Opinion:
¶ “Seven Myths About Fuels And Electric Trucks From The Oil & Gas Industry” • In this briefing, we focus on three different types of fuels: e-diesel, hydrotreated vegetable oil, and biomethane, as these are the alternatives to zero-emission trucks most touted by the O&G industry, which has been promoting a set of myths to build up public support. [CleanTechnica]
Frankenfuels (Image via Transport & Environment)
¶ “Expectations For Tesla Have Just Gotten Too Ridiculous” • In Tesla’s third quarter 2023 conference call for investors, Elon Musk sounded a bit depressed. And investors wanted to know why the expectation was that Tesla’s sales volume for 2024 would only be up 28% from 2023. Why was it not rising at a CAGR of 50%, as it was supposed to do? [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Achieving Energy Security Without Nuclear Power” • “I was asked by a government official in the energy sector: ‘Without nuclear energy, how can Vietnam meet its energy demands?'” According to the IEA’s Net Zero Emission by 2050 Scenario, the goal of reaching net zero emissions will be done almost entirely on renewable energy. [VnExpress International]
Wind turbines (Dan Meyers, Unsplash)
World:
¶ “US Eases Venezuela Oil Sanctions After Election Deal” • The US is easing sanctions on Venezuela’s oil, gas, and gold sectors after the country’s government and opposition agreed to have next year’s election monitored by international observers. Other sanctions imposed over suppression of protests and erosion of democracy remain in place. [BBC]
¶ “Greta Thunberg Charged With Public Order Offense In UK After Arrest Outside Oil Event” • Climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested and charged with a public order offense at a protest against an oil and gas industry conference in London. She was charged with violating the Public Order Act, which allows police to impose limits on public assemblies. [ABC News]
Earliaer demonstration (Mika Baumeister, Unsplash)
¶ “30% Of New Cars In France Now Plugin Electric Cars!” • In France, plugin vehicle sales keep rising. Last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ended at 45,883 units, divided between 30,213 battery EVs, up 34% year over year to reach 20% share of the overall auto market, and 15,670 plugin hybrids, which were up 35% for a up 10% market share. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “CSIRO Claims Falling Particle Concentrated Solar Power Can Lead To A Net Zero Economy” • Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization says a research facility for concentrated solar power made a breakthrough with “falling ceramic particles” technology, which captures and stores solar energy as heat. [CleanTechnica]
Heliostats (Courtesy of CSIRO)
¶ “Southern Alberta Municipalities Receive Substantial Revenue From Renewable Energy Projects, Says New Analysis” • A non-profit organization that opposes the province’s moratorium on new renewable energy projects has released an analysis that shows Alberta municipalities collect millions in taxes from solar and wind projects. [Calgary Herald]
¶ “Ingka Invests In Source Galileo’s Offshore Wind Portfolio” • Ingka Investments, the investment arm of IKEA’s largest retailer, Ingka Group, will take a 20% stake in the offshore wind project portfolio of Source Galileo, who are developing 10 GW of wind to electricity and hydrogen production off the northwestern coasts of Europe. [Power Engineering International]
Offshore wind turbines (Source Galileo Image)
¶ “Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ship Is A Suspect In Baltic Pipeline Breach” • A nuclear-powered cargo ship is one of two vessels that attracted investigators’ attention after damage to a subsea gas pipeline in the Baltic. It seems it was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Sevmorput is the last nuclear-powered cargo vessel in the world. [The Maritime Executive]
US:
¶ “GOP-Led States And Industry Groups Ask Supreme Court To Block Biden’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Pollution Rule” • GOP-led states, fossil fuel groups, and utilities filed an emergency request asking the Supreme Court to block the implementation of the “good neighbor” rule, which aims to reduce air pollution that wafts across state lines. [CNN]
Air pollution (Maxim Tolchinskiy, Unsplash)
¶ “$3.5 Billion For Largest Ever Investment In America’s Electric Grid” • White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu and Secretary of Energy Jennifer M Granholm announced $3.46 billion in funding for 58 projects in 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability throughout the country. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Mobile Microgrid Builder Makes Renewable Power Beautiful” • A San Francisco firm makes elegant mobile microgrids that deliver renewable power anywhere it’s needed. And they double as art. Southern Beams Builds makes Dragon Wings, 30-kW solar-battery generators in 20-foot mobile containers. They have wings of mythical beasts. [The Energy Mix]
Dragon Wings (Southern Beams Builds image)
¶ “Solar And Storage Industry Celebrate Construction Inclusion Week” • Solar industry jobs in the US are growing. The National Solar Jobs Census shows that representation of veterans, Asian, Hispanic, and Latino workers in the industry outpaces the rest of the economy, and solar companies have made a lot of progress to hire more women. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Indiana Michigan Power Will Build Four Solar Plants By 2026” • Indiana Michigan Power will expand their renewable energy initiatives with four new solar plants coming by mid-2026. Two will be in Michiana. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved I&M’s plan to expand its renewable energy capacity to power over 200,000 typical homes. [ABC57]
Have a delightfully amiable day.
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