interconnection, to hold a one-time “emergency” auction to provide data centers with new sources of power. [Utility Dive]

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Headline News:

  • Judge Hands Offshore Wind Another Victory Against Trump, Clearing Way For NY Project”” • A federal judge cleared the way for the Empire Wind project to resume construction. District Judge Carl J Nichols, a Trump appointee, ruled construction could go forward while he considers the merits of the federal order to suspend the project. [ABC News]

Empire Wind construction (Equinor image)

  • “Trump Redirects Pollution-Control Funding to Prop Up More Polluting Coal Plants” • The Trump administration will use funds legally directed by Congress instead to reduce pollution to help build new and prop up aging, expensive, polluting coal plants, Politico reported. Utilities retired 158 coal plants over the last ten years due to their high cost. [CleanTechnica]
  • “Damage To The Ocean Nearly Doubles Economic Cost Of Climate Change, New Study Finds” • Scientists have factored damage to the ocean into the social cost of carbon for the first time, finding it nearly doubles the economic impact of climate change. The additional cost of $46.2 per ton of carbon dioxide brings the total to $97.2 per ton. [ABC News]
  • “Ireland Tells Data Center Developers To Bring Their Own Clean Energy” • Ireland has a new policy that says any data center wanting a grid connection must install on-site generation or battery systems capable of meeting its full electricity demand. Also, data center operators will be required to provide power to the national grid when needed. [CleanTechnica]
  • “Over 22 GW Of Renewables Are Canceled Or In Limbo Under Trump ​‘Blockade’” • As the Trump administration wages a public attack on the US offshore wind farms, it has also been fighting a brutal battle with renewable energy projects on land. Over 22 GW of large wind and solar projects on public lands have been canceled or are held up. [Canary Media]

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Headline News:

  • “We’ve Neglected The Power Of Carbon-Sucking Fungi. Meet The Scientist Determined To Change That” • An “invisible” key to tackling the climate crisis was highlighted when biologist Dr Toby Kiers won a Tyler Prize. She said mycorrhizal fungi draw down “13 billion tons of CO₂ into soil systems every year – that’s a third of emissions from fossil fuels.” [Euronews]

Dr Toby Kiers (Peter Valckx, CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • “New York Governor Hochul Expands Nuclear Aspirations To 8-GW fleet” • New York will target development of 5 GW of new nuclear power, vastly expanding on a 1-GW goal set last June, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday in her State of the State address. Hochul’s speech was short on details regarding her nuclear aspirations. [Utility Dive]
  • “Coal-Powered Thermal Generation Declines In China And India, But Surges In US” • Carbon Brief reports that the use of coal to generate electricity fell in both China and India in 2025. It is the first simultaneous reduction annual use of coal. Use of coal for generating electricity fell in India by 3% year-on-year and in China by 1.6%. [CleanTechnica]
  • “From Oil To Photovoltaics: The Middle East Is Becoming A Global Solar Manufacturing Hub” • The Middle East is at the heart of the energy world. Its energy sector powers industries and drives exports. Today, as nations move away from fossil fuels, the Middle East region is also making notable progress in solar manufacturing. [Saur Energy]
  • “The Coal-Killing Combo Of Hydropower And Battery Energy Storage Systems, Brought To You By President Trump” • Trump has given hydropower presidentially preferred treatment along with coal and other fossil fuels. Now, a DOE report outlines the economic benefits of adding battery energy storage systems to hydropower facilities. [CleanTechnica]

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Headline News:

  • “China’s Trade Surplus Surges 20% To A Record $1.2 Trillion, Even With Trump’s Tariffs” • China’s trade surplus hit a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the US despite high tariffs. Chinese cars, computer chips, and other products grew across the globe. [ABC News]

Cargo ships in China (Zheng XUE, Unsplash)

  • “Ørsted Boss ‘Satisfied’ To Get Back To Work At Revolution” • Ørsted CEO Rasmus Errboe is “satisfied” with a court ruling blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s shutdown order for the 704-MW Revolution Wind and allowing work to resume on the project. The Ørsted boss said the company had been prepared for the shutdown. [reNews]
  • “Copernicus: 2025 Was The Third-Hottest Year – With Two Main Drivers” • Global warming is increasingly evident. 2025 was the third-hottest year on record, globally and in Europe. And the past three years were the hottest ever recorded globally. Two main drivers for the heat were greenhouse gases and high sea-surface temperatures. [Euronews]
  • “US Carbon Pollution Rose In 2025. Experts Blame Winter Cold And Data Centers” • In a reversal from previous years, the US released 2.4% more greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before, Rhodium Group said in a study. A cool winter, more data centers and cryptocurrency mining contributed to the trend. [ABC News]
  • “US EPA Plans To Undercut State Authority To Protect Clean Water From Pipeline And Other Infrastructure Projects” • The Trump administration announced a plan to limit the authority of states and tribes to protect clean water from pollution resulting from pipelines and other major infrastructure projects during the permitting process. [CleanTechnica]

