Opinion:
¶ “Solar Energy’s Vital Role In Climate Change Mitigation” • The current wave of global actions against climate change may not be as urgent as needed, but is a step in the right direction. Going by recent events, it is right to say that the world may be hanging by a thread, as Mother Nature continues to react violently to human’s irresponsible behaviour. [pv magazine India]
Solar panels on a confusing-looking building (Danist Soh, Unsplash)
¶ “Australia’s Renewable Energy Goals Can’t Come At The Cost Of Biodiversity – We Need A Strategy” • Humanity faces two existential crises. We know well the climate crisis, but the second, less appreciated threat to humanity is biodiversity loss. We are only just beginning to appreciate its effects on our economy, agriculture, health, and culture. [The Guardian]
Science and Technology:
¶ “Nanofibers Pulled From Captured Carbon, With A Green Hydrogen Bonus” • In a sustainability twofer, scientists have figured out how to process captured carbon dioxide and water into green hydrogen and carbon nanofibers, which can be used as an additive for cement and other products that can do carbon sequestering for a long term. [CleanTechnica]
Cement (Daniela Paola Alchapar, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Gigantic Solar Farms Might Impact How Much Solar Power Is Generated On The Other Side Of The World” • Solar farms can be made large enough to affect the weather around them and even the climate as a whole. In our new research we looked at the effect such climate-altering solar farms might have on solar power elsewhere. [Sustainability Times]
World:
¶ “BYD Pickup Will Come In Two Flavors – PHEV And BEV” • Before the end of this year, the BYD pickup truck should go on sale in Australia, Asia, and several other countries, though not the US. BYD seems intent on offering electric cars and trucks in just about every market segment, so it is no wonder that it has its eye on the pickup truck space. [CleanTechnica]
BYD pickup (From Car News China via YouTube)
¶ “Porsche Readies Self For Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car…Maybe!” • Rumors of a Porsche hydrogen fuel cell car have begun swirling around the automotive press, following a new scoop from Car Buzz. If it does pan out, Porsche’s new hydrogen fuel cell car will most likely be unaffordable to all but the privileged few, but that’s okay. [CleanTechnica] (That’s okay‽)
¶ “BYD Electric Buses For Mexico City Bus Rapid Transit” • BYD has been selling electric buses around the world for years, and it just delivered another big order in Mexico. The Mexico City Metrobús, a bus rapid transit system that is getting to be nearly 20 years old (having been started in 2005), has taken delivery of twenty electric BYD buses. [CleanTechnica]
BYD electric bus (BYD image)
¶ “Drop In Nuclear Power Production In 2022” • Thirteen EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 609,255 GWh of electricity in 2022, down 16.7% from 2021. This is the lowest level registered since 1990. The decrease is largely due to reactor maintenance in France, the EU’s largest producer of nuclear power. [European Commission]
¶ “Mexico Forecast To Add 10 GW Of Renewable Capacity By 2028” • Despite the current government’s regulatory restrictions, Mexico is expected to add 10 GW of renewable capacity by 2028, positioning it as one of the top four markets in Latin America. Latin America is expected to add over 165 GW in renewable capacity during the period. [BNamericas]
Wind turbine (Enel Green Power)
US:
¶ “NREL Releases The 2023 Standard Scenarios” • NREL, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, just released its 2023 Standard Scenarios, which shows how the US electricity sector might change through 2050. The scenarios can guide power system planning and enable dialogue using a common set of assumptions. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Tesla Removes Model 3 From The Referral Program; Model Y, S And X Still Eligible” • Until yesterday, all four of the Tesla cars in wide production (Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y) were eligible for these referral bonuses. But with the launch of the new “Highland” edition of the Model 3, the Model 3 is no longer part of the referral program. [CleanTechnica]
Tesla Model 3 (Tesla image)
¶ “Dearborn To Shift All City Buildings To 100% Renewable Energy Sources By 2026” • Dearborn, Michigan, is switching all of its city buildings to 100% renewable energy sources by the year 2026 through DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower program. The city hopes this will not only help the environment but save taxpayer dollars as well. [WXYZ]
¶ “Pennsylvania Can Power All Homes In A City The Size Of Pittsburgh With In-State Solar” • The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced that the Commonwealth’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards program has surpassed 1 GW or 1,000 MW of solar energy. [Farm and Dairy]
Farm in Pennsylvania (Daniel Bernard, Unsplash)
¶ “US Federal Grid Spending Boosts Prospects In High Wind, Solar Regions” • The growth of wind and solar activity has been threatened by dwindling grid capacity. To address this, the DOE will provide $1.3 billion to three long-distance transmission lines connecting renewable power generation to load centers in the West and Northeast. [Reuters]
¶ “US Releases Draft Bill To Drive Offshore Wind” • A draft version of a new bill aims to improve permitting, coordination, and cooperation between agencies and with developers and stakeholders, establish a holistic process for offshore wind transmission, and boost support for fisheries and other likely affected stakeholders. [reNews]
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