November 11 NEC Energy News
¶ “Research Reveals China Has Built Prototype Nuclear Reactor To Power Aircraft Carrier” • China built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship. It is a clear sign that Beijing is advancing toward building a nuclear aircraft carrier, according to analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese official documents given to The Associated Press. [MSN]
¶ “The US Has Installed Batteries Equivalent To Twenty Nuclear Power Plants In Four Years” • The US is installing large batteries widely to support the power grids. Over four years, the US put up battery capacity equivalent to the output of twenty nuclear plants. In just the first seven months of 2024, 5 GW of battery capacity were added, The Guardian reports. [Warp News]
¶ “As Trump’s Win Tests The World Order, Diplomats Are Fretting Over What It Means For The Planet” • America’s allies and foes alike have spent recent days pondering Donald Trump’s re-election and what it will mean for their economies, their security, and even their wars. Trump has vowed to again pull the US out of the Paris Agreement. [CNN]
¶ “The City Center In Paris Is Now Designated A Limited Traffic Zone” • In Paris, iconic spots like the Louvre, Tuileries gardens, and much of the Marais fall within the ‘Zone à Trafic Limité’, or “limited traffic zone.” The area of the ZTL measures about 5.5 sq km (about 2 sq mi). It is home to nearly 100,000 people and 11,000 businesses. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Tesla Outsold By BMW And Volkswagen In Germany, And MG In The UK” • Remember when the Tesla Model Y outsold every other electric car, anywhere, all the time? No more. As of the end of October, Volkswagen brand sold 49,200 electric cars in Germany. BMW delivered 33,167. Tesla is in third place with 31,461. And MG beat Tesla in the UK. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “UK Electric Inland Vessel Project Gets Government Funding” • The Electric Thames project seeks to enable electric vessels to store surplus renewable energy when it is cost-effective. This stored energy can be returned to the grid during peak demand, increasing London’s flexible energy capacity and advancing its Net Zero ambitions. [Baird Maritime]
¶ “Battery Boom And Rebound In Wind Projects Put Renewables Target Back On Track” • A record amount of new battery storage capacity and a rebound in onshore wind projects have helped deliver the “healthiest” quarterly investment numbers for new renewables in Australia in more than two years, data from the Clean Energy Council shows. [RenewEconomy]
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