World:
¶ “City Plans For 10,800 Solar Panels” • Manchester City has submitted a planning application to install over ten thousand solar panels at their Joie Stadium and training hub. The panels would supply the club with up to 4.39 MWh of renewable energy every year, offsetting the annual power required to run the City Football Academy. [BBC]
Stadium with solar panels (Manchester City FC)
¶ “Bengaluru: Water Crisis Shakes India’s Silicon Valley” • The fifteen million people of Bengaluru don’t have enough water. People living in apartment buildings and gated communities say they are being forced to change their routines, especially when temperatures are unusually high. Bengaluru was once known as a cool city with lush gardens. [BBC]
¶ “Flying Electric Boat To Haul Commuters At Site Of Epic Environmental Protest” • The Swedish electric boat company Candela is in production of its 30-passenger P-12 hydrofoil ferry. The zero emission watercraft levitates above the water while in motion. Energy efficiency for fossil-free travel is the main benefit of hydrofoil technology. [CleanTechnica]
Candela P-12 electric boat (Courtesy of Meridian Energy)
¶ “Musk Talks Tesla Semi And Lower Priced Car Production At Grünheide” • According to Handelsblatt, Elon Musk visited the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, to give a talk to the workers and staff. He said it could “make sense” to produce the Tesla Semi at the German factory. He also said high-volume production of the Tesla Semi will happen this year. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Austria Brings In Onshore Wind Reforms” • The Government of Austria introduced market premium regulation for onshore wind. This increases both maximum bid prices for the onshore wind market premium and the tender volumes. The maximum bid was adjusted to the current market situation and increased from 9.28¢ to 9.60¢/kWh. [reNews]
Wind farm (Zbynek Burival, Unsplash)
Australia:
¶ “Queensland’s Renewable Profile Lures Clean Energy Jobs” • Queensland is gaining traction as a clean economy powerhouse. Orrcon Steel announced a major investment to back the state’s renewable energy supply chain. A manufacturing plant opened in Brisbane’s north to supply components for Australia’s pipeline of large solar projects. [Mirage News]
¶ “Renewable Energy Projects ‘Acceleration’ By The Victorian Government Draws The Fury Of Farmers” • Victoria set about speeding up A$90 billion in stalled renewable energy projects. Now rural communities across the state are angry over the government’s plan for accelerating the projects, claiming that community consultation was a “sham.” [ABC]
Transmission towers (Pierre Jarry, Unsplash)
¶ “CSIRO Defends GenCost – And Science – As Coalition And Murdoch Go Nuclear Against Key Institutions” • The head of Australia’s principal scientific research organisation stepped in to defend the CSIRO’s important GenCost report, in the face of unrelenting attacks from nuclear power advocates who are not impressed by science. [RenewEconomy]
US:
¶ “New York City Gets 500-kW Charging Stations” • Gravity Mobility opened up some 500-kW chargers to other companies in New York City. Reuters called them the “fastest EV charger in US.” Though they might not technically be the fastest ever (they may only tie for first place), it’s a big move, and it signals that the kilowatt wars might continue. [CleanTechnica]
EV chargers (Gravity image)
¶ “US Delivers $2 Billion Boost For Rural Renewables” • US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack addressed fears over farmland being lost to solar and wind farms, as he announced $2.2 billion in loan support for rural electric cooperatives. He said, “We’re obviously encouraging use of non-prime farmland for purposes of renewable energy.” [The Energy Mix]
¶ “NYPA Seeks Partners For Renewable Energy Projects To Advance New York’s Climate Goals” • The New York Power Authority launched a Request for Qualifications to identify and pre-qualify companies and investors for crenewable energy and storage system projects, aligning with New York State’s ambitious climate action objectives. [SolarQuarter]
Wind turbines (Anna Jiménez Calaf, Unsplash)
¶ “Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel Goes To Washington” • Vermont’s Waste Policy Committee is discussing legislation and policy proposals in Washington, DC. Lissa Weinmann, the Committee Chair, said the meeting was intended to discuss nuclear energy bills and policy proposals with the state’s Congressional delegates. [WAMC]
¶ “$100 Million Nuclear Reactor Project To Be Tested In East Tennessee” • California-based Kairos Power and Tennessee officials unveiled plans for a low-power demonstration reactor in Oak Ridge. The privately funded nuclear engineering company will invest $100 million and create 55 jobs to deploy the reactor at the East Tennessee Technology Park. [AOL.com]
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