Opinion:
¶ “A Window Of Opportunity Is Opening For General Motors” • After examining recent developments, Juan Diego Celemín Mojica wrote, “If I’m right, and if GM does not mess up, it may well be one of the winners in this transition and recover lost ground by the latter part of this decade. Let’s look at the factors that prompt me to say this.” [CleanTechnica]
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV 3LT (Courtesy of GM)
Science and Technology:
¶ “Seven Things To Know About Residential Storage Batteries” • Are residential storage batteries a wise choice? The answer is, “It depends.” Canary Media, in cooperation with EnergySage, has put together a guide listing seven questions every homeowner needs to ask before making a decision on whether to add a residential storage battery to their home. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Goodbye Big Oil, Hello Big Solar” • Bloomberg contributor David Fickling has an interesting perspective on energy. He writes that the world’s seven largest solar companies are already supplying more total energy than the seven largest oil and gas companies. That is probably a surprise to most readers, so let’s look into his thinking. [CleanTechnica]
Pumpjack (Jeff W, Unsplash)
¶ “Bolt, TRí, And Watu Partner To Provide Drivers With Electric Three-Wheeler Pilot Program In Tanzania” • It is estimated that 500,000 internal combustion engine 3-wheelers in Tanzania. The good news from Tanzania is that this important sector is being electrified. One of the leaders in this space is TRí. TRí has just unveiled the E2. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Wind And Solar Power Half The Cost Of Coal And Gas, One-Third The Cost Of Nuclear, Says Lazard” • New data out of the US has confirmed that large-scale wind and solar are significantly cheaper sources of electricity generation than coal and gas. They even undercut fossil fuels on price with the addition of energy storage, in some cases. [RenewEconomy]
Willow Springs wind farm in Texas (Ørsted image)
¶ “Analysis-Industry Fears EU Carbon Border Tax Will Penalise British Green Energy” • British wind and solar farms exporting power to continental Europe could face carbon emissions fees from 2026 – even though they don’t produce any emissions – unless the UK and European Union can agree changes around the EU’s carbon border tax. [WKZO]
¶ “Iberdrola Obtains Permit For 274-MW Portuguese Project” • Iberdrola has obtained the final environmental approval from the Portuguese government to build a 274-MW wind farm in the country. The project in Vila Real and Braga will create the largest “hybrid” clean energy scheme in Portugal, with its windpower added to a pumped storage facility. [reNews]
Wind turbine (Iberdrola image)
¶ “Assam Secretariat Goes Green with Solar Power: Achieves A First in India” • In a significant environmental move, the Assam secretariat has been declared India’s first green state government headquarters. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma marked this achievement with the inauguration of a 2.5-MW solar project on the secretariat building. [ETV Bharat]
¶ “Too Much Of A Good Thing? In Spain Green Energy Can Exceed Demand” • Spain’s total wind generation capacity, its prime renewable source in recent years, has doubled since 2008. Solar energy capacity, meanwhile, has increased by a factor of eight over the same period. But there are concerns that there are times when supply exceeds demand. [BBC]
Spanish wind turbines (Roy Luck, CC-BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “RWE Unveils 350-MW Welsh Battery Plan” • RWE has taken the wraps off a 350-MW battery storage system on its land next to Pembroke Power Station in Wales. The proposed development would be on a 5.1 hectare site south of the power station, with 212 battery containers, 106 power conversion systems, and other associated infrastructure. [reNews]
US:
¶ “Potentially Deadly Heat Wave Envelops Most Of The Nation” • More than 55 million people across the nation were under an alert for extreme heat on Sunday and through most of the week ahead as temperatures are forecast to hit triple digits in some parts of the country. An Excessive Heat Watch was issued Sunday for parts of New England. [ABC News]
Heat wave (Lucian, Unsplash)
¶ “Wildfire Near LA Spreads To Over 14,000 Acres, Sparking Evacuations” • The Post Fire, a wildfire in southern California, doubled in size overnight, causing the evacuation of more than 1,000 campers from a park, closing a popular recreation area on Father’s Day and threatening a major freeway in and out of Los Angeles, authorities said. [ABC News]
¶ “Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Projects Continue In Florida” • After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, federal and state agencies came together to form the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council. It is still restoring the Gulf of Mexico to the condition it would have been in if the spill had not happened. [CleanTechnica]
Oyster restoration project (NOAA image)
¶ “Bollinger Motors Announces Sale Of Eighty Bollinger B4 Chassis Cabs To Momentum Groups” • Bollinger Motors, Inc, a manufacturer of commercial EVs, announced that it has reached an agreement to sell eighty all-electric Class 4 commercial trucks to Momentum, a leader in fleet management and EV charging systems. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Fifteen Years Behind China On Nuclear Power: Report” • The US is lagging behind China by up to fifteen years in the development of advanced nuclear power technology, primarily due to Beijing’s advantage due to its state-backed approach to technology and extensive financing, a report from a foundation based in Washington says. [MSN]
Have a beautifully tranquil day.
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