Headline News:
- “Company To Begin Testing Tidal Systems Again” • After being dormant in its tidal power operations in the Cobscook Bay area of Maine for a decade, Ocean Renewable Power Company is gearing up to again begin testing commercially viable turbine generator units off Eastport this year. The test will start with single turbine. [The Maine Monitor]
RivGen device (Courtesy of Ocean Renewable Power Co)
- “Over 400 Million Indians To Suffer Because Of Climate-Triggered Calamities: Experts” • As the 2023 IPCC report was released this week, experts again warned of a huge crisis related to climate change which could affect over 400 million Indians, and how India remains unprepared to tackle even a fraction of the global warming. [Greater Kashmir]
- “LG Energy To Build New Battery Plant In Arizona” • The Inflation Reduction Act has encouraged battery manufacturers to move to the US. So it should be no surprise that LG Energy Solution is investing in a new battery manufacturing complex in Arizona. It is a significant development in the domestic battery production industry. [CleanTechnica]
- “Qaidam Basin Has Potential To Be China’s Renewable Energy Base: Study” • Chinese researchers evaluated the potential for solar and wind energy in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau They found the Qaidam Basin has the potential to be the country’s renewable energy base, with abundant hydropower and geothermal energy, in addition to solar, and wind. [China Daily]
- “8th Circuit Rules Minnesota Suit Against Exxon, API, And Koch Industries Can Be Heard In State Court” • Minnesota sued the American Petroleum Institute, Exxon Mobil Corp, and Koch Industries in state court, alleging a decades-long effort to deceive the public about climate change. Now, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that suit can proceed. [CleanTechnica]
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