World:
¶ “London Protesters Demand Water Companies Clean Up Sewage-Tainted Rivers” • The March for Clean Water was set up by groups ranging from Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth to British Rowing. Water pollution is an increasingly high-profile issue in Britain, focusing attention on climate change and the privatization of the UK’s utilities. [ABC News]
Thames (zeynep elif ozdemir, Unsplash)
¶ “The UAE Opens Its Annual Oil-And-Gas Summit” • The UAE opened its annual oil-and-gas summit with pledges to increase output even as global prices have fallen and world politics are uncertain ahead of the US presidential election. Crude oil prices have been depressed, and benchmark Brent crude traded around $74 a barrel on Monday. [ABC News]
¶ “Romanian Wind Farm Powers Up” • Building materials firm CRH commissioned a 30-MW wind farm to provide renewable electricity to its Medgidia Cement Plant in Romania. The project began in August 2023 and the wind farm is fully operational. Consisting of five turbines, its estimated annual net production capacity is 80 GWh. [reNews]
Wind turbine at Medgidia Cement Plant (CRH image)
¶ “To Be Electrocuted, Or Eaten By A Shark? That Is The Question ” • It brings to mind some surreal comments of a presidential candidate. Not only is the BYD Shark selling for a price far below the local competition, it is offering rapid EV acceleration, vehicle-to-load capability, high technology, and unheard of comfort in a ute. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Clean Power Hydrogen In Deal With Irish Renewable Energy Group” • Clean Power Hydrogen PLC unveiled a new licensing agreement and sales contract with Hidrigin, an Irish renewable energy developer, for the manufacturing and deployment of green hydrogen technology. A green hydrogen pilot project is set to begin in 2025. [Proactive Investors]
Ireland (Stephanie Chriselle, Unsplash)
¶ “India Expands Renewable Energy Initiatives With Approval Of Fifty Solar Parks And Offshore Wind Projects” • In a major advancement for the country’s renewable energy landscape, the Union Ministry of Renewable Energy has officially approved the establishment of fifty solar parks, which will collectively have a capacity of 37.5 GW. [WindInsider]
¶ “India On Way To Achieving 500 GW Target Of Renewable Energy By 2030” • India is on its way to reaching a target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030 said Summit Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi at the International Solar Alliance, in New Delhi. Joshi emphasized the historic importance of solar energy worldwide. [BW BusinessWorld]
Solar Plant (Thomas Lloyd Group, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “South Australia’s 200-MW Whyalla Hydrogen Plant Approved” • The South Australian Government’s 200-MW Whyalla hydrogen plant was approved under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The project won development approval in July by state and Commonwealth agencies. [Energy Source & Distribution]
¶ “Tidal Power Has Potential To Address Energy Challenges Faced By Scottish Coastal Communities” • A creative approach to using power generated locally by tidal energy projects could help businesses and homes around Scotland’s coastline become less reliant on expensive and polluting oil and diesel sources of power. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
Tidal power station, Canada (Gordon Leggett, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Chris Bowen On Trump, Science And Coal” • Chris Bowen, Australia’s climate change minister, said, “We’re living climate change. What we’re now trying to do is avoid the worst of it.” He was speaking to Guardian Australia shortly before a US election where polls indicate a 50-50 chance voters will elect a president who calls climate change a “hoax.” [The Guardian]
¶ “As Earth Vital Signs Worsen, Scientists Warn Of ‘Irreversible Climate Disaster’” • Earth’s climate system continues to rapidly deteriorate, with global temperatures on track to far overshoot 2°C (3.6°F) of warming by the century’s end. That warning comes from an international group of eminent Earth System scientists and climate researchers. [The Good Men Project]
Sun at the South Pole Station (NOAA, Unsplash)
¶ “Reactor Restarts Thirteen Years After Fukushima, Then Shuts Down Again” • A Japanese nuclear reactor that survived the 2011 earthquake and tsunami has been temporarily shut down, just a week after it restarted for the first time in over thirteen years. The No 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant was halted due to an glitch involving neutron data. [Newser]
US:
¶ “Which States Are Poised To Lead On Battery Storage” • In 2014, total battery capacity in the US was nearly non-existent. At 0.16 GW, battery storage was in its infancy and we were unable to retain clean energy and disperse it as needed. In ten years, we’ve seen a 97-fold increase to 15.51 GW of capacity, with plenty of room to grow. [Environment America]
Battery system (UniEnergy Technologies, CC-BY-SA-4.0)
¶ “Massachusetts Firefighters Continue To Battle Stubborn Brush Fires Across State” • Firefighters in Massachusetts are battling stubborn brush fires, and officials are urging residents to take precautions to help avoid sparking new blazes. On average, 15 wildland fires are reported each October. The month’s total for this year came to about 200. [ABC News]
¶ “BHE Renewables Brings ‘Energy’ To Jackson County, West Virginia” • Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables is to power TIMET on a development that promises to bring jobs and an economic boom to Jackson County, West Virginia. A plant will produce titanium, chiefly for the aerospace industry but also for the medical and industrial fields. [WV News]
Have a surprisingly enthusiastic day.
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