World:
¶ “UN Chief Urges Governments To Stop Propping Up Polluting Fossil Fuels” • UN Chief António Guterres told governments, “Subsidizing fossil fuels is subsidizing suicide,” as he took aim at incentives for fossil fuels. He urged countries “to end these handouts once and for all, and to use the savings for people and planet instead.” [Euronews]
¶ “Europe’s Sponge Cities Are Turning Rain From Waste Into A Valuable Resource” • Wild weather swings turn water into a dual threat for Europe’s cities. When storms hit, there’s too much of it. When droughts come, there’s too little. Some experts believe that the ‘sponge city’ model could help cities put a new spin on the old saying ‘save for a rainy day.’ [Euronews]
¶ “Doomsday Glacier Will Keep Melting Even If Oceans Cool” • Under the “most extreme ocean cooling conditions,” research led by British Antarctic Survey found that Thwaites Glacier, called the “Doomsday Glacier,” will keep losing ice for at least 150 years. The total collapse of the ice sheet would contribute an estimated 65 cm (25.6 inches) to global sea level rise. [Euronews]
¶ “Delaying ETS2 Will Not Protect Households From The Next Energy Crisis” • Italy, Poland, and Czechia want to postpone Europe’s new carbon market for fuels for vehicles and heating, Emissions Trading System 2. Their concern about rising costs is legitimate. But delaying ETS2 will not protect families from the next oil and gas price shock. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “50Hertz Installs Gennaker Offshore Substations” • 50Hertz has completed the installation of two offshore substations for the 976-MW Gennaker wind farm in the Baltic Sea, marking a key milestone in the OST-6-1 grid connection project. 50Hertz said the OSS Darß and OSS Zingst platforms had been successfully installed on schedule. [reNews]
¶ “Local Ceasefire Has Taken Effect Near The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant” • The eighth local ceasefire mediated by the IAEA has begun near the ZNPP. It will allow the damaged 330 kV substation to be repaired. That this will strengthen the connection between the nearby ZNPP and its only remaining external power line. [Ukrainian National News]
¶ “Norfund And Impact Fund Denmark Back Philippines Solar” • Norfund and Impact Fund Denmark agreed to acquire together 49% equity interest in Vena Energy’s 500-MW Ixus Bugallon solar project in the Philippines. Vena Energy said the deal is subject to approval of the Philippine Competition Commission and other customary conditions. [reNews]
¶ “Energy Storage Driving Global Green Transition” • China’s booming energy storage sector, propelled by a more than twofold increase in storage battery output in the first half of the year, is helping drive the global green transition and improve the reliability of renewable energy on power grids worldwide, officials, and experts said. [China Daily]
¶ “Spain Plans To Allocate €100,000 For Nutrition, Hygiene, And Renewable Energy For Children And Young People In Cuba” • The Spanish government approved a grant of €100,000 for humanitarian assistance projects aimed at Cuban children and youth, focusing on nutrition, hygiene, and renewable energy, according to a Royal Decree. [CiberCuba]
¶ “Wind Farm In Victoria Would Be Largest In The Southern Hemisphere” • A huge wind farm in Victoria was approved by state authorities, paving the way for it to go on for final checks by the federal environment minister. Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny signed off on the Warracknabeal Energy Park after its environmental impact report was approved. [Yahoo]
¶ “Data Centers Drive Surge in India’s Renewable Power Demand” • Plans for huge data center buildouts in India are set to hike clean energy demand in the country, and local renewable energy providers expect demand to outstrip supply. India is preparing to introduce a policy for data centers to protect consumers from higher energy bills. [OilPrice.com]
¶ “UN Fails To Agree On Climate Science Report” • The UN’s climate science panel failed to agree on when to publish its next major report after a week of talks in Addis Ababa. The IPCC publishes assessment reports every five to seven years, and they are widely regarded as the leading scientific reference on climate change. [The Brussels Times]
US:
¶ “DeLorean Takes A Ride On Tesla’s ‘Flying Car’ Coattails” • As expected, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wowed the automotive press with the unveiling of the long-awaited Roadster EV. It is to be produced in multiple editions including one that can go airborne for a brief period. Naturally, it has to be compared to the new DeLorean eVTOL. [CleanTechnica]
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¶ “Tesla Roadster Reveal: Madness From The Mind Of Musk” • What we saw at the Tesla Roadster reveal was a totally irrelevant mind game cooked up inside the drug addled cranium of Elon Musk. That’s right, the world’s richest man, who has spent over a billion dollars to prop up a demented dictator and his legion of sycophants. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Small-Scale Solar Generation Has Quadrupled in the Last Decade” • The US DOE estimates that US generation from small solar PV systems (smaller than 1 MW of capacity) has increased from 18,812 GWh to 92,979 GWh over the last decade. The states with most capacity of small-scale solar are California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida. [CleanTechnica]
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