Opinion:
¶ “Why Taking Another Risk On Nuclear Power In Colorado Would Be A Mistake” • Should Colorado give nuclear power a second look? I argue ‘no’ for three key reasons: The first is high cost and high risk. The second is that it will take a long time to develop. And third, it is a bad fit to Colorado’s renewables-based electric grid. [Colorado Newsline]
Nuclear plant (Stodtmeister, CC BY 3.0, cropped)
World:
¶ “Mexico EV Sales Report: Official Data Were Underreporting Sales – Mexico’s EV Market Is Further Ahead than We Thought!” • Looking beyond the official reports, we see that over 40.000 EVs were sold in Mexico through 2025, a number that more than doubles our previous estimates, which were based on data from Mexico’s Statistical Institute. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “European Auto Industry In Turmoil As Tesla Continues To Lose Market Share” • Tesla is taking it on the chin in Europe. The latest sales data shows Tesla’s market share in European markets fell to 2.8% in June. That represents a 22.9% decline from June of last year. There are more electric car models for sale in Europe this year, and many are from China. [CleanTechnica]
Tesla Model Y
¶ “Great Yarmouth Port Set For Major Expansion” • In the UK, the Port of Great Yarmouth is set for a major expansion, as it plans to develop a new deep-water terminal. Operator Peel Ports has plans to develop the Southern Terminal at its Outer Harbour as demand from developers and contractors working on energy projects surges. [reNews]
¶ “New Windcat Vessel Completes Sea Trials” • The first in Windcat’s new series of commissioning service operation vessels has completed is sea trials and is almost ready to be delivered. Windcat Rotterdam is the lead ship in Damen’s new Elevation Series of CSOVs. It is designed to be future-proof offshore wind maintenance and support ships. [reNews]
Windcat Rotterdam (Damen image)
¶ “Construction Of Solar Power Plant In Issyk-Kul: Investment Agreement Signed” • The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan and RECA LLC signed an investment agreement to develop a solar power plant with a planned installed capacity of up to 1,900 MW at a village in Kyrgyzstan, according to the press service of the Ministry of Energy. [24.KG]
¶ “The Next Chernobyl? Nuclear Power Plant Is A ‘Ticking Time Bomb'” • A Soviet-era nuclear power plant in an earthquake zone has been called ‘Chernobyl in waiting’ and a ‘ticking time bomb’ amid fears of disaster. The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant was opened in 1976. It comprises two reactors, reportedly supplying the nation with 40% of its electricity. [MSN]
Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant (Preacher lad, CC BY-SA 4.0)
US:
¶ “California ZEV Sales Dip As Tesla Sales Crash In The Golden State” • California is far and away the EV leader in the US. Even globally, California has a high percentage of 100% Zero-Emission Vehicle sales. As the original home of Tesla, California has been heavily reliant on Tesla for its high ZEV sales. That’s changing, but perhaps just a bit too fast. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “How ‘Corn Sweat’ Exacerbates Heat Waves” • “Corn sweat” could make the extreme heat in a large portion of the US feel worse, according to experts. In the process, water from the soil moves through the plant to evaporate from the leaves, cooling the plant. One acre of corn can put 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of water per day into the atmosphere. [ABC News]
Cornfield (Bob Bowie, Unsplash, cropped)
¶ “With The Future Of Offshore Wind Up In The Air, Solar Power Shines On” • Executive orders have stalled development of offshore wind farms. A federal tax credit for EVs is set to end. And a reported $22 billion in clean-energy projects have been canceled so far this year. But solar power continues its steady rise across the country. [WGBH]
¶ “Google Is Getting Long Duration Energy Storage” • Google is making a big move to Energy Dome’s long duration storage. The charging cycle starts with CO₂ gas held in a dome-like structure. To charge, it is withdrawn and compressed into a liquid. To make electricity, the CO₂ is vaporized and goes through a turbine to generate electricity. [CleanTechnica]
Energy Dome energy storage (Courtesy of Energy Dome)
¶ “Pennsylvania Hits 2-GW Mark For Solar Energy” • The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the Public Utility Commission, and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on July 22 to announce 2 GW of installed solar energy in Pennsylvania, only 17 months after crossing the 1-GW threshold. [The River Reporter]
¶ “Tesla And Sunrun Form New Rooftop Solar Alliance” • The downward slide of Tesla’s EV sales gets a lot of media attention, but the Tesla Solar rooftop solar branch has also been sputtering. Not to worry, Tesla fans. Tesla has just hooked up with one of its competitors, Sunrun, to help bring more solar panels to more rooftops in Texas. [CleanTechnica]
Sunrun and Tesla powering a house
¶ “Design Solar For Storage Now, Or Retrofit At A Premium Later” • Clean energy megatrends are converging. Exponential growth in deployed solar and storage capacity, along with a rapid drop in storage prices that is making batteries cost-competitive. These shifts are transforming the possibilities for developers, utilities, and grid operators. [pv magazine USA]
¶ “Solar Power Out-Produced Wind For The First Time In May” • A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data from the US EIA shows that solar provided over 11% of all US electricity generated in May. Wind and solar together produced over one-fifth of the electricity for May, and the mix of all renewable energy sources generated nearly 30%. [Solar Power World]
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