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Current conditions: May-like warmth is sending temperatures across the Midw=
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THE TOP FIVE

1. NRC gives Bill Gates=E2=80=99 nuclear startup the green light on constru=
ction

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted a construction permit for the Bil=
l Gates-backed small modular reactor startup TerraPower=E2=80=99s flagship =
project to convert an old coal plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, to a next-genera=
tion nuclear station. The approval marked the first time a commercial-scale=
 fourth-generation nuclear reactor =E2=80=94 the TerraPower design uses liq=
uid sodium metal as a coolant instead of water, as all other commercial rea=
ctors in the United States use =E2=80=94 has received the green light from =
regulators this century. =E2=80=9CToday is a historic day for the United St=
ates=E2=80=99 nuclear industry,=E2=80=9D Chris Levesque, TerraPower=E2=80=
=99s chief executive, said in a statement (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlink=
s.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VX3ymh5Mg951W6ChRy06D_fgFW93kvSZ5LgjXMN3Z5r8v5n4Lb=
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jnYW1-9XyV3Df59YW26Sjs28vQWtvW1cCVkM7Dx-FrW38TXdD7XVSZ5W8X8dCg4xdJcVVMrB7s8=
DhQHqW4HHSpT48Z6n1W9fv9cL7107x-W1cjrjg7RkmmJW5pHCnr66GxpXW52pFzh7n6phtW3Jlk=
5M6rKMXTW13vq_R24zmqGN7g4H5dlRNfqVCSCk243vS1rW4DcNWk1YcVHgW7rmcdK4xRvnpW3gV=
SFv5MN_MwW3sQQFm3rNPZsW5WTLkV5-054KW5pxxgn8bKjbDd8Wg2x04 ) . =E2=80=9CWe ar=
e beyond proud to receive a positive vote from the Nuclear Regulatory Commi=
ssioners to grant us our construction permit for Kemmerer Unit One.=E2=80=
=9D

While the permit is a milestone for the U.S., it=E2=80=99s also a sign of h=
ow far ahead China is in the race to dominate the global nuclear industry. =
TerraPower had initially planned to build its first reactors in China back =
in the 2010s before relations between Washington and Beijing soured. In the=
 meantime, China deployed the world=E2=80=99s only commercial-scale fourth-=
generation reactor, using a high-temperature gas-cooled design, all while b=
uilding out more traditional light water reactors than the rest of the worl=
d combined. Just this week, construction crews lifted the reactor (https://=
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bW5FNXL-33SjWzW4xCdjn22xxqZf5TPnv404 ) pressure vessel into place for the l=
atest natively-designed Hualong One at the Lufeng nuclear plant in Guangdon=
g province.

2. Lithium demand set to top 13 million metric tons in 2050

Lithium extraction plants in Chile. Photo: Lucas Aguayo Araos/Anadolu via G=
etty Images

Sodium-ion batteries (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWf=
V04/VX3ymh5Mg951W6ChRy06D_fgFW93kvSZ5LgjXMN3Z5r9-3pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3kYW20bxSX8=
zQmR4W3hyJ1w6mBL9kW37j7Zp1r7nk_W5FxrVx3N-7YQW2gmZLQ1jTv9tW6TJTcD3mtkLJW4RTN=
HN3QS34MW8dFZv25b9bvwW2DwXpf1cwZs3W42GmRK9m4w2fN6Hy5NVQxx4VW3l0wtw398wbkN3V=
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1LX4PzhzFtQW8v_JG01K0CbmW2KTnKb54vX96W6pKHQ52qrYbhW4N0dKC5MyYDVW4-MmBC57_hH=
1W3xpVr25-xkBNN5sKlXWkYKLxf7HQcZb04 ) and novel technologies to store energ=
y for long durations are loosening lithium=E2=80=99s grasp on the storage m=
arket =E2=80=94 but not by that much. Global lithium demand is on track to =
surpass 13 million metric tons by 2050, the consultancy Wood Mackenzie esti=
mated in its latest forecast covered in Mining.com (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hu=
bspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VX3ymh5Mg951W6ChRy06D_fgFW93kvSZ5LgjXMN3Z=
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LWdFrFXv04 ) . That=E2=80=99s according to an accelerated energy transition=
 scenario that more than doubles the base-case projections. Under those con=
ditions, supply shortages could start to show as early as 2028 if the indus=
try doesn=E2=80=99t pony up $276 billion in new capacity, the report warned=
. Under a less ambitious decarbonization scenario, the estimates fall to ab=
out 5.6 million tons of lithium.

3. The last Washington coal plant Trump ordered to stay on won=E2=80=99t ge=
nerate much power

The Department of Energy ordered the last coal-fired power plant in Washing=
ton State to remain open past its planned retirement last year on the groun=
ds that losing the generation would put the grid at risk. At least for the =
near future, however, the station=E2=80=99s owners say they have little nee=
d to fire up the coal furnaces. On an earnings call last week, TransAlta CE=
O John Kousinioris said that, given =E2=80=9Chow flush=E2=80=9D Washington =
is with hydropower, the cost of firing up the coal plant wasn=E2=80=99t wor=
th it most of the time. Instead, the utility said it wanted to convert the =
station into a gas-fired plant. In the meantime, Kousinioris said, =E2=80=
=9Cour primary focus is more on getting clarity on the existing order,=E2=
=80=9D according to Utility Dive (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc=
/X+113/d2QWfV04/VX3ymh5Mg951W6ChRy06D_fgFW93kvSZ5LgjXMN3Z5r8v5n4LbW50kH_H6l=
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W36tT2-6qrntLW90CXRs8YY3y3W2qM2CD7300Pmf68-_ST04 ) .

