May 5 NEC Energy News
¶ “It’s Time To Retire Those Gas-Powered Lawnmowers And Leafblowers” • Spring has come, and it’s time tend to lawns and gardens. It is also time to switch to electric lawn tools. Those gas-powered lawnmowers and leafblowers have got to go! According to the EPA, gas-burning lawn tools account for 4% of US carbon dioxide emissions. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Westinghouse Unveils Small Modular Nuclear Reactor” • US company Westinghouse unveiled plans or a small modular reactor to generate virtually emissions-free electricity that could replace coal plants or power water desalinization and other industries. The AP300 reactor, with a 300 MW capacity, will not use special fuels or liquid metal coolants. [MSN]
¶ “Hontiveros: Nuclear Energy A Terrible, False Solution To Philippinw Power Woes” • Senator Risa Hontiveros questioned Malacañang’s move to pursue private investments for nuclear energy projects in the Philippines. Hontiveros reiterated her belief that nuclear energy would be a horrific answer to the country’s power problem. [Manila Bulletin]
¶ “Volvo CE Introduces Battery-Electric 23-Ton Excavator” • Volvo Construction Equipment is moving rapidly on plans to offer battery-powered heavy duty machines. Earlier this year, it announced it was investing millions of dollars into expanding its manufacturing site in South Korea, so it can make the battery packs for those heavy duty machines. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Dark Earth: Scientists Unveil New ‘Secret Weapon’ To Combat Deforestation And Climate Change” • Transformed from poor soil by centuries of deposits from Indigenous peoples, dark earth could now be the ‘secret weapon’ we need to restore forests across the globe, according to a new study from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. [BBC Science Focus]
¶ “Luvly 0 Electric Car From Sweden Is Basic Transportation. Very Basic” • Is there a place in the world for an electric city car that is simple, efficient, and low cost? Sweden’s Håkan Lutz thinks so. He has started Luvly, a company that will make a car so basic that it will have only one function: transporting up to two people in a 4-wheel weatherproof cocoon. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Senate Solar Tariff Vote Threatens 30,000 American Jobs” • The US Senate has passed legislation to repeal the June 2022 proclamation of the Biden administration to provide a two-year moratorium for new solar tariffs. The resolution, which is said to threaten 30,000 jobs, moves to the president’s desk where it is expected to be vetoed. [CleanTechnica]
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