Opinion:
¶ “Electrolyzing Carbon Dioxide Out Of Sea Water Has Multiple Red Flags” • Recent news was that Germany’s vice chancellor, Robert Habeck, publicly backed a significant carbon capture and sequestration plan as actual decarbonization of the economy is not on track for targets. One assumes no one has bothered to tell him about Satartia, Mississippi. [CleanTechnica]
Protest (Matt Hrkac, CC-BY-SA 2.0, cropped)
World:
¶ “Why The Warming Effects Of This El Niño Event Will Linger For Several Months” • Several regions around the planet are expected to experience record-breaking average surface air temperatures through the summer as a result of the heating influence of the current El Niño pattern, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. [ABC News]
¶ “As Congo Seeks To Expand Drilling, Some Communities Worry Pollution Will Worsen” • Congo, a mineral-rich nation in central Africa, is thought to have significant oil reserves. Drilling has been confined to a small area on the Atlantic Ocean and offshore, but the government is seeking to auction off thirty oil and gas blocks in the country. [ABC News]
Countryside in Congo (Jay Monty, Unsplash)
¶ “UK’s Path To Net Zero: Battery Storage Central To Renewable Energy Success, Says Commissioner Winser” • Nick Winser, the UK’s electricity networks commissioner, recently highlighted the pivotal role of battery storage for reaching the net zero targets. Winser underscores the need to complement wind and solar power with storage systems. [BNN Breaking]
¶ “Glasgow Dock Expects Record Year For Turbines” • Peel Ports Clydeport expects to see a record year for handling wind turbine components at its King George V Dock site in Glasgow as it keeps up support the renewable energy sector. The UK’s second largest port operator will process over 1000 components, weighing over 60,000 tonnes, in 2024. [reNews]
Wind turbine blades (Peel Ports Clydeport)
¶ “Solar Capture 56% of India’s Renewable Energy Generation In January 2024” • In January 2024, India achieved a milestone in its renewable energy journey, with solar power accounting for an impressive 56.08% of the nation’s total renewable energy output. This achievement highlights India’s steadfast commitment to sustainable energy. [SolarQuarter]
¶ “Statkraft Plans $6 Billion Hydro And Wind Investment In Norway” • Statkraft aims to invest kr44 billion to kr67 billion ($6.3 billion) in hydro and wind power. The company released its annual report for 2023, when Statkraft saw its net operating revenues fall kr65.3 billion ($6.1 billion) compared to 75.3 bn kroner the year before. [reNews]
Wind farm (Statkraft image)
US:
¶ “A New $900 Million Investment Catapults Michigan Into Solar Industry Spotlight” • In Michigan, the solar industry has been somewhat middling until now. But a $900 million investment from Corning just shook things up. Michigan’s state officials were happy to credit the win to their talent pool, which seems to have tipped the balance. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The State of Arizona And The US Forest Service Fight Battles For Clean Water” • The technologies, the science, and the public policy behind clean water is a pretty big deal. But it’s a big deal that most people don’t know that much about. This can lead us to take it for granted. Here are two stories about fights over water in the western US. [CleanTechnica]
Seedling sheltered by a burned tree (Erika Reiter, USFS)
¶ “Deadly Wildfire Grows Into Largest In Texas History” • Several large wildfires are still tearing through northern Texas, including one that has grown into the largest blaze in the state’s history. The Smokehouse Creek Fire that ignited in Hutchinson County is just 3% contained, and it has covered an area larger than the size of Rhode Island. [ABC News]
¶ “New Virtual Training and How-To Resources Help Leaders Advance Renewable Energy Development” • NREL, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is colaborating with RMI to provide a virtual training to support development of renewable energy projects and created a how-to guide on battery energy storage systems. [CleanTechnica]
Caribbean fellows with RMI (Photo from RMI)
¶ “Climate Change Could Unearth, Disturb Nuclear Waste Buried By The US In The Cold War Era, Officials Say” • Noxious waste buried at former nuclear weapons test sites could be unearthed by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change continue at the current rate, says a report by the US Government Accountability Office . [ABC News]
¶ “Texas Adds Two More Utility-Scale Solar Power Projects” • In Texas, two large solar power installations came online. Clearway Energy Group said it completed the 452-MW Texas Solar Nova complex in Kent County. The Fence Post installation, in Navarro County, includes a 297-MW solar photovoltaic project paired with 86-MW of storage. [Yahoo Finance]
Solar power (Sungrow EMEA, Unsplash)
¶ “Washington DC’s cherry blossom season announced” • The National Park Service and organizers of the National Cherry Blossom Festival said March 23-26 are the projected peak bloom dates for the District of Columbia’s Tidal Basin cherry blossoms. Peak bloom is occurring earlier each year. The average date has historically been April 4, the EPA said. [ABC News]
¶ “A Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipment Arrived In Idaho. Here’s Why It’s A Big Deal” • Idaho National Laboratory just got a shipment that took over a decade to deliver. After years of negotiations with the state, and dozens of deliverables by the US government to manage the lab’s radioactive legacy waste, INL finally has access to 25 experimental fuel rods. [DOE]
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