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Big Data Meets Big Green: Data Centers and Carbon Removal Compete for Zero-Emission Energy

Artificial intelligence, data centers, carbon removal and zero-emission power may sound like a winning line (plus the Free Space) on a 2024 Buzzword Bingo card. But the concepts have come into dramatic real-world tension as...more

Lithium for Batteries from Geothermal Brine

If all goes as planned, solar, wind and other clean energy technologies will help us abandon carbon emissions for good. But many green power sources perform their best only when nature cooperates, so an important (and...more

Enhanced Geothermal Energy Could Be the Next Zero-Carbon Hero

Hydrogen, solar, wind—and even microwave beams from outer space—are a few of the alternative energies being explored as the world strives to cut the cord on carbon emissions. Recently, advancements in geothermal energy...more

Treasury Department Announces Process and Timetable to Allocate $6 Billion in Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credits

The application cycle for Treasury to award this round of credits will soon open, providing applicants an opportunity to receive significant funding for clean energy, industrial decarbonization and critical materials...more

Nuclear Energy Agency Announces Publication of the Small Modular Reactor Dashboard

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Dashboard provides analysis of 21 SMR designs and their progress towards deployment and commercialization. The Dashboard looks beyond technology readiness level...more

Department of Energy Opens Second Award Cycle for Civil Nuclear Credit Program

DOE announces opening of the second round awards cycle of the Civil Nuclear Credit Program. Eligibility for this round is not restricted to applicants who have publicly announced intentions to retire, thus expanding...more

DOE Establishes High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) Consortium

Consortium membership is free and open to entities involved in any stage of the nuclear fuel cycle. The HALEU Consortium will bring together stakeholders to work with the DOE and support the availability of HALEU for...more

The Senate Ratifies the Kigali Amendment, Strengthening U.S. Commitment to Phase Down Hydrofluorocarbons

Ratification of the Kigali Amendment formally commits the U.S. to a global effort to significantly reduce production and use of HFCs and reinforces the aggressive domestic HFC phasedown begun last year by the AIM...more

DOE Announces $50 Million Award for the Design of a Fusion Pilot Plant

The September 2022 launch of this public-private partnership is the first step toward realizing the Biden Administration’s bold decadal vision for commercial fusion energy. Total planned funding is up to $50 million for...more

Senate Democrats Announce Breakthrough Bill on Energy, Climate, Tax Reform and Prescription Drug Pricing

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would constitute a historic investment in the U.S. clean energy industry. If passed, the bill would be the biggest and most significant climate and energy bill ever passed by Congress....more

Department of Energy Accepting Applications for Civil Nuclear Credit Program (Update)

Owners or operators of nuclear reactors that wish to be certified to receive credits under the Civil Nuclear Credit Program should review DOE guidance and plan to submit their applications by July 5, 2022. The Department...more

Hydrogen Industry Gets New Opportunity to Comment on FERC Pipeline Approval Policy

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has reopened the comment period for its natural gas infrastructure policy statements, giving the hydrogen industry a chance to champion policies that could promote hydrogen...more

DOE Set to Accelerate Clean Hydrogen Technologies

The Department of Energy has released two Requests for Information soliciting feedback and recommendations on the $9.5 billion-dollar clean hydrogen programs established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The...more

Sixth and Eighth Circuits Confirm the Broad Applicability of the Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act

Recent federal court decisions in the Sixth and Eighth circuits affirm holdings in other circuits - The Sixth Circuit, in Matthews v. Centrus Energy Corporation, affirmed that the Price-Anderson Act broadly preempts state...more

DOE Requests Comments on the Price-Anderson Act

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has requested comments regarding the Price-Anderson Act (PAA) to assist it in preparation of a Congressionally mandated report regarding reauthorization. The Department of Energy is...more

Hydrogen Powers Its Way from Proof of Concept to Reality in Real Estate

Hydrogen is the new buzzword in every industry, and real estate is no exception. Hydrogen does not emit carbon dioxide when burnt and could therefore help reduce the climate impact of buildings, which in aggregate represent...more

Federal Support for Defense Uses of Advanced Nuclear

Summary of the EO - On January 12, 2021, former President Trump issued an EO on Promoting Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration. The EO directs the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of...more

Considerations for Regulation of Fusion-Based Power Generation Devices

With advances in technology, the long sought-after development of fusion power, which promises a limitless, carbon-free source of energy for the future, finally appears within reach. Over two-dozen private companies are...more

DOE Announces Its Hydrogen Plan

The Hydrogen Program Plan establishes a strategic framework to coordinate DOE’s hydrogen research, development and demonstration activities. The Hydrogen Program Plan affirms DOE’s commitment to developing the technologies...more

Wyoming Governor Signs Law Allowing Retiring Fossil Plants to Be Replaced with Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

On March 13, 2020, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed House Bill 74 (HB 74) into law. After the Governor signed HB 74, it became House Enrolled Act 60....more

Wyoming House Bill 74: Replacing Retiring Energy Sources with Small Nuclear Reactors

On March 10, 2020, the Wyoming legislature passed House Bill 74 (HB 74). If signed into law, HB 74 will allow utilities and other power plant owners to replace retiring coal and natural gas electric generation plants with...more

Department of Energy Moves Forward on its New Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program - DOE is seeking information to shape its...

- DOE will be issuing Demonstration Awards of approximately $80 million to two teams seeking to develop, construct, and demonstrate advanced reactors, as well as two to five Risk Reduction awards worth a total of $30 million...more

Deployment of SMRs: Key Market Trends for Consideration

Any strategy for the successful deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) must thoroughly consider the current trends affecting the burgeoning market for SMRs....more

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