Prediction: Coal has fallen. Nuclear is next then Oil.

[RSpanner]

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has directed the staff to issue a final rule that certifies NuScale’s small modular reactor design for use in the United States. The certification’s effective date is 30 days after the NRC publishes the rule in the Federal Register.
maybe this has been posted, I don't know.

US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor design

NuScale will get the final approval nearly six years after starting the process.

arstechnica.com

 

[eevee-fan]

Marlboro company close to delivering first-ever liquid metal battery

It's called Ambri and it's an idea that has been years in the making.

www.cbsnews.com

Dang, I was hoping liquid metal tech would make Tesla that turns into a TeslaBot possible.

 

[DrGriz]

Marlboro company close to delivering first-ever liquid metal battery

It's called Ambri and it's an idea that has been years in the making.

www.cbsnews.com

Dang, I was hoping liquid metal tech would make Tesla that turns into a TeslaBot possible.

This is of interest to me because Ambri has a deal with the Canadian gold mining company Ponzi scheme that wants to reopen a gold mine in the area known as Stibnite in the county where I live. "Stibnite" is antimony sulfide. Antimony is a common leftover from gold mining. But processing it is it is so toxic that, outside of a small facility in Montana, afaik, it is mainly processed in China where they don't worry about such things. It is a major question whether or not it can be scaled up, as alluded to in the article. The antimony here in Idaho could be used to make batteries to power 1 million homes for 20 years. But then what? The antimony is depleted and...

Well, the way they separate gold from antimony is cyanide leaching

As Miners Chase Clean-Energy Minerals, Tribes Fear a Repeat of the Past

Mining the minerals that may be needed for a green energy revolution could devastate tribal lands. The Biden administration will be forced to choose.

www.nytimes.com

 

[eevee-fan]

This is of interest to me because Ambri has a deal with the Canadian gold mining company Ponzi scheme that wants to reopen a gold mine in the area known as Stibnite in the county where I live. "Stibnite" is antimony sulfide. Antimony is a common leftover from gold mining. But processing it is it is so toxic that, outside of a small facility in Montana, afaik, it is mainly processed in China where they don't worry about such things. It is a major question whether or not it can be scaled up, as alluded to in the article. The antimony here in Idaho could be used to make batteries to power 1 million homes for 20 years. But then what? The antimony is depleted and...

Well, the way they separate gold from antimony is cyanide leaching

As Miners Chase Clean-Energy Minerals, Tribes Fear a Repeat of the Past

Mining the minerals that may be needed for a green energy revolution could devastate tribal lands. The Biden administration will be forced to choose.

www.nytimes.com

Is antimoney a consumable?!?

 

[DrGriz]

Is antimoney a consumable?!?

Dude.

 

[eevee-fan]

When life gives you lemons...

But if you get something else,

Storengy chooses MAN Energy Solutions methanation reactor to produce syngas at French wastewater treatment plant

MAN Energy Solutions will provide a methanation unit for a wastewater treatment plant in Pau, France. A public call for tenders by the urban community of Pau Bearn, Pyrénées —related to the construction of a new sludge-treatment unit for a wastewater treatment plant—has been won by a temporary...

www.greencarcongress.com

 

[DrGriz]

When life gives you lemons...

But if you get something else,

Storengy chooses MAN Energy Solutions methanation reactor to produce syngas at French wastewater treatment plant

MAN Energy Solutions will provide a methanation unit for a wastewater treatment plant in Pau, France. A public call for tenders by the urban community of Pau Bearn, Pyrénées —related to the construction of a new sludge-treatment unit for a wastewater treatment plant—has been won by a temporary...

www.greencarcongress.com

Sounds like a good process. Burning methane does produce carbon dioxide, but it must not be much.

 

[eevee-fan]

Ford and DTE Energy announce largest renewable energy purchase in US history

Ford and DTE Energy are taking a massive step in the fight against climate change. The automaker and Detroit-based energy...

electrek.co

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Ford and DTE Energy announce largest renewable energy purchase in US history

Ford and DTE Energy are taking a massive step in the fight against climate change. The automaker and Detroit-based energy...

electrek.co

Oh, and they'll likely save a ton of money.

 

[mspohr]

Oh, and they'll likely save a ton of money.

Nice how solar is cheaper so they can save money while signaling virtue.

 

[eevee-fan]

pv magazine International: Growing consensus on 100% renewables – pv magazine International.

Growing consensus on 100% renewables

An international group of researchers from 15 universities has said that there is growing consensus among scientists that an energy system based on 100% renewables could be achieved cost effectively by 2050.

www.pv-magazine.com

 

[Dave EV]

More solar + batteries on the way in the Hawaii - 60 MW solar / 240 MWh batteries coming online next year. The kicker is that the PPA is selling the energy from the plant to HECO for only $0.08 / kWh - far below the cost of fossil fuel electricity in Hawaii...

