Monthly Archive: July 2025

The European Commission’s decision to allow offsets to meet its 90% emissions reduction target by 2040 will severely weaken Europe’s climate efforts, says T&E. The Commission has announced it will be sticking to its 90% emissions reduction target by 2040, giving Europe’s carmakers, airlines, shipping companies, fuel producers and other ... [continued]

In 2024, the United States consumed about 94 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) of energy, a 1% increase from 2023, according to our Monthly Energy Review. Fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and coal—accounted for 82% of total U.S. energy consumption in 2024. Nonfossil fuel energy—from renewables and nuclear energy—accounted for the other ... [continued]

In 2024, NREL completed the full buildout of Kestrel, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s newest high-performance computing (HPC) system. This new supercomputer now boasts roughly 56 petaflops of computing power to accelerate progress in energy research, including through the use of artificial ... [continued]

Last year’s tariff increases from the EU on Chinese BEVs weren’t exactly a surprise. What was a surprise was that plugin hybrids weren’t affected by the rising tariffs, which caught most Chinese OEMs by surprise. Previously, they had been betting in launching BEV models in Europe, with the PHEV market ... [continued]

EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 305,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in May. That’s up 34% year over year (YoY), its fastest growth rate since August 2023. The 2025 growth rate is also accelerating, now at +24% YoY, or 1.4 million units, which means that after ... [continued]

POPOSOAP’s fountain kit was simple to install, quietly enhancing our pond. With various fountain heads and great support, it’s user-friendly.