Opinion:
¶ “US Commerce Department’s Solar Tariff Decision Imperils Clean Energy Boom” • The US Commerce Department issued a final determination that certain companies in Southeast Asia are circumventing duties imposed on Chinese solar products. Here is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. [CleanTechnica]
Solar panels (Asia Chang, Unsplash)
¶ “New Superfast Charging EV Battery From CATL Slams The Door On Gasmobiles” • EVs can help stop catastrophic climate change. Shifting transportation modes to walking, biking, and mass transit would help more, but car culture seems to be here to stay. The new 4C superfast charging EV battery from CATL could accelerate the EV trend. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Olive Oil Is In Trouble As Extreme Heat And Drought Push The Industry Into Crisis” • There is a crisis brewing in the olive oil industry. The scorching temperatures that swept southern Europe this summer claimed lives and led to intense wildfires, but they’re also very bad news for olive trees. Olive industry experts warning of potential shortages. [CNN]
Olive grove (David Boca, Unsplash)
¶ “Canada Wildfires: British Columbia Declares Emergency” • A state of emergency has been declared in Canada’s western British Columbia province, as a fast-moving wildfire threatens to burn more homes in the area around the city of West Kelowna. The McDougall Creek wildfire grew from 64 hectares (158 acres) to 6,800 hectares (168,000 acres) in 24 hours. [BBC]
¶ “25 Countries And 25% Of World Population Face Extremely High Water Stress” • Data from WRI’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas show that 25 countries face extremely high water stress yearly, using up almost their entire available water supply regularly. About 4 billion people live in a highly water-stressed state for at least one month of the year. [CleanTechnica]
25 countries exposed to extreme water stress
¶ “Toyota Tsusho To Construct 25-MW Solar Power Plant In Benin” • Toyota Tsusho announced that it signed a contract with the Beninese Electricity Production Company, operating under Benin’s Ministry of Energy and Water, to establish a 25-MW solar plant. The project will be the first large renewable energy project in West Africa by a Japanese entity. [SolarQuarter]
¶ “Ukraine’s Roadmap To Renewable Energy” • Many of the old coal-burning power plants in Ukraine have been bombed beyond repair, and the country wants not to rely on Russian fossil fuels in any event. So Ukraine will close all its coal plants by 2035 and transition to solar, wind, and heat pump technologies for a cost-effective and secure response. [Evwind]
Dunayskaya solar station (Activ Solar, CC-BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “Business Rejects Coalition Fight Against ‘Reckless’ Renewables Rollout” • Business leaders and Australia’s three biggest energy companies will not back the Coalition’s push for the Albanese government to abandon its 2030 clean energy target as, David Littleproud and Peter Dutton attack the rollout of wind and solar across the country. [The Sydney Morning Herald]
¶ “Japanese Rally Against Ocean Discharge Of Contaminated Wastewater” • “It is morally wrong to discard one’s waste in another’s backyard,” said Tomoko Abe, a member of the Japan’s House of Representatives. Speaking of nuclear-contaminated wastewater, he argued that the vastness of the ocean doesn’t equate to an absence of impact. [Xinhua]
Anti-nuclear rally in 2011 (保守, public domain)
¶ “The Secret Nuclear Power Plant That Poisoned Russians For Decades” • It is a real safety threat when a dishonest or negligent government runs nuclear plants under desperate circumstances. A secret Russian site called Mayak is a monument to the dangers of nuclear power in the wrong hands. Two-thirds of the people in one village had radiatioin sickness. [Big Think]
US:
¶ “Hurricane Hilary Sparks Rare Storm Watch For California” • A Category 4 storm called Hilary is predicted to first make landfall in Baja California on Saturday morning. Forecasters say it will move on towards southern California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah as a tropical storm. It would be the first tropical storm to hit California in over 80 years. [BBC]
Hurricane Hillary rainfall forecast (NOAA image)
¶ “Feds Determine Five Chinese Solar Panel Companies Have Been Skirting US Tariffs” • After an investigation lasting over a year, officials concluded that five Chinese solar PV makers were skirting US tariff laws by routing their operations through four other Southeast Asian countries. Higher tariffs will be delayed until 2024 so installers can find other sources. [CNN]
¶ “NYC Rideshare Vehicles Must Be Either Zero-Emission Or Wheelchair Accessible By 2030” • New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission’s David Do announced proposed rules for “Green Rides.” They would transition the city’s rideshare fleet to either zero-emission or wheelchair accessible by 2030. [CleanTechnica]
EVs in a garage (Upgraded Points, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Regulators Approve GMP Request To Expand Home Energy Storage Program” • Green Mountain Power customers will have greater access to seamless, cost-effective home battery backup power after an order by the Vermont PUC. GMP may to lift the enrollment caps on its Powerwall and Bring Your Own Device home battery programs. [Vermont Business Magazine]
¶ “New York State Increases Clean Energy Storage Research Incentives” • Climate and renewable energy advocates suggest the New York State Build Public Renewables Act can help ensure New York achieves economy-wide carbon neutrality by the middle of this century. That scheme includes the construction of a green transmission grid. [pv magazine USA]
Have a famously fabulous day.
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