Opinion:
¶ “Solar Power Can Help Indigenous Communities, Where ‘Fuel Poverty’ Is A Real Issue” • Tribal communities face the same economic issues as many other marginalized groups. But often these issues are exponentially worse in Native communities that face limited income and employment opportunities and an ever-present energy burden. [MinnPost]
Solar power (American Public Power Association, Unsplash)
Science and Technology:
¶ “Floating Solar Meets Fish Farming” • Fish farmers are starting to deploy floating solar panels at their facilities, as a cost-cutting renewable energy resource that provides significant additional benefits to the fish farm. The floating solar-plus-fish movement demonstrates that the benefits of 21st century renewable energy go beyond reducing emissions. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Chinese EV Companies Continue The Trend Toward Plugin Hybrids” • Plugin hybrids are on an uptrend in China. Adding to the surprising explosion in popularity of the Li Auto models, BYD is selling a lot of plugin hybrids. In fact, plugin hybrid sales grew 70% in June 2024 versus June 2023. Meanwhile, pure battery EV sales grew 1%. [CleanTechnica]
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¶ “Colombia EV Sales Report: 240% Growth Brings The Country Back Onto The Regional Podium! ” • Months after they arrived in Brazil, Colombia got its own affordable EVs. Now they have arrived, and the country is once again rising in sales, surpassing Brazil in July 2024 and reaching and all-time high share of 5.3% (4.7% battery EV). [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Danger Of Thwaites Glacier Collapse Less Likely Than Feared – For Now” • If rapid decomposition of the Thwaites Glacier happens, the increase in sea levels would be so rapid that there would not be time to protect coastal cities from flooding. A study published in Science Advances says the Thwaites Glacier probably won’t break up in this century. [CleanTechnica]
Tiny bit of Thwaites Glacier (NASA, public domain)
¶ “Energy-Hungry Singapore Eyes Malaysia’s Rainforests And Australia’s Deserts For Clean Power” • With huge data centers set to drive up its already large demand for energy, tiny Singapore is looking to Australia’s deserts and Malaysia’s rainforests for clean power. Singapore aims to hit peak carbon emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. [South China Morning Post]
¶ “Germany Generated More Solar Power Than Ever Before In July 2024″ • In July 2024, Germany produced more solar power than in any month before. Economics Minister Robert Habeck said, “Around 10 TWh of solar power were produced, more than ever before in a single month, even though solar radiation was lower than last year.” [IamExpat in Germany]
Solar panels in Germany (Michael Förtsch, Unsplash)
¶ “Plans Lodged For New Solar Farm Estimated To Power Almost 26,000 Homes, Creating 375 Jobs” • Hartlepool Borough Council got an application from Enviromena Project Management UK for construction and operation of a grid connected solar farm, with a capacity of 49.9 MW, and a battery energy storage system, with a capacity of 25 MW. [Yahoo News UK]
¶ “UK’s $5.6 Billion Electricity ‘Superhighway’ Gets Green Light” • After years of stagnation, the UK’s green transition appears to be underway, with support from the country’s new government. Plans for an electricity ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England have been approved, supported by new wind and solar energy projects. [OilPrice.com]
Transmission lines (Matthew Henry, Unsplash)
¶ “One Year On: Japan Has Released 55,000 Tonnes Of Nuclear Wastewater Into The Sea” • Japan began discharging water that is nuclear-contaminated into the ocean one year ago. So far, it has released 55,000 tonnes, data from TEPCO shows. Despite anger and anxiety from observers, TEPCO plans to discharge the water for the next thirty years. [CGTN]
US:
¶ “Two bodies found in Missouri home leveled by explosion” • Two bodies were found in the rubble of a Missouri home that was leveled in an explosion. Nothing was left standing in the house after the explosion, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. The Missouri Propane Safety Commission is investigating the explosion. [ABC News]
First responders at the scene (Clay County Sheriff’s Office)
¶ “Report Highlights Advancements in Wind Technology And Supply Chains” • Though 2023 was a relatively slow year for wind power deployment in the US, the industry is still seeing attractive prices, growth, solid performance, and expanding supply chains, according to a report just prepared for the US DOE by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Killer Combo Of Agrivoltaics And Community Solar Is Coming For Your Fossil Fuels” • Two trends that emerged in the US are agrivoltaics and community solar. For the most part they have been operating on separate tracks, but a raft of new projects in Massachusetts indicates that they are merging into a powerful new super-trend. [CleanTechnica]
Agrivoltaic projects in Massachusetts (Courtesy of BlueWave)
¶ “California Hits Milestones Toward 100% Clean Energy But Has A Long Way To Go” • California has given the US a glimpse at what running a large economy on renewable energy might look like, as it went 100 days in a row on 100% carbon-free electricity for part of each day. But the state faces a huge challenge in the coming years. [The Santa Barbara Independent]
¶ “Former Golf Course Now Hosts A 9.4-MW Solar Project In Rhode Island” • Nexamp and TurningPoint Energy celebrated completion of a 9.4-MW solar farm in Warren, Rhode Island. The solar farm, which includes two co-located solar arrays, represents a unique repurposing of acreage that was previously developed as a golf course. [Solar Power World]
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