Opinion:
¶ “Brink of Irreversible Climate Disaster” • “We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster,” says an article from fourteen climate scientists. They say we reached record levels in 25 out of 35 “planetary vital signs” last year. They want fossil fuel subsidies dropped, carbon pricing increased, and people more involved. Good luck with that. [CleanTechnica]
Run, forest, run! (Markus Spiske, Unsplash)
¶ “Tom Steyer’s Take On How We’ll (Still) Win The Climate War” • Scott Cooney: Tom Steyer wrote a book, Cheaper, Faster, Better – How We’ll Win the Climate War. I’ve been sitting on it because I felt it missed the mark in some ways, but I feel like now is the perfect time to write my thoughts on it. Steyer hits the mark on the technologies changing the world. [CleanTechnica]
Science and Technology:
¶ “Massive 1-GW Virtual Power Plant Created From Thin Air” • Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes a virtual power plants that deploys smart technology to enlist ratepayers in grid stability and resiliency efforts. If all goes to plan, a collaboration will enable utilities and their ratepayers to avoid the cost of new brick-and-mortar power plants. [CleanTechnica]
Virtual power plant (Peter Lehmacher, CC-BY-SA 2.0)
World:
¶ “JBO Wins Dreekant Contracts” • German company Jörss-Blunck-Ordemann has been awarded new contracts by EnBW AG for the geotechnical expert work and pre-FEED design for the 1-GW Dreekant offshore wind park project. The deal comes after JBO provided the foundation design for the developer’s 960-MW He Dreiht array. [reNews]
¶ “This Is The Electric Roadster We’ve Been Waiting For: The AC Ace Classic EV” • From the company that produced one of the most influential auto designs ever comes a model that captures the halcyon days the roadster. It uses carbon fiber construction and electric drivetrain technology to deliver world-class ride and handling emissions-free. [CleanTechnica]
AC Ace Classic electric (AC Cars image)
¶ “The Sun Is Shining On Reliable Renewable Energy In Ireland” • Climate change is becoming increasingly urgent, and the stakes are higher for businesses. “Irish businesses are gradually stepping up when it comes to climate change, with many starting to work toward the goal of being net zero by 2050,” said Laura McArdle, managing director, PV Generation. [Business Post]
¶ “Researchers Propose Innovative Telescope Project To Bring Reliable Energy To Remote Communities” • A study shows that powering a new telescope in Chile’s Atacama Desert with solar energy can also support around 66% of the electricity needs for nearby communities, according to a media release from Utrecht University. [The Cool Down]
Atacama Desert (Sam Power, Unsplash)
¶ “Serbia Targets 50% Of Electricity From Renewables By 2030” • Serbia’s Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan sets a goal for nearly half of all electricity to be generated from renewable energy sources by 2030, said Jovana Joksimović, the Assistant Minister for International Cooperation, European Integration and Project Management. [ceenergynews]
¶ “Turbines Pay Off For Octopus Customers” • Some customers in England who can see offshore wind turbines banked savings on their energy bills thanks to Octopus Energy’s first offshore wind tariff. One year after launching the ‘Fan Club,’ customers have saved on average nearly £200 on their annual electricity bills, with some saving nearly £400. [reNews]
Offshore wind farm (Octopus Energy)
¶ “TEPCO Reports That Fukushima Reactor Debris Weighs 0.7 Grams” • The nuclear fuel debris removed in experimental operations at the No 2 reactor of the Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant weighed about 0.7 grams. It is to be transported to a research facility in Ibaraki Prefecture, where it will be analyzed for several months to a year. [The Japan News]
US:
¶ “US Climate Leader Calls Trump’s Threatened IRA Rollbacks ‘A Fool’s Errand'” • Former Biden White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy called any attempt to roll back Inflation Reduction Act funds by the next Trump administration a “fool’s errand” during a call with climate leaders on their continued goals for climate progress. [ABC News]
Gina McCarthy at 2014 meeting (US EPA, public domain)
¶ “Florida’s Iconic Key Deer Face An Uncertain Future As Seas Rise” • Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer, are found on the Florida Keys in piney and marshy wetlands that are bordered by ocean waters. Sea level rise is already altering the landscape of Big Pine Key and at least twenty small islands where the deer live. [ABC News]
¶ “Electric Buses In Zion National Park: A Report Card” • The six-mile road up Zion Canyon is the non plus ultra of Zion National Park, but it can be reached only by shuttle buses except in winter. By the 2020s, the propane-powered buses had become so hard to maintain that it was decided to replace them with electric buses. Here is a report. [CleanTechnica]
Zion Canyon Shuttle (National Park Service)
¶ “BOEM Releases SouthCoast Impact Statement” • The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released its final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed SouthCoast Wind Project. If approved, the project could generate up to 2.4 GW of offshore wind energy. The proposal includes up to 147 wind turbines off the coast of Massachusetts. [reNews]
¶ “BHE Renewables Brings ‘Energy’ To Jackson County, West Virginia” • Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables is building a solar microgrid on approximately 1,800 acres across from the TIMET plant. It will consist of a solar array of 106 MW capacity and battery energy storage system of 50 MW. This will be a first for West Virginia. [WV News]
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