Opinion:
¶ “You Probably Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Buy A Two-Wheel Drive EV” • Next year, the cheapest front-drive Equinox EV will start at around $30,000, and the tax credit will become a point-of-sale credit you can taket off the price at the dealer. Many people may be turned off at the idea of buying a front-wheel drive crossover. They probably shouldn’t be. [CleanTechnica]
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV 3LT (Chevrolet image)
¶ “California Is Addicted To Aliso Canyon Natural Gas. New Power Lines Could Break The Habit” • California continues to rely on Aliso Canyon’s natural gas to stabilize the power grid. Utility regulators should instead be looking to transmission line projects that link Southern California to planned solar and wind farms, helping reduce its dependence on gas. [CalMatters]
¶ “Building Energy Transmission Takes Time. Batteries Can Fill the Gap” • California’s grid cannot store, transmit, and deliver the state’s considerable renewable energy when and where it is needed. We can build out transmission to meet the needs. SATA, Storage-as-a-transmission asset, can meet the needs of the grid much more quickly. [POWER Magazine]
Transmission tower (Artem Labunsky, Unsplash, cropped)
World:
¶ “Scientists Are Asked If Humans Have Broken The Earth’s Climate” • Is 2023 the year humans finally broke the climate? The Guardian recently asked 45 climate scientists. In general, they said that, despite feeling events have taken a frightening turn, the global heating seen to date is entirely in line with three decades of scientific predictions. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Meet Daisy, The Split Screen VW T1 Camper Transformation” • Why do I keep following what Kit Lacey at eDub? Because the honesty of his passion is shining through. There are plenty of very passionate builders out there, but Kit is so easygoing that it is soothing to follow his endeavors. Also, his electric conversions of old VW campers are epic. [CleanTechnica]
Daisy (eDub Conversions)
¶ “Electric Trucks From Mercedes-Benz Are Cleaning Up In Denmark” • Urbaser is a global leader in waste management that focuses on environmental solutions and building up a circular economy. It has added five eEconic battery-electric waste hauling trucks from Mercedes-Benz to its fleet to serve the needs of the Danish city of Aarhus. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Skyborn drafts in Windcarrier to finish delayed Yunlin” • Fred Olsen Windcarrier has been drafted in to complete foundation installation at Skyborn’s delayed 640-MW Yunlin wind farm off Taiwan. Windcarrier will report for duty in February 2024 on a 200-day contract. The Yunlin wind project was originally due to be completed in 2022. [reNews]
Blue Wind jack-up (Fred Olsen Windcarrier image)
¶ “A Symbol Of Courage And Invincibility: DTEK Completes Wind Farm Despite War” • DTEK Group is the largest private investor in Ukraine’s energy sector, and DTEK Renewables manages its renewable energy assets. After Russia invaded, staff worked to build a six-turbine wind farm in bullet-proof vests. Now they have completed it. [POWER Magazine]
US:
¶ “How Idalia’s Final Moments Dramatically Altered Its Impact On Florida And Prevented A Worse Disaster” • Hurricane Idalia caused “significant damage” as it ripped into Florida’s Big Bend with 125 mph winds and a record storm surge. But the storm’s evolution before landfall, and lucky timing with the tides, likely prevented an even worse disaster. [CNN]
Hurricanes Idalia and Franklin (NOAA-NESDIS image)
¶ “New Tesla Model 3 Highland Improvements And Specs!” • The new Tesla Model 3 Highland is here at last, after spending a long time as just a rumor. Does it live up to expectations? It depends on what you expected from Tesla’s first full Model 3 refresh. Let’s stroll through what’s new to see if it’s better or worse than what you anticipated. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Colorado Grant Programs To Fund Electric School Buses And Low-Zero-Emission Fleets” • Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment announced projects for two grant programs for clean vehicles. One helps schools and nonprofits get zero-emission vehicles to transport kids. The other helps fund low-emission fleet vehicles. [CleanTechnica]
New electric school bus
¶ “Lawmakers Want Safety Data Posted At Battery Storage Sites” • A fire burned for more than four days in July involving four of the trailers at the Convergent Energy & Power site in Lyme. The fire raised concerns among residents in the rural area about air safety. Legislators have introduced bills requiring that safety data be posted for battery sites. [Post Journal]
¶ “Arizona Public Service Signs PPA For CO Bar Solar Power And Battery Storage” • Clenera, a company specializing in solar farms and energy storage, signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Arizona Public Service, Arizona’s largest utility, for 258 MW of solar and 824 MWh of battery storage at the CO Bar complex outside of Flagstaff. [Solar Industry]
Route 180, near Flagstaff (Richie Nolan, Unsplash)
¶ “Alaska’s Biggest Solar Farm” • Alaska’s largest solar farm was unveiled in the city of Houston, an hour north of Anchorage, as project owners and officials cut a gold ribbon with a giant pair of scissors. Matanuska Electric Association CEO Tony Izzo said the utility is trying to increase its renewable energy sources without increasing rates. [Alaska Public Media]
¶ “Georgia Power, State Regulators Agree To Division Of Vogtle Nuclear Plant Costs” • The Public Interest Advocacy Staff of Georgia Public Service Commission and Georgia Power reached an agreement that could result in Georgia Power customers not being saddled with $2.6 billion in overrun capital costs for the Plant Vogtle expansion. [Georgia Recorder]
Have a truly worthwhile day.
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