Science and Technology:
¶ “How To Design Great Houses That Protect Against Severe Weather Events” • Intelligent design enhances energy efficiency by reducing the heating and cooling load; resilient materials increase the home’s ability to withstand nature’s fury; and a solar plus battery system ensures that the house will remain functional in a power outage. [CleanTechnica]
Rendering of VISION House Austin (Green Builder Media)
¶ “New Standard For Measuring Offshore Project Emissions” • A “first-of-a-kind” methodology to standardize how the carbon footprint of an offshore wind farm is measured was published by the Offshore Wind Sustainability Joint Industry Programme. The Carbon Trust collaborated with twelve program partners to devise the methodology. [reNews]
World:
¶ “VinFast VF 3 Launched In Philippines, The First Market To Receive It After Vietnam” • VinFast introduced its VF 3 in the Philippines, the first market outside of Vietnam to receive the compact urban electric car. This launch is seen as a key step in expanding VinFast’s presence in Southeast Asia, a region ready for sustainable mobility. [CleanTechnica]
VinFast EVs (VinFast image)
¶ “BYD Smashes Sales Records In August As Other Chinese Companies Struggle” • It seems BYD knocks the ball out of the park every month. In August, BYD delivered 370,854 vehicles, up nearly 30% YOY. According to Car News China, in a Top Forty list of the bestselling domestic cars in China, BYD made twelve of the top twenty vehicles. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “BYD Partners With Loxea To Launch The ATTO 3, Dolphin, And Seal in Kenya” • We seem to get news of BYD entering a new market somewhere in the world every week now. But it’s great for the overall mission to accelerate adoption of EVs globally. This time, BYD is partnering with Loxea to bring the ATTO 3, Dolphin, And Seal to Kenya. [CleanTechnica]
BYD Seal (Courtesy of Loxea)
¶ “Lamprell Nets TP deal For 2.8-GW Norfolk Duo” • RWE has awarded two key contracts to Lamprell for the future supply of transition pieces for two of its UK offshore wind projects, which total 2,800 MW. The schemes are Norfolk Vanguard West and Norfolk Vanguard East. The award underlines RWE’s continued commitment to the projects. [reNews]
¶ “Peak Wind Nets Canadian Gig” • Peak Wind was awarded the operations and maintenance contract for the 495-MW Buffalo Plains wind farm in Alberta. Buffalo Plains, which is owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, entered construction in 2023 and began delivering power last month. It hosts 83 Siemens Gamesa 5.2-MW and 6.6-MW turbines. [reNews]
Buffalo Plains wind farm (Peak Wind image)
¶ “Falling Solar And Battery Costs Drive Record Renewable Investment, But Pace Still Short Of COP28 Target” • Despite a record $623 billion of investment in renewable energy in 2023, a report from BloombergNEF warns that it must be an average of $1 trillion per year over the rest of the decade to meet the COP28 goal of tripling renewable capacity. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “Octopus To Invest £2 Billion In UK Renewables By 2030” • Octopus Energy has announced a £2 billion investment in UK renewable energy projects by 2030. The investment will fund new solar farms and battery storage. The company has agreed on deals for four new solar farms in Bristol, Essex, East Riding of Yorkshire and Wiltshire. [Energy Live News]
Wind farm (Courtesy of Octopus Energy)
¶ “NATO Member Announces $16 Billion Investment In Its First Nuclear Plant” • The Polish government will be investing the equivalent of nearly $16 billion to fund its first nuclear power plant. The announcement follows reports that the country would seek approval from the European Commission of its plan to finance the plant. [Newsweek]
US:
¶ “California Adopts Nation’s First Deadlines For Utilities to Connect EV Chargers To The Grid” • The California Public Utilities Commission approved a set of timelines to accelerate grid connections of new residential buildings, commercial sites, and EV charging stations. The decision implements the Powering Up Californians Act passed in 2023. [CleanTechnica]
Volvo Electric Truck (Courtesy of Volvo Trucks)
¶ “A US DOE Pilot Project To Calculate Emissions of Certain Industrial Products” • The US DOE announced a pilot project to measure greenhouse gases of certain industrial products. The US, its trading partners, manufacturers, and consumers need a fair, coherent system for measuring the GHGs associated with making energy-intensive products. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Small Wind Power Projects Expanding Into New Markets” • For the last eight months, researchers from the DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been gathering information about who installed distributed wind energy projects that supply electricity locally. The researchers found the distributed wind sector is growing. [CleanTechnica]
Wind turbines in Tulsa (Courtesy of American Windpower)
¶ “New Jersey Hits Pause On An Offshore Wind Farm That Can’t Find Turbine Blades” • The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities granted Leading Light Wind a pause through December 20 for its developers to seek a source for the crucial components. The project would be built 40 miles (65 km) off Long Beach Island and would consist of up to 100 turbines. [ABC News]
¶ “DOD Breaks Ground On Project Pele: A Mobile Nuclear Reactor For Energy Resiliency” • The Department of Defense broke ground at Idaho National Laboratory on the Project Pele transportable nuclear reactor. The reactor, under a Strategic Capabilities Office initiative, is being made by BWXT Advanced Technologies, LLC, Lynchburg, Virginia. [US DOD]
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