World:
¶ Electric power markets in South America and Mexico are currently dominated by thermal power, but analysts expect the market share of thermal power in the total energy mix will drop to 35% by 2020, while the share of renewable energy will “increase substantially”. [Gas to Power Journal]
¶ The Indian state of Kerala has a solar rooftop potential of 10,000 MW at the present efficiency levels, according to experts. [Hindu Business Line]
¶ In the face of increasing use of distributed renewable power generation in Australia, traditional electricity suppliers are pushing electric vehicles as a way to save their business base. [RenewEconomy]
¶ World capacity of geothermal power is expected to grow from the 11.4 GW of 2012 to 28.6 GW in 2030. [EcoSeed]
¶ Work to remove radioactive water from a leaking underground tank at Fukushima Daiichi were delayed because the pipes used to transfer the water out of the tank were found to have leaks of their own. [New York Times]
¶ A senior scientist alleges that the use of inferior building materials poses a real threat to its safety of the Kudankulam nuclear plant at the southernmost tip of India. The plant has been the site of frequent demonstrations against nuclear power. [DigitalJournal.com]
US:
¶ For the ninth consecutive year, Xcel Energy is the number one utility provider of wind energy in the United States, according to a newly released report from the American Wind Energy Association. [Your Renewable News]
¶ State policy can be a larger impediment to renewable energy than overcast skies and a lack of wind. With that in mind, the Clean Energy Coalition of Michigan got a $100,000 research grant from the Michigan Energy Office to study the barriers to increasing renewable energy projects in the state. [MiBiz]
¶ A General Accounting Office official has told Congress a new policy by the US DOE for the storage of nuclear waste, with a plan to build two new interim storage sites and a new permanent storage facility may be illegal. Critics have been saying the DOE is merely using the policy to stall on nuclear waste storage. [Forbes]
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