World:
¶ “EU To Invest €1 Billion To Boost Domestic Supply Of Battery Components” • The EU announced that companies who source less of their important materials for their battery production from China will be in line for grants totaling €1 billion. The EU also said it is interested in financing domestic hydrogen projects and net-zero technologies. [CleanTechnica]
Batteries (Courtesy of Northvolt)
¶ “France Reaches 23.7 GW Of Solar Power” • France is among the top nations for growth in solar energy generation in recent years, and that continued in the third quarter. The Ministry of Ecological Transition has shared the most recent data from its third-quarter 2024 solar PV energy dashboard. Highest installed capacities are in the South. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “EVs At 22.8% share in Germany – Volkswagen Group Is Dominating Home Ground” • November saw plugin EVs at 22.8% share in Germany, down from 25.7% year on year. Battery EV sales were down YOY, though from an elevated baseline. Plugin hybrid EV sales were up 14%. November’s overall auto volume was 244,544 units, roughly flat YOY. [CleanTechnica]
Škoda Enyaq IMG (Alexander-93, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Greencells Offloads 4-GW Solar-Storage Platform” • Global investment management company Davidson Kempner Capital Management and private equity player Nature Infrastructure Capital will jointly acquire the 4-GW portfolio of developer Greencells. The portfolio includes 800 MW of projects that are ready to build. [reNews]
¶ “Study Finds 21 Regions With High Potential For Development Of Wind Farms In Cuba” • Cuban researchers identified 21 areas in the country with favorable conditions for the installation of wind farms. A representative of the Renewable Energy Sources Group of the Institute of Meteorology, said the potential capacity is about 1,100 MW. [POWER Magazine]
Cuban pump jacks (Philip Gabrielsen, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “Sungrow And CREC Sign Landmark 1.5 GWh Battery Energy Storage Agreement In The Philippines” • Sungrow, a leading PV inverter and energy storage system provider, announced signing an agreement with Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation for a 1.5-GWh battery system. The agreement is for the largest system of its type in Southeast Asia. [ANTARA News]
¶ “2024 ‘Certain’ To Be Hottest Year On Record: EU Monitor” • This year is “effectively certain” to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Copernicus Climate Change Service said. We have exceeded 1.5°C of temperature increase. Scientists said we would need to avoid that. [Digital Journal]
Weather over warm water (NOAA, Unsplash)
¶ “Nuclear ‘Most Expensive’ For Replacing Coal-Fired Power” • Respected scientists, energy experts, and industry players have backed in the latest official data that shows nuclear energy does not stack up for Australia. Power planners warn taxpayers will need deep pockets to develop nuclear energy. Solar and wind are the least expensive energy sources. [Yahoo]
US:
¶ “Arizona Looks For More Power” • Population growth and rising temperatures are starting to not be the only thing upping power demand in Arizona. Large manufacturing companies are looking to build or expand in the state, and large data centers are also considering building in the Phoenix metro area. So, finding more kilowatt-hours is key. [CleanTechnica]
Arizona (Gautier Salles, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick Preaches The Benefits Of Climate Change” • Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for energy secretary, says that climate change poses only a modest threat to humanity. Wright agrees that burning fossil fuels adds to rising temperatures, but says some good is in that. The biggest US oil companies disagree. [MSN]
¶ “Why These Doctors Started Writing Medical ‘Prescriptions’ For Solar Power” • A primary care physician at Boston Medical Center got tired of hearing that her patients couldn’t afford the electricity needed to run breathing assistance machines, turn on air conditioning, or keep their refrigerators plugged in. So she worked with her hospital on a solution. [NPR]
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