Science and Technology:
¶ “Andrew Forrest Scoffs At Net Zero, Calling It ‘A Proven Fantasy'” • In an interview, Forrest said it is high time for the world to walk away from the “proven fantasy” of net zero by 2050 and to embrace “real zero” by 2040. He called on business executives and politicians to make way for leaders willing to take on such a challenge. [CleanTechnica]
Ship powered by green ammonia (Fortescue Future image)
¶ “LG Chem Finds Key To Suppressing Thermal Runaway In Batteries” • LG Chem announced that its Platform Technology R&D team has developed a temperature-responsive Safety Reinforced Layer, a material designed to suppress thermal runaway. The research findings were published online in Nature Communications. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Volvo Trucks Pushes For Price On Carbon Emissions” • At present, Volvo Trucks is leading in the electric truck sector, with a 51% market share in Europe and 40% in the US. In the first half of 2024, of over 2,500 electric trucks delivered in Europe, more than half were from Volvo Trucks. The company is pushing for a carbon emissions price. [CleanTechnica]
Volvo electric truck (Volvo image)
¶ “Growing Markets for Grid-Connected Battery Storage in India” • Last summer, India’s electricity infrastructure strained to meet soaring demand and had its greatest peak power shortfall since 2010. With increasing future climate events, traditional equipment should be expected to fail. This can be addressed by battery energy storage systems. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Anesco Wins Approval For 48-MW Solar Site” • Anesco has planning permission from South Staffordshire Council to build a 48-MW solar farm in north-west England. Construction at the 143-acre site will begin in early 2025. The site will benefit from advanced biodiversity improvements designed to support local wildlife and at-risk species. [reNews]
Solar panels (Anesco image)
¶ “BrightNight Gets Permit For $480 Million Renewables Hub In Victoria” • The government of Victoria awarded development approval for a project that will add 360 MW of solar and 300 MW battery energy storage capacity. The proposal for what will be the largest hybrid renewable energy complex in Victoria was launched by BrightNight. [Renewables Now]
¶ “European Energy Turns Sod On Latvian Solar” • European Energy is beginning construction of what will be one of Latvia’s biggest solar farms at 148 MW. The solar farm will be connected to the grid by the end of 2025. Latvia has ambitious climate goals and a long history with hydropower, but its solar potential is largely untapped. [reNews]
Operational asset (Courtesy of European Energy)
¶ “Solar Central To UK Clean Power Mission” • Solar power will be a “key driving force” behind the 2030 clean power mission, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband told industry during the first meeting of the government’s reactivated solar taskforce. The taskforce will “focus relentlessly” on accelerating the delivery of solar energy across the country. [reNews]
¶ “Nuclear Power Plants In France Are Threatened By Marine Submersion, Warns Greenpeace” • Greenpeace France warns of the vulnerability of nuclear power plants to marine submersion, in a report published October 3. Among the threats linked to rising temperatures: rising water levels, fueled by melting ice caps and warming oceans. [Actual News Magazine]
Nuclear plant in France (T.A.F.K.A.S., CC-BY-SA 3.0)
US:
¶ “Hurricane Helene Live Updates: Death Toll Rises To 189 Amid Search For Missing” • At least 189 people were killed by Helene, according to The Associated Press. The hurricane made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region a week ago as a massive Category 4 hurricane. It was the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend on record. [ABC News]
¶ “Historic October Heat In The West Made Possible By Climate Change” • A record-setting late season heat wave is in effect in the West, partly due to human-caused climate change. October temperature records were broken in major cities, some with triple-digit heat. Palm Springs reached 117°F; Phoenix hit 113°F, and Tucson had 105°F. [ABC News]
Tucson (JC Cervantes, Unsplash)
¶ “Tesla Sales Up 6.4% In Third Quarter” • Tesla released its third quarter production and delivery numbers. After two quarters of dropping sales, year over year, there was much anticipation to see how much Tesla could bounce back and see sales growth in the third quarter. Tesla deliveries in Q3 2024 totaled 462,890, a 6.4% increase over Q3 2023. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “RWE Turns Sod On 450 MW Of Texan BESS Projects” • RWE has broken ground on three battery energy storage systems in Texas with a combined capacity of 450 MW. Onsite construction is now underway at RWE’s Crowned Heron 1, Crowned Heron 2, and Cartwheel 1 BESS projects in Texas. Each of the projects has 150 MW of capacity. [reNews]
RWE energy storage (RWE image)
¶ “Clearway Energy Group Starts Work On 300-MW Texas Solar + Storage Project” • Clearway Energy Group announced that it has closed financing and begun construction of the 300-MW Pine Forest solar and 200-MW Pine Forest standalone storage projects in Texas. The projects will generate enough electricity to power over 90,000 homes. [Solar Power World]
¶ “Corrosion Exceeds Estimates At Michigan Nuclear Plant Us Wants To Restart, Regulator Says” • Holtec, the company wanting to reopen the Palisades nuclear reactor, found corrosion cracking in steam generators “far exceeded” estimates, the US NRC said in a document. It found 1,163 steam generator tubes had indications of the stress cracking. [Reuters]
Have a thrillingly serene day.
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