June 3rd, 2024
Via the New York Times, a report on how lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change: In February, the United States did something that it had not done in many years — the country sent more electricity to Canada than it received […]
Read more »Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought
June 1st, 2024
Via Wired, an article on the impact that drought has had upon Ecuador’s power sector: Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable due to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice Ecuador is in trouble: Drought has shrunk its reservoirs, and its hydroelectric […]
Read more »May 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of China Water Risk, a look at how almost 2/3rds of global oil produced is shipped by sea but 12 of the Top 15 Tanker Terminals are impacted at just 1m of rising seas. CWR’s new report reveals why oil no longer provides energy security but instead threatens it CWR released a new report: “Crude […]
Read more »First Continental Scale Study Weighs Floating Solar Panels Against New Dam Construction
May 11th, 2024
Via Anthropocene, a look at the potential of floating solar versus new dam construction and concludes that floating solar could negate the need for many—if not all—planned dams in Africa, and add climate change resilience at the same time: Floating solar panels on existing hydropower reservoirs could, in the best-case scenario, make it unnecessary to construct […]
Read more »April 30th, 2024
Via Recharge News, a report on India which has an estimated 300GW of floating solar potential but has realized less than 350MW of this to date, says World Bank: A Norwegian floating solar pioneer will help transform Indian reservoirs into green power generators after signing a deal with the state’s national hydropower company. Ocean Sun has […]
Read more »Texas Companies Eye Pecos River Watershed for Oilfield Wastewater
April 28th, 2024
Via Inside Climate News, a report on Texas companies interest in the Pecos River watershed as a destination to discharge treated produced water: These days the Pecos River barely fills its dry, sandy bed where it crosses West Texas, but the river could be poised to flow again — with treated oilfield wastewater. Companies are racing […]
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