“The world is focused on reducing carbon emissions now more than ever as policymakers prioritize getting all of the clean energy we can. But for the past 30 years, our nuclear plants—which provide nearly 55 percent of the carbon-free energy in the U.S.—have been quietly powering our way of life without carbon emissions and working to do so more efficiently.”
Dynamic Line Rating: Expanding Transmission Grid Capacity for Clean Energy
Jeff St. John of Greentech Media outlines the importance of dynamic line rating in developing a clean energy grid.
Coalition Aims for 25GW of Green Hydrogen by 2026
“ACWA Power, CWP Renewables, Envision, Iberdrola, Ørsted, Snam and Yara launched a coalition called the Green Hydrogen Catapult with the aim of deploying 25 gigawatts of renewables-based hydrogen production capacity by 2026.”
Battery startup QuantumScape claims breakthrough
“‘According to QuantumScape’s data, its cell can charge to 80 percent of capacity in 15 minutes, it retains more than 80 percent of its capacity after 800 charging cycles, it’s noncombustible, and it has a volumetric energy density of more than 1,000 watt-hours per liter at the cell level, which is nearly double the energy density of top-shelf commercial lithium-ion cells.’"
Toyota teases its first EV on new platform
"Toyota said it's working on six new purely electric vehicles, noting the platform is ‘highly versatile and easily adaptable for a range of product types.’"
There’s a Plan to Bury Asia’s Carbon Emissions Under The Sea
“Another Australian project, CarbonNet, has ambitions to store as much 5 million tons of carbon dioxide a year in the Bass Strait, off Australia’s southeast coast, and aims to be operational by 2030.”
5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Offshore Wind
"Land-based wind turbines have already had a massive impact in shifting the United States toward increased reliance on renewable energy. Offshore turbines will take wind energy to even greater heights."
The Future Of Carbon Capture Is In The Air
"The technology has been designed to be modular to achieve short construction times, which could be a key enabler for scaling the technology in the future. The company is also powering the plant with clean energy from ON Power’s Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plan, minimising the plant’s impact. This is the company’s largest plant so far, intended to capture around 4,000 tons of CO2 per year.”
Hyundai makes its move on electric vehicle tech
“Hyundai said models built on the platform will have range of over 310 miles and will be able to charge up to 80% within 18 minutes at high-speed charging stations.”
Engineers Are Building Huge Salt Caves to Store Huge Amounts of Hydrogen
“‘The project would initially have enough energy to power 150,000 households for one year and is scheduled to be operational by 2025.'"