World:
¶ “No Solar Energy? No Problem! Gigantic Undersea Cable Will Make It Happen” • The Australian government green-lighted the massive Australia-Asia Power Link solar energy project. Under the purview of the startup SunCable, AAPowerLink will connect Australia’s vast solar resources to the energy-hungry island of Singapore by undersea cable. [CleanTechnica]
Cable route (Courtesy of SunCable)
¶ “Argonne And The University Of Münster Join Forces To Advance Essential Battery Materials And Technology” • The US DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Münster signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on advanced battery materials. The MOU was signed on July 8 in a ceremony at Argonne. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “O&G Windfall Tax Hike Will Hit Floating Wind Investment” • In an open letter to the treasury, issued by Offshore Energies UK, over forty member companies have warned that official plans threaten £200 billion of investment not just in Oil & Gas but also in offshore renewables and hydrogen. Oil & Gas companies invest in offshore wind. [reNews]
Offshore wind farm (Equinor image)
¶ “No Special Treatment When It Comes To ICE Ban, Ethiopia Tells Diplomats • Diplomats get a lot of special privileges all over the world, which must be nice, but there are no special privileges when it comes to allowing imports of new combustion vehicles in Ethiopia, it seems. Ethiopia is the first country in the world to ban importing them. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “ACWA Breaks Ground On 200-MW Wind Farm” • Saudi-listed ACWA Power has broke ground on the Beruniy Wind Independent Power Plant project which includes construction of a 200-MW wind power plant and a 100-MW battery energy storage system. The project is in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan. [reNews]
Dominion Energy installation ship (Dominion Energy image)
¶ “China Authorises Eleven New Nuclear Reactors In $31 Billion Investment” • China’s State Council has approved eleven nuclear reactors across five sites in the provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Guangxi. With a total investment of 220 billion yuan ($31 billion), construction is expected to take about five years. [Yahoo Finance]
US:
¶ “Scientists Have More Evidence To Explain Why Billions Of Crabs Vanished Around Alaska” • Fishermen and scientists were alarmed when billions of crabs vanished from the Bering Sea near Alaska in 2022. It wasn’t overfishing, scientists explained. It was likely that shockingly warm water sent the crabs’ metabolism into overdrive and starved them to death. [CNN]
Crabs in a market (Nathan Cima, Unsplash)
¶ “America’s Growing Wind Energy Future: Three Reports” • In the past year, the US wind energy sector showcased its resilience and potential, as detailed in 2024 editions of the annual market reports released by the US DOE. The reports show that the Inflation Reduction Act led to significant increases in near-term wind deployment forecasts. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Eversource Secures Federal Funding For Offshore Wind Hub In Southeastern Connecticut In Collaboration With New England States” • Eversource Energy announced that its Huntsbrook Offshore Wind Hub project was recently awarded $89 million in federal grant funding through the second round of the US DOE’s Grid Innovation Program. [CleanTechnica]
Offshore wind farm and wind hub (Eversource image)
¶ “Renewables Now 30% Of US Power Capacity” • Renewable energy sources are now 30% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to SUN DAY Campaign analysis. Solar has been the largest source of new capacity ten months in a row and is on track to be the second-largest source of capacity, behind only natural gas, within three years. [reNews]
¶ “EVLO Puts Into Operation Its First Battery Energy Project In The United States” • EVLO Energy Storage Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, announced that it has completed the commissioning of a first utility-scale battery energy storage system in the US. The contracted 3-MW, 12-MWh installation is in Troy, Vermont. [CleanTechnica]
EVLO’s BESS project in Troy, Vermont (Courtesy of EVLO)
¶ “Process Starts For BOEM To Define More Central Atlantic Wind Power Areas” • The process to define the next round of offshore wind power areas on the Central Atlantic coast is about to begin. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will open a 60-day comment period while soliciting input to lead to a future lease auction. [The Maritime Executive]
¶ “US Offshore Wind Pipeline Hits 80 GW” • The US offshore wind pipeline now stands at just over 80 GW, up 53% year-on-year, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Offshore Wind Market Report 2024. This includes almost 4.1 GW that is now under construction, more than four times what was being built in 2023. [reNews]
Wind turbine and flag (Dominion image)
¶ “As Dangerous Heat Grips Texas, Solar Power And Batteries Keep The Electric Grid Humming Along” • With temperatures climbing over 100°F in much of the state, the Texas electric grid set an all-time record for energy demand. Despite the heat wave, ERCOT has yet to ask people to conserve electricity. The reason is solar power and batteries. [KUT]
¶ “Enel Brings 326-MW Solar, 86-MW Storage Project Online For Nestlé In Texas” • Enel North America began operations at the 326-MW Stampede solar+storage project in Hopkins County, Texas. Nestlé is the sole tax equity investor for the project and will purchase the renewable energy attributes from the entire output of the solar plant. [Solar Power World]
Have a perfectly grand day.
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