World:
¶ “North Sea Oil Field Is Being Repurposed To Store Millions Of Tonnes Of CO₂ Beneath The Seabed” • The Nini oil field on the North Sea was used to extract fossil fuels, but now it will be used as a place to storing planet-warming carbon dioxide beneath the seabed. Chemical giant INEOS plans to inject liquefied CO2 into it, 1,800 metres beneath the seabed. [Euronews]
Typical oil platform (Norsk olje og gass, CC SA-BY 2.0)
¶ “‘Make Amazon Pay’: Global Strikes Planned For Black Friday In Over Thirty Countries” • The Make Amazon Pay campaign, now in its sixth year, targets Amazon’s labor practices, political influence, and environmental impact. As Amazon readies for one of its biggest shopping days of the year, thousands of people are protesting in over thirty countries. [Euronews]
¶ “China’s BEV Trucks and the End of Diesel’s Dominance” • Cheap Chinese battery EV heavy trucks are no longer a rumor. They are real machines with price tags so low that they force a reassessment of what the global freight industry is willing to pay. Trucks with 400 kWh or 600 kWh batteries can be priced at €58,000 to €85,000. [CleanTechnica]
BYD truck (Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped)
¶ “CATL Launches Factory Construction In Spain” • CATL, the world’s largest EV battery producer (by far), is doing what some Chinese EV producers are doing – it’s launching production in Europe. With the EU slapping tariffs on EVs manufactured in China earlier this year, Chinese EV producers are starting to build factories in Europe. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Share of Škoda Sales That Are Electric Grows from 11% to 24% in One Year” • Škoda Auto has done quite well so far with its electrification efforts. The Škoda Enyaq has quickly become a big hit in Europe. “The share of electric vehicles (BEV and PHEV) in the portfolio rose from 11.1% in the comparable prior year period to 24.1%.” [CleanTechnica]
Škoda Elroq (Image from Škoda)
¶ “Industry Hails Irish Tonn Nua Auction Result” • Wind Energy Ireland has welcomed the provisional results of the auction for the 900-MW Tonn Nua site off Waterford, describing the outcome as a strong vote of confidence in Ireland for offshore wind investment. The successful bid of €98.72 came from a joint venture between ESB and Ørsted. [reNews]
¶ “Rotterdam Plans Maasvlakte Offshore Wind Terminal” • The Port of Rotterdam Authority plans to develop a 45-hectare site in the north-western corner of the Maasvlakte for offshore wind activities. According to the authority, the terminal will offer storage, transport, pre-assembly and delivery of components. It is expected to be operating in mid-2029. [reNews]
Wind terminal (Image from the Port of Rotterdam Authority)
¶ ” Battery Storage Is Becoming Non-Negotiable For Indian Grids Rich In Renewables” • With rising renewable capacity, the question is no longer whether India can generate green power. The challenge is to have the grid absorb it smoothly and deliver it reliably when people need it. Battery storage is increasingly a core part of grid planning. [pv magazine India]
¶ “Vindr Latvia Plans 309.6-MW Vidzeme Wind Farm” • Vindr Latvia plans to develop the Vidzeme wind farm with up to 43 turbines and a capacity of up to 309-MW, the company said. Company representatives and the Norwegian ambassador to Latvia Ine Morenga visited the site and met local authorities to discuss cooperation and outline the plans. [reNews]
Visit to the site (Vindr Latvia image)
¶ “Brookfield’s Renewable Energy Investments In Philippines, Thailand, And Vietnam” • Brookfield Asset Management has made its first renewable energy investments in the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Brookfield acquired Alba Renewables, a clean energy developer with a 1.8 GW portfolio primarily in the Philippines and Thailand. [Power Technology]
US:
¶ “Donald Trump’s $100 Million Power Plant ‘Emergency’ Gets Extended For A Third Time” • The Trump administration extended its fake ‘emergency’ order to keep the Eddystone power plant online past its scheduled retirement for the third time. It also extended a similar order for the JH Campbell coal plant in Michigan last week. [CleanTechnica]
JH Campbell plant (Consumers Energy image)
¶ “Sierra Club Applauds NYC Comptroller Recommendation to Drop BlackRock Over Inadequate Climate Plans” • New York City Comptroller Brad Lander recommended that three of the city’s pension systems re-evaluate their mandate for BlackRock to manage more than $42 billion, due to the asset manager’s inadequate decarbonization plans. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Can the US Make Big Nuclear Reactors?” • The last big nuclear-power project in the US came in more than $16 billion over budget and seven years behind schedule. Now, the US government wants to give the AP1000 another shot. President Trump is betting $80 billion that the US can revive the stalled nuclear power industry. [MSN]
Rendering of AP1000 plant (US NRC, public domain)
¶ “CS Wind Offshore Completes CVOW Transition Pieces” • CS Wind Offshore sent out the last transition pieces from its Port of Aalborg production site for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. The load-out campaign began in April 2024 with the first six units and was completed efficiently and without incidents, the company said. [reNews]
¶ “Nearly Half Of All Maui Single-Family Homes Now Have Rooftop Solar” • About 47% of single-family homes in Maui County have rooftop solar, according to an update this week from Hawaiian Electric. That gives Maui the second-highest concentration of solar users in this category among Hawaiian Electric customers, behind O‘ahu (49%). [Maui Now]
Have a superbly developing day.
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