Headline News:

• “These Tiny Creatures Gorge, Get Fat, And Help Fight Global Warming” • Zooplankton gorge themselves and grow fat in spring before sinking hundreds of meters into the deep ocean in Antarctica. This locks away as much planet-warming carbon as the annual emissions of roughly 55 million petrol cars, stopping it from further warming our atmosphere. [BBC]

Copepod (Janek Lass, CC-BY-SA 4.0)

• “Why Grid Forming BESS Technology Is Crucial To Future Renewable Energy Supply” • Battery energy storage systems can supply more responsive grid inertia than the synchronous power generators of traditional systems. Global generating additions from 2024 to 2034 will be dominated by renewable energy that requires BESS support. [Wood Mackenzie]
• “BYD Electric Truck Sales Up 333%” • BYD’s commercial vehicle sales started rising considerably at the end of 2024, and they’ve been soaring in 2025. In June, sales were up 333% year over year. Even better, across the first half of the year, sales were up a whopping 711%. They rose from 3,740 in H1 of 2024 to 30,344 in H1 of 2025. Stunning. [CleanTechnica]
• “Norway Clears Test For GE 18-MW Giant” • The Norwegian regulator granted GE subsidiary Georgine Wind permission to install an 18-MW turbine in the municipality of Gulen as part of a test program to advance offshore wind technology. The project, if built, will feature an 18-MW offshore turbine with a rotor of up to 250 metres in diameter. [reNews]
• “US EV Tax Credits Ended Sooner Than Expected In Big Bad Budget Bill” • Two weeks ago, it looked like the Republican plan to cut EV incentives may lead to a huge surge in EV sales through the end of the year, but that was based on the plans proposed in the early stages of the bill. As it turns out, the EV tax credits are ending on September 30, 2025. [CleanTechnica]

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