August 18 NEC Energy News
¶ “Senator Markey Says It Makes No Sense To Cede Our Clean Energy Future To China” • Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) has promoted US climate action for much of his long career. Part of that work is to keep track of renewable energy projects, wherever they be. “Economically, it makes no sense to just cede the future to China,” Markey argues. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Safety Deteriorating At Ukraine Nuclear Plant After Nearby Drone Strike, UN Watchdog Says” • The UN’s nuclear watchdog warned the safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was “deteriorating” following a nearby drone strike. The plant, which was seized by Russia’s forces early in the war, has come under repeated attacks. [MSN]
¶ “Federal Funds To Help Fuel ‘Next-Gen’ Wyoming Nuclear Plant” • TerraPower aims to have the $4 billion project operating by 2030. This project and others are getting federal boosts from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, which provide billions of dollars for clean-energy projects with various incentives. [Kiowa County Press]
¶ “Drought In US West Has Cost Hydropower Industry Billions In Losses” • Two decades of persistent drought in the West has limited the amount of electricity hydropower dams can generate, costing the industry and the region billions in revenue. Drought cost the sector about 300 million MWh of power generation between 2003 and 2020. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “EVs Are Starting To Overtake Gas-Powered Cars In A Place That’s Surprising” • There are around 100,000 EVs in Ethiopia, and the government estimates the number will quadruple at least by 2032. That’s largely because the national government took the extraordinary step earlier this year of banning the import of all gas-powered passenger vehicles. [CNN]
¶ “Supreme Court Grants India’s States Power To Tax Mining Operations, Retrospectively From 2005” • A full bench of India’s Supreme Court has ruled the states have the right to levy taxes on mining operations. The court made the ruling retrospective from 2005, opening up a Pandora’s box of fresh costs for mining companies. [The New Indian Express]
¶ “One hundred Attendees Treated For Heat-Related Illness, Ten Hospitalized At Colorado Air Show” • At least ten people were hospitalized and a hundred others were treated for heat-related illness at a sold-out airshow in Colorado on Saturday, officials said. Some 30,000 people were expected to attend the two-day Pikes Peak Air Show in 96°F heat. [ABC News]
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