August 9 NEC Energy News
¶ “Climate Crisis Hinges On Green Power For The Poor, Study Shows” • A study of the world’s 72 most energy-poor nations, of which 44 are in Africa, shows that they will need to deploy about 5,000 GW of generation capacity by 2050. The people in these countries use an average of one-eleventh of what Americans do, but demand is growing quickly. [Moneyweb]
¶ “Germany May Take Another Fifty Years To Find Its Final Repository For Waste From Shuttered Nuclear Power” • An Institute for Applied Ecology report, commissioned by the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management, said a decision on a site can be expected in 2074 at the earliest, Zeit Online reports. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “More Than Half Of All New Cars Sold In China In July Had A Plug” • Sales of plug-in hybrid and electric cars accounted for more than half of all new car sales in China in July. That’s up 37% from the same month last year. The only other country to post those sorts of numbers is Norway, and the reason in both cases is government policies. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Vermont Utility Enters Purchase Agreement For More Than 54 GWh Of Hydropower In Connecticut” • FirstLight announced a PPA with Burlington Electric Department. The agreement says FirstLight will deliver Burlington, Vermont more than 54 GWh of hydropower from FirstLight’s Shepaug Generating Station in Connecticut. [Hydro Review]
¶ “Debby Live Updates: Flash Flooding Targets North Carolina, Virginia” • Debby, which weakened from a tropical storm to a tropical depression, slammed the Carolinas and Virginia with heavy rain. The heavy rain will target Maryland, Pennsylvania and western New York next. There’s a significant risk for flash flooding in those states. [ABC News]
¶ “Batteries Step In As Coal Plant Trips Amid Heatwave And Near Record Demand In Texas” • The growing fleet of big batteries in Texas has stepped in to the market after another “always on” baseload power generator tripped in the middle of the evening peak, as the ongoing heatwaves pushed demand in the state towards record levels. [RenewEconomy]
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