In the news today…
Grid:
- Utility Dive reports the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded about $ million each to three organizations to tackle key research and development barriers to long duration energy storage.
- E&E News (subscription) reports development of advanced transmission lines remains stalled over cost concerns even as top U.S. officials and new reports make a case for their potential to carry up to four times more power than conventional lines.
EPA:
- Law 360 reports a coalition of 16 states, New York City and Washington, D.C., has pushed to intervene before the D.C. Circuit in defense of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent final rule tightening federal standards for fine particulate matter pollution, as it faces challenges from industry groups and Republican-led states.
Coal:
- Politico Pro and E&E Energywire report U.S. coal exports are projected to decrease this year due to the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which cut off access to the nation’s second-biggest coal port, the Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday.
- Wall Street Journal reports U.S. coal exports are likely to decline 6% this year compared to last following last month’s bridge collapse in Baltimore, federal energy forecasters estimate.
- Reuters reports utilities in the United States are on track to cut the share of coal in national power generation to record lows over the coming months, as the heating demand season ends and output from clean power sources such as solar and wind farms hits record highs.
Permitting:
- The Washington Post carries an op-ed in which the author says environmental groups may endanger the energy transition due to opposition to permitting reform.