Science and Technology:
¶ “Rondo Energy Is Working On Ways To Decarbonize Process Heat” • Rondo Energy is commercializing systems that reduce the carbon footprint of industrial systems that rely on process heat. According to the US DOE, industrial process heat is the use of thermal energy to produce, treat, or modify manufactured goods. [CleanTechnica]
Processing waste heat (Courtesy of Rondo Energy)
World:
¶ “Ford Launches Sporty New Capri EV … Across The Pond” • Ford has cooked up a surprise: an electric makeover of the ultra-cool Capri, which personified the era of sleek, rocket-to-the-moon automotive design in the 1960s and 1970s before coming to an end when the dot-com boom descended on the 1980s. It is for the European market. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 Completes EV Rally Tour Of The UK” • A battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros tractor proved its readiness for work in the UK in a gruelling five-day journey of 1,400 miles around the country. Hauling a standard road trailer loaded to 40 tonnes, the eActros 600 easily met the challenge of the EV Rally event. [CleanTechnica]
Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 (Mercedes-Benz image)
¶ “Countertrade Model Cuts Danish Wind Curtailment” • A countertrade arrangement across the Danish-German border has reduced curtailment of Danish turbines and also reduced power prices. Previously,up to 1,000 GWh of electricity from Danish hardware was stopped annually due to a lack of expansion in the German electricity grid. [reNews]
¶ “China Wind And Solar Capacity Nearly Twice The Rest Of The World’s” • At present, China has 339 GW of renewable generating capacity under construction. That is “nearly twice as much as the rest of the world combined,” accordin to a report by Global Energy Monitor. The US, in second place, is building a total of just 40 GW, the monitor said. [DW]
Wind farm in Xinjiang (taylorandayumi, CC-BY-SA 2.0, cropped)
¶ “Record Growth ‘Only Way’ To Hit COP28 Target” • To stay the course, the world will now have to grow renewables capacity at a minimum 16.4% rate annually through 2030, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency publication Renewable Energy Statistics 2024. To do that growth must reach levels that are unprecedented. [reNews]
US:
¶ “Wildfire Risk Rises As Western States Dry Out Amid Ongoing Heat Wave Baking Most Of The US” • There risk of wildfires is rising in the West as heat and low humidity dry out the landscape in a protracted heat wave that is expected to continue baking the are. More than 142 million people in the country were under heat alerts on July 10. [ABC News]
Wildfire (From the EPA)
¶ “Seeking Carbon-Free Power, Virginia Utility Considers Small Nuclear Reactors” • Virginia’s largest utility said it will explore the use of small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A project to build the first SMR in Idaho was terminated last year due to cost increases and a lack of subscribers. [ABC News]
¶ “Shell And EDF File Atlantic Shores Bid In NJ Solicitation” • The Shell and EDF partnership Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has submitted a proposal into New Jersey’s Fourth Offshore Wind Solicitation. The proposal concerns the Atlantic Shores Projects 1&2, which have a combined capacity of 2,800 MW. All permit approvals are expected this year. [reNews]
New Jersey (Cameron Smith, Unsplash)
¶ “1.3 Million Without Power In Houston As Sweltering Heat Follows Beryl” • More than 1.3 million electrical customers in the Houston area are without power as sweltering temperatures set in after the destruction left by Hurricane Beryl. The main utility company in the area, CenterPoint Energy, warned “it will take days” to restore power to everyone. [ABC News]
¶ “Californian Commission Adopts Offshore Wind Plan” • The California Energy Commission adopted its Strategic Plan for a pathway to develop 25 GW of offshore windpower by 2045 to help the state meet its climate goals. The strategic offshore wind plan will now be submitted to the California Natural Resources Agency and the Legislature. [reNews]
Floating offshore wind turbines (Principle Power image)
¶ “LPO Announces Conditional Commitment To ENTEK Lithium Separators To Build Indiana EV Battery Separator Plant” • The US DOE Loan Programs Office announced a conditional commitment of up to $1.2 billion for a direct loan to ENTEK Lithium Separators LLC. If finalized, the loan will provide funds for a plant in Terre Haute. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Construction Begins On Colorado Solar Farm” • Construction has begun on a 257-MW solar project in Colorado, which will be one of the largest power plants of its kind in the state when it is completed. Platte River Power Authority and turnkey solutions partner Qcells USA Corp, broke ground on the Black Hollow Solar project on 10 July. [reNews]
Colorado solar (American Public Power Association, Unsplash)
¶ “Amazon Says It Now Runs On 100% Clean Power. Employees Say It’s More Like 22%” • Amazon announced that it had met a goal to run on 100% renewable electricity seven years early. But a report from the group Amazon Employees for Climate Justice argues that only 22% of the company’s data centers in the US actually run on clean power. [Fast Company]
¶ “Biden Signs Bill Bolstering Nuclear Power” • President Biden signed a bipartisan bill aimed at bolstering the nation’s nuclear power in what supporters describe as a historic win for the sector. The nuclear package is expected to speed up the timeline for licensing new nuclear reactors and cut fees that companies have to pay to do so. [MSN]
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