November 7 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Elon Musk Awarded Nearly $1 Trillion Pay Package By Tesla Shareholders” • Tesla shareholders awarded CEO Elon Musk a pay package that could grant the tech entrepreneur nearly $1 trillion in compensation over the next decade. The full amount would only be delivered if Musk vaults the company from its present value of $1.1 trillion to $8.5 trillion. [ABC News]

Elon Musk at CPAC (Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0)

• “Renewables To Account For 73.3% Of Australia’s Electricity By 2035” • Australia is in a rapid energy transition, driven by strong government policies, abundant solar and wind resources, and ambitious net zero targets. Renewables are forecast to account for 73.3% of the country’s total power production by 2035, data and analytics company GlobalData says. [Energy Global]
• “USGS Designation For Coal Ignores Law” • The US Geological Survey added metallurgical coal to a list of “critical minerals,” which could let the Trump administration to steamroll bedrock environmental laws for mining it. Sierra Club and over a dozen other groups wrote to detail why met coal does not meet any of the criteria for this designation. [CleanTechnica]
• “With Democrats In Charge, Spanberger Targets Lower Energy Bills And Higher Costs For Data Centers” • Fresh off a decisive election night, Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger is promising a sharp turn in Virginia’s energy policy, vowing to boost in-state power generation, lower costs, and force data centers to “pay their fair share.” [Virginia Mercury]
• “XPENG Unveils A868: A Leap Toward Long-Range Flying Mobility” • XPENG Aridge pulled back the curtain on what could be the future of intercity travel. The A868 Vertical Take-Off and Landing flying car represents more than just another concept vehicle. It’s a signal that the VTOL flying car is entering a new phase of development. [CleanTechnica]

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November 6 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “New Jersey Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill Will Push The Solar Power Envelope” • NJ Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill came into Election Day 2025 ready to fight for abundant, affordable solar power for home-state ratepayers. She has three secret weapons in her pocket: brownfields, the community solar movement, and agrivoltaics. [CleanTechnica]

New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill (Screenshot from mikiesherrill.com)

• “Green Projects Power Up China-ASEAN Ties” • Clean energy cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has increased dramatically over the past decade, with investment and installed capacity in joint hydropower, wind, and solar projects experiencing exponential growth, said officials and industry experts. [China Daily]
• “Dogger Bank To Deliver £6.1 Billion Boost” • Dogger Bank wind farm will boost the UK economy by £6 billion during its lifetime, according to an independent report published by BVG Associates. It said Dogger Bank will have 3.6 GW capacity when fully operational and will generate power meeting annual needs of around 6 million UK homes. [reNews]
• “US Study Outlines Gains And Risks In Agrivoltaics” • A report from NREL describes how agrivoltaics – co-locating solar power generation with farming and grazing – can enable stakeholder engagement and while creating financial and regulatory hurdles for developers. One problem is opposition to solar development on farmland. [pv magazine International]
• “We Energies Hopes To Add Almost 3 GW To The Electric Grid To Help Meet Data Center Demand” • To meet expected surges in energy demand from data centers, We Energies plans to build and take ownership stakes in seven planned solar projects and one battery project, along with gas plants. It seeks the Wisconsin PUC’s approval the plan. [WPR]

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November 5 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “How an Assembler In Guangzhou – Not A Gigafactory – Won The Flying Car Race” • Aridge, a subsidiary of Xpeng, is selling electric flying cars. Last month, it announced that it had received an order for 600 of them from a group of organizations in the UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar. This is the first large order, but Aridge says it is filling 7,000 pre-orders. [CleanTechnica]

Xpeng Land Carrier and Flying Car (Xpeng image)

• “Antarctic Glacier Retreating At Rate Ten Times Faster Than Previously Measured: Study” • Glaciologists recorded a five-mile retreat in just two months on the Hektoria Glacier on the eastern Antarctic Peninsula, a rate almost ten times as fast as ever before measured for a grounded glacier, according to a paper published in Nature Geoscience. [ABC News]
• “World Heading For 2.8°C Warming As UN Report Reveals Climate Pledges Are ‘Barely Moving The Needle'” • Ahead of COP30, the UN Environment Programme released its yearly UNEP Emissions Gap Report. It says global temperatures would rise by 2.3 to 2.5°C. Implementing only current policies would see global rise by 2.8°C. [Euronews]
• “US Climate Groups Ready To Battle Trump Policies At UN Climate Summit COP30” • On the eve of COP30, the US has announced that none of its officials will attend the climate talks, which will be set in Brazil’s Amazonian city of Belém. This should not be a surprise. But with the US at the talks, there is a chance of progress. [CleanTechnica]
• “Port Of Oakland Sets Renewable And Zero-Carbon Power Records And Secures New Clean Energy Storage Agreement” • In 2024, 62% of the Port’s energy supply was renewable, including geothermal, solar, and biomass, while an additional 24% came from large hydroelectric power. The Port also secured long-term energy storage. [American Journal of Transportation]

