May 18 NEC Energy News
¶ “Nuclear Option Costs ‘Six Times More’ Than Renewables, Study Finds” • Building nuclear reactors would cost six times more than wind and solar power firmed up with batteries, an independent report released by the Clean Energy Council shows. The industry body’s chief executive said taxpayers need to know the costs of nuclear power. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “Japan Starts Sixth Discharge Of Fukushima Wastewater” • Japan started the sixth round of the release of wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. About 7,800 tonnes of nuclear-contaminated wastewater is being discharged from about a kilometer off the coast between now and June 4. [CGTN]
¶ “New Jersey’s Three Nuclear Power Plants Seek To Extend Licenses For Another Twenty Years” • New Jersey is pushing hard to become a leader in offshore wind. But three power plants run by PSEG Nuclear LLC provide nearly half of the electricity for New Jersey, and a licensing extension is claimed to be a hedge against insufficient wind projects. [MSN]
¶ “Resilience at the Edge: City of Eastport Considers Harnessing Tidal Power for Island Microgrid” • Eastport, Maine, on an island at the easternmost point in the continental US, is connected to the mainland by a single causeway. It faces powerful Atlantic Ocean winds and is susceptible to power outages. It could get a microgrid powered by tides. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Volkswagen ID.7 Receives Historic Top Score In ADAC Vehicle Test” • The flagship model from the all-electric Volkswagen ID. family is now also top scorer in the prestigious ADAC vehicle test. The Volkswagen ID.7 has become the first ever vehicle to achieve an average score of 1.5 and thus an overall rating of ‘very good’ in the independent test. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “GEE Unveils Scottish Hydro Plans” • Glen Earrach Energy has announced plans to develop what it says will be the UK’s most efficient pumped storage hydro project. The 2-GW project at Balmacaan Estate, Scotland will represent an investment of more than £2 billion and create at least 600 on site construction jobs in Scotland over a six-year period. [reNews]
¶ “US Lawmakers Sound Alarm Over Threat To Rooftop Solar In Puerto Rico” • Over twenty members of the US Congressional Democratic Caucus urged safeguarding affordable access to rooftop solar power in Puerto Rico by protecting net metering, which the lawmakers called essential to the island’s clean energy goals and economic growth. [Common Dreams]
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