August 31 NEC Energy News
¶ “Ukraine Warns Of Escalating Nuclear Threats Amid Intense Russian Strikes” • The Ukrainian mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency raised alarms about the escalating threat to the country’s nuclear power sector amid greatly increased Russian military strikes by missiles and drones. The IAEA is the UN’s nuclear watchdog. [Caspian News]
¶ “Ex-Regulatory Chief And Two Execs Indicted In Sprawling Ohio Nuclear Power Bribe Case” • The former head of the Ohio PUC and two energy company executives were indicted in a sprawling political corruption scandal, authorities announced. Allegedly, state officials were bribed to approve bailouts of two nuclear plants. [Yahoo News Canada]
¶ “BYD Cruises Past Tesla To First Place In ABI Research’s EV Manufacturers Competitive Ranking” • A competitive assessment by global technology intelligence firm ABI Research found that BYD is the leading EV Original Equipment Manufacturer, just beating Tesla for the top spot. Nine criteria were chosen for the analysis. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “BLM Considering 31 Million Acres Of US Public Lands For Solar Power Development” • The Bureau of Land Management published a plan to make millions of acres of public lands in the western US available for development of solar power. The plan is to make 31 million acres of public lands available for potential solar energy development. [POWER Magazine]
¶ “When A Summer Drought Begins In The Winter: Investigating Snow Drought” • A lack of water is most obvious in the summer. But problems with such watersheds as the Colorado River’s don’t start in the summer or even the spring. In fact, they begin in the winter, when snow isn’t building up in the Rocky Mountains as it once did. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Nevada Solar-Plus-Storage Project Gets Greenlight To Use Public Land” • In the desert northeast of Las Vegas, a solar farm will soon be installed atop an ancient lake bed. The Dry Lake East Energy Center, a 200-MW solar project with 600 MW of on-site battery storage, was cleared to begin construction by the Bureau of Land Management. [Canary Media]
¶ “Qcells And NPH Bring Solar Power To Navajo Nation Homes” • Qcells, the foremost US solar panel manufacturer, joined forces with Navajo Power Home, which focuses on off-grid homes on Navajo and Hopi lands. Together, they are set to deliver reliable electricity to an estimated 300 homes within the Navajo Nation reservation. [Environment+Energy Leader]
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