Opinion:
¶ “Nuclear Is A Toxic Idea … Here’s Why” • Clean energy has already come to Victoria, generating 40% of our electricity in 2023! It’s on our rooftops, co-existing on farms, embraced by local businesses, and stored for later use by batteries. It’s the most affordable form of energy, and it’s growing fast. Nuclear energy could threaten our progress. [Environment Victoria]
Windpower (Camila Fernández León, Unsplash)
World:
¶ “Thousands Protest Serbia’s Deal With The EU To Excavate Lithium” • Thousands of people rallied in several towns in Serbia to protest a lithium excavation project the Balkan country’s government recently signed with the EU. The deal is fiercely criticized by greens and opposition groups in Serbia, who say it would cause environmental damage. [ABC News]
¶ “Landslides Caused By Heavy Rains Kill 24 And Bury Many Others In Southern India” • Landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 24 people, and many others are feared trapped under the debris, officials said. Bad weather is hampering rescue operations. Scientists say climate change is making monsoons more erratic. [ABC News]
Heavy rain (Tim Mossholder, Unsplash)
¶ “VW And Rivian to Form Joint Venture” • The formation of a joint venture between Volkswagen and US EV maker Rivian was cleared by the Bundeskartellamt, along with VW’s acquisition of a minority share of Rivian Automotive Inc. Each will hold a 50% share in the joint venture, which is to develop a new generation of EV architecture. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “New Dacia Spring Electric Car Costs Less Than £15,000” • The 2024 Dacia Spring EV is a small electric car with a price under £15,000 in the UK. It may be exactly what those who appreciate the cheapest EVs want – a very compact EV with the lowest price and lightweight (a bit over 2,000 pounds). Its motor and battery are small, keeping the weight down. [CleanTechnica]
Dacia Spring EV (Courtesy of Dacia)
¶ “TotalEnergies Grows Hydropower Portfolio” • TotalEnergies is to take stakes in hydroelectric assets in several African countries, by acquisition of Scatec’s subsidiary SN Power. TotalEnergies will get minority stakes in two projects that are under development, 260 MW in Rwanda and 360 MW in Malawi, through the SN Power acquisition. [reNews]
¶ “Investor Concerns Remain In Australia As Renewable Energy Project Pipeline Grows” • Growth in Australia’s renewable energy sector is strong, with 43 GW of projects working through the National Electricity Market connection process. Concerns about uncertainties surrounding approval processes remain and could impact investor confidence. [pv magazine International]
Wind farm (Bernd Dittrich, Unsplash)
¶ “King Charles’ Wind Farm Ban ‘Could Be Overturned By Prince William'” • King Charles III could have his effective ban on wind farms on the near-530 square kilometres of royal land in England overturned by his son, Prince William, who is said to be considering allowing major renewable energy developments on the property. [Latest renewable energy news]
¶ “Spain Approves 28 GW Of New Renewables Sites” • Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge granted to 283 renewables projects the Administrative Construction Authorisation, in accordance with the deadlines established by Royal Decree-Law 23/2020. The projects had to be authorized before July 25. They total 28 GW. [reNews]
Wind turbines (Daniel Morris, Unsplash)
¶ “EDF Cuts Nuclear Output Due To High Water Temperatures” • The 2.6-GW Golfech nuclear plant in southern France will cut its electricity production from 31st July until 5th August because of elevated water temperatures in the Garonne River. EDF, the plant operator, announced that the reduction might be adjusted based on changes in weather. [Energy Live News]
US:
¶ “Homeowners Are Increasingly Re-Wilding Their Homes With Native Plants, Experts Say” • More and more homeowners opt to “re-wild” their homes, incorporating native plants and decreasing lawn care to make properties more sustainable and encourage natural ecosystems to recover, says Plan It Wild, a New York native landscape design company. [ABC News]
Wildflowers (Annie Spratt, Unsplash)
¶ “BOEM Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement For Wind Energy Project Offshore Maryland” • In support of the Biden–Harris administration’s goal of 30 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the BOEM announced the availability of its final Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed wind project off the coast of Maryland. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Timet To Power Titanium Factory In West Virginia With Local Solar Installation” • Titanium Metals Corporation, widely known as Timet, is constructing a new factory on the site of a former aluminum smelter in West Virginia. Timet is working with BHE Renewables to install a solar array and battery storage system next door. [CleanTechnica]
Proposed facility (Courtesy of Timet and BHE Renewables)
¶ “Green Hydrogen Could Make Texas Offshore Wind Happen, Finally” • Like a bolt out of the blue, the US firm Hecate Energy reached out to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, asking for the right to develop two federal offshore wind energy areas assigned to Texas. The state’s emerging green hydrogen industry may have interested Hecate. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ameresco Installs Colorado BESS Fleet” • Ameresco finished construction of multiple battery systems in collaboration with United Power, an electric co-op serving Colorado’s northern Front Range. Eight systems will provide battery storage capacity of 78.3 MW, 313.34 MWh to the United Power electric system at multiple locations. [reNews]
Have a thoroughly prosperous day.
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