World:
¶ “Adani Building World’s Largest Hybrid Solar And Wind Park In India – 30 GW!” • The hybrid wind and solar project is being built by Adani Green Energy, a division of Adani Group. The solar panels in the Adani hybrid energy park are expected to generate 26 GW of electricity, while the wind turbines will add another 4 GW. [CleanTechnica]
Adani hybrid energy park (Adani Green Energy image)
¶ “Global Heating Will Cost The World Economy $38 Trillion Each Year!” • At the CERAWeek annual celebration of fossil fuels, attendees cheered spectacular future profits. But the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research published a study showing global heating will suck $38 trillion out of the global economy each year by mid-century. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Spiro Brings Its Electric Motorcycle Ecosystem To Nigeria” • Spiro has the largest fleet of electric motorcycles in Africa. Spiro now has over 13,000 electric motorbikes and 40,000 swappable batteries in operation across Benin, Togo, Rwanda, and Kenya. Spiro says, to date, riders have collectively driven almost quarter of a billion kilometers. [CleanTechnica]
Spiro e-bike (Spiro image)
¶ “China Needs To Align Investments With Africa’s Energy Transition Goals: Study” • China should now focus its economic work with Africa towards supporting Africa’s energy access and energy transition objectives, says a study by Boston University’s Global Development Policy Centre and the African Economic Research Consortium. [The Independent Uganda]
¶ “Queensland Looks To Cut Emissions By 75% In A Decade In Rare Show Of Bipartisanship” • Queensland is looking to harness its power as the Sunshine State for something more than the skin cancer capital of the world. Cutting emissions by 75% by 2035 and a renewable energy target of 80% by 2035 have been enshrined in law in a bipartisan vote. [ABC]
Queensland wind farm (Queensland government image)
¶ “Russians Seize Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Amid Warnings Over Spread Of Radioactive Waste” • Russians seized control of the Chernobyl nuclear exclusion zone after an intense fight. An adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office said, “It is impossible to say the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe after a totally pointless attack by the Russians.” [Yahoo News UK]
US:
¶ “Data Centers Fuel AI And Crypto But Could Threaten Climate, Experts Say” • Artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency take a lot of power. At complexes, which typically span 100,000 square feet, the increased energy usage could jeopardize the fight to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change, experts told ABC News. [ABC News]
Data center (imgix, Unsplash)
¶ “Tesla Cuts US Prices For Three Of Its Electric Vehicle Models After A Difficult Week” • Tesla knocked $2,000 off the prices of three of its five models in the US. Prices of the Model Y, Tesla’s most popular model and the top-selling EV in the US, and also of the Models X and S, more expensive models. Cybertruck and Model 3 prices remained unchanged. [ABC News]
¶ “Tesla Model Y Cheaper Than Ever In USA” • A week ago, the Tesla Model Y had a base price below the average selling price of a new car in the US. In fact, taking the US EV tax credit into account, the Model Y was essentially $10,000 cheaper than the average selling price of a new car in the US, which is $47,244. Now the Model Y is even cheaper. [CleanTechnica]
Tesla Model Y
¶ “Google Maps Now Offers EV Charger Locations” • If you drive an EV that’s not a Tesla, then you may have felt the tension that comes with going on a trip and wondering whether your route has a charger on it. But Google Maps seems to be listening, and it is introducing upgrades to offer EV drivers information about where EV chargers are. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “’Uncharted Territory’: El Niño To Flip To La Niña In What Could Be The Hottest Year On Record” • El Niño is likely to give way soon, a NOAA scientist said. For the US, this climatological flip-flop will likely mean a greater risk of major hurricanes in the Atlantic as well as areas of drier-than-usual weather in southern portions of the country. [Live Science]
El Niño temperature anomalies (NOAA, public domain)
¶ “Wind Farms Require Far Less Land Than Previously Believed” • Decision-makers have hesitated to embrace wind farms, partly because of a belief that the wind farms require vast tracts of land. However, a remarkable study conducted by researchers at McGill University reveals that this belief may be based on outdated and inaccurate information. [Earth.com]
¶ “How Texas Unleashed A Geothermal Boom” • With its nation-leading renewables fleet and oil and gas industry, Texas is poised to dominate what boosters hope will be America’s next great energy boom: a push to tap geothermal heat for electricity and industry. Geothermal energy demonstrates a rare ability to unite the state’s warring political camps. [The Hill]
Have a comfortably cheerful day.
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