January 19 NEC Energy News
¶ “Laos-Based 600-MW Monsoon Wind Power To Export Power To Vietnam Soon” • The 600-MW Monsoon wind power project in Laos is reaching final phases of construction and will soon be exporting electricity to Vietnam, investor Monsoon Wind Power reported. The first wind facility in in Laos, it is also the biggest in Southeast Asia. [Theinvestor.vn]
¶ “Over Time, Over Budget … Will Our New Nuclear Plants Ever Be Built?” • The cost of nuclear power in the UK came roaring back into the headlines as reports that the final bill for Sizewell C, the planned new power station on the Suffolk coast, would be £40 billion, twice what was initially expected. This was followed by a damning report on EDF. [The Times]
¶ “Telangana Plans To Turn 25 Villages Into Solar Villages” • The Deputy Chief Minister, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, announced the government of Telangana plans to transform 25 selected villages into “Solar Villages.” As part of this initiative, solar panels will be installed for agricultural pump sets and on rooftops of residential buildings. [The New Indian Express]
¶ “Robot Bees From MIT May Be The Pollinators Of The Future” • Worried that alterations to the Earth’s climate may wipe out bees, leading to a steep decline in the availability of fruits and vegetables? Fear not. Researchers at MIT say they have successfully created robot bees that can do the job of real bees just as well and maybe better. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Solar Farms Are Booming In The US And Putting Thousands Of Hungry Sheep To Work” • The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep. In Texas, SB Energy operates the fifth-largest solar project in the country, with a capacity of 900 MW, on 4,000 acres. All that grass is managed with the help of about 3,000 sheep. [ABC News]
¶ “USA Needs More Electricity to Win AI Race, Says Trump Energy Czar ” • The US risks forfeiting a global competition to dominate artificial intelligence if it doesn’t build more reliable, always-on electricity to supply the industry, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department warned. He said AI needs baseload power. [Rigzone]
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