Good morning with good news: UK's fully electric vehicle sales skyrocketed 49% in July, reaching 27% market share. Plug-in hybrids rose 36% for 15% market share. BEV & PHEV were 42% of market. Petrol vehicle sales fell 8% and diesel fell 11% storage.googleapis.com/public_downl... #energysky
Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.
The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
bloomberg.com
Energy abundance is not the same as abundant energy. Nice to see The Hill run with electrofficiency, a term I coined this year: electrify an end use and you cut the energy needed to deliver the same service. thehill.com/opinion/ener...
Energy abundance is not the same thing as abundant energy
We’re living in an energy hellscape.
thehill.com
To understand the future evolution of global energy, look at changes in energy investment The global clean/fossil investment ratio is evolving through three distinct phases: 2015-20: Equalisation (reached 1:1) 2021-25: Divergence (approached 2:1) 2026-35E: Transformation (reaching 4:1)
Good morning with good news: Global solar capacity reached 3 TW in April 2026. It was 100 GW in 2012; 1 TW in March 2022; 2 TW in August 2024. BNEF forecasts 9.4 TW of solar by 2036. Solar adds 1 TW every ~20 months for 10 years! www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
bloomberg.com
Rockhound in West Texas reaches 1 GW of solar in 2026 and plans to be 2 GW of solar plus battery storage by 2029! Solar generated 15.8% of electricity in Texas during May 2026, up from 12.1% in May 2025! electrek.co/2026/07/31/t... #energysky
This huge Texas solar hub is nearly 1 GW, and it’s only half built
An enormous West Texas solar complex is closing in on 1 GW, with plans to double in size with more solar, storage, and data centers.
electrek.co
Interesting! Ferry plugs-in to run on electricity, not diesel or LNG, when docked. Incremental electrification. www.bbc.com/news/article... #energysky
First Brittany Ferry uses Portsmouth Port's plug-in electricity
The Brittany Ferries hybrid vessel plugged into the new £24.4m facility at Portsmouth Port.
bbc.com
Australians are voting with their wallets. #EV market share surged from 8.4% in January to 35.8% in June, more than quadrupling in just six months. Iran war, rising fuel prices, falling EV prices & supportive policy are making the economics impossible to ignore. Cost always wins. #Bettrification
Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.
I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
"Solar panels produced 51% of California’s electricity in May, the first time the clean energy source surpassed the halfway mark for an entire month." The globe’s first major economy to cross the 50% threshold: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... via @ember-energy.org and @danmccarthy.bsky.social 🔌💡
California was mostly solar-powered in May — a global first
No major economy had previously received over half its electricity from solar across an entire month. Thank the mild, sunny spring weather, and batteries.
canarymedia.com
California got more than half of its power from solar in May. That’s a massive clean energy milestone.
California was mostly solar-powered in May — a global first
No major economy had previously received over half its electricity from solar across an entire month. Thank the mild, sunny spring weather, and batteries.
canarymedia.com
U.S. emissions are still on track to keep falling through 2030. But after that, just how quickly they’ll sink is unclear.
The US clean energy boom will continue to 2030. Then things get hazy.
Despite Trump’s attacks, renewables are set for big growth over the next few years, a new Rhodium Group study says. Whether it lasts depends on some key…
canarymedia.com
In New Mexico, coal has given way to solar, batteries, and wind, while electricity prices stay below the national average.
New Mexico’s clean energy success story » Yale Climate Connections
In just five years, solar, wind, and batteries overtook fossil fuels, keeping air conditioners running while slashing pollution.
yaleclimateconnections.org
Five years ago, 80% of New Mexico's energy was generated by coal and gas. Now it's 38%. A massive renewables success story from @climateconnections.bsky.social yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/new-...
New Mexico’s clean energy success story » Yale Climate Connections
In just five years, solar, wind, and batteries overtook fossil fuels, keeping air conditioners running while slashing pollution.
yaleclimateconnections.org
Used EV prices up 7% in July in USA Used EV sales up ~20% Hmmm... www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/u... #energysky
EV prices aren't following the 'law of used cars,' analyst says — what it means for buyers and sellers
The prices for used electric vehicles have risen this year, which is unusual, experts said. Affordability and high gas prices help explain why, they said.
cnbc.com
Battery storage in the EU is set to QUADRUPLE from 37 GW in 2025 to 178 GW by 2030 🔋 This could enable far more wind and solar power to be absorbed and reduce the region's reliance on gas for grid balancing. ember-energy.org/lat...