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November 4 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “NESO Opens Book On UK Offshore Grid Blueprint” • The UK’s energy system operator launched a public consultation on a blueprint to connect a threefold expansion of offshore wind to the grid. The Holistic Network Design Implementation Plan covers 37 planned offshore wind farms and more than 50 GW of capacity around the coastline. [reNews]

Sleipnir installing an offshore substation (Dogger Bank image)

• “Abu Dhabi Hosts Oil Summit As OPEC+ Halts Production Hikes Planned For 2026” • Abu Dhabi has opened a major oil summit with officials offering bullish optimism that power demands for artificial intelligence and global aviation will boost energy prices, just hours after OPEC+ paused production increases planned for next year. [ABC News]
• “OpenAI And Amazon Sign $38 Billion Deal For AI Computing Power” • OpenAI and Amazon have signed a $38 billion (€33 billion) deal that enables the ChatGPT maker to run its artificial intelligence systems on Amazon’s data centres in the US. As part of the deal, OpenAI will be able to power its AI tools through Amazon Web Services. [Euronews]
• “US Coal Exports Drop 11%, With Tariffs And Lower Demand Top Reasons” • Many people concerned about the climate crisis and pollution will be happy to hear that US coal exports dropped 11% in the first half of 2025. President Trump’s supporters may be surprised to find that much of the reason for the fall in exports can be traced to his policies. [CleanTechnica]
• “Survey Work Begins At The 900-MW Tonn Nua” • TechWorks Marine began a year-long metocean survey in Maritime Area A – Tonn Nua on Ireland’s south coast to support EirGrid’s Powering Up Offshore South Coast project. The initiative is targeting the connection of 900 MW of offshore wind capacity to Ireland’s power system. [reNews]

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DIY PS5 Case Mod Features A Smaller Footprint, Draws Less Power & Runs Cooler - Twisted Voxel

DIY PS5 Case Mod Features A Smaller Footprint, Draws Less Power & Runs Cooler  Twisted Voxel

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November 2 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Humanity Is On Path Toward ‘Climate Chaos,’ Scientists Warn” • Industries and individuals around the world burned record amounts of oil, gas, and coal last year, releasing more greenhouse gases than ever before, a group of leading scientists said in a report. They warning that humanity is hurtling toward “climate chaos.” [Phys.org]

Hurricane (NASA, public domain)

• “This Orange Flower Cloaks Mexico During Day Of The Dead. Climate Change Is Putting It At Risk” • Farms near Mexico City grow cempasuchil flowers, which take the spotlight every year in the country’s Day of the Dead celebrations. But farmers wonder about their future as they suffer torrential rains, droughts and other impacts of climate change. [Euronews]
• “Black Vultures Attack And Kill Cattle. Climate Change Is One Reason They’re Spreading” • Black vultures are scavengers that sometimes attack and kill sick or newborn animals. They can be a problem, and that may grow worse for cattle farmers, as the birds’ range is expanding northward, in part due to climate change. They have spread to Ohio. [ABC News]
• “Can Cows And Solar Power Coexist?” • We have seen solar arrays co-located with sheep grazing. Silicon Ranch has been developing a system to work with cattle. The company provided details on the system, called CattleTracker, ahead of a public announcement, yet to come. One challenge is that cattle are big, but they like to rub on things. [Inside Climate News]
• “Ukraine’s Secret Service Reveals Strikes Targeting Russian Oil Infrastructure” • Ukraine revealed its latest attacks targeting Russian oil refineries and pipelines, as Kyiv looks to intensify measures against the sector it says funds the Kremlin’s invasion. The attacks are “bringing the war home to ordinary Russians,” without endangering civilian lives. [Euronews]

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