Opinion and Review:
¶ “Europe Faces A Flood Of Chinese Electric Cars. How Should It Respond?” • The Chinese car industry is like a bees’ nest that is ready to swarm. It wants to branch out and establish new markets elsewhere, and it is moving to do just that. So the real question is what will the impact of globalization be when China becomes a dominant market player? [CleanTechnica]
NIO House in Oslo (Premeditated, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “CleanTechnica Tested: The UGREEN PowerRoam 1200 Solar Generator” • UGREEN is a new player in the solar generator market and is rushing the scene with its PowerRoam 1200 Power Station to lead the charge. They sent us a PowerRoam 1200 and a few of their 200-W folding solar panels for us to run through the paces and we gladly obliged. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Nova Scotia Battles Its Largest Wildfire On Record” • In Nova Scotia, firefighters are battling the largest wildfire in the history of the Atlantic province. And another fire forced the evacuation of thousands near Halifax. The wildfire smoke travelled south, with air quality warnings in the US. Heat that comes with climate change has driven the wildfires. [BBC]
Smoke from Nova Scotial Wildfires (NASA image)
¶ “Funding Solar PVs For Schools And Community Housing In Australia” • Community housing tenants in Adelaide will enjoy reduced power bills with new solar panels on their roofs. The Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia partnered with Believe Housing on solar systems for thirteen community housing properties in the city. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Honda Fit And Wuling Bingo April Sales In China Give Us An Indication Of What’s To Come” • The Wuling Bingo is another small hatchback launched in China. The Bingo looks like another smash hit from the SAIC, GM, and Wuling joint venture. It starts from around $8,600, out two-thirds the cost of the Honda Fit powered by fossil fuels. [CleanTechnica]
Wuling Bingo (Wuling image)
¶ “Australian Retailer Woolworths To Make All Its Home Delivery Trucks 100% Electric By 2030” • Australia’s Woolworths Group announced that it aims to make all its home delivery trucks 100% electric-powered by 2030, which means more than 1,000 EVs will be added to the nation’s roads. It will be the first Australian supermarket chain to convert to EVs. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Network Of Geothermal Power Stations ‘Could Help Level Up UK’” • A network of geothermal plants is being touted as a way to help level up the UK after a study discovered that many areas with the greatest geothermal potential lie beneath the towns and cities most in need of investment. Geothermal energy is accessed by drilling down to hot rocks. [The Guardian]
Letting off steam naturally (Emily Campbell, Unsplash)
¶ “Capgemini Achieves 100% Renewable Energy In India” • Capgemini, a multinational information technology services and consulting firm, made a significant announcement regarding its operations in India. Its facilities in the country are now running entirely on renewable energy, marking a significant step towards its sustainability goals. [Construction World]
¶ “Solar Leads Way With Renewables On Course To Shatter Deployment Records” • The International Energy Agency expects global additions of renewable capacity to surge by 107 GW in 2023 to 440 GW, the largest annual addition yet. This is about one third more renewable energy than the world added in 2022. [pv magazine Australia]
Rooftop solar power (Solar Victoria image)
¶ “PepsiCo Canada Will Achieve 100% Renewable Electricity Target In 2023 From Canadian Sources” • All electricity used to make PepsiCo products will be matched with renewable energy from Canadian sources. The company’s owned operations will leverage Canadian renewable energy, as it is commited to 100% renewable energy. [Canadian Manufacturing]
¶ “Presidential Climate Commission Says No To New Coal-Fired Power Stations And Nuclear Energy” • The Presidential Climate Commission has concluded that there is no room for new coal and nuclear power in South Africa’s energy. It recommended a least-cost option that includes 50 to 60 GW of renewable energy and no new coal or nuclear power. [The Mail & Guardian]
Koeberg nuclear plant (Paul Scott, CC-BY-SA 2.0)
US:
¶ “Arizona Announces Limits On Construction In Phoenix Area As Groundwater Disappears” • Arizona officials announced on Thursday that the state will no longer grant certifications for new developments within the Phoenix area, as groundwater rapidly disappears amid years of water overuse and drought driven by climate change. [CNN]
¶ “Heliostat Consortium Announces Funding Awards Supporting Heliostat Deployment” • The DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, co-leads of the Heliostat Consortium, announced seven awardees from a request for proposals aimed to achieve DOE’s goals for heliostat cost and performance. [CleanTechnica]
Heliostats (NREL image)
¶ “Empowering New Wave Of Incoming Solar Customers” • To meet the increase in demand for solar power created by the Inflation Reduction Act, the Solar Energy Industries Association is releasing an updated suite of consumer resources. SEIA’s new resources are designed to make decisions on solar power as easy and straightforward as possible. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “FERC Aims To Fix The Grid’s Renewable Energy Backlog” • FERC is preparing to issue a final rule changing how new energy projects connect to the grid. The commission proposed a rule on the topic last year, with a goal of more efficiently linking up solar, wind, and battery storage projects while reducing energy costs and making the grid more reliable. [E&E News]
Have an unquestionably grand day.
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