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Inside The Audacious Plan To Use 10,000 Nuclear Microreactors To Wean The World Off Coal
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Inside The Audacious Plan To Use 10,000 Nuclear Microreactors To Wean The World Off Coal

"Kugelmass aims to build 10,000 of these mini-reactors worldwide, which sounds fantastical for a nuclear industry newbie who has so far raised just $24 million in venture capital. It’s smart money, though: $21 million came in a round led by Austin, Texas-based Gigafund, whose mana­ging partner, Luke Nosek, was the first VC investor to back Elon Musk’s SpaceX."

United’s $100M fund to invest in startups making sustainable jet fuel
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United’s $100M fund to invest in startups making sustainable jet fuel

"Passengers who book United flights within or from the United States will also be able to contribute to the new fund by adding $1, $3.50 or $7 to their final ticket price. The gesture is likely meant to soften the ​“flight shame” that travelers might be feeling, albeit without directly reducing the planet-warming emissions generated by a particular flight."

New Nuclear Energy Needs New Licensing Process
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New Nuclear Energy Needs New Licensing Process

"Now is the time to set down the pencils, take a few steps back, and consider if the draft rule meets the needs of today and tomorrow. That is the decision before the Commissioners today. The world is transformed, and the NRC has a key role to play in enabling the transformation of clean energy delivery through the additional deployment of nuclear technologies. As Chairman Hanson wrote in his vote approving the beginning of the Part 53 rulemaking, 'speed should not take priority over a thoughtful rulemaking.' The status quo is not an option. Congress has made that clear, and bold Commission leadership is needed when considering the next steps of the Part 53 rulemaking."

Texas’s Plan to Avoid Deadly Blackouts Could Cost $18 Billion
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Texas’s Plan to Avoid Deadly Blackouts Could Cost $18 Billion

"If implemented, the new plants — which would only be used in emergency situations — would be built in two phases over a decade given permitting and supply chain constraints, according to slides of a new study shared by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The potential cost risks derailing Republicans’ plans to overhaul a grid increasingly reliant on renewable energy with fossil fuel plants."

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