Opinion:
¶ “Schumer’s Embrace Of New Nuclear Power Is A Dangerous Betrayal Of Clean, Safe Renewable Energy” • A senate vote on a bad nuclear bill is coming. Wenonah Hauter said, “Every dollar wasted on unproven, enormously expensive nuclear energy schemes is a dollar not invested in truly clean, safe and efficient wind and solar power.” [Food & Water Watch]
Chuck Schumer (Office of Charles Schumer)
Science and Technology:
¶ “Building Energy Around Changing Climate” • Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed free data sets to estimate how much energy any building in the contiguous US will use in 2100. These data sets give planners a way to anticipate future energy needs as the climate changes. One month old, the system is already in use. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Ice-Cold Long Duration Energy Storage System Ready For Takeoff” • Long duration energy storage systems are the key to unlocking more global wind and solar power. The “long” in long duration is the catch, and investors have been reluctant to take a chance on breakthrough technologies. Highview Power has a solution for that. [CleanTechnica]
To reduce curtailing wind farms (Highview Power)
¶ “NIO Power Swap Station 4.0 Now Operational” • The first batch of NIO Power Swap Station 4.0 is live. This generation supports automated battery swap for various brands and models. NIO, ONVO, and all battery swap partners can access the new stations for battery swapping that is more convenient than gas refueling. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Surging Renewables Push French Energy Prices Negative, Shutting Down Nuclear Plants” • French energy prices recently plunged into negative territory, reaching a four-year low of -€5.76/MWh in an Epex Spot auction, according to Bloomberg. The surplus in renewable power led to some French nuclear plants going offline. [The UBJ]
Offshore wind farm (Rolf Otzipka for EnBW, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Offshore Windfarm Zone Off Illawarra Coast Given Green Light In Bid To ‘Power Australia’s Clean Energy Future’” • The Australian federal government gave a green light to an offshore windfarm zone south of Sydney. The country’s fourth such zone, it will have the potential to generate 2.9 GW, or enough power for 1.8 million homes. [The Guardian]
¶ “Countries With The Most Wind Energy Capacity” • Saturday, June 15, is Global Wind Day, a day to celebrate windpower. In 1997 to 2018 windpower capacity increased from 7.5 GW to 733 GW worldwide, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency, an international organization dedicated to promoting renewable energy. [US News & World Report]
Westmill Wind Farm (Vieve Forward, CC-BY-SA 2.0, cropped)
¶ “RMI And GEAPP Reveal 10-Year Roadmap To Over 20 GW Of Renewable Energy Market Opportunity In Nigeria” • RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet unveiled a roadmap showing a market opportunity in Nigeria of over 20 GW of utility-enabled distributed energy over the next 10 years. [RMI]
US:
¶ “Extra Moisture On West Coast Allowing Climate-Sensitive Joshua Trees To Recover: Experts” • Populations of the iconic Joshua tree may be showing signs of recovery after several rounds of atmospheric rivers drenched the West – including deserts in California and Colorado – with record amounts of rain over the past year and a half. [ABC News]
Joshua trees (William Foley, Unsplash)
¶ “Powering 10,000 Homes: Ameresco Celebrates Commercial Solar Operations At Pearl Harbor-Hickam” • Ameresco, Inc announced the commercial operations for Kūpono Solar. The solar and battery storage facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam West Loch Annex, is now operational and supporting Hawaiian Electric’s grid on O‘ahu. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Behind-The-Meter Generation And Storage Offer An Efficient Route To Bus Electrification In New York” • Although adoption of electric buses is increasing, they made up only 2% of the transit bus fleet of the US in 2021. Now the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority is aiming to make all 5,800 of its buses zero-emission by 2040. [CleanTechnica]
Charging in New York (Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
¶ “AlphaStruxure And Montgomery County Break Ground On Renewable Energy-Powered Transit Depot” • AlphaStruxure and Montgomery County, Maryland. broke ground on an integrated microgrid infrastructure project featuring electric bus charging and on-site green hydrogen production powered by solar and a battery storage system. [Solar Industry]
¶ “Big Oil And Big Corn Sue EPA Over Exhaust Emissions Rule” • Big Oil has banded together with Big Corn and the nation’s auto dealers to sue the EPA because it has enacted stricter emissions standards designed to keep Americans from breathing the crud that spews forth from the tailpipes of cars powered by infernal combustion engines. [CleanTechnica]
Thank you, Big Oil (Fossil Free Media)
¶ “Solar PVs Could Make Cattle Grazing Lands More Profitable” • West Virginia University researchers are shining a light on the benefits of solar panels on small cattle farms with the support of $1.6 million from the US DOE. Prof Matt Wilson said panels can generate solar energy on grazing lands and also establish more sustainable cattle-raising practices. [Feed Strategy]
¶ “Californians Warned Of $12 Billion Nuclear Bill” • PG&E, the California-based utility company, is looking to spend nearly $12 billion to extend the life of its Diablo Canyon Power Plant until 2030, according to environmental group the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility. The claim is supported by the Environmental Working Group. [MSN]
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