In brief | 28 July '25
Renewables Now:
Germany's Federal Network Agency has approved the construction of the last section of the extra-high voltage line SuedOstLink, which will transport electricity from the northeast of Germany to Bavaria in the south, supporting the country's energy transition.
Bloomberg:
Most homes in Germany – and in northwest Europe — don’t have AC and haven’t really needed it until heat waves became more frequent in recent years.
DW:
Turkey has been hit by a record high temperature of 50.5 degrees as southeastern Europe reels under a heat wave and battles wildfires.
ACEA:
Up until June 2025, battery-electric cars accounted for 15.6% of the EU market share, an increase from the low baseline of 12.5% in H1 2024.
CNBC:
Data published by ACEA, an industry lobby group, found that Tesla’s market share in the European Union, Britain and the European Free Trade Association fell to 2.8% in June, from 3.4% last year.
The Guardian:
The German car manufacturer Volkswagen has said Donald Trump’s US import tariffs have cost it more than £1bn in the first half of the year.
Reuters:
Qatar has threatened to cut gas supplies to the European Union in response to the bloc's due diligence law on forced labour and environmental damage, a letter from Qatar to the Belgian government, seen by Reuters, showed.
