Opinion:
¶ “Advocates For Nuclear Power Should Heed The Lessons From Kursk” • People have short memories, and tend to forget the dimensions of historic nuclear disasters and near disasters. The Kursk nuclear complex is approximately 30 kilometres from a fluid military situation between invading Ukrainian forces and Russian defenders. [Pearls and Irritations]
Nuclear plant (John McArthur, Unsplash, cropped)
World:
¶ “Namibia Plans To Kill More Than 700 Animals, Including Elephants And Hippos, And Distribute The Meat” • Namibia is planning to kill more than 700 wild animals, including elephants, zebras and hippos, and distribute the meat to people who are struggling with food insecurity as the country grapples with its worst drought in 100 years. [CNN]
¶ “Volvo Penta And Northern Offshore Services Christen First New Ship Using New Professional IPS To Advance Offshore Wind” • Volvo Penta, in collaboration with Northern Offshore Services, introduced the world’s first commercial application of the Inboard Performance System Professional Platform. The first use will be at a UK offshore wind farm. [CleanTechnica]
Volvo Penta And Northern Offshore Services Collaboration
¶ “NDB Approves $2.3 Billion In Loans For Renewable Energy Projects” • The New Development Bank approved a total of $2.3 billion for ten renewable energy projects in South Africa. They cover technologies such as solar PV, onshore and offshore wind, hydropower, biomass, and hybrid systems with storage. They will integrate 670 MW to the country’s grid. [IOL]
¶ “New Agrivoltaic Project Pairs High-Tech Solar Panels With Shrimp-Shaped Yams” • Leading Chinese firm Trinasolar just put the finishing touches on its latest agrivoltaic project, on a yam farm in Japan. The panels are expected to enhance growing conditions and serve as a research center leading to more solar-plus-agriculture projects. [CleanTechnica]
Agrivoltaics project in Kyoto (Courtesy of Trinasolar)
¶ “Shetland Wind Farm And 160-Mile Long Subsea Cable Project Completed” • Energy giants at SSE announced the completion of what is expected to be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK, along with a 160-mile long subsea link to take power from its island home to the mainland. Together, the windfarm and cable cost £1 billion. [The National.scot]
¶ “Scotland’s Wind Can Power 13 Million Homes As Milestone Is Hit” • With the opening of the Viking Wind Farm in Shetland, Scottish turbines have the capacity to power almost 13 million homes. The development also brought the UK’s total wind power generation capacity over 30 GW, with 48% coming from Scottish developments. [The National.scot]
Viking wind farm (SSE image)
¶ “EDF, Fred Olsen Seawind To File For Codling Permit” • The 1,300-MW Codling Wind Park is the largest Phase 1 offshore renewable energy project in Ireland. Its developers will submit the planning application to An Bord Pleanala early next week. The project is a 50/50 joint venture between Fred Olsen Seawind and EDF Renewables. [reNews]
¶ “‘Investors Are Hesitating’: Why EVs And Green Energy Move Slowly” • Facing macroeconomic shocks, political instability, and “weak” business cases, key technologies in the transition from fossil fuels are falling behind, a study says. In it, US consulting giant McKinsey & Company warns of a “reality gap” between ambitions and outcomes. [Yahoo Finance Canada]
Counting dollars (Alexander Grey, Unsplash)
¶ “Finland Will Soon Bury Nuclear Waste In A Geological Tomb That’s Built To Last For 100,000 Years” • Finland is on the verge of burying spent nuclear fuel in the world’s first geological tomb, where it will be stored for 100,000 years. At some point either next year or in early 2026, spent nuclear fuel will be deposited into the bedrock of southwest Finland. [CNBC]
US:
¶ “FEMA Opens Disaster Recovery Centers In Vermont After Last Month’s Floods” • The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened disaster recovery centers in Vermont communities hit hard by flooding in mid-July while Gov Phil Scott said he sought another federal disaster declaration for the second bout of severe flooding that came later in the month. [ABC News]
Montpelier, 2023 (Sgt Denis Nunez, CC-BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “China’s WeRide Can Now Test Robotaxis In California” • A company based in China, WeRide, got approval to test robotaxis in California. Okay, it may not be the first company that comes to mind when you think of robotaxis, but it has operated a self-driving fleet for over 1700 days. WeRide has twelve vehicles in California for testing. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Clean Energy Jobs Growing At More Than Twice The Rate Of Overall US Employment” • Clean energy employment increased by 142,000 jobs in 2023, accounting for more than half of new energy sector jobs and growing at a rate more than twice as large as that for the rest of the energy sector and the US economy overall. [CleanTechnica]
Solar panels (Sungrow EMEA, Unsplash)
¶ “DOE Announces $5 Million To Help Expand Solar Power In Navajo Nation” • The US DOE announced a multimillion-dollar investment to help provide hundreds of homes on the Navajo Nation with solar panels. On the vast Navajo Nation, reliable electricity can be an issue. Even today, around 15,000 homes lack access to proper electricity. [KOLD]
¶ “State Assembly Passes Legislation To Maximize California’s Electric Capacity” • The California Assembly passed legislation by a 58:0 vote to increase efficiency of the state’s electric grid and speed up the deployment of renewable energy resources in the state. If the California Senate passes the bill, it will then go to the governor to sign. [Environment America]
Have an authentically jolly day.
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