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…critical carbon management infrastructure and technologies. Before joining ClearPath, she was a Project Manager for Adamantine Energy, where she worked to create and implement pragmatic decarbonization and risk mitigation strategies for: Oil and gas companies Utility companies Low-carbon energy developers Welcome, Kelsey!   3. Bureau of Land Management adopts categorical exclusions, expedites geothermal permitting This week, the Bureau of Land…

Most current energy storage technologies come in the form of batteries – and there is no more ubiquitous battery in the world than lithium ion. But while lithium batteries certainly has their uses, it’s unlikely they can fulfill the promise of clean energy sources – from renewables to nuclear. One reason is a serious concern over its supply chain. Lithium…

…the U.S. Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield and Pillsbury Law Firm Senior Associate Anne Leidich lay out 10 recommendations for lawmakers, policymakers and NRC to step up to this supply challenge in a recent white paper sponsored by ClearPath and the U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council. RELATED READ: ClearPath in-house nuclear expert Spencer Nelson back in April ticked…

…this. But only one – Petra Nova near Houston – is a power plant. Why? Because capturing and sending that carbon to oil fields isn’t easy or cheap.    In his latest digital whiteboard video, ClearPath Executive Director Rich Powell (with the visual assistance of Production Director Mitch Kersey) explains that the carbon emitted from far more power – up to…

…carbon capture technology.” She often talks about how her business will be a “carbon management company.” To date, the company is exploring commercial carbon capture projects that can pull carbon dioxide from cement facilities, new power plants, and even directly from the air. At ExxonMobil’s recent investor day, the company predicted a $2 trillion dollar market in carbon capture and…

…and easier to build. They do this by quickening permitting for carbon capture technologies, offshore wind and broadly for clean energy infrastructure (including pipelines, transmission and storage), as well as leasing for geothermal energy. Together, the effort is a comprehensive attempt to right-size the federal bureaucracy and remove barriers to market-competitive clean reliable energy deployment. They can also help the…

Monsoon rains lashed a hazy coastline as energy ministers gathered in Goa, India, for the G20 Energy Transitions Ministers’ Meeting last month for the latest rounds of deliberations, quarrels, and announcements about the world’s clean energy and climate future. Modest progress was made among the parties to acknowledge and advance the role of critical technologies like hydrogen and carbon capture…

…could accelerate commercial carbon capture development. The NPC establishes a vision of capturing 400 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year (that’s more than half the emissions produced by all U.S. cars). The report comes on the heels of a federal carbon capture credit extension that has stimulated new commercial interest in natural gas power with carbon capture, including…

The future of clean energy will depend on scaling up technologies that can store massive amounts of both constant-running nuclear and intermittent renewable power. In his latest video, ClearPath Executive Director Rich Powell tours various ideas to develop this grid-scale storage, from the typical ion battery to “rock trains” and “fire bricks.” Each of these types of storage – chemical,…

A widely popular and successful federal advanced energy agency now has its sights set on a new potential breakthrough: next-generation nuclear technologies. The Energy Department’s ARPA-E agency, among other actions, will seek to model crucial enabling technologies for advanced nuclear. That includes advanced manufacturing, automation and robotics. In his latest digital whiteboard video, ClearPath Executive Director Rich Powell explains how…