Opinion:
¶ “Dutton Confirms Nuclear Push And Climate Denial Go Hand In Hand: The Pretence Has Gone” • Let there now be no doubt or confusion: Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton confirmed that his Coalition’s push for nuclear energy is firmly linked with his party’s rigid denial of climate science. The pretence that it is anything else is now gone. [RenewEconomy]
Nuclear plant (Jametlene Reskp, Unsplash)
Science and Technology:
¶ “Nuclear Tech Like Bill Gates’ Terra Power Can Be ‘Easily Weaponized’” • An analysis conducted by scientists in the US has found that contrary to popular belief, high-assay low-enriched uranium, touted as the fuel for the next generation of small nuclear reactors, can be easily weaponized. The scientists used material in the public domain for the study. [MSN]
World:
¶ “Diesel Prices Jump 56% As Malaysia Revamps Decades-Old Fuel Subsidies” • Diesel price in Malaysia jumped by more than 50% on Monday as part of a revamp of decades-old fuel subsidies to tighten government spending and save billions of ringgits annually. The restructuring eliminates blanket energy subsidies and redirects them to the needy. [ABC News]
Smog over Kuala Lumpur (Meriç Dağlı, Unsplash)
¶ “As The Need For Copper Rises, Cable Manufacturers Recycle More” • In an industrial suburb of Montreal, a mill owned by Nexans, a cable-making company, has made copper rod from ore for nearly a century. Now it makes an increasing amount of it from used copper, with the rods containing some 14% recycled metal. It hopes to get to 20%. [ABC News]
¶ “EVs Take 24.1% Share In France – Popular BEVs Hit By Stop In Incentives” • May’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 24.1% share in France, roughly flat from 24.3% year-on-year. The battery EV share was up, while the plugin hybrid share fell. Overall auto sales volume was 141,298, down by 3% YOY. The Peugeot e-208 has a strong lead among battery EVs. [CleanTechnica]
Peugeot e-208 (Miloslav Rejha, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “Elli Enters the Industrial Energy Storage Business” • The Volkswagen Group is entering a new business segment with the Elli charging and energy brand, to develop, build, and operate large storage systems together with partners along the value chain. Elli’s storage systems will supply customers and be for arbitrage transactions. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Wind Farms Have Generated More Than A Third Of Ireland’s Electricity So Far This Year” • Wind farms generated 35% of Ireland’s electricity in the first five months of this year. The May Wind Energy Report from Wind Energy Ireland has highlighted how renewable energy had powered thousands of Irish homes and businesses. [The Irish Independent]
Wind turbines in Ireland (RTG, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “Gulf And AIS To Build Solar-Power Stations For Mountain Villages” • Thai energy company Gulf Energy Development announced on Friday it has launched an initiative with local telco AIS and the Highland Research and Development Institute to build up solar-powered infrastructure in Thailand’s remote mountainous regions. [Developing Telecoms]
¶ “Swiss Approve Law Boosting Renewable Energy Generation” • Switzerland approved a law aimed at accelerating development of renewable energies, as part of the country’s bid to attain carbon neutrality by 2050. Official results showed that just under 69% of Swiss voters backed the law on “a secure electricity supply based on renewable energies.” [MSN]
Solar power in Switzerland (Dominique.bugmann, CC-BY-SA 3.0)
US:
¶ “Base Power Will Install A Residential Storage Battery For $2,000. What’s The Catch?” • Base Power sells batteries cheaply so it can create a vast network of batteries that it can tap into. Its software monitors the fluctuations in energy prices so it can fill up the batteries when energy is cheap and draw from them when it’s expensive. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Agrivoltaics Hitches A Ride On The Community Solar Train” • The SunSmart Ames Community Solar Project in Ames, Iowa, is a good example of a community solar project that incorporates agrivoltaics for additional benefits. SunSmart was commissioned in 2020. Since that time, it has started to employ fifty sheep to keep the grass down. [CleanTechnica]
Agrivoltaics in Hawaii (Merrill Smith, US DOE, public domain)
¶ “State Senator Pitches Bill That Would Expand Access To Solar Power” • In Pennsylvania, state Senator Dan Laughlin (R-49) has reintroduced legislation that would expand access to solar power through a local voluntary program while ensuring adequate ratepayer protection. Senate Bill 1227 would create the PA Local Solar program. [PennWatch]
¶ “Engineers Deploy Off-Grid Solar Tracking Technology To Power EV Charging Station” • A new solar-powered electric vehicle charger installed at Dartmouth College is helping drive us toward a cleaner, healthier future, according to Electrek. This innovative off-grid charging station was designed by Solaflect Energy. [The Cool Down]
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