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Big #energytransition news in 🇬🇧 Great Britain today, as the Government moves forward with plans to integrate #electricity and #naturalgas management into a single new national entity, the National Energy System Operator. Kathari.News has tracked developments leading up to today's Government announcement regarding its purchase of the existing @NationalGridESO from former owner National Grid. Today's news caps over a year of intense planning, as can be seen here: https://lnkd.in/esFHmTp9

What's going on in the global #energytransition today? The latest from Kathari.News 🔌𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐥: The British government is purchasing the Electricity System Operator from National Grid for £630 million, paving the way for the launch of the National Energy System Operator (NESO) on Oct. 1. The new state-owned organization will oversee both the U.K.’s electricity and gas networks. The government says it is intended to help the U.K.'s transition to clean energy, ensure a secure supply and keep utility bills as low as possible. ➡️Read more: https://lnkd.in/gpKfK-hS 📦𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: The Biden administration has confirmed steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports, including a 100% duty on electric vehicles, to protect key domestic industries from what the U.S. is calling China's state-supported production overcapacity. Tariffs on solar cells, steel, aluminum, and EV batteries are set to take effect on Sept. 27, aiming to reduce reliance on China's supply chain. ➡️Read more: https://lnkd.in/ggpHdzZm 🗺️𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬: International climate finance negotiations ended without a breakthrough this week, just two months before the UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan. Disagreements remain over how much wealthy nations should pay to help developing countries transition to renewable energy. Azerbaijan’s COP29 president called for determination and leadership to bridge these gaps ahead of November's meeting. ➡️Read more: https://lnkd.in/gPSJwhbR #NESO #ChineseEVs #ChinaTariffs #ClimateFinancing #COP29

Energy storage is the special sauce that makes renewables work anytime, anywhere and everywhere. Being able to send this stored renewable energy back to the grid on demand makes the most of the existing electricity network, including transmission lines, writes Scott Hamilton from Monash University in a piece for The Conversation Australia + NZ. "(Australia) has the technology to empower communities, create thousands of new jobs and help save the planet," he continues. "If we’re smart about it, we can even get by with fewer transmission lines and less bulky electricity infrastructure." 💡Read more about this and other views on the #energytransition from Kathari.News Perspectives: https://lnkd.in/ektUdPqY

♻ Could carbon recycling be another part of the #energytransition toolkit? In a new piece for Policy Options, published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), researchers Amir Foroozan, Shardul Tiwari, Laurel Besco and Drew Higgins write that while it may not directly reduce the current concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, it can lower the production of new greenhouse gas emissions. They also argue that Canada's federal government could play a role in supporting this emerging technology. 💡 Read more about it at Kathari.News Perspectives. #CarbonRecycling #CO2Recycling #CarbonManagement

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly voted on Thursday to approve legislation to tighten rules limiting Chinese content in vehicles qualifying for U.S. electric vehicle tax credits. Read this and more on the #energytransiton at Kathari.News #EVTaxCredits #ChineseEVs #ChinaUS

What's going on in the #energytransition world today? The latest from Kathari.News 🍃 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧: Iberdrola and BP have announced plans to build a 25-megawatt green hydrogen plant on the eastern coast of Spain, aimed at reducing emissions from BP’s local oil refinery. The project, benefiting from a €15 million EU subsidy, will use renewable energy to produce green hydrogen, which is part of Europe’s strategy to reduce emissions and bolster the security of its energy supply. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/d4J683tv 🎣 𝐓𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬: Four boxcars filled with concrete, abandoned by a failed experimental tidal power project, now sit on the floor of the Bay of Fundy near Walton, N.S., where they emerge from the water every time the record-setting tide goes out. Residents are calling for a cleanup as they worry the hulks, left by bankrupt Occurrent Power, have become a navigational risk hazard to local fishers. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/dWBa44QG 🚘 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐕 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡: Market research firm Rho Motion says global sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 20% in August, driven by record sales in China, despite a 33% drop in Europe. China's EV sales are expected to grow by one third this year to 10.5 million. European sales are projected to stay steady at 3.1 million units. Demand for EVs has slowed in recent months as consumers seek affordable models or hybrids. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/dB7NeXfe #hydrogen #tidalpower #EVsales #ChineseEVs

Welcome, Charlie Bush! At Kathari.News we are committed to bringing our audience comprehensive and reliable news and views on the ongoing global #energytransition. We know that Charlie shares that vision. We look forward to seeing the valuable contributions he will make to our Perspectives section. 🔖 https://lnkd.in/eB_qKCwY

Rangely, a small town in northwest Colorado, is one of many communities across the United States that depend on the oil and gas industry. 🛢 💵 Noah Kaufman worked as an economist at the White House during the Obama administration and early Biden administration, where he contributed to detailed strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to support communities in economic distress. But, he continues: "We did not have a plan to prepare oil and gas towns like Rangely for future economic challenges." ➡ Read more about why he thinks oil and gas communities are being overlooked in U.S. climate and economic policy: https://lnkd.in/eBtshxsF Visit Kathari.News Perspectives for more views on the #energytransition: https://lnkd.in/eB_qKCwY #oilandgas #sustainablejobs #energyworkforce

#Electricity demand has surged during summer heat waves, with the U.S. relying heavily on "peaker" plants to meet demand spikes. While these units can start up quickly, they burn more fuel and emit higher levels of pollution. As the clean energy transition progresses, their role is evolving to help balance fluctuations in generating power through wind and solar, raising economic and environmental questions about their future use. Read on to find out more about the work of Akshaya Jha, whose research focuses on the economic and environmental costs of producing electricity and potential solutions for keeping things running during peak demand. ➡️https://lnkd.in/eTk2gmWH 💡Check out Kathari.News Perspectives for more views on the #energytransition https://lnkd.in/eB_qKCwY

The latest in #energytransition developments from Kathari.News today. 👷♂️ 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: The U.K. Government has announced a £500 million investment to better help Tata Steel and its workers shift to greener production methods at its plant in Port Talbot, south Wales. While 2,800 jobs are still expected to be lost by replacing blast furnaces with an electric arc production system, the new deal will give workers enhanced redundancy and skills support. The government warned the funding could be reduced if Tata Steel, which is investing £750 million in the project, doesn't keep 5,000 jobs across the U.K. The change is expected to reduce Britain's industrial carbon emissions by 8%. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/g34cKJ99 🐶 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩: Germany’s foreign ministry is pushing back against U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's criticism of its energy policy during last night's debate with Vice-President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee. Trump had said Germany had been unable to give up fossil fuels. In a post on the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Germany's foreign ministry highlighted that over 50% of Germany's energy comes from renewables, with coal to be phased out by 2038. It added: "P.S. We also don't eat cats and dogs." ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/guxe-2xe 🚚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬: Sales prices for emissions-free trucks need to drop by as much as 50% to become a viable alternative to diesel, says a new study by McKinsey. Less than 2% of heavy-freight vehicles in the EU are powered by electricity or hydrogen right now. They will need to make up 40% of new sales by 2030 for the EU to reach its emissions-reduction targets. Production costs for electric trucks are currently two-and-a-half to three times higher than for diesel ones. The study highlights the need for battery advancements and a 25% cut in charging costs. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/g6vkh_NU #UKSteel #Debate2024 #ElectricTrucks