Aaron Larson writes for Power on the many reasons to be optimistic about the power industry’s future. >>>READ: Carbon-Free Natural Gas Powers Grid<<< “The solar project pipeline accounts for the largest share of clean energy development activity in the U.S. with 59,591 MW in the queue, which is 54% of the total. ACP said there...

Jeremy Beaman of The Washington Examiner recounts some of the biggest green energy projects of 2021. “Proponents of ‘green’ energy have good reason to be optimistic as they look back on 2021, a year that saw major new project announcements and billions of dollars in support pledged for carbon-free energy.” Read the full article here.

Andrew Stuttaford of National Review writes on Europe’s energy mess. “Angela Merkel has got out of Dodge just in time. Europe’s energy crunch has been building for some time, and now two key aspects of the former German chancellor’s dismal legacy — the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and her decision to reaccelerate the denuclearization of Germany’s energy supply — are likely to have...

Shravan Bhat writes in GreenBiz about private financial institutions that are stepping in to decarbonize steel. >>>Nucor Launches Carbon Free Steel<<< “Though the net-zero transition will not be easy for the steel finance community, it is an exciting time. Steelmakers are innovating to build and finance the next generation of steel plants. Whether it’s SSAB’s green...

ImpactAlpha writes about startups that are reducing food waste. >>>READ: ‘Upcycled’ Food: An Innovative Approach to Food Loss and Waste<<< “In the U.S., more than one-third of all food in the U.S. ends up unsold or uneaten. Uneaten food is the number one product entering landfills, where it can produce methane, a greenhouse gas 80...

"[Amogy] co-founder and CEO Seonghoon Woo told Axios its mission is to use energy-dense liquid ammonia for producing zero-emissions vessels, as marine shipping is one of the hardest sectors to convert from fossil fuels."

"Higher equipment costs partially undo a yearslong downswing in prices that expedited the shift toward renewable sources of energy. They mean the trillions of dollars investors, banks and other companies have lined up to reduce the rise in global temperatures won’t go as far."

"Sustaera plans to build a unit in 2027 that can remove 1 million tons a year, requiring about 100 acres of land. The company should then be able to target a capture price of $78 per ton, Agarwal said."

Felicia Jackson of Forbes writes on venture capital funding for climate technologies. “PwC released its State of Climate Tech Report 2021 reporting that $87.5 billion was invested in climate tech in the year leading up to June 30. That’s a year on year increase of 210% on the $24.8 billion that was invested in climate tech in...

"Benchmark European gas prices are more than seven times as high as a year ago  at 127.77 euros ($144) a megawatt-hour, having jumped by more than a quarter over the past week. In a sign that traders expect the shortfall to last for months, prices for contracts that expire deep into 2022 have shot up alongside those that require imminent delivery of gas.Futures curve for natural gas in Europe at different dates."