November 14 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “US President Caught Napping By US Solar Industry” • US President Donald Trump’s war on the US solar industry is going sideways. And so it may for a while. A report from Deloitte outlines how the domestic solar industry can survive, recover, and persist long after President Trump leaves office in 2029. We can hope that will be peaceful. [CleanTechnica]

Agrivoltaics with an electric tractor (NREL image)

• “Drought Linked To Increased Conflict Between Humans And Wildlife In California” • Researchers in California pinpointed an unexpected impact of climate change in the state: an increase in human-wildlife conflict due to prolonged, climate-exacerbated droughts. Clashes between humans and wildlife rose after long stretches of reduced precipitation. [ABC News]
• “Rio Tinto Inks New Wind Power Deal To Advance Kennecott Decarbonisation” • Rio Tinto steps up its US decarbonisation strategy with a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement that will supply 78.5 MW of renewable energy from TerraGen’s newly completed Monte Cristo I wind farm in Texas to its Kennecott copper operations in Utah. [OilPrice.com]
• “World Has ‘Virtually Exhausted’ Its Carbon Budget” • Fossil fuel emissions are set to reach a record high in 2025, according to the annual Global Carbon Budget Report. It warns that the remaining carbon budget to keep global warming under 1.5°C is now “virtually exhausted,” and keeping global warming to that limit is “no longer plausible.” [Euronews]
• “Iceland Warns Slower AMOC Is A Security Threat To The Nation” • The Iceland Review reported that the government of Iceland has declared the slowing or collapse of the AMOC to be a security threat to the country and has added the potential failure of that ocean current to the agenda of the country’s National Security Council. [CleanTechnica]

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November 13 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “How Pacific Nations Plan To Go From Spending Up To 25% Of GDP On Fossil Fuels To Using 100% Renewables” • For decades, highly exposed Pacific island countries have led the global fight on climate change. Now they are leading the way again. Their plan is to be the world’s first region powered 100% by renewables and energy storage. [Down To Earth]

Samoa (gabriel xu, Unsplash)

• “UK’s First Small Nuclear Power Station To Be Built In North Wales” • A first-of-its-kind nuclear power station is to be built on Anglesey, at a cost of billions of pounds. The plant at Wylfa will have the UK’s first three small modular reactors. Work is due to start next year with the aim of generating electric power by the mid 2030s. [BBC]
• “Countries Commit To Tackling Climate Disinformation At UN Climate Summit” • Climate disinformation and information integrity are on the agenda at the UN climate summit for the first time this year. Brazilian President Lula da Silva opened COP30 in the Amazonian city of Belém with a call for world leaders to “defeat” climate deniers. [Euronews]
• “Light Pollution May Be Driving Ecosystems To Release More Carbon” • Researchers found that pollution of artificial light increased ecosystem respiration: plants, microbes, and animals released more carbon dioxide, but there is no corresponding increase in photosynthesis, the plant process that removes it from the atmosphere. [Euronews]
• “China Is Changing The Global Balance Of Political Power With Renewables” • Today, the energy market is shifting. The key to the shift is China, a renewable energy superpower. Having saturated its own market with solar panels, wind turbines and batteries, Chinese companies are now exporting their wares to the countries that need them. [CleanTechnica]

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November 12 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Have China’s Carbon Emissions Peaked? New Analysis Shows They Haven’t Risen In 18 Months” • China is the world’s largest polluter by total annual emissions. The country, which is heavily reliant on coal for energy, makes up 30% of global emissions. An analysis finds that the country’s emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months. [Euronews]

Great Wall of China (Hanson Lu, Unsplash)

• “IEA Says Faster Transition To Renewables Equals Lower Household Prices” • The best way to reduce household power prices is to adopt renewable energy faster, says the International Energy Agency. The finding was included in the organisation’s 2025 World Energy Outlook, which said the move to renewables is a proven path. [Renew Economy]
• “Ørsted Claims Green Transformation Complete” • Ørsted claimed it will be the first energy company to complete a green transformation after it met its 2025 decarbonisation target. The Danish utility said the achievement marks the culmination of its transition from one of the most fossil-fuel-intensive utilities in Europe to a renewable energy major. [reNews]
• “SSE Unveils £33 Billion Grid Investment Drive” • SSE has unveiled its “Transformation for Growth” plan, a £33 billion fully funded five-year investment plan that will significantly increase its focus on UK electricity networks in what the company says is a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to upgrade national energy infrastructure. [reNews]
• “US Expects To Add 32 More Gigawatts Of Solar Power In Next Twelve Months” • Electricity demand in the US is going through the roof, and solar is the one domestic energy resource that is most abundant, accessible, and economical. The US EIA issued a report on November 10. It says 32 GW of solar are coming in the next twelve months. [CleanTechnica]

