December 12 NEC Energy News
¶ “Clean Power Capacity Installations Up 86% In 2024” • The American Clean Power Association released a report on clean energy growth in the US in 2024, highlighting a surge in growth in the 3rd quarter: 10.2 GW of capacity. Through the first three quarters of the year, 29.6 GW of clean power capacity have been installed in the US, up 86% from 2023. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “‘Not A Hope In Hell’ Nuclear Power Can Replace Australian Coal-Fired Power By 2040” • Australia’s industry group for electricity retailers and generators told a nuclear inquiry the country should focus on policies that will drive a faster rollout of renewable energy and storage, saying nuclear is unlikely to be a viable coal-fired power replacement. [The Guardian]
¶ “India Solar Power Installations Growing 106% in 2024” • India continues to be a solar and wind powerhouse. Its solar power installations have absolutely soared this year. Compared to the first three quarters of 2023, newly installed solar power capacity in the first three quarters of 2024 was up 106%. New wind power capacity was up 15%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Mingyang Dual Turbine Floater Starts Operation” • Mingyang has commenced operations of a floating foundation designed to host two turbines with a total capacity of more than 16 MW. The OceanX platform is installed at Mingyang’s Yangjiang Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm, 70 km from shore at 45 metres depth, off Guangdong. [reNews]
¶ “German Onshore Wind Tender Awards 4 GW” • Germany’s Federal Network Agency has awarded 4 GW of capacity in the latest onshore wind tender results. More than 6 GW of bids were submitted to the oversubscribed tender on 1 November. For the first time since February 2022, the bid volume submitted was more than the unreduced tender volume. [reNews]
¶ “Wind And Solar Researcher: ‘We Are Actually Trying to Use the Natural Variability Itself to Address the Variability.'” • MIT engineers demonstrated how precise mapping of energy use and weather patterns may direct the placement of renewable energy installations with high efficiency, in a recent study in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability. [CleanTechnica]
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