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    The Centre has now set a target to reach 175 GW capacity of renewable energy by 2022, which will include 100 GW of solar, 60 GW of wind, 10 GW of small hydro and 5 GW of biomass-based power projects.

    In a remarkable achievement, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on November 29 announced that India's total installed renewable energy capacity, including hydro, crossed 150 gigawatts (GW).

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    The central government has now set a target to reach 175 GW capacity of renewable energy by 2022, which will include 100 GW of solar, 60 GW of wind, 10 GW of small hydro and 5 GW of biomass-based power projects.

    Previously, the ministry had stated that the country added 1,522.35 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy capacity in October this year. This has enhanced the total renewable energy capacity of the country to 103.05 GW, reported Moneycontrol.

    According to the MNRE, projects of 50.98 GW capacity were at various stages of completion, while projects of 32.06 GW capacity were under various stages of bidding. The ministry further stated that the 103.05 GW capacity included 39.99 GW of wind, 47.66 GW of solar, 4.82 GW of small hydro capacity and 10.58 GW of biopower.

    Solar Energy Top Renewable Energy Source

    Solar energy is one of the best renewable energy sources in the country, with 46.8 GW of installed capacity. It has also managed to overtake large hydro, which had an installed capacity of 46.51 GW as of October 31, 2021, as per the data from Mercom's India Solar Project Tracker, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Central Electricity Authority (CEA). https://twitter.com/mnreindia/status...90076812812296




    Plant-based meat has gone mainstream. The Impossible Burger, which debuted at a single restaurant five years ago, is now on Burger King’s permanent menu. And McDonald’s is testing its McPlant burger, featuring a Beyond Meat patty, in select US locations. Both plant-based startups are now veterans in a product category that did $1.4 billion in sales and grew 27 percent in 2020.

    Under the tagline “Eat Meat. Save the Planet,” Impossible Foods claims its soy-based burger uses 87 percent less water, takes 96 percent less land, and has 89 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions than a beef burger. Beyond Meat makes similar claims about its pea-based burgers.

    This matters because animal agriculture contributes around 15 percent of global greenhouse emissions, and experts agree that without a major shift away from meat in our diets, we won’t be able to meet the global community’s climate targets. The promise of plant-based faux meats is that consumers will be able to keep enjoying the foods they love, but with a far lower climate footprint.



    From the freezer……..



    My first plant-based meatloaf

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    ^ How did it taste?


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    This matters because animal agriculture contributes around 15 percent of global greenhouse emissions
    Yup - one of the reasons we very seldom eat meat. Aside from that, the environmental damage is immense.

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    ^It was fine. Suggestion. Some meatloaf recipes call for milk in the ingredients. Replace the milk with a food additive (beef bouillon cubes mixed with water).


    • Simon Evans -The @IEA has increased its renewable growth forecast by 40% since last year


    It now expects growth to average more than 300GW/yr over the next 5yrs

    Renewables would reach 4,800GW, topping the combined capacity of the world's fossil fuel & nuclear plants: https://twitter.com/DrSimEvans/statu...06159178055682


    About the author Simon Evans - He holds a PhD in biochemistry from Bristol University and previously studied chemistry at Oxford University. He worked for environment journal The ENDS Report for six years, covering topics including climate science and air pollution.




    The growth of the world’s capacity to generate electricity from solar panels, wind turbines and other renewable technologies is on course to accelerate over the coming years, with 2021 expected to set a fresh all-time record for new installations, the IEA says in a new report.

    Despite rising costs for key materials used to make solar panels and wind turbines, additions of new renewable power capacity this year are forecast to rise to 290 gigawatts (GW) in 2021, surpassing the previous all-time high set last year, according to the latest edition of the IEA’s annual Renewables Market Report.

    By 2026, global renewable electricity capacity is forecast to rise more than 60% from 2020 levels to over 4 800 GW – equivalent to the current total global power capacity of fossil fuels and nuclear combined. Renewables are set to account for almost 95% of the increase in global power capacity through 2026, with solar PV alone providing more than half. The amount of renewable capacity added over the period of 2021 to 2026 is expected to be 50% higher than from 2015 to 2020. This is driven by stronger support from government policies and more ambitious clean energy goals announced before and during the COP26 Climate Change Conference.


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    U.K. Debuts Hydrogen-Powered Jet Concept That Produces No Emissions

    A U.K.-backed research group unveiled a design for a liquid hydrogen-powered airliner theoretically capable of matching the performance of current midsize aircraft without producing carbon emissions.



    The FlyZero concept envisions a plane carrying 279 passengers non-stop from London to San Francisco at the same speed and comfort as today, the Aerospace Technology Institute said in a statement Monday. The group, a partnership between the U.K. government and industry, is meant to accelerate high-risk projects that will benefit home-grown firms.

    Hydrogen propulsion is seen as one of the most promising technologies for achieving carbon-neutral commercial flights. However it’s expensive and more challenging to store on board, and it will take years to develop the planes and build infrastructure such as airport refueling capacity.

    The U.K., which hosted the COP26 climate summit last month, is funding new technologies to help create aerospace jobs while meeting its climate targets. The government has committed 1.95 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) of funding to ATI since its start in 2013 through 2026, an amount to be matched by industry. The FlyZero concept received 15 million pounds in government funding.

    “These designs could define the future of aerospace and aviation,” said Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng in the statement. “By working with industry, we are showing that truly carbon free flight could be possible, with hydrogen a frontrunner to replace conventional fossil fuels.”

    Target Date

    ATI said it expects hydrogen aircraft to be operating from the mid-2030s offering better economics than conventional planes. By early next year, the FlyZero project will publish detailed concepts for regional, narrow-body and midsize aircraft, with technology roadmaps, market and economic reports and a sustainability assessment, the group said.

