June 28 NEC Energy News
¶ “Offshore Wind Energy Opportunities In The Five Great Lakes” • Wind resource assessments suggest that the Great Lakes’ potential capacity is 160 GW for fixed-bottom wind turbines and 415 GW for floating wind energy systems. The potential for wind energy exceeds the annual electricity consumption in five of eight states on the Great Lakes. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “EU Renewable Energy Law Clears First Vote After French Nuclear Assurances” • A European Parliament committee backed new EU renewable energy targets, but it criticised last-minute changes that were made to allow France and other countries possible carve-outs for ammonia plants and greater recognition of nuclear energy. [Nasdaq]
¶ “As Japan Prepares To Release Fukushima Wastewater, Anxiety Grows Across South Korea” • As Japan plans to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea this summer, South Koreans concerned about its effect on the marine environment and seafood are buying less fish and stocking up on sea salt. [WFAE]
¶ “Texas’s Nighttime Temperatures Are A Symptom Of A New, More Dangerous Kind Of Heat Wave” • Forecasters warn that there is a more dangerous aspect to this heat wave than daytime highs. Because of the climate crisis, overnight temperatures are not cooling down enough to offer people a little reprieve from the oppressive heat. [CNN]
¶ “Wind Farm Neighbours Are More Positive To Wind Power” • Do all people oppose to living near wind farms? Well, when asked, it turned out that those who lived closer to turbines have a more favourable view of wind power than people living further away. This was one of the results which some may find surprising in a recent survey. [Evwind]
¶ “Extreme Floods Are Happening Much More Often Than Federal Data Would Suggest, Analysis Shows” • A critical federal analysis of extreme rainfall is vastly underestimating the chances of flood events, with grave implications for everything from new roads and bridges to the rising cost of flood insurance, according to a new analysis. [CNN]
¶ “Over 80 Million People From The Midwest To The East Coast Are Under Air Quality Alerts As Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Drifts To The US” • Air quality alerts were issued for the entire states of Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Delaware, and Maryland, and parts of Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia. [CNN]
¶ “Janet Mills Vetoes Wind Power Bill With Major Carve Outs For Unions” • Gov Janet Mills dealt labor unions a major defeat when she vetoed an offshore wind port construction bill that included lucrative carve-outs for organized labor. The carve-outs were problem for Maine’s largest construction companies, which are employee owned and not unionized. [The Maine Wire]
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