Opinion:
¶ “Someday Soon China Might Dominate The Hydrogen Supply Chain Too” • Manufacturers in the EU and the US have been on the warpath over China’s “unfair” competition in aluminium and steel. More recently, the battleground has shifted to solar power, batteries, and EVs, but a new front is emerging: the hydrogen economy. [South China Morning Post]
Electrolyzer and tank (Rh2network, CC-BY-SA 3.0)
Science and Technology:
¶ “Scientists Are Shaking Up Lithium Extraction With A Different Kind Of Chemistry” • Led by the US DOE’s Ames National Lab, scientists at the Critical Materials Innovation Hub came up with a creative solution to increase and diversify the supply of lithium in the US. It is a new process: mechanochemical extraction of lithium at low temperatures. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Russia Renews Attacks On The Ukrainian Energy Sector” • A barrage of missiles were launched by Russia against Ukraine last night, in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure. Ukraine’s air force said that Russia launched 34 missiles against Ukraine overnight, of which 21 were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses. [ABC News]
Fire after missile hit (State Emergency Service, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “43% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China – March 2024 Sales Report” • Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 743,000 sales (in a 1.7-million-unit overall market). That’s up 29% year over year. Battery EVs were up 16%, while plugin hybrid EVs did even better, jumping 62% in March. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “India Needs To Simultaneously Grow Hydrogen Market And Solar Power” • A report highlights India’s potential to lead the fastest-growing market for hydrogen electrolysers, for net-zero emissions, by 2050. In the report, India is projected to undergo the highest growth rate in the expanding market for green H₂ electrolysers in Asia. [The Hans India]
Indian solar plant (Citizenmj, CC-BY-SA 3.0)
¶ “MOIT Seeks Zero-Dong Pricing For Rooftop Solar Power Price” • A workshop held by VietNam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade collected opinions for the draft decree on direct power purchase agreement between electricity generators and clients and a draft decree on the mechanism to encourage rooftop solar power development. [Báo VietNamNet]
¶ “Qatar Seeks To Generate 4 GW Of Renewable Power By 2030” • Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation has launched Qatar National Renewable Energy Strategy, which has a goal to increase renewable power generation to about 4 GW by 2030 to cut its emissions. To do this, QNRES coordinated with 22 key energy actors in the country. [The Peninsula Qatar]
Doha, Qatar (Kazuo ota, Unsplash)
¶ “La Trobe University Commits To 100% Renewable Energy Procurement” • La Trobe University will buy 100% renewable energy as part of its commitment to be Net Zero by 2029. The University entered into a Power Purchasing Agreement with global energy leader Iberdrola so it can buy electricity from a renewable source. [India Education Diary]
US:
¶ “Climate Change Has Disproportionately Impacted These Vulnerable US Communities, Experts Say” • Events in recent years show the disproportionate impacts of climate change on the poorest communities, which emit the least greenhouse gas. Extreme weather events are exacerbated by warming global temperatures. [ABC News]
Repair of a levee break at Pajaro, California (DWR image)
¶ “IN² At 10 Years: How It Started, How It’s Going, What’s Next, And Beyond” • The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²) is managed by a National Renewable Energy Laboratory project, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, and the Wells Fargo Foundation. For its 10th anniversary, IN² is expanding in a major way. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “In 1971, The Nixon Administration Punted On A Revolutionary Climate Study” • The Climate Change Transparency project, a nonprofit research organization based at George Washington University, has launched The National Security Archive. The Archive released a briefing book that focuses on climate change discussions in the Nixon White House. [CleanTechnica]
Richard Nixon (Oliver Atkins, National Archives)
¶ “Environmentalists March To Ameren HQ Seeking Elimination Of Coal As Energy Source” • A group of environmentalists and renewable energy proponents marched through St Louis from Lafayette Park to Ameren Headquarters to call on the energy provider to discontinue using coal as a fuel source and focus on renewables. [KMOV]
¶ “Debate Heats Up Over How To Dispose Of Radioactive Water At Indian Point ” • Experts, government officials, and advocates discussed what do with the radioactive water at the closed Indian Point nuclear power plant, but a lawsuit brought by the company overseeing the facility shows it still plans to dump the waste into the Hudson River. [Gothamist]
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