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An AI Startup Is Helping North American Diesel Trains Clean Up Their Act
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An AI Startup Is Helping North American Diesel Trains Clean Up Their Act

"To solve those puzzles, RailVision collects data from rail operations to simulate train dynamics and uses an algorithm to determine the most fuel-efficient driving pattern. While the AI solution is still in its infancy, Jain says it has helped Metrolinx, a government agency that serves millions of riders in the province of Ontario, save more than 1.5 million liters of diesel fuel during a one-year experiment. RailVision also counts Via Rail Canada Inc., the country’s main intercity passenger train operator, as an early adopter."

The Secret Economic Benefits of Transmission Lines
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The Secret Economic Benefits of Transmission Lines

"These economic benefits should be a central part of the policy conversation around permitting reform. Congress needs to come together to ensure that future permitting reform also includes transmission reform to unlock its immense potential to reduce emissions, increase reliability, and ensure economic prosperity for Americans and communities across the country."

Renewables And Storage Got Texas’ Grid Through This Heat Wave. But The State Legislature Still Hasn’t Fixed Its Underlying Problems
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Renewables And Storage Got Texas’ Grid Through This Heat Wave. But The State Legislature Still Hasn’t Fixed Its Underlying Problems

"The 250% residential demand spike during Uri could have been mitigated dramatically if Texas proactively funded efficiency incentives and adopted tighter building codes. Those actions are cheap - all of the homes in Texas could be winterized for less than the $50 billion in power price premiums paid out during Uri. Beyond lowering electricity demand, winterization measures would lower consumers’ utility bills while making their homes more comfortable."

US to hold first offshore wind rights sale in Gulf of Mexico next month
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US to hold first offshore wind rights sale in Gulf of Mexico next month

"According to a sale document, companies qualified to bid at the sale include units of European energy companies Equinor (EQNR.OL), Shell (SHEL.L), RWE (RWEG.DE) and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), all of which are already developing U.S. offshore wind leases. Equinor and Shell also have major oil and gas operations in the Gulf."

Energy Northwest, X-energy sign joint development agreement for up to 12 small modular reactors
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Energy Northwest, X-energy sign joint development agreement for up to 12 small modular reactors

"After conducting extensive evaluations of different advanced small modular reactor technologies, Energy Northwest determined that the Xe-100 was the best fit for its future resource needs. 'The evaluation process found X-energy’s technology possessed the right operational, safety, maintenance, and licensing attributes to meet the northwest region’s current and future need for firm, dispatchable carbon-free energy,' the company said in an e-mail."

AI could be the recipe for faster, less-destructive minerals mining
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AI could be the recipe for faster, less-destructive minerals mining

"The other two companies are earlier-stage ventures. GeologicAI of Calgary, Alberta, is also a Breakthrough Energy investment; it disclosed a $20 million Series A round in late June. Boston-based VerAI Discoveries revealed its Series A infusion of $12 million back in early March. It, too, counts T. Rowe Price as an investor, along with Orion Resource Partners, Chrysalix Venture Capital and Blumberg Capital."

Germany’s Irrationality Against Fossil Fuels Has Made It More Dependent on Them
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Germany’s Irrationality Against Fossil Fuels Has Made It More Dependent on Them

Dr. Barbara Kolm writes in The Daily Signal about Germany’s irrational energy policy. “If the government wanted to truly help the environment, however, it would look to free enterprise to find solutions and use those resources that are abundantly available—for example, hydropower in the Alpine regions or the rivers.” Read the full article here. online...

Restoring America’s Nuclear Energy Leadership
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Restoring America’s Nuclear Energy Leadership

"As our nation charts energy policy for the 21st century, nuclear must play a leading role to ensure global competitiveness and American energy dominance. Nuclear energy will no doubt play an essential role in the United States' clean energy future, and we must pave the way. I believe we can do it with bipartisan cooperation."

Exxon Buys Pipeline Operator, Making Big Bet on Carbon
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Exxon Buys Pipeline Operator, Making Big Bet on Carbon

"By snapping up Denbury, Exxon will inherit 1,300 miles of pipelines used to move carbon dioxide from smokestacks to underground reservoirs, a prized asset as building new infrastructure to transport CO2 has often been met with local opposition. Denbury owns more than 900 miles of pipelines on the Gulf Coast running near the region’s manufacturing hubs."

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