"She added that since launching, Mycocycle has treated 12,000 pounds of material via paid pilots, as well as with building owners and contractors like META and Lendlease who are focused on reduction of Scope 3 emissions and innovations within their industries."
This Retired Chemical Engineer Has Saved Over 1,000 ‘Lost’ Apple Varieties From Extinction: “I Like the Challenge”
"He would not find himself wondering for too long. Already in search of a retirement hobby, the timing felt right to explore what he referred to as 'a calling' to search for lost apple varieties. After connecting with a small community of rare orchard growers and diving into extensive research, Brown began to track down forgotten fruit trees and share their produce again with the world."
Great Lakes hydrogen hub applies for DOE funding
"The GLCH’s application details a $2 billion plan to create a hydrogen hub to provide Ohio, Michigan, and portions of Pennsylvania and Indiana with clean hydrogen from nuclear power at a competitive cost. According to the announcement, the GLCH plan has a well-defined scope, is commercially feasible, and will utilize proven production technologies to minimize the time required to achieve full production of 100-plus metric tons of hydrogen per day."
The West Needs Russia to Power Its Nuclear Comeback
Jennifer Hiller, Daniel Michaels, and Kim Mackrael of The Wall Street Journal report on the West’s reliance on Russian fuel to power its nuclear comeback. “A gaping hole in the plan: The West doesn’t have enough nuclear fuel—and lacks the capacity to swiftly ramp up production. Even more vexing, the biggest source of critical ingredients...
It’s Time to Take the Unnecessary Politics Out of ESG and Retirement Savings
"If the purpose of ERISA is to protect retirement savings, both sides of the aisle should focus on the duties of loyalty and prudence owed to beneficiaries and plan participants, and less on an Administration’s policy agenda. Ironically, this is what ERISA was originally intended to protect against."
Holtec granted license for spent nuclear fuel storage in NM
Alaina Mencinger and Dan McKay of the Albuquerque Journal report on a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in New Mexico. “The license would allow the Florida-headquartered company to receive, possess, transfer and store 500 canisters of spent nuclear fuel — a total of 8,680 metric tons of spent fuel — for 40 years. Holtec plans...
Promising nuclear technologies receive $22.1 million from DOE
"The Department of Energy yesterday announced the awarding of $22.1 million to 10 industry-led nuclear projects, including two aimed at expanding clean hydrogen production and one at advancing a microreactor design. Other projects selected for funding are focused on addressing nuclear regulatory hurdles, improving existing reactor operation, and facilitating new advanced reactor developments."
Clean energy startup Modern Hydrogen, previously known as Modern Electron, raises $32.8M
"The startup has pilot projects planned with NW Natural — Oregon’s largest natural gas utility — and another utility that Pan couldn’t name, but his hints suggest it’s NextEra Energy. Modern Hydrogen plans to ship its demo reactors, which will be the size of half a shipping container, to the utilities by the third-quarter of this year."
Natural Gas Hookup Ban Restricts Consumer Choice
"The problem is, natural gas bans are unlikely to work that way, and in the meantime, they restrict consumer choices and jeopardize the innovation that has led the U.S. to cleaner, safer technologies. Prioritizing climate change considerations over all else will serve only to stop consumers from using the type of energy that works best for their situations."
$14 Billion Deal to Create Mega-Pipeline Company
"The proposed tie-up would be by far the biggest U.S. energy deal announced so far this year. Some analysts have said the U.S. oil-and-gas sector is ripe for major corporate transactions this year, after energy prices surged last year and left companies with a large windfall of cash. In Oneok’s case, much of the cash portion would be financed through a debt offering, it said."