February 14 NEC Energy News
¶ “Australians Want Renewables To Replace Coal, But Don’t Realize How Soon This Needs To Happen” • An Essential poll of of 1,200 voting age Australians found a majority reject nuclear energy (81%) or fossil fuel options (70%) to provide on-demand or back-up energy. Few are aware of how soon the coal plants are scheduled to shut down. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “Chernobyl Nuclear Plant’s Protective Shield Torn Open By Russian Drone” • The protective cover encasing the leaking Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been damaged by a Russian drone, CCTV appears to show.The drone destroyed the plant’s fourth power unit during an overnight attack, according to Ukraine president Zelensky. [AOL.com]
¶ “SeAH Wind Confirms March Start For Teesworks” • SeAH Wind has confirmed it will commence commercial production at its £900 million monopile manufacturing facility at Teesworks in the UK from next month. The company rolled the first 7.5-meter diameter steel can in pre-production trials at the factory late last year. [reNews]
¶ “Well-Managed Solar Farms Can Boost Wildlife – Study” • A study from the RSPB and the University of Cambridge found that well-managed solar farms can contribute to nature as well as “provide relief from the effects of agricultural intensification.” Scientists found that solar farms had a greater number of species and individual birds per hectare. [BBC]
¶ “Global Investment In The Clean Energy Transition Surpassed $2.1 Trillion In 2024, But More Is Needed” • Global investment in the low-carbon energy transition surged to a record $2.1 trillion in 2024, marking an 11% increase from the previous year, says the BloombergNEF report, “Energy Transition Investment Trends 2025.” But more is needed. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Dragados To Open Spanish Yard For TenneT Platforms” • A new production yard was added in Spain by Dragados to carry out fabrication of TenneT’s 2-GW offshore converter stations. The production site, with 400,000 sq m of space, is being built in the southern Spanish coastal town of Algeciras for production of converter platforms in the 2-GW class. [reNews]
¶ “Heavy Rain Pounds Fire-Ravaged Los Angeles As Severe Storms Barrel Through” • A heavy storm struck fire-ravaged Los Angeles with heavy rain, sending streams of mud and debris over roadways and sweeping a fire department vehicle off a Malibu road into the ocean, authorities said. A Fire Department member who was in it escaped. [ABC News]
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