Opinion:
¶ “The Geothermal Energy Solution To The Kamala Harris Fracking Dilemma” • Vice President Kamala Harris does not support a ban on fracking. But if proven cost-effective, enhanced geothermal systems would expand the US geothermal energy footprint by a wide margin, from a few GW to over 100 GW a 2006 calculation by MIT shows. [CleanTechnica]
Fracking (Courtesy of US DOE)
World:
¶ “How The Balkans Region Grappled With The Hottest Summer In Over A Century” • Meteorologists say the summer of 2024 in the Balkans was the hottest since measurements started over 130 years ago. Long periods with temperatures above 30°C (86°F) that didn’t fall below 20°C (68°F) overnight have pushed the average temperatures to new highs. [ABC News]
¶ “Scientists Search The Underside Of Glaciers For Clues To Sea Level Rise” • With knowledge about the undersides of glaciers at the ocean edge, scientists could predict how they interact with warmer ocean waters. That will give us better understanding of how much increase in sea levels we can expect and when, giving world cities time to prepare. [CleanTechnica]
Robotic submarine (Jackson School of Geosciences)
¶ “India’s Power Sector To Increase By 2.2 Times To $280 Billion By FY30: Report” • India’s power generation and transmission sectors are poised for substantial growth, and as the country goes into a phase of GDP growth driven by capital expenditure, the power intensity should increase, according to Jefferies in its latest September report. [Times of Oman]
¶ “Goliath Solid State Battery ‘Exceeded Our Expectations’ On Safety Test” • The race for the solid state EV battery of tomorrow is crowded, and here comes yet another startup. The UK firm Ilika just dropped word that its Goliath P1 prototype cells have passed a crucial safety test by failing to reach dangerously high heat when impaled by a nail. [CleanTechnica]
Goliath prototype solid state battery (Courtesy of Ilika)
Australia:
¶ “Australia ‘Wasting’ Record Amounts Of Renewable Energy As Share Of Wind And Solar Soars” • Australia already generates so much renewable energy that more than a quarter of the wind and solar potential has to be curtailed. At one point, the amount of curtailed renewable power was equal to the entire output from coal-fired power stations in NSW. [MSN]
¶ “Australia Launches Construction Of The World’s Largest Solar Power Plant” • Australia is set to build the world’s largest solar farm. SunCable will have a capacity of 6 GW, of which 4 GW is to power three million Australian homes, while the remaining 2 GW will be exported to Singapore via a 4,500-kilometer (about 2,796 miles) submarine cable. [Techno-Science.net]
Northern Territory (PeterWH, CC-BY-SA 3.0, cropped)
¶ “Like Running Hazelwood Coal Plant For 106 Years” • The government evaluated data from the 2024 Integrated System Plan by the Australian Energy Market Operator. It says emissions from coal and gas could grow by 1.7 billion tonnes by 2050 if their use is extended another 15 years, as required under the Coalition’s nuclear power plans. [RenewEconomy]
US:
¶ “Wildfire Burning East Of Los Angeles Forces Evacuation In California Town” • Officials in San Bernardino County issued an evacuation order and declared a local emergency after a wildfire burning in the hills east of the city grew to over 7,000 acres. The Line Fire was 0% contained as of Saturday afternoon, roughly two days after it started. [ABC News]
Line Fire (Cal Fire image)
¶ “Go Electric Colorado Helps Homeowners In Colorado And Around The Country Transition To Fossil-Free Buildings” • In Colorado, the Denver-based non-profit Go Electric Colorado is gaining power. This initiative has set its sights on transforming how the state’s people power their homes and commutes, for a sustainable, electric future. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Landslides Are Destroying Multimillion-Dollar Homes In California, And They’re Getting Worse” • The deep landslides beneath the multimillion-dollar homes in Rancho Palos Verdes moved at an almost glacial pace, until they didn’t. Scientists warn they are set to become more frequent as the climate crisis fuels heavier rainfall and more powerful storms. [CNN]
Have an impressively graceful day.
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