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Inside the plans for the UK’s ‘first net-zero power plant’
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Inside the plans for the UK’s ‘first net-zero power plant’

"The power station is a joint venture between Sembcorp and 8 Rivers Capital, which invented the Allam-Fetvedt Cycle. The process, which has so far only been demonstrated at Net Power’s test facility in La Porte, Texas, burns 4% natural gas and 4% oxygen in a combustor alongside CO2. The combustion process results in 925ºC, 300bar CO2, which is fed through a turboexpander to generate power."

Biden Administration Policies Hurting Energy Development in Oklahoma and Across the U.S.
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Biden Administration Policies Hurting Energy Development in Oklahoma and Across the U.S.

"Under this Administration, there is now a federal policy requiring an APD, or an application for permit to drill, including for environmental and archeological surveys, to traverse a federal lease. Even though most Oklahoma operations are on private lands, we must now wait months or years for a permit to travel across a federal parcel, even if the lease area is only a small portion of a unit.  According to the Bureau of Land Management’s data, it now takes an average of 109 days for BLM to approve an APD on federal land."

Europe Moves to Revive Mining to Cut Reliance on China
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Europe Moves to Revive Mining to Cut Reliance on China

"The slow process of obtaining permits, in which companies can invest hundreds of millions of euros and years of effort only to have a mining project canceled, is one of the biggest drags on the industry, said Rolf Kuby, director general of Euromines, an industry lobby. He praised the EU Commission’s recent proposal to streamline the process."

Constellation Energy Announces $800 Million Investment for Illinois Nuclear Plants
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Constellation Energy Announces $800 Million Investment for Illinois Nuclear Plants

Two nuclear plants in Illinois are getting an $800 million upgrade. Constellation Energy’s Braidwood and Byron Generating Stations will be fitted with new equipment that will increase generating capacity. Once slated for early retirement, the two generating stations will now be bringing even more clean energy to the Chicago area.  >>>READ: Last Energy has a...

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