    The midsize aircraft being showcased Monday would store hydrogen at minus 250 degrees Celsius (minus 418 degrees Farenheit) in cryogenic fuel tanks at the rear of the plane and in two smaller “cheek” tanks along the forward fuselage to keep the aircraft balanced.

    It would have a wingspan of 54 meters, between Boeing Co.’s 767 and 787 twin-aisle jets, and be powered by two turbofan engines.

    While Boeing hasn’t set plans for a hydrogen plane, Airbus SE has targeted a commercial airliner for entry into service by 2035. The European company has told the European Union that a model carrying more than 150 passengers won’t be in wide use until 2050.

    Sustainable Fuels

    In the meantime, the aviation industry has put its focus on so-called sustainable fuel, which can be blended into the kerosene that powers current aircraft, and battery powered flight, which is limited to smaller craft like air taxis because of the weight of cells.

    The aviation industry is under pressure to slash emissions rapidly or face limits to growth, even as breakthrough technology remains years away. Airlines and manufacturers are also contending with ongoing disruption to business caused by Covid-19, which has weakened their financial outlook already.

    Zero-carbon emission flights to anywhere in the world possible with just one stop: https://www.ati.org.uk/wp-content/up...AL-3.12.21.pdf

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    Hydrogen seems to be the answer to so many questions and is decades-old . . . so, why is it taking so long?

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    ^They work the bugs out, it should be fine.

    I have a problem with storage, volatility and processing until then.

    96 per cent of hydrogen today is made directly from fossil fuels – mostly natural gas, followed by coal and then oil. This overwhelmingly uses a process known as steam reformation that releases carbon dioxide.

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    I worked on a project that was linked to rubber plantation/latex using ethanol. The project was with Mercedes and UTM in Johor . . . I drove an ethylene powered car for close to six months and the cost was very, very tiny . . . but the volatility, as you mention, and the immense pressure required proved difficult to overcome

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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    ^They work the bugs out, it should be fine.

    I have a problem with storage, volatility and processing until then.

    96 per cent of hydrogen today is made directly from fossil fuels – mostly natural gas, followed by coal and then oil. This overwhelmingly uses a process known as steam reformation that releases carbon dioxide.

    Right. Hydrogen makes ecologic sense only when produced with renewable energy, that's electrolysis. But then you get maybe 30% efficiency, while batteries are over 90%. Then the storage and safety concerns are still not solved. Hydrogen may be of use for metallurgy and other industrial processes, when produced by excess power, when wind power exceeds the ability of the grid to absorb.

    I have observed hydrogen for over 50 years. Back then I thought it might be the solution for power. But none of the problems have been solved during that time. Though I have seen claims for solutions come and go all the time.
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    Good news……

    Ford stops taking reservations for all-electric pickup due to high demand, CEO says

    Ford Motor Company has stopped accepting reservations for its upcoming F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup as it prepares to begin making and shipping the new truck next year.

    Ford CEO Jim Farley on Thursday said the automaker had to stop taking reservations for Ford’s first mass-market electric pickup due to high demand. The company began taking reservations for the pickup in May.

    “We are completely oversubscribed with our battery electric vehicles, Lightning especially,” Farley said Thursday during an interview with CNBC.

    “We had to stop reservations we got so many,” he said. “We stopped at 200,000, and those are orders. Hard orders.”

    Farley noted during the interview that full production capacity for the Lightning currently sits at “70,000 or 80,000 units.”

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    “We’re going to try to double that,” he said. “We’ve done it in the past. Don’t bet against Ford when we have to increase capacity. This is what we do,” he said.

    The automaker unveiled its new electric F-150 Lightning back in May when President Biden took one for a test drive at the company’s plant in Dearborn, Mich.

    The truck can travel an estimated 230 miles on a full charge. A larger extended-range battery is projected to deliver 300 miles of range. Pricing for the F-150 Lightning starts around $40,000.

    The all-electric pickups are expected to hit dealerships by mid-2022.



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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Hydrogen seems to be the answer to so many questions and is decades-old . . . so, why is it taking so long?
    Storage and consequent logistics is the main roadblock IMO
    There is a lot of research in polymers that absorb hydrogen, and then the hydrogen is released when the polymer is subjected to a laser light.
    The polymers can be made in the shape of disks , like CDs and placed in cartages making transporting storing and swapping spend cartages easy .
    The cryogenic storage described in the British article is old news.


    "A Waseda University (Tokyo) research group has developed a polymer which can store hydrogen in a light, compact and flexible sheet, and is safe to touch even when filled with hydrogen gas. "
    Hydrogen in your pocket? New plastic for carrying and storing hydrogen: Polymer addresses safety and energy loss -- ScienceDaily
    The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.

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    Top US chef champions revolutionary new sugar

    Chef Thomas Keller, owner of the three-Michelin-star restaurant Per Se in New York and The French Laundry in California, is helping to spread the word about a new low-calorie, eco-friendly sugar substitute called Supplant.

    Keller partnered with the manufacturers of the fake sweetener, The Supplant Company, last month to launch their first direct-to-consumer offering — a set of premium milk and dark chocolate bars, according to a press release from the company.

    “Supplant allows us to make chocolate bars that are just as delicious as the chocolate we make at The French Laundry, but with the added benefits of improved human and environmental health,” Keller said in a statement.

    In addition, Keller is opting to use the newly launched artificial sweetener in some of his dishes at Per Se that traditionally call for large helpings of sugar, such as ketchup and baked beans, according to Fast Company.

    The sweetener is made from fibers extracted from the straw of grains like wheat and rice or from corn husks, which are then ground up into a pulp. Once the pulp has been made, enzymes are added to break down the fiber sugar molecules from long and complex chains to shorter ones.

    Supplant tastes like traditional cane sugar but with half the calories and a lower glycemic response, according to The Supplant Company’s website.

    The new sugar substitute is also prebiotic, meaning it promotes the growth of good bacteria in the gut, according to a press release from the company.

