Companies, Politics
- Indonesia says it will build 117 new coal plants totaling 35 GW, then stop adding coal generation
- Hog plant gets C-PACE subsidized loan to fund 2.6 MW solar installation, generating 4,000 MWh/year, 5% of its usage
- Irish farmer told by court not to dig up wind turbine cables
- East Coast smog rules dropped because of gasoline scarcity following Darkside ransomware attack
- Europe’s CBAM discriminates against emerging economies
Protests
- California rooftop solar credits are overly generous, costing non-solar customers an average of $200 a year, columnist says
- Duke Energy given free access to 25-acre site in North Carolina so it can build a solar installation and sell electricity…to Duke Energy
- Australian wind turbines’ average capacity factor is 29.5%
- Jordan Cove LNG project still alive after Oregon state officials overturn eight pro-LNG decisions by county board
- Thousands protest in France after Macron weakens climate ideas from citizen panel
Science
- Drivers in Southeastern U.S. ignore government warnings not to hoard gas
- Fishermen say Vineyard Wind wants to “privatize” a piece of the ocean
- Michigan farmers accuse wind turbine installation salesmen of dropping their names in sales calls
- Extinction Rebellion co-founder Gail Bradbrook charged with fraud over plan encouraging activists to refuse to repay credit-card debt
- Suncor seeks climate investment tax credits so it can use its oil and gas refinery to make hydrogen, most of which will be used to power the refinery