News

Editions from 2026-07-05.

Jul 4, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

1

CATL-backed swap network deploys 2,000th battery station in June — The CATL-backed Choco-SEB battery swap network deployed its 2,000th swapping station June 30th, wrapping up another month of incredibly…

More: Electrek

2

UK EV registrations hit 30% market share in June as Tesla rebounds 42% — British battery-electric vehicle registrations jumped 38% in June to 64,440 units, pushing EVs to nearly 30% of the new car market — their…

More: Electrek

3

US considers ban on Chinese solar inverters over grid security concerns — The US is reportedly drafting a ban on Chinese solar inverters over concerns that they pose a risk to the grid.

More: PV Tech

4

New York reaches 8GW of distributed solar capacity ahead of schedule — The state of New York has reached 8GW of cumulative installed distributed solar PV, putting the state ahead of its 10GW target by 2030.

More: PV Tech

5

Agrivoltaics gains traction as dual-use model to address solar-farming land conflict — Agrivoltaics is appealing because it seems to solve two land-use problems at once. Put solar panels and farming on the same land, and the…

More: CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

6

Tesla Q2 deliveries surge 25% to 480,126, topping Wall Street estimates — Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago and roughly 74,000 vehicles above…

More: Electrek, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

7

Asian Development Bank lends $160M for 310MW solar expansion in Bhutan — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$160 million loan to support the deployment of at least 310MW of new solar capacity in…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine

8

Slate Auto launches affordable EV truck as US faces rising vehicle costs — Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars Earlier this month,…

More: Guardian Environment

9

Researchers develop mild acid process to recover indium from solar cell waste — A mild oxalic-acid-based hydrometallurgical process enables efficient indium recovery from indium tin oxide in solar cell waste while…

More: PV Magazine

10

Data centers use more power in the US than in any other country — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Data centers use more electricity in the U.S.

More: Canary Media

11

Australia’s utility-scale solar generation climbs 11% year-on-year as June output reaches 4.73TWh — Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.73TWh in June, an 11% YoY increase, according to Rystad Energy.

More: PV Tech

12

HiTHIUM showcases its 6.9 MWh, eight-hour LDES solution at The smarter E Europe — Long-duration energy storage (LDES) can provide reliable, flexible power for European electrification, and HiTHIUM provided a comprehensive…

More: PV Magazine

13

California’s First Carbon Capture Project Is Up and Running. Environmentalists Are Still Trying To Stop It. — California Resources Corporation, the state’s largest oil company, passed a long-targeted milestone in May: It had finally taken carbon…

More: Inside Climate News

14

As America Celebrates 250th, Murkiness Surrounds Trump-Backed Planning Fund — Among the sponsors of Freedom 250, the organization created by President Donald Trump to plan the celebration of the nation’s…

More: Inside Climate News

15

Drone Delivery Could Cut Pollution. Can Communities Live With the Noise? — RICHARDSON, Texas—Jonathan Pace first noticed the noise. But it wasn’t until he bought a Bluetooth-based drone tracker that what seemed…

More: Inside Climate News

16

Billions unlocked as Green Climate Fund agrees to spend more and save less — The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations…

More: Climate Home News

17

Ruined utopias: the afterlife of the Amazon’s forgotten company towns – in pictures — For decades, foreign firms established settlements in the Brazilian Amazon to support extractive activities, only to eventually abandon the…

More: Guardian Environment

18

Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging — Exclusive: Most of the island’s corals are likely to be species that have not been formally described by science, researcher says

More: Guardian Environment

19

Tropical forest protection fund at risk after UK stalls on pledge — The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash…

More: Climate Home News

20

Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action? — The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned…

More: Carbon Brief, Climate Home News

Jul 4, 2026 · 8:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

1

CATL-backed swap network deploys 2,000th battery station in June — The CATL-backed Choco-SEB battery swap network deployed its 2,000th swapping station June 30th, wrapping up another month of incredibly…

More: Electrek

2

UK EV registrations hit 30% market share in June as Tesla rebounds 42% — British battery-electric vehicle registrations jumped 38% in June to 64,440 units, pushing EVs to nearly 30% of the new car market — their…

More: Electrek

3

US considers ban on Chinese solar inverters over grid security concerns — The US is reportedly drafting a ban on Chinese solar inverters over concerns that they pose a risk to the grid.

More: PV Tech

4

New York reaches 8GW of distributed solar capacity ahead of schedule — The state of New York has reached 8GW of cumulative installed distributed solar PV, putting the state ahead of its 10GW target by 2030.

More: PV Tech

5

Agrivoltaics gains traction as dual-use model to address solar-farming land conflict — Agrivoltaics is appealing because it seems to solve two land-use problems at once. Put solar panels and farming on the same land, and the…

More: CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

6

Tesla Q2 deliveries surge 25% to 480,126, topping Wall Street estimates — Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago and roughly 74,000 vehicles above…

More: Electrek, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

7

Asian Development Bank lends $160M for 310MW solar expansion in Bhutan — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$160 million loan to support the deployment of at least 310MW of new solar capacity in…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine

8

Slate Auto launches affordable EV truck as US faces rising vehicle costs — Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese cars Earlier this month,…

More: Guardian Environment

9

Mild oxalic acid process enables efficient indium recovery from heterojunction solar cells — A mild oxalic-acid-based hydrometallurgical process enables efficient indium recovery from indium tin oxide in solar cell waste while…

More: PV Magazine

10

Data centers use more power in the US than in any other country — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . Data centers use more electricity in the U.S.

More: Canary Media

11

Australia’s utility-scale solar generation climbs 11% year-on-year as June output reaches 4.73TWh — Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.73TWh in June, an 11% YoY increase, according to Rystad Energy.

More: PV Tech

12

HiTHIUM showcases its 6.9 MWh, eight-hour LDES solution at The smarter E Europe — Long-duration energy storage (LDES) can provide reliable, flexible power for European electrification, and HiTHIUM provided a comprehensive…

More: PV Magazine

13

California’s First Carbon Capture Project Is Up and Running. Environmentalists Are Still Trying To Stop It. — California Resources Corporation, the state’s largest oil company, passed a long-targeted milestone in May: It had finally taken carbon…

More: Inside Climate News

14

As America Celebrates 250th, Murkiness Surrounds Trump-Backed Planning Fund — Among the sponsors of Freedom 250, the organization created by President Donald Trump to plan the celebration of the nation’s…

More: Inside Climate News

15

Drone Delivery Could Cut Pollution. Can Communities Live With the Noise? — RICHARDSON, Texas—Jonathan Pace first noticed the noise. But it wasn’t until he bought a Bluetooth-based drone tracker that what seemed…

More: Inside Climate News

16

Billions unlocked as Green Climate Fund agrees to spend more and save less — The board of the UN's flagship climate fund has agreed to allowed management to invest more of its money in projects in developing nations…

More: Climate Home News

17

Ruined utopias: the afterlife of the Amazon’s forgotten company towns – in pictures — For decades, foreign firms established settlements in the Brazilian Amazon to support extractive activities, only to eventually abandon the…

More: Guardian Environment

18

Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging — Exclusive: Most of the island’s corals are likely to be species that have not been formally described by science, researcher says

More: Guardian Environment

19

Tropical forest protection fund at risk after UK stalls on pledge — The Brazil-led TFFF was launched at COP30 as an innovative financial model to keep rainforests standing, but is still short on startup cash…

More: Climate Home News

20

Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action? — The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing... The post Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned…

More: Carbon Brief, Climate Home News

← All dates