July 7 Green Energy News « Green Energy Times

Headline News:

• “China To Power Grid With Record Renewable Energy As AI Spurs Demand” • China expects to add a record 500 GW of renewable energy capacity to its national grid this year as the rise of artificial intelligence increases demand for electricity to power computing centers. Over a quarter of the new capacity will come from wind power. [South China Morning Post]

Wind farm in China (Vmenkov, CC-BY-SA 4.0, cropped)

• “Madre Fire In California Expandes To Nearly 80,000 Acres” • The gigantic Madre Fire, which started Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, had grown to 79,936 acres on Sunday, Cal Fire said. It was 30% contained at that time. It is the largest in California so far this year and is burning in a largely rural area in the Los Padres National Forest. [ABC News]
• “First Turbine Up At Baltic Power Wind Farm” • The first wind turbine was installed at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland. The 1.2-GW project, a joint venture between Orlen and Northland Power, will comprise 76 turbines in total, each with a capacity of 15 MW. The Vestas V236-15MW model can produce up to 80 GWh of energy per year. [reNews]
• “At Least 78 Dead And Dozens Missing In Texas Floods As More Rain Looms” • At least 78 people have been confirmed dead in central Texas and another 41 are missing after flash floods that came on Friday without warning. Officials say the death toll is certain to rise. Also, more storms are expected in the next 24-48 hours in the region. [BBC]
• “Is Wind Power Finally Coming To Maine’s Remote North?” • Two years after the last attempt to build out wind farms in the north of Maine reaches fizzled, the state is again gearing up to seek developers to build at least 1,200 MW of land-based wind capacity and a transmission line to carry the electricity produced to the central part of the state. [Canary Media]

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