    Supplant sugars could be revolutionary in terms of sustainability, the company claims, since stalks, husks and hulls of many plants are burned to make room for new crops resulting in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, according to Green Matters.

    Also, traditional cane sugar manufacturing requires a huge amount of water. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, sugar mills create wastewater and emit air pollutants like flue gases, soot, ash and ammonia.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    Storage and consequent logistics is the main roadblock IMO
    Everything that can be done with electricity, even when stored in batteries, like cars, is done better electric, because of energy efficiency. Producing hydrogen from electricity and then burning it may have 30% efficiency, with 90% for battery electric.

    Hydrogen as raw material for chemical processes might be better. Maybe for planes as well.

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    Why giant turbines are pushing the limits of possibility

    Next year, Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas will put up a gargantuan prototype - a 15-megawatt (MW) wind turbine that will be powerful enough to provide electricity to roughly 13,000 British homes.

    It will be the biggest such turbine in the world, though potentially not for long. Wind turbines just keep getting bigger - and it's happening faster than almost anybody predicted.

    Chinese firm, MingYang, recently announced plans for an even more powerful device clocking in at 16MW, for example. Just four years ago, the maximum capacity of an offshore turbine was 8MW.

    "It's happening quicker than we would wish, in a sense," says Aurélie Nasse, head of offshore product market strategy at Vestas. The firm is one of a handful that have led the development of super-sized turbines - but headaches associated with building ever larger machines are beginning to emerge.

    "We need to make sure it's a sustainable race for everyone in the industry," says Ms Nasse, as she points out the need for larger harbours, and the necessary equipment and installation vessels required to bring today's huge turbine components offshore.

    Then there's the hefty investments required to get to that point. "If you look at the financial results of the [manufacturers], basically none of us make money anymore," explains Ms Nasse. "That's a big risk."

    Yet the wind industry's willingness to push limits is one of its greatest strengths, she adds. A double-edged sword, or turbine blade, if you will. And there are few signs that the race to 20MW turbines and beyond is about to slow down.

    "It's just astonishing," says Guy Dorrell, a spokesman for Siemens Gamesa, referring to the fact that a single offshore wind farm can now power a million homes. By the end of this year, his firm plans to install an onshore prototype of a 14MW offshore turbine that can be boosted to supply 15MW.

    "We've worked out that a single turn of a 14MW turbine would power a Tesla Model 3 for 352km (218 miles)," he says. Besides heightened power output, one of the advantages of bigger turbines is that they are more efficient in terms of installation time and cost - clearly, you only need one base structure and set of cables for a 14MW turbine versus two for a pair of 7MW machines.

    The UK currently has about 10.5 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity and this is set to quadruple by 2030. But that still isn't enough to deliver net-zero electricity by 2035, according to researchers at Imperial College, London.

    Whatever happens next the demand is there and you can bet that bigger turbines will become more commonplace, says Christoph Zipf, a spokesman for Wind Europe, an industry body.

    Twenty years from now, 15MW turbines will be viewed as "average", he predicts.

    It may happen even sooner than that. The UK's newest offshore wind projects, planned for Dogger Bank in the middle of the North Sea, are already set to use 13 and 14MW turbines.

    But surely there are limits to how large these structures can get? They are already mind-boggling. Each blade on Vestas' 15MW turbine is 115.5m (379ft) long - nearly as long as London's Centre Point tower is high. The turbine itself has a rotor diameter of 236m (London's tallest building, The Shard, is 310m tall).

    "There has to be a physical limit although nobody has yet put a number on that," says Simon Hogg, at Durham University. Prof Hogg holds the Ørsted chair at the university, which is funded by energy firm Ørsted.

    Instead, it's the practicalities of putting these machines in place and maintaining them that might first become problematic.

    Prof Deborah Greaves at Plymouth University says of super-sized offshore turbines, "There are still open questions around the cumulative environmental impact and the capacity of the marine environment."

    Wind turbines do have some negative effects on wildlife but the extent of this, at scale, is difficult to measure. Plus, very large wind farms at sea must be sited carefully to avoid conflict with shipping lanes.

    Prof Hogg adds that the cost of maintaining hundreds of very large turbines, miles offshore could go up over time. "Something like that, may be the defining driver as to how big offshore wind turbines can actually get," he says.

    Then there are the technical niggles. The really big turbines tend to be positioned far away from land but that means the electricity they generate must travel huge distances.

    When transmitted using alternating current (AC), some power ends up getting lost. Converting to direct current (DC) is much more efficient but using DC at very large scales requires significant advances in engineering, says Prof Hogg.

    Plus, the tip of a very long turbine blade travels faster than the tip on shorter blades rotating at the same rate - given it has a longer distance to cover in the same amount of time.

    However, current turbine designs have a maximum speed for the blade tip of around 90m/s, or 324km/h (201mph), says Prof Hogg, which has a "big effect on the overall aerodynamics of the blade."

    He adds that blades are also twisted slightly near the tip to ensure good performance, although there is a limit on how much they can be twisted. That means there is a limit on a blade's size and speed of rotation.

    In short, while building a wind turbine significantly bigger than today's giants may be possible from a manufacturing standpoint, it could be the practicalities and costs of installing, maintaining and operating them that really challenge their seemingly unstoppable growth in the future.

    As Ms Nasse says, "We need to be a little careful of the pace."




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    Longannet power station chimney blown up



    The 600ft chimney at the former Longannet power station has been demolished in an explosion.

    The Fife site produced Scotland's last coal-fired energy until it ceased operation in 2016.

    The chimney was the largest free-standing structure in Scotland and was a local landmark for generations.

    First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pushed the button to ignite 700kg of explosives, bringing down the chimney stack.

    Ms Sturgeon said: "Today's event is a symbolic reminder that we have ended coal-fired power generation in Scotland, as we work in a fair and just way towards becoming a net-zero nation by 2045.

