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ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image of a nuclear reactor under construction in China, with Chinese engineers with hard hats and high-viz vests puzzling over a blueprint

China Still Hasn’t Learned Nuclear Scaling Lesson With New Approvals

My feeds have been somewhat overflowing with hot takes on China’s recent approval of another 11 nuclear reactors. While coal approvals get a lot of attention — but not the 775 GW of shelved plants — and renewables just keep accelerating their deployments, dwarfing nuclear, China has approved 10 reactors … [continued]

Largest DOE Fellowship Class to Date Will Help Advance Clean Energy Projects Across the Country

68 Clean Energy Innovator Fellows Will Support Decarbonization Efforts at Critical Energy Organizations The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the 2024 class of the Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship (CEIF), placing fellows at 68 critical energy organizations across 38 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Selected Host … [continued]

Image Credit: Dennis Schroeder, courtesy of NREL.

$53.6 Million to Expand Weatherization Assistance Program & Lower Costs for More American Households

The Investing in America Agenda is Supporting Innovative Demonstration Projects That Will Enhance the Weatherization Assistance Program and Expand Public and Private Partnerships to Support Clean Energy Jobs As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that it has selected fourteen … [continued]

Image courtesy of Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)

The Regional Electricity Crisis Should Be Higher Up On The Agenda For Southern African Heads…

There was a big summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) over the past weekend in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was the 44th edition of this summit, with heads of state for 13 out of the 16 member states attending. The SADC website states “The mission of SADC is to … [continued]