AES breaks ground in Hawaii on two large-scale solar-plus-storage plants

Construction has begun on two large-scale solar projects paired with battery storage in Hawaii through AES Corporation.

www.energy-storage.news

 

[mspohr]

Judge revives Obama-era ban on coal sales from US lands

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday reinstated a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands that was imposed under former President Barack Obama and then scuttled under former President Donald Trump, in an order that marked a major setback to the already struggling coal industry.

apnews.com

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday reinstated a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands that was imposed under former President Barack Obama and then scuttled under former President Donald Trump, in an order that marked a major setback to the already struggling coal industry. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Morris requires government officials to conduct a new environmental review before they can resume coal sales from federal lands. Morris faulted the government’s previous review of the program, done under Trump, for failing to adequately consider the climate damage from coal’s greenhouse gas emissions and other effects. Almost half the nation’s annual coal production — some 260 million tons last year — is mined by private companies from leases on federal land, primarily in Western states such as Wyoming, Montana and Colorado.

 

[mspohr]

California governor proposes $1.4 billion loan to keep nuclear plant open

The proposal, which would have to be introduced as a bill in the state legislature, is the latest in a series of steps California has made this year to reconsider its 2016 decision to retire the Diablo Canyon power plant by 2025. California wants to produce all of its electricity from clean...

news.yahoo.com

California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing to give PG&E Corp a $1.4 billion government loan to extend the life of a nuclear power plant it runs by as much as a decade as the state seeks to shore up electric reliability while moving away from fossil fuels, his office said on Friday. The proposal, which would have to be introduced as a bill in the state legislature, is the latest in a series of steps California has made this year to reconsider its 2016 decision to retire the Diablo Canyon power plant by 2025.

 

[eevee-fan]

Another benefit of switching to renewables... fossil fuel is used to make fertilizer.

BTW, no mention of Brawndo in the video, weird!

 

[mspohr]

Every Dollar Spent on This Climate Technology Is a Waste Opinion | Every Dollar Spent on This Climate Technology Is a Waste

What the technology, known as C.C.S., also does is allow for the continued production of oil and natural gas at a time when the world should be ending its dependence on fossil fuels. The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden said he will sign this week, does more to cut fossil fuel use and fight climate change than any previous legislation by expanding renewable energy, electric cars, heat pumps and more. But the law also contains a counterproductive waste of money, backed by the fossil fuel industry, to subsidize C.C.S.

 

[DrGriz]

Every Dollar Spent on This Climate Technology Is a Waste Opinion | Every Dollar Spent on This Climate Technology Is a Waste

What the technology, known as C.C.S., also does is allow for the continued production of oil and natural gas at a time when the world should be ending its dependence on fossil fuels. The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden said he will sign this week, does more to cut fossil fuel use and fight climate change than any previous legislation by expanding renewable energy, electric cars, heat pumps and more. But the law also contains a counterproductive waste of money, backed by the fossil fuel industry, to subsidize C.C.S.

Some of the things that go into sausage you wouldn't want to eat if you knew.

This is why we need to be free of the Joe Manchins of the Senate.

 

[iPlug]

EIA expects renewables to account for 22% of U.S. electricity generation in 2022​

EIA expects renewables to account for 22% of U.S. electricity generation in 2022

 

[mspohr]

Ohio nuclear corruption case ... The Feds are on it

cleveland.com: Federal prosecutor asks Ohio utilities commission to freeze investigations into House Bill 6 scandal.

Federal prosecutor asks Ohio utilities commission to freeze investigations into House Bill 6 scandal

U.S. Attorney Kenneth Parker asked the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to halt four HB6-related investigations for at least six months, asserting they may interfere with an ongoing federal investigation.

www.cleveland.com

 

[mspohr]

Two-thirds of Tory voters back temporary nationalisation of energy firms – poll

More than two-thirds of Conservative voters say that the government should temporarily renationalise energy companies if they cannot offer lower bills, according to polling. The poll, released by the campaigning organisation 38 Degrees, also shows overwhelming support for Labour’s policy to freeze the price cap this year, keeping it at its current rate of £1,971. The Opinium poll found 86% of the public and 85% of current Conservative voters back keeping the price cap. The surge in public support for freezing prices put renewed pressure on the Conservative candidates ahead of a hustings on Tuesday night. Liz Truss has suggested she favours help for only the most vulnerable households – as well as tax cuts in the autumn.