"The Rochester lab found that 'reddmatter' could exist at 69 degrees Fahrenheit and 145,000 pounds per square inch, or psi, of pressure—about 1/360th of the pressure in Earth’s core. That is about a 10-degree Fahrenheit increase in temperature and a drop to about 1/1000th of pressure compared with its predecessor from 2020."
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...
Type One Energy Raises $29M to Work on a Crazy Fusion Device
"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.'"
The Lithium Shortage Is Real—but There Is Room for Optimism
"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."
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, Hyundai Engineering, & SK ecoplant Sign MOU for Clean Hydrogen Production
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...
This California nonprofit is fighting fire with finance
"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."
Invasive species cost the world more than $400 billion a year, UN report finds
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 Wants to Turn Its Supply Chain Green
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.
This Renewable Energy Juggernaut Wants to Supercharge America’s Battery Storage Capacity
NextEra Energy is pouring billions of dollars into battery storage.
Biden’s ‘Climate Corps’ Is the Wrong Way to Help the Environment
"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."