Category: Climate Crisis
Ivanpah & Heliogen: Lessons from Concentrated Solar’s Decline
Ivanpah was supposed to be the future. When it opened in the Mojave Desert in 2014, with its three towers glowing like beacons and almost 400 MW of capacity, it was the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world. It had the backing of Google, NRG Energy, BrightSource, and … [continued]
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Seabed Mining Under the Microscope: A Techno-Economic Reality Check
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with a global expert on minerals processing and battery minerals, Lyle Trytten. We were closing out an engagement to do a technoeconomic assessment of seabed mining and it was a great opportunity to discuss the space and some of the things we … [continued]
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New Canadian Transit Fund Aligns Housing & Mobility, Retires Flawed Hydrogen Push
Canada has taken a major step forward in its approach to public transit funding. The new Canada Public Transit Fund, announced last year and going into effect in 2026, replaces the Zero Emission Transit Fund with a permanent, predictable framework that will shape investments for decades. Instead of short-term envelopes … [continued]
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Finance Commitments Under Energy Compacts Reach $1.6 Trillion
But we don’t seem to want that money. Information from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs speaks to the commitments made to how interested the world is in renewable energy and human well-being. It says: “New commitments to boost renewable energy and increase access to electricity and … [continued]
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House Republicans target “open fields” doctrine in proposed legislation
Michigan House Republicans are looking to end the ability of Department of Natural Resources enforcement officers to enter private property without a search warrant.