World:
¶ “Ethiopia Shows Us Just How Fast The Transition To Electric Mobility Can Happen In Africa” • Ethiopia had a ten-year target to see 148,000 electric cars and close to 50,000 electric buses on Ethiopia’s roads by 2030. It has made amazing progress. The Ministry of Transport and Logistics said it has 100,000 EVs in just the first two years! [CleanTechnica]
Please click on the image to enlarge it. (Courtesy of AfricaNEV)
¶ “G7 Energy Ministers Achieve Breakthroughs on Unabated Coal Phaseout, Global Energy Storage, and Phasing Out Harmful Non-CO2 Pollutant” • When energy and climate leaders met in Turin on for the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Climate, Energy and the Environment, they reached consensus on a range of energy and climate actions. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Man Who Took On The Coal Industry To Save A Forest And Won” • When Alok Shukla saw the forest called the lungs of Chhattisgarh, he quickly knew two things: First, this forest, home to thousands of tribespeople and rare animals and plants, was a place of rare beauty. And second, he would dedicate his life to protecting it from coal interests. [BBC]
Alok Shukla (Goldman Environmental Prize)
¶ “Progress On World’s First Artificial Energy Island Revealed” • Construction of the world’s first artificial energy island, that will serve as an energy hub for collecting and disturbing energy from offshore windfarms, is underway in the Belgium North Sea. Each concrete caisson weighs about 22,000 tonnes and takes close to three months to build. [Riviera Maritime Media]
¶ “Renewable Energy Averages 95% Share In Portugal In April” • The first four months of 2024 saw “historic” levels of renewable energy generation in Portugal, culminating in an “historic” 94.9% of consumption being met by renewables in April. It is the fourth consecutive month that has seen renewable energy values cover over 80% of demand. [RenewEconomy]
Solar farm in Portugal (muffinn, CC-BY-SA 2.0, cropped)
¶ “Qld Gov Announces $75 Million Hydrogen Expansion For Barcaldine Power Station” • The Barcaldine Power Station is to get a 30-MW hydrogen-ready generator as part of a $75 million upgrade investment from the Queensland Government. The generator would add to the existing 37-MW gas turbine. It could produce zero-emission electricity. [Energy Magazine]
¶ “Solar And Wind Could Replace Diesel At South Pole Station” • Argonne National Laboratory researchers have concluded that renewable energy could partially replace diesel fuel to provide heat and power at the South Pole. They proposed a solar, wind, and energy storage hybrid system that could reduce the use of diesel by 95%. [pv magazine International]
South Pole Station (Jonathan Berry, NSF, public domain)
¶ “French Nuclear Safety Authority Greenlights Commissioning Of Flamanville Power Plant” • After a 12-year construction delay, France’s first ‘EPR’ power plant has been approved for operation by the French nuclear safety authority. The decision will enable project owner EDF to begin loading nuclear fuel into the reactor, to produce 1,600 MW by the end of 2024. [Euractiv]
US:
¶ “First-Ever American-Built Offshore Wind Service Operations Vessel” • America’s offshore wind energy supply chain is marking a milestone, with the launch of the first wind service operations vessel built, owned, and crewed by Americans. It will play a key role in enabling domestic energy production and strengthening America’s energy independence. [CleanTechnica]
The ECO EDISON (Ørsted image)
¶ “BP Casts Covetous Eyes On Tesla Supercharger Assets” • The Tesla Supercharger network is recognized as the gold standard that all other charging companies aspire to match if they can. BP now says it is eager to snap up charging sites across the US, along with the employees who made Tesla’s sites possible and were just fired by Elon Musk. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ribbon Cutting At 85-MW US Array” • SMUD, the utility that provides Sacramento, California with electricity, is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its 85-MW Solano 4 Wind Project in Rio Vista, California. The 19-unit site is a crucial component of the company’s 2030 Zero Carbon Plan to remove all carbon emissions from the utility’s power supply. [reNews]
Have an undeniably superlative day.
geoharvey 
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