Justin Gerdes

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Energy and Climate Journalist. Former Managing Editor, Energy Monitor. Author, "Quitting Carbon": http://amzn.to/1rIWe0B.

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California ISO on managing this month's heat wave: "California’s power grid held up against prolonged record temperatures because of new clean energy resources, more battery storage, and enhanced coordination with state government." www.caiso.com/about/news/m... h/t Wes Venteicher

Managing the July 2024 heat wave with our partners in California and the West | California ISOwww.caiso.com Extreme weather like the extended heat wave California and much of the West have experienced this July can pose a reliability challenge for even the most resilient electric grid. Such prolonged heat e...

"Fixed-bottom turbines sited off the US Northeast offer the earliest prospect for cost-competitive offshore wind-powered hydrogen production," claims an @NREL study: www.rechargenews.com/wind/new-yor... via Andrew Lee

New York offshore wind 'could power cost-competitive green hydrogen by 2030'www.rechargenews.com Northeast coast, fixed-bottom turbines and electrolysis onshore offer fastest early route to renewable H2 below $2/kg, says National Renewable Energy Laboratory

US DOE: Cumulative battery and EV supply chain investment in North America grew to more than $250 billion by the end of 2023 - increasing rapidly after the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act: www.energy.gov/eere/vehicle...

Keir Starmer’s Labour government just unveiled plans to make it easier to install rooftop solar and approved three large solar farms in the east of England that had been blocked by Tory ministers: www.theguardian.com/environment/... via The Observer

Labour’s ‘rooftop revolution’ to deliver solar power to millions of UK homeswww.theguardian.com Ed Miliband sets new rules on solar panels and approves three giant solar farms as Labour seeks to end years of Tory inaction

"On Friday, a hydrogen-powered ferry called Sea Change officially launched after more than six years in the development. The vessel is the first commercial passenger ferry in the world to run entirely on hydrogen fuel cells." www.canarymedia.com/articles/sea... via Maria Gallucci

San Francisco's hydrogen ferry launches in world firstwww.canarymedia.com The fuel cell-powered vessel officially launched this week after years in development. Diesel ferries are among the biggest polluters on U.S. waterfronts.

"Rishi Sunak’s decision to water down his government’s green pledges was a 'catastrophic misjudgment' which contributed to the Tories’ record-breaking election defeat, new polling has revealed." www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus... via @kevinschofied.bsky.social

Exclusive: Ditching Green Policies Played Key Role In Tories' Election Defeatwww.huffingtonpost.co.uk New poll confirms Rishi Sunak's "catastrophic misjudgment".

"The IRA’s future as a climate law is in a far more precarious place than the Beltway conventional wisdom has so far suggested," writes @jael.bsky.social: heatmap.news/politics/rep...

How Republicans Would Rewrite Biden’s Landmark Climate Lawheatmap.news Anything decarbonization-related is on the chopping block.

Clean energy generated a record-high 44% of China’s electricity in May 2024, pushing coal’s share down to a record low of 53%, despite continued growth in demand: www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi... via @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social

Analysis: China’s clean energy pushes coal to record-low 53% share of power in May 2024 - Carbon Briefwww.carbonbrief.org Clean energy generated a record-high 44% of China’s electricity in May 2024, pushing coal’s share down to a record low of 53%.

US DOE announced today $1.7 billion to support the conversion of 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing and assembly facilities across eight states to manufacture EVs and their supply chain: www.energy.gov/articles/bid...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $2 Billion to Support American Auto Workers, Convert Facilities for Electric Vehicleswww.energy.gov Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Retool or Retrofit 11 Existing Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Facilities to Support EV Manufacturing, Retaining and Creating Thousands of G...

