Science and Technology:
¶ “Sunday, July 21, 2024 Was The Hottest Day Ever Recorded” • Copernicus Climate Change Service said July 21, 2024 was the hottest day on Earth since at least 1940, with the global average at 17.09°C. The record is only a tiny bit hotter than the previous record of July 2023, but this July and 2023’s are a lot hotter than all previous years. [CleanTechnica]
Hottest day ever (Courtesy of Copernicus ECMWF and three others)
World:
¶ “Farmers In Africa Say Their Soil Is Dying And Chemical Fertilizers Are In Part To Blame” • Farmers in Africa blame chemical fertilizers for declines in production. Kenya hosted a soil health summit in May to discuss declining production, climate change, and other issues, and one leader advocated a return to traditional farming practices. [ABC News]
¶ “Cape Town’s Golden Arrow Bus Services And BYD Sign Major Purchase Agreement For 120 Electric Buses” • After four years of testing, Golden Arrow Bus Services says it has taken a major step towards achieving its fleet electrification by confirming its first bulk order of 120 BYD buses. Deliveries are scheduled to start late in 2024. [CleanTechnica]
BYD electric bus (BYD image)
¶ “World’s First Megawatt Charger for Electric Trucks” • With partners from industry and research institutions, the Technical University of Munich is to make battery-powered trucks viable for long-distance transport. With the megawatt charging post and truck, the battery can be charged for 4.5 hours of operation within the required rest period. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ukraine Turns Up The Heat On Renewable Energy War” • Ukraine has been plying the renewable energy levers to keep the lights on, even as Russia continues to wage a misbegotten war on Ukraine’s civilian population. Now the energy consequences are ratcheting up, as Ukraine’s vast renewable energy resources are increasingly being put to use. [CleanTechnica]
DTEK Tyligulska wind farm (Courtesy of DTEK)
¶ “The Battle For Britain’s Clean Energy Future” • A nimby response is threatening the UK’s green transition, as residents oppose wind and solar energy projects near their houses. The Labour government will have to battle UK communities if they hope to get new green energy projects off the ground and stick to their climate pledges. [OilPrice.com]
¶ “GB Energy, Crown Estate Launch Partnership” • The UK government announced a partnership between the Crown Estate and Great British Energy to lead to 20 to 30 GW of new offshore wind developments reaching seabed lease stage by 2030. GB Energy is capitalised by parliament with £8.3 billion to invest in clean power projects in the UK. [reNews]
PM Keir Starmer (UK Government image)
¶ “Could Scotland Get Free Electricity?” • Octopus Energy‘s CEO, Greg Jackson, suggested that Scotland could benefit from periods of free electricity if energy regulator Ofgem introduces certain regulatory changes. Speaking in London, he called for market reforms to optimise the use of Scotland’s renewable energy resources. [Energy Live News]
¶ “Progress At Convention On Supplementary Compensation For Nuclear Damage” • Progress is being made towards a global nuclear liability regime for nuclear damage, participants heard at the Fourth Meeting of the Contracting Parties and Signatories to the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage. [International Atomic Energy Agency]
Representatives and Signatories (IAEA image)
¶ “University Of Oregon Study: ‘Nuclear Industrial Complex’ Hindering Japan’s Green Energy Shift” • In Japan, after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, withdrawing from nuclear to renewable energy never happened due to the influence of the nuclear industry in the government, according to two University of Oregon researchers. [India Education Diary]
US:
¶ “New Report: Coal Plants Earned $1 Billion For Knocking Cheaper Midwest Wind Offline” • A report reveals details about the impact of aging, uncompetitive coal plants taking advantage of utility and market rules to run at a loss for long periods of time while crowding out cleaner, cheaper resources in the largest grid region in the US. [CleanTechnica]
Wind turbine (Courtesy of Pecos Wind Power and DOE)
¶ “Biden-Harris Admin Advances Early Wildfire Detection By Expanding Use Of Satellites As Part Of Investing In America Agenda” • The Biden-Harris administration announced it is taking additional steps to safeguard western communities in the face of increasingly dangerous wildfires by building advanced detection abilities into satellites. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4.3 Billion In Grants For Community-Driven Solutions To Cut Climate Pollution” • The US EPA announced recipients of over $4.3 billion in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to address the climate crisis, air pollution, environmental justice, and clean energy transition at the community level. [CleanTechnica]
Scientists study maps (Joe DelNero, NREL)
¶ “Wind Power Can Be A Major Source Of Tax Revenue, But Officials Struggle To Get Communities On Board” • The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University found in its June report that 395 local restrictions could effectively block wind or solar developments. This is up by 73% compared to less than a year ago. [MSN]
¶ “Madison County Project Explores Synergy Between Farming And Solar Panels” • The 180-MW Madison Fields Solar Farm is set to power 38,000 homes while exploring cultivation of crops with its 400,000 solar panels on 1,000 acres in Pike Township. Savion is experimenting with Ohio State University on the agrivoltaic project. [Environment+Energy Leader]
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