Opinion:
¶ “The Bomb That Will Hit The US Solar Industry And US Jobs From The ‘Big Beautiful Bill'” • Zachary Shahan: “Not wanting any of Joe Biden’s big wins to continue, and being slaves to fossil fuel industries as they have been for decades, Republicans are attacking the EV industry, the wind industry, and the solar industry in this bill.” The cost is US jobs. [CleanTechnica]
Job losses by state (Solar Energy Industry Association image)
¶ “Renewable Energy Helps Keep Alaska Power Affordable. Tax Credits Shouldn’t Be Eliminated” • Federal tax credits make renewable energy projects more economical to build. Right now we need Senator Murkowski’s help in restoring tax credits and other renewable energy provisions that were eliminated by the House of Representatives. [Anchorage Daily News]
World:
¶ “Cities Around The World Are Sinking At ‘Worrying Speed’” • Dozens of coastal areas are sinking at a worrying speed, a study by Nanyang Technological University in Singapore shows. The team studied subsidence at 48 coastal cities, in places that are particularly vulnerable to a combination of sinking land and seas that are rising due to climate change. [BBC]
Tianjin (Marshall W, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “As UN Climate Talks Loom, Brazil’s Amazon Forest Loses In May An Area Larger Than NYC” • Brazil’s environmental goals suffered a major setback in May as deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% compared to the same month last year, according to official monitoring data. Forest loss reached 960 km² (371 mi²) during the period. [ABC News]
¶ “India’s Coal & Gas Decline Signals Accelerating Renewable Energy Transition” • A rapid contraction in coal usage, attributed to an amalgamation of economic slowdowns, surging renewable deployment, and increasingly cost-competitive solar and wind projects, suggests India may finally be reaching a tipping point towards substantial decarbonization. [CleanTechnica]
Coal-burning plant in India (sheikh sohel, Unsplash)
¶ “EVs Take 94.9% Share In Norway – Renault 5 First Customer Deliveries” • May saw plugin EVs take 94.9% share in Norway, up from 82.3% year-on-year. Battery EVs alone took 93.9% share. Overall auto volume was 14,260 units, up 39%, year-on-year. The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling vehicle. And the Renault 5 is being delivered. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Firefly Likely To Come To UK In October” • NIO should be approaching profitability this year, but the Chinese EV market is so hyper-competitive that there’s always another new competitor trying to eat your lunch. NIO has again nailed the design side of things with its Firefly brand, however, and it has developed a very attractive little car. [CleanTechnica]
NIO Firefly EV
¶ “Yorkshire Approves Carr House Solar-Battery Hybrid” • The developer Renewable Connections received consent from North Yorkshire Council for the 23-MW Carr House solar and battery complex, near East Heslerton and Sherburn. The decision, made under delegated powers on 6 June, follows a period of public and statutory consultation. [reNews]
¶ “NR Marine Unveils New Cyclone Class CTV” • NR Marine Services commissioned Walker Marine Design to develop a Cyclone Class crew transfer vessel, extending its UK-built offshore fleet with a focus on comfort and capacity. The 29-meter Cyclone Class follows the success of NR Marine’s Storm and Typhoon Class vessels. [reNews]
NR Cyclone Class CTV (NR Marine image)
¶ “£127 Million Wasted On Failed UK Nuclear Cleanup Plan” • In the face of a 2028 deadline to replace its 70-year-old analytical lab, the center for the UK’s nuclear industry wasted £127 million ($172 million) during delays and replanning as it scrambled to find alternatives for facilities that treat and repackage plutonium, a Parliamentary report found. [The Register]
US:
¶ “Climate Change Is Causing The Florida Real Estate Market To Tumble” • Climate change has created what many are calling a perfect storm: HOA insurance rate hikes, triggered by extreme weather events and compounded by special assessments to pay for the required Milestone work, have put many condo owners out of the FL real estate market. [CleanTechnica]
Miami Beach (Dylan Sauerwein, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “Why Scientists Are Concerned Over The Record Amount Of Seaweed In The Caribbean” • Millions of tons of seaweed floating in the tropical Atlantic Ocean could soon make its way toward the US, according to researchers. A record amount of sargassum is coming ashore in the Caribbean, releasing toxic gas, and killing wildlife. [ABC News]
¶ “Quaise ‘Proof Of Concept’ Demo Goes Live In Texas” • An MIT spinoff known as Quaise, proposes to use microwaves to drill holes deep enough to reach super hot zones as much as 12,000 feet down. Quaise believes there is enough heat below the surface of the Earth to generate virtually all the electricity people might need for millions of years. [CleanTechnica]
Quaise demonstration facility (Quaise image)
¶ “Solar Arrays Can Aid Grasslands During Drought” • New research from Colorado State University and Cornell University shows that the presence of solar panels in Colorado’s grasslands may reduce water stress, improve soil moisture levels and, particularly during dry years, increase plant growth by about 20% or more compared to open fields. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Freedom Caucus Warns It Will ‘Not Accept’ Senate Changes On Green Energy Tax Credits” • In a post on social media, the Freedom Caucus warned, “[If] the Senate attempts to water down, strip out, or walk back the hard-fought spending reductions and IRA Green New Scam rollbacks achieved in this legislation, we will not accept it.” [The Hill]
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