Opinion:
¶ “Schuyler Gould: Not One Ounce Of Nearly 100,000 Tons Of High-Level Radioactive Waste Has Been Safely Disposed Of” • What is this country going to do with its high-level radioactive waste? Arguably the most toxic substance on the planet, not one ounce of the nearly 100,000 tons produced in this country has been safely disposed of. [Vermont Digger]
Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in 2012 (NRC image)
Science and Technology:
¶ “Wisk Is First EVTOL Air Taxi Firm To Make Public Flights, Lilium Offers First EVTOL Aircraft For Private Purchase” • Wisk became the first eVTOL air taxi firm to make public flights at Long Beach Airport in Los Angeles County. Also, Lilium Jet, together with EMCJET, is offering the first private eVTOL in the US to customers. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Solar And Wind-Powered Boat Travels Through The Greek Islands” • The HopYacht differs from the other electric boats in that it has solar power and sail power in order to use sunlight and wind. The HopYacht is also a catamaran, not a monohull. And another difference is that it emphasizes efficiency and long range rather than speed. [CleanTechnica]
Solar and wind-powered boat (HopYacht image)
World:
¶ “Turbocharged Otis Caught Forecasters And Mexico Off-Guard. Scientists Aren’t Sure Why” • Acapulco was told to expect a tropical storm, but 24 hours later, Otis made landfall with 165 mph (266 kph) winds, the strongest ever recorded in the East Pacific. Otis’ winds went from 70 mph (113 kph) winds to 160 mph (257 kph) in just 12 hours. [ABC News]
¶ “Uber Says It Is Adding 10,000 Electric Cars To Its Fleet In Australia” • Uber Australia is making good on its commitment to be totally carbon emissions-free by 2040. It announced this week it is importing 10,000 electric cars from BYD and will make them available to its Uber and Uber Eats drivers on attractive terms. [CleanTechnica]
Uber (Uber image)
¶ “The City Of Impact Lays A Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle Plan For Green Hydrogen” • The 10th annual Ocean Energy Europe Conference is going on at The Hague. Wave and tidal energy are front and center, and that city is interested in putting offshore wind farms to work for multiple uses, including floating solar, aquaculture, and green hydrogen. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Oil Majors Double Down On Fossil Fuels While Climate Scientists Go To Prison” • Something is seriously out of whack when ExxonMobil and Chevron double down on their plans to extract every bit of fossil fuels on Earth while climate scientists go to jail for telling the truth about the link between burning fossil fuels and global warming. [CleanTechnica]
Scientists in rebellion (Courtesy of Scientist Rebellion)
¶ “Revived SEC Targets 4.5 GW Of Renewable Generation And Storage” • The State Electricity Commission was resurrected with the Victorian government unveiling a 12-year strategy to include supporting 4.5 GW of clean energy development, funding for domestic electrification, and developing long-duration energy storage projects. [pv magazine Australia]
¶ “First High-Speed Train Arrives In Southern Hemisphere – Bandung Confluence” • The first high-speed train south of the equator connects two of Indonesia’s largest cities, which are on the island of Java. One is the national capital, Jakarta, with 11.25 million residents. The other isthe fourth largest city, Bandung, with 2.67 million. [CleanTechnica]
KCIC high-speed train (KCIC press image)
US:
¶ “Berkeley Lab Launches The Power Reliability Event Simulator Tool” • To address the issue of power outages, Berkeley Lab has developed the Power Reliability Event Simulator TOol (PRESTO) an easy-to-use, publicly available model to be used to simulate the occurrence of short power interruptions in any county in the continental US. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Heat Pump Water Heater Sales In 2022 Signal A Decisive Shift In Water Heating Trends” • Energy-efficient water heating took significant strides in 2022. Sales of heat pump water heaters grew 26% last year, while sales of gas water heaters declined by 17%, underlining a clear shift in the US toward more efficient, electric-powered water heating systems. [CleanTechnica]
Heat pump water heater (NIST, public domain)
¶ “Energy Plan Bills Advance To Full Michigan Senate” • Bills to set a 100% clean energy standard for Michigan by 2040 advanced out of committee. They are part of Democrats’ broader plan to support renewable energy. Senator Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) says the bills would move Michigan away from dependance on fossil fuels. [Michigan Radio]
¶ “EDPR Unveils Arizona Solar-Storage” • EDPR NA Distributed Generation unveiled plans for a solar-storage project in Arizona for Mohave Electric Cooperative. The 23.27-MW (dc) ground-mount solar array and a 15-MW, 60-MWh energy storage system for Mohave Electric Cooperative will help it provide renewable power and mitigate peak energy use. [reNews]
Arizona parking lot (Michael Nothum, US DOE)
¶ “New Hampshire Delegation Welcomes Nearly $500,000 To Expand Energy Efficiency In Rural Communities” • Nearly $500,000 in funding were allocated in New Hampshire through the Rural Energy for America Program Technical Assistance as part of nearly $2 billion in funding provided for REAP through the Inflation Reduction Act. [Senator Jeanne Shaheen]
¶ “Kansas Corporation Commission Sides With Big Utilities” • The Kansas Corporation Commission issued an order approving a settlement changing rules for customers of Evergy, a monopoly electric utility that provides energy to 1.7 million Missouri and Kansas customers. Vote Solar and the Sierra Club believe KCC lacks authority to make the order. [Earthjustice]
Have a powerfully expressive day.
geoharvey 
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