Science and Technology:
¶ “Fuel Cell Electric Aircraft Help To Drive The Green Hydrogen Market” • The EU has been working on a plan to replace liquid fossil fuels with an EU-wide lower-carbon gas network, which includes stepping up the supply of green hydrogen fuel for aviation, shipping, and heavy industries. The plan was created in May, and it is already bearing fruit. [CleanTechnica]
Fuel cell powered air travel (Courtesy of ZeroAvia)
¶ “MIT Researchers Develop New Process For Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Ethylene” • Research by engineers at MIT could lead to rapid improvements in a variety of electro-chemical systems to convert carbon dioxide into valuable commodities. The team developed a design for electrodes that increases the efficiency of the conversions. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “Climate Change Threatening More Than 40% Of The World’s Corals With Extinction, Conservation Group Says” • About 44% of reef-building coral species are at risk of extinction, data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species shows. The Red List is a new edition released as COP29 goes on in Baku, Azerbaijan. [ABC News]
Coral (NOAA, Unsplash)
¶ “EHang Makes Flurry Of Announcements On Its eVTOL Aicraft” • Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing company EHang made five announcements in the past week. One is that it had made a “breakthrough” in solid-state battery tech. It said that using this solid-state battery “improves the flight endurance by 60%–90%.” [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Rivian And Volkswagen Throw Each Other A Lifeline” • This past summer, Rivian and Volkswagen formed a joint venture to develop the next generation of electric and electronic controls for EVs. That architecture determines how the various electrical and electronic functions of an EV are designed and embedded in vehicles and how they interact. [CleanTechnica]
Rivian pickup (Rivian image)
¶ “China Opens World’s Largest Offshore Solar Power Facility, As US Falls Farther Behind” • China is the most advanced solar society in the world with over 600 GW of installed solar capacity. It saves the country billions of dollars a year over paying for imported fossil gas.. The US has only about 130 GW of solar. And China is getting more. [Informed Comment]
¶ “Electric Patrol Boat Launched By Voltari” • About two years ago, Canadian electric boat manufacturer Voltari announced it had piloted one its Voltari 260 performance boats 91 miles on a single charge. Recently, Voltari announced it has built a patrol vessel. Cam Heaps, Voltari’s CEO, answered some questions about it for CleanTechnica. [CleanTechnica]
Voltari patrol boat (Voltari image)
¶ “Russia Threatens To Expel UN Monitors From Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant” • Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned that it can expel International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant if it finds their work “inappropriate.” Russia’s Foreign Ministry lambasted Grossi for mentioning a possible cessation of hostilities. [MSN]
UK:
¶ “EGL1 Secures £2 Billion In Funding” • A £2 billion funding package was awarded to National Grid to build the proposed Eastern Green Link 1 subsea and underground 196 km cable to transport wind energy in the UK. The project is being developed with ScottishPower Energy Networks. It was approved through a new Ofgem fast-track process. [reNews]
EGL1 (National Grid image)
¶ “Green Nation Unveils 750-MW Whitestone Solar” • Green Nation has revealed plans for the 750-MW Whitestone solar farm in South Yorkshire, England. The PV project would feature a battery energy storage system, at a site between Rotherham and Doncaster. Grid connection is planned into the nearby Brinsworth substation. [reNews]
¶ “UK Bans New Coal Mines” • The UK government confirmed it will introduce legislation as soon as possible to restrict licensing of new coal mines. Coal power remains the largest source of energy-related CO2 emissions globally. Phasing it out is a crucial step to tackling climate change and limiting global temperature rises to 1.5°C. [reNews]
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station (Uniper image)
US:
¶ “Air Quality Becomes Major Lever to Phase Out Fossil Fuels” • The air pollution from burning fossil fuels in buildings causes smog and acid rain and costs the US $45 billion and causes roughly 6,000 premature deaths annually. Air quality agencies across the US are quietly becoming major players in the race to cut carbon emissions. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Offshore Floating Wind Horses Have Already Left The Barn, Thanks To US Taxpayers” • The offshore wind industry has planted tens of thousands of turbines in coastal waters around the world since the early 2000s. That’s a good start, but it’s just a start. New offshore floating wind technology is beginning to hit the market. [CleanTechnica]
Floating wind turbines (Courtesy of Principle Power)
¶ “Trump Picks Burgum To Lead Key Department” • Donald Trump chose North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to head up the Department of the Interior, which oversees key agencies like the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. He is seen as a friend of Oil & Gas. [reNews]
¶ “Thune Is Big Fan Of Wind Power, An Energy Source Trump Hates” • John Thune, elected Senate majority leader, has long championed wind energy, which provides about 55% of electric energy in his home state, South Dakota. His powerful new role puts him in position to stop Congress from repealing incentives that supported new wind farms. [MSN]
Have a creatively consequential day.
geoharvey is free and without ads.
geoharvey is not tax-deductible.
geoharvey 
Leave a comment