World:
¶ “Transition Credits: Philippines Takes Novel Approach To Coal Phase-Out” • The Philippines is testing a new type of carbon credit aimed to urge companies to cut their climate-warming emissions by creating funds that can be used to turn coal-fired power plants into renewable energy facilities. They put value on the future emissions they prevent. [Euronews]
Geothermal plant (Mike Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped)
¶ “Drones, Diesel, And Policy: Two Countries, Two Agricultural Futures” • China’s rapid adoption of agricultural drones is one of the most interesting examples of technology use. Chinese pilots are treating land with multiple drone passes on the same fields to handle weeds, pests, fertilizer, and at times, seeding. The contrast with US practice is striking. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Korea Targets 4 GW Of Offshore Wind By 2030” • Korea plans annual offshore wind deployment of 4 GW by 2030 under a new government roadmap. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced the initiative and outlined aims of the includsion of 10.5 GW of cumulative capacity by 2030 and over 25 GW by 2035. [reNews]
Offshore windpower (Doosan image)
¶ “GE Vernova Lands 85-MW Romanian Turbine Deal” • GE Vernova signed an agreement with PPC Renewables to supply fourteen of its 6-MW turbines for a wind farm in Vaslui county, Romania. The company said the deal adds 85 MW to its onshore wind portfolio for Romania. The wind farm is expected to power about 38,000 households. [reNews]
¶ “GE Vernova And Seatrium Win BalWin5 Deal” • GE Vernova and Seatrium signed a contract from TenneT to deliver major elements of the 2-GW BalWin5 offshore grid connection in the German North Sea. The consortium said the project is designed to transmit electricity from offshore wind farms to Germany’s onshore network. [reNews]
Substation (TenneT image)
¶ “Tata Power Renewable Energy Commissions NHPC’s 300 MW Solar Power Project In Bikaner” • Tata Power Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company, successfully put into commission NHPC’s landmark 450-MW (DC), 300-MW (AC) DCR-compliant solar power project as the EPC contractor at Karnisar Bhatiyan, Bikaner, Rajasthan. [MSN]
US:
¶ “White House Says US Intends To Keep Seized Tanker’s Oil” • The US intends to take all the oil contained in the tanker seized off the coast of Venezuela, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said as she faced questions on the action. “The vessel will go to a US port and the United States does intend to seize the oil.” Leavitt said. [ABC News]
Generic oil tanker (George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0)
¶ “Gas Explosion In San Francisco Bay Area Damages Homes, Sends Heavy Smoke Into Air” • A gas explosion set off a major fire in a neighborhood of Hayward, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area. It obliterated at least one home, blowing out windows and shaking nearby houses. Six people were taken to hospitals for injuries, fire officials said. [ABC News]
¶ “Georgia’s Utility Regulator Rushes Deal For Georgia Power Before Public Hearing” • Just an hour before hearing testimony from the public and advocacy groups, the Georgia Public Service Commission posted an agreement approving Georgia Power’s plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the country. It leaves Georgians to foot the bill. [CleanTechnica]
Savannah (Nils Huenerfuerst, Unsplash)
¶ “New Toolkit Helps Communities Push Back Against Big Tech As Data Center Proposals Surge In Wisconsin” • A new toolkit, “Hyperscale Data Centers in Wisconsin: Big Tech Unchecked,” is available to help Wisconsinites protect their communities as Big Tech companies look to build energy-hungry hyperscale data centers in the state. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Peterbilt Unveils New Electric Truck Models While Dispute With California Continues” • There may be a lesson for clean vehicle advocates in an announcement by Peterbilt that it added three electric trucks to its lineup of models. Peterbilt is owned by PACCAR, which is embroiled in a legal dispute with California about emission rules. [CleanTechnica]
Peterbilt electric trucks (Peterbilt image)
¶ “Kentuckians Could Save Billions If Utilities Moved Beyond Fossil Fuels, Study Finds” • A study says Kentucky ratepayers could save billions of dollars through 2050 if electric utilities invested more in renewable energy and energy storage, retired aging coal-fired power plants, and avoided overbuilding power plants that burn natural gas. [Kentucky Lantern]
¶ “Maryland Launches Offshore Wind Procurement” • Maryland launched a fresh procurement for offshore wind capacity, days after a US district court struck down President Donald Trump’s moratorium on offshore wind development. Maryland’s Office of State Procurement invited developers with leases in its waters to submit PPA bids for the state. [reNews]
Ocean City, Maryland (Ocean City image)
¶ “Creekstone Energy Is Studying Nuclear Power To Support World’s Largest Data Center Campus In Utah” • Creekstone Energy signed an MOU with Utah-based EnergySolutions to evaluate potential nuclear power options to support energy needs at Creekstone’s planned data center campus. It is to be the world’s largest when it is complete. [KSL.com]
¶ “California’s Last Nuclear Plant Clears Major Hurdle To Power On” • California environmental regulators struck a deal with Pacific Gas & Electric to extend the life of the state’s last nuclear power plant in exchange for thousands of acres of new land conservation in San Luis Obispo County. The plant provides 9% of the state’s electricity. [AOL.com]
Have a richly endowed day.
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