Opinion:
¶ “Politics And Pollution: Trump Judges Take A Sledgehammer To Environmental Justice” • The Trump strategy that led to Roe vs Wade being overturned was continued by a court that severely restricted the ability of the federal government to function. It limited the power of federal agencies to protect the health and safety of the people of the US. [CleanTechnica]
Supreme Court building (Adam Michael Szuscik, Unsplash)
¶ “Achieving Net-Zero: Is Nuclear The Answer?” • Nuclear is not the answer, by Professor MV Ramana of the University of British Columbia, is a comprehensive and well-researched contribution to the debate on the relevance of nuclear power. It is a timely work relevant to the concerted global campaign to use nuclear to help address global warming. [Pearls and Irritations]
World:
¶ “Global EV Sales: Record Month For Plugin Hybrids!” • Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in July 2024, year over year. There were 1.3 million registrations. Battery EVs were up by just 5% YOY, but plugin hybrids jumped 58% YOY, selling more than 540,000 units, which is the second record month in a row for this technology. [CleanTechnica]
EV (Jon Flobrant, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Elbil Thinks Electric Car Sales In Norway Could Hit 100% By Next Year” • While the rest of the world laments that the EV revolution is stalling, electric car sales in Norway are increasing, and Christina Bu, the head of Elbil – the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association – thinks every new car sold in Norway could be electric as soon as next year. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Who Is Paying To Subsidize Oil Companies? You Are” • Oil Change International has published “Funding Failure: Carbon Capture and Fossil Hydrogen Subsidies Exposed.” The report details how much money is spent by world governments to promote carbon capture and various hydrogen schemes it says waste money, time, and effort. [CleanTechnica]
Oil well in a corn field (Dwight Burdette, CC-BY-SA 3.0)
¶ “Enfinity Global Secures €190 Million Financing For A 157-MW Solar Power Portfolio In Italy” • Enfinity Global Inc announced that it has closed €189.6 million in financing for the construction of 157.1-MW in eight solar power plants in the regions of Lazio and Emilia Romagna, which are expected to become operational in 2025. [Yahoo Finance Canada]
¶ “Renewables Raise Share In Chile’s Power Mix To 36.7% In July” • Non-conventional renewables generated 36.7% of Chile’s electricity in July, increasing their gross monthly share from 34.1% in June, according to new data from the Chilean national energy commission. Non-conventional renewables are those other than hydro power. [Renewables Now]
El Manzano solar farm (Enel Chile)
¶ “Finland Unveils World’s First Deep-Earth Repository To Bury Nuclear Waste” • Nuclear energy has set of major drawbacks including high costs, high-profile nuclear accidents, and the waste from nuclear energy production. Finland is trying to address the thousands of metric tons of used solid fuel from nuclear power plants worldwide. [OilPrice.com]
UK:
¶ “Offshore Wind Returns In 9.6-GW CFD6” • Offshore wind developers secured contracts for around 5,300 MW of capacity in the UK government’s Allocation Round 6 renewables auction. The strike price for fixed offshore wind projects was between £54.23/MWh and £58.87/MWh. The technology had been set a £73/MWh bid ceiling prior to the auction. [reNews]
Offshore wind farm (RWE image)
¶ “Onshore Wind Takes 990 MW In AR6” • Around 990 MW of onshore wind capacity was secured under the UK’s Allocation Round 6 auction. A total of 21 projects were awarded the 15-year government backed contracts at a strike price of £50.90/MWh. That clearing price came in well below the £64/MWh bid ceiling set prior to the tender. [reNews]
¶ “Solar Shines With 3-GW Haul In UK Auction” • Solar projects totalling over 3 GW have secured Contracts for Difference in the UK government’s latest renewables auction, making solar the second highest backed technology after offshore wind. Around 1 GW is to be delivered in 2026-27 and just over 2 GW in 2027-28, with a total of 3,288.31 MW allocated. [reNews]
Solar farm (EDF Renewables image)
¶ “Tidal Stream Wins Contracts For 28 MW In AR6” • Tidal stream pulled in just 28 MW of projects split across six contracts in the sixth allocation round of CFD from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Five contracts are in Scotland, and one in Wales. The strike price was £172/MWh, down from the £198/MWh in the previous round. [reNews]
US:
¶ “Bureau of Land Management Releases Proposed Western Solar Plan” • The Bureau of Land Management announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public lands. The plan is designed to expand permitting for efficient and environmentally responsible solar projects on public lands across the West. [CleanTechnica]
Solar system in Nevada (BLM Southern Nevada District Office)
¶ “LNG Terminals Are Dangerous To Your Health” • There is a facet of the methane gas story that does not get the attention we should be giving it. It is the subject of a recent report published by Greenpeace that has the title “Permit To Kill – Potential Health and Economic Impacts from US LNG Export Terminal Permitted Emissions.” [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Waymo Takes To The Streets In More Cities” • Waymo, the self-driving car division of Alphabet, offered its autonomous rideshare service first on the streets of San Francisco earlier this year. The company recently expanded to Los Angeles. Waymo’s electric Jaguar I-Pace SUVs operate as taxis, except no one is in the driver’s seat. [ABC News]
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