Science and Technology:
¶ “Drilling Into Magma For Renewable Energy” • Once upon a time, Iceland trailed behind the pack as one of Europe’s most impoverished countries. It had a deprived economy reliant on imported energy sources. Now it’s 100% powered by renewable sources. But it is about to go farther, drilling into magma to get geothermal heat for energy. [CleanTechnica]
Earth burp (ELG21, Pixabay)
¶ “DER: Yet Another Reason Why Renewable Energy Wins” • Distributed energy resources refers to small-scale, local sources of energy, including energy storage. In addition to the potential for cost savings, DER management tools can enable utilities to deploy a grid mix that reduces fossil fuel inputs and maximizes renewable energy. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Surprising New Renewable Power Source Has ‘Negative Carbon Emissions’” • A surprising renewable power source has “negative carbon emissions,” a study found. By harnessing the power of photosynthesis, a team at Concordia University in Wisconsin developed micro photosynthetic power cells that generate electricity from algae. [MSN]
Algae (Nina Rumbines, Unsplash)
¶ “Aerosols May Affect Climate More Than Previously Thought” • In a study, researchers investigated the ways clouds interact with aerosols, tiny particles in the air from various sources, like dust, smoke, or pollution from cars and factories. This process, the aerosol-cloud interaction, has been identified as the forefront of climate science by the IPCC. [Phys.org]
World:
¶ “Liquid Air Energy Storage Plant To Create 700 Jobs” • Work has begun on a £300m energy plant which will store surplus electricity from wind and solar farms in the form of liquid air. The facility at Carrington near Manchester, a Highview Power design, will create more than 700 jobs in the north-west of England, the firm said. [BBC]
Highview Power has plans (Highview Power image)
¶ “EU Threatens To Hike Tariffs On Imports Of Chinese Electric Cars, Escalating Trade Spat ” • The EU moved to hike tariffs on Chinese EVs, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing’s subsidies for the exports that Brussels worries is hurting domestic car makers. Chinese car makers face duties of as much as 38%, up from the current level of 10%. [ABC News]
¶ “Tata Motors Deploys Over 100 Units Of Tata Ace EV To Magenta Mobility” • Magenta Mobility, with a fleet of EVs in India, took delivery of 100 units of the Tata Ace EV from Tata Motors, an Indian commercial vehicle maker, based on an MOU signed in October 2023. Magenta Mobility aims to deploy 10,000 EVs by September 2025. [CleanTechnica]
Tata Ace EV (Tata Motors image)
¶ “Modular Solar Solution Helps Mining Operation Shift To Renewables” • Remote power specialist Zenith Energy completed a 16.9-MW deployment of Australian maker 5B’s prefabricated Maverick solar technology on a waste rock dump at Northern Star Resources’ Jundee gold mining operation in Western Australia. [pv magazine International]
¶ “DTEK, GE Vernova Sign Wind Power MOU” • DTEK Group announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with GE Vernova to work on wind power projects in Ukraine and the EU. They will also explore modernizing Ukraine’s electricity grid to enhance reliability, minimize energy losses, and create a more flexible future-proofed network. [reNews]
Wind farm (DTEK image)
¶ “The Boss Of The ABC Has Criticised Peter’s Dutton Nuclear Power Plan” • ABC’s chairman Kim Williams launched a searing attack on Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plan for Australia. As reported by news website Crikey, the national broadcaster’s boss said the Coalition had announced the policy ‘as a sound bite, with no detail as to emissions targets.’ [MSN]
US:
¶ “US DOE Welcomes New Round Of Innovative Leaders To Peer-Learning Cohorts On Emerging Clean Energy Strategies” • The US DOE announced a new round of leaders from 45 entities that will collaborate on common clean energy opportunities and challenges through the Clean Energy to Communities program’s peer-learning cohorts. [CleanTechnica]
Bean harvest (Werner Slocum, NREL)
¶ “One Home Builder Grows The Entire Heat Pump Water Heater Market By 30%” • Clayton, a leading single-family home builder, decided that nearly all of the 42,000 homes it builds annually will be certified ENERGY STAR and Zero Energy Ready Homes. It will use heat pump water heaters, making the market for them significantly larger. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ørsted Starts Up 518-MW Texas Hybrid” • Ørsted achieved full commercial operation at the Helena Energy Center, a 518-MW combined wind and solar project in Texas. The Helena Energy Center, in Bee County, comprises the 268-MW Helena wind farm and the 250-MW Sparta solar farm. It has secured contracts with multiple corporate off-takers. [reNews]
Wind farm (Ørsted image)
¶ “US DOE SuperTruck 3 Initiative Seeks To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Of Medium And Heavy Truck By 75%” • Building on the success of the US DOE SuperTruck 2’s efficiency gains, the SuperTruck 3 initiative seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of medium and heavy truck by 75% (lifecycle basis) and reduce the total cost of truck ownership. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “This Coal-Heavy Rural Co-Op Utility Is Buying Its First Solar Plants” • Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, one of the largest rural cooperative utilities in the US, rolled out a set of clean energy commitments it says will deliver 50% renewable electricity by the end of 2025, up from 33% in 2023. It is buying two large solar projects. [Canary Media]
Have an ingeniously inspired day.
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