July 5 Green Energy News

Headline News:

“Germany Gives Apartment-Dwellers Legal Right To Solar Power” • Germany’s lower house of parliament has passed legal amendments allowing apartment owners and tenants to install solar systems on their balconies, as the country seeks to increase uptake of the energy form. More than half of the population of Germany live in rented homes. [Yahoo News UK]

“Hurricane Beryl Earliest Category 5 Hurricane Ever, And Other Facts” • Climate insecurity is rising, including larger, more frequent hurricanes. The latest example is Hurricane Beryl, a Category 5 hurricane. In fact, as the title notes, this is the earliest Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic. And that’s not Hurricane Beryl’s only record. [CleanTechnica]
“Labour Party Wins UK General Election With Promising Implications For The UK Green Economy” • The Labour Party has won the UK General Election, making Sir Keir Starmer the country’s new Prime Minister, and former PM Rishi Sunak conceded defeat. The result has promising implications for the UK green economy. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
“Hydro-Québec Announces $9 Billion Wind Power Project” • Hydro-Québec announced its plans to create a $9-billion wind farm in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. It could become one of the largest in North America. The area of 5,000 sq km could generate up to 3,000 MW as part of the utility’s strategy to increase wind power capacity. [CBC]
“China Could Lead The World To Net Zero” • China, with 18% of the global population, uses 26% of the world’s primary energy and emits 33% of the world’s energy-related CO₂. Renewables are poised to supplant coal massively over the next three decades, however. The effects of the energy transition unfolding in China will echo globally. [pv magazine International]

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