Opinion:
¶ “Ontario’s Huge Nuclear Debt And Other Things Dutton Doesn’t Understand” • Australian alternative Prime Minister Peter Dutton’s favorite topic seems to be your electricity bill. He talks so much about electricity prices, you’d think he might know a fair bit about what’s in the bills. But he doesn’t understand the debt Ontario ran up for nuclear. [RenewEconomy]
Pickering Nuclear Plant (JasonParis, CC-BY-SA 2.0, cropped)
Science and Technology:
¶ “How Much Solar Power Can You Get Out Of $250?” • When technology and production of a technology changes fast enough, even the enthusiasts can risk falling behind and not knowing just how cheap the technology is getting to be. The author shares a YouTube video she came across showing how much solar power one can get out of $250. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Is Musk’s Starlink Polluting Space? Researchers Call For The FCC To Pause Launches” • As Elon Musk’s Starlink is launching an internet network of thousands of satellites, the environmental implications are unknown without a formal review, experts warn. More satellite launches lead to more damaging gases and metals in the atmosphere. [ABC News]
Starlink satellites (Forest Katsch, Unsplash)
World:
¶ “Lilium Runs Out of Money” • Lilium has been developing one of the more attractive eVTOL aircraft over the past decade or so. It also had some positive news recently. A few months ago, the author noted that the company had logged a good chunk of future sales in the UK. Now, Lilium is out of money, though it is not necessarily the end just yet. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “BYD Launches Shark in Brazil And Song Pro in Paraguay” • BYD continues its massive expansion globally and rollout of new model after new model. It is quickly rising up the ranks when it comes to global auto sales, and each day it looks like it will rise to #1. Tesla looks like a turtle now, compared to the fast-swimming and fast-running BYD. [CleanTechnica]
BYD Song Pro
¶ “Forrest’s Squadron Energy Unveils Massive New Wind And Battery Project For NSW” • The renewable energy outfit owned by iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest added yet another huge wind energy proposal to its project pipeline, after kicking off the application process for the Bookham Wind Farm, west of Yass, New South Wales. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “$78 Trillion Needed For Net Zero By 2050” • There is still time to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 by making $78 trillion of investments, says Wood Mackenzie’s latest ‘Energy Transition Outlook’ report, though a set of global shocks likely puts 2030 targets out of reach. The study analyses four different pathways for the energy sector. [reNews]
Things we might want to lose (SXC image)
¶ “Solar And Storage Minigrid Commissioned On Tonga, And Micronesia Seeks Minigrid Proposals” • A $53.2 million minigrid was commissioned on Niuafo’ou, Tonga’s northernmost island, to provide clean, reliable power 24 hours a day. And Micronesia’s Yap island is seeking bids on a 79-kW solar plus storage minigrid system. [Microgrid Knowledge]
US:
¶ “Hundreds Of Homes Evacuated For Colorado Wildfire As Blazes And Red-Flag Warnings Break Out Nationwide” • It may be late October, but the US wildfire season has reignited across the country as a wildland blaze threatened homes in Colorado and at least ten wildfires were burning from California to New Jersey, officials said. [ABC News]
Wildfire in Colorado (Evan Wise, Unsplash)
¶ “Lucid Gravity Starts At $80,000, Lucid Air Gets 5-Star Safety Rating” • The new Lucid Gravity is Lucid’s second model. It’s an SUV rather than a sedan, and that is expected to make it more appealing to a larger portion of the market. Now we have a few more details on the Gravity, as well as some good news about Lucid’s first model, the Air. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ohio PUC To Consider Proposed Higher Minimum Payments For Data Centers” • Data centers use huge amounts of electricity and artificial intelligence makes the situation worse. AEP Ohio wants data center operators to commit to paying for almost all of the electricity they expect to use so it can make the needed grid upgrades knowing the cost is covered. [CleanTechnica]
Data center (Google image)
¶ “Nova Seals Deals For 1 GW Of Texas Wind” • Nova Clean Energy executed interconnection agreements and related high voltage equipment supply contracts for a 1-GW portfolio of wind power projects in Texas. The move comes as the state’s power grid experiences record growth in demand. Construction will begin in late 2025. [reNews]
¶ “Cubico Fires up 132-MW Arkansas Solar Park” • Cubico Sustainable Investments has begun commercial operations at the 132-MW Crossett solar park in Ashley County, Arkansas. The project is the second PV plant to be successfully brought into operation by the London-headquartered renewables player in the past 12 months. [reNews]
Solar PV array (Cubico image)
¶ “The Future Of Wind Power Relies In Part On Who Wins The Presidency” • The Biden-Harris administration set a national goal to produce 30 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030. But Trump’s opposition to offshore wind energy projects came as permitting delays and regulatory rollbacks, while he opened federal lands for drilling. [City & State New York]
¶ “New York State Beats Its Goal For Installing 6 GW Of Solar Power” • Here’s a ray of good news. New York State has reached its goal of installing 6 GW of distributed solar – enough to power more than 1 million homes and businesses – a year ahead of the goal set out in the state’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. [Habitat Magazine]
Have a fascinatingly agreeable day.
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