February 22 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “US Lab Is Turning Nuclear Waste Into Electricity” • Right now, untreated nuclear fuel stays radioactive for about 100,000 years. However, by using a process called transmutation, scientists can turn that waste into different materials that are much easier to handle. This could drop the storage time from 100,000 years to just 300 years. [Tomorrow’s World Today]

Niobium-tin particle accelerator cavity (Jefferson Lab image)

• “‘Solar Sheep’ Help Rural Australia Go Green” • Australian farmer Tom Warren put in solar panels where his sheep had been grazing. Installing a 20-MW solar array added income from solar power. It also made a difference because the income he got from wool increased by 15%. The wool was better and cleaner than it had been without the panels. [The Straits Times]
• “The US Is Still Bleeding Coal Jobs, Trump Or No Trump” • Trump has been promising more jobs for coal workers since his first run at the White House in 2015. It all went swimmingly after he took office in 2016, or at least that’s how Trump depicted things in his 2018 State of The Union address. He did badly then. And he’s doing badly now. [CleanTechnica]
• “Plant Species Near Extinction Rebounded And Is Thriving After A Solar Power Project Was Installed” • A rare desert plant in Nevada, the threecorner milkvetch, increased from just 12 known plants to 93 after a large solar power project was built nearby. The project was designed in a way that allowed the plant to grow in greater numbers than it had. [Earth.com]
• “‘Cuba’s Healthcare System Is Being Pushed To The Brink By US Blockades,’ Says Health Minister” • Cuban officials say the debilitated healthcare system has been pushed to the brink of collapse by the US blockading the country’s oil supply. For one example, authorities say that ambulances are struggling to find fuel to respond to emergencies. ” • [Euronews]

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February 21 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “How Space-Based Solar Could Help Us Go Past Net Zero Targets” • A space-based solar power system cosists of a large number of sizable satellites in a high-earth orbit, where the sun is visible over 99% of the time. A study commissioned by the UK’s Energy Department suggests that small-scale SBSP could be cost-competitive as early as 2040. [Euronews]

Power beaming demo (NASA, public domain)

• “RWE Signs With Vestas For 1.4-GW Vanguard West Turbine Deal” • RWE has confirmed a contract with Vestas to supply 92 turbines to its 1.4-GW Vanguard West offshore wind farm off east England. The OEM will also be responsible for delivery and commissioning of the V236-15MW units at the array. RWE aims to bring the project online in 2029. [reNews]
• “Ampyr Acquires 530-MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm” • Ampyr Solar Europe has completed its acquisition of the 530-MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm from Boom Power. Plans for the array near Howden in East Yorkshire were approved by the UK government in May 2025. It will connect to National Grid’s substation at Drax power station from 2029. [reNews]
• “Sierra Club Statement On Trump Administration Opening Millions Of Acres Of Protected Public Lands To Mining” • The Department of the Interior announced that it will revoke two public land orders to open more than two million acres of public lands in Alaska to drilling and mining. The now-rescinded public land orders date to the 1970s. [CleanTechnica]
• “Origis Completes 500-MW Swift Air Solar Project” • Origis Energy brought online three Swift Air Solar facilities in Texas. Origis planned, developed, and built the Swift Air Solar facilities in three phases, with the final phase delivered in late 2025. These solar projects represent more than $650 million in investments the region. [Solar Power World]

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Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD Promises Fast Portrait Zoom Power in a Compact Body - DIY Photography

Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD Promises Fast Portrait Zoom Power in a Compact Body  DIY Photography

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February 18 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Quiet, Comfortable, And Low Emissions: How This ‘Flying’ Ferry Is Transforming Stockholm’s Waterways” • Built across fourteen islands, Stockholm is naturally suited to waterborne transport. Only a bit over a year after it started, an electric ferry project has been declared a resounding success by the Swedish Transport Administration. [Euronews]

Candela ferry (Candela image)

• “Foundation Installation Complete At 1.2-GW Baltic Power” • Foundation installation has been completed at the 1,200-MW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Polish waters. The joint-venture between ORLEN Group and Northland Power installed all 78 monopiles at the array, along with 60 out of 78 transition pieces, and 30 out of 76 turbines. [reNews]
• “Bayer Agrees To $7.25 Billion Proposed Settlement Over Thousands Of Roundup Cancer Lawsuits” • Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement to resolve thousands of US lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer. [ABC News]
• “Waymo Looking To Buy 50,000 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robotaxis For $2.5 Billion” • Waymo is scaling up. How much, and how quickly? Those are the questions, and now we may have a hint at an answer. Reportedly, the self-driving tech leader is looking to purchase 50,000 Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric cars in the next few years, at a cost of about $2.5 billion. [CleanTechnica]
• “BNEF Study Shows US Sustainable Energy Technologies Met Rising Demand Growth In 2025” • US electricity demand rose considerably in 2025 for the first time in decades according to the 2026 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook recently published by BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. [Renewable Energy Magazine]

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February 17 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “A Greenland Sled Dog Champion Fears For His Culture As Climate Change Melts The Ice” • Growing up in a village in northern Greenland, Jørgen Kristensen’s closest friends were sled dogs. He is now a five-time Greenlandic dog sled champion. But this year he said it’s the first time he can remember when there has been no snow in January. [ABC News]

Dogs training for winter in Finland (Leo Mengoli, Unsplash)

• “EU Countries Need To ‘Urgently Coordinate’ To Adapt To Climate Change, EU’s Advisory Board Warns” • EU countries need to “urgently coordinate” to anticipate and mitigate the increasingly frequent effects of climate change, such as flooding, severe storms, and heatwaves, a report from the EU’s advisory board on climate change warned. [Euronews]
• “Children Of Chernobyl Workers Have Mutations In Their DNA” • Four decades after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, the children of the workers are still living with the fallout. Researchers from the University of Bonn have shown that children of cleanup workers at the power plant have an increased number of mutations in their DNA. [MSN]
• “Japan Successfully Beams Solar Power from Space to Earth in Historic Energy Test” • The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully sent power collected by solar panels in space to a ground station using microwave transmission. The test proves that clean energy can be harvested in space and delivered with no physical cables. [Microgrid Media]
• “What’s Driving Up Maine’s Energy Bills? Natural Gas” • People in Maine pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country. But natural gas, not solar PVs and wind turbines, is the primary driver behind soaring power prices, according to a report by The Brattle Group that was released this week by the state’s energy department. [Maine Morning Star]

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Custom-Built 96,000mAh Backpack Power Station Charges Everything You Carry  TechEBlog -

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