Headline News:

• “Renewables Race Heats Up As Countries Scramble To Keep Energy Bills Down” • “As long as we depend on oil and gas, we will continue to ​pay the price of other people’s wars,” said French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. But some of Europe’s biggest economies are clear that renewables are the most reliable and cheapest way to avoid energy shocks. [Euronews]

Bordeaux, France (Juan Di Nella, Unsplash)

• “Taxpayer-Funded Bottom Trawling Costs Europe Billions. Does Turkey Have The Solution?” • Turkey’s  was on the brink. Overfishing, intense tourism, invasive species, and warming seas depleted its waters and destroyed a way of life for local fishers. It became a marine protected area and now testifies to the power of ocean conservation. [Euronews]
• “Swapping Out Diesel For Solar And Batteries In The Amazon Rainforest” • It’s a pretty simple calculus, actually. As costs go down, new renewable energy resources go up. Call it the law of the unseen hand or just good old fashioned common sense. And unsurprisingly, solar power is having significant growth is in the Amazon rainforest. [CleanTechnica]
• “Meta Bets On Space Solar Power In Deal With Overview Energy” • Meta entered an agreement with Overview Energy to access up to 1 GW of space-based solar power, a significant step toward integrating orbital energy systems into the electricity supply for data centers. Overview plans to transmit solar energy to Earth as low-intensity infrared light. [OilPrice.com]
• “House Republicans Introduce Bill To Extend Renewables Tax Credits” • House Republican lawmakers are trying to restore clean tax credits for wind, solar, and other technologies for clean energy that were curtailed by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Business group E2 estimated that $34.8 billion in clean energy investments were canceled in 2025. [Utility Dive]

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