Science and Technology:
¶ “Will Water-Powered Microgrids Work In The Real World?” • In many remote communities, there is a strong synergy between locally available energy resources and the conditions needed to deliver reliable, low-cost power. Advances in technology, helpful regulatory frameworks, and community-approach system design could enable their development. [CleanTechnica]
Hydrokinetic device in Alaska (ORPC and Igiugig Village Council)
World:
¶ “EU Proposes New Sanctions To Weaken Russia’s Oil Sales” • The European Commission proposed more sanctions against Russia to increase pressure on Moscow’s intense war economy and force concessions at the negotiating table. The sanctions against Russia target oil, gas, the “shadow fleet”, banking, metals, and cryptocurrency. [Euronews]
¶ “The World Pledged To Triple Climate Financing For Poorer Countries. Is The UK About To U-Turn?” • Ministers reportedly plan to cut climate finance for the “developing world” from £11.6 billion over the past five years to £9 billion in the next five. But that would be an “act of self-harm,” hindering global influence and damaging food security. [Euronews]
Parliament (Peter Thomas, Unsplash)
¶ “How Flexibility, Not Nuclear, Can Secure Ontario’s Electricity Future” • Nuclear plants are not built to follow peaks. If peaks flatten or decline due to significant system component flexiblity, the value of adding large, inflexible, always-on generation falls quickly, even if total energy demand continues to rise. A lack of flexibility is genuinely concerning. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Shipbuilder Hanwha Wins Jack-Up Deal” • Hanwha Ocean has taken an order from Ocean Wind Power 1 for a wind turbine installation vessel. The shipyard said the vessel is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2028. Hanwha Ocean also pointed out that the unit will be Korea’s first WTIV capable of installing turbines of 15-MW capacity. [reNews]
Wind turbine installation vessel (Hanwha image)
¶ “EIFO Agrees With ENGIE On Financing Facility” • EIFO, the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark signed a corporate facility with ENGIE for €850 million to support ENGIE’s wind build-out in Europe and strengthen international opportunities for Danish exporters. The fund said this builds on ENGIE’s long-standing partnerships with Danish suppliers. [reNews]
¶ “BorWin6 Jacket Loadout Completed In UAE” • A fabrication milestone was reached on the BorWin6 offshore grid connection when the loadout of the 5461-tonne jacket foundation in Jebel Ali, UAE was completed. Developed by TenneT and delivered by McDermott International, BorWin6 is a 980-MW HVDC link to transmit offshore wind power to land. [reNews]
BorWin6 jacket (Mammoet image)
¶ “Indonesia Moves Ahead With 7-GW Nuclear Power Project” • The Indonesian President’s Special Envoy for Energy and Climate, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, said the government is targeting the gradual construction of nuclear power plants with a capacity of 7 GW by 2034, as part of the country’s national energy transition strategy. [Vietnam+]
US:
¶ “US Lawmakers Urge The EU To Keep Methane Rules” • A number of US lawmakers have called on the European Union to uphold its methane rules and avoid exempting American energy operators if US domestic standards lack sufficient accuracy or enforcement. The letter they sent, which has 24 signatories, was obtained by Euronews. [Euronews]
Gas flares from oil rigs (Genghiskhanviet, public domain)
¶ “Mississippians Near Two Weeks Without Power After Winter Storm” • Nearly 20,000 customers in Mississippi were without power on Friday, according to PowerOutage.us, which tracks outages nationwide. That is down from about 180,000 homes and businesses without power in Mississippi shortly after the storm struck late last month. [ABC News]
¶ “From Airports To Elementary Schools, New Examples Of Geothermal Heating & Cooling Sites Emerge” • The US DOE Office of Geothermal has published five new case studies on a variety of geothermal heating and cooling applications. While none of the featured systems were funded by OG, they provide examples of use cases for GHPs. [CleanTechnica]
OG study sites (National Laboratory of the Rockies image)
¶ “Donald Trump Drops Enforcement Of Toxic Coal Ash” • The EPA gave a group of polluters a 33 extra months to clean up coal ash sites. The Sierra Club’s Trump Coal Pollution Dashboard says this will let coal plants release 325,530 tons more pollution with toxins linked to cancer, heart and thyroid disease, reproductive failure, and brain damage in children. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Free Bidirectional EV Chargers Provided For Massachusetts Program” • A Massachusetts Clean Energy Center press release about a new state EV charger program says selected participants in a Vehicle-to-Everything Demonstration program, including school districts, residents, and municipal projects, will receive bi-directional EV chargers at no cost. [CleanTechnica]
Boston (Artem Sapegin, Unsplash)
¶ “TerraForm Power Acquires 1.5 GW Illinois Solar Project” • TerraForm Power, an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management, acquired the Steward Creek Solar project from Hexagon Energy. The project site is in Lee County, Illinois. The project’s capacity will be 1.56 GW (DC). First phase construction begins in 2027 with operation starting in 2029. [pv magazine USA]
¶ “Michigan Pushes Toward 100% Clean Energy By 2040 Despite Funding Cuts” • Michigan’s current renewable energy target is 50% by 2030 and 60% by 2035, with a goal of 100% clean energy by 2040. However, meeting that timeline presents significant obstacles, experts say. One of the challenges involves changes to federal financial incentives. [Great Lakes Echo]
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