Science and Technology:
¶ “Overcoming The Volatility Of Renewable Energy: Researchers Explain Why Green Hydrogen Is ‘The Best’” • A research team at the Energy AI and Computational Science Laboratory in the Korea Institute of Energy Research say green hydrogen is the most effective way to overcome the volatility of a renewable energy grid combining solar and wind power. [MSN]
Wind farm (Anastasia Palagutina, Unsplash)
World:
¶ “Twelve EU Countries Will Fail to Comply With 2030 National Climate Targets” • Without prompt action, twelve EU countries will miss their national climate targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation, according to a study. Seven more countries are at risk of not meeting their goals. Germany and Italy are the two worst performing countries. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “EU And China Holding Talks On Electric Car Tariffs” • China and the EU have agreed to start talks on the planned imposition of tariffs on EVs made in China and imported into the European market, senior officials from both sides said. China gives its EV makers subsidies that let them sell at prices so low that EU car makers are uncompetitive. [CleanTechnica]
BYD Seal (Michael Förtsch, Unsplash)
¶ “Two Thirds Of Renewables Applications In The UK Fail To Get Through Planning Stage” • The Renewables Pipeline Tracker by Cornwall Insight shows that between 2018 and 2023, 63% of the UK’s applications to build renewable projects failed to make it through planning, but were abandoned, refused, withdrawn, or expired. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
¶ “Brookfield Targets $10 Billion Of Renewable Assets Under Management In India In Four Years” • Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management, one of the largest investors in renewable power and climate transition assets, plans to increase its renewable energy assets under management in India to over $10 billion within the next four years. [pv magazine India]
Mountains in India (Aditya Siva, Unsplash)
¶ “Vattenfall Dements Onshore Foundations Deal” • Vattenfall and Cemvision entered an agreement for near-zero emission cement for turbine bases. The new cement could reduce CO₂ emissions by 95% compared to traditional cement and can be used in power distribution and prefabricated concrete elements as well as hardware foundations. [reNews]
Australia:
¶ “Australian Capacity Tender Flooded By 40 GW Of Renewable Energy Projects” • Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen said that over 40 GW of renewable energy projects were registered in the first national Capacity Investment Scheme tender, which aims to increase dispatchable renewable capacity for Australia’s clean energy transition. [pv magazine International]
Wind turbine in Australia (Kshithij Chandrashekar, Unsplash)
¶ “Edify Plans Solar And Storage Complex Near Queensland Coal Plant” • Australian renewables developer Edify Energy plans to take advantage of existing infrastructure to maximise its access to the power grid by siteing a 200-MW solar farm and four-hour battery energy storage system near the Callide coal-fired power station. [pv magazine Australia]
¶ “Nuclear Plan A ‘Big Danger’ To Investment In Renewables” • In Australia, the opposition coalition has pledged to build seven nuclear plants across five states on the sites of coal-fired power stations if it wins the federal election. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said, “The big danger is that Peter Dutton will distract and divert investment.” [The New Daily]
Rooftop solar (Daniele La Rosa Messina, Unsplash)
¶ “Nuclear Lobby Concedes Rooftop Solar Will Have To Make Way For Reactors” • The nuclear lobby in Australia has conceded one aspect of the nuclear power plan that the federal Coalition does not like talking about – that the rooftop solar embraced by households and businesses will have to make way for the reactors planned by the Opposition. [RenewEconomy]
US:
¶ “Bill Nye Says Record-Breaking Extreme Heat ‘A Taste Of The Normal Of The Future’” • After a week of record-breaking heat in the US, science educator Bill Nye told “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz that the extreme weather is “a taste of the new normal.” Heat and floods have been amplified by climate change caused by human activity. [ABC News]
Hot day (Syed Muazzam Ali Taqi, Unsplash)
¶ “Senate In Massachusetts Passes Bill Curtailing Use Of Plastics Including Bags, Straws” • The state Senate in Massachusetts has passed a wide-ranging bill curtailing the use of plastics, including carry-out plastic bags at retailers. A growing number of states are addressing concerns about plastics that harm wildlife, pollute waterways, and clog landfills. [ABC News]
¶ “Sheep And Solar: A ‘Beautiful Symbiotic Relationship’” • It’s quite appealing to think that agrivoltaics could meet 20% of US electric generation with less than 1% our farmland. Of course, vegetation must be managed to maintain electricity production. This is increasingly done with sheep. Combining sheep and solar has multiple benefits for farmers. [CleanTechnica]
Sheep and solar panels (Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “$20 Billion Potential Savings From Targeted Electrification” • As California transitions to all-electric appliances, the most cost-effective way to reduce pollution from buildings, state leaders face a choice: Keep pouring billions into new gas infrastructure that is likely to be underutilized or realign our spending with the clean energy transition. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US EPA, DOE Announce $850 Million to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil & Gas Sector” • The US EPA and US DOE announced that applications are open for $850 million in federal funding for projects to help monitor, measure, quantify, and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sectors, as part of the Investing in America agenda. [CleanTechnica]
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