"Once Radiant’s designs have been proven out in engineering testing and approved by regulators, the company believes that it has a strong market potential. Today, the diesel generator market for the United States alone is over $5.8 billion, according to analyst IBISWorld. Bernauer believes that his company’s reactors–which only have to be refueled every five years or so–will be attractive to remote communities that are located far from an electric grid and may have an unreliable supply chain to refuel diesel."
Innovation Vital to Sustain Climate Progress
"Not only can we make further progress on developing and deploying the breakthrough technologies we need, but we can also spread economic and near-term environmental benefits across the globe as we do it. We can thank many for getting us here, and we will continue to rely on our diverse and bipartisan partners to keep pushing us forward."
Energy Northwest, X-energy sign joint development agreement for up to 12 small modular reactors
"After conducting extensive evaluations of different advanced small modular reactor technologies, Energy Northwest determined that the Xe-100 was the best fit for its future resource needs. 'The evaluation process found X-energy’s technology possessed the right operational, safety, maintenance, and licensing attributes to meet the northwest region’s current and future need for firm, dispatchable carbon-free energy,' the company said in an e-mail."
Volunteers head off plastic waste crisis by removing tons of rubbish from Hungarian river
"The volunteers, who camp in a new spot each night as they make their way downriver, collect an average of 70 tons (around 154,000 pounds) of waste from the Tisza each year. The group estimates it has removed nearly 4 million plastic bottles from Hungarian waterways, and all recyclable materials — around 60% of what they collect — is sent to recycling facilities for processing, while the rest is transported to landfills."
How Oil and Tech Giants Came to Rule a Vital Climate Industry
"If funded and completed, the two carbon-removal hubs would remove roughly 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually and store it underground. That amount is equivalent to the annual emissions of about 220,000 gasoline-powered cars, which is a fraction of what is needed overall to limit climate change. Each project would be roughly 250 times bigger than the only direct-air capture facility currently in commercial operation."
Wyoming Energy Authority Makes Investment Toward Microreactor Deployment
"Throughout both phases of the contract, BWXT said it will leverage existing U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) achievements through the company’s collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and other internal BWXT research and development investments. Through the ARDP, BWXT and DOE have been developing the BANR microreactor since 2021, and this effort in Wyoming 'represents an acceleration of BWXT’s commercial nuclear development efforts,' the company said."
This Renewable Energy Juggernaut Wants to Supercharge America’s Battery Storage Capacity
NextEra Energy is pouring billions of dollars into battery storage.
Securing American Nuclear Leadership: A Matter of Climate Action and National Security
"We cannot afford to build a clean energy future that makes us more dependent on the likes of Russia or China. Rather, we must bolster our national security by building out our nuclear fleet with abundant and secure supply chains."
The US must lead in the fight against climate change
“The United States has an opportunity to set a positive example for the rest of the world by promoting the increased development of innovative technologies and by producing cleaner energy for the world to use.”
Xi Jinping as an environmentalist? C’mon, man!
“If the past is any guide, Xi won’t risk an economic slowdown, and his grip on power, over environmental issues, any more than he will risk liberalizing China’s human rights restrictions."