Opinion:
¶ “Nuclear’s Costly Comeback Meets Harsh Market Reality” • It is a familiar set of arguments: nuclear will provide low-carbon baseload power, ensure energy security, and can one day deliver affordable, clean power. It sounds persuasive, until you look at the numbers. New nuclear continues to be slow, expensive, and deeply reliant on state support. [OilPrice.com]
Nuclear plant (Jametlene Reskp, Unsplash)
World:
¶ “COP30 Draft Deal Drops Mention Of Fossil Fuels” • Experts slammed the “shamefully weak” COP30 draft text for failing to mention fossil fuels at all. A new draft text on the outcome of COP30 negotiations has all mentions of fossil fuels erased. The chance of creating a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels is doubtful despite support “ramping up.” [Euronews]
¶ “Pushback Against Phaseout Of Fossil Fuels Upsets COP30 Climate Talks As EU Rejects Draft Deal” • Delegates at COP30 worked into the early hours of Saturday to find common ground on a host of proposals. Many nations want to explicitly cite the cause of global warming: burning fossil fuels. The EU rejected a draft that does not mention them. [Euronews]
Burning fossil fuels (Travis Leery, Unsplash)
¶ “BYD Leads EV Boom In Central And South America” • Felipe Munoz at JATO Dynamics told Reuters recently that Chinese car makers have a hard time making a profit in their home market due to competition. The answer for many of them is to export new vehicles. Now Central and South America are a hot new market for Chinese-made EVs. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Kiira Motors Kayoola Electric Coach Goes On A 13,000 Km Trip From Uganda To South Africa” • Kiira Motors Corporation, an EV maker in Uganda, is showcasing its 2025 Kayoola Electric Coach 13M with the “Made in Uganda Grand Trans-Africa Electric Expedition.” The bus is going from Uganda to South Africa and back. [CleanTechnica]
Kayoola electric coach (Kiira Motors Corporation)
¶ “Alcazar And Siemens Gamesa Sign A 500-MW Egyption Wind Pact” • Alcazar Energy Partners signed a share sale and purchase agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to ratify their partnership ahead of the final development, construction, and operation of the 500-MW NIAT Wind Project in Egypt. The country’s goal is 42% renewable energy by 2030. [reNews]
¶ “Burges Salmon Supports 1.5-GW Gwynt Glas” • The firm Burges Salmon has been appointed to support the development of the 1500-MW Gwynt Glas Floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea. It said the project is set to become one of the first floating offshore wind farms in England and Wales. It will advise on all consenting and real estate matters. [reNews]
Offshore wind turbine (Gwynt Glas image)
¶ “EU Pledges €7 Billion Toward Renewable Energy In Africa” • The European Union pledged €7 billion ($8.1 billion) toward boosting renewable-energy generation and increasing electricity access in Africa. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement at an event organized by the group Global Citizen. [Energy Connects]
¶ “Siemens Gamesa Nets First 7-MW Turbine Orders” • Siemens Gamesa signed its first deals for the SG7.0-170 onshore turbine platform, according to parent company Siemens Energy. Vinod Philip, the executive vice president for wind at Siemens Energy, told investors that it has sealed “two deals in Germany” for the new 7-MW platform. [reNews]
Siemens Gamesa wind turbine (Siemens Gamesa image)
¶ “Japan Unlocks World’s Largest Nuclear Giant After 14-Year Freeze” • Niigata governor Hideyo Hanazumi greenlighted the partial restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear plant on Earth. This pivotal approval for TEPCO reactors 6 and 7 marks the utility’s first nuclear revival since the 2011 Fukushima Disaster. [WebProNews]
US:
¶ “Massachusetts Energy Market Ready For Jolt Of Canadian Hydropower” • In a bright spot for the state’s climate agenda during a year marked by stalled clean energy projects, the long-delayed transmission line that will deliver Canadian hydropower to New England is on track to send 1,090 megawatts of electricity into Massachusetts by the end of 2025. [NBC Boston]
Daniel-Johnson Dam (Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped)
¶ “Sheep Make The Case For Solar Power In Deep Red Coal State” • Despite the coal-friendly flip in US energy policy this year, the solar power revolution is here to stay. A case in point is the iconic coal-producing Appalachian state of West Virginia, where sheep are starting to be solar ambassadors, making wool among the solar panels. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Vermont Still Has Electric Vehicle Incentives” • Federal EV incentives have been gone for a little while now in the US. There are still incentives available in some states, though. California, Colorado, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York provide a variety of EV incentives to their residents. One more state of note is Vermont. [CleanTechnica]
Champlain Valley (KADM Creations, Unsplash)
¶ “US Wireless EV Charging Startup Is Poised For Global Impact” • The world of wireless EV charging got a lot more interesting, as two leaders in the field, InductEV of the US and Electreon of Israel, have joined forces. The news is particularly interesting from the US perspective, despite this year’s abrupt U-turn in federal energy policy. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Intermittent Solar And Wind Complement Each Other For A More Stable Grid” • A study funded by the UVA Environmental Institute finds combining wind and solar leverages the power sources’ alternating peak periods, boosting total generation capacity while providing a constant, predictable power curve critical for grid integration. [pv magazine USA]
Have a definitively perfect day.
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