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Headline News:

  • “Ørsted And Skyborn To Restart Revolution Build” • Ørsted and Skyborn will restart construction of the 704-MW Revolution Wind project off the US north-east coast as soon as possible after a judge granted the partners an injunction against a US BOEM stop-work order. Revolution Wind has already installed all of its foundations and 58 of 65 wind turbines. [reNews]

Offshore Wind turbine construction (Ørsted image)

  • “Ontario Power Generation Seeks Near-Double Rate Increase For Electricity From Nuclear Plants” • Ontario Power Generation is seeking a near-doubling of payments it receives for electricity produced by its nuclear power plants, a request that could lead to surging power bills. The rate application was submitted to the Ontario Energy Board in December. [News.iAsk.ca]
  • “China Says It Has A Deal With The EU On Steps To Resolve Dispute Over EV Imports” • China and the EU said they have agreed on steps toward resolving their dispute over the European bloc’s imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles. The EU had imposed tariffs of up to 35.3% on Chinese EV imports in 2024 following an anti-subsidy investigation. [ABC News]
  • “Energy Storage Can Lift Solar Revenues By Up To 40% In Spain” • Energy storage is rapidly becoming a critical lever to enhance the profitability of solar PV projects in Spain. Estimates from AleaSoft indicate that integrating battery systems with PVs can increase revenues by up to 40%, so the PVs can have greater market value. [Strategic Energy Europe]
  • “New York Sues Over Empire And Sunrise shutdowns” • New York is the third state to sue the Trump administration over its blanket shutdown of offshore wind projects under construction. New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a pair of lawsuits challenging the move to halt Equinor’s 810-MW Empire Wind 1 and Orsted’s 924-MW Sunrise Wind. [reNews]

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Headline News:

  • “Egypt Seals $1.8 Billion Renewable Energy Deals With China And Norway” • Egypt signed agreements worth over $1.8 billion with Norway’s Scatec and China’s Sungrow to develop two major renewable energy projects, marking a major expansion of the nation’s green energy infrastructure, according to a statement by the Cabinet. [Egypt Oil & Gas]

Wind turbines in Egypt (Fathy Mossad Amer, CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • “Pakistan Sets Ambitious 60% Renewable Energy Target By 2030” • Pakistan set a target for 60% renewable energy in its power mix by 2030, as the country continues its rapid transition to cleaner energy sources. Pakistan’s Coordinator on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam announced the goal at the 16th IRENA Assembly in Abu Dhabi. [Geo News]
  • “India’s Non-Fossil Fuel Capacity Hit Record 266.78 GW In 2025” • India has reached a record-breaking year in 2025, with non-fossil fuel installed capacity rising to 266.78 GW, up 22.6% from 2024. Solar power led the expansion, with its installed capacity reaching 135.81 GW, for a growth of 38.8%. Windpower reaching 54.51 GW, increasing 13.2%. [Asian Power]
  • “No Wonder Oil Execs Are Skittish, They Know Perovskite Solar Cells Are Coming” • The combination of perovskites with silicon produces a low-cost solar cell with higher efficiency. With that, a fresh wave of perovskite solar cell innovation is adding even more reason to wonder whether the US will ever sell the oil it’s taking from Venezuela. [CleanTechnica]
  • “Empire Denied Plea To Finish Safety Jobs Before Shutdown” • The Officials of the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement denied a request by Equinor for permission to complete several offshore works on the 810-MW Empire Wind 1 that Equinor said were “necessary to prevent impacts to health, safety or the environment.” [reNews]

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Headline News:

  • “What The Market Gets Wrong About Renewables” • According to a German study, the next target or victim of renewables could be base load power generation itself. The study was set to answer a single question: Could the German economy decarbonize in 20 years relying on just incremental investment in renewables? The answer is definite: “Yes.” [OilPrice.com]

