"Deploying this technology will reduce emissions, said Heldebrant. But it could also help stir the development of other carbon capture technology and establish a market for CO2-containing materials. With such a market in place, carbon seized by anticipated direct air capture technologies could be better reconstituted into longer-lived materials."
"It's an ambitious timeline that will require arduous regulatory approvals and new infrastructure at airports. 'If we have all these beautiful engines with no fuel at the airports, nobody's gonna fly them,' he told Axios."
NuScale’s SMR design is the first to be cleared for use in the United States
"'Most recent storm systems don’t hold a candle to the kinds of extreme prolonged storms of the last century,' said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA. 'They do, however, point in the direction of the episodes of hydro-climate we can expect to see more of due to global warming.'"
"Touted as the first facility of its kind in the US, datacenters at the campus will be directly connected to the 2.5 gigawatt Susquehanna power plant 'without intermediation by legacy electric transmission and distribution utilities,' which the company claims will allow it to offer the most attractive energy rates in the country."
GM, Ford, Google, and other notable solar energy providers are teaming up to expand the use of 'virtual’ power plants (VPPs)
"REGEN Fiber has also begun recycling scrap materials from manufacturing of the blades. This scrap is processed into fibers that can be used for asphalt and composite products, the company said."
Allyson Chiu of The Washington Post reports on a new study from the University of Quebec on single-use coffee pods. “Packaging accounts for a much smaller share, the data shows. Here’s the math for pods: Manufacturing them and sending the used ones to a landfill generates about 33 grams of CO2 equivalent. Producing 11 grams...
"While Mill appears to be unique for providing a service that turns scraps back into food, there are other retail devices that churn up and dehydrate organic waste. That includes a $500 countertop, food waste composter by Lomi, and another version from Vitamix for $350. Both generate a product that can be added to garden soil."
"Companies pay a premium, sometimes 100 times more than basic credits, for the credits from Climeworks because there is more certainty they remove carbon from the atmosphere. The companies are also willing to pay more to help jump-start the industry, hoping that costs decline rapidly."
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