April 28 NEC Energy News
¶ “Putin’s Forces have Set Up ‘Fighting Positions’ On Roof Of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant” • Satellite pictures the UK Ministry of Defence obtained show Russian forces in “sandbag fighting positions” on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The move shows Putin’s troops are increasingly worried about a major Ukrainian offensive. [Daily Express]
¶ “North Carolina Senate Passes Bill To Waste Billions On Nuclear Power Plants Over Vital Renewables” • North Carolina’s Senate approved a bill that would allow Duke Energy to spend potentially billions on more unneeded nuclear power plants, including hundreds of millions on technology that won’t exist for years, if it ever does. [EWG]
¶ “Solar Power And Farming: A Win–Win–Win–Win” • What about the combination of solar PV power and farming? Aren’t the crops and the solar panels going to compete for sunshine? Well, as you can see from the title, the answers indicate that solar power and agriculture are indeed a match made in heaven. Here are some of the details. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Chalk Up Another Win For Invisible Solar Windows” • The dream of a truly see-through, colorless solar window is becoming real. That is bad news for fossil energy stakeholders, but great for the global energy transition. The technology replaces ordinary window glass with specially coated look-alikes that generate zero emission electricity. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Canada Pays $85 Billion Higher Social Carbon Price Than Oil & Gas Revenues” • The Canadian government updated its social cost of carbon, the estimated cost of the damages caused by emitting a ton of CO₂ into the atmosphere. Canada officially puts it at C$261 ($191). This means the damage of burning oil and gas exceeds the value of the fuel. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “India Launches A 9 Gigawatt-Hour Energy Storage Tender” • A subsidiary of India’s largest power company has announced the launch of a massive energy storage tender. NTPC Renewable Energy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, which is government-owned, is to launch a tender for 9 GWh of energy storage capacity. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Livelihoods Of 255,000 American Families In Solar And Storage Industry Under Attack By House Republicans’ Proposal” • A group of lawmakers is attempting to reverse the Biden administration’s two-year pause on new solar tariffs and force companies to pay $1 billion in retroactive duties by using the Congressional Review Act. [CleanTechnica]
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