Science and Technology:
¶ “New Study: Carbon Capture Is A Waste Of Money And Is Counterproductive” • The lead author of the new study, Stanford University Professor Mark Jacobson, said, “If you spend $1 on carbon capture instead of on wind, water, and solar, you are increasing CO2, air pollution, energy requirements, energy costs, pipelines, and total social costs.” [CleanTechnica]
Carbon capture (PutTheKettleOn, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
World:
¶ “Council Approves Plans For 5,000 Panel Solar Farm” • A plan to build a 5,000-panel solar farm near Hayle has been approved, despite concerns about flooding. A Cornwall Council planning committee agreed to allow the facility, on 3.75 acres (1.5 hectares) of land next to the A30 off Loggans Road, at the entrance to the town. The vote was six to four. [BBC]
¶ “‘Now Is The Time’ For Giant UK Offshore Wind Farm” • A Norwegian renewable energy firm says the time is right for a large wind farm off the Devon and Dorset coast. Source Galileo is planning a 2-GW project involving at least 100 turbines, which it said could power over three million homes. It announced a deal with Portland Port for service. [BBC]
PortWind project (Source Galileo image)
¶ “Laos To Build $1.9 Billion Wind Power Plant To Export Electricity To Vietnam” • The Lao Government and Lao builder Chitchareune Construction will build the 1,200-MW Nong wind plant, with an investment of $1.9 billion, to export electricity to Vietnam. Vietnam imports 3 billion kWh of electricity yearly from China and Laos. [Theinvestor]
¶ “Tesla Troubles Mount As Musk Goes Full Rogue” • Elon Musk’s worst offense may appear for Europeans to be a Nazi salute at the inauguration. The ketamine addict is losing sales as people react to his antics. Last month, Norway recorded a 37.9% slump. Tesla sales in France fell by 63.4%; in Spain, Tesla sales plummeted by 75.4%. [CleanTechnica]
Heil (Image by Led By Donkeys)
Post on X by Musk
¶ “Ethio Telecom Launches Ultra-Fast EV Charging Hub in Addis Ababa” • Ethio Telecom is a telecoms provider in Ethiopia with over 81 million subscribers. Now, in a major boost to Ethiopia’s growing EV system, Ethio Telecom has opened an ultra-fast EV charging station on both sides of the Bole to Megenagna road in Addis Ababa. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Installed Wind Power Capacity Exceeds 13,000 MW” • The total installed power in Turkey reached 13,043 MW, according to official data. Energy is generated from around 280 wind plants and more than 4,360 turbines in the country’s seven regions. The share of wind energy in daily electricity production has risen to about 14%. [Hürriyet Daily News]
Wind turbine in Turkey (sinanaydinnet, CC-BY-SA 4.0)
US:
¶ “Scientists Are Racing To Discover The Depth Of Ocean Damage Sparked By LA Wildfires” • As crews work to remove what could be hundreds of thousands of tons of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles wildfires that sit on the ocean’s edge, researchers and officials are trying to understand how the fires on land have impacted the sea. [ABC News]
¶ “Trump Attacks Electric Vehicles; GM Claps Back With Blazer EV.R” • Amidst the backdrop of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s real-life coup of the US, signs are emerging that EVs are a battleground on which some titans of big business are willing to fight. Exhibit A is GM using the backdrop of NASCAR’s Indy 500 race to show off its new EV lineup. [CleanTechnica]
Blazer EV.R prototype (Courtesy of Chevrolet)
¶ “Maryland Environmental Leaders Slam Legislative Push For Gas-Powered Plants, Split Over Nuclear Energy” • Maryland’s top environmental groups are pushing back against a proposal that endorses gas-fired power plants as a solution to the state’s predicted energy shortfall. Prioritizing gas generation is a big step backward, they say. [Inside Climate News]
¶ “DOGE Layoffs: Nuclear Energy Experts Who Were Fired By Mistake Are Set To Be Rehired” • The US DOE is reportedly scrambling to reinstate nuclear energy specialists after hundreds were let go. Between 300 and 400 personnel from the National Nuclear Security Administration were dismissed, to the alarm of national security experts. [People Matters Global]
Have a sensibly great day.
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