Headline News:

• “More US States Are Promoting Balcony Solar” • Earlier this year, Utah became the first state in the US to pass legislation allowing people to install balcony solar PVs. In other states, there are laws that make balcony solar illegal, but according to The Guardian that may soon change in a number of states, including several in the Northeast. [CleanTechnica]

Balcony solar system (Tornasol Energy image)

• “500 Scientists Are Backing An Urgent Climate Declaration” • Hundreds of scientists signed an urgent declaration calling on world leaders and policymakers to “act now and act fast” on climate change. The Dartington Declaration argues we will fall into the “danger zone” if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t halved by 2030 compared to 2010 levels. [Euronews]
• “Clean Energy Outpaced Fossil Fuel Investments In 2024, IRENA Says” • Investments in renewable power, battery storage, and grids was greater than fossil fuel spending in 2024, an International Renewable Energy Agency report shows. Spending on these technologies was estimated at $1.19 trillion compared with $1.13 trillion for fossil fuels. [Asian Power]
• “US Renewable Energy Market Forecast 2025 To 2033” • After years of on-going but uneven growth, renewable power went from an alternative option to become a national priority and a high-performing economic sector. Renub Research says the US Renewable Energy Market is expected to be about 1,000 GW by 2033, up from 430 GW in 2024. [vocal.media]
• “Trump Administration Renames Colorado’s NREL To Be The National Lab Of The Rockies” • The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, is to be called by that name no longer. The iconic research hub, first launched during the 1970s energy crisis, is now to be known as the National Laboratory of the Rockies. [Colorado Public Radio]

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