Americans Declared their Independence from Charlatans and Extremists
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U.S. Coal Plant Closures Continue, While China Rapidly Builds More
Darrell Proctor writes for Power about coal plant closures in the United States. “China announced the new-builds during the first half of this year, despite the country’s pledge to become carbon neutral by 2060. Chinese officials have said they are looking at an emissions peak for the country before 2030.” Read the full article here.
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Without Regulatory Reform, Biden’s Climate Victory Lap Will Face Roadblocks
With the right reforms, Congress and the administration can empower American energy producers to lower costs for families and businesses, diversify the world’s energy portfolio, and make progress toward climate targets.
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Washington State Ban on Natural Gas Heating Is All Cost, No Benefit
"The decision to ban natural gas heating is emblematic of the state of climate policy in the United States. Policies are chosen based on the desire of politicians to appear righteous when addressing the 'climate crisis.'
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NET Power Announces its First Utility-Scale Clean Energy Power Plant Integrated with CO2 Sequestration
"NET Power’s transformational technology produces power while inherently capturing nearly all emissions with its patented oxy-fuel combustion and supercritical CO2 cycle. These plants produce clean, on-demand power at low cost and address critical issues of air quality and land use, virtually eliminating air emissions including nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and carbon dioxide (CO2)."
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The Noble Research Institute is Shoring Up the Future of Regenerative Agriculture
The Noble Research Institute, located in Ardmore, Oklahoma is helping farmers and ranchers take steps to include regenerative practices in their operations.
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Long-duration energy storage to get $350M boost from Dept. of Energy
Julian Spector of Canary Media reports on energy storage funding through the Department of Energy. “In the habitually cautious utility space, track records count. No utility wants to bet its grid reliability on some new gadget only to see it fail to reach completion or fall apart at a crucial moment. And financiers hesitate to fund...
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Seattle startup has a climate friendly solution to the sticky problem of petroleum-based adhesives
"Nvirovate launched in May 2021 and recently landed $850,000 in angel investments from two clean-tech focused investors — VertueLab and E8 Angels — as well as Diversified Chemical Technologies; Willamette University; Keeler Investments; Family Angel Management Fund; and an individual investor."
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After COP27, Unleash Economic Freedom
Multilateral funding agreements have been largely ineffective as the primary vehicle to reduce climate risk. To see meaningful progress, the world needs to unleash economic freedom.
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Global Chaos Isn’t Slowing Clean Energy Development
If ever there was a year for clean energy development to slow, this year seems to be a good fit, but surging prices, supply chain bottlenecks, and global energy market upheaval have not managed to slow renewables down. At the end of 2022, the ascendancy of clean energy appears to be as unstoppable as it is undeniable.
