February 16 NEC Energy News
¶ “Tesla Troubles Mount As Musk Goes Full Rogue” • Elon Musk’s worst offense may appear for Europeans to be a Nazi salute at the inauguration. The ketamine addict is losing sales as people react to his antics. Last month, Norway recorded a 37.9% slump. Tesla sales in France fell by 63.4%; in Spain, Tesla sales plummeted by 75.4%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Maryland Environmental Leaders Slam Legislative Push For Gas-Powered Plants, Split Over Nuclear Energy” • Maryland’s top environmental groups are pushing back against a proposal that endorses gas-fired power plants as a solution to the state’s predicted energy shortfall. Prioritizing gas generation is a big step backward, they say. [Inside Climate News]
¶ “DOGE Layoffs: Nuclear Energy Experts Who Were Fired By Mistake Are Set To Be Rehired” • The US DOE is reportedly scrambling to reinstate nuclear energy specialists after hundreds were let go. Between 300 and 400 personnel from the National Nuclear Security Administration were dismissed, to the alarm of national security experts. [People Matters Global]
¶ “Trump Attacks Electric Vehicles; GM Claps Back With Blazer EV.R” • Amidst the backdrop of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s real-life coup of the US, signs are emerging that EVs are a battleground on which some titans of big business are willing to fight. Exhibit A is GM using the backdrop of NASCAR’s Indy 500 race to show off its new EV lineup. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “‘Now Is The Time’ For Giant UK Offshore Wind Farm” • A Norwegian renewable energy firm says the time is right for a large wind farm off the Devon and Dorset coast. Source Galileo is planning a 2-GW project involving at least 100 turbines, which it said could power over three million homes. It announced a deal with Portland Port for service. [BBC]
¶ “Installed Wind Power Capacity Exceeds 13,000 MW” • The total installed power in Turkey reached 13,043 MW, according to official data. Energy is generated from around 280 wind plants and more than 4,360 turbines in the country’s seven regions. The share of wind energy in daily electricity production has risen to about 14%. [Hürriyet Daily News]
¶ “Scientists Are Racing To Discover The Depth Of Ocean Damage Sparked By LA Wildfires” • As crews work to remove what could be hundreds of thousands of tons of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles wildfires that sit on the ocean’s edge, researchers and officials are trying to understand how the fires on land have impacted the sea. [ABC News]
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