November 24, 2024

Technology

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EPA Power Plant Proposal Gets Mixed Reception in Comments
EPA received comments on its proposal to regulate greenhouse gases from power plants, with some, including ISO/RTOs, arguing the proposal needed major improvements to preserve reliability.
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Summit Showcases New Technologies to Accelerate Industrial Decarb
New technologies upend conventional wisdom that heavy industry — cement, steel, petrochemicals — will be hard to abate or require carbon capture. But how fast can they scale?
Rhodium Group
IRA Gets US Emissions Close to Pledged Levels, Report Finds
The IRA is pushing carbon cuts like no other enacted policy in the U.S.,  but more needs to be done to meet the international pledges from the Paris Agreement, Rhodium Group said in a report.
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New York Seeks to Define Zero Emissions
New York is looking at a broader array of solutions as fossil plants retire and not enough renewables come online.
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Maryland Climate Report Lays out Pathways to Achieving Goals
A report lays out a long list of actions Maryland could take to reach the GHG-reduction and clean energy targets set out in its climate law.
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Critical Minerals Sector Meeting Sharply Higher Demand
A new IEA report shows sharp increase in critical minerals production and flags potential headwinds to continued growth.
Energy Futures Initiative
Moniz Calls for ‘Substantial Effort’ on Bioenergy with Carbon Capture
Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz says BECCS is needed because "every damn tenth of a degree is really important," but environmentalists say the technology is not carbon negative.
Electric Power Research Institute
How Much Energy It Will Take to Electrify Trucking
Achieving net zero emissions from transportation by 2050 will require an additional 1,800 terawatt-hours per year, the Electric Power Research Institute said.
DOE
DOE Releases National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap
Got hydrogen? DOE has issued "a comprehensive framework for accelerating the production, processing, delivery, storage and use of clean hydrogen."
Sandia National Laboratories
Long-duration Energy Storage Seen as Key to Future Grid
Industry and Department of Energy experts say long-duration energy storage is key to growing renewable energy and fixing the new transmission project backlog.

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