January 7 NEC Energy News
¶ “Ohio’s Largest Solar Project Goes Online” • The 577-MW Fox Squirrel Solar project in Ohio is now fully operational, delivering full generational capacity to Amazon. Fox Squirrel Solar is a 50-50 partnership between EDF Renewables and Enbridge. The solar farm is the largest solar project in Ohio, though larger ones are being built. [pv magazine USA]
¶ “First Nations Chiefs Shouldn’t Be Duped By ‘Nuclear-Is-Green’ Deception” • The federal government needs the support of Indigenous peoples to expand nuclear power generation capacity in Canada. So nuclear power is now being touted as “Green.” It is not green, but big corporations are paying to support that particular myth. [NB Media Co-op]
¶ “US Government Agrees To Ten Year Nuclear Power Plan” • Building new nuclear power plants is not easy, and old ones are having their lives extended to meet growing demand, largely from data centers. Now, the General Services Administration is buying over $1 billion for electricity in the next ten years from Constellation Energy nuclear plants. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Biden’s Move To Permanently Block Offshore Oil Drilling Sparks Trump’s Ire” • President Joe Biden is making a sweeping move to ban all future offshore oil and natural gas drilling on America’s East and West coasts, the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s North Bering Sea. President-elect Donald Trump is angrily vowing to reverse the move. [ABC News]
¶ “USA Can Recycle 90% Of Wind Turbine Mass” • A report from the US DOE advises on how to increase recycling and reuse of wind energy equipment to create a more circular economy and sustainable supply chain. Among other findings, the research shows that existing US plants could process 90% of the mass of decommissioned wind turbines. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Renewables Supply Nearly Half Irish Demand” • Electricity from renewable sources provided for close to half of Ireland’s total demand in December, according to provisional data from grid operator EirGrid. Overall, renewables provided 46.7% of electricity in December, from sources that included solar, wind, and hydropower. [reNews]
¶ “Thomas Built Buses Unveils Its Second Generation Electric School Bus ” • Thomas Built Buses, a division of Daimler Trucks, is a leading maker of school buses in North America. Thomas Built announced the second generation Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery electric school bus, with customer driven improvements and advanced technology. [CleanTechnica]
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