Rhode Island Commits to 100% Clean Energy Over Coming Decade

You already all know about the Supreme Court ruling, so...here's everything else that went on last week.

Rhode Island commits to clean power grid within 10 yrs, the most aggressive target in U.S.; California eases path for interconnecting DERs; Chinese battery giant CATL provides details on new battery tech, w/layered and expandable thermal management using water cooling; Norwegian battery company FREYR to build 29 GWh battery cell factory, Giga Arctic, in Mo i Rana, Norway w/output by Q2 of 2024; Swedish co announces electric hydrofoil to test in Stockholm next year; a consortium of steel buyers, H2 developers and innovation hub announces $2.3 bn electrolyzer project for southern France; Ford issues recall of just under 3,000 electric F-150 Lightnings for tire pressure monitoring issue.

1) Rhode Island Governor signs legislation committing state to have 100% clean power within a decade – well ahead of other states. Purchases of offsets will likely be necessary.

2) CA PUC simplifies DER interconnection process, w/review of projects based hosting capacity analysis. Size limits affecting for expedited review also eliminated.

3) World's largest battery company CATL shows off next gen tech, w/high energy densities, layered and expandable thermal management, and improved housing structure. Water-cooled design allows four times the heat transfer of prior version.

4) Norwegian battery company FREYR announces first battery cell factory, Giga Arctic, in Mo i Rana, Norway. Highly automated 29 GWh plant will start production by Q2 2024, using Massachusetts-based 24M Technologies' semi-solid battery tech.

5) Swedish firm Candela unveils 39-foot, 30-passenger Hydrofoil Shuttle, scheduled for tests in Stockholm next year. Vessel has top speed of 30 Knots and uses only 0.1 kWH of electricity per passenger-kilometer.

6) A group of steel buyers, hydrogen developers, and an EU funded innovation hub create GravitHy Consortium to build $2.3 billion large electrolyzer facility supporting production of carbon-free steel. Plant in Southern France should be ready by 2027, yielding an annual 2 mn tons of carbon-free iron for use in green steel.

7) Ford issues recall of 2,886 electric F-150 Lightnings, owing to a problem w/tire pressure monitoring system. Issue can be fixed immediately at dealerships or w/ forthcoming over-the-air software update