August 8 NEC Energy News
¶ “Electricity From Large Solar Arrays With Batteries Is Now Cheaper Than From Fossil Plants In Germany” • Electricity from large ground-mounted solar PV systems combined with batteries is now cheaper than that generated from fossil power sources in Germany, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems have found. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “France Warns Of Nuclear Power Cuts As Heat Triggers Water Curbs” • Electricite de France will likely curtail production at nuclear reactors starting this weekend as hot weather restricts the amount of water that can be discharged into the Rhone River. EDF uses water to cool its reactors before releasing it into the river. [Luxembourg Times]
¶ “2024 On Track To Become Earth’s Warmest Year On Record” • With the end of El Niño, last month was the second-warmest July on record globally. It was, however, the second-warmest overall month. The year, 2024, is still on the way to set a record as the warmest so far, as every one of the first six months set a record for highest temperature. [ABC News]
¶ “Cable-Laying Vessel Comes To Play Its Part In Empowering New York’s $6 Billion Renewable Power HVDC Link” • According to COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Transport, the Kang Sheng Kou semi-submersible heavy lift vessel has completed transportation of the Atalanti cable laying vesselfrom Karlskrona, Sweden to New York. [Offshore Energy]
¶ “US, India, Russia, And Japan Are Building Out Wind Power Much Too Slowly For Climate Change, Report Says” • The world is falling well short of a promise made at global climate talks last year to triple the amount of wind power, a report by Ember says. The world committed to tripling wind energy by 2030, but it is on track to double it. [CTV News]
¶ “New England States To Receive $389 Million In Federal Funding For Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure” • The US DOE selected the New England states’ Power Up New England proposal to receive $389 million. Power Up was submitted to the DOE through the second round of the DOE’s competitive Grid Innovation Program. [Baird Maritime]
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