Science and Technology:
¶ “Cool Roof Technology Could Eliminate Billions Of Tons Of Carbon Dioxide” • While the world frantically pushes EVs to reduce carbon emissions and scientists research geoengineering strategies, here is a technique that is already available and quite inexpensive that could offset the carbon emissions from 300 million cars and trucks. [CleanTechnica]
Reflecting sunlight (Courtesy of Berkeley Lab)
¶ “Hydrogen To The Rescue: Delivering Power To Disaster Recovery Sites With Zero Emissions” • Accelera, by Cummins Inc, was awarded $1 million to create a disaster-relief vehicle that meets emergency field standards and uses an alternative fuel. H2Rescue is a hydrogen fuel cell-powered truck designed to provide power for disaster relief operations. [NREL]
World:
¶ “Vinfast’s Small EV Concept VF 3 Could Be Transformational” • VinFast has unveiled the VF 3, a compact electric car designed specifically for the Vietnamese market and positioned to become the “national vehicle” of choice because of its size and mass market intentions. The company expects to be delivering the car the third quarter of 2024. [CleanTechnica]
Vinfast VF 3 (Photo from Vinfast)
¶ “Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Plant To Be Built In Taiwan By RecycLiCo And Zenith” • RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc and Zenith Chemical Corporation created a 50–50 joint venture for a battery recycling project in Taiwan. It is to be able to recycle 2,000 metric tons per year of black mass material, at an initial investment of $25 million. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Assault Of The Batteries” • It appears that Australia is in the middle of a massive assault of new battery installations. After the success of the Hornsdale Battery Reserve in South Australia (the “Tesla Big Battery”), grid managers, policymakers, businesses, and homeowners are seeking more dependable, cheap power through the use of batteries. [CleanTechnica]
Solar and batteries (Image courtesy of Springers)
¶ “Companies Forge Geothermal Partnership” • The Swedish geothermal outfit Baseload Capital has partnered with oil and gas technology company Baker Hughes for collaboration in multiple regions worldwide, to enable development of geothermal energy projects. The collaboration is intended to facilitate expansion of geothermal capacity. [reNews]
¶ “IRENA: Annual Renewable Power Additions Must Triple by 2030” • In the World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023, the International Renewable Energy Agency calls for raised global ambition for renewables. Some progress has been made, but the gap between what has been achieved and what is required keeps growing larger. [Offshore Engineer Magazine]
Wind farm (IRENA image)
¶ “ISW: Russia May Threaten Nuclear Plant Sabotage To Prevent Ukrainian Counteroffensive” • Russia may be signaling that it’s willing to sabotage the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to dissuade Ukrainian forces from conducting a counteroffensive in the area, the Institute for the Study of War wrote in its latest assessment on June 22. [Yahoo News]
¶ “Italy Unlikely To Revamp Nuclear Power, Should Focus On Solar Growth – Expert” • Any path towards a relaunch of nuclear power in Italy could be hardly pursued and the country should instead aim at boosting its renewable capacity – particularly solar power generation – Nicola Armaroli, research director at Italy’s National Research Council told ICIS. [ICIS]
Closed Enrico Fermi plant (Alessandro Vecchi, CC-BY-SA 3.0)
US:
¶ “3M Agrees To Pay $10.3 Billion To Settle ‘Forever Chemicals’ Drinking Water Lawsuits” • 3M announced that it had reached an agreement to settle lawsuits claiming that toxic PFAS, “forever chemicals,” had contaminated water supplies in the US. The company said it would pay up to $10.3 billion over 13 years to fund affected US public water suppliers. [CNN]
¶ “Supreme Court Rules Against Navajo Nation In Water Supply Case” • The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation on a lawsuit arguing that the federal government has the legal duty under treaties signed in the 1800s to develop a plan to provide the tribe with an adequate water supply. The 5-4 opinion ruled it is not the court’s place to update the treaties. [CNN]
Water (Jos Speetjens, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Rivian Joins Tesla Supercharger Party” • More automakers are joining the switch from CCS Type 1 adapters to the Tesla NACS plug, most recently including Rivian. A recent announcement said Rivian will make its next vehicle generation with the NACS plug, joining Ford and GM, and putting even more pressure on other automakers. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “‘Twiggy’ Forrest Of Fortescue Future Industries Cuts Loose On Hydrogen” • Dr Forrest said that Fortescue Future Industries would invest tens of billions of dollars in hydrogen projects in the US, partly as a result of the Inflation Reductions Act. For the sake of the investors, FFI will concentrate on the US market in the short to medium term. [CleanTechnica]
Twiggy Forrest (Chatham House, flickr CC By 2.0)
¶ “Austin Energy Rolls Out Updates To Renewable Energy And Storage Program” • Richard Genece, vice president of customer energy solutions, and Tim Harvey, renewable solutions manager, stopped by last week’s Electric Utility Commission meeting to present a number of developments in the utility’s microgrid technologies. [Austin Monitor]
¶ “Duke Energy Indiana Commits To Purchase Up To 199 MW Of Solar Power From Shelby County-Based Facility” • Duke Energy is expanding its Indiana solar energy resources. Duke Energy signed an agreement with renewable energy developer Ranger Power for up to 199 MW of solar power to serve the equivalent of roughly 35,000 homes. [Yahoo Finance]
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