Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Scientists at four nuclear power plants in the US are attempting to improve electrolysis processes to make it more practical, affordable and feasible at scale. Nuclear hydrogen provides a source of zero carbon emission energy for everything from industry to home heating or fuel cell powered vehicles or backup power.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Xcel expects regulators to approve this plan, which also includes coal-closure commitments and extending its nuclear power plant operations through at least 2040, by the end of this year. One option could be green hydrogen , generated from zero-carbon electricity via electrolysis, that could be stored for use to power turbines.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 30, 2021

From alkaline batteries for small electronics to lithium-ion batteries for cars and laptops, most people already use batteries in many aspects of their daily lives. Right now there are very few such batteries in use. Batteries work by creating a chemical reaction that produces a flow of electrical current.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Opponents of new natural gas power plant construction argue that the falling cost of renewable energy paired with batteries is undercutting the business case for natural gas-fired peaker plants, leaving them at risk of becoming stranded assets unable to recover the costs of building them. Department of Energy.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2020

California regulators have allowed utilities to replace capacity from the closed San Onofre nuclear power plant with new gas-fired peaker plants, though they also required Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric to seek out batteries, energy efficiency and demand response to meet part of the shortfall.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Recent years have seen energy storage installations dominated by lithium-ion battery technology around the world. Total project costs range between $106 and $200 per kilowatt-hour, compared to between $393 and $581 for lithium-ion batteries, World Bank figures show.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Certain key renewables—including solar and wind power—are intermittent, meaning that it’s critical to store power from these sources to ensure reliable electricity, even on cloudy or windless days. The post EarthEn’s CO2 Battery Stores Renewable Energy for Four to 100 Hours, Enabling a Cleaner Grid appeared first on Greentown Labs.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

Often, the solution here is touted as more efficient use of electricity through increasingly sophisticated grid demand technologies backed by a combination of nuclear power and energy storage from batteries and pumped hydro facilities.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In other news, what the Fed’s rate cut means for clean energy projects, the DOE announced $3bn in investments to strengthen domestic battery manufacturing supply chains, and Constellation is reopening Pennsylvania’s nuclear plant. A major lithium mine shutdown is raising hopes of stabilizing the struggling market.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Funding Form Energy , developer of long-duration iron-air battery systems, received an award negotiation of up to $150M from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing program.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

He didn’t mention nuclear power or carbon sequestration in this speech, but his website does mention them among four specific goals designed to decarbonize the power sector. Biden’s plan calls for: Grid-scale storage at one-tenth the cost of lithium-ion batteries. trillion through 2035. The current U.S.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 1, 2020

The holy grail for renewable power is affordable backup power that would allow renewables to provide power whenever it is needed. Battery backup projects have already been completed — and many more are underway — but spending in this area is a fraction of what is being spent to deploy wind and solar power.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

conditional commitment to Ford’s battery manufacturing program. 💨 Private equity and O&G bet big on climate tech’s next frontiers: DAC and lithium. Blackrock injected $550M into Oxy’s DAC plant and ExxonMobil unveiled its first-ever lithium mining operation.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

The EV supply chain dominated, with critical minerals, batteries, vehicle assembly and charging equipment making up 84% of Q4 investment. Manufacturing. Total 2023 investment was up 133% compared to the prior year. Energy & industry. who are working towards a clean, green, and just future.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 22, 2024

Just last week, the UK Government laid out its plan to quadruple nuclear power by 2050 and China approved construction for four new reactors. 🛵 LAND , a Cleveland, OH-based electric battery manufacturing, raised $3m in Series A funding from Nunc Coepi Ventures. Pop-up Another week, another fusion deep-dive. 

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2023

In fact, the CCC's preferred option - or 'central scenario' - is for the government to aim for an overwhelmingly, but not entirely, decarbonised power system by 2035. But as lithium-ion batteries are not capable of providing long-duration energy storage for prolonged periods, the CCC identifies a key role for hydrogen.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In other news, BP abandons its decarbonization goals, chaos in cat bond markets, and Rio Tinto’s lithium play. For example, 12-hour batteries could help smooth out wind generation during periods of slow wind speeds, while 100-hour ones would help keep the lights on during multi-day weather events like winter storms.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

In other news, Hertz shifts gears on its EV strategy, Kerry steps down from his climate envoy post, and AI helps discover promising new battery materials.    🔋 Rincell Corporation , a San Francisco, CA-based advanced battery cell developer, raised $1.2m in Seed funding from NextGen Battery Chem Ventures.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In other news, the courts say that the EPA can regulate power plant emissions (for now), global EV sales drive ahead, and Brazil introduces new regulation for CCS as the sector grows. In deals, $500m for small nuclear reactors, $84m for battery storage solutions, and $69m for heat pump installation.  Not a subscriber yet?

