{"id":38663,"date":"2023-09-01T16:29:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T16:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/?post_type=news&p=38663"},"modified":"2024-11-12T21:53:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T21:53:58","slug":"38663-2","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/saperemarketing.com\/clearpath\/?news=38663-2","title":{"rendered":"The Underrated Energy Storage Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to your Friday Rundown, for the week ending March 22. I’m your driver, ClearPath Communications Director Darren Goode<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJAY FAISON: CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL, GREEN NEW DEAL ISN’T<\/h1>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn a new Fox News op-ed<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, ClearPath Founder Jay Faison lays into the Green New Deal as a technological and political pipe dream that doesn\u2019t solve for the fact that global emissions are rising mainly because of China, India and other rapidly-developing nations.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBut Jay also says Republicans and the public en masse must also address the elephant in the room: Climate change is real and industrial activity around the globe is contributing to it.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe solution must be innovation.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cAny real progress in addressing climate change, especially in divided government, will depend on a realistic agenda built on pushing better technologies around the world that can expand quickly and affordably, give us a balanced mix of low-carbon sources, perform better, and are cheaper than the alternatives, so that the rapidly developing world chooses them instead of more emitting technologies,\u201d Jay wrote<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019d rather those technologies be developed, commercialized and exported from the U.S. than elsewhere.\u201d
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\nFORMER DOE, CEQ OFFICIALS JOIN CLEARPATH’S ADVISORY BOARD<\/h1>\n

\nClearPath has added a trio of former senior Department of Energy and White House Council on Environmental Quality officials to its advisory board.<\/p>\n

William Martin<\/span><\/strong><\/a> was deputy secretary of energy during the Reagan administration, as well as executive secretary of the U.S. National Security Council and special assistant to President Ronald Reagan.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Stolpe<\/span><\/strong><\/a> was associate director at CEQ under President George W. Bush, leading development and implementation of President Bush\u2019s market-based national air quality initiatives and regulatory activity at the Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n

Marty Hall<\/span><\/strong><\/a> is former chief of staff at CEQ under President George W. Bush, lead White House liaison to the U.S. Senate during consideration of comprehensive 2007 energy legislation and deputy staff director for the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHE UNDERRATED ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY<\/h1>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA variety of existing and advanced energy storage technologies are going to be needed to ensure reliability in fully taking on expected growth of renewables and other clean power on the grid. We detailed a few of these recently in our Intro to Energy Storage<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBut we wanted to particularly highlight pumped hydro as an underappreciated option. Not only is it the most prevalent current technology by a LOT, but it could end up being cheaper and less carbon-intensive than batteries and other next-generation options.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe International Energy Agency does predict<\/span><\/strong><\/a> that annual additions of stationary batteries are expected to overtake pumped hydro storage by 2023 due to rapid cost reductions and technology progress. But IEA also predicts that pumped hydro will increase by almost one-fifth in the next 5 years, mostly in China, which needs it for system flexibility, particularly to reduce wind power curtailment and optimize coal and nuclear plant operations.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnd a group of German researchers<\/span><\/strong><\/a> suggested that pumped hydro could be far cheaper (particularly comparing the steel and concrete in pumped hydro vs. raw materials needed for advanced batteries), a better overall investment and even less carbon-intensive than battery cells and other storage options when comparing the possible raw materials and land needed (particularly if pumped hydro projects are part of a retrofitted existing dam).<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis 2018 study was presented at HydroVision (the leading hydropower industry gathering), attracting the attention of the Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for additional research.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCongress last year approved <\/span><\/strong><\/a>legislation (H.R. 2880) led by Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) that would streamline the federal licensing process that can hold up the development of pumped storage hydropower facilities. Legislation this Congress from Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) (H.R. 537<\/span><\/strong><\/a>) would authorize use of Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs to expand pumped hydro storage development.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe bottom line: With all the attention on cutting-edge storage and the need to go beyond lithium ion<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, don\u2019t forget about the old tried-and-true pumped hydro.
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SCHWEIKERT SPOTLIGHTS NET POWER<\/h1>\n

\nRep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) gave an enthusiastic explanation<\/span><\/strong><\/a> on the House floor last week of the “brilliant” Allam Cycle technology at the core of NET Power’s zero-emission natural gas demonstration facility near Houston. “This technology isn’t utopian, it’s already running,” he said.
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MONDAY<\/span><\/strong> Nuclear Innovation Week<\/span><\/strong><\/a> kicks off with a Capitol Hill discussion sponsored by the Nuclear Innovation Alliance and Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center: \u201cThe Geopolitics of Nuclear Energy: The Role of U.S. Government and Industry, Past and Present.\u201d RSVP<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

TUESDAY<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Energy Secretary Rick Perry testifies<\/span><\/strong><\/a> on DOE\u2019s budget request at the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee.  <\/p>\n

TUESDAY<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Nuclear Energy Institute CEO Maria Korsnick will provide an annual briefing on the state of the industry. WATCH<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n

TUESDAY<\/span><\/strong><\/a> NEI hosts the Nuclear R&D Summit<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, featuring top government and private industry officials.<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY<\/span><\/strong> NEI hosts the Nuclear Deployment Forum<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, featuring top DOE nuclear official Ed McGinnis, ClearPath Energy Innovation Program Director Spencer Nelson, and other public and private-sector leaders.  <\/p>\n

THURSDAY<\/span><\/strong> The Carbon Utilization Research Council, Global CCS Institute and Carbon Capture Coalition host the first of a series of Carbon Lunches (co-sponsored by ClearPath and others), a set of educational briefings on carbon capture, use and storage. The initial briefing at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center will feature senior officials at the International Energy Agency, C2ES, Global CCS Institute and World Resources Institute. RSVP<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

\nAPRIL 3 <\/span><\/strong>DOE and ClearPath host the next Atomic Wings advanced nuclear luncheon discussion.<\/p>\n

APRIL 4 <\/span><\/strong>ARPA-E Innovation Showcase on the Hill, hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center\u2019s American Energy Innovation Council. ARPA-E Acting Director Chanette Armstrong will give remarks. RSVP<\/span><\/strong><\/a>
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