Rochelle Toplensky of The Wall Street Journal writes that clean energy needs more than the Inflation Reduction Act. “Slow permitting is a longstanding challenge partly because it is politically risky to reduce locals’ rights to challenge new projects. Senators promised to work on a deal to fast-track planning permissions for a range of energy infrastructure, including...
"Dow and X-energy will collaborate with the intent to deploy X-energy’s Xe-100 high-temperature gas reactor technology at one of Dow’s U.S. Gulf Coast sites – which is expected to be operational by approximately 2030. The Xe-100 reactor plant would provide cost-competitive, carbon free process heat and power to the Dow facility. Dow also intends to take a minority equity stake in X-energy, working with the company to deploy small modular nuclear technology."
"The U.S. could hold enormous potential to produce these EV metals. Nevada is chock-full of lithium potential and experiencing a jolt in exploration for the metal. One company in Idaho is trying to mine the state’s 'cobalt belt.' Others in Alaska want to develop a coastal graphite deposit that could be one of the world’s largest — a hypothetical boon for U.S. battery makers."
"Our survey results show that people who worry about climate change are more open to advanced nuclear technology than they are to traditional nuclear reactors. In our most recent survey, 65% of the respondents who worried most about climate change supported the use of small modular reactors in the US; less than 50% supported the construction of traditional reactors or plants."
Patrick Brown of the Breakthrough Institute writes on the importance of active forest management practices. “Together, theory, firefighting experience, and rigorous study have led to a strong mainstream consensus within the wildfire science community that reducing fuel loads reduces the likelihood of the types of fires that produce the most smoke, are the least controllable,...
Mark Jaffe of The Colorado Sun reports on the impact that heat and humidity have on air conditioning. Blue Frontier, a Boca Raton, Florida, startup backed by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures, is also using NREL patented liquid desiccant technology matched with evaporative cooling, which, when it gets to market, the company says will deliver...
"EIA projected power demand will climb to 4,027 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2022, from 3,930 billion kWh in 2021, before sliding to 4,018 billion kWh in 2023."
"While automakers are ramping up output and rolling out new models, EVs remain relatively scarce. Buyers often have long wait times."
"ZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric powertrain is designed to provide emission-free power for regional jet aircraft. The company's ZA2000-RJ powertrain model is expected to launch commercially in the late 2020s. ZeroAvia's team is working towards certain type certifications of its propulsion technology, including a 600kW powertrain designed for entry into service in 2024."
"'[R]aising the price of energy is not something we can do in isolation. When power becomes more expensive, so does everything else. Fuel is not simply one among many commodities; it is the enabler of exchange, the motor of efficiency, the vector of economic growth…'"
Copyright © 2020 Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions
Help us promote free market solutions for climate change.
Thank you for signing up
