Headline News:

• “Oceans Are Supercharging Hurricanes Past Category 5” • Hot spots in the deep ocean are getting hotter. As they do, they make the most powerful hurricanes and typhoons more likely and dangerous. These regions, especially near the Philippines and the Caribbean, are expanding as climate change warms ocean waters far below the surface. [ScienceDaily]

Hurricane (NASA, Unsplash)

• “Massachusetts Awards 1.3 GW In First Large Energy Storage Tender” • The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources announced the winners of its first storage procurement. The state selected four projects totaling 1,268 MW, as it aims to reach a legislative demanded 5,000 MW of operating storage capacity by July, 2030. [pv magazine International]
• “As The Planet Warmed, Politics Wobbled: The Defining Climate Moments Of 2025” • This was a challenging year for climate politics, and a challenging one for our warming planet. In the past twelve months, climate change has been impossible to ignore, whether we would like to or not. Euronews takes a look back at a year of record highs and lows. [Euronews] 
• “China’s Installed Power Capacity Sees Steady Expansion” • China’s total installed generating capacity reached 3,790 GW by the end of November, marking a 17.1% year-on-year increase, official data showed. Solar capacity led the growth with a 41.9% YOY surge to 1,160 GW, while windpower capacity expanded by 22.4% to 600 GW. [China Daily]
• “Fact Check: Are Wind And Solar Power ‘Worthless’ When There’s No Wind Or Sun?” • The US DOE posted on social media, “Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.” It seems the DOE doesn’t know that batteries can store energy for such times. [WRAL]

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