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SCOTUS Hears Arguments on EPA’s Purview Over Power Plant GHG Emissions

February 28, 2022 admin ace, biden, Business, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, D.C. Circuit, Environmental, EPA, Gas, ghg, Legislative, news, Obama, Scotus, Supreme Court, Trump, west virginia v. environmental protection agency

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:19:31 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a landmark case that could determine whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to broadly interpret the Clean Air Act (CAA) to establish carbon emission standards for coal, oil, and gas–fired power plants. Arguments in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (No. 20-1530) presented to […]

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Decarbonizing the World: Hydrogen Technology Is the Next Big Thing

February 23, 2022 admin Business, clean energy, climate change, decarbonization, electrolyzer, engineering, Environmental, full coverage, green hydrogen, hydrogen, International, news, renewable energy, Research and Development, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:37:20 +0000

Many experts believe hydrogen holds great promise as a clean energy resource that can help nations achieve carbon-free goals. Green hydrogen, which is made from water through electrolysis powered by renewable energy, could be used to decarbonize a wide range of hard-to-abate industries, including petrochemical, cement, and steel, which often require high temperatures and combustion […]

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Ethiopia Produces First Power at GERD Mega-Dam

February 20, 2022 admin africa, blue nile, Business, climate change, Egypt, Environmental, ethiopia, full coverage, gerd, grand ethiopian renaissance dam, Hydro, hydropower, International, news, Sudan, Technology, webuild

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:06:35 +0000

Ethiopia began delivering power from a 375-MW turbine at its flagship 5.15-GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Feb. 20, marking a significant milestone for the project that could become Africa’s largest hydropower producer. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the project in a celebration broadcast widely in the East African nation on Sunday. Officials […]

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Large-Scale Green Hydrogen Infrastructure System Unveiled for California

February 17, 2022 admin aliso canyon, climate change, cpuc, electrolyzers, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, hydeal, hydrogen, hydrogen networks, hydrogen pipelines, natural gas power, news, socalgas, Solar, southern california, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:25:34 +0000

SoCalGas, North America’s largest gas distribution utility, has unveiled the Angeles Link, a proposed green hydrogen energy infrastructure system for Southern California that it says could be the largest of its kind in the nation. The Angeles Link proposes to utilize between 25 GW and 35 GW of curtailed or new solar, wind, or battery […]

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White House Releases Guidance on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration

February 16, 2022 admin Carbon Capture, ccus, ceq, climate change, council on environmental quality, environment, Environmental, full coverage, news, white house

Credit to Author: Jared Wigginton| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 19:59:03 +0000

In conjunction with the Biden-Harris administration’s recent announcement of new agency actions to promote clean manufacturing, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on Feb. 16 published its Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Guidance (“Guidance”) in the Federal Register. Unlike traditional legal guidance documents, the Guidance addresses multiple federal agencies and provides numerous recommendations for efficiently […]

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Poland Secures NuScale SMR as Urgency for Nuclear Energy Ramps Up Across Central, Eastern Europe

February 16, 2022 admin AP1000, Bulgaria, Business, bwrx-300, central and eastern europe, climate change, Czech Republic, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, ge hitachi, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, NuScale, Poland, Renewables, Romania, Russia, supply chains, Technology, Ukraine, voygr, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:16:04 +0000

NuScale Power has signed a definitive commercial agreement with mining and processing firm KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. to deploy a VOYGR power plant of up to 924 MWe as early as 2029 to support KGHM’s copper and silver production in Poland. Under an “early works agreement” signed in a ceremony on Feb. 14 in the […]

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GE-Led Carbon Capture Project at Southern Company Site Gets DOE Funding

February 15, 2022 admin alabama power, basf, Business, Carbon Capture, ccus, climate change, engineering, Environmental, full coverage, Gas, ge, ge gas power, kiewit, linde, news, plant barry, Plant Design, Research and Development, Southern Company, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:42:43 +0000

A GE Gas Power front-end engineering design (FEED) study will receive $5,771,670 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management following successful completion of the award negotiation phase. The funding is focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) for power generation applications with a goal […]

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Nuclear, Natural Gas Included in EU Taxonomy—With Potentially Problematic Conditions

February 4, 2022 admin Business, climate change, complementary delegated act, Environmental, EU, full coverage, Gas, International, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, nuclear waste, taxonomy

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:57:17 +0000

Handing a muted victory to proponents of nuclear and gas, the European Commission (EC) on Feb. 2 adopted a measure that labels some nuclear and gas energy activity as climate-friendly investments. However, it set out strict, potentially limiting technical screening criteria for those activities to qualify, prompting pushback from the nuclear and gas industries. The […]

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Gas-Heavy ISO-New England Braces for Steep Influx of Wind, Solar, Storage

March 18, 2020 admin Business, carbon pricing, climate change, Coal, competitive markets, Environmental, ferc, Fuel, fuel security, Gas, infrastructure constraints, ISO New England, Markets, mystic, natural gas, news, Nuclear, pipelines, reliability, Renewables, rggi, Solar, state mandates, state subsidies, Technology, wholesale electricity markets, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:50:16 +0000

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While it is currently highly dependent on natural gas generation today, about 95% of ISO-New England’s (ISO-NE’s) interconnection request queue—a proposed total capacity of 20.9 GW—comprises wind, solar, and battery projects. That clearly indicates that developers in New England’s wholesale market “are looking to take advantage of state incentives, declining technology costs, and revenues from […]

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Exelon’s Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant Licensed for 80 Years—Will It Make It?

March 17, 2020 admin Business, courts, Environmental, Exelon, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, license extension, Markets, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, nuclear subsidies, peach bottom

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:31:18 +0000

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) granted a 20-year license extension for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 and 3. The extension authorizes the two reactors—both of which began commercial operation in 1974—to continue operating through 2054. “We are pleased with the NRC’s decision to grant a subsequent license renewal for Peach Bottom Units […]

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