"EV sales in the US grew by 11.3% year over year in the second quarter, reaching a record-high volume of 330,4631 units, according to new estimates from Kelley Blue Book. Total EV sales last quarter were higher than Q1 sales by 23%." www.coxautoinc.com/market-insig... via @coxautomotive.bsky.social

Despite Tesla Slide, EV Sales in Q2 Mark New Record - Cox Automotive Inc.www.coxautoinc.com Cox Automotive publishes a quarterly Kelley Blue Book new-vehicle sales report enumerating electric vehicle sales.

The California Energy Commission adopted the Assembly Bill 525 Offshore Wind Energy Strategic Plan today: www.energy.ca.gov/news/2024-07...

The UK's new National Wealth Fund "is expected to provide a major boost for green industries," with Labour having earmarked £7.3bn of funding over the course of the parliament: www.businessgreen.com/news/4333519... by James Murray

'A pivotal moment': Labour harnesses UK Infrastructure Bank to fast-track National Wealth Fund launchwww.businessgreen.com Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirms National Wealth Fund to be 'aligned' with existing state-backed financial institutions to ensure investments can be made with immediate effect

"South Australia has locked in federal funding to ensure that it becomes the first non-hydro grid in the world to reach 100 per cent net renewables." reneweconomy.com.au/south-austra... via Giles Parkinson

South Australia locks in federal funds to become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net wind and solarreneweconomy.com.au South Australia locks in funding deal with Canberra to ensure it can become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net renewables via wind, solar and storage.

"In order to meet America’s climate goals, developers must build dozens of projects like SunZia, all around the country, in the years to come. That will not happen under today’s permitting system. The country needs something better," writes @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social: heatmap.news/economy/sunz...

3 Takeaways From Our SunZia Investigationheatmap.news Why power lines are harder to build than pipelines

BHE Renewables' 106MW/260.5MWh solar microgrid at Titanium Metals Corporation's facility in West Virginia "is perhaps the first to directly power a large industrial facility using solar-plus-storage technology." www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle... by Maria Gallucci

In a first, a solar microgrid will directly power an industrial plantwww.canarymedia.com Timet’s facility in West Virginia will use solar and batteries to make titanium products. The durable metal is used in everything from airplanes to pacemakers.

"The data is clear – clean energy is not causing electric bills to rise," finds a new @energyinnovation.bsky.social report: energyinnovation.org/publication/...

Clean Energy Isn't Driving Power Price Spikes - Energy Innovation: Policy and Technologyenergyinnovation.org New Energy Innovation research finds the biggest culprits behind rising utility bills include fossil fuels and the climate change impacts they cause, not clean energy.

2024 has been a banner year for energy efficiency so far, particularly with a slate of new appliance standards finalized by the U.S. Department of Energy: www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-b... via Robert Watson

‘There’s been a ton of progress’ on energy efficiency this year. Next up: court cases and an electionwww.utilitydive.com 2024 has been a banner year for energy efficiency so far, particularly with a slate of new appliance standards finalized by the U.S. Department of Energy. But a court case and upcoming election could ...

“It’s crazy that this still happens in America. I don’t think any part of America shouldn’t have electricity in 2024," said Bryan English, a crew foreman with Trico Electric Cooperative: edition.cnn.com/2024/07/03/u... by Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera

As it gets hotter, 13,000 families in this pocket of America live without electricity | CNNedition.cnn.com As global temperatures keep rising, the rush to fully electrify one of the poorest regions in the United States is more urgent than ever.

The first canal-based solar project in the U.S. is nearing completion on tribal lands south of Phoenix, Arizona: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... by Eric Wesoff

The US is about to get its first solar-covered canalwww.canarymedia.com Thousands of miles of canals stretch across the U.S. A pilot project on tribal land in Arizona shows the benefits of covering these waterways with solar panels.

Growing cities around the world are creating “rapid regional rail” systems that allow residents to commute across metro areas at high speeds. Will the US get on board? www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... by Benjamin Schneider

Mass Transit That Can Move a Megalopoliswww.bloomberg.com Growing cities around the world are creating “rapid regional rail” systems that allow residents to commute across metro areas at high speeds. Will the US get on board?

