Opinion:
¶ “Billions Of Snow Crabs Have Died In Alaska. Will Billions Of People Be Next?” • Billions of snow crabs died, probably due to warm water. The mortality event appears to be one of the largest reported losses due to marine heatwaves. The groups of animals it hit include fish and crustaceans worldwide. Is Mother Nature trying to tell us something? [CleanTechnica]
Snow crab (NOAA Fisheries)
¶ “Does European Football Care About Climate Change?” • More teams, more games, more flights. Next season will see men’s club football expand further in Europe, with 177 more fixtures across UEFA’s three major tournaments and greater environmental impact. That could lead to 2 billion air miles by teams and fans in 2024-25, up from 1.5 billion. [Yahoo Sports]
World:
¶ “Rapid Melting In West Antarctica Is ‘Unavoidable,’ With Potentially Disastrous Consequences For Sea Level Rise, Study Finds” • Rapid melting of West Antarctica’s ice shelves may now be unavoidable as human-caused global warming accelerates, with potentially devastating implications for sea level rise around the world, new research has found. [CNN]
West Antarctica (Jeremy Harbeck, OIB, NASA)
¶ “Philippine EV Summit Shows Positive Developments, Predicts 6.6 Million EVs On The Road By 2030” • Over 6 million EVs will be on the streets of the Philippines by 2030, if the forecast of the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines is correct. The projection was announced at the 11th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit 2023. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “1.8-Gigawatt Benban Solar Farm In Egypt Can Power 1 Million Households” • The success of the Benban Solar Farm in Egypt, demonstrates the impact that large scale clean energy projects can have on the energy matrix of North African countries. The largest solar park in Africa and the 4th largest solar farm globally, it has a capacity of 1.8 GW. [CleanTechnica]
Benban Solar Farm (Screenshot of ACCIONA video)
¶ “Amazon Adds 39 Renewable Energy Projects In Europe” • Amazon announced adding 39 new renewable energy projects in Europe so far this year, totalling over 1 GW of capacity. Amazon has enabled over 160 wind and solar projects in 13 European countries. They will provide enough energy for annual needs for over 4.7 million European homes. [Amazon EU]
¶ “Eviation Sells Up To Fifty Electric Commuter Aircraft To German Startup” • Alice debuted at the 2019 Paris Air Show. It is the first flight-tested all-electric commuter aircraft. According to Eviation, the nine-passenger regional aircraft has zero emissions and has significantly lower operating costs per hour compared to light jets or regional turboprops. [AVweb]
Eviation Alice
¶ “DP Energy Wins Approval For 430-MW Oz Wind Farm” • DP Energy has been awarded Development Approval for its 430-MW Callide onshore wind farm project in Australia by the State Assessment Referral Agency. The project will be in the Calliope Range in the Banana Shire Council in Queensland, 75 km west south-west of Gladstone. [reNews]
¶ “RES Unveils 600-MW UK Solar And Storage Plans” • RES has launched informal consultation on early plans for a solar and storage project of up to 600 MW in Nottinghamshire. The land is adjacent to the recently decommissioned West Burton Power Station, and RES has an agreement in place to use its 600 MW of surplus grid capacity. [reNews]
Solar farm in the UK (RES image)
US:
¶ “Bidenomics In Action: Clean Energy Jobs And Investments Taking Hold Across America” • Analyses of data from the DOE, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, and the US Energy Information Administration show job growth and record investments in the clean power sector since Pres Biden enacted his Investing in America agenda. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “New Solid-State EV Battery Factory Opens In Massachusetts” • Factorial announced plans for a new battery R&D facility to be located in Massachusetts, and on October 23 the company is celebrating the official opening ceremony for its new solid-state EV battery factory in Methuen. Manufacturing is growing again in the US. [CleanTechnica]
Factorial solid state battery (Factorial Energy)
¶ “$18.5 Billion In Energy Savings From The Better Climate Challenge” • The US DOE published the “2023 Better Buildings Initiative Progress Report,” summarizes the achievements of the DOE’s Better Buildings partners since the initiative’s inception in 2011. The report shows $18.5 billion saved through efficiency improvements. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Newsom Assures California Always A Partner On Climate Change As He Begins China Trip” • Governor Newsom opened a week-long trip to China with an assurance that California will be a partner on climate issues no matter how the US presidential election turns out next year. Newsom is reinforcing his state’s role as a global climate change leader. [ABC News]
Gavin Newsom in Canada (Office of the Governor of California)
¶ “TotalEnergies Starts Up 380-MW Texas Solar” • TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of a 380 MW solar farm south of Houston. Myrtle solar farm is co-located with a battery storage plant with an energy capacity of 225 MWh. The site has 705,000 ground-mounted PV panels installed over an area equivalent to 1,800 American football fields. [reNews]
¶ “Nuclear Power Plants On Agenda As Illinois Veto Session Begins Tuesday” • Illinois state lawmakers return to the capitol as the 2023 veto session begins. One of Illinois Gov JB Pritzker’s most notable vetoes of 2023 was a bill that would have lifted the moratorium on building new nuclear power plants and allowed small modular nuclear reactors. [WGEM]
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