Opinion:
¶ “Demystifying Coal Repurposing In The Energy Transition” • Alongside retirement, “repurposing” coal plants is surfacing as a key strategy in emerging markets for regulators, utilities, and plant owners to achieve net-zero targets and moderate climate change, especially where access to low-cost clean technology and financing is limited. [CleanTechnica]
Power plant in Niederaußem (Wim van ‘t Einde, Unsplash)
World:
¶ “Nova Scotia’s First Large Battery Energy Storage Facilities” • Canadian Solar Inc announced that e-STORAGE, a part of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co, Ltd, signed a contract from Nova Scotia Power to develop energy storage projects at three sites in Nova Scotia: Bridgewater, Waverley, and White Rock. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Solar And Wind Uptake To Reach 5.4 TW (AC) From 2024 To 2033” • From 2024 to 2033, developers will bring more than 5.4 TW (AC) of new solar and wind capacity online, increasing the cumulative global total to 8 TW (AC), as the world endeavors to electrify economies and meet decarbonisation targets, according to analysis by Wood Mackenzie. [CleanTechnica]
Solar power (Kay Dittner, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Ten Largest EV Battery Producers In The World” • One company has absolutely run away with the trophy for largest EV battery producer in the world. That would be Chinese battery giant CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd). In fact, two Chinese companies, CATL and BYD, produce over 53% of all EV batteries. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Statkraft Signs PPA For Major Yorkshire Solar And Battery Project” • Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable power generator, entered a ten-year power purchase agreement with international investor FP Lux Group for the 80.6-MW Scurf Dyke Solar Farm and an adjacent battery storage system near Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire. [Energy Live News]
Solar farm (Statkraft image)
¶ “China’s Renewable Energy Boom Strains Its Power Grid” • In China, rapid expansion of wind and solar power has exacerbated regional power imbalances, leading to the need to curtail surplus renewable energy at times. To address this challenge, the Chinese government is enhancing its long-distance power transmission connections. [Transformers Magazine]
¶ “PM Announces Solar-Power Package For Balochistan Farmers” • In Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that an agreement was reached between the federal and Balochistan governments, under which 28,000 agricultural tube wells in the province would be changed over to run on solar power within three months. [Business Recorder]
Balochistan has its surprises (Junaidkori, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “Ukraine Has Lost The Capacity Of Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant For A Decade” • The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant will be able to be restarted only seven to eight years after it is liberated, as it depends on the reconstruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, according to Prime Minister’s adviser Yuriy Boyko. [Ukraine Business News]
¶ “Reeves To ‘Scrap England’s Onshore Wind Ban’” • The new UK Labour government is set to lift the de-facto ban on onshore wind in England, Rachel Reeves will declare in her first major speech as Chancellor. Reeves will make the pledge as part of an overhaul of the planning system that she will outline later today, according to the BBC. [reNews]
Wind turbine (Josh McCausland, Unsplash)
US:
¶ “Hurricane Beryl Tracker: Death Toll Rises To 6 In Texas, Over 2 Million Without Power” • Tropical Storm Beryl is tearing across Texas after making landfall in the state as a Category 1 hurricane. At least six people have been killed by fallen trees or by drowning and over 2 million customers lost power in Texas due to heavy rain and powerful winds. [ABC News]
¶ “Community Solar Benefits Low Income Communities And Renters” • A study by researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the NREL that analyzed data from eleven states found people who adopt community solar are 6.1 times more likely to live in multifamily buildings, are 4.4 times more likely to rent. [CleanTechnica]
Peacham Community Solar (Image via YouTube)
¶ “In 2023, USA Had Battery Recycling Facilities Capable Of Reclaiming More Than 35,000 Tons Of Battery Materials” • As of 2023, the US had enough domestic battery recycling capacity to reclaim 35,500 tons of battery materials. More facilities are being planned for the next two to four years to reclaim an additional 76,000 tons. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Wind Energy Is Powering America More Than Coal For The First Time Ever” • American energy generation has got just a bit cleaner this year. Data from the EIA suggests that wind power is a bigger source of electricity than coal for the first time ever. Data from the agency says that wind was responsible for 47.7 TWh of energy in April, vs coal’s 37.2 TWh. [Quartz]
Wind farm (Jonny Clow, Unsplash)
¶ “In A First, A Solar Microgrid Will Directly Power An Industrial Plant” • In Ravenswood, West Virginia, Titanium Metals Corp, or Timet, is building a facility to cast titanium parts for airplanes and other things. Just next door, BHE Renewables is preparing to install arrays of solar panels and large battery systems of a solar microgrid for the titanium facility. [Canary Media]
¶ “US Battery Market Is On Track For Its Best Year Yet” • The US battery sector is off to the best start to a year it has ever seen. In the first quarter of 2024, nearly 1.3 GW of battery storage was installed at US power plants, homes, and commercial facilities, according to data from the American Clean Power Association and Wood Mackenzie. [Canary Media]
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