    "Our goal is to generate 50% of overall energy consumption from renewable sources by 2030, and Scotland's energy sector is well placed to deliver on the key investments in renewables, hydrogen and energy storage required to achieve this.

    "Growth in these sectors over the next decade will be transformative for Scotland, delivering further good, green jobs, strengthened energy security, and benefits for local communities as we decarbonise industry and society to mitigate the worst effects of climate change, in a way that leaves no-one behind."

    Longannet began generation in 1970 and Scottish Power said it was the largest coal-fired power station in Europe when first built, remaining the largest in Scotland until it closed on 31 March 2016.

    At the height of operations, it burned coal from around the world including from as far away as Russia and Colombia, as well as from Scottish open-cast mines.

    Typically, it consumed four million tonnes of coal per year and at full production could make enough electricity to power two million homes.



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    Provisional figures indicate that in 2020, the equivalent of 97.4% of Scotland’s gross electricity consumption was from renewable sources, falling just short of the 100% by 2020 renewable electricity target. This uses an estimate of gross consumption. The final figure will be available in December 2021.: https://www.gov.scot/binaries/conten...cs+Q4+2020.pdf

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    New startup sounds interesting for a short-term solution.


    • Carbon Capture For Semi-Trucks


    The device captures at least 80% of a semi-truck’s carbon emissions directly from the tailpipe.


    This device captures the carbon from trucks as they drive

    It’s turning out to be difficult to electrify semi-trucks that regularly travel thousands of miles carrying freight. Manufacturers such as Volvo and Peterbilt have begun to produce electric models—and Tesla’s twice-delayed semi may come out later this year—but it isn’t yet clear how quickly they’ll be adopted. In the meantime, in the U.S. alone, there are around 2 million such trucks on the road. A Detroit-based startup called Remora designed a different solution for them: a device that can capture carbon emissions directly from each tailpipe.

    While other carbon-capture equipment is designed to collect pollution from power plants or even pull CO2 directly from the air, the new technology is the first to focus on mobile carbon capture.

    The device can be retrofitted onto an existing truck between the truck and the trailer, and it connects to the tailpipe. Exhaust flows through a “molecular sieve,” a material with tiny pores that can capture at least 80% of the carbon dioxide the truck spews out. It can also capture carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide, pollutants that are harmful to health. “The other molecules in the exhaust that are harmless, like oxygen, just pass through and head into the atmosphere,” says CEO Paul Gross. (Cofounder Christina Reynolds developed the technology as a PhD student; Gross later came across the research while studying at Yale, reached out to Reynolds, and convinced her to leave a job at the EPA to launch the startup.)

    Remora: Mobile Carbon Capture



    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Hydrogen seems to be the answer to so many questions and is decades-old . . . so, why is it taking so long?
    A test…..




    The lightest element on the periodic table could soon be used to power the heaviest of engines.

    What’s happening: Caterpillar, BNSF Railway and Chevron on Tuesday announced a plan to develop a hydrogen-powered locomotive system.


    • United Airlines on Monday secured the right to buy up to 100 hydrogen engines for its aircraft.


    Why it matters: Transportation represents the largest share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to climate change.

    Yes, but: Producing hydrogen isn't always environmentally friendly, as fossil fuels are often used to make it.

    Details: Caterpillar’s Progress Rail will develop a hydrogen rail system, Chevron will deliver the fueling setup, and BNSF will demonstrate the technology once it's ready.


    • United invested in ZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric jet engine, which the airline said, “could be retrofit to existing United Express aircraft as early as 2028.”

    Extra……


    • Cambo oil field development off Shetland to be paused


    The firm behind the controversial Cambo oil field off Shetland is "pausing" the project, BBC Scotland has learned.

    Siccar Point Energy's decision comes a week after Shell pulled out of the North Atlantic development.

    Forty-four contractors - 29 in Aberdeen and 15 in Singapore - are set to lose their jobs. Its 37 permanent staff are not affected.

    The firm said Shell's announcement meant the project could not progress on the "originally planned timescale".

    Chief executive officer Jonathan Roger said: "We are pausing the development while we evaluate next steps."

    "We continue to believe Cambo is a robust project that can play an important part of the UK's energy security, providing homegrown energy supply and reducing carbon intensive imports, whilst supporting a just transition," he added.

    The move has been welcomed by climate change campaigners who have long been critical of the project.

    Greenpeace called on the UK and Scottish governments to end support for new oil and gas infrastructure.: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-59608521
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    The Biden administration announced on Tuesday the approval of two major solar projects on public lands in California as part of a broader push to promote onshore renewable energy production.

    The two projects — together with a third whose approval is almost complete — will collectively generate about 1,000 megawatts of power and are the first projects to be authorized by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan in California’s desert regions, according to the Interior Department.

    “The efficient deployment of renewable energy projects will create good-paying jobs and are crucial in achieving the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035," BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning said in a statement.

    “As the Interior Department continues to lead the Biden-Harris administration’s all-of-government approach toward its ambitious renewable energy goals, we know that onshore solar projects like those being advanced today will help communities across the country be part of the climate solution while creating good-paying union jobs,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement.

    The Arica and Victory Pass projects, which received BLM approval on Tuesday, will be able to power about 132,000 homes — generating a total of up to 465 megawatts of electricity with up to 400 megawatts of battery storage, according to the Interior Department. Together, Arica and Victory Pass will lead to an infrastructure investment of $689 million and $5.9 million in annual operational economic benefit.

    The third project, a 500-megawatt photovoltaic solar project called Oberon, is expected to receive BLM approval in the coming days, the Interior Department said. Oberon would sit on 2,700 acres of public lands and could generate up to 500 megawatts of renewable energy and power almost 142,000 homes.




    Two US states have awarded backing to four offshore wind farms totalling 3200MW after confirming the winners of two separate solicitations.

    Both Massachusetts and Maryland each dished out support for 1.6GW apiece on Friday.

