Opinion:
¶ “Why Renewables Must Replace Nuclear” • With the discussion around nuclear energy becoming polarized and ideological, it’s essential to return to the data and facts – and these show that investing in nuclear will not reduce emissions within the next decade. Renewables offer a cheaper, more reliable route to cut carbon emissions. [The Parliament Magazine]
Wind energy (Daniel Morris, Unsplash)
World:
¶ “Jaguar Responds To Falling Sales By Raising Prices – A Lot!” • Usually when sales fall, manufacturers cut prices to stimulate demand. But at Jaguar, sales have been falling and falling and falling for so long that Tata Motors, which owns Jaguar at the present time, has decided to tear up the old playbook and create a new one. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Kia EV9, EV6, And EV3 News” • Kia’s going on a bit of an EV news sprint. It’s got three EV stories out in the past week, in a time that has seen several months of EV news drought among legacy automakers. There’s nothing revolutionary here, but the company keeps stepping forward. Interestingly, each story is about a different model. [CleanTechnica]
Kia EV9 (Kia image)
¶ “‘Cut UK Energy Costs By Raising PV Target'” • Solar Energy UK is calling on the government to triple the current solar generation capacity to 60 GW by 2030. The trade association highlighted an academic study which claimed that tripling the current solar capacity would significantly lower the cost of the UK’s electricity. [reNews]
¶ “Race For Bigger Turbines ‘Paralyses’ Suppliers” • The “rat race” to build ever-larger turbines is paralyzing the offshore wind supply chain, consultancy Roland Berger says. Europe has chosen offshore wind as a key pillar of its energy transition. The offshore wind sector has pledged to ramp up its capacity to 20 GW per year to realize its goal for 2030. [reNews]
Jack-up barge (Rob Webbon, Unsplash)
¶ “SRE And MWE Partner For 840-MW Korean Array” • Synera Renewable Energy Group formed a joint venture with Moondo Wind Energy to develop an 840-MW offshore wind project in Korea’s South Sea. The JV, Moondo Offshore Wind Energy, is the group’s first entry into the South Korean market and its second venture beyond its base in Taiwan. [reNews]
¶ “Amazon Invests In First Utility-Scale Wind Energy Projects In Greece” • Amazon is investing in its largest renewable energy deal so far in Greece, three new wind farms. These wind farms will help match Amazon’s electricity use in Greece with carbon-free energy, while helping the country on its goal for renewable electricity. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
Athens (Arthur Yeti, Unsplash)
¶ “Masdar Teams Up With China’s Silk Road Fund To Invest In Renewable Energy Projects” • Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar and China’s Silk Road Fund signed an agreement to jointly invest in renewable energy projects in Belt and Road Initiative countries. Masdar plans for 100 GW of BRI renewable sites by 2030. [MSN]
US:
¶ “The Great Grid-Scale Battery Boom Comes To The US” • The US has installed 20 GW of grid-scale battery storage for its grids, up from barely any just a few years ago. The EIA predicts total grid-scale battery storage capacity could double again to 40 GW by the end of next year, with the completion of the new projects already in the pipeline. [CleanTechnica]
Battery system (Element Energy image)
¶ “Milestone Puts Battery Recycling Industry One Step Closer to Increasing Lithium-Ion Processing in North America” • A Cirba Solutions battery recycling facility in Lancaster, Ohio, will create battery-grade metal sulfates and lithium carbonate when it’s up and running. These will become the raw materials for newly made batteries. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Renewable Energy Investors Are Gearing Up For Another Big Year” • Regardless of who occupies the White House, renewable energy will be pushing fossil power plants out of the picture next year and beyond. The community solar movement is one thing in play, and the old rivalry between coal producers and natural gas is starting to heat up. [CleanTechnica]
Wind turbines (Jason Mavrommatis, Unsplash)
¶ “Carbon Removal Developers Unveil First All Wind-Powered Direct Air Capture Plant” • Carbon removal project developers Return Carbon and Verified Carbon are collaborating on a direct air capture facility that will run entirely on wind power, a feat the pair called a first for the sector. The DAC facility will be powered by a wind farm Greenalia will build. [ESG Dive]
¶ “Scientist Awarded $1 Million In Lawsuit Against Writers Over Defamation” • Scientists everywhere scored a major victory when a jury in the District of Columbia ruled in favor of climate scientist Michael Mann in a defamation case that spanned over a decade, the Associated Press reported. Two writers had alleged his work was “fraudulent.” [MSN]
Have a happily tempered day.
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