Opinion:
¶ “Northwest Leaders Set Renewable Energy Goals, But They Neglected A Key Element Required To Achieve Them” • Oregon and Washington have some of the most ambitious clean energy goals in the country. They’ve vowed to replace all of the states’ electricity with renewable sources. The problem starts with a lack of transmission lines. [Oregon Public Broadcasting]
Wind farm in Oregon (Steve Wilson, CC-BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “Australia And China Can Power Up Southeast Asia’s Green Energy Transition” • Australia and China share key interests in Southeast Asia, despite their rivalry. By collaborating, both countries can strengthen their ties in Southeast Asian, build the foundation for an energy transition, and show a commitment to international stability. [East Asia Forum]
World:
¶ “Powering Ports: Electrifying Harbor Craft And Ferries For Lower Costs And Emissions” • After we start to electrify ground equipment, the critical next phase for powering ports is to electrify port vessels such as harbor tugs, service boats, and local ferries. This will establish critical infrastructure for even more ambitious steps to come. [CleanTechnica]
Electric ferryboat (Franz Wender, Unsplash)
¶ “With New EV Charging Stations, Norway’s Excellent EV Adventure Is About To Get More Excellent” • Norway has found the secret of selling more EVs. A next step is building up its EV charging infrastructure. Demand for charging ports could run into a grid bottleneck, slowing down the pace of the transition to EVs, but there is another way. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Record Breaking Uptake of Starlink In Africa Reminds Us Again Of The Continent’s Untapped Potential” • The latest quarterly update by Zimbabwe’s Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority shows VSAT subscriptions, including those to Low Earth Orbit satellite services, jumped 513.79% in Q4 of 2024. This is due to costs declining. [CleanTechnica]
House in Zimbabwe (Claire Roadley, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Firm Secures $5 Million Investment For 108 Solar Mini-Grids” • The International Finance Corporation, together with the Canadian Government, has made a $5 million investment in Husk Nigeria to scale up the deployment of solar hybrid mini grids and renewable energy to underserved communities in Northern Nigeria. [Punch Newspapers]
¶ “Taiwan Shuts Down Last Nuclear Reactor After Forty Years In Operation” • Taiwan’s last operating nuclear power reactor has been shut down. The end of its productive life caps four decades of operation in line with the government’s policy to phase out atomic energy, though some people claim that goal remains uncertain. [The Mainichi]
Maanshan nuclear plant (Jnlin, CC-BY-SA 3.0, cropped)
US:
¶ “Tesla Stock Soars, But Will Sales?” • Tesla stock soared this week. Part of the reason may be that it had been pushed down by tariffs, which had been rolled back. Another part of the reason, however, is that Tesla’s sales are down. And in order for Tesla stock to rise to its former heights, sales must get back to their former glory. Will that happen? [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Solar Farm To Power 200,000 Homes And Boost Clean Energy Capacity By 20%” • A 1.3-GW solar farm in northern Indiana is all set to become one of USA’s largest solar power projects following an agreement between Philadelphia-based renewable energy operator Doral Renewables and engineering firm Bechtel, based in Virginia. [MSN]
Groundbreaking, 2021 (Gov Eric Holcomb, public domain)
¶ “More On Illegal Communication Devices Found In Chinese-made Solar Power Inverter” • US energy officials are reassessing the risks posed by Chinese-made devices that play an important role in renewable energy infrastructure. This was done after unregistered communication devices were found on some of these devices. [VOI.ID]
¶ “The Nuclear Company Raises $51 Million To Develop Massive Reactor Sites” • The Nuclear Company is taking an old approach to building new nuclear reactors. Rather than come up with a new design or try to mass manufacture smaller reactors, it wants to develop a series of reactors using existing designs. But nuclear power is facing headwinds. [MSN]
Have a gratifyingly eventful day.
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