- Carbon Capture and Storage got a bit of attention in the mainstream media Tuesday with a lengthy article in the science section of The New York Times. Reporter John Schwartz questioned if the technology can prosper under the incoming Trump administration.
- Resources for the Future has a new blog post exploring the potential for CCS to keep coal afloat into the next administration.
- The Obama administration this week issued exit memos from the heads of more than two dozen federal agencies including the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy touted new regulations on power plants, while Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz briefly noted the two coal-fired power plants with CCS coming online in the near future.
- The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced that the United States is set to become a net energy exporter under almost any scenario by 2050 in its latest Annual Energy Outlook.
- The global CCS market could reach more than $8.75 billion in value by 2025, according to a report issued Wednesday by Grand View Research.
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
DOE spent fuel lead Brinton accused of second luggage theft.
by @BenjaminSWeiss, confirming today's reports with warrant from Las Vegas Metro PD.
Waste has been Emplaced! 🚮
We have finally begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of #WIPP.
Read more about the waste emplacement here: https://wipp.energy.gov/wipp_news_20221123-2.asp
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue 🔓