October 23 NEC Energy News
¶ “SunCable Gets Conditional Approval For World’s Largest Renewable Energy Infrastructure Project” • SunCable has been granted conditional approval by Singapore’s Energy Market Authority to import energy via the Australia-Asia PowerLink. AAPowerLink is set to be the world’s largest solar farm and battery project. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
Celebrating AAPowerLink progress (SunCable image)
¶ “Sellafield Nuclear Waste Dump Costs Surge To £136 Billion, Leaving Questions Over Value” • The costs of cleaning up the Sellafield nuclear waste dump are expected to surge to £136 billion. Britain’s public spending watchdog said efforts to fix buildings at the state-owned Cumbrian site had been gripped by delays and ballooning costs. [Proactive Investors]
¶ “Saudi Arabia’s 3.7-GW Solar Tender Attracts Lowest Bid Of 1.29¢/kWh” • For the 2000-MW Al-Sadawi Solar portion of the 3.7-GW project, the shortlisted groups offered bids of 1.29¢/kWh and 1.31¢/kWh. The rest of the solar tender got bids that were somewhat higher, at up to 1.89¢/kWh, though the bids were on smaller sections. [pv magazine International]
¶ “The Gulf Stream Is On The Verge Of COLLAPSING, Climate Scientists Warn” • It might have been science fiction twenty years ago, but the plot of the 2004 film ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ may be turning real. Some 44 of the world’s leading climate scientists warned that the Gulf Stream and other Atlantic Ocean currents are on the brink of failure. [MSN]
Atlantic Ocean (Jacob Buller, Unsplash)
¶ “Cost Of ACT’s 100% Renewable Energy Scheme Goes Negative – Again!” • The cost of the Australian Capital Territory’s 100% renewable scheme went negative again. The results for the June quarter this year are the fourth time that quarterly costs have gone negative. The scheme dramatically reduced electricity emissions and prices. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “$430 Million For US Clean Energy Manufacturing In Coal Communities” • Coal power declined in the US through the Trump presidency, and has declined since. Coal power just isn’t competitive. So, people living in coal communities need new jobs in new fields. The Biden-Harris Administration has dished out $430 million for this. [CleanTechnica]
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