Opinion:
¶ “Only One Industry Can’t Survive Without Fossil Fuels” • Responding to questions from a commodity and energy trader, the author examines various industries that are though of as hard to decarbonize. He evaluates fertilizers, steel, and industrial heat. His conclusion is that there is only one industry that cannont be decarbonized, and that is fossil fuels. [CleanTechnica]
Steel making (yasin hemmati, Unsplash)
¶ “Ten Reasons Why Nuclear Power Has No Future” • Knowing the environmental dangers and financial and social liabilities nuclear power will impose on us and our descendants should galvanize us to demand that government regulations act in the public’s best interest. Nuclear power is dirty and dangerous now, and for many generations to come. [NB Media Co-op]
Science and Technology:
¶ “Carbon Capture Pipeline Rendered Obsolete By Carbon-Sucking Concrete” • The vision of entwining the US in a network of carbon pipelines seems to be fading, as new forms of carbon capture are emerging. The latest development is the 33 billion tons-per-year global concrete industry, which is heading for negative carbon emissions. [CleanTechnica]
Cement-free concrete (C-Crete via PR Newswire.com)
World:
¶ “Finnish Police Investigate Undersea Gas Pipeline Leak As Possible Sabotage” • Finnish police said they have launched a criminal investigation into possible sabotage of a subsea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia that was shut down due to a leak. They have ruled out an operational mishap and said the damage was from “external activity.” [ABC News]
¶ “Mercedes-Benz And Volvo Introduce Latest Long Haul Truck Models” • Mercedes-Benz introduced its eActos 600 electric long haul truck at a public event near Hamburg. Its range is 1,000 km per day. Also, Volvo Trucks unveiled a new SuperTruck 2 model, which it says achieved a 134% efficiency increase. It is not electric but will influence future electric models. [CleanTechnica]
Volvo Trucks product (Volvo Trucks via YouTube)
¶ “China’s Oil & Gas Giant Sinopec Says Peak Oil Demand Has Already Happened In China” • State-owned Sinopec, the world’s largest oil refining, gas, and petrochemical conglomerate, just announced that 2023 marks peak gasoline demand in China. Sinopec is close to being the entire Chinese oil and gas industry, so it would know. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “EU Renewables Generation Hits New High In Q3” • Power generation from renewable sources hit a new high in the third quarter of 2023, according to a report from energy data analyst EnAppSys. Renewable power generation in the quarter increased by 12% compared to Q3 2022, the highest growth rate for any third quarter so far. [reNews]
Sunflowers and wind turbines (Johanna Montoy, Unsplash)
¶ “Cubico Starts Up 200 MW Of Colombian Solar” • Cubico Sustainable Investments has put nine new solar projects into operation in Colombia this year through its joint venture with Celsia. The developments total 200 MW, bringing the joint venture’s operational solar platform in Colombia to 300 MW, making it one of the largest in the country. [reNews]
US:
¶ “Shining New Light On The Onsite Solar Market” • Our recent summer had wild weather, unprecedented Pacific hurricanes, and historic heat waves. The number of companies making climate commitments continues to rise. Of the Fortune 500 companies, 42% have set or achieved a major climate milestone for 2030, up 11% from last year. [CleanTechnica]
Onsite solar project in California (Courtesy of Target)
¶ “Stellantis To Build Second EV Battery Factory In Kokomo, Indiana” • Jeep maker Stellantis says it will build a second EV battery factory in Kokomo, Indiana, that will create 1,400 new jobs. The $3.2 billion plant, a joint venture with Samsung, is to start production in 2027. Construction on the companies’ first JV factory in Kokomo is under way. [ABC News]
¶ “The State Of Electric School Bus Adoption In The US” • In the US, electric school bus adoption continues to expand. As of June 2023, there are 2,277 electric school buses that are operating, delivered, or on order. There are 5,982 committed electric school buses in total, an increase of over 3,200 buses since the June 2022 release of WRI’s dataset. [CleanTechnica]
Electric School Bus (Proterra image)
¶ “Why Rivian Is Funding A 100-MW Solar Project Built On A Kentucky Coal Mine” • Rivian signed its largest contract yet to buy renewable energy as a means of working toward its net-zero emissions commitment. The 100-MW deal is notable for its location in rural Kentucky atop the former site of one of the largest coal mines in Appalachia. [GreenBiz]
¶ “TVA, Origis Announce Three Solar-Plus-Storage Projects For Mississippi” • Origis Energy, a renewable energy developer, said it started work on the first of three planned solar-plus-storage projects in Mississippi. The company said the three installations will have a total solar capacity of 550 MW and an energy storage capacity of 150 MW. [POWER Magazine]
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