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Lobsters are being deformed by wind farm cables and being left unable to swim, a new study has claimed.

Researchers St Abbs Marine Station off the east coast of Scotland exposed over 4,000 lobster and crab eggs to electromagnetic fields in controlled conditions.

Dr Alastair Lyndon, a marine biologist at Heriot-Watt University, told the Telegraph: 'Lobsters were more affected than crabs by the electromagnetic field, at least in the short term.
'Both crab and lobster larvae exposed to the electromagnetic field were smaller, which could have an impact on their survival. Underwater, bigger means better able to avoid predators.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10770107/Lobsters-deformed-left-unable-swim-wind-farm-power-cables.html

America’s electric power system is undergoing radical change as it transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy. While the first decade of the 2000s saw huge growth in natural gas generation, and the 2010s were the decade of wind and solar, early signs suggest the innovation of the 2020s may be a boom in “hybrid” power plants.

https://www.inverse.com/science/hybrid-power-plant

EU’s chief of diplomacy Josep Borrell is at his four-day visit in Chile to accelerate renewable energy projects financed by the European bloc for production of green hydrogen for export to Europe.

http://www.dtt-net.com/en/news/4600/39/Europe-to-produce-and-import-green-hydrogen-from-Chile-through-EU-financed-renewable-projects/

France's problems have raised questions about the UK's big bets on nuclear, which the government calls a "necessity, not a luxury"
https://news.sky.com/story/nearly-half-of-frances-nuclear-reactors-taken-offline-adding-to-electricity-demand-on-european-grid-12600662

The Advanced Clean Energy Storage Project in Utah has initially been designed to use renewable energy to power a 220MW of electrolyser to produce up to 100 metric tonnes (MT) of green hydrogen per day. This will then be stored in two salt caverns each capable of storing 150GWh of energy.

The project will then supply hydrogen to the Intermountain Power Plant — an 840MW hydrogen capable gas turbine combined cycle power plant — that will initially run on a blend of 30% green hydrogen and 70% natural gas by 2025, with this increasing to 100% by 2045.

https://www.pv-tech.org/us-doe-commits-over-us500m-to-utah-green-hydrogen-hub/

https://thewire.in/world/germany-imports-russian-energy

“I find it absolutely terrifying. Hydrogen is scary stuff, as I understand it, it is one of the most explosive gases,” said Ms Raper, a retired laboratory technician and former bed and breakfast operator.

https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/i-find-it-absolutely-terrifying-brora-residents-voice-fea-273699/

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3470515-musk-sends-tesla-powerwall-energy-saving-systems-to-ukraine.html

Volkswagen and BP have joined forces to build a fast-charging network across Europe by 2024.

Volkswagen’s Flexpole 150kW charging units, each of which feature two charge points, have an integrated battery storage system.
The integrated battery storage system will help overcome one of the biggest obstacles to the rapid roll-out of fast charging infrastructure in Europe today - the need for high-powered grid connections, says Volkswagen.

The Flexpole units can be directly connected to a low voltage grid which removes the requirement for a dedicated substation and costly construction work, reducing installation times while still providing fast charging speeds of up to 150kW, enough to deliver up to 160km (100 miles) of driving in as little as 10 minutes, depending on the model of electric vehicle (EV).

https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/latest-fleet-news/electric-fleet-news/2022/04/29/volkswagen-and-bp-join-forces-to-rollout-fast-charging-network

Switzerland’s Energy Vault will support Indian state-run power producer NTPC by deploying its gravity-based energy storage technology and software solutions.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/04/29/energy-vault-ntpc-sign-deal-for-gravity-based-energy-storage/

Good luck with that.

https://www.proton-motor.de/en/proton-motor-is-h2-ready-for-hyvolution-2022/

Torqeedo today announced a collaboration with Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH to integrate hydrogen fuel cell charging into Torqeedo's industry-leading propulsion systems for electric boats.

https://www.investorideas.com/news/2022/fuel-cell/04281Torqeedo.asp
https://www.torqeedo.com/en/news-and-press/blog/blog-2022-4-28.html

Proactiveinvestors.

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/980873/afc-energy-s-hydrogen-fuel-cell-to-be-showcased-at-flying-taxi-airport-980873.html

Some cities and water agencies in Southern California have been ordered to cut back water usage starting June 1 or face hefty fines.

https://www.newsy.com/stories/californians-ordered-to-cut-water-usage-amid-drought/

https://www.rigzone.com/news/german_activists_turn_off_oil_pipelines_in_protest_of_north_sea_drilling-28-apr-2022-168808-article/

Algeria Threatens to Cut Gas Flows to Spain in Spat Over Morocco.

The Algerian energy ministry said it may terminate supply contracts with Spain if the European country sends any Algerian gas on to other nations, Algeria’s state-run news agency APS said late on Wednesday. The warning came after Spanish Energy Minister Teresa Ribera told her Algerian counterpart that Madrid would start sending gas to Morocco via the Maghreb-European pipeline.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/algeria-threatens-to-cut-gas-flows-to-spain-in-spat-over-morocco-1.1758186

https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/business/crawley-based-hydrogen-fuel-cell-inventors-bramble-energy-secure-ps35million-funding-3672828

Vaccine eficacy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01qdCw2cMzg&t=936s

Whats going on in China. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c15m3yhlIxk

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/industrial-hydrogen-accelerator-programme