Headline News:

• “Europe’s Hydropower Sector Repositions For Energy Security And Climate Resilience” • As climate change disrupts water availability and power system stability, a new ETIP Hydropower white paper argues that modernised hydropower and pumped storage are no longer just renewable assets. Now they are critical infrastructure. [International Water Power]

Hydropower (Jani Brumat, Unsplash)

• “Landfill Panic vs System Reality: What Wind And Solar Actually Displace” • Claims about wind turbines and solar panels filling landfills are circulating again, often framed as a flaw in clean energy that somehow offsets its benefits. It is worth taking the claim seriously, because it fails utterly to consider what is really important. [CleanTechnica]
• “Europe’s Offshore Wind Pact Is A Hedge Against US Gas Reliance” • European countries agreed to develop a vast offshore wind network. While the agreement is years in the making, it lands at a delicate moment for Europe’s relationship with the US, given the recent transatlantic spat over Greenland and Trump’s pursuit of “energy dominance.” [WTVB]
• “Severe Winter Weather Across Large Portions of the Country Increases Natural Gas Prices” • Natural gas daily spot prices at the benchmark Henry Hub rose sharply over the past week, reaching nearly $8.15 per million BTUs as demand rose in colder weather across the country. We have a lot of data on how cold weather can affect the market. [CleanTechnica]
• “Solar, Wind And Storage To Dominate US Growth” • Solar, wind, and battery storage are forecast to provide almost all net new US generating capacity in 2026, according to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of newly released data from the US EIA. Combined solar output in November grew by 27.5% and supplied 7.2% of US electricity. [reNews]

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