November 26 NEC Energy News
¶ “Top Diplomats From Japan And China Meet In South Korea Ahead Of Three-Way Regional Talks” • Top diplomats from Japan and China met for bilateral talks Saturday to try to resolve disputes including China’s ban on Japanese seafood, which has hit Japanese exporters. They will next join their host, Park Jin, for three-way talks. [ABC News]
¶ “Electric Cars Can Catch Fire. We Must Run And Tell The King!” • There are dozens of urban legends about electric cars. Many say they are just overgrown golf carts or that they can’t be driven in the rain. But the most prevalent myth about electric cars is that they are a fire hazard and likely to burst into flames at any time. It really is a myth. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Installing Solar Panels More Eco-Friendly Than Planting Trees: Study” • A study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has revealed that if land use is taken into account, installing more solar panels or investing more in solar energy is more climate-efficient than planting trees on the same piece of land. [WION]
¶ “Phase-Out Of Fossil Fuels And Finance For Global South Must For Meeting Renewables Target: 350.Org” • As the world gears up for COP28, environmental activist group 350.org has called for a comprehensive package that includes a phase-out of fossil fuels and a finance package for the Global South to increase global renewable capacity. [Media India Group]
¶ “China’s Installed Renewable Energy Capacity Surges In Jan-Oct” • China’s installed capacity of clean energy surged in the first ten months of the year. By the end of October, the installed capacity of solar power in China was up 47% year on year to 540 GW, while that of wind power stood at about 400 GW, for a yearly increase of 15.6% [Xinhua]
¶ “First Offshore Wind Farm To Power CT Homes Wins Final Approval; Will Be South Of Block Island” • Revolution Wind, an offshore wind project to power Connecticut and Rhode island and one of the relatively few in the northeast to emerge intact from a flurry of economic setbacks, has received final BOEM approval to begin construction. [The Daily Item]
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