World:
¶ “Fossil Fuels ‘Ripping Away National Security’ But Renewables ‘Turn The Tables’, Says UNFCCC Executive Secretary” • ‘Sunlight doesn’t depend on vulnerable shipping straits,’ Simon Stiell said at the Green Growth Summit. “Fossil fuel dependency is ripping away national security and sovereignty, and replacing them with subservience and rising costs.” [Euronews]
Oil carrier (Grant Charsley, Unsplash)
¶ “Markets May Be Underestimating How The Iran War Could Hit The Global Economy” • Beyond the battlefield, the Iran war is exposing various fragile economic chokepoints from energy routes to fertilisers and industrial gases, raising concerns among economists that supply disruptions could shape global prices and trade long after the conflict ends. [Euronews]
¶ “Trump Says He Demanded Seven Countries To Join Coalition To Police Iran’s Strait Of Hormuz” • US President Trump says he demanded that seven countries join a coalition aimed at policing the chokepoint Strait of Hormuz, sending warships and military assets to help escort oil vessels through as global crude prices reel from the war in Iran. [Euronews]
Make America Think Again (Jose M, Unsplash)
¶ “When Fossil Fuel Supplies Falter, Interest In Renewables Increases” • People who drive conventional cars sneer at those of us who drive EVs. Why take the risk of running out of battery power when there is always a gas station just a few miles away? That’s a great question, assuming the next station has fuel to sell. But what if it doesn’t? [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Will the Next Disruptive Plane Be European?” • New planes used to push the boundaries of what was deemed possible. But recently, this pioneering spirit has been left behind. The sector has embraced a logic of incremental improvements that bring efficiency gains, but that fail to compensate for the growth in traffic and its emissions. [CleanTechnica]
Takeoff (nathan Q, Unsplash)
¶ “European Energy Inaugurates Lancaster Solar Farm” • The 108-MW Lancaster Solar Farm in Victoria was commissioned by European Energy to supply energy to Apple under a long-term PPA. The project has roughly 170,000 solar panels. European Energy’s development pipeline has about 10 GW of solar, wind, and battery projects in Australia. [reNews]
¶ “UK To Open AR8 Auction In July” • The UK government is to open Allocation Round 8 in July, to go “further and faster” in pursuit of energy security. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said, “Global events demonstrate there’s not a moment to waste in our drive for clean power because there can be no energy security while we are so dependent on fossil fuels. [reNews]
Ed Miliband (Zara Farrar, DESNZ)
¶ “A Landmark In Renewable Energy” • Madhya Pradesh takes the lead in strengthening India’s renewable energy sector by commissioning the Omkareshwar Floating Solar Power Plant on the Narmada River reservoir. Located in Khandwa district, the plant has a capacity of 278 MW, making it the largest floating solar project in the country. [The Hans India]
¶ “European Wind Power Giant To Build Japan Assembly Plant By FY 2029” • A European wind power giant will build a plant in Japan by fiscal 2029 to assemble turbine components, as the country seeks to expand its use of renewable energy. The facility is to be built by Danish company Vestas Wind Systems A/S with support from the Japanese government. [MSN]
Nunobiki Plateau Wind Farm (contri, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped)
¶ “TNPDCL Approved 270-MW Renewable Power Purchase From Solar Energy Corporation” • The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited to procure 270 MW of Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy from the Solar Energy Corporation of India for 25 years. [MSN]
¶ “MGA Thermal Lands New Funding To Scale Renewable Heat Storage Solution” • Thermal energy storage system developer MGA Thermal, based in New South Wales, intends to scale its manufacturing capacity and commercial capability rapidly after securing $17 million in new funding led by venture capital firm IP Group Australia. [pv magazine Australia]
MGA Thermal storage (MGA Thermal image)
US:
¶ “US Fast Charging Needs To Focus On Moving Faster” • In the final year of the NEVI funding program, President Trump put an illegal freeze on releasing funding, halting progress and causing chaos. However, while the administration’s disruption in funding was destructive, the speed of the program made it vulnerable to the disruption. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Energy Secretary Wright Says War With Iran ‘Will Certainly’ End In Next Few Weeks” • Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the war with Iran will come to an end in the next few weeks, and possibly sooner. Wright’s comments come as Americans are seeing increasingly high gas prices as a result of the war and are concerned about costs. [ABC News]
Chris Wright, 2023 (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0)
¶ “Total Mess at Elon Musk’s xAI, “Not Built Right” And “Being Rebuilt” While Polluting Enormously” • Elon Musk’s company xAI just recently merged with SpaceX. Now that it’s been saved in what was hyped as a brilliant, synergistic merger, Elon Musk is admitting that xAI has fundamental problems that mean it needs to be rebuilt from the core. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Trump’s Weakening Of Nuclear Reactor Regulations Sparks Opposition” • Updated rules loosen a number of requirements for companies involvved in nucler reactor operations. The rule changes were shared with the companies the administration is charged with regulating, but not with the public, according to documents obtained by NPR. [Morning Star]
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