Analysis:
¶ “Who’s leading – and who’s lagging – in the global renewables race?” Renewable power production rates of countries are compared. [RenewEconomy]
World:
¶ Scotland’s tallest ever wind turbine will be constructed by Samsung. The offshore demonstration wind turbine, with a capacity of 7 MW and 640 feet tall, will be deployed off the Scottish coastline at the Fife Energy Park [Renewable Energy Magazine]
¶ An event last February at the Chalk River nuclear plant, in which a nuclear operator shut down the reactor’s cooling system by mistake, was called a “near-miss” in an official report. Owners said there was no danger. [Ottawa Citizen]
¶ When the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority found that a fault directly beneath the Tsuruga Unit 2 reactor was active, it dealt a blow to the plant’s operator that could prove fatal, and all of Japan’s nuclear utilities could suffer. [Asahi Shimbun]
US:
¶ The wine-making town of Sebastopol, California has become the second municipality in the state to require that solar panels be installed in all new building construction. [Huffington Post]
¶ Walmart has announced the completion of eight new solar PV arrays in Massachusetts. The arrays have almost 10,000 panels and will provide 2.8 million kWh annually. [Environmental Expert]
¶ The US National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded a contract to Siemens to provide five 2.3 MW wind turbines to supply electric power to its Pantex plant in Texas. [Recharge]
¶ A peer-reviewed paper from Stanford says not only could New York run entirely on renewables by 2030, but eliminating burning fossil fuels would save New York $33 billion each year in medical expenses and mortality. [Buffalo News]
¶ The investigation into who left a lemonade pitcher with goldfish swimming in radioactive water in a tunnel at the Perry nuclear plant has 1700 suspects. [Timesonline.com]
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