    Avangrid Renewables was the largest single winner of all four projects, securing backing for its 1232MW Commonwealth Wind project off Massachusetts.

    Commonwealth Wind includes two initiatives that convert former coal-fired power plant sites into clean energy centres including the creation of the state’s first offshore wind manufacturing facility at Brayton Point in Somerset and the establishment of a second offshore wind port in Salem Harbour.

    “Commonwealth Wind is part of Avangrid’s vision to build a clean energy economy through community investment and reimagination. This strategic project will diversify the energy workforce with good paying jobs while providing cost-effective, renewable energy,” said chief executive Dennis Arriola.

    “The energy transition requires real commitment, expertise and vision and we thank the Baker Administration and the people of Massachusetts for their continued support as we work together to make this collective dream a reality.”

    Mayflower Wind secured backing for a 400MW project from the state, bringing its total contracted capacity in the area to 1.2GW.

    The win is accompanied by an economic development package that includes commitments to spend up to $42.3 million, including $27 million over 10 years to the SouthCoast Community Foundation.

    “Mayflower Wind is looking forward to delivering low-cost renewable energy to residents and businesses throughout Massachusetts,” said Michael Brown, CEO of Mayflower Wind. “And we are committed to investing in our local communities and being an engine for economic and workforce development.”

    Maryland meanwhile awarded more than 1.6GW of capacity.

    US Wind secured backing for its 808.5MW Momentum Wind project at a levelised price of $54.17 per megawatt-hour for a term of 20 years

    Orsted won with its 864MW Skipjack 2 at a levelized price of $71.61/MWh, also for 20 years.

    The projects are both expected to be operational before the end of 2026, but are also subject to review by the U.S. Department of the Interior‘s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

    As part of the winning bids, the developers committed to invest new monopile, tower, and array cable facilities, along with other economic benefits.




    The UK Government has launched its largest ever “Contracts for Difference” renewable energy auction, with £285million per year up for grabs.

    Now in its fourth round, the support scheme will annually provide £200million to offshore wind, £24m to floating offshore wind, £20million for tidal, and it will also provide support for onshore wind and solar.

    Targeting 12 gigawatts (GW) of new projects, the fourth round of the contracts for difference (CfD) scheme is seeking more capacity than the three previous rounds combined, enough power for eight million homes.

    The round will close to applications on January 14, 2022, with final results expected to be announced in spring-summer.

    Business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “Our biggest ever renewables auction opening today will solidify the UK’s role as a world-leader in renewable electricity, while backing new, future-proof industries across the country to create new jobs.

    “By generating more renewable energy in the UK, we can ensure greater energy independence by moving away from volatile global fossil fuel prices, all while driving down the cost of new energy.”

    Awards are made through a series of competitive auctions, with the lowest price bids within each pot being successful.

    Contracts for Difference comprises 15-year private law contracts between electricity generators and the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC), a government-owned company that manages CfDs at arm’s length from government.



    Japanese automaker Toyota is making big investments to produce a fleet of new electric vehicles over the next decade.

    The world’s largest carmaker on Tuesday announced plans to invest some $70 billion in electrified vehicles, including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles.

    Part of the investment includes $35 billion to build a full lineup of 30 battery-powered electric vehicle models across the Toyota and luxury Lexus brands by 2030. Toyota plans to have electric vehicles make up 100 percent of Lexus sales in Europe, North America and China by 2030, and worldwide by 2035.

    Toyota expects global sales of electric vehicles to reach 3.5 million vehicles annually by 2030.

    During a news conference, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda said the company was pursuing an electrification strategy that includes hybrids and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

    “In this diversified and uncharted era, it is important to flexibly change the type and quantity of products produced while keeping an eye on market trends,” Toyota said. “We believe that quickly adapting to changes in the future is more important than trying to predict the future, which is uncertain. That is why we want to keep options available for our customers until the right path is clear” Toyoda said.

    The announcement comes as major automakers have already started making big investments to transition from traditional combustion engines to all-electric vehicles, including General Motors which aims to phase out gasoline and diesel powered passenger cars and SUVs by 2035.
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    RWE Renewables Italia S.r.l. has placed a 25 MW order for the Selinus wind farm to be located in Partanna and Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy. The contract includes the supply and installation of six V136-4.2 MW wind turbines.

    “We look forward to collaborating with Vestas in Sicily. Once the turbines of our 17th onshore wind farm have been commissioned, they will generate enough green electricity to cover the annual needs of more than 22,000 Italian households,” said Paolo Raia, Country Chair RWE Renewables Italia.

    “We are proud to partner with RWE, a key company for the global expansion of renewable energy. The order showcases how the versatility of Vestas’ 4MW platform continues to optimise our customers’ business case and help them win projects in the Italian auctions”, says Vestas Head of Italy, Francesco Amati.

    With this wind farm, the company adds more than 1.5 GW of contracts derived from auctions in Italy, where it has installed over 4.6 GW since 1991, accounting for over 40 percent market share.

    Turbine delivery is planned for the third quarter of 2022, whilst commissioning is expected for the fourth quarter of 2022.



    By connecting the batteries of parked electric school buses to the grid, a first-of-its-kind electric school bus charging hub aims to provide enough backup power to support up to 10,000 homes.

    Nuvve plans to build a hub with 200, fast-charging stations at Blue Bird Corporation's delivery facility in Fort Valley, Georgia. When parked, multiple buses can serve as a virtual power plant to create capacity of up to 25 MW, the company said.


    “This (vehicle-to-grid) hub will serve as a blueprint for large-scale school bus fleet deployments across the country,” said Gregory Poilasne, chairman and CEO of Nuvve. “In order to meet climate challenges, we must introduce electric vehicles to the grid in a smart, integrated way and our intelligent energy platform allows us to do that by transforming these vehicles into energy storage assets. We are grateful for electrification partners like Blue Bird who see the benefits V2G can provide to fleet owners and communities.”



