"Stellarator fusion devices rely on a pretzel-shaped torus of magnets to contain the plasma where fusion takes place. They have a design that’s strikingly different from, say, the giant tokamak that’s being built for the multibillion-dollar ITER experimental fusion reactor in France, or the laser-blasting device at the National Ignition Facility in California that recently hit an energy-producing milestone. Some have gone so far as to call stellarators the 'fusion reactor designed in hell.'"
"Secondarily, we should not be closing doors on alternative energy storage solutions. Lithium batteries are a major part of moving sustainable energy forward, but they are not the only way to get there. Investors and policymakers should look seriously at new players and emerging technologies, and do as much as possible to foster new talent and startups in this area."
BusinessWire reports that Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, Hyundai Engineering, and SK ecoplant have agree to develop clean hydrogen with micro nuclear power. “The ‘Hydrogen Micro Hub’ is a facility that produces hydrogen by applying a high-temperature electrolysis process of solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC) to the electricity and high-temperature steam generated by USNC’s Micro-Modular™ Reactor...
"Rather than wait on government funds, they’ve created a unique bond that pools money from private investors, public agencies, utilities and companies to pump millions of dollars into wildfire projects up-front — and finish the job years in advance."
Jeronimo Gonzalez of Semafor writes on a UN report about invasive species. “However, the authors emphasized that governments should focus their resources on prevention rather than eradication. ‘It’s much more cost-effective to prevent the introduction of invasive species such as taking biosecurity measures, border controls and risk analysis of non-native species,’ one of the authors...
Amazon's commitment to reducing not only its direct, but indirect emissions as well, shows that the private sector is ready to continue leading the way in delivering meaningful climate progress.
NextEra Energy is pouring billions of dollars into battery storage.
"Meaningful climate progress can only be accomplished with responsible federal spending. Growing government and saddling future generations with more debt, as programs like the Climate Corps would do, will only stymie economic and environmental progress."
GeekWire reports that Amazon has revealed the first 5 companies that have invested into its $2B Climate Pledge Fund
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