Headline News:

• “Scientists Plan To Use Cryopreservation To Freeze Butterfly Eggs To Save British Species” • The British Swallowtail, Britain’s largest native butterfly, has been classified as vulnerable on Great Britain’s Red List. Its population has declined by 57% in the last twenty years. Now researchers are investigating cryopreservation as a way to help it. [Euronews]

British Swallowtail (Thierry Chabot, Unsplash)

• “BYD Is Driving Europe’s Electric Bus Push At Busworld 2025” • As BusWorld Europe 2025 in Brussels opens, the European public transport sector is witnessing a profound shift. At the heart of this transformation is BYD (Build Your Dreams), which has solidified its position as a dominant force in the continent’s electric bus market. [CleanTechnica]
• “AGL Secures Final Approval For $2 Billion Pottinger Wind Farm In NSW” • Energy giant AGL got final approval for a A$2 billion ($1.32 billion) wind farm in the Riverina region of New South Wales. The 1,300-MW wind farm, in the state’s south west renewable energy zone, will have 247 turbines and a 500-MW battery storage system. [News.com.au]
• “Energy Storage Exists, And It’s An Earthshot Prize Finalist” • US toadies can claim energy storage doesn’t exist, but Prince William, Founder and President of the Earthshot Prize, seems convinced it does. And US startup Form Energy’s iron-air battery worked its way through the Earthshot Prize selection process to the top of its category. [CleanTechnica]
• “US Department Of Energy Cancels Grant Funding For Two Kaua‘i Critical Grid Reliability Projects” • Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative was notified this week that federal grants for two projects that would boost electric grid reliability and reduce Kaua‘i’s vulnerability to supply-chain issues and foreign oil pricing were canceled. [Kauai Now]

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