November 7 NEC Energy News
¶ “Nuclear Energy And Free Market Capitalism Are not Compatible” • Nuclear energy saw some success in the past, but seems incapable of it today. That is largely because the tenets of free market capitalism cause it to fail. This is also true for small modular reactors. Successful nuclear programs have always been subsidized by governments. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Investing In Nuclear Energy Is Bad For The Climate, NGOs Say” • At the European Nuclear Energy Forum, the nuclear industry and certain EU countries are calling for more support and subsidies for nuclear power, particularly for Small Modular Reactors. But environmental NGOs are joining voices to contest this call. [The European Environmental Bureau]
¶ “Kauai Is A Clean Energy Leader. Its Secret? A Publicly Owned Grid” • Kauai’s grid infrastructure took a beating from Hurricane Iniki in 1992, and the business that owned the grid wanted to sell. Kauai residents raised financing and acquired the utility in 2002, turning it into a locally owned cooperative reduced rates that had once been Hawaii’s highest. [Canari Media]
¶ “The Big Bubble Curtains Protecting Porpoises From Wind Farm Noise” • Over the past decade, a curious invention has spread across Europe’s northern seas. It’s called a big bubble curtain, it works a bit like a giant jacuzzi, and it helps protect porpoises from the massive underwater noise caused by wind farm construction. [BBC]
¶ “Offshore Wind Developers Are Eyeing New Alliances With Aquaculture Industry” • The US offshore wind industry has had a slow start, but wind developers elsewhere are beginning to attract aquaculture stakeholders with opportunities for multi-use and co-located operations. If that works, it could help deflect some of the resistence. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Tesla To Build €25,000 Car At German Gigafactory” • An anonymous source who claims to have knowledge of the matter says Tesla plans to produce a car with a starting price of €25,000 ($26,838) at its factory in Grünheide, Germany, according to a Reuters report. The source did not say when production of the new car would begin. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “The Private Sector Accounts For 89% Of Announced US Battery Investments” • Announcements of investments by the private sector in US battery technologies have been increasing over the last few years, with 208 as of September 2023. The locations of announcements relating to battery materials and manufacturing are all across the US. [CleanTechnica]
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