"In many places, upgrading power lines with advanced conductors could nearly double the capacity of existing transmission corridors at less than half the cost of building new lines, researchers found. If utilities began deploying advanced conductors on a nationwide scale — replacing thousands of miles of wires — they could add four times as much transmission capacity by 2035 as they are currently on pace to do."
Is the Future of Energy Storage Underground?
As energy demand increases and regulators warn about grid reliability, underground storage may have an important role to play in shoring up the grid and keeping energy affordable.
Meet the Tree-Free Alternative Trying to Disrupt the Paper Industry
Reel Paper’s bamboo solution features sustainable, biodegradable, and plastic-free packaging, delivering a premium product without compromising quality.
Environmentalists are suing us out of addressing climate change
Emily Domenech and Danielle Butcher Franz write in The Hill about environmentalist efforts to stall climate progress. “Those who advocate for emissions reductions must understand that these goals will not be met by simply opposing everything. Clean energy deployment and active forest management – both crucial climate solutions – will not fall out of the...
SCOTUS Stumbles: EPA’s Power Plant Rule Is Inflicting Irreparable Harm
Last week, the Supreme Court issued an order that left many in disbelief. The Court denied several motions for stay (a legal pause) regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan (CPP) 2.0 rule after granting a stay of the original CPP in 2016 and elaborating on the Major Questions Doctrine in overturning the CPP on its merits in West Virginia v. EPA in...
On Addressing Climate Risk and Uncertainty
Jonathan Adler has an insightful piece in The Bulwark arguing that conservatives need to engage in the climate policy debate. Adler, a professor at Case Western Reserve University, correctly cuts to the chase of what the mainstream body of climate literature says: anthropogenic warming is unequivocally real and poses a risk to our planet. Just...
The 7 Leading Carbon Capture Companies to Save Us
"CCUS involves capturing carbon, processing it into a suitable form, and then either transporting it for re-use or transferring it to suitable underground storage or sequestration sites. These sites vary and different technologies use different types of geologic formations as storage sites."
Climate change will transform how we live, but these tech and policy experts see reason for optimism
"Doing more to disrupt the status quo with proven solutions can help smooth these transformations and create a better future in the process."
Climate worries galvanize a new pro-nuclear movement in the U.S.
Evan Halper of The Washington Post reports on a growing pro-nuclear movement. “’When you want to go to net zero and there are hours of the day with no sun and weeks when the wind is not blowing, it becomes a much bigger task to ensure you have enough power,” Parsons said. “Nuclear becomes essential.’”...
The Private Sector is Driving Cross-Atlantic Nuclear Energy Partnerships
Given enough time, the private sector nuclear wins Americans see here at home are sure to also be seen overseas.