World:
¶ “New Tashkent: A Sustainable City Built From Scratch” • The government of Uzbekistan is implementing “New Tashkent,” under Tashkent’s Master Plan, through 2045. It will be a purpose-built city for 2 million people, to ease environmental pressure. It will also feature innovative technology, setting new urban living standards in Central Asia. [Euronews]
Residential complex (President of Uzbekistan’s Press Service)
¶ “Egypt Seeks Chinese Expertise To Localize Manufacturing Of Energy Storage Batteries” • Egypt’s Kemet has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese batteries maker Cornex for localizing the manufacture of batteries in Egypt, according to a statement from the Cabinet. Egypt and China are exploring ways to cooperate on renewable energy. [Egypt Oil & Gas]
¶ “Iberdrola Powers Up US-Canada Link” • Iberdrola has put the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission network into commission through its US subsidiary Avangrid. Iberdrola said the 233-km high-voltage line has a 1200-MW capacity. It is now carrying hydroelectric power from Quebec supplying nearly 10% of electricity used in Massachusetts. [reNews]
Iberdrola headquarters (Iberdrola image)
¶ “India’s Renewable Energy Groups Oppose Plan to Take Away Grid Access” • India’s clean energy companies are pushing back on a proposed rule that could disconnect solar and wind projects from the national grid if they don’t sign long-term agreements on sales on time. They say the rule is unfair because delays often happen for reasons they can’t control. [Microgrid Media]
¶ “Great Britain Awards Record Offshore Wind Contracts, Ample Power For 12 Million Homes” • Great Britain just held its biggest ever offshore wind power auction, a major step in a plan to build clean energy and reduce fossil fuel use. This auction awarded 8.4 GW of offshore wind contracts, which is enough to power about 12 million homes. [Microgrid Media]
Wind Turbines in Liverpool Bay (David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “Russia Considering Strikes On Substations Serving Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants” • Defence Intelligence of Ukraine said Russia is considering carrying out attacks on substations linked to Ukraine’s nuclear power plants in a bid to leave Ukrainian civilians without heat and electricity, forcing Ukraine to agree to unacceptable demands. [Ukrainska Pravda]
US:
¶ “Data Center Energy Demand Provokes Federal Response” • According to Bloomberg, the administration and several state governors will direct PJM to hold an auction for tech companies to bid on fifteen-year contracts for new electricity generating capacity. PJM was not consulted, and the auction reportedly favors fossil fuels and nuclear. [CleanTechnica]
Transmission system (Andrey Metelev, Unsplash)
¶ “Trump’s Plan To Make Data Centers Pay For Power Plants Has Big Flaws” • The National Energy Dominance Council and some governors of PJM states released an agreement that presses PJM to speed up construction of over $15 billion worth of baseload power plants, making data centers pay “whether they show up and use the power or not.” [Canary Media]
¶ “PJM’s Power-Starved Grid Will Get A Big Battery” • Developer Elevate Renewables is tackling the dire need for reliable energy in the PJM region with something unheard of in the area: a really big battery. The company announced that it had acquired a 150-MW, 600-MWh battery project in northern Virginia that it will complete by mid-2026. [Canary Media]
Prospect Power battery plant (Courtesy of Elevate Renewables)
¶ “US Electric Ship Innovator Aims For Global Impact” • US innovators in the field of fleet electrification continue to exercise an outsized impact on the global decarbonization movement. The latest example comes from the Texas startup Fleetzero. It has just nailed $43 million in Series A financing to scale up its electric ship business. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Court Issues Major Ruling In US Nuclear Power Plant’s Legal Battle With Residents” • A nuclear power plant in Massachusetts has been barred from disposing of radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay. Community advocates who have been fighting against the power plant said it was important for officials to reach this verdict in case there are more lawsuits. [The Cool Down]
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