Climate-friendly cars that fit the planet and the budget - and the cello
Plus climate news
"The first large scale #solar #battery hybrid power plant in #Australia is feeding power into the grid well after sunset, helping to meet demand surges in the evening peaks, and addressing the question of what supplies power when the sun don’t shine."
https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-australian-solar-farm-that-is-producing-power-well-after-sunset/
"The European market is led by the Netherlands, Finland and Iceland, with 100% battery-electric city bus sales in 2024."
https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/half-of-new-eu-city-buses-were-zero-emission-in-2024
92.5% of New Power Capacity Added Worldwide in 2024 Was from Renewables
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! How much is renewable energy dominating new power capacity worldwide? That’s how much! 92.5% of new power capacity added to the grid in 2024 came from renewable energy sources. This is not even a ... [continued]
"In 2024, 46.9% of net electricity generated in the #EU came from #RenewableEnergy sources."
Wind 39.1%
Hydro 29.9%
Solar 22.4%
Combustible fuels 8.1%
Geothermal 0.5%
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20250319-1
WHO'd be a parent, man.
From the Big Bear Bald Eagle webcam
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Search google news for "Ukraine minerals", and you get the impression that the deal with the *US* is a done deal.
E.g. NYTimes headline:
"U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say"
Here is an interesting - or disconcerting - series of takes on Ukraine's resources.
Today in Politico:
"Ukraine holds huge deposits of critical elements and minerals, from lithium to titanium, which are vital to manufacturing modern technologies and highly coveted in the global race for resources.
It also has vast coal reserves, as well as oil, gas and uranium, but much of this is in territories under Russian control."
"Texas (11.6 GW) and California (2.9 GW) will account for almost half of the new utility-scale solar capacity addition in 2025.
Texas, Wyoming, and Massachusetts will account for almost half of 2025 wind capacity additions. Two large offshore wind plants are expected to come online this year: the 800-megawatt (MW) Vineyard Wind 1 in Massachusetts and the 715-MW Revolution Wind in Rhode Island."
