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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Powering reverse osmosis seawater desalination to meet additional UK water demand would require roughly 4 TWh of electricity—adding just over 2% to annual power demand. Declining oil revenues could spark economic instability, reduced public services, and conflict in oil-dependent nations like Nigeria, Algeria, Angola, and Iraq if diversification isn't planned early.

• Extreme summer heat is grounding emergency medical helicopters in locations like Phoenix, where ambient temperatures exceed operating limits.

• New Jersey passed legislation legalizing plug-in balcony solar systems up to 1,200 watts, preventing landlords and HOAs from placing blanket bans on renters and owners.

• Over 10,800 US K-12 schools (1 in 7) now use solar power, reaching a combined capacity of 2.4 GW—enough to power over 450,000 homes.

• Xpeng commissioned its humanoid robot production line with over 80% automated core processes, targeting mass production readiness by year-end.

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An encore of episode 275, featuring stories about the forces fighting offshore wind in the United States, the health benefits of cycling, Saskatchewan's decision to keep burning coal until 2050, and a listener taking the province to court over its climate policies. We also look at expiring U.S. clean-energy tax credits, the falling cost of solar, EV charging across Europe, and plenty of clean-energy developments in the Lightning Round.

Highlights:
• Offshore wind faces a growing wave of lawsuits in the U.S., with fossil-fuel interests and climate-denial groups linked to some of the opposition.
• New research finds cycling is associated with lower risks of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
• Saskatchewan plans to continue coal power until 2050, prompting legal action from climate advocates.
• U.S. homeowners face expiring clean-energy tax credits, including EV incentives.
• A thought experiment looks at what it would cost to power the electrified world with solar.
• A European listener explains how charging apps can help EV drivers find the cheapest way to charge.
• A listener takes us on an EV road trip through northern Canada with charging available along major highways.
• The Lightning Round delivers a rapid-fire look at surging solar and wind generation, batteries, EV adoption, China's clean-energy growth, air pollution, land use, and more.

The Lightning Round:
Green power surges in the UK, solar reaches new heights in Greece and the Netherlands, California batteries meet a huge share of evening demand, China's battery storage passes 100 GW, EV adoption takes off in Turkey, and a 740,000-kilometre EV proves that even the Canadian North is becoming electric.

This is a replay from a year ago — a chance to revisit an episode that shows just how quickly the clean-energy story was already changing.

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