World:
¶ “Renowned Conductor Allows Climate Activists To Address Crowd At Swiss Music Festival” • A famed Russian conductor allowed climate protesters who disrupted a performance at a classical music festival in Switzerland to address the crowd. Two protesters from Renovate Switzerland were pushing the Swiss government to declare a climate crisis. [CNN]
Protest (Renovate Switzerland image)
¶ “Huge Bushfire Sweeps Through Central Australia Near A Popular Tourist Town” • A huge bushfire raging for over a week in central Australia has come dangerously close to the popular tourist town of Tennant Creek, as authorities warn that changing wind conditions could pose a risk to residents. Tennant Creek is home to about 3,000 people. [CNN]
¶ “Stellantis Opens New Battery Development Facility, Aims For 50% Lighter Battery Packs” • Stellantis marked the opening of its inaugural Battery Technology Center at the Mirafiori complex in Turin, Italy. The €40 million investment strengthens Stellantis’ designing, developing, and testing high-voltage cells, modules, battery packs, and software. [CleanTechnica]
Battery Technology Center (Stellantis image)
¶ “Greece’s Agricultural Heartland Is Underwater” • In early September 2023, Greece endured a four-day storm that dropped 910 mm (3 feet) of rain on central parts of the country. The record rainfall triggered deadly flooding and inundated towns and farm fields in Thessaly, a region that includes Greece’s agricultural heartland. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Solar Power Europe Predicts EU Will Reach Its Renewable Energy Goal Three Years Early” • The 2023 annual report from Solar Power Europe comes to a startling conclusion. It says the EU will reach the renewable energy goal it set for 2030 three years early. The report is 148 pages long, and this article provides a summary. [CleanTechnica]
Solar array (Arizona Public Service image)
¶ “Ørsted unveils plans for first UK solar farm” • Ørsted unveiled its first solar project in the UK, a 740-MW scheme with associated battery storage located in Nottinghamshire. One Earth Solar Farm is being co-developed with PS Renewables. Subject to local and stakeholder consultation, a development consent order submission is planned for 2025. [reNews]
¶ “Gone With The Wind: Fossil Fuel Loses Ground In UK’s Energy Mix” • New analysis from Imperial College London for Drax Electric Insights has found that for the first time ever, the installed wind capacity has surpassed gas, reaching 27.9 GW in June compared to the 27.7 GW installed capacity for gas generating capacity. [Drax Group]
Offshore windpower (Drax Group image)
¶ “Ocean Winds Makes South Korean Floater Pact” • Ocean Winds and South Korean Ulsan Metropolitan City have signed a letter of intent to drive forward the 1200-MW floating offshore wind energy project KF Wind. The KF Wind project is a joint venture of Ocean Winds (66.7%) and Mainstream Renewable Power (33.3%). [reNews]
¶ “Brazil Hits 10.4 GW Of Centralized PV Solar Power” • Installed capacity of solar power plants in Brazil reached 10.4 GW on August 31, or 5.27% of total power granted (196GW), according to latest figures by electric power watchdog Aneel. There were 18,100 PV solar generating plants in operation, counting only centralized plants. [BNamericas]
Solar farm (Raphael Cruz, Unsplash)
¶ “China’s Solar Boom: Capacity Set To Hit 1 TW By 2026” • The Chinese solar sector is set to break records in the coming years . When installed capacity crosses the 500 GW mark by the end of 2023, it will have taken 13 years to reach that milestone. That total, however, will be doubled to 1 TW in just three additional years, by the end of 2026. [Oil Price]
US:
¶ “Wave Energy Gets Ready For A Big First” • Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will help four promising wave energy devices prepare to survive a big first. The four will be the first technologies to face the waves at PacWave South, a new grid-connected wave energy test site off the Oregon coast that opens in 2025. [CleanTechnica]
Water power researchers (Joe DelNero, NREL)
¶ “A Wind Power Assist For Spectacular Wildlife Filmmaking” • Wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory is continuing a spectacular run of projects with the new Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory series. The new show caught the CleanTechnica eye because Bertie and his crew also relied on centuries-old wind power harvesters, aka sails, to make the magic happen. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Big News For Big Trucks – Cummins, Paccar, Daimler Launch Battery JV” • In what could be a decisive strategic move for North American clean trucking, Cummins’ accelera brand announced a joint venture with fellow trucking giants Daimler and Paccar to make battery cells for commercial EVs and industrial, heavy equipment applications. [CleanTechnica]
accelera battery
¶ “Apple Unveils Its First Carbon Neutral Products” • Apple has announced its first carbon neutral products in the all-new Apple Watch lineup, as innovations in design and clean energy have driven reductions in product emissions. This milestone marks a major step toward Apple’s 2030 goal to make all of its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade. [Apple]
¶ “Palisades Nuclear Plant To Restart In Deal With Power Co-Op” • The company that owns the Palisades nuclear plant announced that it will restart the 800-megawatt power plant in a deal with Wolverine Power Cooperative. The facility stands to become the first decommissioned nuclear plant to be fired back up in the entire United States. [MLive.com]
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