Japan:
¶ Many Japanese people have to store their own radioactive waste on their own property. [The Japan Daily Press]
¶ Some rice harvested in Fukushima Prefecture has exceeded the limit for radioactive cesium. [The Daily Yomiuri]
¶ The electric supply in Japan will be sufficient for next summer, even if it is unusually hot. [Asahi Shimbun]
World:
¶ The Chinese government is ending its moratorium on new nuclear plants. It will approve a small number in the next three years, and none will be inland. [eco-business.com]
¶ Singapore has decided against allowing nuclear power plants to be built there. The decision would have been made regardless of the Fukushima Disaster. [AsiaOne]
¶ Ikea will spend $1.8 billion on new renewable projects. [solarserver.com]
¶ According to a report released in Australia, renewable energy investment is up $18 billion there, and the wholesale price has dropped $10 per megawatt hour as a result. Blaming rising retail electricity rates on renewable power is wrong. [The Australian]
US:
¶ According to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 100% of new electrical generating capacity added in the U.S. in September was from wind and solar sources. Wind accounted for 300 MW, and solar totaled 133 MW. [Electric Light & Power]
¶ Information is available on New York State’s Energy Highway. The plan is to spend $5.7 billion on 3.2 MW of generation and transmission facilities. [Power Engineering Magazine]
¶ A proposed new transmission line would link solar, hydro, and wind projects in Maine and Canada with Boston and other areas. [The Republic]
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