We talk abstractly about 'clean firm power' as a resource class in our toolbox, but there is a frighteningly small pool of techs with the potential to actually deliver it at scale before 2050: next-gen geothermal, advanced nuclear, and (with methane leakage mitigation) Allam-cycle gas
Here are the top 10 clean energy projects that we're keeping an eye on, including: ☀️ Intersect Power's solar farm, Easley 🔋 Cambridge Energy Storage Project 💨 SunZia Wind Read more from @emilypont.bsky.social and @zeitlin.bsky.social below.
Why the grid of the future might hinge on these 10 projects.
The SEC issued rules on climate risk reporting this week, including disclosure of GHG emissions from companies' purchased electricity www.npr.org/2024/03/06/1...@wilsonar.bsky.socialwww.cell.com/joule/pdf/S2... 🔌💡
Flexible geothermal power approach combines clean energy with a built-in ‘battery’ engineering.princeton.edu/news/2024/02...@wilsonar.bsky.socialzenodo.org/records/1051... 🔌💡
New ZERO Lab + Fervo Energy paper here in Nature Energy explores the potential for enhanced geothermal energy systems & their inherent flexibility to shift power production to valuable periods to help decarbonize the American West. Read paper free here: rdcu.be/dv1sy 🔌💡
So, anyone on EnergySky going to COP this year? I got a fairly last-minute week 1 pass and I'm looking to fill my schedule.
This is big! Under existing volumetric clean electricity standards, a state can be '100% clean' but remain physically reliant on fossil-fired generation to keep the lights on. Expect some work from ZERO Lab on 'clean reliability standards' in the near future...
