June 8 NEC Energy News
¶ “New Steps to Advance Offshore Wind Progress in Maryland” • The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the State of Maryland to support the coordinated development of wind energy generation offshore Maryland, the Department of Interior announced. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Dutton’s Climate Target Opposition Labelled ‘Disaster’” • Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would dump Australia’s legally binding climate target to cut emissions by 43% from 2005 levels by 2030. The move follows his vow to deploy nuclear energy to reach net zero by 2050. [Yahoo]
¶ “US May Revive Some Shut Nuclear Plants To Help Meet Goal For Emissions” • The US could revive some of its recently retired nuclear power plants or add reactors to existing sites to help meet rising demand for zero-emissions electricity, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said. The industry is hindered by the high cost of new construction. [MSN]
¶ “Clean Energy Investment Set To Run At Double Fossil Fuel Spending” • Investment in clean energy technologies will climb to $2 trillion this year, almost double the amount spent on fossil fuels, the International Energy Agency has said. The $1 trillion that will go to coal, gas and oil is far too much to conform with global climate goals. [Mining.com]
¶ “Estimating The Growth Of Electric Vehicles And Tesla Sales, An Exploration Of S-Curves” • Some say EV growth has stalled. Others acknowledge growth, but imagine that it’s linear, when in fact it’s exponential. Over-zealous advocates, on the other hand, assume that exponential growth will last forever, which of course is also not true. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Bidirectional On-Board Chargers: Smaller, Faster, Cheaper” • Fraunhofer IZM managed to bring together some innovative ideas for a new generation of on-board chargers. Twice the performance at half the size, bidirectional capabilities, and efficiently made: The result is the economical ticket to the fast lane into the future. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “NV Energy Enters Power Purchase Agreement On $2.3 Billion 700-MW Solar Project” • Utility-scale solar developer Arevia Power signed a power purchase agreement with NV Energy, a Nevada utility, for one of the largest solar and energy storage projects in the state. The utility will buy power generated by the 700-MW Libra solar project. [pv magazine USA]
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