Clean Hydrogen: A Trend Built for the Long Haul
What’s old is new isn’t just true for fashion (and advanced nuclear reactors, for that matter). Hydrogen is making a ferocious comeback with a twist after going out of style nearly a decade ago. Instead of hydrogen-powered passenger cars, the hydrogen hype of today promises a holistic path for power, industrial, and transportation decarbonization.
WATCH: Rich Proposes Conservative Clean Energy Solutions on NewsmaxTV
ClearPath Executive Director Rich Powell joined NewsmaxTV to examine President Biden’s first 100 days, executive orders and the proposed infrastructure package. Rich encouraged the Administration and Congress to focus on bipartisan clean energy innovation solutions. Watch the clip here.
ClearPath Joins 100+ Organizations Urging Congress to Invest More in Clean Energy Innovation
This week, ClearPath joined more than 100 energy and environmental groups urging Congressional leaders and top appropriators to boost clean energy innovation at the U.S. Department of Energy. Signers included major industry associations such as the American Petroleum Institute, Edison Electric Institute, Nuclear Energy Institute, Portland Cement Association, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Solar Energy Industries Association, American Clean Power Association and many of their member companies. Read the letter
Two ClearPath Policy Analysts Named to Atlantic Council Women Leaders in Energy Fellowship
ClearPath Policy Analysts Natalie Houghtalen and Jena Lococo were selected to the 2021 cohort of the Atlantic Council Women Leaders in Energy Fellowship, a one-year program for rising female leaders in the energy and climate field with an interest in policy. Read more about the fellowship
ClearPath Managing Policy Director Appointed to Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
We are pleased to congratulate Jeremy Harrell for being appointed to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC). REEEAC, which sits as an advisory body under the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, advises the Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, regarding the development and administration of programs and policies to expand the competitiveness of U.S. exports of renewable energy and energy efficiency goods and services.
Learn more about REEEAC here.
View the full list of REEEAC Charter 6 (2020-2022) Members here.
Rich’s Take
“We are incredibly excited for Jeremy to have a seat at the table representing ClearPath and American manufacturing and service companies in the clean energy sector. ClearPath works to develop and advance policies that bolster American competitiveness by ensuring the technologies invented in America can be built here and exported globally, and we value the opportunity to engage with the Executive Branch on these important issues.” Read our press release here.
Kairos Power and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Team Up for Advanced Reactor Demonstration
Yesterday, Kairos Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced a plan to work together to deploy a nuclear demonstration reactor, named Hermes, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Deploying Hermes will help deliver a future cost-competitive commercial advanced reactor and ensure nuclear power remains an affordable, dispatchable form of electricity. TVA generates more than 40 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, and is recognized as a national leader in nuclear power with the third largest nuclear fleet in the U.S. Read more
DOE Seeking Private Partnership Interest for Nuclear Energy Demonstrations
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), along with Battelle Energy Alliance, the managing and operating contractor for DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), are seeking Expressions of Interest from industry stakeholders regarding a potential multi-phase demonstration program for innovative uses of nuclear energy with the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) and the Crosscutting Technology Development Integrated Energy Systems program in DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy. Read more
E&E News: Dominion wins approval for 20-year reactor extension
Although we sadly lost the final nuclear reactor at Indian Point in New York this month, there was great news out of Virginia that Dominion Energy Inc. can continue running the Surry Power Station for another 20 years. Surry generates 1,676-megawatts of clean, reliable nuclear power for Virginia and North Carolina consumers. Read more
Mercatus: Does the U.S. Need Biden’s Clean Energy Industrial Policy to Compete with China?
The Mercatus Center published a column by Pasquale DiFrancesco on how the Administration and Congress should focus on innovation and regulatory reform when tackling industrial emissions policy. Read more
Nuclear Innovation Showcased at NRC Annual Conference
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) hosted its 33rd Annual Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) The Power of Possibility in March and has published this helpful website to watch and read what you need to know if you missed the conference. The RIC brings together nearly 3,000 stakeholders from other government agencies, industry, international organizations, and the general public from around the world to showcase the wave of innovation and transformation at the NRC.
Fusion Industry Association Announces Independent Incorporation and Expansion
The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) announced this week they will incorporate as an independent non-profit association representing the private fusion industry with the goal of further commercializing fusion energy. Read the FIA announcement
Fossil Industry is Finding Its Climate Footing
2020 was a record year for carbon capture policy – and markets. After several years of dormancy – America’s largest utilities, industrial manufacturers, agriculture companies, financial institutions and even tech leaders are increasingly making carbon capture a fundamental pillar of their long-term business strategies. Energy companies have invested in and developed this technology for decades, and so far this year, we’ve seen a big wave of private sector investments. Read more in our latest blog, Fossil Industry is Finding Its Climate Footing by ClearPath Policy Analyst Jena Lococo.
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