Opinion:
¶ “Could Small Modular Reactors Be Used To Create Nuclear Warheads?” • The global pursuit of small modular reactor technology could feed the development of nuclear warheads. In answer a question on the subject, the best the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero could do was to provide a qualified response. [New Civil Engineer]
Trinity bomb test (US Government, public domain)
Science and Technology:
¶ “Solar Desalinization System From MIT Needs No Grid Connection Or Battery Backup” • Using sunlight to power a desalinization system is fairly simple. What happens when the sun isn’t shining? Engineers at MIT say they have the answer: a desalination system that removes salt from water at the the pace of solar energy. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Berlin Gets A Flying Electric Ferry” • Candela Technology AB, based in Stockholm, has announced the sale of a Candela P-12 electric hydrofoiling ferry to charter cruises in Berlin. “Berlin is a city with a lot of water, but this is hardly used for transport. We want to open up waterways for fast, emission-free transport,” said Candela’s Brigitte Junker. [CleanTechnica]
Candela boat (Candela image)
¶ “Lithion Becomes Hyundai’s Official Partner For Collection And Recycling Of EV Batteries In Canada” • Hyundai Auto Canada announced that it has selected Lithion as its primary partner for collecting EV batteries and modules for recycling. Hyundai’s corporate vision is to collect and recycle their lithium-ion vehicle batteries. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Tesla Cybertruck May Be Too Heavy And Angular For EU Roads” • Transport and Environment reports that the owner of a Tesla Cybertruck in the Czech Republic announced that national authorities registered his vehicle for use on public roads. A group of NGOs questions the legality of the registration because the truck exceeds weight limits. [CleanTechnica]
Cybertruck (Maxim, Unsplash)
¶ “Britain Sets Out Funding Model For Renewable Energy Storage Projects” • Britain will offer developers of renewable energy storage projects, such as pumped hydro, a guaranteed minimum income to spur investment in technologies that help the country meet its climate targets. Britain aims to decarbonise its power sector by 2030. [MSN]
¶ “Sany Installs 15-MW Onshore Wind Turbine” • Chinese firm Sany Renewable Energy installed a self-developed onshore 15-MW wind turbine, the SI-270150, in Tongyu, Jilin Province. This feat set two new global records, one for the largest single-unit capacity and the other for largest rotor diameter for onshore turbines, the turbine firm said. [reNews]
Sany wind turbine (Sany image)
¶ “Guess Which Country Will Account For 60% Of Re Additions Until 2030” • China, the dominant player in renewable energy, is expected to account for almost 60% of the total clean energy to be added globally between 2024 and 2030. While Beijing adds the biggest volumes, India is growing the fastest amongst major economies, the report said. [Asian Power]
¶ “Lightsource BP Opens 50-MW Polish PV Farm” • Lightsource BP has opened the 50MW Kotuń Solar Farm, its first PV project in Poland. The Kotuń Solar Farm is a key project for Lightsource BP, marking a milestone in the firm’s contribution to Poland’s renewable energy sector while supporting the Lightsource BP energy transition strategy. [reNews]
Solar farm (Lightsource BP image)
¶ “Labor Springs Surprise Nuclear Power Committee To Call Coalition Bluff” • Australia’s Labor government surprised the last sitting of the winter parliament by creating a select committee to inquire into the viability of nuclear power. The committee is not designed to support a Labor government policy shift, but to call out a Coalition bluff. [RenewEconomy]
US:
¶ “Hurricane Milton Could Be ‘Like Nothing They Have Ever Seen Before,’ FEMA Administrator Warns” • Even as Hurricane Milton was miles southwest of Tampa, officials in Florida were doing all they could do to brace for impact at around 9 PM on Wednesday. FEMA warned that the storm could “be like nothing they have seen before.” [ABC News]
Hurricane Milton at landfall (NWS/NOAA, public domain)
¶ “How Rising Oil Prices Could Impact The Election, According To Experts” • An escalation of conflicts in the Middle East in recent weeks has triggered a sharp increase in oil prices, raising uncertainty about where costs will head in the final weeks before Election Day. Oil prices surged about 13% over an 11-day stretch ending on Monday. [ABC News]
¶ “First Electric School Bus Fleet To Serve A Sovereign Tribal Community In The US” • In Minnesota, the Red Lake School District unveiled a new electric school bus fleet. It is the first school district with an indigenous population to use funding from the EPA Clean School Bus Program. Red Lake honors their roots while using modern technology. [CleanTechnica]
Red Lake ceremony (Red Lake School District)
¶ “New Brownfield Solar Project In New Jersey Just Completed” • CEP Renewables, NJR Clean Energy Ventures and CS Energy announced that they completed a 19-MW DC grid supply Foul Rift solar project in Warren County, New Jersey. It is one of several brownfield and landfill solar projects CEP Renewables has completed in the state. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “WSU Receives $4 Million Grant For Research Converting Renewable Energy To Liquids” • A Washington State University research team has been selected to receive a $4 million US DOE grant for work in converting renewable energy to liquid fuels. The team will use renewable energy to create such hydrocarbons as oil or gasoline. [WSU Insider]
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