Opinion and Interviews:
¶ “Volt Solar Tile – The Roof Of The Future?” • Leeson Group, based in Melbourne, has already developed 150 MW of solar farms and has projects amounting to 750 MW in the pipeline. The revenue from these projects has been used to develop the Volt solar tile, which was launched in October last year. Here is an interview with Peter Leeson. [CleanTechnica]
Peter Leeson with the Volt solar tile (Courtesy of Leeson Group)
¶ “Small Modular Nuclear Reactors: Unlikely, Unaffordable, Dirty, And Dangerous” • A year ago, Gov Glenn Youngkin announced proposals for his new Virginia Energy Plan. He declared, “A growing Virginia must have reliable, affordable, and clean energy for Virginia’s families and businesses.” SMRs are none of those things. [Cardinal News]
Science and Technology:
¶ “Climate Change Will Make These Places Too Hot To Live” • As global temperatures rise, long periods of extreme heat will make certain regions ‘unlivable’ for weeks at a time, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says. The Washington Post examines the bleak report, which considers different scenarios. [Newser]
Delhi (Laurentiu Morariu, Unsplash)
¶ “MIT Design Would Harness 40% Of The Sun’s Heat To Make Clean Hydrogen” • In a study appearing in Solar Energy Journal, MIT engineers lay out the conceptual design for a system that can efficiently produce “solar thermochemical hydrogen.” The team estimates its new design could harness up to 40% of the sun’s heat to generate hydrogen. [MIT News]
World:
¶ “47% Of New Cars In Netherlands Now Plugin Cars!” • In the Netherlands, 47% of new cars sold in September were plugins. Furthermore, 34% were full electrics! The Netherlands saw an increase in plugin registrations to 13,916 units in September, with the Dutch plugin vehicle market thus reaching 47% of the overall auto market last month. [CleanTechnica]
Tesla Model Y (Michal Lauko, Unsplash)
¶ “WPD Secures Connection For 740-MW Swedish Wind” • The developer WPD has secured grid connection for two wind farms in Sweden with a total capacity in excess of 700 MW. WPD was awarded grid access for the two wind farms after signing the grid connection agreement for up to 740 MW installed wind power capacity with the grid operator Ellevio. [reNews]
¶ “DolWin5 Platform Sets Sail For Europe” • The platform for the 900-MW DolWin5 offshore converter has left Seatrium’s shipyard in Singapore and is expected to arrive at the Aibel shipyard in Norway next. Mighty Servant 1 will sail around 13,000 nautical miles around the Cape of Good Hope and is expected to arrive in December. [reNews]
DolWin5 Platform (TenneT image)
¶ “Australian Startup Develops PV-Hydrogen Standalone Power System” • Boundary Power, a union of West Australian utility Horizon Power and Victorian electrical engineering company Ampcontrol, launched a standalone power system that uses solar power and a renewable hydrogen hydride battery to store and generate electricity as needed. [PV Magazine]
US:
¶ “Tesla Model Y Low-Cost Ride Service Launched In Downtown Tampa” • Downtown Area Shared Hubs launched a low-cost ride service in downtown Tampa, Florida, using six Tesla Model Ys. Riders can use an app on iPhones or Android phones to schedule short zero-emissions trips in seven neighborhoods of downtown Tampa in the bright yellow Teslas. [CleanTechnica]
Tesla Model Ys (Downtown Tampa Partnership image)
¶ “Floating Offshore Wind Could Bring Billions In Value To The US West Coast” • A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory report shows that along a 200-mile stretch of ocean off the coast of southern Oregon and northern California, floating wind farms could triple the Pacific Northwest’s wind power capacity while offsetting billions of dollars in costs. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Fuel Cell Trucks Win Big In New $7 Billion US Hydrogen Plan” • Zero emission fuel cell trucks are big winners in the new Clean Energy Hydrogen Hubs competition, a $7 billion DOE program aimed at ramping up US H₂ production. About 95% of H₂ produced in the US comes from natural gas, and the program intends to cut costs of green sources. [CleanTechnica]
Fuel cell trucks at hydrogen fuel station (Courtesy of Quantron)
¶ “US Startup Launches Scalable Wave Energy Converter, Usable With Solar” • Wavr LLC, a startup based in Hawaii, is developing a wave energy converter that is designed to be scaled up and to be integrated with other renewable energy technologies. The company plans to sell a version integrating five 40-W solar panels for $2,300. [PV Magazine]
¶ “Construction Begins On 550-MW solar, 150-MW Energy Storage In US” • The first of three Origis Energy projects that combine 550 MW of solar and 150 MW of energy storage have begun construction in Mississippi. The projects are expected to deliver electricity to customers in the Tennessee Valley Authority service territory. [PV Magazine]
Solar array (Origis Energy image)
¶ “Utilities Still Moving Way Too Slowly On Clean Energy” • Very few US utilities are taking the real-world actions they need to combat the worst harms of climate change, a Sierra Club report says. With the tens of billions of dollars in incentives for clean energy created by last year’s Inflation Reduction Act, they have even less excuse for delay. [Canary Media]
¶ “Rhode Island Issues 1.2-GW Offshore RFP” • Rhode Island Energy has issued a Request for Proposals to secure an additional 1200 MW of offshore wind to help power the US east coast state’s energy needs. Developer bids can include proposals less than or up to approximately 1200 MW. Responding bids will be received through 31 January 2024. [reNews]
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