March 5 NEC Energy News
¶ “Trump’s Energy Agenda To Encounter Roadblocks, Wood Mackenzie Says” • A report from Wood Mackenzie that explores the implications of actions by the Trump administration says North America’s energy transition could slow down by rising trade tariffs, infrastructure delays, and policy uncertainty for emerging technologies. [pv magazine USA]
¶ “Supreme Court Takes On Dispute Over Nuclear Waste Storage Sites” • A solution to America’s stockpile of nuclear waste keeps getting passed around. The issue is going before the Supreme Court in a dispute from Texas over the federal government’s authority to allow temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel at privately owned facilities far from reactors. [ABC News]
¶ “Court Rules Oyster Creek Fuel Storage Casks Are Permanent” • After a local township asserted that the spent fuel and storage casks should be considered to be permanent, because there is nowhere for them to go, a New Jersey court ruled that the spent nuclear fuel system at the former Oyster Creek nuclear power plant is permanent and taxable. [World Nuclear News]
¶ “The World’s Strongest Ocean Current Should Be Getting Faster, But It Is At Risk Of Failing” • Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on Earth. Five times as strong as the Gulf Stream, and over 100 times as strong as the Amazon, it is being weakened by fresh water from melting Antarctic ice. [BBC]
¶ “China’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Deployed In Antarctica” • A hydrogen fuel cell, developed by a subsidiary of China’s State Power Investment Corporation, was successfully deployed at China’s Qinling Station in Antarctica, in a hybrid power supply of wind, solar, hydrogen, and diesel. It is a significant chapter in development of hydrogen energy. [China Daily]
¶ “Stalling On Renewables Will See Power Bills Jump In This Decade, Study Shows” • In Australia, domestic power bills could jump 30% by the end of this decade, and for small businesses they could rise by up to 41%, if renewable energy isn’t rolled out faster, according to modelling by Jacobs, a global engineering and professional services firm. [Riotact]
¶ “US Air Force Leads Defense Department Into A Geothermal Energy Future ” • The US Air Force was an early adopter and market-mover for the budding domestic solar industry back in the early 2000s, leading to solar’s explosive growth curve in the ensuing years. Now the Air Force is poised to do the same for geothermal energy. [CleanTechnica]
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