For the first time in 50 years, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a construction permit for a new type of nuclear test reactor. Kairos Power will be able to build their molten salt-cooled Hermes demonstration reactor in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. www.thecooldown.com/green-busine... 🔌💡 ⚛️

More than metals and rare earths, geopolitical risks to cross border imbalance markets will need to be resolved

Excited to share a new paper in ES&T! In short: using supercritical CO2 for geothermal heat extraction can support geologic CO2 storage while providing clean energy.  Led by PhD student Lily Liu, with Ohio State and Michigan, and funding from the Sloan Foundation. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Orlando, Florida, is on the front line of an industry trend as major employers like Universal and Disney look to close the area's workforce housing gap.

John Kerry to retire as top US climate negotiator https://on.ft.com/4b9qA2H

Battery storage in Ercot

FYI: Battery storage connected to California's grid (@California_ISO) is now over 13% of peak demand in (7 GW vs 52 GW peak). And they added 1 GW in November & December 2023 alone. This happened fast! Source: twitter.com/jdeely/statu...

MIT Technology Review @techreview just named heat pumps 1 of 10 breakthrough technologies for 2024. Their potential is huge: heat pumps can cut 500m tonnes CO2 globally in 2030- as much as pulling all cars in Europe today off the roads. www.technologyreview.com/2024/01/08/1...

My 2024 watchlist: Biden admin on LNG terminal approval process shifts; solid state batteries; Granular Certificate Trading Alliance for hourly clean energy recs; solid state batteries;China EVs; SEC re climate risk; 24 countries’ H2 strategies www.woodmac.com/podcasts/the...

“much of the geopolitical analysis around energy transition has focused on supply chains for input metals and materials to clean tech”…we argue in new working paper that “Electricity sabotage represents a distinct but related concern” medium.com/nyuspscga/ge...

A combination of climate change and infrastructure is to blame for critical shipping delays at the Panama Canal. A controversial plan to fix the problem could cost billions and take years — if it's even possible

Ny Times Interactive on global electricity mix www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Debate on dairy digester LCSF credits intensifies insideclimatenews.org/news/2812202...

US EV tax credits apply to most top selling models

I discuss incredible progress of China’s EV sector on The Energy Gang www.woodmac.com/podcasts/the...

BYD firm to watch In 2024. Seeks 10% of global EV market www.ft.com/content/2252...

On latest The Energy Gang I talk about growth in China’s EV sector and how BYD poised to be world’s largest seller www.woodmac.com/podcasts/the...

H2 rules : new clean electricity produced in the same region of a hydrogen facility. In 2028, eligible projects will need to match the electricity used to produce hydrogen with new clean electricity production on a strict hourly basis. www.eenews.net/articles/bid...

Grid Strategies report on new manufacturing and data centers to raise US electric demand worth a read www.utilitydive.com/news/electri...

Little progress on renewables transmission backlog n www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...

China’s solar installations still booming but coal also it’s back up www.pv-magazine.com/2023/12/16/w...

Canada moves ahead towards zero emission cars as global EV count hits 14 million, up 35 % from year ago www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

From Robbie Orvis and I New LCOE calculations under IRA now and 2030

My New research topic - geopolitics of electricity trade across borders www.youtube.com/watch?v=S362...

China’s first high temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor enters commercial operation, China Huaneng Group Co.’s 200-megawatt unit at Shidao Bay www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 🔌💡

World Bank President Ajay Banga #VCM "Developing countries should get paid for the climate benefits they provide... We have to get this market done".

US oil production is up, bringing geopolitical benefits and helping w inflation but Permian barrels are carbon intensive (flaring) and new boom jobs fewer (robotics, digital, mergers)

My latest working paper on the geopolitics of electricity- Baltics grids and the electricity weapon medium.com/nyuspscga/el...

Today at COP28 in Dubai, we heard big announcements on climate finance, nuclear energy and a new oil and gas industry alliance to cut emissions. Catch up on more highlights ➡️ bloom.bg/417eYbv We've unlocked our Green news and features during the summit. Create a free account or sign in to read.

Oil's wild ride is being driven by a disruptive band of bot traders. An opaque group of algorithmic money managers with large positions are whipsawing prices

Today I learned that Houston is becoming *too hot* for mosquitoes. So we’ve got that going for us, I guess? From Axios Houston newsletter.