    Because…………




    The renewable energy firm, Savion, is building a 200-megawatt solar installation on a former coal mine on the border of Kentucky and West Virginia. When completed, it will be the largest solar project in Kentucky.

    The Martin County Solar Project will stretch across 1,200 acres of the Martiki coal mine, an abandoned mountain-top strip mine. When completed, it will generate enough electricity to power more than 33,000 homes.

    Construction will kick off next year, and the solar array will go online by early 2024. Most of the workers on the project are expected to be former coal miners, PV Magazine reported.

    “This country owes a tremendous debt to the people and communities that powered the industrial development of America for a century: our miners and coal communities,” said Adam Edelen, founder and CEO of Edelen Renewables, a partner in the project. “The Martin County coal-to-solar project is an effort to bring the opportunities of a newer, greener economy to the coalfields.”

    In 2017, the Kentucky Coal Mining Museum made national news when it decided to cut its power bill by installing rooftop solar panels. Now, solar is taking off in the state. While Kentucky has just 68 megawatts of solar power installed currently, more than 800 megawatts are in the pipeline.

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    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Energy) announced it has completed construction and begun commercial operation of its suite of Western Spirit Wind power projects. Western Spirit Wind is comprised of four wind power facilities totaling more than 1,050 megawatts (MW) located in Guadalupe, Lincoln, and Torrance Counties in central New Mexico.


    U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D) said, "The largest renewable energy project in American history is now up and running – right here in New Mexico. Western Spirit encompasses four new utility-scale wind sites that connect rural communities in central New Mexico to local customers and other major energy markets beyond our state's borders. This project literally changed the map of our state's energy landscape, allowing New Mexico to help power our nation with clean electrons."

    "Western Spirit Wind is a groundbreaking megaproject that demonstrates large-scale renewables can be developed and built in the United States," said Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy. "These projects create significant job opportunities and local economic investments. Western Spirit brought over 1,100 construction jobs to New Mexico, generated local spending, tax revenue and landowner payments in a remote area of New Mexico, and is now delivering enough renewable energy to meet the electricity needs of more than 900,000 Americans. The collaboration of our teams of workers around the state shows what can be achieved – building the largest single-phase wind project in U.S. history in less than one year – a truly remarkable achievement. This is just the beginning for New Mexico – Pattern Energy has committed to $6 billion in upcoming wind energy and related infrastructure projects in the state over the next decade. Together, we are building a cleaner and more sustainable future in New Mexico."

    The four wind power facilities that comprise Western Spirit Wind utilize a total of 377 GE wind turbines ranging from 2.3 to 2.8 MW in size. The GE turbines utilize various tower heights to optimize the wind capture at each facility.



    The union cabinet has approved the second phase of the green energy corridor of the intra-state transmission system. It will entail a cost of ₹ 12,000 crore.

    Under the scheme, around 10,750 circuit kilometres of transmission lines and around 27,500 mega volt amperes transformation capacity of sub-stations will be added, official sources said.

    In all, it will achieve grid integration and power evacuation of around 20 gega watts (GW) of renewable energy in seven states.

    Minister for information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur told media persons after the cabinet meeting that the second phase will be implemented between 2021-22 and 2025-26.

    The central assistance to the project is 33 per cent of the total investment, the minister said, adding that 80 per cent of the phase one work has been completed.

    The seven states where grid integration will be achieved, include Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh.

    The scheme is a crucial component of India's plans to generate 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030. German state-owned investment and development bank group KfW will provide the loans for the scheme. It is the world's largest national development bank.




    The world’s largest coal plant located in Australia declared it would be powered completely by renewable energy, part of a larger plan to decarbonize its business by 2040.

    The Port of Newcastle powers Australia’s national electricity market while executing trades worth billions of dollars every year. The port’s coal power generation has been falling, however, reaching its lowest level in the final three months of 2021, according to The Guardian. However, over the past few years the port has been making changes to decarbonize its business by 2040 and increase the non-coal portion of its business to 50 percent by 2030.

    Craig Carmody, CEO of Port of Newcastle, said his port’s title as the largest coal port in the world “isn’t as wonderful as it used to be,” and that a change was necessary to maintain some control over the business’ future.

    “We get 84 cents a ton (1,000 kilograms) for coal shipped through our port. We get between $6 and $8 for every other product. You can see where I’d rather have my money,” said Carmody to The Guardian.

    Renewable energy use is growing in Australia, with 2021 data showing a 24 percent increase in renewables, up from 21 percent in 2020. Overall energy use also fell by just less than 3 percent in 2019-2020.

    In moving towards a carbon neutral operation, the Port of Newcastle has already converted 97 percent of its vehicles to electric and has secured a 100 percent renewable energy contract for 90 percent of its own electricity usage.

    However, the port still exports an average of 165 metric tonnes of coal a year, with coal accounting for more than half of Australia’s energy exports. According to the Australian government, the country’s coal exports are worth more than $40 billion.

    The country also has a poor track record when it comes to climate change policy, with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying during the CO26 global climate summit last year that the coal industry will be working in Australia for, “decades to come,” according to CNBC.

    That’s evident in government data, which also found that in 2021 coal remained the largest source of electricity generation, accounting for more than half of Australia’s electricity generation mix.

    “Balance is the key. The energy system is changing at an unprecedented pace, which is why we need to get the energy balance right to ensure Australian households and businesses can continue to access the power they need to grow and prosper,” said Angus Taylor, Australia’s minister for energy and emission reduction.

    In other news…….




    Germany will pull the plug on three of its last six nuclear power stations on Friday, another step towards completing its withdrawal from nuclear power as it turns its focus to renewables.

    The government decided to speed up its phasing out of nuclear power following Japan's Fukushima reactor meltdown in 2011 when an earthquake and tsunami destroyed the coastal plant in the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl 25 years earlier.

