Solar panels are bringing abandoned cranberry bogs back to life, California faces a sobering new climate forecast, and Minnesota offers a model for community solar that could help households save on electricity bills. Plus, electric steelmaking, airport shuttle buses going fully electric, and a lightning round packed with global clean energy news.

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Cranberry Bogs Get a Solar Makeover

Two Massachusetts cranberry bogs are producing berries again, thanks to solar panels that help pay the bills. These unusual agrivoltaics projects combine cranberry farming, solar power, and battery storage, with elevated panels designed to let sunlight reach the crops and farm machinery pass underneath.

California's Climate Future Looks Increasingly Challenging

A new California climate assessment warns of longer summers, worsening wildfire risks, shrinking Sierra Nevada snowpack, and growing water shortages. Agriculture faces major challenges, while coastal erosion and rising seas threaten beaches and billions of dollars in property.

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Minnesota's Community Solar Model

Minnesota has built one of America's largest community solar markets, with more than 800 megawatts of capacity. Subscribers can receive electricity-bill credits without installing panels on their own homes, offering a way for renters and homeowners alike to benefit from solar. James also shares his experience joining Wascana Solar Co-op in Saskatchewan.

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Bangladesh is looking to save millions of dollars and avoid building new coal power plants by switching to more energy-efficient ceiling fans. We also look at a major step forward in solid-state batteries for electric aircraft and how Boise, Idaho, is using geothermal energy to heat more than 100 buildings.

Plus, China is now selling more electric heavy trucks than diesel trucks, Ethiopia's growing EV market, a mass fish die-off at an Ontario nuclear plant, and a new global roadmap for moving away from fossil fuels.

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This week on The Clean Energy Show:

• Bangladesh could save $730 million annually by replacing inefficient ceiling fans with more efficient models.

• French battery manufacturer Saft opens new production lines for solid-state batteries designed for electric aircraft and space applications. The technology could deliver 50% more energy density.

• Boise, Idaho, operates the largest geothermal heating system in the United States and is expanding it to help provide affordable housing with dramatically lower heating bills.

• China reaches a major milestone as electric trucks account for more than half of all heavy-truck sales.

• Ethiopia's electric vehicle transition is helping drivers dramatically reduce their transportation costs.

• Millions of fish die near an Ontario nuclear plant after a sudden cold snap exposes problems with adapting to climate change.

• China continues its rapid shift away from gasoline-powered vehicles, with EVs reaching 67% of new vehicle sales.

• Brazil proposes a voluntary roadmap to help countries transition away from fossil fuels by 2035.

• Plus, developments in autonomous vehicles, battery technology, energy storage, and much more.

The Lightning Round features a weakening polar vortex, Ukrainian satellite communications and more.

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The Socket Full of Sunshine Act could help Americans plug solar panels directly into household outlets, making clean energy more accessible. We look at Lula's climate victory in Brazil and what it means for protecting the Amazon rainforest.

Plus, a group-buying program offers discounts on innovative induction cooktops with built-in batteries that can keep cooking during power outages. We also discuss BC Hydro's changing solar net-metering rules and a listener's tip about a Neil Young rock opera coming to Regina to raise money for youth climate justice.

In the Lightning Round:

• Researchers explore storing nuclear energy as heat to make reactors more flexible and profitable.

• Fifteen young Canadians take the federal government to court over climate change.

• China's wind power growth, solar-powered windows, and solar overtaking coal in installed generating capacity.

• Europe's deadly heatwave and the role of climate change.

• Canada's refinery numbers and the rapid growth of battery storage.

California is cutting power to prevent wildfires while offering businesses up to $100,000 per EV fast-charging port. Meanwhile, heat pumps are proving surprisingly resilient without US federal tax credits, and Pakistan's oil crisis is accelerating the shift to electric vehicles.

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• California's EV Charger Incentives: A new program offers up to $100,000 per high-speed charging port, with larger subsidies for faster chargers.

• California Power Shutoffs: PG&E is cutting electricity to thousands of customers as dry weather and strong winds increase wildfire risks.

• Heat Pumps Hold Their Ground: US heat pump sales remain strong despite the end of federal tax credits. In Canada, a new federal program will offer rebates for homeowners replacing broken or aging heating systems.

