Opinion:
¶ “Thinking About Climate Reparations” • The idea that we might even think of making reparations for our releases of greenhouse gases fills me with horror. But what if we designed a kit that would be the basis for a solar microgrid?And what if we built them and gave them away to people all over the world? Where would that put us? [CleanTechnica]
A lot better than nothing (USAID in Africa, public domain)
Science and Technology:
¶ “Demo Project For Electric Bus With Super-Rapid 10-Minute Charging” • Toshiba Corporation, Kawasaki Tsurumi Rinko Bus Co, Ltd, and Drive Electro Technology Co, Ltd agreed to study a demonstration project on the value of a super-rapid charging battery powered by a pantograph. The project is expected to be operating in November 2025. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Mexico’s New President Promises To Resume Fight Against Climate Change” • In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he had halted. [ABC News]
Claudia Sheinbaum (EneasMx, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Solar Power Companies Are Growing Fast In Africa, Where 600 Million Still Lack Electricity” • Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa may be among the fastest growing in Africa, where governments struggle with some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the results of climate change. [ABC News]
¶ “EU Countries Vote To Impose Duties On China EVs Ahead Of A Deadline” • EU countries voted to impose duties on imports of EVs from China, as talks continued between Brussels and Beijing to find an amicable solution to their trade dispute before an end-of-October deadline. EU automotive powerhouse Germany and Hungary voted against it. [ABC News]
BYD EV (Farrel Atharic, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “EVs Take A Record 97.5% Share In Norway – Tesla Takes Third Of Market ” • September witnessed plugin EVs take a record 97.5% share in Norway, up from 93.0% year on year. Battery EVs took a 96.4% share, also a new record, with plugin hybrids a distant runner-up at 1.1% share. Overall auto volume was 12,966 units, up 25% YOY. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Evecon, Mirova Power 77-MW Solar PV Plant In Estonia, The Baltics’ ‘Largest’” • Estonian energy company Evecon and French asset manager Mirova reached operational status at a 77.53-MW solar park in Estonia. The companies say it is the largest solar park in the Baltics, with double the capacity what had been the largest, a PV plant in Estonia. [PV Tech]
Kirikmäe solar park (Evecon image)
¶ “BNEF Estimates $1 Trillion Per Year Investment To Triple Renewable Energy Capacity” • Despite progress, nations are not on track to meet the target of tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030, according to the Unlocking Investment to Triple Renewables report, unveiled at the Global Renewables Summit in New York City. [GreentechLead]
¶ “PKN Orlen Completes First Onshore Link For Baltic Power” • PKN Orlen confirmed that it made the first onshore connection for the 1200-MW Baltic Power wind farm in Poland. The first of four directional drills under the coastline, beach, and seabed was successfully completed, with no direct impact on areas of high ecological value, the company said. [reNews]
Jack-up platform in the Baltic (PKN Orlen image)
¶ “Mexico City’s Municipal Solar Panels To Power The Capital’s Electric Buses” • Mexico City’s municipal public market will use its solar panels to power city buses, Bloomberg News reported. The solar PVs on Central de Abasto will help President Claudia Sheinbaum “achieve her goal of boosting clean energy in the fossil-fuel dependent country.” [Mexico News Daily]
US:
¶ “The Supreme Court Steps Into A Fight Over Plans To Store Nuclear Waste In Rural Texas And New Mexico” • Justices of the Supreme Court said they will review a ruling that found the NRC exceeded its authority under federal law in granting a license to a private company to store spent nuclear fuel at a dump in West Texas for 40 years. [ABC News]
Supreme Court (Fine Photographics, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Volkswagen ID.4 Sales Down 58% in USA ” • Last quarter, Volkswagen ID.4 sales decreased 58%, year on year! They went from 10,707 to 4,518. At a time when EV sales are going up for Ford (+12%), Nissan (+41), Chevrolet (+26%), and Cadillac (139%), one would expect that Volkswagen EV sales were going up, not decreasing by 58%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Isolated And Alone, Texas Power Grid Shivved By Louisiana Lawmakers” • Texas chose to go its own way on the power grid. It is independent from the rest of the country. But it also went its own way on regulations, and this led to power outages. A power line linking the state to the rest of the country might help, but Louisiana could block it. [CleanTechnica]
Transmission projects (US DOE image)
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¶ “New York Governor Kathy Hochul Announces $24 Million Of Awards For Innovation In Multiple Clean Energy Sectors” • New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced more than $24 million in awarded contracts for 26 innovation projects in multiple clean energy sectors, joining the NYSERDA’s growing portfolio of over 200 innovation projects. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
¶ “Avangrid Wins DOE Contract To Build Maine Renewable Energy Project” • The US DOE selected Avangrid Inc for a $425 million capacity contract for its Aroostook Renewable Project to connect wind energy from Aroostook County, Maine, to the rest of the state. The Maine Public Utilities Commission will have to act on the project also. [Daily Energy Insider]
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