Science and Technology:
¶ “Purpose-Built Ship Deploys Wave Energy To Produce Green Ammonia Fuel” • Instead of putting an ammonia plant on land, the Dutch startup SwitcH2 plans theirs out at sea. Initially, the plan was to use offshore wind and solar to make green hydrogen, which would be used to make green ammonia fuel. Now SwitcH2 is planning on adding wave energy. [CleanTechnica]
Harvesting wave energy (Courtesy of Corpower Ocean)
World:
¶ “Cuba Restores Power Grid And Resumes Planned Blackouts Of About Five Hours Per Day” • After a nationwide blackout left millions without electricity for several hours in Cuba, the power grid was restored Thursday, authorities said. They added that scheduled power outages of five hours per day, largely caused by fuel shortages, will now resume. [ABC News]
¶ “Volvo EX30 Gets Maximum 5-Star Safety Rating from Euro NCAP” • The new(ish) Volvo EX30 earned another distinguished, and expected, accomplishment. The highly rated and quiet small SUV has earned a 5-star safety rating from the Euro NCAP rating system. That’s the highest possible ranking. One thing Volvo Cars is known for is safety. [CleanTechnica]
Volvo EX30 (Courtesy of Volvo Cars South Africa)
¶ “Chinese Companies Responsible For 76% Of Global EV Sales” • A headline in The Guardian caught our attention at the daily staff meeting at CleanTechnica global headquarters. “China’s Share Of Global Electric Car Market Rises To 76 Percent,” it said. Think about that. Three-quarters of all electric cars in the world are made by Chinese companies! [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Chantiers Bags Dunkirk Substation Gig” • The French grid operator RTE signed a contract with Chantiers de l’Atlantique for a substation for the Dunkirk offshore wind project. It is for the design, construction, and installation of an AC electrical offshore platform that will transmit power from EDF Renewables and Enbridge’s 600-MW offshore wind farm. [reNews]
Small offshore substation (DOTI, CC-BY-SA 3.0)
¶ “UK Solar Scheme To Become ‘Biodiversity Haven’” • A large solar farm development in the UK’s midlands is set to become a “biodiversity haven” after a series of new eco-partnerships were agreed upon. Communities who were consulted on the original proposals in early 2024 expressed a strong desire to protect and enhance their natural environment. [reNews]
¶ “Latest Solar Farm Plan Could Power 12,000 Homes” • Plans for a solar farm that could power 12,000 North Yorkshire homes will be recommended for approval, a report has concluded. The scheme, which is set to stretch across 66 hectares (163 acres) of land between Harrogate and Ripon, attracted 38 objections and five responses in support. [BBC]
Yorkshire (Illiya Vjestica, Unsplash)
¶ “South Australia Has The Most Wind And Solar And No Baseload: So Why Is It The Only State Not Fretting About A Vulnerable Grid?” • South Australia has the highest wind and solar share, an average of around 72% over the last 12 months, vastly more than other state in Australia. But it is also the most reliable grid in the country. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “Climate Change Threatens Global Food Supply: Scientists Sound Alarm” • Scientists are raising alarms about the impacts of climate change on global food security. A study published in Trends in Plant Science points to the urgent need to develop climate-resilient crops to avert severe food shortages, famine, mass migration, and global instability. [India Today]
Farming (Dietmar Reichle, Unsplash)
¶ “Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants Almost Restored Generation After Russian Attacks” • Ukraine’s three operating nuclear power plants have mostly restored electricity production, following a significant reduction last week due to fresh Russian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure. But some of the power lines they depend on are still disconnected. [Ukrainska Pravda]
US:
¶ “Waymo Going To Miami” • Waymo announced that it will be bringing its robotaxi service, Waymo One, to Miami early next year. Waymo also revealed that it is going to be working with the company Moove to help manage its fleets in a new and better way. But before it does that, Waymo will work with Moove in Pheonix, its first market. [CleanTechnica]
Waymo is coming to Miami (Waymo)
¶ “Clean Energy Cybersecurity, Clean Energy Tech Startups, And Clean Energy & Manufacturing Innovation In Underserved Communities” • New US DOE announcements cover improving electric sector cybersecurity, five Phase 2 winners in the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters Round 3, and 19 Community Energy Innovation Prize teams. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ace Green Recycling Becoming a Public Company, Leading on Sustainable Battery Recycling” • As a global leader in battery recycling technology, Ace Green Recycling has a modular battery recycling platform intended to reduce battery waste while it preserves vital battery materials of strategic relevance. Now Ace is going public. [CleanTechnica]
Ace recycling plant (ACE Green Recycling via PRNewsfoto)
¶ “European Energy And Oklahoma Forge Renewables Ties” • European Energy entered into an agreement with the state of Oklahoma to co-develop a range of renewable energy assets. The partnership encompasses solar, wind, batteries, and power-to-x technology. European Energy has a US development pipeline of over 4 GW of projects. [reNews]
¶ “California Solar+Storage Plant Pioneers Fossil-Free Power for Peak Demand” • The launch of one of the first US solar+storage peaker plants is paving the way for renewables to replace gas-fired facilities during peak power demand. Built in Imperial County, California, the Vikings project is a benchmark for safe, reliable configurations of its kind. [The Energy Mix]
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