World:
¶ “El Niño To Be The Strongest In Living Memory” • Sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are already the highest recorded during any El Niño, and the phenomenon is still strengthening. Experts estimate the extreme heat associated with it could contribute to 451,000 additional deaths between June 2026 and February 2027. [Euronews]
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¶ “XPENG Launches In The Philippines With Six EV Variants” • XPENG formally launched in the Philippines with a show some people called “the glitziest ever.” XPENG showed six variants of its L03 and X9, expanding its initial two-model offering to three battery-electric L03s, a range-extended version and two versions of the X9 electric MPV. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Donut Battery Vindicated: Element Analysis Proves Battery Not Lithium Or Sodium” • One by one, critic theories about Donut Lab are chopped down, and now another is done. The Donut Lab battery is definitely not based on lithium or sodium. While Donut Lab has more to prove, it becomes increasingly clear that critics are grasping at straws. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Low Carbon Plans 500-MW Oxfordshire Energy Park” • Low Carbon is developing proposals, combining solar PV capacity with battery energy storage, for the 500-MW West Oxfordshire Energy Park. Low Carbon said the project could generate enough clean electricity each year to power the equivalent of about 145,000 UK homes. [reNews]
¶ “Vattenfall Unveils 425-MW English Onshore Duo” • Vattenfall unveiled proposals for two onshore wind farms in east England totaling around 425 MW. The 126-MW Chatteris and 303-MW Redmere are both to be built in East Anglia and have 47 turbines between them. Each will be developed under its own planning application, Vattenfall said. [reNews]
¶ “New Battery Storage Facilities Support Renewable Energy, Grid Reliability” • A new battery storage facility in White Rock, Nova Scotia will help maximize renewable energy resources while increasing grid capacity and reliability. Three 50-MW, 200-MWh battery storage facilities that have been built in Nova Scotia are now operational. [PNI Atlantic News]
US:
¶ “Tracking The Nor’Easter: Millions Brace For This Weekend’s Powerful Storm” • Millions in the Northeast are bracing for a powerful nor’easter set to bring pounding rain and strong winds to the region through the weekend. The nor’easter could also cause power outages and could spark flight disruptions along the Northeast coast. [ABC News]
¶ “Sierra Club’s Utility Report Card Shows NV Energy’s Sierra Pacific Power Company Gets Lowest Grade Yet” • Sierra Club released its sixth Dirty Truth Report, grading US utilities based on how much coal they are retiring, how much gas they are planning, and how much renewable energy they are adding. NV Energy’s SPPC did not do well. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Groups Sue TVA Over Clean Air Act Violations At Kingston Site” • The Southern Environmental Law Center sued the Tennessee Valley Authority for violating the Clean Air Act and putting public health at risk by building its new Kingston Gas Plant, which TVA plans to operate alongside its 70-year-old Kingston Coal Plant. [CleanTechnica]
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¶ “Harvard Study Predicts 32% Of New Car Sales In US In 2030 Will Be EVs” • A study from Harvard University concludes that despite all the roadblocks put in the way of the EV revolution by the present US administration, EV sales in the US will quadruple from 8% today to 32% in 2030. Absent the policy headwinds, they claim, it would have been closer to 48%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Nuclear Agency OKs Diablo Canyon Safety Report” • A recent test conducted by PG&E and its contractor shows that materials in Unit 1 at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant are unlikely to deteriorate and break during the next sixty years. The test results support the understanding that operation of the plant is safe, the US NRC announced. [Yahoo]
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