In brief | 28 July '25
Renewables Now: Germany approves final section of SuedOstLink power line
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: Germans are finally embracing air conditioning, even renters
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 sets new record of 50.5 degrees as Europe swelters
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: New EU car registrations by power source in H1 2025
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: Tesla loses market share in Europe for sixth straight month as competition grows
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: Volkswagen takes €1.3bn hit from ‘high costs’ of Trump tariffs
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 threatened to cut EU LNG supplies over sustainability law, letter shows
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.
