November 12 NEC Energy News
¶ “When You Combine AI And Nuclear Power, The Results Can Be Catastrophic” • Mark Jacobson found, “Every dollar spent on nuclear is one less dollar spent on clean renewable energy and one more dollar spent on making the world a comparatively dirtier and more dangerous place, because nuclear power and nuclear weapons go hand in hand.” [The Hill]
¶ “BYD May Soon Be Selling More Vehicles Than Ford” • At the end of October, BYD reported revenue for the months of July, August, and September. That beat Tesla for the first time. In total, its quarterly revenue increased 24 percent to $28.2 billion, which fell short of estimates but exceeded Tesla’s $25.2 billion for the same period. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “UN Climate Talks To Focus On Money To Help Poor Nations Cut Carbon Pollution” • The worsening heat, floods, droughts, and storms of climate change will cost trillions of dollars that poor nations just don’t have. As UN climate talks started in Baku, Azerbaijan, the big issue is who should pay to help poor nations and especially how much. [ABC News]
¶ “Developers Seek WA Approval For 70-GW Green Energy Hub” • The consortium behind the proposed Western Green Energy Hub, a 70-GW renewable energy generation and green hydrogen production facility proposed for Western Australia’s southern coastline, lodged its application with the state’s EPA for approval. [pv magazine Australia]
“Megawatt Mosaic Greenlit For Italian Batteries” • Developer Megawatt Mosaic has secured the planning consent and the grid connection for a portfolio of four 99-MW BESS sites in Italy. Two of these are in Sardinia, and the others are in Tuscany. They will form part of the Tyrrhenian Link, a planned submarine transmission connection. [reNews]
¶ “Global Installed Solar Capacity To Blow Past 2 Terawatts, USA Or Not” • In its latest report, the Global Solar Council says that solar is becoming the “backbone of the global energy system” and they are acting with other renewable stakeholders to keep pumping up the growth profile, regardless of US energy policy over the next four years. [CleanTechnica]
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