FRIDAY DATA DUMP: Screwed, Baby, Screwed

Everything old is renewables again

BTW: This deep dive into the bad energy emanating from the White House is overspill from the last five days of RUNDOWNs. - jp

Why Goldman Sachs Slashes Oil Price Forecast To $58/b On Recession Fears
https://independent.ng/why-goldman-sachs-slashes-oil-price-forecast-to-58-b-on-recession-fears/

US tariffs trigger crude oil price slump; Rosneft reports record output
https://www.financialexpress.com/business/industry/us-tariffs-trigger-crude-oil-price-slump-rosneft-reports-record-output/3806804/

Oil Prices Drop as China Retaliates With 125% Tariff on U.S. Goods
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Oil-Prices-Drop-as-China-Retaliates-With-125-Tariff-on-US-Goods.html

Oil Price Collapse Will Force Majors to Cut Buybacks
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Oil-Price-Collapse-Will-Force-Majors-to-Cut-Buybacks.html

Norwegian oil fund sees strong opportunities in renewables
https://montelnews.com/news/89a05f51-7a07-43c3-ab5a-9788b2ae8efa/norwegian-oil-fund-sees-strong-opportunities-in-renewables-2

Chart: In a first, clean power beat fossil fuels on US grid last month
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/renewables-fossil-fuels-us-grid

Renewable Energy Still Alive And Kicking In The US
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/09/renewable-energy-still-alive-and-kicking-in-the-us/

Ann Arbor Wants to Build Its Own Renewable-Energy Grid
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/climate/ann-arbor-michigan-renewable-energy.html

Renewable energy firm pushes for solar projects in rural townships near Ann Arbor
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/04/renewable-energy-firm-pushes-for-solar-projects-in-rural-townships-near-ann-arbor.html

Wisconsin utilities trio cleared to buy 300-MW solar project, BESS
https://renewablesnow.com/news/wisconsin-utilities-trio-cleared-to-buy-300-mw-solar-project-bess-1273685/

A vast 600 MW Texas solar farm just hit a major milestone
https://electrek.co/2025/04/10/600-mw-texas-solar-farm-hornet/

Environmental group tours Crayola solar farm
https://lvb.com/environmental-group-tours-crayola-solar-farm/

U.S. total solar capacity to double over three-year span
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/04/11/u-s-total-solar-capacity-to-double-over-three-year-span/

Trump tariffs deal damage to US solar
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/08/trump-tariffs-deal-damage-to-us-solar/

Tariffs Could Delay Renewables And Make The US Irrelevant
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/tariffs-could-delay-renewables-and-make-the-us-irrelevant/

Renewables and nuclear power generate 40.9% of global electricity for the first time since the 1940s
https://en.softonic.com/articles/renewables-and-nuclear-power-generate-40-9-of-global-electricity-for-the-first-time-since-the-1940s

EU to add 89GW renewable capacity in 2025 despite industry challenges
https://www.power-technology.com/news/eu-renewable-capacity/

India Adds Record 30 GW Renewable Energy in FY 2024-25, Total Installed Capacity Crosses 220 GW
https://egov.eletsonline.com/2025/04/india-adds-record-30-gw-renewable-energy-in-fy-2024-25-total-installed-capacity-crosses-220-gw/

EU-India Solar Collaboration: New Era in Renewable Manufacturing
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/3343552-eu-india-solar-collaboration-new-era-in-renewable-manufacturing

EU Accelerates Push For Renewable And Low-Carbon Hydrogen To Achieve Climate Neutrality By 2050
https://solarquarter.com/2025/04/11/eu-accelerates-push-for-renewable-and-low-carbon-hydrogen-to-achieve-climate-neutrality-by-2050/

From Fossil Fuels to Renewables – How Offshore Incorporation is Powering the Green Transition
https://techbullion.com/from-fossil-fuels-to-renewables-how-offshore-incorporation-is-powering-the-green-transition/

Lithuania to relaunch 700-MW offshore wind tender
https://renewablesnow.com/news/lithuania-to-relaunch-700-mw-offshore-wind-tender-1273706/

Croatia plans to raise target for renewable energy use
https://seenews.com/news/croatia-plans-to-raise-target-for-renewable-energy-use-1273698

Peru finalizing regulatory change to boost renewables' participation
https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/peru-finalizing-regulatory-change-to-boost-renewables-participation

Permitting advances for US$78mn Panama solar project
https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/permitting-advances-for-us78mn-panama-solar-project

Solar puts Australia in fast lane to 100% renewables
https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/climate/solar-fast-lane-to-100-renewable/

NSW solar farm to supply almost half the energy needs of major gas company
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/11/nsw-solar-farm-to-supply-almost-half-energy-needs-of-major-gas-company

LEGO’s new renewables-powered factory in Vietnam to host BESS
https://renewablesnow.com/news/legos-new-renewables-powered-factory-in-vietnam-to-host-bess-1273712/

Tajikistan Showcases Renewable Energy Potential and Green Industry Opportunities at AIM Summit 2025
https://solarquarter.com/2025/04/11/tajikistan-showcases-renewable-energy-potential-and-green-industry-opportunities-at-aim-summit-2025/\

Azerbaijan, Moldova embark on renewable energy cooperation
https://news.az/news/azerbaijan-moldova-embark-on-renewable-energy-cooperation

UAE renewable energy firm Masdar teams up with Indonesian firm to build a floating solar plant
https://www.gulftoday.ae/business/2025/04/11/masdar-teams-up-with-indonesian-firm-to-build-a-floating-solar-plant

TotalEnergies expands renewables portfolio with Uganda, Rwanda deals
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/totalenergies-expands-renewables-uganda-rwanda-deals-4999578

ECN, Chinese firm sign deal to boost Nigeria’s renewable energy infrastructure
https://www.thecable.ng/ecn-chinese-firm-sign-deal-to-boost-nigerias-renewable-energy-infrastructure/

For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/for-climate-and-livelihoods-africa-bets-big-on-solar-mini-grids/

Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Climate and Weather Specialists
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/noaa-firings-april-2025

Trump's new energy order puts states' climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice
https://apnews.com/article/trump-climate-ai-data-energy-fossil-fuel-243008a52381e5861f845c038f01f1b8

The Mirage of Trump’s State Climate Law Executive Order
https://legal-planet.org/2025/04/11/the-mirage-of-trumps-state-climate-law-executive-order/

Trump executive order targets Vermont’s first-in-the-nation ‘climate superfund’
https://vtdigger.org/2025/04/09/trump-executive-order-targets-vermonts-first-in-the-nation-climate-superfund/

Trump signs executive order targeting state climate laws, but Colorado vows to continue pursuing its climate goals
https://www.cpr.org/2025/04/10/trump-executive-order-coal-targets-state-local-climate-laws/

California Can Fend Off Trump’s Climate Attack. Cities Might Not
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-11/california-can-fend-off-trump-s-climate-attack-cities-might-not

Trump’s New Way to Kill Regulations: Because I Say So
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/climate/trump-regulations.html

Renewable energy companies face little regulation in Texas. A state lawmaker wants to change that.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/08/renewable-energy-texas-new-regulations/

In a volatile new world, only the smartest renewables players will survive
https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/in-a-volatile-new-world-only-the-smartest-renewables-players-will-survive/2-1-1804694