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The Texas Public Utility Commission approved Southwestern Public Service Company’s plan to close the Tolk coal plant near Lubbock and construct renewable energy and battery storage. The source says the projects are intended to provide reliable, clean electricity to Southwest Power Pool customers and could save millions of gallons of water every year.
Electrek reports that the world’s tallest wind turbine has reached its full height in Germany. The turbine’s developer says the extra altitude could roughly double its electricity output.
Quantron, HyperView and Riyue Group have signed a strategic framework agreement for a project in Shaoxing, China, targeting deployment of 2,000 zero-emission trucks by 2030. The plan combines electric and autonomous vehicle technology, renewable energy infrastructure and an integrated as-a-service model.