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Enhanced Rock Weathering’s Scaling Bottleneck Is Proof, Not Rock
Get in touch - leave me a message Enhanced rock weathering looks deceptively simple: crush suitable rock, spread it on farmland and let chemistry remove CO₂. The harder question is whether you can prove that removal reliably enough to make the economics work. I speak with Chris Zair, Director of Partnerships at UNDO, about what happens when enhanced rock weathering moves from controlled trials into real fields.
Climate Cast: Heat and humidity create havoc for local wines
When we were putting together this week’s Climate Cast on Minnesota wines, one throughline kept coming up. “Too sweet,” was the overwhelming takeaway from lifelong Minnesotans. But for those who stepped away from trying the local offerings years ago, take notice.
Top electric power sector and utility conferences in 2027
Utility Dive’s curated list of notable events where energy professionals will gather to exchange ideas, demonstrate novel approaches and network for a new era of grid modernization.
A new VPP framework can center the energy transition in Illinois around customers: ComEd VP
Commonwealth Edison will file a virtual power plant framework by the end of 2027 that looks beyond batteries, writes Andrew Plenge, vice president of strategy and energy policy at the Illinois utility.
States, renewable developers back MISO’s accelerated interconnection queue plan
“This approach can materially accelerate the processing of legacy queue cycles while preserving MISO’s responsibility to identify and address reliability concerns,” the Organization of MISO States said.
DOE intends to loan Vistra $4.2B for nuclear fleet improvements
The loan would cover 433 MW of uprates at Vistra’s nuclear plants and preserve around 4 GW of existing capacity to help meet growing demand in the PJM region, said the U.S. Department of Energy.
Constellation, Google strike 890-MW nuclear deal in PJM
Constellation Energy has signed 20-year power purchase agreements with both Google and Amazon in the last week, supporting almost 1.1 GW of nuclear expansions.
The #1 audience climate communicators aren’t speaking to, with Dana R. Fisher
Listen to The #1 audience climate communicators aren’t speaking to, with Dana R. Fisher from Climate Curious. Climate communicators are quite frankly, terrible at talking to each other. Or that’s what new research just published by the Talking Climate Collaborative shows. Climate Curious invited the study’s lead researcher, sociologist and professor Dana R. Fisher to jump on the podcast during New York Climate Week to break down the results, and chat all things communication, democracy, and climate.
Amazon, Constellation sign 20-year PPA to expand Maryland nuclear plant
The tech giant and energy producer are backing improvements and renovations at the 1,790-MW Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, the state’s largest source of clean energy.
Heat pumps, electric water heaters continue to gain ground: reports
Mandates and long-term trends toward electrification are supporting demand for these HVAC technologies despite federal headwinds.
Rising interest rates challenge utility financing plans, US Bank managing director says
For utilities, rapidly rising interest rates will make keeping capital expenditures well-balanced “a little more challenging,” said Tim Keller, managing director of U.S. Bank’s power and utilities group.
MISO proposes fast-track large load, generation study process
The 120-day study process would be available for loads larger than 200 MW and new generation that *are*>is* in the same local resource zone, which generally cover individual states.
The 70% Problem: What Still Needs Electrifying with Michael Liebreich
This week, Helen Czerski catches up with Michael Liebreich on why hydrogen’s hype is deflating, what the electrification staircase says we should do now, and why the energy transition is easier than it looks. 0:00 Introduction and welcome to Michael Liebreich 2:04 What is the “hydrogen soufflé”? 5:35 Hydrogen ladder 6.0: cheaper batteries and a growing “row of doom” 9:14 Why clean hydrogen will likely stay blue, and white hydrogen reality check 14:07 Wind and solar overtake gas, and the primary energy fallacy 18:45 Do fuel cells have a future?
Cities, states sue EPA over power plant emissions rollback
Chicago, Denver and New York City joined multistate lawsuits challenging the agency’s move to end greenhouse gas emissions standards and failure to enforce requirements on existing gas-fired plants.
FERC rejects TransAlta 202(c) cost-recovery plan for Centralia unit
Only utilities in the Northwest should pay the nearly $20 million in expenses for a 90-day order covering the Centralia unit, and despite the unit’s lack of output, payment is due, the agency said.
How Can Cities Be Green and Affordable? Live from NY Climate Week
In 2019, New York passed one of the nation’s most ambitious climate laws, with a legally binding goal of cutting emissions 40% by 2030. Governor Kathy Hochul recently pushed that deadline back ten years and raised the target to 60%, arguing the original timeline would drive up costs for New Yorkers. Because it’s true, living in the city: freaking expensive.
Garifuna land defenders vs. Survivor (as in the TV show) | The Spill
Amy Westervelt, Nina Lakhani and Alleen Brown chat about Standing Rock 10 years later, Global Witness’s latest report on assassinations of land defenders, and why Palestinians in Gaza are land defenders, too. Meanwhile, Afro-Indigenous Garífuna leaders in Honduras have set up an occupation in front of the country’s Supreme Court, in defense of their land rights. Nina interviews Karen Spring, coordinator of the the Honduras Solidarity Network, about what this has to do with Trump and the TV show Survivor.
Fashion brands partner with Schneider Electric to expand renewables
Aapparel giants launched the “Fashion Renewable Collective” in collaboration with Schneider Electric to help suppliers across fashion supply chains adopt renewable electricity at scale.
NYPA to own 51% of 240-MW solar project with EDF
Rich Road Solar is the first project the New York Power Authority has developed utilizing a public-private partnership model to advance renewable energy.
Senate permitting bill would expand federal role in transmission siting
The legislation gives FERC authority to issue permits for transmission projects when they are in the public interest. It also eliminates NIETCs and the federal right of first refusal for incumbent utilities and protects existing federal permits.
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