"Contrary to what Hollywood might have you believe, nuclear power is one of the safest and most reliable sources of energy in the world, producing approximately 20% of our nation’s electrical power, and more than half of our nation’s carbon-free energy."
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Batteries: The Positives and Negatives of America’s Energy Future
“We are in the midst of a battery revolution, one in which batteries will eventually power cars and trucks for thousands of miles on a single charge, provide reliable, carbon-free electricity to the grid after being charged by renewable resources, or even power airplanes on short to medium-length flights. And those are just the more obvious applications.”
Vistra Accelerates Pivot to Invest in Clean Energy and Combat Climate Change
Vistra will break ground on nearly 1,000 megawatts of renewable energy and storage while retiring its entire Midwest coal fleet.
It’s Not About Climate Change
"The much bigger problem is fuel loading—the amount of dead wood and other organic matter on forest floors, compounded by a higher density of small trees.”
NuScale Power Makes History as the First Ever Small Modular Reactor to Receive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Design Approval
“This groundbreaking small modular reactor (SMR) design features a fully factory-fabricated NuScale Power Module™ capable of generating 60 MW of electricity using a safer, smaller, and scalable version of pressurized water reactor technology.”
Department of Energy Invests $72 Million in Carbon Capture Technologies
The Department of Energy has announced a $72M investment into carbon capture technologies.
Jeep reveals hybrid Wrangler, 1st US battery-powered vehicle
“Fiat Chrysler says Jeep will have electric options on each of its vehicles in the next few years.”
Google aims to run on carbon-free energy by 2030
"Google aims to power its data centers and offices using solely carbon-free electricity by 2030."
The New Geopolitics of Energy
As Daniel Yergin writes on the Wall Street Journal, the global energy landscape is shifting from oil producers like Saudi Arabia and Russia, to innovators such as China and the United States.
Is ‘clean energy’ a winning issue for GOP candidates?
“With Texas suburbs emerging as a political battleground in the November election, a constellation of conservative groups are arguing that Republican candidates should talk up a wonky issue: Clean energy.”
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