Science and Technology:
¶ “How Researchers Are Using Ai To Save Rainforest Species In Puerto Rico” • Researchers from the green nonprofit Rainforest Connection and Google’s philanthropy branch said they found a way to use AI to monitor and conserve species in threatened ecosystems as rainforests bear the brunt of impacts from global warming and deforestation. [ABC News]
Monitor placement (Rainforest Connection image)
¶ “Tesla Supercharging Not Harmful To Batteries After All!” • For many years now, it has been advised not to fast charge electric vehicles too often, that doing so could lead to rapid degradation of your EV’s battery. Some people, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, have advised that it’s not such a big deal. Recent research shows that is indeed the case! [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Can Roof Materials Cool The Outside Air And Lower Energy Demand?” • Researchers used modeling to examine three types of roofing and their impact on near-surface temperature in the Chicago area. Cool (white) roofs reduced the near-surface temperature by 1.5°C, for green roofs it was 1.2°C, and for solar panels it was 0.6°C. [CleanTechnica]
Green roof in Paris (Anja from Pixabay)
World:
¶ “Indonesia Opens Whoosh High-Speed Railway” • Indonesia has inaugurated its first high-speed railway, a $7.3 billion project backed by China under its Belt and Road Initiative. President Joko Widodo launched the service, which connects Jakarta to Bandung. Mr Widodo has prioritised projects like Whoosh to ease the country’s severe traffic jams. [BBC]
¶ “39% Plugin Vehicle Share In China! – China EV Sales Report” • Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. They scored over 750,000 sales last month, up 36% year over year (YoY) and a new record. That pulled the year-to-date tally to over 4.6 million units. Plugin vehicles hit 39% market share, with full electrics taking 26%. [CleanTechnica]
BYD Song Pro EV (Jengtingchen, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “Hydrogen’s Rise Fuels Global Ammonia Infrastructure Growth” • As hydrogen gains prominence amid the global pursuit of decarbonization and energy security, many major projects are considering transportation in the form of ammonia, a safer and more cost-effective method for exporting hydrogen supplies in large volumes. [Oil Price]
¶ “Vestas Adds Extra 1.2 GW Of Orders To End Third Quarter” • Vestas has signed deals to supply an additional 1220 MW of onshore and offshore wind turbines to projects across Europe and the US. The company secured a 960-MW order for 64 wind turbines, each 15.0 MW, for EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind project in the German North Sea. [reNews]
Vestas wind turbine (Vestas image)
¶ “India To Award 7.2 GW Of Offshore Wind Power In Tamil Nadu” • India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy issued a public notice for bidding for offshore wind development areas off the coast of the Tamil Nadu region, with 7,215 MW of capacity in the mix. The call is for seven locations with a total area of 1,443 square kilometers. [evwind.es]
¶ “Buchan Offshore Wind Files Scottish Floater Report” • Buchan Offshore Wind has submitted its Offshore Scoping Report to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate.The Scoping Report has details of the planned project, which will be located off the Aberdeenshire Coast 75 km northeast of Fraserburgh and have a capacity of around 1 GW. [reNews]
Moving a floating wind turbine (WindEurope image)
¶ “TEPCO To Start Second Release Of Treated Water From Fukushima N-Plant” • TEPCO plans to begin its second release of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Thursday. It intends to release about 30,000 tons of treated water, or about 2% of the treated water at the plant, over four release periods in the fiscal year. [The Japan News]
US:
¶ “Saltwater Is ‘Winning’: Why Low Water Levels Have Grown Into A Huge Problem For The New Orleans Area” • Hurricanes have always been threats. But as drought grows in the Central US and sea level rises, a formerly unusual emergency is becoming more frequent: saltwater is infecting drinking water in cities on the Mississippi River. [CNN]
New Orleans (David Chuan-En Lin, Unsplash)
¶ “Weather Events Have Reduced Our US Hydropower Forecast By 6% This Year” • Weather events in the Northwest led to lower water supply, leading to forcast of 6% reduction in hydropower generation, year over year. The impact of decreased Northwest hydropower generation is offset by higher generation expected in California. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Phoenix Has Driest Monsoon Season Since Weather Service Began Record-Keeping In 1895” • The National Weather Service said the monsoon season this year in Phoenix had only 0.15 inches (.38 cm) of rainfall from June 15 to September 30. That’s the driest since the agency began keeping records in 1895. The previous mark was 0.35 inches in 1924. [ABC News]
Phoenix (Ian Dziuk, Unsplash)
¶ “Advocates Expect A Bright Future For Solar Power In Ohio, Though There May Be Hurdles” • Some projections anticipate solar power growing rapidly in the Midwest in the coming years. SEIA expects Ohio to add another 7,788 MW of solar capacity in the next five years. Amazon has eighteen solar and wind projects operational or in the works in Ohio. [WOSU News]
¶ “Agreement Could Push Cornell To Renewable Energy Goal” • Cornell could reach its goal of carbon neutrality much earlier than the target date of 2035. School officials say an agreement with energy developer Distributed Sun has the potential to push Cornell over the threshold of powering the Ithaca campus with 100% renewable energy. [WHCU]
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