Headline News:

• “Volvo Trucks Pushes For Price On Carbon Emissions” • At present, Volvo Trucks is leading in the electric truck sector, with a 51% market share in Europe and 40% in the US. In the first half of 2024, of over 2,500 electric trucks delivered in Europe, more than half were from Volvo Trucks. The company is pushing for a carbon emissions price. [CleanTechnica]

Volvo electric truck (Volvo image)

• “European Energy Turns Sod On Latvian Solar” • European Energy is beginning construction of what will be one of Latvia’s biggest solar farms at 148 MW. The solar farm will be connected to the grid by the end of 2025. Latvia has ambitious climate goals and a long history with hydropower, but its solar potential is largely untapped. [reNews]
• “Solar Central To UK Clean Power Mission” • Solar power will be a “key driving force” behind the 2030 clean power mission, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband told industry during the first meeting of the government’s reactivated solar taskforce. The taskforce will “focus relentlessly” on accelerating the delivery of solar energy across the country. [reNews]
• “Historic October Heat In The West Made Possible By Climate Change” • A record-setting late season heat wave is in effect in the West, partly due to human-caused climate change. October temperature records were broken in major cities, some with triple-digit heat. Palm Springs reached 117°F; Phoenix hit 113°F, and Tucson had 105°F. [ABC News]
• “LG Chem Finds Key To Suppressing Thermal Runaway In Batteries” • LG Chem announced that its Platform Technology R&D team has developed a temperature-responsive Safety Reinforced Layer, a material designed to suppress thermal runaway. The research findings were published online in Nature Communications. [CleanTechnica]

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