Science and Technology:
¶ “Making Electric Motors More Efficient And Affordable By 3D-Printing Magnets” • Electric motors are responsible for more than half of the world’s electricity consumption, according to the International Energy Agency. A $2.6 million project led by the University of Michigan is researching ways to improve efficiency with 3D-printed magnets. [CleanTechnica]
Rotor with printed magnets (Image from University of Michigan)
World:
¶ “Ban Fossil Fuel Ads To Save Climate, Says UN Chief” • The world’s fossil fuel industries should be banned from advertising to help stop climate change, UN Secretary General António Guterres said. He called coal, oil, and gas corporations the “godfathers of climate chaos” who had distorted the truth and deceived the public for decades. [BBC]
¶ “Climate Officials At World Environment Day Announce Twelve Months Of Record High Temperatures” • New climate warnings have been announced by the World Meteorological Organization. One of them says the planet has experienced its warmest May ever, making it the twelfth month in a row to set such a record, the WMO report says. [ABC News]
Crystal ball on a hot day (Melvin, Unsplash)
¶ “EV Sales Boom In Nepal, Helping To Save On Oil Imports, Alleviate Smog” • Nepal’s abundant hydroelectric power is helping the Himalayan nation cut its oil imports and clean up its air, thanks to a boom in sales of EVs. The country is quickly expanding charging networks and imports of EVs have doubled in each of the past two years. [ABC News]
¶ “Women Leading The Way: Channeling Female Leadership For Sustainable Land Management In Kenya” • Kenya is a nation where land is not only a precious resource but also a cultural heritage. Sustainable land management and conservation are pivotal for preserving Kenya’s natural wealth. Women are at the forefront of these efforts. [CleanTechnica]
Solar array (Photo from Power Africa)
¶ “South Africa Gets A Duck Curve!” • South Africans have been ramping up installations of distributed solar greatly to shield themselves from frequent electricity rationing cycles. Now it seems that they have now installed a significant amount of solar generating capacity, and we are starting to see the early signs of a prominent duck curve. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “India To Spend Up To $385 Billion To Meet Renewable Energy Target, Moody’s Ratings Estimates” • India will have to invest up to $385 billion to meet its target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030, but coal will remain a key source of electricity for the decade, Moody’s Ratings said. India aims to ramp up renewables at 50 GW per year. [Yahoo News Singapore]
Solar and wind (Adani Green Energy Limited)
¶ “Queensland Promises $26 Billion Renewables Splurge In State Budget” • Australia’s largest renewable energy investment, $26 billion, will be unveiled in Queensland’s budget. Premier Steven Miles said his only option was to make the record injection, with almost 100,000 job losses forecast if Queensland wavered from its renewables path. [RenewEconomy]
US:
¶ “Volvo Cars Starts Production of Fully Electric EX90 SUV in Charleston, South Carolina” • Volvo Car Group said, “We are in a celebratory mood this week, as our factory outside Charleston, South Carolina has now started building our new electric flagship SUV, and the first customer deliveries are scheduled for the second half of this year.” [CleanTechnica]
Volvo EX90 SOP (Volvo Car Group)
¶ “Electric Shuttle Buses, Wireless Charging, And Autonomous Service: Next Steps In Support Transport” • The US EPA awarded nearly $900 million in rebates to help over 500 school districts buy about 3,400 clean school buses, 92% of which are electric. But it is not just schools that are switching to electric buses. They are going to airports and cities. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The US Is Putting Enough Solar To Power 70,000 Homes On Old Nuclear Weapons Sites” • The US DOE hopes to repurpose sites previously used in the nuclear weapons program into solar farms. DOE is negotiating leases with two developers for a total of 400 MW of solar farms within the 890-square-mile Idaho National Laboratory site. [Electrek]
Former nuclear site at Idaho National Laboratory (US DOE)
¶ “Virginia Gov Says State Will Abandon California Emissions Standards By End Of Year” • Gov Glenn Youngkin announced that Virginia will abandon California’s stringent rules on vehicle emissions, which aim at reducing carbon pollution, at the end of the year when that state’s current regulations expire, citing an attorney general opinion. [ABC News]
¶ “Airiva Vertical ‘Fence’ Wind Turbine Aims To Make Wind Power More Accessible” • The Airiva is a modular vertical wind turbine set to be available for commercial installations in 2025. Airiva, a US-based company founded in 2022, created the wind fence to help the world reduce fossil fuel dependency and make wind power energy more accessible. [MSN]
Airiva wind energy system (Airiva image)
¶ “US Solar Installations Hit Quarterly Record, Making Up 75% Of New Power Added, Report Says” • Solar accounted for 75% of electricity generation capacity added to the US power grid early this year as installations of panels rose to a quarterly record, according to a report published by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association. [Reuters]
¶ “US May Revive Some Shut Nuclear Plants To Help Meet Emissions Goal, Energy Chief Says” • The US could revive some of its recently retired nuclear power plants to help meet rising demand for zero-emissions electricity, or it could add reactors to existing sites, according to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in an interview. [MSN]
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