• Pakistan's EV Shift: Rising gasoline and diesel prices are making electric vehicles increasingly attractive. Buyers could recover the additional upfront cost of an EV in as little as 18 months.

• High-Speed Rail: Brian discovers a YouTube channel covering high-speed rail developments across North America.

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France's increasingly strange electricity market, where zero and negative electricity prices have already occurred for 800 hours in 2026. We talk about what's driving the price swings and why battery storage operators can make money buying electricity when it's cheap and selling it when prices rise.

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The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear a major climate lawsuit brought by Boulder, Colorado, against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy. The case could determine whether fossil fuel companies can be held financially responsible for climate-related damages—and potentially affect dozens of similar lawsuits across the United States.

We also look at FedEx's $300-million order for 2,000 electric delivery trucks. The company estimates that switching those trucks from diesel to electricity could save about $800 million in fuel costs over their operating lives, while avoiding roughly 1.7 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions.

Plus: extreme heat and air pollution exposed nearly 40% of the world's population to dangerous ground-level ozone in 2026, a listener's painful experience with a VW Jetta loaner, and a lightning round featuring nuclear power, perovskite solar, Caribbean solar installations, Russian oil refineries, EV sales, a giant solar carport at Six Flags, and drone delivery.

And yes, we discuss the possibility of storing France's excess electricity in baguettes. The technology remains in the experimental stage.

China's electric vehicle revolution is moving beyond passenger cars and into heavy-duty trucks, with electric and battery-swapping trucks now approaching half of new sales in some recent months. We look at what that means for diesel demand and global oil markets.

We also discuss Volvo's autonomous heavy-duty trucks, which have now moved three million tonnes of material without a human driver, and James takes a decidedly non-electric test drive in a Volkswagen Jetta.

Japan is turning abandoned golf courses into solar farms as developers look for land that is flat, affordable, close to the grid and less controversial than clearing forests for new solar projects.

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Plus, Germany has committed to phasing out fossil fuels by 2045, with major targets for renewable electricity, solar and wind.

And in the Lightning Round: New York considers new e-bike restrictions, solar generation surpasses nuclear globally, EVs are dramatically cheaper to drive than gasoline cars in the UK, California faces potential winter flooding losses, Waymo reports much safer robotaxi driving, India's coal use flatlines as renewables grow, and a major US grid is struggling with energy emergencies while California and Texas benefit from growing solar and battery storage.

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Why the UN says carbon removal will be needed as the world blows past the 1.5°C target, and why removing carbon from the atmosphere could become an enormous undertaking.

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We also explain solar soiling — the surprisingly important problem of dust, pollen, pollution, bird droppings and other material accumulating on solar panels and reducing their output. We look at how rain, cleaning, coatings, sensors and even robots can help.

Plus, contrails. A small percentage of flights are responsible for a large share of contrail-related warming, raising the possibility that simply changing the routes or timing of some flights could reduce their climate impact.

We also open the mailbag and hear from listeners about home solar and plug-in hybrid vehicles, including one PHEV owner who has gone months without filling the gas tank.

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The world's tallest wind turbine is nearing completion in Germany. Standing 300 metres tall before its blades are attached, the finished turbine will reach about 360 metres — roughly the height of a 100-storey building. The goal is to generate more electricity in areas where conventional turbines are less productive.

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We look at why people deliberately start wildfires after France arrests more than 500 suspected arsonists during a record-breaking fire season. The reasons range from revenge and money to impulsiveness, psychological disorders and even firefighters seeking recognition.

Volkswagen is cutting 50,000 jobs and closing four plants as the automaker struggles with excess capacity, falling profits in China and the rapid transition to electric vehicles.

And BYD has demonstrated some seriously impressive cold-weather charging. A Denza Z9GT battery sitting at -30°C for 24 hours went from 20% to 97% in just 12 minutes. For those of us who live somewhere that regularly feels like a walk-in freezer, that's worth paying attention to.

Plus, the Lightning Round: a 1,600-kilometre EV prototype, Canada's projected warming, Idaho reconsidering its renewable-energy ban, solar and batteries cutting electricity prices in Texas, Romania's solar-storage push, Ukraine's damaged power system, rapidly growing global battery demand, and the UN warning that the world is set to blow past the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target.

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