German solar park (Phoenix Solar AG, CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • “‘Cowboy Chernobyl’ Nuclear Reactor Backed By Bill Gates Races Toward Approval In Wyoming” • A nuclear reactor backed by Bill Gates, but called “Cowboy Chernobyl” by critics, rushes toward approval in rural Wyoming, alarming both residents and nuclear safety experts as regulators fast-track the project under a Trump-era order. [AOL.com]
  • “Ukrainian Drones Set Fire To Russian Oil Depot After Moscow Launches New Missile” • A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Volgograd region, regional authorities said. Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes on Russian energy sites aim to deprive Moscow of the oil export revenue it needs to pursue its full-scale invasion. [ABC News]
  • “Irish Regulator Publishes Offshore Wind Lease Rules” • The Maritime Area Regulatory Authority, the Irish marine regulator, published its competitive framework for offshore wind leasing. The framework is intended to complement Ireland’s approach to offshore renewable energy development and to support national climate and energy targets. [reNews]
  • “Fossil Fuel Subsidies Lead The US And EU Into Industrial Decline” • While the US is focusing on fossil fuel extraction, a worldwide transformation is taking place. CO₂ emissions have been stagnating or declining in China for over a year and a half. Against this backdrop, climate and energy expert Hans-Josef Fell sees the world at a crossroads. [Truthout]

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Headline News:

  • “How Clean Energy Could Save Us Trillions Of Dollars” • By replacing fossil fuels with cheaper renewables and smarter grids, the global economy can avoid trillions of dollars in costs. The core paradox is that by investing more today, the world can turn the energy transition into one of the most lucrative cost‑saving opportunities in modern history. [MSN]

Wind turbines (Zac Wolff, Unsplash)

  • “Trump Replaces NRC Chair As He Remakes Agency” • Ho Nieh was appointed chair of the NRC by President Trump. Nieh emphasized his support of Trump’s executive order to change the NRC by reorganizing staff, reconsidering safety standards and setting 18-month deadlines to review nuclear reactor safety designs. [E&E News by POLITICO]
  • “Sekikaiji Buys SMD Trencher For Japan” • Sekikaiji Industry has expanded its submarine cable installation capability with the purchase of new trenching equipment from SMD for use in the Japanese offshore wind market. The company said he vehicle system and tracker align with the demands of Japan’s emerging offshore wind sector. [reNews]
  • “Equinor Warns Empire Wind Faces Cancellation If Restart Is Delayed” • Equinor told a US federal district court that if critical construction activities at its 810-MW Empire Wind 1 do not resume by 16 January, “cascading effects” will likely result in the project’s cancellation. Installation of the offshore substation is on a particularly tight schedule. [reNews]
  • “New York Attorney General Sues Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Project Freeze” • New York’s Attorney General Letitia James sued the Trump administration over its decision to halt two major offshore wind projects. She said the Interior Department’s December 22 order to suspend construction was arbitrary and unwarranted. [ABC News]

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Headline News:

  • “China’s Connects The World’s First GWh-Scale Energy Storage Project Using Supercapacitors” • China’s largest supercapacitor-based hybrid energy storage system has been successfully connected to the grid in northwest China. This marks a milestone for hybrid of lithium-based energy storage system and supercapacitor. [ESS News]

Energy storage (Sermatec image)

  • “They Really Are Shooting Data Centers Up Into Space, Where Solar Power Is Free” • The temptation of limitless solar power, ambient cooling, and freedom from the aches and pains of terrestrial development has prompted a mad scramble for a piece of the space data center action. The latest to join the fray is Singapore-based Orbit AI. [CleanTechnica]
  • “US Plans To ‘Dictate’ Venezuelan Oil Sales Amid Further Tanker Seizures” • The White House said that Venezuela’s interim government decisions will be “dictated by the United States,” as Washington seized two oil tankers and announced plans to control all sales of the country’s petroleum following the capture of Nicolás Maduro. [Euronews]
  • “Trump Withdraws US From UN Climate Treaty And 65 Other Global Bodies” • President Trump signed an executive order suspending Washington’s participation in dozens of UN agencies, commissions, and advisory panels focused on climate, labour, migration, and other issues that his administration describes as promoting “woke” initiatives. [Euronews]
  • “UL Solutions Debuts Testing And Certification Framework For Safer Plug-In Solar In The US” • UL Solutions announced that it has launched a plug-in solar system testing and certification program, establishing a clear, dedicated testing framework that will help provide a pathway for the safer adoption of this energy generation technology. [CleanTechnica]

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