Thomas L. Friedman writes about Putin’s energy war for The New York Times. “If Biden wants America to be the arsenal of democracy to protect us and our democratic allies — and not leave us begging Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela or Iran to produce more oil and gas — we need a robust energy arsenal...
Alan Ohnsman of Forbes writes about Plug Power, which is ramping up green hydrogen production. “Amazon plans to purchase over 10,000 tons of it a year in a deal worth up to $2.1 billion and Plug Power will also provide Walmart with enough fuel for 9,500 warehouse fuel cell forklifts. The company is also preparing to sell...
The world doesn’t need magical thinking; it needs the proven power of the free market to deliver the energy and clean environment we need.
"Belgium's six operating nuclear reactors have a combined capacity of about 5 gigawatt and generate about half of the country's electricity, World Nuclear Association data show. One reactor, Doel 3, closed last year and the others had all been due to close in 2025."
"'Where Republicans and Democrats are coming together, even if they’re using different language on it and goals in total, [it’s that] there’s a need to at least shore up American energy security,' said Drew Bond, president of the right-aligned climate group C3 Solutions."
Cooperation to modernize permitting and regulations for nuclear power is becoming increasingly bipartisan
NEPA’s outdated permitting process is doing more harm than good
"The recent policy actions from the U.S. Congress and the early leadership from the private sector are a tremendous start. But a clear mobilization strategy using public private partnerships is needed now that leverages market forces and government policy to enable carbon removal capacity to be available in the time and scale needed to meet the climate challenge."
"Other benefits highlighted by the report are SMRs’ flexible power output levels that allow developersto match the output of a retiring coal plant and capacity restrictions of equipment, unlike the fixed capacity of traditional nuclear plants. And SMRs require small areas, making its footprint suitable for replacing a retiring coal plant, according to the report."
"The startup installed a ground-level storage facility that holds some 30,000 barrels (1.26 million gallons) of water, the source for which is a nearby private water well. Sage pumps water into the fracture in various volumes and measures the water’s flow rate — or how many barrels are moving through the well per minute. Computer models use the data gathered during testing to simulate how much electricity the site could discharge, like a battery, over certain periods of time."
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