World:
¶ “BYD Continues To Go After Europeans’ Hearts, And Enters Estonia” • Earlier this year, BYD went after Europeans’ hearts by sponsoring the Euros football (soccer) tournament. BYD has been on the European market for just two years, but it has a network of 270 stores across the continent where you can buy its vehicles. It has eight models on offer. [CleanTechnica]
BYD in Estonia (BYD image)
¶ “Building A Sustainable Supply Chain For Philippine Offshore Wind” • The Philippines needs eight years to build and operate its first offshore windmill. The country stands at the threshold of a renewable energy transition, with offshore wind expected to be crucial for meeting its energy security and climate targets. But it must move faster. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Stellantis And CATL’s New JV Will Invest Up To €4 Billion To Build Large LFP Battery Plant In Spain” • Stellantis and CATL recently announced a strategic agreement for a joint venture that could see up to €4.1 billion invested for a lithium iron phosphate battery plant. They are to build the facility in multiple phases in Zaragoza, Spain. [CleanTechnica]
Opel Frontera Electric
¶ “Goldwind Rolls First 22-MW Offshore Turbine” • Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind recently produced its first 22-MW turbine. It is expected to be installed at an offshore wind farm in the first quarter of 2025. The new turbine is specifically designed for deep-sea areas of 50 to 70 meters such as those off Guangdong. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “Solar Swing State: From Nearly Too Much Grid Demand To Warnings Of Not Enough In Less Than A Day” • Victoria’s grid posted a new high for electric demand of 9,581 MW in the midst of a record-breaking December heatwave. Two coal generating units were offline, but the state’s renewables met demand. The next day, demand was too low. [RenewEconomy]
Solar car park (Flicker02, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Dutton’s Home State Rips Into Nuclear Plan” • The policy issue Peter Dutton hopes will propel the Coalition into Australia’s federal government faces fierce opposition from his own side, with Queensland’s Deputy Premier effectively ruling out support for the nuclear plan. Queensland has its own moratorium against nuclear power. [Yahoo]
UK:
¶ “First 20 Vestas Turbines Installed At 220-MW North Kyle” • Scottish developer Brockwell Energy has reached a milestone at its flagship 220-MW North Kyle wind farm in East Ayrshire, with the installation of the first 20 Vestas turbines. The 49-turbine project is being built on the site of one of the largest former coal mining sites in Scotland. [reNews]
Wind turbine (Vestas image)
¶ “RES Given Nod For 50-MW Scottish Battery Venture” • RES has secured consent from Moray Council in Scotland for a 50-MW battery energy storage system. The Corshellach BESS will be built on land next to an existing substation. The facility will be important for a reliable, resilient, decarbonised electricity system for the future. [reNews]
¶ “EOS Submits Plans For 100-MW UK BESS” • Plans have been submitted to build a 100-MW battery energy storage system on Teesside in north-east England. If Redcar & Cleveland Council grants planning permission, the £62 million BESS will be built on a three-acre plot at the Long Acres section of the 2,500 acre Teesworks site on the River Tees. [reNews]
Proposed battery storage system (EOS image)
¶ “Solar Energy UK Expects Installed Solar To Greatly Exceed UK Government Clean Power Plan Targets” • Trade association Solar Energy UK expects installed solar in Britain to exceed the goals in the government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan greatly. The plan sets an objective of 45 to 47 GW by 2030. Solar Energy UK foresees 60 GW. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
US:
¶ “Amazon Investing Another $10 Billion In Ohio-Based Data Centers” • Amazon Web Services will invest another $10 billion to bolster its data center infrastructure in Ohio. The company said the exact sites have not been determined yet and noted that its investment plans are contingent upon the execution of long-term energy service agreements. [ABC News]
Ohio landscape (Michael Bowman, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Hurricanes Were Extra Disruptive To Energy Infrastructure In 2024” • NOAA reported 18 named storms in 2024. Eleven of the storms were hurricanes, with five of them major hurricanes. An average hurricane season has 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes, NOAA said. Five hurricanes made continental US landfall this year. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Ford Mustang Mach-E Wins TOP SAFETY PICK+ Award” • The Ford Mustang Mach-E is the third best selling EV in the US this year, only trailing the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3. Now there’s more good news about Ford’s first serious EV offering: It won a TOP SAFETY PICK+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. [CleanTechnica]
Ford Mustang Mach-E (Ford image)
¶ “Trump Transition Team Plans To Take A Sledgehammer To Biden Era EV Policies” • Reuters says it has seen the proposals the Trump transition team recommends for transportation, and they include taking the portions of the Inflation Reduction Act that deal with EVs and EV charging infrastructure and throwing them in the trash. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Energy Chief Granholm Warns Against ‘Unfettered Exports’ Of Liquefied Natural Gas” • The US should proceed cautiously on new natural gas export terminals, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said, warning the incoming Trump administration that “unfettered exports” of liquefied natural gas could drive up domestic prices. [NPR]
Have an unabashedly great day.
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