Opinion:
¶ “Solar Along Nation’s Highways Can Avoid NIMBY Concerns” • The Ray is a solar power advocacy group that has a novel idea. It points out the various state transportation departments own and maintain significant amounts of land along highways. “Right-of-way” areas are attractive sites for developing renewable energy for many reasons. [CleanTechnica]
Solar array along a road (Courtesy of The Ray)
¶ “US Oil Demand Will Drop Too Fast To Justify New Offshore Leasing” • US demand for oil will fall dramatically over the next three decades, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act and other state and federal transportation policies, new modeling shows. It makes clear that the US does not need new offshore oil and gas leasing to meet our energy needs. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Forget The Rosebank Oil Field. Labour’s Renewable Energy Plans Could Save £93 Billion For UK Households” • Change is needed, but if the UK Government approves the huge Rosebank oil field off the coast of Shetland, and its potential to deliver 500 million barrels of oil, we can say goodbye to any serious hope of tackling the climate emergency. [The Scotsman]
Offshore oil platform (Divulgação Petrobras, CC-BY-SA 3.0)
¶ “Biden’s Horse-Trading On Nuclear Technology And Fuels” • Considering this growing demand for nuclear weapons, an essential policy to avert proliferation is to block the supply of the necessary fissionable materials. The Biden administration has instead taken four steps that would foster proliferation of the materials. [Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]
Science and Technology:
¶ “Aluminum Materials Show Promising Performance For Safer, Cheaper, More Powerful Batteries” • A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology is using aluminum foil to create batteries with high energy density and great stability. A report in Nature Communications shows that the batteries could hold more energy and be cheaper to make. [CleanTechnica]
Solid-state battery (Georgia Institute of Technology)
¶ “Linking Two Solar Technologies Is A Win-Win For Efficiency And Stability” • Researchers from Princeton University and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology connected the well-established silicon solar cell with the newer perovskite in a tandem solar cell to not only boost overall efficiency, but also to strengthen stability. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Good News For Toyota” • The Toyota BZ4X is starting to show up in the top 20 charts in reports from Scandanavia. Posts at CleanTechnica make it clear that the Toyota EV is at number 20 in Sweden and number 5 in Norway. And Toyota’s Australia sales and marketing boss says Toyota expects to deliver thousands of EVs in Australia in 2024. [CleanTechnica]
Toyota BZ4X (Nissangeniss, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Volvo And Evergo Team Up To Expand Charging In Mexico” • Volvo Cars has partnered with Evergo, a leading charging station platform for EVs in Mexico, as part of its electrification strategy. This alliance aims to accelerate the connectivity of cities and provide Volvo customers in Mexico and Latin America with an extensive network of chargers. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Africa’s Energy Investment Needs To Double By 2030 To Meet Development And Climate Goals” • Energy investment in the continent needs to more than double by 2030 to meet African ambitions and climate goals, with nearly two thirds going to clean energy, the International Energy Agency and the African Development Bank Group said. [The National]
Wind farm in South Africa (Warren Rohner, CC-BY-SA 2.0)
US:
¶ “Pipeline Operator Enbridge Inc Will Buy Three Natural Gas Utilities From Dominion Energy For $9.4 Billion” • Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge Inc announced plans to acquire three gas distribution companies from Dominion Energy. The deal is valued at $14 billion, of which $9.4 billion is cash and $4.6 billion is debt, Enbridge said. [CNN]
¶ “US DOT Finally Suspends LNG-By-Rail Rule!” • The US Department of Transportation suspended a rule arising from the Trump epoch that allowed the transport of liquefied natural gas by rail across the country without a special permit. This is a huge victory for the planet and for those living in the potential blast zones of these rail lines. [CleanTechnica]
After a gas explosion in New York City (Adnan Islam, CC-BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “Redwood Materials Raises Over $1 Billion” • Tesla co-founder and board memeber JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials raised over $1 billion in a recent funding round, according to a Forbes report. The company does recycling for lithium materials, then turns that material into anode and cathode materials to be reused in EV batteries. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Residents Tell Lorain County Commissioners They Support Solar And Wind Power Facilities” • Numerous people showed up at a Lorain County Board of Commissioners meeting to discuss the future of solar and wind energy in Lorain County, Ohio. All were in favor of the economic and clean energy benefits of solar and wind power. [Chronicle Telegram]
Solar energy in Ohio (MSgt. Beth Holliker, public domain)
¶ “Puerto Rico’s Solar Rooftop Revolution” • Early this year, Oilprice asked, “Puerto Rico Has Big Plans For Renewables, But Can It Deliver?” Six months later, it seems safe to say that the answer is a resounding yes. After the territory saw its power grid collapse due to hurricanes in 2017, it’s gone all-in on a bold plan for renewable energy production. [Yahoo Finance]
¶ “New Solar Array Going In Near Albany International Airport” • The New York Power Authority and Albany County are joining forces on a new energy project near Albany International Airport. The solar array will be maintained by Siemens and is part of the county’s “green county” push. County Executive Dan McCoy says the project will benefit residents. [WAMC]
Have a relaxingly cool day.
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