Headline News:

• “European Commission Touts Increase Of Biofuels To Clean Up Heavy Transport ” • The EU wants to increase the uptake of biofuels for the aviation and maritime sectors to cut pollution from heavy transport. Aviation and maritime are highly reliant on fossil fuels and account for around 8.4% of the EU’s total GHG emissions, according to EU data. [Euronews]

Airplane landing (Pascal Meier, Unsplash)

• “Ozone Hole Ranked As Fifth Smallest In More Than Thirty Years, A Report Shows” • The ozone hole over the Antarctic ranks as the fifth-smallest it’s been since 1992, according to a report by NOAA and NASA scientists says. They emphasize that recent findings show efforts to limit ozone-depleting chemicals can have a significant impact. [ABC News]
• “Acciona Energía Wins 281-MW Philippine Auction” • Acciona Energía signed a 20-year power contract for the full output of two renewable projects totaling 281 MW in the Philippines. The contract provides long-term certainty for the energy the projects will produce. Acciona Energía said it has a development pipeline of over 2 GW in the Philippines. [reNews]
• “E.ON And Hover To Develop Smart Microgrid Concepts For Cities” • E.ON UK and Hover Energy, based in Dallas, announced plans to develop and deploy a series of advanced microgrid projects aiming to meet the growing demand for affordable and sustainable power in our cities. Their approach is to transition away from centralized grids. [EON Energy]
• “Indonesia’s Renewable Power Capacity To Reach 38.1 GW In 2035″ • Indonesia is well into clean energy transition, though it maintains a reliance on thermal generation. It is making major investments in solar PV, onshore wind, and geothermal energy. The country’s renewable power capacity is forecast to reach 38.1 GW by 2035, up from 8.4 GW in 2024. [Yahoo Finance]

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