Opinion:
¶ “Peco, Philly’s Energy Provider, Relies On Fossil Fuels And Aging Infrastructure” • In regard to energy, the Philadelphia metropolitan area is failing. It is polluted by ozone, and over 20% of the children suffer from asthma. Its polluting energy grid has become more unaffordable and unreliable. Its future rests on changing this. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Linemen (American Public Power Association, Unsplash)
World:
¶ “Canada Wildfire Season Is Now The Worst On Record” • Canada has surpassed its record for the largest area burned by wildfires in a single year, and the wildfire season, which lasts from May to September, is not half over. The fires have already burned more than 20 million acres, which is 21 times the average of the last decade. [BBC]
¶ “Aggregate Industries Gets London’s First Electric Concrete Mixer” • Aggregate Industries has gone the green mile with London’s first electric concrete mixer. The state-of-the-art 26-tonne electric concrete mixer will serve the business’ busy London Concrete arm, supplying essential ready-mix concrete materials across the Capital. [CleanTechnica]
Electric concrete mixer (Aggregate Industries image)
¶ “Solar Will Dominate As Cheapest Source Of Electricity In World – DNV” • DNV, a major global risk management firm, concluded that solar PV power will get so cheap that it will eventually dominate new electricity capacity. It said, “In 2050, solar PV will be in unassailable position as the cheapest source of new electricity globally.” [CleanTechnica]
¶ “VW Is Exploring Opportunities For Electrification In Africa’s Burgeoning 2-Wheeler Market” • As part of its “Electrify Africa Strategy,” Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has started evaluating some electric scooter products from the Volkswagen Group to see which products and markets to start with, as well as which business models to pursue. [CleanTechnica]
SEAT Mo (VWSA image)
¶ “Report: The Future Of Hot Water Is Electric” • The Australian Renewable Energy Agency commissioned a report on household energy bills. It found that completely phasing out home gas water heaters would provide combined annual savings of $4.7 billion to $6.7 billion by 2040. At the same time, it would cut 90% of emissions. [Australian Renewable Energy Agency]
¶ “Solarpack, Shell Ink Spanish Solar Power Play” • Spanish developer Solarpack has signed a power purchase agreement with Shell Energy Europe for output from its 54-MW solar project in Murcia. Bilbao-based Solarpack will supply Shell with 105 GWh per year of clean energy for 10 years starting in June 2024, from the plant. [reNews]
Solar array (Antonio Garcia, Unsplash)
¶ “Engie Deal With Belgium Includes $4.91 Billion Hit But No Future Nuclear Waste Costs” • Engie has agreed with Belgium to restart operations in 2025 or 2026 at two nuclear power reactors previously planned for closure. This will result in a one-time expense of €4.5 billion ($4.91 billion), but it will hand future nuclear waste costs to the government. [MarketWatch]
US:
¶ “US DOI Commits $16 Million To Prevent The Imminent Extinction Of Hawaiian Forest Birds” • Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Department has committed nearly $16 million as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to prevent the imminent extinction of Hawaiian Forest Birds. [CleanTechnica]
Rainbow falls (Seth Cottle, Unsplash)
¶ “GM Energy Offers Ultium Home V2H And Energy Storage To Homeowners” • General Motors created GM Energy, a subsidiary furnishing energy storage equipment for commercial and home customers. GM Energy’s Ultium Home division announced a suite of integrated home bi-directional charging and energy storage products. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Record-Breaking Auction Held For Solar Development On Public Lands In Nevada” • The BLM held an auction for solar energy development in Nevada this week, resulting in $105.15 million in high bids. The auction of four parcels across 23,675 acres in the Amargosa Desert could support nearly 3 GW of renewable energy. [CleanTechnica]
Amargosa Desert (Finetooth, CC-BY-SA 3.0)
¶ “Connection Backlogs Delaying US Renewables Expansion” • Thousands of renewable energy projects are facing long delays and rising costs in grid interconnection queues, a study by the American Council on Renewable Energy shows. If the Mid-Atlantic grid region approved projects as it did ten years ago, 34 GW could be brought online within four years. [reNews]
¶ “New Jersey Poised To Sweeten Ørsted’s Wind Power Deal With Federal Tax Credits” • Legislation to direct federal tax credits to wind developer Ørsted appears on track to win approval as part of New Jersey’s $53 billion state budget plan. The measures could relieve mounting cost pressures on the company’s plans for an array of 100 turbines. [National Fisherman]
Wind development (Ørsted image)
¶ “Detroit Program Could Turn Vacant Lots Into Solar Farms To Power Municipal Buildings” • The city of Detroit is shifting to solar energy to power the city’s public buildings. Neighborhoods could become the hosts of solar farms. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Duggan said with the federal solar tax credit, solar power is as affordable as coal. [CBS News]
¶ “Wind Turbines Will Keep The Texas Power Grid Safe This Week” • ERCOT reported Wednesday’s demand was up to 80,018 MW. The power grid can only deliver 72,000 MW between natural gas, coal, and nuclear, according ERCOT. Fortunately, solar power produced about 10,000 MW between 10 am and 7 pm, and wind provided over 20,000 MW. [KENS 5]
Have a judiciously frolicsome day.
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