Opinion:
¶ “Five Lessons From Portugal’s Six-Day Renewables Streak” • Years of renewables development set Portugal up for stunning success this fall when the country met all of its electricity needs with renewable sources for six days straight. So the grid can run on 100% renewables, but what else needs to happen to go from six days of clean energy to 365? [Canary Media]
Steetcar in Lisbon (Vita Marija Murenaite, Unsplash)
Science and Technology:
¶ “Algae Biofuel Rises From Grave To Haunt Fossil Fuel Stakeholders” • Algae biofuel was a big deal two decades back, when sustainable energy advocates were on the hunt for a next-generation oil crop. Then, it seems, algae biofuel got lost in the clean power sauce. However, it has never really gone away, and now it has come roaring back. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Fears Of Higher Oil Prices After Red Sea Attacks” • Attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea risk pushing up the price of oil and other goods, analysts have warned. Several firms paused shipments through the route after vessels were attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen. In that case, they reroute around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope. [BBC]
Container ship (Diego Fernandez, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “At Least 100 Elephants Die In Drought-Stricken Zimbabwe Park” • At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s largest national park in recent weeks because of drought. Their carcasses are a grisly sign of what wildlife authorities and conservation groups say is the impact of climate change and the El Nino weather phenomenon. [ABC News]
¶ “South Africa’s Shoprite Group Has Doubled The Amount Of Renewable Energy Used For Operations In Just One Year!” • The Shoprite Group is South Africa’s largest retailer by sales, market capitalization, profit, and number of employees and customers. Shoprite is accelerating its solar rollout across its sites in South Africa and other African markets. [CleanTechnica]
Rooftop solar system (Shoprite image)
¶ “Six Energy Companies Unite To Accelerate Offshore Wind Development In Philippines” • Six energy companies have joined forces and formed a Philippine-based offshore wind industry organisation to provide the expertise and technical resources needed to accelerate the development of offshore wind projects in the country. [Offshore Wind Biz]
¶ “Walmart Starts Its Electric Semi Truck Transformation” • Walmart Canada is rolling out three electric semi trucks at a grocery distribution centre in British Columbia. It will use the Freightliner eCascadia electric semis. Each truck will travel about 110,000 km (68,350 miles) each year. Walmart intends to electrify 100% of its fleet. [CleanTechnica]
Walmart electric semi (Courtesy of Walmart)
¶ “Philippines’ SN Aboitiz Power Group Charts Bold Solar Expansion, Aiming For 1,000 MW By 2030” • SN Aboitiz Power Group, a collaboration of Aboitiz Power Corp and Norwegian firm Scatec, is expanding its renewable energy portfolio beyond hydroelectric power. The company aims to increase its solar capacity by 1,000 MW by 2030. [SolarQuarter]
¶ “Global Floating Wind Turbine Market Size Is Estimated To Reach $54,704 million By 2030” • Demand for floating wind turbines is growing. According to Straits Research, “The global floating wind turbine market size was valued at $5,655 million in 2021, projected to reach $54,704 million, and expand at a CAGR of 32.8% during the forecast period.” [Yahoo Finance]
Base of a floating turbine (US DOE, public domain)
¶ “Fewer Than Third Of Swiss Back Nuclear Power” • Fewer than a third of Swiss people favor nuclear power. Enthusiasm for wind turbines is also limited, according to a survey. The Swiss favour solar panels, primarily, and hydroelectric power plants. Large-scale rooftop solar installations are seen as the most important option, with 63% in favour. [SwissInfo]
US:
¶ “Biden-Harris Admin Announces $530 Million for Building Energy Efficiency And Resilience to Cut Consumer Costs” • The US DOE announce up to $530 million in technical assistance competitive grants for the adoption and implementation of the latest energy codes and standards. The program will be funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. [CleanTechnica]
Power lines (Dronebogus, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “Delaware To Negotiate With US Wind Over Benefits For State” • Governor John Carney announced the start of negotiations between Delaware and US Wind on its two planned offshore wind projects, seeking potential agreements for leasing state land, reducing electricity costs, and funding workforce and environmental projects. [State of Delaware News]
¶ “Governor Polis Announces Funding For Agrivoltaics Grants To Help Colorado’s Agriculture Benefit From Solar Tech” • Gov Polis and Colorado Department of Agriculture Commissioner Kate Greenberg awarded $500,000 in grants to seven projects that demonstrate the use and benefits of agrivoltaics, the use of land for both solar energy and agriculture. [Colorado.gov]
Solar array for agrivoltaics (Tobi Kellner, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Meta Signs Deal For 330 MW Of Renewable Energy In Illinois And Arkansas” • Utility-scale solar developer and battery storage company Adapture Renewables, announced that it signed three Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreements with Meta to procure 330 MW of renewable energy from three solar projects being built in Illinois and Arkansas. [ESG Today]
¶ “Physicians Say Pilgrim Nuclear Decommissioning Should Wait For Health Studies” • A statewide physicians’ association, the publisher of the New England Journal of Medicine, says further decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station should be put on hold to wait for research to study the public health consequences. [WCAI]
Have a fundamentally civilized day.
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