    The reactors of Brokdorf, Grohnde and Gundremmingen C, run by utilities E.ON and RWE, will be shut down on Friday after three-and-a-half decades in operation.

    The last three nuclear power plants — Isar 2, Emsland and Neckarwestheim II — will be turned off by the end of 2022.

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    The phase-out of an energy deemed clean and cheap by some is an irreversible step for Europe's biggest economy, facing ambitious climate targets and rising power prices.

    "For the energy industry in Germany, the nuclear phase-out is final," said Kerstin Andreae, the head of energy industry association BDEW.

    The six nuclear power plants contributed to around 12 percent of electricity production in Germany in 2021, BDEW preliminary figures showed. The share of renewable energy was almost 41 percent, with coal generating just under 28 percent and gas around 15 percent.

    Germany aims to make renewables meet 80 percent of power demand by 2030 through expanding wind and solar power infrastructure.

    The new government, which plans to step up climate protection efforts, stood by the nuclear power phase-out in its coalition agreement.

    Economy and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck on Wednesday said he did not see the anti-nuclear consensus weakening in Germany.

    Environmental groups welcomed the move but warned that 2022 was not the real end of the nuclear era in Germany.

    "We have to say that there will still be uranium enrichment plants in Germany, like the one in Gronau," Arne Fellermann, a manager at the BUND environmental group, told Reuters.

    "There is also a research reactor in Garching that still works with weapons-grade uranium," Fellermann added.

    Asked about possible job losses, Gundremmingen mayor Tobias Buehler said the plant's employees would be busy with dismantling the reactor after the shutdown.

    "And this period of dismantling will certainly take another one or two decades," Buehler said.

    Total costs for the dismantling are estimated by E.ON at 1.1 billion euros ($1.25 billion) per plant. In 2020, E.ON made provisions of 9.4 billion euros for the nuclear post-operational phase, including dismantling the facility, packaging and cleaning up the radioactive waste.

    The dismantling is expected to be completed by 2040.




    The German government on Monday said it will reject a European Union plan classifying some forms of nuclear energy as renewable, calling the technology “dangerous.”

    The EU announced the proposal Sunday, saying the European Commission “considers there is a role for natural gas and nuclear as a means to facilitate the transition towards a predominantly renewable-based future.”

    “[T]his would mean classifying these energy sources under clear and tight conditions (for example, gas must come from renewable sources or have low emissions by 2035), in particular as they contribute to the transition to climate neutrality,” the commission added.

    On Monday, however, German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit told reporters “[w]e consider nuclear technology to be dangerous” and said the government “expressly rejects” designating it as a renewable, according to The Associated Press.

    Germany has repeatedly emphasized that nuclear energy can only be considered a renewable power source if there is a plan to dispose of nuclear waste, according to The New York Times.

    Hebestreit’s comments echo those of German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, who also serves as climate and economic minister. In a statement to the German news agency dpa, Habeck said “we can't foresee an approval for the new proposals from the EU Commission.”

    Habeck went on to decry the proposed classification as “greenwashing,” or misrepresenting environmentally destructive practices as beneficial.

    The designation, he said, “obscures the long-term effects on people and the environment [and] the highly radioactive nuclear waste will pollute us for centuries.”

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    Renewable energy production supplied 59 percent of electricity consumption in Portugal in 2021

    According to REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais, of the 59 percent of electricity consumption supplied by energy production from renewable sources last year, 26 percent corresponds to wind energy, 27 percent to hydroelectric, 7 percent to biomass and 3.5 percent to photovoltaic.

    In the case of photovoltaic solar energy, although it continued to be the least significant among renewables, REN highlighted its strong growth (37 percent) compared to the previous year.

    As for the 31 percent of electricity consumption supplied by non-renewable energy production in 2021, 29 percent refers to coal, with the last plant closed at the end of November (Pego, in Abrantes) representing less than 2 percent.

    The remaining 10 percent corresponds to imports.

    Looking ahead.


    • Bill McKibben - If we switched to renewable energy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall almost in half.

    Because they're just carrying coal and oil and gas https://twitter.com/billmckibben/sta...97220248829955

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    Doing the right thing makes other right things happen

    Almost half of what we move around the seas is not finished products (cars) nor even the raw materials to make them (steel), but simply the stuff that we burn to power those transformations, and to keep ourselves warmed, cooled, and lit. Which is great news. Because it means that if and when we make the transition to solar power and windpower, we will not just stop pouring carbon into the atmosphere, and not just save money—we will also reduce the number of ships sailing back and forth by almost half. So if you’re worried about almost anything at all that’s going wrong on the high seas—piracy, say, or the hideous sonic effects of all those ships on whales—then you can cut that in half as well.

    Here’s what people don’t always get about fossil fuel: it’s utterly wasteful. You burn it, and then you have to go get some more and burn it again, ad infinitum. That’s why Exxon likes the business model so much; you need to buy more every month. Renewable energy is different: yes, you have to mine some lithium and cobalt to build your solar panel or your wind turbine or your battery, and yes we have to make sure we do that as humanely and with as much environmental rigor as we can—but once you’ve built that panel and shipped it off across the ocean to wherever it’s needed, that’s it: For a quarter century it stands there, and the sun delivers the energy simply by rising across the horizon. It dramatically dematerializes the world.

    For those that don’t Mr. McKibben: 350.org


    • KFC® AND BEYOND MEAT® DEBUT MUCH-ANTICIPATED BEYOND FRIED CHICKEN NATIONWIDE BEGINNING JANUARY 10




    Kentucky Fried Chicken and Beyond Meat® are kicking off the new year with a Kentucky Fried Miracle as the highly-anticipated plant-based* Beyond Fried Chicken makes its nationwide debut. Beginning Monday, January 10, KFC restaurants across the U.S. will offer Beyond Fried Chicken for a limited time, while supplies last.**

    The plant-based Beyond Fried Chicken was developed by Beyond Meat exclusively for KFC. It’s packed with delicious flavor and the juicy satisfaction that you’d expect from KFC’s iconic fried chicken but in a plant-based option that’s still finger lickin’ good.