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Future of cable-less PC builds revealed — single 50-pin connector supports up to 2,145 watts to power a CPU and GPU with BTF 3.0 - Tom's Hardware

Future of cable-less PC builds revealed — single 50-pin connector supports up to 2,145 watts to power a CPU and GPU with BTF 3.0  Tom's Hardware

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November 10 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “How Britain’s Wind Boom Has Reduced Energy Bills” • The UK now generates more electricity from wind than from fossil fuels, marking a historic milestone in its green transition. A UCL study found that wind power reduced consumer energy bills by $137 billion between 2010 and 2023. Wind capacity projected to exceed 67 GW by 2030. [OilPrice.com]

Wind farm in Scotland (Bjmullan, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped)

• “Biggest Polluters Skip COP30 For Europe To Pick Up Climate Tab” • European leaders gather at the COP30 to discuss climate mitigation and financing for developing countries, but the world’s biggest polluters won’t attend the UN’s annual climate summit as it kicks off in the Brazilian city of Belém. The US, China, and India will skip the meeting. [Euronews]
• “GWEC Urges Japan To Reform Offshore Wind Auctions” • Japan must urgently reform its offshore wind auction system and establish a public-private forum to guide policy and investment if it is to regain momentum in its clean energy transition, says a white paper by the Global Wind Energy Council and renewable energy consultancy OWC. [reNews]
• “UNDP Says Over 6,400 Facilities In Afghanistan Now Powered By Solar Energy” • The UN Development Programme said more than 6,400 facilities across Afghanistan have been equipped with solar energy since 2021. These include 5,462 healthcare centers, 153 schools, and 854 small businesses, many of which are led by women. [Khaama Press]
• “Electric SUVs Are Everywhere. Now Automakers Have To Get Consumers To Buy Them” • There are plenty of Electric SUVs at dealerships, giving consumers a wide choice. But the question industry watchers are asking is: Will consumers buy them? The $7,500 federal tax credit for EVs expired on September 30. But some EVs are still selling. [ABC News]

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November 8 Green Energy News

Headline News:

• “Could Brazil’s Ambitious ‘Tropical Forests Forever’ Fund Help Curb Deforestation?” • Last year, the Brazilian government had proposed a plan to pay countries to preserve tropical forests. Over the past few months, they have finalized details and gained support. At COP30, they unveiled the long-awaited details of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility. [Euronews]

Rain forest (H Yount, Unsplash)

• “$10 Trillion Invested In Clean Tech Since Paris Agreements” • This week, Bloomberg reported that $10 trillion has been invested in clean tech since the Paris climate agreements were signed in a decade ago. Annual energy transition investment were over $2 trillion in 2024, and Carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector may have peaked. [CleanTechnica]
• “Belfast Gets Marshaling Job For 3-GW At Morgan And Mona” • Plans for an offshore wind hub in Belfast took a significant step forward with an agreement worth over £100 million with the developers of the Mona and Morgan offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea. EnBW and JERA Nex bp signed a lease for a terminal to serve as an assembly and marshaling base. [reNews]
• “Major Solar Power Plant To Replace Coal-Burner” • A 430-MW solar power plant is being established at Matarbari in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, instead of planned coal-fired facilities. The site had been chosen for developing coal-fired power plants, but the government rescinded the plan. Now the land will be used for generation of clean energy. [Bangi News]
• “The Texas Energy Experiment” • An important experiment is being conducted in Texas. It will demonstrate the relative merits of electricity production using fossil fuels versus solar and wind based upon cost, availability and reliability. Texas is the biggest oil producer. But Texas is also the biggest intaller of wind, solar, and battery power. [RealClearEnergy]

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