Powering Progress: Industrial Decarbonization Planning at the State Level

As the world moves toward cleaner manufacturing, states have the opportunity to lead a new wave of investments in decarbonizing American industry. Globally, the clean industrial transition is well underway: recent advances have made lower-carbon industrial equipment cost-competitive, buyers are seeking cleaner industrial products, and international pressure is mounting on US industry to cut its climate footprint — the European Union will soon implement its tariff on high-carbon imports, and Canada is considering a similar measure, as Chinese industry rapidly decarbonizes. American manufacturing must cut its carbon pollution in order to stay competitive. Industrial decarbonization is a market imperative, and …

Solar+Storage+Electrification: A Clean Energy Equity Model For Massachusetts

A Massachusetts pilot program provides a replicable and scalable model for bringing renewable energy, battery storage, and electrification to low-income households. The Cape and Vineyard Electrification Offering (CVEO) is run by the Cape Light Compact, an energy services provider serving 210,000 customers in 21 towns on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. The CVEO pilot is profiled in this case study by Clean Energy Group.

The CVEO pilot program offers whole-house electrification and backup power to up to 100 low- and moderate-income households currently reliant on oil, propane, or electric resistance heating. Participants receive incentives and financing options to replace their …

US Energy Storage Monitor

Delivered quarterly, the US Energy Storage Monitor from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables provides the clean power industry with exclusive insights through comprehensive research on energy storage markets, deployments, policies, regulations and financing in the United States.

This quarter’s release includes an overview of new deployment data from Q4 2024 and the whole of 2024, as well as a five-year market outlook by state out to 2029 for each segment with a base, high and low scenario included.

The report also includes key quarterly trends and analysis on impactful market regulation, policy, system …

Outcomes of the RWMC-57 Topical Session: Challenges in the Back-End Management of Small Modular Reactors and Generation IV Nuclear Technologies

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC), established in 1975, serves as an international forum bringing together senior representatives from regulatory authorities, radioactive waste management organisations, policy-making bodies, and research and development institutions across NEA member countries. As a neutral platform, the RWMC tackles key challenges in radioactive waste management through a holistic approach that integrates environmental and operational safety, economic considerations, societal impacts, and regulatory frameworks.

As many countries are turning to nuclear energy to solve pressing security and climate challenges, small modular reactors (SMRs) and Generation IV nuclear technologies are expected to play pivotal roles …

Best Practice Guidelines for the Use of CFD in Nuclear Reactor Safety Applications – 2024 Update

The aim of this second revision of the Best Practice Guidelines (BPG) is to provide guidance to the user of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes, both novice and experienced, in the field of nuclear reactor safety (NRS). It gives a complete set of guidelines for a wide range of single-phase applications of CFD to NRS problems. The original document, Best Practice Guidelines for the Use of CFD in Nuclear Reactor Safety Applications [1] has known two successive revisions, one in 2015 [2], and the present report. Changes are summarised in Annex II.

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes are scientific computing …

Outcomes of the CDLM-6 Topical Session: Advanced Reactor Decommissioning and Opportunities for Learning

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Committee on Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations and Legacy Management (CDLM) was created in 2018 to facilitate comprehensive exchanges of national experiences and lessons learnt in the field of nuclear decommissioning and the remediation of legacy sites. The creation of the CDLM reflects the NEA goals of providing governments and other interested stakeholders with authoritative and reliable information on the political, strategic, regulatory and social aspects of decommissioning activities and the management of legacy and complex sites.

As countries strive to achieve net zero emissions and meet the growing demand for low-carbon energy, Generation IV reactor …

Repealing Federal Energy Tax Credits Would Cost American Jobs and Increase Household Energy Bills

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has been an economic engine for the U.S.– more than 400,000 new jobs have been created and $600 billion of private investment in clean energy has been generated since Congress passed the IRA. But repealing it will force consumers to pay more for energy and will cost Americans jobs. This analysis finds IRA repeal will:

– Increase cumulative household energy costs by $32 billion from 2025-2035.
– Cost America nearly 790,000 jobs in 2030 and more than 700,000 jobs in 2035.
– Decrease GDP more than $160 billion in 2030 and nearly $190 billion in …

Georgia Clean Energy Jobs & Economic Impact Report

Georgia has rapidly emerged as a leader in the clean energy economy, with 82,000 industry jobs and a growing reputation as a hub for clean energy manufacturing. The Peach State’s thriving solar panel and electric vehicle industries are particularly notable, with Georgia leading the nation in EV related investments totaling $31.3B and creating 39,400 jobs. This success is positioning Georgia as the ‘e-mobility capital of the world,’ illustrating how clean energy initiatives are driving economic growth and solidifying the state’s role in the transition to a sustainable, innovation-driven economy.…

Ten States Hit Ambitious Electric Vehicle Target

MOU set target in 2013 to put 3.3 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads by 2025 in the signatory states. Directed formation of a multi-state task force, facilitated by NESCAUM, to galvanize state leadership and collaboration on transportation electrification. Signed by governors in ten states: California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont.…

The Nation’s Top Truck Bottlenecks 2025

Since 2002, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has collected and processed truck GPS data in support of the U.S. Department of Transportation Freight Mobility Initiative. Utilizing an extensive database of freight truck GPS data, ATRI develops and monitors a series of key performance measures on the nation’s freight transportation system. Among its many GPS analyses, ATRI converts its truck GPS dataset into an ongoing truck bottleneck analysis that is used to quantify the impact of traffic congestion on truck-borne freight at over 325 specific locations. While other outside analyses may identify congested corridors, no dataset available today specifically identifies …