Opinion:
¶ “Don’t Be Bamboozled By Nuclear Power” • In the face of a complex and urgent problem like climate change, it’s tempting to believe in simple solutions. Nuclear energy has been marketed as a quick fix for the socio-political problem that climate change presents. It’s said to be an essential part of the climate solution, but it is both ineffective and harmful. [Counterpunch]
Atomic Bamboozle (Film donation appeal)
World:
¶ “Trump Is Brutally Mocked By Germany Over False Debate Claim” • Germany’s Foreign Ministry delivered a brutal fact-check of Trump’s false debate claim that the country had reneged on its push to promote renewable energy sources. As with many Trump claims, this one could have been cleared up with a simple Google search. [MSNBC News]
¶ “Oil Prices Slide, Partly Due to Weakened Demand in China” • Zachary Shahan: “We write daily about cutting oil use by driving electric vehicles. However, I don’t follow what’s happening in the oil industry or trends in the price of oil. But ‘Oil prices slide under multiple pressures’ caught my attention.” China turning to EVs might be one of those pressures. [CleanTechnica]
BYD roll-on roll-off ship (BYD image)
¶ “BYD’s Share Of China’s Auto Market Rises To 20%” • BYD’s results in August stand out, as it rose to 19.9% of the Chinese auto market. That was up from 18.1% in July, which was up from 15.9% in June, which was up from 15.7% in May. So, that’s 3 months of consecutive growth, going from 15.7% to 20%! But it had a 10.2% auto market share in January. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Battery-Electric Terminal Trucks Are Deployed in Western Australia” • In an Australian first, Patrick Terminals has deployed nine battery-electric terminal trucks at the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia. This is just the first phase of their transition. Patrick had A$2.5 million ($1.68 million) in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. [CleanTechnica]
Electric terminal truck (Courtesy of ITA Fremantle)
¶ “Scatec Secures Power Purchase Deal For Egypt’s First Hybrid Solar Project” • Scatec, based in Norway, said that it had signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for the country’s first hybrid solar power and battery storage project, a 1-GW solar plant with 100 MW of battery storage. [Gulf Business]
¶ “Construction Of First Wind Power Plant Has Begun In Kyrgyzstan” • Construction of the first wind power plant has begun in Kyrgyzstan. Russia’s Rosatom Renewable Energy JSC is developing the project. The wind project is to have a capacity of 100 MW, with the annual output expected to be approximately 290 million kWh. [24.KG]
Countryside of Kyrgyzstan (Oziel Gómez, Unsplash)
¶ “Australia Green Lights 450-MW Hazelwood North Solar Farm” • Construction of the 450-MW Hazelwood North Solar Farm in Victoria has started after it was granted planning permit approval. The $651 million project, which will be the state’s largest, will power around 150,000 homes and eliminate around 700,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. [Asian Power]
US:
¶ “GE Vernova Aims To Cut Utility-Scale Solar Costs With New Inverter” • The solar industry has been driving down costs step by step over the past decade. Now solar power has become the most cost-competitive option for new power plants, and solar power is the #1 source of new power capacity around the world. GE Vernova has made another step. [CleanTechnica]
FLEXINVERTER 2000 (Courtesy of GE Vernova)
¶ “EVs Already Reduce Electricity Rates, And They Can Do Even More” • In addition to their myriad health and direct economic benefits compared to polluting gasoline vehicles, EVs also help reduce electricity rates for all utility customers. They’ve already been doing so in California, and recent legislation can help them do more on rising electricity prices. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Hurricane Francine Knocks Energy Infrastructure Offline, But Not Clean Energy” • The US Energy Information Administration announced that an extensive array of energy infrastructure has been knocked offline by Hurricane Francine. But one thing stood out: the infrastructure hit was to the grid and fossil fuels; clean energy was not hit. [CleanTechnica]
Transmission towers (Pierre Jarry, Unsplash)
¶ “Utility Ordered To Pay $100 Million For Its Role In Ohio Bribery Scheme” • FirstEnergy Corp, the utility at the center of a $60 million, 2020 bribery scheme to bail out the Davis–Besse and Perry nuclear plants, was ordered by the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay a $100 million civil penalty for misleading investors about the scandal. [ABC News]
¶ “Energy Company Announces Plans For Nation’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Gigafactory” • Lithium has been the go-to metal for battery production for more than 30 years. Sodium is a less expensive and more sustainable alternative. Natron, a US battery maker announced plans to invest $1.4 billion in a large factory to produce sodium-ion batteries. [MSN]
Sodium-ion battery (Natron Energy image)
¶ “Ørsted Hits Sunrise Foundations Milestone” • Ørsted has announced over half of the advanced foundation components for the offshore turbines of the 924-MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm are now complete, as construction of the New York offshore windfarm will start in 2025. The components are being made at the Port of Coeymans. [reNews]
¶ “The Senate Race In Nevada Pits Renewable Energy Against Fossil Fuels” • Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen and Republican challenger Sam Brown differ sharply on climate policy and the development of Nevada’s solar industry. Rosen supports policies promoting clean energy. Brown advocates producing more oil and gas. [The Daily Climate]
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