Headline News:
- “Arctic Birders Combat Impact Of Climate Change And Avian Flu On Delicate Ecosystem” • The population of kittiwakes is down by 80% since the 1990s along Norway’s coast. The small seagull species is under siege from climate change, predation, local fisheries and the bird flu. So the people of Vardø, a town on the remote Vardøya Island, are helping. [ABC News]
Kittiwake (MMO iWDG, CC-by-to 3.0, cropped)
- “New 150-MW Solar Power Plant Greenlighted For New Mexico” • The 150-MW Santa Teresa solar power plant is slated for construction in Doña Ana County, in New Mexico. The plant is especially interesting as one more demonstration that the US solar industry can deliver more clean kilowatts, more quickly, than any other energy resource. [CleanTechnica]
- “Japan Sees Bright Future For Flexible Solar Panels” • Japan is investing heavily in a kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will help it meet renewable energy goals and challenge China’s dominance of the sector. A key component of pliable perovskite panels is iodine, something Japan produces more of than any country but Chile. [Digital Journal]
- “The Rise Of Green Tech Is Feeding Another Environmental Crisis” • As the world transitions to more renewable energy sources, the demand for lithium soars. In 2021, about 95,000 tonnes of lithium were consumed globally. By 2024 the demand had risen to 205,000 tonnes, the International Energy Agency says. There are environmental costs. [BBC]
- “Gorbea Solar Power Plant Completed In Under Eight Months” • Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi commissioned the 435-MW Gorbea Solar Project in Rajasthan. The plant was developed by Zelestra India and completed in under eight months. It has a 25-year PPA with the Solar Energy Corporation of India. [Swarajyamag]
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