World:
¶ “How Clean Energy Could Save Us Trillions Of Dollars” • By replacing fossil fuels with cheaper renewables and smarter grids, the global economy can avoid trillions of dollars in costs. The core paradox is that by investing more today, the world can turn the energy transition into one of the most lucrative cost‑saving opportunities in modern history. [MSN]
Wind turbines (Zac Wolff, Unsplash)
¶ “Pacifico Energy Starts Operations At Its 30-MW Wind Farm In The Mekong Delta” • Pacifico Energy Vietnam, a development platform of Pacifico Energy Group, has announced the start of commercial operations at its 30-MW Sunpro Wind Farm. The wind farm adds capacity to Vietnam’s grid and supports its transition to clean energy. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Triple Point Funds 57-MW Scottish Wind Project” • Triple Point agreed to arrange debt funding for the 57-MW Whitelaw Brae wind farm in the Scottish Borders. The investment manager said the project is owned by Fair Play Clean Energy Limited, a joint venture between Thrive Renewables plc and TopCashback Sustainability Ltd. [reNews]
Wind farm (Thrive Renewables image)
¶ “Quebec Clears 122-MW Canton MacNider Build” • Parc éolien Canton MacNider Commandité has government authorization to build the 122-MW Canton MacNider wind farm between Saint-Damase and Saint-Noël in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Construction of the wind farm is to begin in the coming weeks to meet the schedule Hydro-Québec agreed to. [reNews]
¶ “Sekikaiji Buys SMD Trencher For Japan” • Sekikaiji Industry has expanded its submarine cable installation capability with the purchase of new trenching equipment from SMD for use in the Japanese offshore wind market. The company said he vehicle system and tracker align with the demands of Japan’s emerging offshore wind sector. [reNews]
SMD trencher (SMD image)
¶ “Green Party Welcomes ‘Overdue Investment’ In Malta’s Electricity Distribution Network” • The Green Party welcomed the announcement of investment to strengthen the electricity distribution network in Malta.This comes after years of neglect that contributed to frequent power cuts and undermined energy reliability for ratepayers. [The Malta Independent]
US:
¶ “Trump Says His ‘Own Morality’ Is Limit To His Global Power” • In an interview with The New York Times Trump was asked whether there were any limits to his global powers. Reportedly, he said, “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” He added, “I don’t need international law. I’m not looking to hurt people.” [ABC News]
Donald Trump (“The Trump White House”, public domain)
¶ “Mining, Climate And Smokescreens: What’s Driving Trump’s Interest In Greenland?” • Trump’s growing interest in Greenland highlights the nation’s largely untapped mineral resources. Many experts argue they are key to phasing out fossil fuels. Acquiring Greenland may help the US reduce its dependency on China, but is Trump’s plan really that simple? [Euronews]
¶ “EPA Rejects Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan, Including Coal Plant Retirement Dates” • The EPA rejected Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan, illegally undermining the state’s efforts to rein in pollution from coal-fired power plants and other industrial sources. The state’s plan includes coal plants retirements that utilities had proposed voluntarily. [CleanTechnica]
Colorado (Leslie Cross, Unsplash)
¶ “Environmental Groups Demand Georgia PSC Reconsider Data Center Energy Plan Overreach” • Environmental groups filed a motion to reconsider Georgia Power’s RFP, which the PSC approved on December 19. The plan could lock Georgia utility ratepayers into higher bills for decades while increasing methane pollution. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Mystery Of The Massachusetts Battery Tender” • The first big energy storage tender in Massachusetts was based on a state law that doesn’t specify how much energy is to be stored. What it specifies is ranges of how long batteries can deliver at full power. But what batteries can be used? Lithium batteries can’t deliver for some of the times specified. [CleanTechnica]
Iron-air battery facility (Form Energy image)
¶ “New York Attorney General Sues Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Project Freeze” • New York’s Attorney General Letitia James sued the Trump administration over its decision to halt two major offshore wind projects. She said the Interior Department’s December 22 order to suspend construction was arbitrary and unwarranted. [ABC News]
¶ “Equinor Warns Empire Wind Faces Cancellation If Restart Is Delayed” • Equinor told a US federal district court that if critical construction activities at its 810-MW Empire Wind 1 do not resume by 16 January, “cascading effects” will likely result in the project’s cancellation. Installation of the offshore substation is on a particularly tight schedule. [reNews]
Offshore wind farm (Robert Yang, Unsplash)
¶ “Trump Replaces NRC Chair As He Remakes Agency” • Ho Nieh was appointed chair of the NRC by President Trump. Nieh emphasized his support of Trump’s executive order to change the NRC by reorganizing staff, reconsidering safety standards and setting 18-month deadlines to review nuclear reactor safety designs. [E&E News by POLITICO]
¶ “New York’s Energy Plan Bets On Nuclear Power To Hit Clean Energy Targets” • New York City is doing well on clean energy, but the state is falling beind on its renewable energy pledges overall. The state’s newest energy plan, released late last year, is shaking things up by introducing nuclear energy as a critical part of the state’s decarbonization roadmap. [Yahoo]
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