As carbon management grows as a critical tool for climate action, federal strategies and state legislation are evolving to promote efficient and responsible development of carbon capture projects and carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines. However, ongoing opposition and legal challenges, particularly concerning the use of…Read the full report …...
As carbon management grows as a critical tool for climate action, federal strategies and state legislation are evolving to promote efficient and responsible development of carbon capture projects and carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines. However, ongoing opposition and legal challenges, particularly concerning the use of eminent domain, reflect the complexities the industry must navigate to fully emerge. Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) involves the capture of CO2 from the emissions of industrial processes before they are released into the atmosphere for storage in subsurface geological formations.
Julie Kozeracki, Director of Strategy of the Loan Programs Office, U.S. Department of Energy, will do a briefing on the LPO’s recently released update to the May 2023 Advanced Nuclear Commercial Liftoff Report at the NARUC-NASEO Advanced Nuclear State Collaborative webinar: Advanced Nuclear Commercial Liftoff Repor webinar on Monday, October 28, at 4:00 – 5:00…...
U.S. capacity to produce biofuels rose seven percent during 2023, according to an Oct. 17 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. U.S. biofuel production totaled 24 billion gallons per year (gal/y) during 2023. The agency projects U.S. biofuels production capacity to increase further, on the back of favorable regulatory policies, state and federal…...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct.17 unveiled the selections for its $125 million funding opportunity through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act National Grants Program, or DERA. The program aims to advance the upgrade or retirement of aging diesel engines to accelerate adoption of cleaner or zero-emission technologies, improving air quality and public health through…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Oct. 16 announced conditional commitments for loan guarantees totaling almost $3 billion for two sustainable aviation fuel companies. Montana Renewables received a $1.44 billion conditional commitment from the department to expand its renewable fuels site in Great Falls. Gevo Net-Zero 1 received $1.46 billion in a conditional commitment from the…...
U.S. coal exports from the Port of Baltimore recovered at the back end of May 2024, according to an Oct. 16 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Shipping traffic from the Port of Baltimore, the second-largest coal exporting hub in the U.S., has temporarily paused after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Oct. 16 announced a conditional commitment for a direct loan of up to $670.6 million to Aspen Aerogels Georgia LLC to manufacture thermal barriers used as a protective layer within electric vehicle batteries. The loan would support the development of a manufacturing site in Georgia to produce Aspen’s PyroThin® aerogel…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Oct.16 launched a $900 million funding opportunity to support projects that will facilitate initial domestic deployment of Generation III+ small modular reactor technologies. Applications are due by Jan. 17, 2025. The funding comes from allocations in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 utilizing funds from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and…...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 15 released 2023 greenhouse gas data under the agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. The data shows that direct emissions from large stationary sources, accounting for about 50 percent of total U.S. emissions, fell by approximately 4 percent compared to 2022. Last year, over 8,100 industrial facilities reported their…...
Global refinery margins for petroleum refiners are declining, which has led to lower financial profitability from selling petroleum products and refining crude oil, according to an Oct. 15 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The reduction in refinery margins can be attributed to relatively low demand for petroleum products, despite the agency’s projection…...
