March 9 NEC Energy News
¶ “Fish To Frolic Among Floating Offshore Wind Turbines” • The rise of the offshore wind industry has sparked a new movement to piggyback other maritime activities onto offshore wind farms. In the latest development, a unique two-headed floating wind turbines has been tapped to host a commercial fish farm off the coast of Sweden. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “China’s Nuclear Plants Released Tritium Above Fukushima Level In 2022” • Chinese nuclear plants released wastewater containing tritium in 2022 at levels up to nine times higher than the amount expected to be found in the planned yearly discharge from Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex, a public document showed. [nippon.com]
¶ “A Small Drone Flies Into A Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Reactor For The First Time To Study Melted Fuel” • A small drone has flown inside one of the damaged reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in hopes it can examine some of the debris of fuel had melted in areas where earlier robots failed to reach. [ABC News]
¶ “Winter Is Over, And It Was The Warmest On Record. Here’s What The US Missed Out On This Season” • This winter was the warmest on record for the Lower 48, according to NOAA, and the records go back to the late 1800s. The singularly mild winter left vast areas of the country without typical amounts of snow and ice, fueling a worsening drought. [CNN]
¶ “Biden–Harris Administration Announces $425 Million to Decarbonize And Produce Clean Energy Products in Former Coal Communities” • The US DOE announced $425 million in funding to reduce emissions and advance making clean energy products for the US energy supply chain as part of the Investing in America agenda. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Rivian Surprises With Three New Models And New Battery Technology” • On March 7, 2024, Rivian introduced the R2, a five passenger SUV that is smaller than the R1S. That model has been expected for some time. What wasn’t expected was an even smaller R3 and a performance version of that car Rivian is calling the R3X. [CleanTechnica]
“Virginia Could Make Almost $5 Billion From This 3.5-GW Offshore Wind Farm” • The 180-turbine Kitty Hawk Wind is an offshore wind project proposed in federal waters over 36 miles from Virginia Beach. It could deliver 3.5 GW of electricity and around $5 billion in economic impact for Virginia. The usual types of opposition seek to prevent that. [Electrek]
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