"Sri Lanka must now turn to better ways: accountability, democracy, the rule of law and yes, modern scientific farming that can feed all of its 22 million people."
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Liquid battery startup Ambri ready to embark on first utility demonstration project with Xcel Energy
"Ambri is aiming to pilot its system with five additional partners while simultaneously developing standardized 1 MWh containerized battery units, which the company hopes to begin shipping to customers by 2025, Briggs said."
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Without States’ Involvement, Permitting Reform Won’t Be as Effective
"The U.S. cannot effectively address climate change or increase the nation’s energy production without permitting reform, and permitting reform will be much more valuable with states’ involvement."
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Building Green Infrastructure Requires More Efficient Permitting
NEPA’s outdated permitting process is doing more harm than good
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This Texas geothermal startup is storing energy in the ground
"The startup installed a ground-level storage facility that holds some 30,000 barrels (1.26 million gallons) of water, the source for which is a nearby private water well. Sage pumps water into the fracture in various volumes and measures the water’s flow rate — or how many barrels are moving through the well per minute. Computer models use the data gathered during testing to simulate how much electricity the site could discharge, like a battery, over certain periods of time."
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Senator Shelley Moore Capito Leads to ADVANCE Nuclear Energy
The ADVANCE Act, which enjoys bipartisan, bicameral support, would reduce timelines for nuclear projects to come online and strengthen American leadership in nuclear energy innovation
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NuScale Gets a Win with SMRs for Data Centers in Ohio and Pennsylvania
"In addition to data centers, NuScale says its SMR technology is well-suited to supply energy for district heating, desalination, commercial-scale hydrogen production, and other process heat applications. In May, NuScale signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nucor Corporation to explore co-locating VOYGR power plants to provide baseload electricity to Nucor’s scrap-based electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mills. The companies said they will also explore an expanded manufacturing partnership through which Nucor, the largest steel producer and recycler of any type of material in North America, would supply Econiq, its net-zero steel products, for NuScale projects."
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Carbon Removal Isn’t Just for Corporations. Individuals Are Paying For It, Too
"Other carbon removal companies, from Undo Carbon in London to Noya in San Francisco, have also started selling services to individuals. Climeworks, for its part, has attracted nearly 20,000 individual buyers to participate in its carbon removal program since 2019. As it takes time for companies to build out infrastructure to remove carbon and undergo a third-party validation of their work, it’s not uncommon for buyers to wait for years until their purchases can be delivered."
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Nuclear Energy Is the Only Way to Achieve Maine’s Climate Goals
"Maine used to host a nuclear power plant that generated 119 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity — enough for the entire state’s energy needs. The Maine Yankee Atomic Power plant in Wiscasset provided good jobs and massive tax revenue for the town, with the plant contributing 91% of the town’s tax base in 1996. Plant employees who lived locally did not have to pay for their utilities, a great perk for many Wiscasset residents. After several referendums against the plant and maintenance that became too expensive to fix, Maine Yankee was closed in 1996. Today, almost 20 percent of Wiscasset residents live below the poverty line."
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North Carolina’s Pro-Growth Policies are Making it a Clean Energy Leader
The Tar Heel State is well positioned to lead the country in bringing the next generation of affordable, clean energy online.
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