🇧🇪 Battery parks and data centers will have to help prevent blackouts, L’Echo
Elia wants new battery parks and inverter-heavy users (like data centres) to automatically stabilise the grid during incidents, cutting blackout risk.
🇳🇱 From epic fury to energy fragility: a wake-up call Europe can no longer ignore, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS)
The 2026 Hormuz crisis has triggered the largest and most complex energy shock in history, exposing Europe’s severe ongoing exposure and vulnerability.
🇵🇹 “No one will invest a cent in batteries in Portugal” with a “tax” on revenues, Jornal de Negócios
The Government plans to proceed with battery auctions and give municipalities 2.5% of project net revenue. Former energy official João Galamba warns the levy could deter investment.
🇩🇪 New record: renewables covered 58% of Germany’s energy consumption, Die Welt
Renewables supplied 58% of Germany’s electricity in H1 2026 (up nearly three points year on year) and above 2025’s 55.8%, ZSW and BDEW estimate.
🇮🇹 EU approves Italy’s €23 billion renewable energy support scheme, Ansa
The European Commission approved Italy’s €23bn aid scheme to add 37.15 GW of renewables via long-term CfDs. Which supports Italy’s energy transition and EU climate goals.
In 2024, road transport used 22.2% of Germany’s final energy and produced 21.4% of CO₂ emissions. Rising traffic and slow fleet turnover have kept energy use flat since 2021.
🇩🇪 Heat wave: energy prices surging, Tagesschau
German day-ahead electricity prices surged as the heatwave boosted cooling demand and tightened supply. Hitting inflexible businesses on dynamic tariffs unless they can shift load or use storage.
🇬🇧 Grid woes push UK clean power goal back five years, report shows, Bloomberg
LCP Delta says UK grid constraints mean clean power will reach about 83% by 2030, missing the 95% target and likely pushing it to 2035.
🇬🇧 Cost to rewire Great Britain’s electricity network could reach £90bn in 2030s, The Guardian
The energy system operator says rewiring Great Britain’s grids could be costly. Reaching nearly £90bn over the next decade about 50% more than earlier forecasts of £58bn.
🇪🇸 Spain and Portugal strengthen blackout resilience with a new 1 GW strategic interconnector, La Razón
Spain and Portugal have launched a new 1 GW interconnector to boost grid resilience, cut blackout risk, and support cross-border renewables integration.
🇺🇸 Scorching heat threatens demand records on US electric grid, Reuters
A severe heat wave across the eastern and central United States is expected to drive electricity demand to record summer highs.
🇺🇸 Trump Energy Department hits its target on small nuclear reactors. Now comes the hard part, POLITICO
The Energy Department says three advanced small reactors reached criticality by July 4, a milestone for next-gen nuclear. The harder next step is scaling commercial rollout.
🇺🇸 U.S. sees record high Q1 2026 energy storage installations amid rosy outlook, Utility Dive
U.S. energy storage hit a Q1 2026 record, adding 3.3 GW/8.4 GWh as demand from AI data centres, electrification and reliability grows. Capacity is forecast to quadruple by 2031.
🇺🇸 U.S. energy chief says concerns about data centers are ‘overblown’, Business Insider
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said fears about data centres’ water, pollution and community impacts are overstated.
🇺🇸 U.S. working on ban targeting Chinese energy inverters, sources say, Reuters
The Trump administration is drafting a ban on Chinese-made solar and storage inverters over cybersecurity and grid risk concerns. Industry groups warn it could raise costs and slow renewable deployment.
🇺🇸 AI boom facing growing threat from extreme weather, CNBC
Climate hazards and grid strain are becoming major operational and financial risks for AI-driven data-centre expansion. Rising temperatures and insurance costs are reshaping where new sites are built.
🌏 ASEAN steps up cooperation on renewables, natural gas and LNG, Reuters
ASEAN states agreed to deepen cooperation on renewables and gas/LNG to strengthen energy security and accelerate the transition.
🌏 Morgan Stanley sees $5.5 trillion Asia energy investment boom driven by AI, energy security, Business Times
Morgan Stanley says Asia could enter a $5.5tn energy investment super cycle over the next five years, driven by energy security and AI-related demand.
🌏 China’s fossil-fuel power generation rose in May due to weak wind output, Reuters
China’s thermal generation rose as weak wind slowed renewable output growth despite stronger hydropower, highlighting how weather swings can temporarily boost fossil power.
🌏 Energy-hungry Asia is already drawing lessons from Iran crisis, Bloomberg
Asian policymakers are shifting focus toward energy security and faster renewable deployment. Countries like India, Indonesia and Malaysia are diversifying supplies and building reserves.
🌏 APAC leads electrification as renewables top global energy growth, Asian Power
Asia-Pacific is at the forefront of the global shift towards electrification. As renewables became the largest source of global energy supply growth in 2025 for the first time.
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