Opinion:
¶ “Election Misinformation: How Trump And Musk Spit Out Fallacies That Undermine Democracy” • The New York Times reports that in private conversations, “Mr Musk is obsessive, almost manic, about the stakes of the election and the need for Mr Trump to win.” Yet this is the same Musk who once called Trump a “stone-cold loser.” [CleanTechnica]
Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster in orbit (SpaceX, public domain)
World:
¶ “Warming Increased Heat Deaths Among Older Adults” • The report, “2024 Lancet Countdown” shows health and economic costs of climate change are rising globally. As communities face an additional fifty days of “dangerous heat,” heat-related deaths among older adults increased by a record-breaking 167% in 2023 compared to the 1990s. [ABC News]
¶ “BYD Sales Surge To 500,000 Vehicles A Month!” • In August, BYD had 373,083 vehicle sales (all “new energy vehicles” – full battery electrics and plugin hybrids). In September, the number rose to 419,426. In October, as we just found out, BYD vehicle sales reached 502,657! That figure includes buses, but 500,526 were passenger vehicles. [CleanTechnica]
BYD EV (Tiago Ferreira, Unsplash)
¶ “China Begins Work On Kenyan Geothermal Power Plant Amid African Renewable Energy Push” • Beijing is pushing renewable energy projects in Africa. This was highlighted at a groundbreaking ceremony for a Chinese-led geothermal power plant to be built in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. The 35-MW project is to cost $93 million. [South China Morning Post]
¶ “Deep Wind Offshore Applies For Chilean Lease” • Norwegian developer Deep Wind Offshore has applied for a area lease for one floating and one bottom-fixed offshore wind farm off the Chilean coastline. The Chilean government has set a target of 60% of the nation’s electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2030. [reNews]
Wind turbines, on and offshore (Jian Liu, Unsplash)
¶ “UN Report Offers Roadmap For Scaling Up Adoption Of Renewable Energy” • The world has to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030 to meet climate goals, the UN’s Climate Technology Progress Report says. It is a roadmap for policymakers interested in accelerating adoption of renewables. [UN Environment Programme]
¶ “Three Gorges Unveils 16.5-GW Renewable Energy Plan In China” • China’s state-owned Three Gorges Energy announced plans to invest in a massive integrated renewable energy base in the Taklamakan Desert, in the Xinjiang region. The investment for the whole project is projected to be equivalent to about $10.09 billion. [pv magazine International]
Renewable energy project (China Three Gorges)
¶ “Hundreds Are Dead In Spain’s Floods, And Scientists See A Connection To Climate Change” • It was one of the most deadly weather events in modern Spanish history. At least 205 people are dead, and dozens are missing after flood waters and mud swept through towns and cities. Scientists see a connection to human-caused global warming. [VPM]
¶ “Renewable Energy Sources Provide Over 40% Of Electricity In October” • The renewable energy sources, wind, solar, and hydro power, provided 40.4% of electricity used in Ireland in October, according to Grid operator EirGrid. Wind farms provided the largest share of renewable electricity, at just under 35% of all power used in the country. [The Irish Times]
Ireland (Aldo De La Paz, Unsplash)
US:
¶ “Applications Now Open Nationwide For Community-Led Heat-Monitoring Campaigns” • As a part of President Biden’s Investing in America initiative, the Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring started up applications on November 1, 2024, enabling communities around the US to monitor and evaluate variables influencing local heat risk. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Aptera Puts Its First Production-Intent Vehicle On The Road” • Aptera successfully drove its first production-intent vehicle, which will be used for real world validation and testing. It is a step paving the way for a fully tested, validated production EV ready for deliveries to the company’s nearly 50,000 pre-order reservation holders. [CleanTechnica]
Aptera EV (Aptera image)
¶ “Biden–Harris Admin Aims To Help Reduce Cost Of EV Battery Recycling” • As with all things, as the scale of EV battery recycling goes up, costs will come down. The US DOE has decided that it wants to help accelerate the cost cutting, and it’s putting in $45 million to help with that under the Biden administration. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Dominion Wraps Up First CVOW Installation Campaign” • Dominion Energy reported that 78 monopile foundations and four offshore substation foundations were installed for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project during the first season of installation. At 2,600-MW, CVOW is the largest offshore wind project under construction in the US. [reNews]
Installation vessel (Dominion Energy image)
¶ “DESRI Acquires 225-MW Arizona Solar Site” • Avantus has announced the sale of the Catclaw Solar and Energy Storage Project to D E Shaw Renewable Investments. The project has up to 225 MW of solar and 250 MW, 1,000 MWh of energy storage in Maricopa County, Arizona. The sale includes a long-term PPA with Arizona Public Service. [reNews]
¶ “US Regulators Reject Amended Interconnect Agreement For Amazon Data Center” • FERC energy regulators have rejected an amended interconnection agreement for an Amazon data center connected directly to a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. The officials raised concerns about a loss of supply, and how it would affect power bills and reliability. [MSN]
Have a happily developing day.
geoharvey 
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