Science and Technology:
¶ “InductEV Answers Your Wireless EV Charging Questions ” • Last week, CleanTechnica recapped some of the latest progress in wireless EV charging, featuring InductEV, a company based in Pennsylvania. Our readers had lots of comments and questions about wireless EV charging. The folks at InductEV read them and offered their additional insights. [CleanTechnica]
In-road wireless charging system (InductEV image, screenshot)
World:
¶ “Some Super Cool Electric Bus News In March From East And Southern Africa” • Rwanda is seeing some cool progress in the electrification of public transport. BasiGo, the leading provider of electric bus solutions in East Africa, announced a significant expansion of its operations with the upcoming delivery of 28 new electric buses. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Antarctic Iceberg The Size Of Chicago Breaks Off, Revealing Thriving Undersea Ecosystem” • An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off of an Antarctic ice shelf, revealing a thriving ecosystem beneath it, researchers say. They found a “beautiful, thriving ecosystem” on the sea floor where it had been, possibly brought nutrients by ocean currents. [ABC News]
Iceberg (Tina Rolf, Unsplash)
¶ “Sterling And Wilson RE Wins Solar And Hybrid Projects Worth ₹1,470 Crore” • Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd announced that it received letters of award for two projects and has been declared lowest bidder for a 200-MW AC solar project. The total order value of the three domestic projects combined is ₹1,470 crore. [pv magazine India]
¶ “Hyme Energy Advances Molten Salt Battery Technology” • In Denmark, Hyme Energy has a new take on storing renewable energy using molten salt. It’s a variation on the concentrated solar power idea. Hyme Energy worked with Sulzer, a Swiss fluid engineering specialist, to create a molten salts demonstrator plant in Esbjerg, Denmark. [CleanTechnica]
Molten salt plant (Hyme Energy image)
¶ “Using Surplus Solar Power To Pre-Cool, Pre-Heat Homes” • Researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia investigated how excess solar power from rooftop PV can be used for solar pre-cooling and pre-heating in residential buildings. They simulated the thermal performances of nine building types in four Australian cities. [pv magazine International]
¶ “Vestas Confirms 1-GW Nordlicht Turbine Order” • Vestas has confirmed an order for 68 15-MW wind turbines for Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 offshore wind project in the German North Sea. The order includes just over 1 GW in total capacity: grid connection capacity of 980 MW and an excess capacity of 40 MW to make the connection as efficient as possible. [reNews]
Vestas wind turbine (Vestas image)
¶ “Using Surplus Solar Power To Pre-Cool, Pre-Heat Homes” • Scientists in Australia have shown how to implement pre-cooling and pre-heating in Australian buildings by using the support of excess solar power. Through their analysis, they demonstrated that summer has the highest potential for air conditioning demand reduction. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “OW Picks Crist For BC-Wind Offshore Substation” • Ocean Winds has chosen Crist Offshore to supply the 2,000-tonne, offshore electrical substation for the up to 500-MW BC-Wind project in Poland. According to OW, the deal marks a milestone as it is the first time that key offshore infrastructure will be built by a Polish company. [reNews]
Substation (Ocean Winds via LinkedIn)
US:
¶ “A Rallying Call For The UAW To Reject Trump’s Tariffs And Protectionism” • The UAW leadership has taken a position of support for Trump on tariffs and protectionism. US-focused worker advocacy group Solidarity is challenging that position, saying that tariffs and nationalism raise prices, especially hurting workers and the poor. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Silver Fire In California Spreads Beyond 1,500 Acres, Prompts Evacuations” • A vegetation fire in California rapidly spread to nearly 1,600 acres after prompting evacuations of parts of two counties. It was at 1,589 acres and 47% contained as of 10:00 pm Monday. “Firefighters have successfully stopped the forward spread of the fire,” Cal Fire. [ABC News]
Wildfire (Cal Fire image)
¶ “More Sodium Batteries To Challenge Tesla On Energy Storage Business” • Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have mentioned sodium batteries coming this year, but don’t hold your breath. Lately, he has been busily meddling in state elections while attending to his number one business of helping Trump manage things around the White House. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “More Offtake Delays For New England Offshore Projects” • In Massachusetts, finalization of offtake contracts with two offshore wind developers was delayed again. Offtake contracts between the state, Iberdrola’s 791-MW New England 1, and Ocean Winds’ 1.3-GW SouthCoast Wind, previously delayed until 31 March, are now again delayed until 30 June. [reNews]
Nantucket (Keenan Shepard, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Tariffs Will Be ‘Armageddon’ For US Auto Industry” • The US government plan to impose 25% tariffs on all imported cars and trucks is to go into effect on April 3, with tariffs on imported car parts to follow shortly. An analyst for Wedbush Securities, Dan Ives, told Bloomberg that the tariffs are “Armageddon” for the automotive industry. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Uranium Market Faces Disruption Amid Tariff Threats” • The uranium market in the US is facing a slowdown as nuclear power companies hold off on purchases and delay new contracts following President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, according to Bloomberg. The US has 94 nuclear reactors, but it sources 95% of its nuclear fuel from abroad. [Yahoo Finance]
Have a generally flawless day.
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