July 19 NEC Energy News
¶ “Italy’s Renewable Power Output Overtakes Fossil Fuels For First Time” • Electricity produced from renewable sources in Italy in the first six months of the year surpassed the power generated from fossil fuels for the first time, the power grid operator Terna said. Italy plans to increase renewables to 63% of total electricity by the end of this decade. [MSN]
¶ “Energy Ministers Reject Nuclear. Consumers Will Control Their Own Energy Needs” • Australia’s energy ministers agreed to the development of the national consumer energy resources roadmap to give consumers control over their energy needs, while unanimously rejecting nuclear as too expensive and too slow to meet emissions targets. [pv magazine Australia]
¶ “Company Can’t Dump Nuclear Plant Wastewater Into Cape Cod Bay” • Massachusetts’s Department of Environmental Protection shot down the plan in a final decision. According to the department, they can’t allow plant owner Holtec to discharge the water because Cape Cod Bay is protected under the state’s Ocean Sanctuaries Act. [WLIW]
¶ “176-MW NZ Array Hits Full Power” • New Zealand’s 176-MW Harapaki wind farm is fully operational, having been delivered within a month of its original completion date and inside its $448 million capital forecast. It is the country’s second-largest onshore array and is able to produce enough electricity to power 70,000 average homes. [reNews]
¶ “85% Of Capacity Built In 2023 Came From Renewables” • Last year, renewables made up nearly 86% of new electric generating capacity worldwide, the International Renewable Energy Agency data shows. A whopping 473 GW of renewable capacity was put up last year, up from 308 GW the year before and nearly twice the amount for 2021. [Canary Media]
¶ “Labour To Launch State-Owned Great British Energy With £8.3 Billion Market Intervention” • Labour is advancing its ambitious plan to establish a state-owned energy company, Great British Energy, supported by £8.3 billion of taxpayer funds. This represents one of the most significant market interventions in decades. [Business Matters]
¶ “During Historic California Heat Wave, A Hero Emerged: Giant Solar-Powered Batteries” • In California, an investment in solar batteries may have saved the state from widespread blackouts and brownouts during a heat wave from June 23 to July 12. Palm Springs had a high of 124°F, and the extreme heat put millions of citizens in the state at risk. [CNET]
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