The innovations and growth of the geothermal heating sector promise ever-new and cost-effective ways of reducing emissions.
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Long-duration energy storage to get $350M boost from Dept. of Energy
Julian Spector of Canary Media reports on energy storage funding through the Department of Energy. “In the habitually cautious utility space, track records count. No utility wants to bet its grid reliability on some new gadget only to see it fail to reach completion or fall apart at a crucial moment. And financiers hesitate to fund...
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NET Power Announces its First Utility-Scale Clean Energy Power Plant Integrated with CO2 Sequestration
"NET Power’s transformational technology produces power while inherently capturing nearly all emissions with its patented oxy-fuel combustion and supercritical CO2 cycle. These plants produce clean, on-demand power at low cost and address critical issues of air quality and land use, virtually eliminating air emissions including nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and carbon dioxide (CO2)."
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Carbon Engineering begins work on supporting multi-million tonne Direct Air Capture facilities in South Texas
"CE has been contracted by its U.S. development partner, 1PointFive, for the front-end planning and engineering of a one-megatonne DAC facility that is intended to be replicated into multi-million tonne deployments. The design is being adapted from the first large-scale, commercial facility to use CE’s DAC technology, which is already under construction in the Texas Permian Basin, and is anticipated to form the basis of accelerated large-scale deployments in the U.S."
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Could Desalination Present a Solution to Rising Sea Levels?
Opening the door to private investment in desalination could mitigate rising sea levels and water scarcity.
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How C16 Biosciences is Revolutionizing the $61 Billion Palm Oil Industry
The launch of C16’s next-generation oil is yet another instance of private sector innovation creating solutions to reduce emissions, protect wildlife, and promote healthier lifestyles.
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Georgia-Pacific Develops New Tech to Reduce Landfill Waste
America has a garbage problem, but it is not without a solution. It is a testament to innovation that a company known for single-use products is championing a new way of dealing with waste.
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Eggs found to remove salt and microplastics from seawater
"Other proteins also worked indicating that the material can potentially be produced in large quantities relatively cheaply and without impacting the food supply. Now, the researchers are focused on refining the fabrication process so it can be used in water purification on a larger scale."
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Accelerating climate-smart practices on U.S. dairy farms
"In addition, the solutions to dramatically reduce U.S. dairy’s GHG footprint, including methane, are emerging and largely exist. These practices include a host of interventions such as digesters, which convert methane from manure into renewable natural gas; feed additives to help minimize the effect of enteric ("cow burp") emissions; energy efficiencies across dairy operations; and regenerative farming techniques that can improve soil health and potentially capture carbon in the soils."
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Pacific Northwest is a hub for fusion companies chasing power’s ‘holy grail’
"To create fusion, one must first generate a plasma — a superheated gas and the most energetic of the four states of matter — where two nuclei smash into each other, forming a new atom and releasing energy. Plasmas are created in a wide variety of devices that can reach temperatures hotter than the sun and must contain the reactions for a sufficient amount of time. The energy given off by the reactions is captured and converted into electricity."