World:
¶ “Real Zero at Fortescue” • Fortescue is in the news a lot. Just a few weeks ago, at a UN roundtable, Fortescue’s Andrew Forrest unveiled a plan to move mining operations from “net zero” to “real zero.” He showed how Fortescue will eliminate Scope 1 and 2 emissions without voluntary carbon offsets and without carbon capture and storage. [CleanTechnica]
Electric mining truck (Fortescue image)
¶ “Polish Polenergia To Provide 100 MW Of Renewable Energy To Microsoft” • Polish energy major Polenergia said one of its units has entered into a back-to-back agreement with an arm of Canadian asset manager Brookfield under which it will offer 100 MW of renewable energy projects in Poland to Microsoft Corp in 2026. [Renewables Now]
¶ “At The 2024 Paris Auto Show, The Focus Is On Price” • At the Paris Auto Show this year, BYD will be showcasing the Yangwang U8, a luxury SUV costing around 1 million yuan ($141,509). It may be the hunkiest go anywhere, do anything backroad basher designed to go toe to toe with the best that Land Rover and Mercedes have to offer. [CleanTechnica]
BYD Yangwang U8 (BYD image)
¶ “India Passes 200-GW Renewable Energy Milestone, Heads For Green Future” • India passed a renewable energy milestone, with a renewable energy capacity of 200 GW in September, marking a big step toward sustainability. The Central Electricity Authority reported that India’s generating capacity from renewable energy now stands at 201,457 MW. [Elets eGov]
¶ “£255 Millioin Boost For UK Monopile Factory” • SeAH Wind UK has made an additional £225 million investment into its monopile manufacturing hub in Teesside, north-east England. This brings its total investment into the site at Teesworks Freeport up to £900 million. The investment was supported by backing from UK Export Finance. [reNews]
Teesworks Freeport (Teesworks image)
¶ “Nexif Ratch Energy Begins Building 145 MW Of Solar In The Philippines” • A developer based in Singapore, Nexif Ratch Energy, announced the financial close and start of construction for a 145 MWp solar project near Bacolod, the capital of Negros Island in the Philippines. Aboitiz Power Corp has 10-year PPA for the electricity. [pv magazine International]
¶ “Dongfang Unveils 26-MW Offshore Turbine” • Dongfang has unveiled a 26MW turbine. The Chinese manufacturer reveaed pictures of the machine’s giant nacelle at its factory in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. The machine has the world’s highest capacity of any offshore model. It has a blade diameter of 310 meters and hub height of 185 meters. [reNews]
Nacelle of Dongfang 26-MW turbine (Dongfang image)
¶ “OX2 Acquires 1-GW Oz Wind Farm” • OX2 has acquired its first onshore wind project in Australia, a 1-GW scheme a few hours north of Perth, in Western Australia. The site, which is in an early stage, will also include a battery energy storage system. The planned total installed capacity is about 1 GW. The scheme involves over twenty landowners. [reNews]
¶ “New Survey Reveals Doubt, And Hope, That World Will Achieve Climate Targets” • We asked authors who have contributed to the reports of the IPCC to share their best guesses about where the world is headed. The median estimate was 2.7 °C by 2100. To put it plainly, this could be a catastrophic outcome for humanity. [Phys.org]
Trees, hills, and fog (NOAA, Unsplash)
¶ “Adani Green’s Operational Capacity Up 34% In H1” • Adani Green Energy Limited reported a 34% increase in its operational capacity, reaching 11,184 MW in the first half of fiscal year 2025 from 8,316 MW in the same period last year. Of the total added capacity, AGEL said 2,418 MW came from solar plants in Khavda, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. [Asian Power]
¶ “Coalition ‘Don’t Have A Proper Plan’ For Nuclear Energy” • Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Coalition “don’t have a proper plan” for nuclear energy, and they must be “held to account” for their nuclear proposal. Steven Miles and Anthony Albanese held a press conference in the Gold Coast for the lead-up to the state election. [MSN]
Australia (Mark Galer, Unsplash)
US:
¶ “Biden Tours Hurricane-Hit Florida, Announces $612 Million In Projects” • President Joe Biden on Sunday toured areas of Florida ravaged by the back-to-back hurricanes and announced federal funding for projects to strengthen the electric grid and a “whole government” effort on recovery efforts. He announced $612 million for six DOE projects. [ABC News]
¶ “Florida Is Developing Rapidly. Will Climate Change Impede Its Growth?” • Florida has the second-highest permit-issuing state for both single-home and multifamily permits, according to the National Association of Home Builders. But destruction by hurricanes spotlighted residents’ ongoing vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. [ABC News]
House in Florida (Lo Sarno, Unsplash)
¶ “What’s Holding Back The EV Revolution In America? It’s The Charging!” • Why are well over 95% of car sales in Norway EVs, while in America, they struggle to get past the 10% mark. A 2022 study from the University of California, Berkeley, found that nearly 30% of public non-Tesla fast chargers in the San Francisco Bay Area did not work. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Grid Condition Accuracy Requires Monthly Reporting And Assurances” • The California PUC released a Proposed Decision that outlines its current thinking about the particulars within its formal ruling later this month. The Proposed Decision orders that accuracy issues be addressed, but it fails to give a deadline for the improvements. [CleanTechnica]
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