    “The mission from day one was simple – make the world-famous Kentucky Fried Chicken from plants,” said Kevin Hochman, president, KFC U.S. “And now over two years later we can say, ‘mission accomplished.’”

    KFC was the first national U.S. QSR to introduce plant-based chicken when it tested its first iteration of Beyond Fried Chicken in August 2019 as a part of a limited-run test in Atlanta. The launch was an overwhelming success with the test store selling out in less than five hours. https://www.yum.com/wps/portal/yumbr...-Fried-Chicken



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    World-first hydrogen tanker arrives in Victoria to test potential for exporting fuel source to Japan

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    The world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier has arrived in Victoria as part of a project to test the viability of a hydrogen export market between Australia and Japan.

    Key points:
    • The world's first hydrogen tanker arrived in Victoria yesterday
    • It will transport hydrogen produced in the Latrobe Valley coal region to Japan
    • Environmental groups want to see Australia embrace hydrogen produced with renewables


    The carrier, the Suiso Frontier, docked at the Port of Hastings, east of Melbourne, yesterday and will transport hydrogen produced as part of the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project back to Japan.

    The HESC pilot project is testing whether it is possible to create hydrogen using coal mined at the Loy Yang brown coal mine in the Latrobe Valley and transport it to Japan for consumption.

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    • ONE Powers Tesla EV 752 Miles on Single Charge



    Our Next Energy (ONE) Battery Powers Electric Vehicle 752 Miles Without Charging

    Our Next Energy, Inc. (ONE), a Michigan battery technology company, has demonstrated a proof-of-concept battery that powered an electric vehicle 752 miles without recharging. The vehicle completed a road test across Michigan in late December with an average speed of 55 mph. The results were validated by a third party using a vehicle dynamometer where the test vehicle, a Tesla Model S retrofitted with an experimental battery, achieved 882 miles at 55 mph.

    “We want to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by eliminating range anxiety, which holds back most consumers today,” said Mujeeb Ijaz, Founder and CEO of ONE. “We are now focused on evolving this proof-of-concept battery into a new product called GeminiTM, which will enable long distance trips on a single charge while improving cost and safety using sustainable materials.”

    Today's electric vehicles have lower adoption due to range limitations. Even the highest range electric vehicles sold today lack the surplus energy required to overcome factors such as high-speed driving, extreme weather, mountainous terrain, or towing trailers in real world conditions. These factors can lead to a loss of more than 35% of rated range, causing inconvenience and anxiety on road trips. “The ONE GeminiTM battery aims to eliminate range as a barrier to electric vehicle adoption by doubling the available energy on board in the same package space,” said Ijaz.

    Until now, the industry approach to solving the range issue is to add more charging stations. However, relying on fast charge stations presents other obstacles, such as waiting in long lines, not recharging as fast as advertised, and being limited to a partial charge, which results in the need to stop every 150 miles.

    ONE has designed its solution, the GeminiTM battery, to avoid this experience altogether by offering enough range for every consumer to make an electric vehicle their only vehicle. 752 Miles Range | ONE




    The administration of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Wednesday released a draft plan that will more aggressively push the state toward carbon neutrality by 2050.

    The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) announced the draft and a public comment period on the plan until Feb. 14 in a release posted on the department's website.

    In the draft, the department says the goal is to meet a 28-percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, a 52-percent reduction by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. To do so, the state plans on putting more electric vehicles on roads, phasing out coal-powered electricity and aggressively supporting clean, renewable energy.

    EGLE Director Liesl Clark called the draft plan "a uniquely Michigan plan designed to chart a path toward a safer, healthier and more economically vibrant Michigan that aggressively slashes greenhouse gas emissions fueling climate change."

    "We look forward to the upcoming robust discussions that will create a final plan that protects Michiganders and at the same time positions the state to take advantage of new technologies, economic trends, visionary ventures and the jobs they create," she said in a statement. "Being left behind in the next economy is not an option."

    • BIPV panels cover an entire building in Taiwan


    Dutch architectural firm MVRDV has designed and deployed a building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system on a building owned by Taiwan’s state-owned power utility Taipower.


    “We cladded the entire façade with photovoltaics, maximising the energy gains to make it not only self-sustainable, for its own usage, but also allowing the building to become a tool of energy production, exporting electricity to the rest of the grid,” said MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas.

    The Sun Rock building is located at the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park, near Taichung, and its primary purpose is for the storage and maintenance of sustainable energy equipment. “The site for Taipower’s new facility receives a significant amount of solar exposure throughout the year, and so the rounded shape of Sun Rock is designed to maximise how much of that sunlight can be harnessed for energy,” MVRDV said in a statement.

    According to the company, the solar array is exposed to higher radiation on the southern side during the middle of the day, while electricity generation is maximised by the northern side in the mornings and evenings.

    The BIPV system was built with a series of pleats that support photovoltaic panels and the modules mixed in with windows, where required, on their upper surface.

    “The angle of these pleats is adjusted on all parts of the façade to maximise the energy-generating potential of the solar panels,” MVRDV explained. “As a result of these measures, the building can support at least 4,000 square meters of PV panels that would generate almost 1 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy per year.” https://www.pv-magazine-australia.co...ing-in-taiwan/

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    We are pleased to announce that our all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft is officially the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft, having set two new world records which have now been independently confirmed.


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    The HESC pilot project is testing whether it is possible to create hydrogen using coal mined at the Loy Yang brown coal mine in the Latrobe Valley and transport it to Japan for consumption.
    Aussies looking for another use of their coal?, they really aren't getting the "move away from fossil fuels" thing following their debacle at COP26 - they are becoming a joke

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