Offshore Wind Takes Off! | Colonel Pipeline Hacked | Solar Podcast Clean Power Hour Ep.45

Clean Power Hour (Ep.45) The offshore wind industry is taking off with full approval of Vineyard 1 that will power 400,000 homes when fully constructed. The 13 MW turbines by GE are the pinnacle of wind engineering might. Back on shore, hackers took down the Colonel Pipeline one of the largest fossil fuel pipelines feeding the eastern US. Meanwhile the IEA (International Energy Agency) estimates that humanity needs to scale the solar industry to 630 GW per year by 2030 in order to stop climate chaos and achieve net zero energy. “This special report is the world’s first comprehensive study of how to transition to a net zero energy system by 2050 while ensuring stable and affordable energy supplies, providing universal energy access, and enabling robust economic growth.” This and much much more renewable energy news. Please subscribe on your favorite player. Give us a review and rating on Apple Podcasts. Share it with your friends. Let us know what you think and what topics you would like us to cover in future episodes. -Tim Montague, co-host, creator, and producer; connect with me, tgmontague on Twitter.It may sound like fake news but all of the Covid-19 virus that has infected humanity would fit inside a soda can or a milk jug at most. “Total volume/mass of all SARS-CoV-2 would almost certainly fit into a soft drink container, and definitely into a milk container.”https://twitter.com/DoctorKarl/status/1393791881482424322IEA says 630 GW/solar/year needs occur by 2030 to stop climate chaoshttps://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-by-2050Hackers took down a major gasoline pipeline - be afraidhttps://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/colonial-shippers-say-pipeline-communication-system-is-down/P3XATFG575ALJDPZHA5PVR7GZY/Biden Administration Approves Nation’s First Major Offshore Wind Farm.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/climate/climate-wind-farm.html$20 million for offshore wind in Californiahttps://www.offshorewind.biz/2021/05/17/california-earmarks-offshore-wind-green-hydrogen-money-in-new-budget/SpaceX has been awarded a $50 million contract from NASA for an "on-orbit large scale cryogenic propellant management and transfer demonstration." Contract is estimated to be completed by the end of 2022.https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=53849.0SN-15China lands on MarsDiscovery telehttps://www.discovery.com/dnews/who-wants-to-be-an-astronautSpain-based energy company Iberdrola has launched Perseo, an international start-up program competition aimed at identifying competitive and innovative solutions to combine solar photovoltaic plants with activities related to agriculture, horticulture, livestock, fish-farming or bee-keeping.https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/05/14/iberdrola-seeks-innovative-solutions-for-agrivoltaics/A twitter thread of agrivoltaic systems that I’ve collected - https://twitter.com/SolarInMASS/status/1311989570716807168Polar night energy in Finland? (sand energy storage)https://polarnightenergy.fi/technologyAluminum batteries coming for Lithium? https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltaylor/2021/05/13/ev-range-breakthrough-as-new-aluminum-ion-battery-charges-60-times-faster-than-lithium-ion/Project of the week… Keeversville CSG - 2.7 MW DC community solar project near Joliet IL in the shadow of Braidwood Nuke Station.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DSkOWE-k1I0BmZ2g3PRkNn-xh7ECYAyW/view?usp=sharingGreen aluminum is here! 'Current average cost of producing aluminium fossil fuels $1,680/ton...combination renewables and new “inert anode” technologies see production costs at $1,590/ton, avoiding virtually all emissions from smelting process, @BloombergNEF estimates’'https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-aluminium-already-cost-competitive-and-huge-opportunity-for-australia/ Support the showConnect with Tim  Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email [email protected] Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email:  [email protected] sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America’s number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems.  Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com