August 25 NEC Energy News
¶ “How The Crown Estate Is Using Britain’s Seabed For Wind Power” • The Crown Estate has a stake in windpower because it manages the monarchy’s £15.5 billion asset portfolio, although it is independent from the government. Along with many other properties, it holds rights to renewable energy in the seas around England, Wales and Northern Ireland. [The Times]
¶ “Head Of IAEA Confirms His Intention To Visit Kursk Nuclear Power Plant” • The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, confirmed that he plans to visit the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant next week, according to IAEA. It also noted that Russia alleged that remains of a drone were found on territory of the Kursk nuclear plant. [MSN]
¶ “India To Spend Up To $385 Billion To Meet Renewable Energy Target, Moody’s Ratings Estimates” • India will have to invest as much as $385 billion to meet its target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030, but coal will remain a key source of electricity generation for the next decade, according to estimates published by Moody’s Ratings. [sg yahoo finance]
¶ “‘We Need To Start Moving People And Key Infrastructure Away From Our Coasts,’ Warns Climate Scientist” • Ireland is going to have to move property and key infrastructure such as railway lines away from coastal areas due to climate breakdown, according to Prof Karen Wiltshire, Trinity College Dublin’s first chair of climate science. [The Irish Independent]
¶ “Storm That Sank Bayesian Was The Result Of Global Heating” • The real culprit when Bayesian sank may be global heating that made the Mediterranean Sea hotter than ever before. Luca Mercalli, the president of the Italian Meteorological Society, told The Guardian the heat was a tremendous amount of energy that made the storms more intense. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Billions Pouring Into US Offshore Wind Despite Setbacks” • The US is expected to invest around $65 billion in offshore wind farms by the end of the decade, creating approximately 56,000 jobs. There is around 56 GW of wind energy currently under development across 37 leases, which could power around 22 million homes. [OilPrice.com]
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