"By relentlessly attacking Ukraine’s power sector for the past two years with missiles and drones, Russian President Vladimir Putin has inadvertently accelerated the country’s shift to greener energy options," writes David Stern: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/0...

Russia destroyed Ukraine’s energy sector, so it’s being rebuilt greenwww.washingtonpost.com Even as Ukrainians face one of the darkest winters in their history, authorities see an upside: Ukraine can build a cleaner, eco-friendly energy sector.

"In a series of important rulings over the past week, the Supreme Court sharply limited the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon pollution. These rulings could resonate for years to come, no matter who wins the White House in November," writes @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social: heatmap.news/climate/supr...

The Supreme Court Is Slowly Breaking the EPAheatmap.news Four rulings from the past week will weigh heavily on future climate regulation.

UK Labour must now prove it is ready to deliver on and invest not only in the energy transition, but in greening transport, sustainable and resilient agriculture, and in protecting and restoring nature to deliver on climate goals, writes Philippa Nuttall: www.sustainableviews.com/labour-elect...

Labour elected; now it must deliver on climate actionwww.sustainableviews.com The decision by the Conservatives to push back on net zero helped lead the party to its worst-ever defeat As it became clear that Labour had won, as expected, an overwhelming victory in yesterday’s UK...

Argonne National Laboratory estimates show that the states in the Northwest, led by Idaho and Washington, have some of the highest potential for fuel cost savings when switching to EVs: www.energy.gov/eere/vehicle... via US DOE

FOTW #1349, July 1, 2024: States in the Northwest Have the Highest Potential for Fuel Cost Savings by Switching to Electric Vehicleswww.energy.gov Argonne National Laboratory estimated fuel cost savings potential for replacing a gasoline vehicle with the same size electric vehicle on a ZIP code level.

Southern California Edison agreed to buy 320MW of power from Fervo Energy’s $2 billion Cape Station project - enough to power roughly 350,000 homes in Southern California: www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo... via Maria Gallucci

Next-generation geothermal will soon power Southern California's gridwww.canarymedia.com Startup Fervo Energy will supply 320 MW of clean, firm power to Southern California Edison from an enhanced geothermal plant under construction in Utah.

William Finnegan on Gov. Hochul’s last-minute decision to pause congestion pricing in New York: "this moment feels like a pivot, a fateful flinch, for the city." www.newyorker.com/news/daily-c...

The Politics That Derailed Congestion Pricing in New Yorkwww.newyorker.com Governor Hochul’s last-minute decision to pause the program feels like a pivot, a fateful flinch, for the city.

Update on lawmakers' efforts to get a $10 billion climate bond on California's November ballot: "There’s no final climate bond language yet ahead of Monday’s deadline. That means state lawmakers will be working over the weekend." www.politico.com/newsletters/... via Alex Nieves

5 questions for Toks Omishakinwww.politico.com California’s transportation secretary has his mind on the state’s dwindling gas tax revenue.

My first feature for Carbon Pulse: I spoke with Vermont State Senator Anne Watson about the state's first-in-the-nation "Climate Superfund" law: carbon-pulse.com/295861/ 🔒

INTERVIEW: ‘I don’t mind going first,’ says co-author of Vermont’s landmark ‘Climate Superfund’ law « Carbon Pulsecarbon-pulse.com

Argonne National Laboratory projects that battery cell production in North America will exceed 1,200GWh of capacity by 2030 - enough to supply 12 to 15 million new EVs annually assuming average battery capacities of 80 to 100 kWh/vehicle: www.energy.gov/eere/vehicle... via US DOE

"With more EVs on the road each year ... we can at least foresee the day when the price of gas isn’t so potent a political issue," writes @paulwaldman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/politics/pre...

Gas Prices Are Polluting Our Politicsheatmap.news Add it to the list of reasons to switch to EVs.