World:
¶ “Scientists looked deep beneath the Doomsday Glacier. What they found spells potential disaster for the planet” • Scientists using ice-breaking ships and underwater robots have found the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate and could be on an irreversible path to collapse, spelling global sea level rise catastrophe. [CNN]
Another bit of Thwaites Glacier (NASA, public domain)
¶ “BMW To Get Battery Recycling Support From JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials” • In 2017, Tesla cofounder and CTO JB Straubel left Tesla and founded Redwood Materials, to focus on battery recycling. About 95% of a battery can be recycled and reused. Now, BMW partnered with Redwood Materials for its battery recycling. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Morocco Increases Impact on Global EV Market – $10 Billion in EV Investments” • Morocco’s role in the EV transition keeps growing with the investments it makes. Morocco has established itself as a leading power in the African automotive sector, having overtaken South Africa in 2018 as the largest car manufacturer in Africa. Now it is doing more. [CleanTechnica]
EV charging (Image from telenor IoT)
¶ “Inverter Market To Grow By $32.38 Billion (2024-2028) As Wind Energy Demand Rises, With AI Redefining The Market Landscape” • The global inverter market size is estimated to grow by $32.38 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. Driven by AI, the market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 6.78% during the forecast period. [Yahoo Finance UK]
¶ “Cuban Leader Díaz-Canel Attends Renewable Energy Fair Amid Severe Blackouts” • At the Third International Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fair in Havana, Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, said the Cuban government aims to achieve 100% renewable energy participation in the energy matrix. [Cuba Headlines]
Havana (Adam Jones, CC-BY-SA 2.0, cropped)
¶ “Chaos In The Climate System” • Catastrophic floods like those inundating West Africa and Central Europe are sometimes called “acts of God.” And in this year, likely to be the warmest in human times, extreme weather events have become so common, many people are shrugging off these signs of climate disruption with the same sense of inevitability. [Living on Earth]
¶ “Manitoba To Encourage Renewable Energy” • Premier Wab Kinew said Manitoba will help Indigenous bands bring on 600 MW of wind generation by providing them with loan guarantees. He said it’s the best way meet the climate commitments of the province, generate affordable electricity, and create jobs in First Nations communities. [CTV News Winnipeg]
Turbines and canola (DrBeetrootCa, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “Federal Opposition’s Proposal For Nuclear Reactors May Raise Household Energy Costs By A$665” • Australian households may see A$665 ($452) higher energy bills, if the federal opposition’s plan to build seven nuclear reactors goes through, according to a report by Analysts at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. [International Business Times AU]
US:
¶ “Over $3 Billion to Support America’s Battery Manufacturing Sector, Create Jobs, And Enhance National Security” • The US DOE announced over $3 billion for 25 projects in fourteen states to boost production of advanced batteries and battery materials in the US. The projects should support over 8,000 construction jobs and over 4,000 operating jobs. [CleanTechnica]
BlueOval City factory construction (Courtesy of Ford)
¶ “Extreme Temperatures May Contribute To Thousands Of Additional Deaths In The US” • As the Earth’s temperature keeps rising, lives could be at stake. A study from the University of Pennsylvania found deaths related to extreme temperatures may triple by the middle of the century, hitting people in minority communities the hardest. [ABC News]
¶ “Constellation Energy to Restart Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant, Sell The Power To Microsoft For AI” • Constellation Energy plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and will sell the power to Microsoft. This demonstrates the immense energy needs of the tech sector as they build out data centers to support artificial intelligence. [CNBC]
Three Mile Island (Constellation Energy, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Six Alaska Communities Selected For Renewable Energy Projects” • Six communities in Alaska have been selected for a renewable energy program. The Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project, funded by the US DOE, focuses on rural and island communities interested in developing renewable energy sources. [KNOM Radio Mission]
¶ “Climate Week, Climate Science Fair Return To NYC This Weekend” • After a year of record-breaking heat and flooding, urgency is the tone for the 16th annual Climate Week NYC. The theme for this year’s event, which is the largest climate affair of its kind, is “it’s time.” The climate networking mega-fair consists of eight days of more than 600 events. [Gothamist]
Have an utterly enchanting day.
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