February 26 NEC Energy News
¶ “Greening To Build Uniper PV Project” • Greening has been awarded an EPC contract to develop a solar park in the ash dump of the former Wilhelmshaven thermal power plant, owned by Uniper, in the federal state of Lower Saxony. The project will have an installed capacity of 17 MW and will house more than 28,500 solar modules. [reNews]
¶ “New Report Skewers Coalition’s Contentious Nuclear Plan” • A federal parliamentary inquiry issued a report on deployment of nuclear power in Australia. It found that nuclear power would be far more expensive than shifting to mostly renewable energy. And delivering nuclear generation before the mid-2040s will be extremely challenging. [The Conversation]
¶ “Three Tropical Cyclones Are Swirling In The South Pacific” • There are three tropical cyclones in the South Pacific. Scientists say this is very unusual. Tropical cyclones Rae, Seru and Alfred are all churning as the region is in the peak of a season that starts in November and ends in April. Scientists say there is extremely active weather for this time of year. [ABC News]
¶ “Bad News For Oil: Digital Twin Optimizes Wind Power To Decarbonize Cargo Ships” • The global cargo shipping industry has been looking at wind power to help push dirty bunker fuel oil out of the way. The question is how much fuel could be offset by equipping a ship with wind devices. An AI-enabled digital twin has the answers. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “BP Set To Cut Renewable Investment And Boost Oil And Gas Production” • BP is set to reduce renewable energy investments so it can focus on increasing oil and gas production, according to reports. US President Donald Trump’s “drill baby drill” ethos has placed a renewed focus on fossil fuel and a move away from low carbon projects. [MSN]
¶ “Companies Seek Relief From Coal Clean-Up Rules” • Now that fossil fuel interests have hijacked all three branches of the US government, twelve utility companies want the EPA to relieve them of their obligation to prevent coal ash from contaminating groundwater. They sent a letter to Lee Zeldin, exhorting him to take “immediate action” on the matter. [CleanTechnica]
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