Science and Technology:
¶ “What’s New On The Rungs Of Liebreich’s Hydrogen Ladder?” • Michael Liebreich is the founder of what is now Bloomberg New Energy Finance. He has been assessing where the big money is in half-trillion dollar chunks for the past 20 years or so. One of his more useful hydrogen infographics is the Hydrogen Ladder, and now he’s updated it. [CleanTechnica]
Hydrogen ladder (Michael Liebrich, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
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¶ “New Marine Energy Harvesting Devices Are (Finally) Heaving Into View” • CleanTechnica will report from The Hague next week for the 2023 Ocean Energy Europe Conference and Exhibition. While we wait for it, let’s take a look at the goings-on over at the Dutch Marine Energy Centre, which earned the post of Platinum Sponsor at the event. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Here Is Why I Am Excited About Toyota’s New EPU Pickup And Land Cruiser Se Electric Concepts” • Toyota, which has resisted selling battery EVs, unveiled two interesting concepts of the type at the Japan Mobility Show 2023. These are the Toyota Land Cruiser Se Concept BEV and the EPU Double Cab Mid-Sized Pickup BEV concept. [CleanTechnica]
Toyota EPU Pickup BEV concept (Courtesy of Toyota)
¶ “More Electric Buses Deployed By Energy Producer Aboitiz In Philippine Urban Centers” • Aboitiz Equity Ventures, a Philippine energy producer that also operates in numerous other sectors, is making headway promoting simple EV technologies for public service, overcoming charging issues by centralizing strategically located stations. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Average Tailpipe Emissions Today Higher Than They Were Ten Years Ago” • Research by Possible, a UK climate advocacy group, finds that average tailpipe emissions from new internal combustion increased in the last ten years. In fact, anyone who wants the non-electric car with the lowest tailpipe emissions might best buy a used 2016 model. [CleanTechnica]
Ford Explorer (Courtesy of Ford)
¶ “Commission Publishes Recommendations To Tackle Energy Poverty Across The EU” • Energy poverty affects citizens in every EU country. In 2022, high energy prices and high costs of living meant an estimated 9.3% of Europeans were unable to keep their homes adequately warm, up from 6.9% in 2021. The Commission published its recommendations. [Energy]
¶ “Rio Tinto Signs First Nations Power Deal For Solar, Wind And Battery Projects” • Mining giant Rio Tinto is seeking to roll out a series of solar, wind and battery projects to replace the gas-fired generators on which its huge iron ore mines currently depend. The company signed a green power deal with the Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation. [Renew Economy]
Pilbara (Eddie Bugajewski, Unsplash)
¶ “Indian Government Plans Strict Regulations For Domestic Solar Panel Manufacturing” • The Indian government is set to implement a policy that will require solar panels to be composed of domestically manufactured cells, wafers, and polysilicon in order to be registered under the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers. [SolarQuarter]
¶ “Old Coal Mine Filled With Warm Water Has Been Heating A Town With Green Energy For Six Months” • Britain’s deep coal mines have become a surprising source of green energy. It’s been heating the town of Gateshead successfully for six months. The scheme is thought to be replicable in areas with large abandoned mine works. [Good News Network]
Gateshead facility (Britain’s Coal Authority)
¶ “Fossil Fuel Power: A Dying Trend In 50% Of Economies” • A new study by Ember, an energy think tank, has revealed that half of the world’s economies have already crossed the peak of power generation from fossil fuels. This means they have not increased their fossil fuel power output for at least five years since reaching their highest level. [Interesting Engineering]
¶ “Some EU Policies ‘Hinder’ Climate Action, WWF says” • The World Wildlife Fund decried EU climate measures in a report, Among WWF’s ‘hall of shame’ of the EU’s worst measures for the climate are the failure to tax aviation fuels and the inclusion of gas and nuclear in the so-called sustainable finance taxonomy, the EU’s green investment rulebook. [Euronews.com]
Power station with smoke (Travis Leery, Unsplash)
US:
¶ “California Governor Gavin Newsom is traveling to China to talk climate change” • California Governor Gavin Newsom will try to reinforce his state’s role as a global leader on climate change as he begins a weeklong visit to China on Monday, a trip that presents both political risk and opportunity for crucial international collaboration. [ABC News]
¶ “Prize Finalists Make Home Electrification Solutions Look EAS-E” • The EAS-E Prize is offering up to $2.4 million in cash prizes and technical assistance to accelerate development of easy, affordable, and equitable electrification. Each finalist team will receive $5,000 in cash and a $75,000 voucher to work with national laboratories. [CleanTechnica]
Hydronic Shell modular panel (Courtesy of Hydronic Shell)
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¶ “Clean Energy Advocates Appeal New NC Rules That Cut Payments To Rooftop Solar Owners” • Worried that growth of residential solar power in North Carolina could slow down badly, several environment groups asked the state’s Court of Appeals to overturn Duke Energy’s new rates and rules for rooftop solar panels. [Wilmington Star-News]
¶ “Governor Vetoes New York Offshore Wind Transmission Act” • Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, has vetoed the Planned Offshore Wind Transmission Act. New York State has set a target of 9 GW of offshore wind by 2035. The American Clean Power Association described the veto as a “significant blow” to the state’s renewable energy goals. [reNews]
Have a nicely settled day.
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