December 3 NEC Energy News
¶ “Small US State Launches Game-Changing Agrivoltaic Project” • One of our smallest states has been punching way above its weight for installed solar capacity for almost 25 years. Now, a New Jersey project is in the works to draw more farms into the agrivoltaic movement, in which solar panels and agriculture combine for mutual benefit. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “NextEra Risked Seabrook Meltdown For Profit, According To Lawsuit” • NextEra, owner of Seabrook Station, allowed the plant to degrade to the point of risking a nuclear meltdown as part of a scheme to keep competitors at bay, alleges a lawsuit brought by the clean energy company Avangrid in the US District Court of Massachusetts Western Division. [InDepthNH.org]
Thanks to Tad Montgomery
¶ “German Researchers Learn New Way To Store Solar Energy” • Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the University of Siegen in Germany have found a way to store solar energy for weeks or months. Instead of using sunlight to create electricity, they use it to store heat in molecular bonds in what are known as photoswitches. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Wind, Solar, And Rooftop PV Set Output Records, And Send Coal And Gas Plunging To New Lows” • The record season for renewable energy has extended from its traditional period over spring into summer, with numerous output records tumbling for the instantaneous generation of large scale wind, solar farms, and rooftop PVs in Australia. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “Automakers Attempt To Cultivate Trump’s Good Side – While They Push To Stay The Course On EV Mandates” • A coalition of 42 automakers, including Ford and General Motors, sent a letter to President-elect Donald J Trump requesting to continue the current EV policies favoring existing EV tax incentives and emissions regulations. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “US Commits To $7.54 Billion Loan For Stellantis Venture To Build Two EV Battery Plants” • A Stellantis joint venture with Samsung SDI won a commitment from the US government for up to a $7.54 billion loan to help build two EV battery plants in Indiana. The project is expected to create at least 2,800 jobs at the plants and hundreds more nearby. [ABC News]
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