World:
¶ “Leaders Of Over 30 Countries Meet In A Brussels Summit To Promote Nuclear Energy” • In the shadow of a giant monument glorifying nuclear power, over 30 nations from around the world pledged to use the controversial energy source to help achieve a climate-neutral globe while providing countries with an added sense of strategic security. [ABC News]
Atomium, Brussels (Fisnik Murtezi, Unsplash)
¶ “Further Rise In Food Prices Possible If Global Temperatures Continue To Rise” • Rising global temperatures could strain the agriculture industry, and worldwide inflation will likely cause food prices to increase more, a study says. Changes in average monthly temperatures have the strongest and most consistent correlation to productivity and inflation. [ABC News]
¶ “WMO: The Earth Continues To Warm As Nations Ignore Climate Science” • Scientists and officeholders are gathering in Copenhagen to discuss how to meet nationally set contributions they agreed to at the 2015 Paris climate accords. The nations have been unable to reduce emissions as they strengthen their embrace of fossil fuels. [CleanTechnica]
Sea surface temperature anomaly, August 2023
(Copernicus Climate Change Service and ECMWF)
¶ “CSIRO – Science Fights Back in Small Nuclear vs Renewables Row!” • CSIRO has defended itself against attacks by Australia’s conservative politicians and the Rupert Murdock media. The fossil fuel set are reacting to the latest CSIRO GenCost report, which reaffirms yet again that renewables are the cheapest form of electricity generation. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “PepsiCo Expands Investment In Vietnam With $400 Million For Renewably Powered Plants” • US food and drink maker PepsiCo Inc will invest an additional $400 million in Vietnam to build two plants powered by renewable energy in the country. The announcement came as delegations of more than 60 US enterprises visited Vietnam. [Hindustan Times]
Vietnam (Catherine McCormack, Unsplash)
¶ “Zero Petroleum Eyes Renewables-Rich South Australia For Green Fuels Plant” • British synthetic fuels developer Zero Petroleum has signed an agreement with the South Australian government. Zero plans to build a synthetic fuel plant in the state with production to begin as early as 2026. Zero Petroleum was founded in 2020. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “Atlas Inks Agreement For 200-MW Chilean Battery” • Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement for a battery energy storage system it is developing with the Chilean company COPEC. The battery system will be installed next to Atlas’ Sol del Desierto solar plant, in the commune of Maria Elena in the Antofagasta region. [reNews]
Battery system (Atlas Renewable Energy image)
¶ “Nuclear Power Plant Impacted By Russian Missiles” • The Ukrainian atomic-energy operator Energoatom said that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant “is on the verge of blackout” after Russia launched what has been described by Ukraine’s Energy Minister as one of the war’s largest-scale attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector. [Newsweek]
US:
¶ “FERC Affirms Decision To Hold Utilities Accountable For Interconnection Delays” • FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, affirmed its determination on key provisions in Order No 2023, its landmark interconnection ruling. FERC can penalize utilities and transmission owners that fail to respond to interconnection requests in good time. [CleanTechnica]
Transmission lines and Mt Hood (Eric Muhr, Unsplash)
¶ “Toxic Chemical Releases Have Declined 21% In Ten Years In USA” • The US EPA released its 2022 Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis. It shows that environmental releases of the inventory’s chemicals from facilities covered by the program were 21% lower in 2022 compared to 2013. This includes a 26% decrease in air releases. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Texas Scores Another Clean Tech Point, Flow Battery Edition” • Texas may protect its fossil fuel interests, but it is also the go-to place for clean energy innovators to do the work of killing off coal, oil, and gas. The latest example is a manufacturing venture that will produce a unique formula, aimed at cutting the cost of flow battery technology. [CleanTechnica]
Flow battery chemistry (Quino Energy screenshot via YouTube)
¶ “Ameren Missouri’s Solar Power Surge: Advancing Renewable Energy Goals With 400-MW Solar Project Approval” • Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, was approved to develop or acquire roughly 400 MW of solar energy. The first of these solar projects is slated to start operations in 2025, followed by two more in 2026. [SolarQuarter]
¶ “Doral Renewables Secures $114 Million For An Ohio Solar Project” • Doral Renewables announced it has secured financing for the Great Bend Solar project, a 48-MW facility to be built in Meigs County, Ohio. The solar project marks Doral’s first in the state. HBSC provided $36 million is for construction as part of a $114 million package. [pv magazine USA]
Solar array (Chelsea, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “US Must Speed Permits To Spur Renewable Energy Growth, Execs Say” • The US government needs to streamline permitting for renewable energy projects, including development of power transmission infrastructure and grid connectivity, to support needed growth, according to business executives speaking at a conference in Houston. [MSN]
¶ “‘Transformational’ Kentucky Renewable Energy Project On Old Mine Receives $81 Million” • The US DOE awarded $81 million to develop a renewable-energy project in Kentucky. It is projected to create about 1,500 jobs for construction. The money will help develop a pumped-storage hydro facility on a former surface coal mine site. [Yahoo News Canada]
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