World:
¶ “Northvolt Bankruptcy May Delay Porsche And Audi Electric Models” • As if Volkswagen Group didn’t have enough challenges now, Handelsblatt reported that several Volkswagen Group brands may have to postpone planned model launches because the necessary battery cells they expected to get from Northvolt will not be available as planned. [CleanTechnica]
Porsche Macan 4 (Alexander-93, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “UK And Norway Unveil Green Industrial Partnership” • The UK and Norway have launched a Green Industrial Partnership to combine clean energy capabilities and drive economic growth. The agreement will support the UK’s aim to secure homegrown energy, protect billpayers, and put Britain on track to be a “clean energy superpower” by 2030. [reNews]
¶ “Enercon Scores Romanian Turbine Deal” • Enercon is to supply seven turbines for a 38-MW wind project in Romania. The German manufacture will supply seven E-160 EP5 turbines for customer Smart Power Generation Alfa. The order, Enercon’s first in Romania in twelve years, is for a project in Cudalbi Galati in the east of the country. [reNews]
Wind turbines (Enercon image)
¶ “The Gulf Stream Is On The Verge Of Collapsing, Climate Scientists Warn” • In an open letter, 44 leading climate scientists say that key Atlantic Ocean currents, including the Gulf Stream, are on the brink of failure. The scientists warn that the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could lead to devastating impacts. [MSN]
¶ “GE Vernova Amd Drydocks To Deliver Ostwind 4” • 50 Hertz selected GE Vernova and Drydocks World to deliver the 2-GW Ostwind 4 grid connection in the German Baltic Sea. GE Vernova and Drydocks World are to build the DC converter system, which will comprise two converters, one at sea and one on land, for the Ostwind 4 project. [reNews]
Converter platform (50 Hertz image)
¶ “Audit Shows Renewables Driving Down Wholesale Power Prices In State Where Targets To Be Scrapped” • New data shows that wholesale electricity prices in Queensland fell by nearly 40% over the 2023-24 financial year, prompting calls for the new Liberal government to keep the state’s renewable energy targets and maintain the trend. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “Aker And Aibel Scoop Green Volt FEED Deals” • Flotation Energy and Vargronn have awarded the first phase front-end engineering and design contracts for the 560-MW Green Volt floating wind project, off Scotland, to two teams. Green Volt will be eighty miles off the Scottish coast. It won a UK Government Contract for Difference last September. [reNews]
Floating offshore turbine (Flotation Energy and Vargronn)
¶ “Lepreau Nuclear Plant Back In Service After Second-Longest Outage In Forty Years” • The Point Lepreau nuclear generating station is back online producing electricity for N.B. Power. But the cost to customers of an eight-month shutdown that began in early April and ended last week is still being calculated by the utility. [Yahoo News Canada]
¶ “Tesla Says Dutton’s Nuclear Plan Will Result In “Severe” Curtailment Of Household Rooftop Solar” • Tesla, electric car maker and leading supplier of utility scale and household batteries, has warned that Australian households face “severe curtailment” of their rooftop solar PV systems under the federal Coalition’s nuclear power plan. [RenewEconomy]
Rooftop solar system (Giorgio Trovato, Unsplash, cropped)
US:
¶ “Miss The Snow? Experts Explain Why You May See Less Over The Years” • With climate change, winter is the fastest warming season for much of the US, according to climate research group Climate Central. There are less freezing temperatures, but more moisture. Climatologists explain that the impact of this on snowfall is complicated. [ABC News]
¶ “EVgo Shares New Construction of 7,500 High-Power Fast Charging Stalls, Bringing Total To 10,000 Fast Charging Stalls” • EVgo announced that it plans to build 7,500 more high-power fast charging stations in the US in the next 5 years. By 2029, the company will have more than tripled its network footprint to at least 10,000 fast charging stations. [CleanTechnica]
Hummer EV at an EVgo charging stall (Image from EVgo)
¶ “Giant Solar-Plus-Storage Project Turned On In California” • Renewable energy company Arevon Energy commissioned the Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage Project in California. The solar portion provides 384 MW of power capacity, while the energy storage component provides 150 MW and 600 MWh of power and energy storage capacity. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Federal Hostility Could Delay Offshore Wind Projects, Derailing State Climate Goals” • Numerous East Coast states are counting on offshore wind projects to power tens of millions of homes and to help them transition to cleaner energy. But the US government will be led by Donald Trump, who has said he will “make sure that ends on Day 1.” [Stateline]
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