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…panels to be durable so they last for decades instead of years. The first commercial use will come in the next few years, adding perovskite solar on top of silicon solar to make it more efficient.33 Later could come pure perovskite solar panels, that could be as cheaply printed as newspaper. FuelCell Energy – Demo plant: 2025 FuelCell Energy, now…

…focus on enforcement instead of process. The U.S. also has an incredibly robust inspection and audit capability so projects will not get away with compromising environmental safety. The key here is that companies who are going to invest billions of dollars to build critical energy infrastructure and projects will ensure they are complying…and actually build. The Administration has recognized the…

…apply that same logic to carbon dioxide emissions across a variety of products. It supports corporate commitments, emerging state and local goals, and consumer preferences. Third, create conditions for U.S. manufacturers to thrive. Some industries operate on very low margins and face immense international competition. We cannot disadvantage American industry by saddling them with extra compliance costs or more expensive…

…years and years of permitting and litigation losses, the project was deemed impossible to complete. Most recently, the Vineyard Wind project, the first large-scale offshore wind project in the United States, finally received approval from the federal government after what seemed to be an endless permitting process. To Reach Decarbonization Goals, The U.S. Will Need To Significantly Scale Up Carbon…

…the commercial market encouraging widespread adoption. The federal government has long been a facilitator of innovative technology deployment. In heavy industry, the Manufacturing USA Institutes have been a successful tool in advancing cutting-edge solutions. Manufacturing USA Institutes is a national network of institutes, each with a unique technological concentration, sponsored by the Department of Commerce (DOC), Department of Defense (DOD),…

…expand the sector. Here are my two cents at the outset. When I and others at ClearPath visited many of our national labs a couple of years ago, I came away with a renewed belief that the clean energy challenge is incredibly complicated – but doable thanks to the immense expertise we have housed in our labs, especially in nuclear….

…These advanced reactors must be proven domestically before they are exported and sold to compete against Russia and China in the international nuclear energy market. American leadership, innovative technologies, and strong safety and security standards are the comparative advantages that the U.S. wields against our adversaries. New nuclear energy is coming online globally, but the United States must do more…

This op-ed was originally published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on March 5, 2022. Click here to read the entire piece. As war in Europe underscores the importance of secure energy supply chains, some good news from Nevada shows how the United States can boost domestic supplies of critical minerals and reduce dependence on foreign adversaries, such as Russia and…

…removing this existing CO2 needs to be part of the discussion. The good news is there are tremendously exciting activities and technology developments happening to address this challenge. “Carbon dioxide removal” or “CDR” is becoming a common term in climate and clean energy policy discussions. But what is it? ClearPath is beginning to tackle the what, but also the how….

…news. Combine that with the climate impacts in the U.S. and around the world, you can understand why younger generations are less likely to oppose nuclear energy. They view both climate action and energy independence as extremely important, and are more flexible on taking an all-of-the-above approach to clean energy solutions. As noted in the chart below, ages 18-54 hold…