Examining the facts:
¶ “Wind Energy And Infrasound: More FUD Debunked” • In a testament to the longevity of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) and the ability of the internet to encourage stupidity, a legal action against construction of the Tilt Renewables Palmer Wind Farm has gone all the way to the South Australian Supreme Court and lost. [CleanTechnica]
Wind turbine (Jason Mavrommatis, Unsplash)
¶ “PhD Student Debunks A Dangerous Misconception About Renewable Energy: ‘You Can Make Anything Sound Scary If You Want To’” • Using International Energy Agency and US Energy Information Administration data, a PhD student shows that we harvest about 16.5 billion tons of fossil fuels yearly, 500 times what renewables need by the year 2040. [The Cool Down]
¶ “Fact Check: Did 1,200 Climate Experts Sign ‘Declaration’ Denying Climate Emergency?” • A climate-denying document, supposedly signed by 1,200 leading scientists and academics, has gone viral on social media. Investigations show that practically none of the signatories to the “World Climate Declaration” are climate scientists. [Yahoo News UK]
Scientists on a glacier (NOAA, Unsplash)
World:
¶ “Electric Cars May Come To Several African Countries A Whole Lot Faster Than Most People Think” • Even though the majority of African countries start from a very low base, sales of vehicles (new and used imports combined) are growing at rates of around 10% per year, and here lies the opportunity for another leapfrog moment. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Firm Launches Platform To Revolutionise Solar Power Access” • In a bid to expand solar PV access in Nigeria, power company, Groupower, launched a solar energy platform aimed to empower Nigerian homes and industries with accessible solar power. The platform is intended to make renewable energy more inclusive and sustainable. [Leadership News]
Solar power in Nigeria (Onwuka Glory, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped
¶ “Wind And Solar To Surpass 40% Of China’s Power Capacity By Year-End” • Wind and solar are expected to account for more than 40% of China’s total installed power generation capacity by the end of the year, after exceeding coal-fired capacity for the first time in the first half, according to the country’s power trade association. [South China Morning Post]
¶ “How Renewable Energy Is Leading The Fight For Nature Conservation” • Even though fossil fuels still dominate global energy production, the movement for a changeover to cleaner forms of energy is building up. Renewables presently provide some 29% of all electricity generated, a figure bound to rise greatly in the next few years. [pv magazine India]
Wind turbines in India (Praveen pratap1, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “Mozambique: Chicamba Dam Reservoir To House A Floating Solar Farm” • The company Eletricidade de Moçambique plans to build a floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW on the Chicamba reservoir in Manica province, according to information from the state-owned electricity company consulted by Lusa. [Club of Mozambique]
¶ “Second-To-Last Nuclear Reactor Shut Down” • Taiwan shut down the No 1 reactor of its only active nuclear plant, poised to become the first non-nuclear country in East Asia after the last reactor’s license expires next May. Before the closing of the No. 1 reactor, nuclear power accounted for about 5% of the nation’s energy use. [Taipei Times]
Ma-anshan nuclear plant (Courtesy of Taiwan Power Co)
US:
¶ “Weird And Wacky Electric Car Deals For Those Who Live In Vermont Or Colorado” • Electric cars are too expensive, some people say. Well, that may be true in some cases. However, for a lucky few, the price of admission to the world of electric car mobility may be substantially lower, if they happen to live in Vermont or Colorado. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “RJ Scaringe: Companies Are Copying Tesla Too Much” • The editor-in-chief at The Verge recently interviewed Rivian’s CEO and founder RJ Scaringe. The big takeaway? That other EV manufacturers are copying Tesla too much. In this article, the author briefly cover the things that Scaringe said and opines on whether it’s really true. [CleanTechnica]
Rivian (Courtesy of Rivian)
¶ “Direct Pay Provision Available Through The IRA Brings Solar To Non-Profits” • With solar energy, a church in California, is set to save $184,033 on electricity costs over the next twenty years, thanks in part to the direct pay provision available through the Inflation Reduction Act. The church will also act as a resiliency hub and safety center. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Mississippi Gets Its First Ever Wind Farm” • The horizon broken by dozens of wind turbines is a common sight all across Oklahoma, but in some states, it remains a rarity, even as the wind is a growing source of renewable power. Mississippi is an example, as its first wind project, a 184.5-MW wind farm, is just starting operations. [Oklahoma Energy Today]
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