Headline News:
- “Atlantic Ocean Circulation Weakest In A Millennium” • The Atlantic Ocean circulation underpinning the Gulf Stream is weaker than at any point in the last 1,000 years largely due to climate change, and that could cause disastrous sea level rise along the US Eastern Seaboard, new research published in the journal Nature Geoscience says. [CleanTechnica]
Atlantic Ocean (Jacob Buller, Unsplash)
- “Will Tesla Hit Elon’s 20 Million Vehicles Per Year By 2030 Target?” • One of the bolder targets announced by Tesla CEO Elon Musk last year was to reach a 20 million-vehicle-per-year production capacity before 2030. He projected 30 million EVs sold annually by all companies in six to seven years. Are those goals really possible? [CleanTechnica]
- “Community Microgrids – ‘Cornerstone Of Future Energy Operations'” • A full description of microgrids would go beyond their use for energy resilience to make them the “cornerstone of future energy operations.” The Solar Energy Technologies Office announced in 2020 it would award $34 million for integration projects, including community microgrids. [CleanTechnica]
- “GreenPower Ramping Up Electric Commercial Vehicles, Electric School Buses, Autonomous Transit …” • Forest River, Inc, a Berkshire Hathaway company with revenues exceeding $5 billion, signed a purchase agreement with GreenPower for 150 GreenPower EV Star Cab and Chassis. If all goes well, that could be just a start. [CleanTechnica]
- “RWE Notches First Power At Triton Knoll” • RWE Renewables has delivered first power from the 857-MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm off east England. The generation milestone follows the successful delivery of electrical infrastructure on schedule, despite the construction challenges during the Covid pandemic, the German company said. [reNEWS]
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