November 29 NEC Energy News
¶ “Half Million Wind Technicians Needed By 2028” • About 532,000 new wind technicians will need to be hired worldwide by 2028 to meet the increasing demand for onshore and offshore wind, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. Around 40% of these posts will need to be filled by new entrants, GWEC’s Global Wind Workforce Outlook says. [reNews]
¶ “Canada Selects Underground Site To Store Used Nuclear Fuel In Perpetuity” • Canada has chosen a site in northern Ontario to be its first deep underground depository for used nuclear fuel following a 14-year selection process, the country’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization said. If approved, construction would start in the 2030s. [MSN]
¶ “Ukrainian Nuclear Plants Reduce Output In Response To Large-Scale Russian Attack” • Nuclear power plants in Ukraine reduced electricity production on November 28 as a precaution, in response to a massive Russian aerial attack on Ukraine, said Rafael Mariano Grossi, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency. [The Kyiv Independent]
¶ “Cuba Decrees Contingency Plan, New Restrictions As Energy Crisis Deepens” • In Cuba, new regulations, summarized in a 16-page decree, give top energy consumers in both the public and private sector three years to install renewable energy sources capable of producing at least 50% of the electricity they consume during daylight hours. [MSN]
¶ “California Drafts Plan To Save Its Iconic And Imperiled Joshua Trees” • The California Department of Fish and Wildlife released a 294 page plan to protect the state’s Joshua trees from wildfires, human development, and climate change. The draft plan calls for minimizing impacts from overgrazing, use of pesticides, and unauthorized off-roading. [ABC News]
¶ “Eleven Republican States Sue Financial Giants Over Coal Investments And ESG ” • Several years ago the world of finance decided it was high time to align their investment strategies with the need to prevent global heating from making the Earth uninhabitable for humans. Now AGs of eleven states are suing over what they call a conspiracy. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “California Reaches 2 Million Electric Car Sales, 26.4% Market Share” • California just passed a major milestone. In the third quarter, it reached 2 million cumulative EV sales, according to data from the California Energy Commission. By the end of the quarter, it had got to 2,113,135 EV sales. That’s also 39% of USA’s 5,466,139 cumulative EV sales. [CleanTechnica]
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