Headline News:
- “Australian Wildfires Force Thousands To Flee To The Beach” • Thousands of people had to take refuge from wildfires on a beach in southeast Australia, as fires swept through the town. About 4,000 residents and visitors were forced to evacuate Mallacoota, Victoria, authorities said. Roads were cut off, and there was no way in or out of the town. [CNN]
Mallacoota, pitch dark at 10:00 AM, as smoke obscures the sun (Jason Selmes)
- “Tesla Says Shanghai Gigafactory Already Producing 1,000 Model 3s Per Week” • Tesla China’s general manager said that 1,000 Model 3s are already being produced each week, with 280 units per day having been demonstrated. This production level comes less than 12 months since Tesla broke ground on the Shanghai Gigafactory site. [CleanTechnica]
- “Atomic Waste Dump In Marshall Islands To Be Investigated” • Radioactive debris from dozens of US cold war atomic bomb tests in the Marshall Islands is stored in a concrete dome now threatened by rising sea levels. The defense bill just approved by President Trump requires an investigation by the US DOE of the dome’s condition. [BBC]
- “How Energy Storage Could Revolutionize Industries In The Next 10 Years” • Over the last ten years, a surge in lithium-ion battery production drove down prices to the point that for the first time in history electric vehicles became commercially viable from the standpoint of both cost and performance. Next comes utility-scale storage. [CNBC]
- “Is There More Trouble Ahead For Plant Vogtle Expansion? In Georgia, experts Testify That Serious Challenges Remain” • Expert witnesses made clear to the PSC that it will be extremely challenging for the two Toshiba-Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors to be completed by the scheduled dates, and costs may increase again. [Clean Energy News]
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