October 2 Green Energy News

Headline News:

“Italy And Switzerland Have Agreed To Shift Their Shared Border In The Alps. Here’s Why” • Alpine glaciers are melting. In fact they lost 4% of their volume last year. That means the border is changing, since they mark the border between Switzerland and Italy. So the two countries agreed to redefine their border in the area of the Matterhorn. [CNN]

Matterhorn (Lukáš Konvica, Unsplash)

“China Drives Record Growth In Renewable Energy Jobs” • A record 2.5 million jobs were created in the renewable energy sector in 2023, the International Renewable Energy Agency and International Labour Organization said. Nearly two-thirds of the world’s solar and wind power installations were in China, which got 1.84 million of the jobs. [Caledonian Record]
“How The Process Of De-Extinction Will Be Used To Restore This Fabled Species” • The debate over whether the ivory-billed woodpecker is actually extinct may be ongoing, but a genetic engineering company aims to restore it to its natural habitat. Colossal Biosciences, a US company, plans to bring the ivory-billed woodpecker back. [ABC News]
“Pfisterer To Connect Empire Wind” • Pfisterer is to provide connection technology for the Equinor 2-GW Empire Wind project off the coast of New York, and the company will connect each of the project’s 15-MW turbines. The connection system allows all of the array cable infrastructure to be tested prior to hardware installation. [reNews]
“BOEM Approves 2.8-GW Atlantic Shores Plan” • The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved the Atlantic Shores South project plan to construct and operate two wind energy facilities with a capacity of 2800 MW off the coast of New Jersey. This is the final approval needed from BOEM after the Interior Department’s July 2024 Record of Decision. [reNews]