Headline News:

• “China’s BEV Trucks and the End of Diesel’s Dominance” • Cheap Chinese battery EV heavy trucks are no longer a rumor. They are real machines with price tags so low that they force a reassessment of what the global freight industry is willing to pay. Trucks with 400 kWh or 600 kWh batteries can be priced at €58,000 to €85,000. [CleanTechnica]

BYD truck (Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

• “Nearly Half Of All Maui Single-Family Homes Now Have Rooftop Solar” • About 47% of single-family homes in Maui County have rooftop solar, according to an update this week from Hawaiian Electric. That gives Maui the second-highest concentration of solar users in this category among Hawaiian Electric customers, behind O‘ahu (49%). [Maui Now]
• “North Sea Oil Field Is Being Repurposed To Store Millions Of Tonnes Of CO₂ Beneath The Seabed” • The Nini oil field on the North Sea was used to extract fossil fuels, but now it will be used as a place to storing planet-warming carbon dioxide beneath the seabed. Chemical giant INEOS plans to inject liquefied CO2 into it, 1,800 metres beneath the seabed. [Euronews]
• “Can the US Make Big Nuclear Reactors?” • The last big nuclear-power project in the US came in more than $16 billion over budget and seven years behind schedule. Now, the US government wants to give the AP1000 another shot. President Trump is betting $80 billion that the US can revive the stalled nuclear power industry. [MSN]
• ” Battery Storage Is Becoming Non-Negotiable For Indian Grids Rich In Renewables” • With rising renewable capacity, the question is no longer whether India can generate green power. The challenge is to have the grid absorb it smoothly and deliver it reliably when people need it. Battery storage is increasingly a core part of grid planning. [pv magazine India]

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