Hydrogen thrives in China

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NUCLEAR

• The U.S. government signs a deal with Westinghouse, Cameco, and Brookfield to build $80 billion worth of new nuclear reactors across the country. (Reuters)

• NextEra Energy and Google partner to restart Iowa’s Duane Arnold nuclear power plant to support the tech giant’s data centers, with the aim of getting the facility back online by 2029. (Reuters, news release)

• Fermi Energy announces a deal with South Korean firm Doosan Enerbility to produce nuclear equipment for its Texas energy and data center complex, and another deal with Hyundai Engineering & Construction to begin engineering work on its reactors. (E&E News)

HYDROGEN

• Danish manufacturer Topsoe pauses work on its Virginia electrolyzer factory, citing the early phaseout of federal green hydrogen incentives, and will now evaluate market conditions before deciding whether to proceed. (Latitude Media)

AFFORDABILITY

• With one week until Election Day, rising electricity prices remain at the center of the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races. (E&E News)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• EV nonprofit Plug In America pushes back against the Trump administration’s clawback of what’s remaining of its $5 million federal grant. (E&E News)

• A new report anticipates the cost of EV batteries will continue to fall in the coming years even as the end of federal incentives likely slows car sales. (E&E News)

BATTERIES

• Hecate Energy withdraws plans to build a $300 million battery storage project on Staten Island, which would’ve been New York’s largest. (Staten Island Advance)

CLIMATE

• The United Nations anticipates global emissions will fall 10% by 2035 thanks to many countries’ new climate pledges, but the world will still miss Paris Agreement emissions reduction goals. (Reuters, The Guardian)

• The Trump administration is bolstering fossil fuel giants’ efforts to shield themselves from state climate laws and advocates’ lawsuits. (Inside Climate News)

FEDERAL FUNDING

• The Department of Energy announces a $1 billion partnership with semiconductor giant AMD to build two supercomputers that aim to advance research into nuclear fission and fusion and grid modernization. (E&E News)

NEW FROM CANARY

• China moves to supercharge green hydrogen as US pulls back — Alexander C. Kaufman

• Eavor is about to bring its first-of-a-kind geothermal project online — Maria Gallucci

• Critics decry company created to rush power to Indiana data centers — Kari Lydersen