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Alliance Formed to Commercialize Solar Reforming Technologies to Convert Waste CO2 into Synthetic Fuel

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The alliance team members include Sandia National Laboratories, Renewable Energy Institute International (REII), Pacific Renewable Fuels, Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne (a United Technologies Division), Quanta Services, Desert Research Institute and Clean Energy Systems. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DOE offers nearly $2B in conditional loan guarantee commitments for two concentrating solar power plants; first US utility-scale deployment of Abengoa Solar Collector Assembly

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At 250 megawatts (MW) each, the projects’ combined capacity will double the US’ currently installed CSP capacity and displace a total of 40% of the output from a typical 500MW coal-fired plant. The Assembly was originally developed in connection with a DOE award provided by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

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Canada Launches Algal Biofuels Project

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Carbon2Algae eventually plans to operate algae photobioreactors that will capture carbon dioxide from facilities such as the Alberta oil sands or coal-fired power plants, and use these emissions to allow local strains of algae to thrive. Sixty-four species of algae have been collected and studied so far by the algal biofuels project.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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My first job out of college was at Renewable Northwest , which is a regional renewable energy advocacy group that operates in the northwest states and intervenes in state regulatory proceedings. So when Texas got hit by Uri, it couldn’t pull power from New Mexico or Colorado or further away in the Eastern Interconnection.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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In the second group, an additional 16 awards for a total of $185 million will help fund utility-scale energy storage projects that will enhance the reliability and efficiency of the grid, while reducing the need for new electricity plants. Demonstration of Isothermal Compressed Air Energy Storage to Support Renewable Energy Production.

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EV advocates support a just clean energy transition. The Mining Regulatory Clarity Act is not it.

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The Mining Law already deems mining to be the “highest and best use” of public land, above all other types of land use, including conservation, renewable energy development, natural carbon storage, recreation, grazing, and sacred/cultural sites. During the same December 12 hearing, the committee heard testimony on this bill as well.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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economy away from dependence on fossil fuels like petroleum, coal and natural gas to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. Driving that timeline is the shift to electric vehicles, which the Administration wants to account for 50 percent of all new cars sold by 2030.

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