Opinion:
¶ “The Stupidest Thing Elon Musk Said This Week” • Describing the Optimus robot in the Tesla conference call, Elon Musk said, “You can actually create a world where there is no poverty, where everyone has access to the finest medical care. Optimus will be an incredible surgeon, for example. And imagine if everyone had access to an incredible surgeon.” [CleanTechnica]
Optimus (Tesla, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Science and Technology:
¶ “AI Shows Evidence Of Self-Preservation Behavior” • Palisade Research is a nonprofit investigating AI capabilities. Three of its senior officers wrote in a paper that “several state-of-the-art large language models actively sabotage the shutdown mechanisms so they can keep going. In some cases that happens as much as 97% of the time. [CleanTechnica]
World:
¶ “How Waste Is ‘Amplifying’ The Climate Crisis And Costing Millions” • Water waste is “amplifying the climate crisis” and damaging economic resilience. A report from Danfoss warns that the water sector’s energy consumption is expected to double by 2040, while the energy sector’s water demand could rise by almost 60%. [Euronews]
Water (Ruthson Zimmerman, Unsplash)
¶ “NSW Seals First $27 Million Deal With Local Landowners For Offsets For The State’s First Renewable Energy Zone” • The New South Wales government has announced the first deal with local landowners as part of $140 million in biodiversity offsets that will help make good any damage to nature from developments in the state’s first renewable energy zone. [Renew Economy]
¶ “The Yangtze River Is Becoming the World’s Largest Electrified Trade Corridor” • The Yangtze River is a living demonstration of the shipping electrification process. It connects manufacturing centers in China’s interior with the export hubs of Shanghai, Nanjing, and Ningbo. The physical river is matched by a set of electrical arteries all along its length. [CleanTechnica]
Shipping on the Yangtze River (Yux Xiang, Unsplash)
¶ “New SolarPower Europe Report Strengthens Investment Goals For Latin American Solar Market” • As advancements in the solar sector reach new heights, the latest SolarPower Europe report has highlighted the potential investment opportunities in the Latin American solar market, illustrating the sector’s financial returns on investments. [Energies Media]
¶ “Squadron Opens First Stage Of Clarke Creek Wind Farm” • Squadron Energy has opened stage one of Clarke Creek Wind Farm in North Queensland. The 100-turbine, 450-MW wind farm is 150 km north-west of Rockhampton. It can produces enough electricity to provide annual power needs of 330,000 Queensland homes. [Energy Source & Distribution]
Clarke Creek Wind Farm (Squadron Energy image)
¶ “Walton Installs 1-MW Floating Solar Power Plant In Gazipur” • Aligning with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, local tech-giant Walton has emphasized on initiating sustainable green and renewable energy initiatives. As a part of its green initiatives, Walton installed a 1-MW floating solar power plant, the largest such plant in Bangladesh. [Daily Observer]
¶ “Vladimir Putin Unveils ‘Tiny Flying Chernobyl’ Nuclear Missile” • President Vladimir Putin said Russia tested a nuclear-capable missile and is preparing to deploy it. Putin’s military maneuver comes just after a planned meeting with President Donald Trump collapsed. The weapon runs on nuclear power, according to the Kremlin. [Yahoo News Canada]
Vladimir Putin (Kremlin.ru, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Europe Books 11.3 GW In New Wind Turbine Orders During First Half Of 2025, Says WindEurope” • As the global energy sector is embroiled in the inevitable transition away from the fossil fuel sector towards the renewable energy market, a report from WindEurope details 11.3 GW of wind turbine orders during the first half of 2025. [Energies Media]
US:
¶ “Electrify America Real-Time Charger Info Now On Google Maps” • One key to easy on-the-road charging for EVs is being able to find charging stations with available stalls along the route. Electrify America is porting its real-time charging station data into Google Maps, so by checking Google Maps, we can see real-time charger availability. [CleanTechnica]
Google Maps (Priscilla Du Preez, Unsplash)
¶ “Eight New Fast Charging Hubs Coming To Mostly Midwestern Locations” • The EV charger joint venture IONNA announced a partnership with Casey’s to install eight fast charging hubs in the Midwest and South at Casey’s stores this year. The chargers will be 400 kW, which is quite fast, and Casey’s is a familiar brand to many motorists. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Caltrain To Earn From Clean Electricity Fed Back Into The Grid” • Powered entirely by renewable sources, primarily solar and wind, Caltrain feeds back about 23% of the electricity it uses into the power grid, providing emission-free energy to homes and businesses along its corridor. Caltrain will qualify for a Net Billing Rate starting in April 2026. [Railway PRO]
Have an impressively imaginative day.
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