December 11 NEC Energy News
¶ “Google Plans To Build Gigawatts Of Clean Power And Data Centers Together” • Big tech companies need huge amounts of clean energy for their rapidly growing data-center fleets while meeting climate goals. The grid can’t provide what they need. Google plans to spend $20 billion to build data centers close to solar, wind, and battery farms. [Canary Media]
¶ “Nuclear Wastewater Discharged Into Cape Cod Bay Could Linger A Month Or More” • A study conducted by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution finds that any wastewater discharge allowed as part of the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has a “high probability” of lingering in Cape Cod Bay for more than a month. [MSN]
¶ “How Global Tourism Negatively Impacts Climate Change” • The carbon footprint from the travel industry is growing at rates never seen before. An increasing demand for international travel over the past decade has led to higher rates of carbon dioxide emissions every year, according to a paper published in Nature Communications. [ABC News]
¶ “Boston Doctors Prescribe Solar Energy” • The Boston Medical Center Health System has begun its Clean Power Prescription program to offer bill savings to patients who may struggle to pay for electricity during recovery. The pilot program enables the hospital’s providers to write patients prescriptions for renewable energy, reducing their bills. [pv magazine USA]
¶ “Italy Awards 1.5 GW For Agrivoltaics” • Italy just recently held its first ever tender for agrivoltaics, and it was big! The country awarded contracts for 1.5 GW of agrivoltaics solar projects within its borders. The tender was spread across 540 different projects, and it was oversubscribed. There were 643 bids totaling 1.7 GW of power capacity. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Dam Removal Revitalizes Salmon In Win For Native Tribes” • It’s only been a month since a project on the Klamath River in which four dams were removed. Now the salmon are returning. The dams impeded fish migration for almost a century, but since they came down, salmon are swimming up the river to spawn. It is a benefit to native tribes. [CleanTechnica]
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