Illegal Battery Storage Facility Source of Big Fire in Illinois

Illegal battery storage facility catches fire in Illinois; hundreds die in Pacific NW heatwave, while grid faces new stresses; OR passes aggressive clean grid legislation, targeting 100% carbon-free by 2040; Shell turns on first 10 MW of 100 MW green H2 plant; Q1 global EVs sales jump 66%, to 550K; Canada advances clean vehicle target by 5 yrs - only zero emissions to be sold after 2035; Vestas pushes onshore turbine frontier to 6.2 MW; BOEM begins review of projects off VA and New England; NJ awards 2,600+ GW of offshore wind

1) Nearly a hundred tons of illegally stored lithium-ion batteries catcher fire in IL, causing evacuations of a thousand homes

2) Hundreds die in Pacific NW heat wave, and power outages affect Spokane as equipment overheats

3) OR lawmakers pass aggressive clean grid legislation, w/Portland General Electric and Pacific Power, to fully decarbonize their grids by 2040

4) Shell fires up first 10 MW of 100 MW green H2 plant in Germany

5) Global EV sales in Q1 rocket 66% to 550,000, w/Tesla a big leader

6) Canada advances zero emission vehicle target by 5 years to 2035

7) Vestas upgrades its 6.0 MW turbine to 6.2 megawatts

8) US BOEM initiates review of 3.0 GW project off VA and 2.0-2.3 GW project off souther New England

9) NJ announces two offshore wind winners - Ørsted w/1,148 MW Ocean Wind 2, & Shell/EDF w/1,510 MW Atlantic Shores.