…injection compared to other types of injection. Key aspects of the Class VI program include extensive site characterization, costly construction and operation requirements, comprehensive monitoring, and stringent site closure requirements. Injection wells are regulated by the EPA unless a state or tribal agency has applied for and obtained primary responsibility to implement the program, otherwise known as primacy. To obtain…
…storage as an innovation success story. These types of agreements can jumpstart innovation from the lab to commercial success. Form Energy recently announced projects with utilities in Minnesota and Maine, in addition to nearing completion of their flagship factory at a former steel mill site in Weirton, WV. Quidnet recently received a SCALEUP Award from ARPA-E, and startups Antora and…
…regulatory activities. A focused ACRS process would reduce the number of routine reviews and concentrate committee attention on novel or safety-significant issues. Why it matters: Without focusing the ACRS on the most consequential issues related to new reactor licensing, the committee’s expertise and resources would be spread too thin and the committee’s review process could become a procedural bottleneck to…
…of Energy selected X-energy in 2020 as one of two ARDP awardees, the program provided up to 50% cost-sharing for a commercial-scale project. That federal partnership enabled X-energy to complete the engineering and basic design of its reactor and fuel fabrication facility, navigate licensing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and recently begin construction on its TRISO-X fuel fabrication facility…
…aims to produce more than 90 megawatts in Phase I and as much as 400 megawatts of power by 2028. Beyond this partnership, Fervo recently placed into service a 5-MW site in Nevada to support Google data centers. Chevron New Energies: The company is looking to prove innovative drilling and stimulation techniques to access resources in an existing geothermal field…
…existing grid by load-following or using thermal energy storage. Free Market Competition For the U.S. to regain nuclear energy competitiveness internationally, we need a product. Even with recent policy changes, like the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) lifting its restriction on nuclear financing, without a cost-competitive product, countries are unlikely to take the financial risk to build a U.S. design…
…plant in Burns Harbor, Indiana. Another project is aiming to capture 2 million tonnes of CO2 annually from a cement kiln and a natural gas-fired steam generator at Lafarge Holcim’s cement production site in Florence, Colorado. Finally, a company based in Danbury, Connecticut is also completing an initial engineering design study for Linde-BASF to capture CO2 at a commercial hydrogen…
ClearPath Action Rundown May 26, 2023 Have a great Memorial Day Weekend! 1. Rich testifies on international energy investments ClearPath Chief Executive Officer Rich Powell testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions in a hearing titled, “International Financial Institutions in an Era of Great Power Competition.” Rich’s…
…in Commercial Real Estate and Commercial Executive Magazine’s Women in Power in 2015 and 2023 Gov. Doug Ducey’s (R-AZ) Water Augmentation Council Gov. Katie Hobbs’ (D-AZ) Water Policy Council “Cheryl is a truly respected and trusted voice on clean energy, sustainable economic development, and environmental law, and we are thrilled to have such a seasoned expert joining us at ClearPath,”…
…families in the United States who have lost someone in this pandemic. We appreciate the leadership of this Committee, as well as your colleagues, in taking swift and decisive action, and are grateful for the hard work and sacrifice of America’s healthcare workers and first responders working tirelessly to combat COVID-19. As this Committee considers its part in a serious…
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