April 24 Green Energy News
Headline News:
- “How 3D Printing Could Make Housing Cheaper And More Sustainable” • A BioHome takes about a week to create. Its material is stronger than concrete and can be recycled entirely, as it can be broken down into pellets, which are used for a new project. The system was developed at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center. [ABC News]
BioHome (ASCC image)
- “Meanwhile, In China, 60 Gw Of New Solar Capacity Added In First Quarter Of 2025” • China’s National Energy Administration announced that operating solar capacity increased by 43.4% in the first quarter of the year, with nearly 60 GW of new capacity added. The total installed power generating capacity in China has reached 3.43 TW. [RenewEconomy]
- “BYD Keeps Delivering On Tesla’s Unkept Promises” • At the start of this decade, Tesla indicated that a model would come at a price of $25,000. It didn’t. But last year, BYD’s average selling price was $16,700. At the low end of the spectrum, BYD set the base price of its entry level Seagull to below $7,800, outdoing a promise Tesla failed to deliver on. [CleanTechnica]
- “Planning Reforms ‘To Cut Energy Delivery Times By Year’” • The UK Government will cut the time it takes to build major infrastructure by at least a year under planning reforms. Changes to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will scrap unique statutory consultation requirements for large projects, halving the average two-year pre-application phase. [reNews]
- “The Race Against Time To Save US Climate Data” • Deletions of scientific data are sweeping across US government websites. Decades of health, climate change, and extreme weather research data are at risk. Now, scientists race to save their work before it’s lost. The data, long available online, keeps getting taken down by the Trump administration. [BBC]
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April 24, 2025 at 01:42PM
George Harvey