August 5 NEC Energy News
¶ “Free Speech Fears After Aussie Group Suspended By Elon Musk’s X” • Australian anti-nuclear campaigners have been suspended from billionaire Elon Musk’s privately-owned social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The decision has sparked fears about US-based companies limiting free speech by environmental campaigners. [Yahoo]
¶ “Manhattan Project Nuclear Site To Become Solar Farm” • As the demand for solar energy continues to grow, the US DOE has stayed on top of potential expansion opportunities. It recently kickstarted negotiations to transform an old Manhattan project site in Washington state into a solar farm, repurposing what was once a secret nuclear site. [Thomasnet]
¶ “Highest Wind Power Generation, Storage Project Starts Building In Xizang” • Construction of the world highest wind power generation and energy storage project started in Nagqu City of southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet). Some 100 MW of wind turbines will be built at an average altitude of 5,000 meters. [Bastille Post Global]
¶ “Bronze Age Technology Makes Renewable Energy Shift Cheaper” • Firebricks emerged in the early Bronze Age, around 4000-3000 BCE. They were first used to line kilns, and have been used in furnaces since. They are more efficient and cheaper for storing heat for industrial processes like steel, cement, and glass making, researchers say. [Cosmos Magazine]
¶ “Massive Wind Farm To Power One In Four Capital City Homes” • A massive wind farm approved northwest of Brisbane could power almost a quarter of homes in Queensland’s capital when fully operational. The 436.5-MW Tarong West Wind Farm was granted approval by the state and awaits federal approval of its environmental impact plan. [Real Commercial]
¶ “Be Prepared: New Resource Readies States And Utilities For Grid Resilience Events” • Electricity grids must be resilient to natural and human-caused hazards: storms, floods, droughts, extreme heat, freezes, sea level rise, wildfires, seismic events, and cyber and physical attacks. More billion-dollar disasters took place in 2023 than ever before. [CleanTechnica]
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