UK drought now extends across Wales with headlines about the driest July in records that stretch back 190 years. How do we know how much it rained in Wales in each July back to 1836? Answer - a volunteer army: www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...
UK's rainfall records rescued by volunteer army
We now have a clearer idea of when these islands were sodden or parched going back almost 200 years.
bbc.co.uk
Vermont’s largest energy source is now a virtual power plant
Vermont’s largest energy source is now a virtual power plant
Green Mountain Power’s virtual power plant (VPP) – the state’s largest energy source – cut an estimated $6 million from all customers’ peak electricity costs during Vermont’s early July heat wave.
electrek.co
Australia's CO2 emissions from electricity generation fell ~28% since 2010. CO2 emissions fell ~28%, even as population rose from 22 million to 27.8 million in 2025 and nominal GDP rose 101%. Why? Surging W&S are main reason why CO2 emissions fell, as population & GDP rose. #energysky
NEW | China will build 3500GW of renewables and boost consumption by over 50%, according to a new 5 year plan The plan for renewables, published last week, outlines China's plan for a number of clean-energy sources It also sets out "firm capacity" targets to support energy supply
ICYMI… Last week, the Daily Telegraph and others claimed that extreme European heatwaves had been "caused" by a fall in air pollution. Scientists told @carbonbrief.org why this is "wrong" and how it was a "misleading" framing of the underlying research. ⬇️
Carbon Brief@carbonbrief.org · 2w agoNEW – Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution ✍️ written by @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org 💬 with comments from Bjorn Samset, @erichfischer.bsky.social and Pedro Roldan-Gomez Read here ➡️ buff.ly/ukIO2fI
A Texas coal mine will soon host a giant solar-plus-storage array — but the mine and an accompanying coal plant aren’t going anywhere.
This Texas coal mine will soon be home to a 1.2GW solar farm
Panamint Capital broke ground on a $1.7 billion solar and storage project at the Calvert coal mine. The mine and an adjacent coal plant will stay online.
canarymedia.com
China generated less than 50% of its electricity with coal from Jan-June 2026! A First! Coal's share was 49.7%. Renewable energy's share grew to 41.2% - the first time it topped 40%. Nuclear and gas were remainder. Wind and solar accounted for 24.6%! www.reuters.com/business/ene... #energysky
China generates less than half of its electricity from coal for the first time
China, the world's largest coal consumer, generated less than 50% of its electricity from the fossil fuel in the six months to June, marking a first for the country, which has been promoting the use...
reuters.com
++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
California just became the first major grid system on the planet to generate more than 50% of its electricity from solar across an entire month.
"Last year, the Trump administration delayed a $10 million grant that was supposed to help Minnesota thin out about 4,000 acres of dense, dry forest at high risk of burning... now, some of those areas are on fire." www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
‘We were shovel-ready’: A Minnesota forest hit by DOGE cuts is now ablaze
Officials said losing out on the ability to do vital prevention work at a perilous time for the region hindered them from being as prepared as they could have been.
washingtonpost.com
Good morning with good news: 6 GW solar cell factory opens in Indiana that will create 1200 jobs. Solar cells made in the USA! This plant in Indiana will supply solar cells to a solar module plant in Texas. Solar panels made in the USA! www.courier-journal.com/story/money/... #energysky
New Indiana solar plant opens, bringing 1,200 jobs to region
A new $1 billion solar facility has opened at River Ridge Commerce Center, bringing 1,200 jobs to Southern Indiana.
courier-journal.com
MILESTONE | Solar generated MORE THAN HALF of California’s electricity for the first time on record in May 2026 ☀️⚡ California solar went from 1% to over 50% in 14 years 📈 Discover records on the US state electricity transition with our new tool 🔗 ember-energy.org/dat...
"Across both May and June, solar was the European Union’s top source of electricity — and provided a record-high 25% of the region’s power last month, per new data from think tank @ember-energy.org." www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... via @danmccarthy.bsky.social 🔌💡
Solar is having its best summer yet in Europe
It was the EU’s top power source in early summer, generating a record 25% of electricity. The clean energy boom is likely to accelerate further from here.
canarymedia.com