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 17, 2022

Beginning in 1958, these were augmented by nuclear power plants, which have operated nearly continuously to pay off their large capital investments. Unlike coal and nuclear, solar and wind are variable; they provide power only when the sun and wind are available. However, new nuclear plants in the U.S.

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Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 5, 2020

One important trend is that as solar continues to get cheaper, it is shifting from a product consumers lease to one that they buy straight out (although battery storage still typically involves a lease). “In Natron , a developer of sodium-ion batteries, raised $35 million in new investment. The answer? Only 40 months away!

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2021

wide transmission build-out could also slash the costs of reaching a zero-carbon grid with wind, solar and battery technologies that are cost-effective today. All of these benefits can be captured with solar, wind, existing hydropower and lithium-ion battery technologies at projected 2030 prices, he added. transmission grid.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Ameren has asked Missouri regulators to approve $68 million for three solar-battery pilot projects, each linking 10 MW of PV to several hours' worth of battery storage for communities served by single transmission lines that can experience long power outages. Ameren serves about 1.2

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 8, 2021

September 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Illinois Goes Green | Battery Materials Supply Chain Evolves | What’s the SAF word? The law will phase out fossil fuels in energy generation, provides additional funding for the construction of renewable energy projects, subsidizes some existing nuclear power plants in the state, and a host of other features.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 7, 2024

  🔋 Polarium , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion battery energy storage developer, raised $49m in funding from AMF, Alecta, Harald Mix, Roosgruppen, and Vargas Holdings.  🔋 Powin Energy , a Portland, OR-based integrated battery energy storage developer, raised $200m in Debt funding from KKR.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 10, 2025

  🏭 CaPow , a Beersheba, Israel-based battery-free robotic fleet developer, raised $15m in Series A funding from Toyota Ventures, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, Elements VC, IL Ventures, Mobilion Ventures, and other investors.  

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In deals, $542m across three new funds, plus $87m for lithium ion cells, and $82m for battery components. Plus, the US powers ahead with $7bn for rural electrification. France’s new nuclear power plant, Flamanville, went online last week — and the reactor shut itself down just a day after.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The report lays out five alternative pathways to reaching its targets, ranging from those that rely on a complete shift to renewable energy and electrifying transport and buildings, to those that rely more on nuclear power, carbon capture and storage or biomass to decarbonize.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A handful of new announcements from Exxon, Shell, Google, and more show how emerging clean firm technologies are scaling up to power the sector. In deals, $600m in data centers, $44 in lithium-ion energy storage and $35m in drone monitoring. Its has already signed AI cloud operator Lambda as a tenant.   Biofuel company Gevo Inc.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

  In news, COP28 goes nuclear with a commitment to triple nuclear capacity and pursue fusion R&D, echoing a broader global sentiment shift towards nuclear.    In deals, major funding for battery recycling and dry electrodes, and additional late-stage funding for forestry projects and precision weed control.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 17, 2025

Meanwhile, the US is doubling down on nuclear and geothermal to compete with China’s dominance in solar, batteries, and EVs. 💬  Quotes: “Oil is OPEX, nuclear is CAPEX.” Exits 🔋 Northvolt , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion battery manufacturer, filed for Bankruptcy / Out of Business. 

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The IRP’s base-case scenario, set to reduce emissions by 50 percent to 55 percent by 2030 through new renewables and retiring its roughly 10,000 megawatts of coal-fired power plants, can be done “under existing statutes,” Good stated. ” Duke's decarbonization plans haven't been embraced by all stakeholders.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 21, 2025

In other news, the UK is investing more in nuclear fission and fusion; the first underground injection CCS permit in California; and big climate bond news. In deals, $7bn for EVs, $2bn in lithium extract across two deals, and $260m in sustainable space vehicle components.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 8, 2021

And some of those bets will lead to losses,” as with loans to bankrupt (and now reviving) EV maker Fisker Automotive and bankrupt lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123. In terms of technologies eligible for loans, roughly half of the more than $40 billion available is earmarked for advanced fossil fuel and nuclear power.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

  Of both grants and loans, the biggest recipient sector was the battery supply chain, with $33.7bn across 57 deals. While Volvo aims to continue battery production, it remains unclear whether it will proceed alone or seek a new technology partner. E3 Lithium has successfully produced 99.7% Sky’s the limit?

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

  🔋 Tozero , a Munich, Germany-based lithium-ion battery recycling service provider, raised $12m in Seed funding from NordicNinja, Atlantic Labs, Honda Motor Company, In-Q-Tel, JGC Holdings Corporation, and other investors.   Pop-up Sustainable aviation fuel is poised for liftoff with a new DOE SAF report.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

  🔋 The Energy Company , a Bengaluru, India-based EV battery manufacturer, raised $2m in Seed funding from Siana Capital, 1Crowd, Callapina Capital, LetsVenture, and Z21 Ventures.  Facing trade restrictions, Chinese firms are halting exports of a key lithium-processing material.

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