"The stand-alone company, called Constellation, operates the nation’s largest fleet of nuclear-power plants and has plans for further growth by acquisition. But the nuclear plants, which have struggled to compete in recent years with cheaper natural-gas plants, as well as solar and wind farms, face uncertainty. Many now rely on state subsidies to survive."
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Britain Needs New Nuclear to End Reliance on China
Reforming nuclear regulations will help Britain reach net-zero goals, while lessening reliance on China.
6 electric aviation companies to keep on your radar
"Universal Hydrogen also landed a partnership with Connect Airlines in December to help it become the first zero-emission U.S.-based airline. The airline is purchasing 24 of Universal Hydrogen’s green hydrogen conversion kits to transition to an actual zero-emission operation. Universal Hydrogen has signed various other letters of intent with airline operators interested in purchasing its conversion kits."
Got Energy? Geopolitical Tension Might Change That…and the Shape of the Energy Transition
"Policy decisions will not be uniform, and the path of the energy transition will undoubtedly be bumpy with fits and starts along the way. Coming out of COP26, policymakers pledged to strengthen 2030 emissions targets by the end of 2022 rather than waiting for the formal 'stock taking' process, but a greater focus on reducing methane leakage is likely an indication that governments are growing skeptical that fossil fuels can be displaced quickly. Additionally, midterm elections in the US could derail the Biden Administration’s environmental agenda, proving all politics, even international environmental politics, are local."
Indian Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries To Invest $80 Billion In Renewable Energy Push
"Reliance Industries, a conglomerate controlled by Asia’s richest businessman, Mukesh Ambani, has signed an MoU with the government of Gujarat state to invest 5.9 trillion rupees ($80 billion) in green projects, according to a company announcement to the National Stock Exchange of India."
As Emissions Increase and the World Warms, What is America’s Climate Vision?
Removing domestic and global barriers to innovation, investment and deployment would really make 2022 the year of climate action.
Aviation startup ZeroAvia, backed by Amazon and Alaska Air, is building an R&D center near Seattle
"ZeroAvia, which launched in 2017, has R&D sites in Hollister, Calif. and Cotswold Airport in the United Kingdom. It conducted its first commercial-scale electric- and hydrogen-powered flight tests in 2020 in England with a six-passenger plane. In the coming weeks, Miftakhov said the company will be testing a 20-seat plane in the U.K., and later in California."
Germany and California’s Nuclear Mistakes
California and Germany have both made climate change a public policy priority. To reach their climate goals, they should embrace nuclear energy.
Intellectual Ventures spinoff Modern Electron raising cash for heat-to-electricity tech
Lisa Stiffler writes on GeekWire about an innovative energy efficiency startup. >>>READ: Gates-backed Fund Invests in Carbon Capture Startup<<< “Modern Electron has developed a heat-to-electricity converter that can generate power from sources including natural gas, biogas and green hydrogen. Its devices are paired with home furnaces and hot water tanks, capturing the appliances’ wasted heat...
Some of the biggest ‘green’ energy projects of 2021
Jeremy Beaman of The Washington Examiner recounts some of the biggest green energy projects of 2021. “Proponents of ‘green’ energy have good reason to be optimistic as they look back on 2021, a year that saw major new project announcements and billions of dollars in support pledged for carbon-free energy.” Read the full article here.
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