Opinion:
¶ “What’s Going On With Aptera And The Emirates?” • Jennifer Sensiba: It’s no secret that Aptera has been seeking funding for production for years. Sadly, the company is not very open about what is going on with it. We can hope that Aptera finally found the investor or investors it was looking for. I want to see it do well, but we don’t know. [CleanTechnica]
Aptera (Aptera image)
¶ “Wind & Solar, But What Else? – India Edition Transcript” • Michael Barnard: Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With … recordings and AI transcription tools, it’s relatively easy to share both the transcript, and also the slides. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “200 More Electric Buses For Kenya” • From 2018 to 2022, 6,370 buses were sold in Kenya. Roam, a Kenyan firm, has joined forces with the leading public transport operator County Bus Service, to introduce ten electric buses by the close of 2024, with the ambition of having 200 electric buses operational in Kenya by the end of 2026. [CleanTechnica]
Roam bus (Roam image)
¶ “Green Genius To Switch Lithuanian Portfolio To Biomethane” • Green Genius is upgrading its biogas portfolio in Lithuania, the largest Baltic biogas portfolio, to biomethane production. The developer will invest €35 million. Swedbank Lithuania will partly finance the project, with the country’s Environment Ministry providing €8.5 million. [reNews]
¶ “Offshore Wind Energy Tender To Power Denmark’s Entire Electricity Demand” • Denmark has launched a major tender for offshore wind energy that could provide all of the country’s electricity. Denmark announced an offshore wind tender that could award up to 10 GW – more than enough for the nation’s entire population. [Innovation News Network]
Ørsted wind turbine (Ørsted image)
¶ “UK Solar Power Capacity Rises In March” • As of the end of March 2024, the UK boasts a total solar capacity of 15.8 GW in 1,483,386 installations, marking a 5.6% increase (837 MW) since March 2023. There were 14,734 installations in March, adding 63 MW of capacity, the highest figure for the year thus far, but lower than early 2023 levels. [Energy Live News]
¶ “Neoen To Build 341-MW Oz Battery” • Neoen was awarded a 300-MW, four-hour capacity services contract by the Australian Energy Market Operator in a competitive tender initiated by the Western Australian Coordinator of Energy. The service will be delivered by Stage 2 of Collie Battery sized at 341 MW and 1363 MWh, with 348 Tesla Megapack 2 XL units. [reNews]
Battery construction (Neoen image)
¶ “Bosnia’s Solar Agroland To Build 370-kW Solar Power Plant” • The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Sarajevo Canton said it has signed a concession agreement with local company Solar Agroland 2 for the construction of a 370-kW solar power plant in the Ilijas municipality. The concession is granted for an initial period of 30 years. [SeeNews]
¶ “Rolls-Royce Pulls Plug On UK Nuclear Factory Plans” • Rolls-Royce reportedly revised its plans to construct nuclear factories in the UK, citing delays in a government design competition for its small modular reactor program. After initially proposing two factories, the company has decided to forgo building a pressure vessel manufacturing facility. [Energy Live News]
Rolls-Royce SMR (Rolls-Royce image)
US:
¶ “NREL Keeps Getting Greener” • Three National Renewable Energy Laboratory labs won “green” certifications by My Green Lab late last year, after extensive evaluation of their procedures, equipment, operations, and waste. My Green Lab Certification is recognized by the UN Race to Zero campaign as the benchmark for sustainable research operations. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Is Your Bank Financing Fossil Fuel Companies? This App Lets You Find Out” • We Don’t Have Time is an organization whose mission is to wake us all from our reverie in which we assume that someone, somewhere will find a solution for global warming and save us from having to do much of anything to avoid a sixth extinction event. [CleanTechnica]
Simple explanation (Image by We Don’t Have Time)
¶ “Harris County’s Leap Towards Solar Power Propeled Through Significant Federal Grant” • Harris County has taken a major step in promoting sustainable energy by securing a large part of a $7 billion federal project. This project focuses on expanding solar power availability throughout Texas, with special attention to low income families. [Microgrid Media]
¶ “Colorado Lawmakers Scale Back Legislation To Limit Local Control Over Renewable Energy Projects” • An early version of the legislation obtained by CPR News in February suggested Colorado lawmakers might limit local control over renewable energy projects. After months of behind-the-scenes debates, the final proposal is far less strict. [The Journal]
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