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…million grant from DOE, Terrapower is developing the molten chloride reactor with Southern Company, aiming for a 2030 demo reactor.30 In a prime example also of direct partnering with a U.S. company and technology, China completed a joint venture agreement with Terrapower to develop a world-first travelling wave nuclear reactor, which is a different technology from the molten chloride reactor…

Roughly one-third of global emissions come from the manufacturing sector—more than electricity, agriculture, or transportation. By 2030, industrial facilities are expected to be the top source of U.S. emissions, too, exceeding those from both power plants and vehicles. If we want to meaningfully reduce carbon dioxide emissions around the world using American technology — the industrial sector is a great…

…the U.S. Commercial Service and SelectUSA can further empower American businesses on the global stage. ON Power: As Iceland’s largest geothermal energy producer, ON Power’s Hellisheiði and Nesjavellir plants demonstrate large-scale, reliable geothermal power. Their commitment to a circular economy through partnerships with Carbfix and Climeworks showcases how resource efficiency can be maximized. This mirrors efforts by U.S. leaders like…

…fellowships and Congressional fellowships, participants gain real-world exposure to policymaking and clean energy innovation. Congressional fellows are placed in key conservative offices, committees and caucuses on Capitol Hill to support energy policy development, while internal fellows and interns contribute directly to ClearPath’s mission. A key component of CCLP is to help emerging professionals gain first-hand experience, expand their energy education…

…Ashley Higgins, Mike Davin Photo Credit: Mark Lopez, Argonne National Laboratory As part of the visit, the delegation toured the Materials Engineering Research Facility, which develops economically viable processes to enable private-sector commercialization of advanced materials for various purposes, including advanced energy storage. Staff also visited Argonne’s Leadership Computing Facility, home to some of the world’s fastest supercomputers, including the…

Energy sector innovation and broader efforts to address climate change should resemble the best of the tech start-ups in the U.S.: fast, disruptive, exciting and good for consumers. But the complexity of the energy tax code and market can stymie American ingenuity. A new bipartisan bicameral bill championed by top Finance Committee Republican Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Finance Committee…

…that agency actions are legal and direct agencies involved in CO2 storage to clarify how CO2 companies can access pore space. Clarifying storage in basalt formations: Though saline formations are a popular route for carbon sequestration, basalt is another known formation well-suited for carbon dioxide sequestration, sometimes referred to as “in-situ mineralization”. In-situ mineralization has been demonstrated as a viable option to store gigatons of…

Federal and private sector investments have unlocked exciting carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) development opportunities. Projects like the Lone Cypress Hydrogen Project in California, or the Air Products Clean Energy Complex in Louisiana plan to make hydrogen from natural gas while sequestering the carbon dioxide (CO2). Another project like the Navigator CO2 pipeline has the potential to deliver 15…

…ft2 R&D center in Somerville, MA. In 2020, Form announced a partnership with Great River Energy to build a 1 MW battery pilot project in Cambridge, Minnesota, which Form expects to complete in 2023. Form expects to offer larger commercial scale systems in 2024. Form Energy’s story shows how federal funding for emerging technologies can successfully complement private sector investment….

U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Below is my testimony before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, entitled “Opportunities and Challenges for Deploying Innovating Battery and Non-Battery Technologies for Energy Storage”. on September 22, 2022. Watch Spencer’s Opening Remarks Good morning Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and members of the Committee. My name is Spencer Nelson, and…