World:
¶ “Study Calculates Climate Change’s Economic Bite Will Hit About $38 Trillion A Year By 2049” • Climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that’s not warming, with the poorest areas and those least responsible for heating the atmosphere taking the biggest monetary hit, a study said. [ABC News]
People of a poor area (Joshua Watson, Unsplash)
¶ “The Sun Shines In South America: Colombia And Brazil Give Large Boost To Solar Deployment” • Just as with EV adoption, solar deployment varies a lot in South America. Some countries have just started deploying it, while others have made it central to their systems for nearly a decade. Most are advancing rapidly towards its massive deployment. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Nissan Teases All Solid-State EV Battery For Itself, Renault, And Mitsubishi Motors” • Nissan hasn’t saying what goes into the solid state battery it is developing, but did give some details. It listed a reduction in charging time “to one-third,” while bringing the cost of battery packs down to $75.00/kWh by 2028, with the ultimate goal of $65.00. [CleanTechnica]
Nissan Formula E racer for 2028 (Nissan image)
¶ “Renewable Energy’s Share In Rwanda Reaches 52%” • Rwanda has made notable progress in providing electricity to its people with 76% of them having access to it. The country is increasingly relying on renewable energy sources for power generation. The installed capacity for renewables has reached 52%, the Minister of Infrastructure announced. [The New Times]
¶ “Fred Olsen Renewables Files Plans For Scottish Hybrid” • Fred Olsen Renewables submitted proposals for a 100-MW hybrid renewable energy project to the Scottish Government. Lees Hill Renewable Energy Park would consist of wind, solar, and battery storage in the Scottish Borders. The developer offered over £7 million in community benefit funding. [reNews]
Renewable energy hybrid (Fred Olsen Renewables image)
¶ “Southern Railway Seeks Bids For 1.2 MW Of Rooftop Solar In Chennai” • The Southern Railway announced an invitation for bids regarding the installation of 1.2 MW rooftop solar projects at locations in Perambur, Chennai, under the renewable energy service company model. The project is part of Indian Railways’ renewable energy strategy. [Construction World]
¶ “European Energy Turns Sod On Swedish Solar” • European Energy started construction of a solar farm project in Sweden, which will form part of a hybrid renewable energy park. The hybrid park will have an existing wind farm supplemented by a solar farm. The hybrid plant will be able to produce 163 GWh of green electricity per year. [reNews]
Hybrid energy park (European Energy image)
¶ “Zelenskyy Says Russia Destroyed Almost All Thermal Power Generation In Ukraine, Attacks On Its Nuclear Power Plants Possible” • Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy officially confirmed that the the Russian Federation destroyed almost all of Ukraine’s thermal energy. Still, it will not stop there and may strike at the nuclear power plant. [Online.ua]
¶ “Indigenous Peoples ‘Seek Energy Transition Rights’” • In a published statement, 87 indigenous peoples’ representatives from 35 countries in all regions set out demands for respect for indigenous peoples’ rights, social equity, inclusivity, cultural integrity, full and effective participation, and shared prosperity in the shift to renewable energy. [reNews]
Wind farm (Vestas image)
US:
¶ “Biden Administration To End Sanctions Waiver On Oil from Venezuela” • Since Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro clearly does not intend to hold free and fair elections, the US Treasury Department announced it will let temporary licenses to import oil and gas from the country expire. Maduro made a bargain, but he did not uphold it. [ABC News]
¶ “Alaska’s Wind, Wave, Tidal Resources Could Help State Meet Future Energy Needs” • A 131-page report by 11 researchers in eight different areas, recommends the Alaska office of BOEM assess the potential for ocean energy. Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf holds the potential to generate 3,800 GW of electricity from wind, wave, and tidal resources. [NREL]
Possible site for ocean energy (Levi Kilcher, NREL)
¶ “US DOE Releases First Roadmap to Accelerate Connecting More Clean Energy Projects to the Nation’s Electric Grid” • The US DOE released a new roadmap outlining solutions to speed up the interconnection of clean energy onto the US transmission grid and clear the existing backlog of solar, wind, and battery projects seeking to be built. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ford Lowers F-150 Lightning Flash To Below $70,000, Reveals Other 2024 Changes” • Ford announced that orders are open for 2024 F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks. Normally, there’s not much news when an automaker has a new model year, but Ford has impressively low prices for the F-150 Lightning Flash, a tech-focused variant. [CleanTechnica]
Ford F-150 Lightning Flash (Ford iamge)
¶ “US DOE Releases New Report Outlining Solutions to Meet Growing Electricity Demand” • The US DOE outlined a wide array of solutions to address increased electricity demand while reducing emissions. The Future of Resource Adequacy report affirms that clean technology solutions can provide ample, reliable and secure power. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Federal Judge Denies A Request By Two Arizona Tribes To Block Work On SunZia Power Line” • A federal judge denied two Arizona tribes’ request for an injunction to halt construction on the SunZia power transmission line through the San Pedro River Valley. SunZia is to carry renewable energy from New Mexico, through Arizona, to California. [The Arizona Republic]
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