4. EU sets a 25% green steel quota for publicly funded projects

The European Union has proposed setting a quota for publicly funded project=
s to source 25% of their steel from low-carbon sources. The bloc=E2=80=99s =
long-delayed Industrial Acceleration Act came out this week with formal pit=
ches to fulfill Brussels=E2=80=99 goal (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.c=
om/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VX3ymh5Mg951W6ChRy06D_fgFW93kvSZ5LgjXMN3Z5r8v5n4LbW50=
kH_H6lZ3plW3xNnMk2fjh3gVGZ6-C3h9nDZW807mQr8jm3BmW2-WQ4g70PL5HW3hqlZS28VT96W=
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N4qTpttRVGrXW3MGBsm5Bls40W3hVxBZ3vJ6q3W2N6ks83S7DY2W6H6TSf4pKxVnW8d98lL1FGv=
F_W3n8p9S6t6wb6W4LTJVP6ZlwqhW5D-7vN7FC_j2W48qnXn6Zm2LfW1Nnh8-1HDSHYW2S_6np8=
ghq5jW3LTPzh7BXCv_W2DPRv_8QkBgkN3jdPY6GDD9RW8DsD9g5s_McsW8njPvw4MM3bYW2M0m7=
B2qxPrvW7vhZTS8sHSPYW3d3JLx8h7XlqW1ffV-v6xbW-Kf5GpK5l04 ) to revive Europe=
=E2=80=99s steelmaking industry with cleaner technology. Still, the trade g=
roup Hydrogen Europe warned that the rules neither accounted for limited di=
rect subsidies for key technologies to develop clean fuel supply chains nor=
 the absence of similar quotas in other industries such as housing construc=
tion or automotive construction. =E2=80=9CWe call on co-legislators to stre=
ngthen the Act and close the gaps on ambition, scope, and clarity. Europe m=
ust ensure that its industry can grow, compete, and lead globally in strate=
gic clean technologies like hydrogen,=E2=80=9D Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, chief =
executive of Hydrogen Europe, said in a statement (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hub=
spotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VX3ymh5Mg951W6ChRy06D_fgFW93kvSZ5LgjXMN3Z5=
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wLRQW1j5kny28HNkBW26hzfP897pRKf5jH4Qz04 ) . =E2=80=9CHydrogen Europe and it=
s members stand ready to support policymakers to ensure the Industrial Acce=
lerator Act delivers on its initial promises.=E2=80=9D

5. China commissions the world=E2=80=99s largest compressed air storage pla=
nt

A week ago, Google backed a deal to build what Heatmap=E2=80=99s Katie Brig=
ham said (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VX3ymh5M=
g951W6ChRy06D_fgFW93kvSZ5LgjXMN3Z5r9-3pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3lfW5gTjXT8XLMbcW7Q62Rz=
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7W6l1CHY42jfjTf2b8Bf604 ) =E2=80=9Cwould be the largest battery in the worl=
d by energy capacity. Now China is building by far the world=E2=80=99s larg=
est commercial experiment yet in using compressed air to store energy. The =
$520 million project, called the Huai=E2=80=99an Salt Cavern CAES demonstra=
tion plant, includes two 300-megawatt units. The first unit came online in =
December, and the second switched on in recent weeks, according to Renewabl=
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s-type=3D"rich_text"><h1 style=3D"margin:0; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; =
font-size:22px; line-height:150%">THE TOP FIVE</h1>
<p style=3D"line-height:150%">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"line-height:150%; font-weight:bold">1. <strong>NRC gives Bill G=
ates=E2=80=99 nuclear startup the green light on construction</strong></p><=
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7713829086802" class=3D"hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper=
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erit;" data-hs-cos-general-type=3D"widget" data-hs-cos-type=3D"module"><div=
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" data-hs-cos-type=3D"rich_text"><p style=3D"line-height:150%">The Nuclear =
Regulatory Commission granted a construction permit for the Bill Gates-back=
ed small modular reactor startup TerraPower=E2=80=99s flagship project to c=
onvert an old coal plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, to a next-generation nuclear=
 station. The approval marked the first time a commercial-scale fourth-gene=
ration nuclear reactor =E2=80=94 the TerraPower design uses liquid sodium m=
etal as a coolant instead of water, as all other commercial reactors in the=
 United States use&nbsp;=E2=80=94 has received the green light from regulat=
ors this century. =E2=80=9CToday is a historic day for the United States=E2=
=80=99&nbsp;nuclear industry,=E2=80=9D Chris Levesque, TerraPower=E2=80=99s=
 chief executive, said in a <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.co=
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mvW3xW4mK2Py6t6FwpW5zxljM3mT6wmW3730cs20X1x7W3pN1JZ5VLY1wW7cgpG23bFkGSW60-K=
4y3bZv25W9fFjl85k9WZdW7sgfSd1Pq-7ZVhj9d32WCwVlW5tbJt93blBwDW171d7q2W-Gbff1M=
0ls804" style=3D"color:#000000" data-hs-link-id=3D"0" data-hs-link-id-v2=3D=
"ASmHIRka" target=3D"_blank">statement</a>. =E2=80=9CWe are beyond proud to=
 receive a positive vote from the Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners to grant=
 us our construction permit for Kemmerer Unit One.=E2=80=9D</p>
<p style=3D"line-height:150%">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"line-height:150%">While the permit is a milestone for the U.S.,=
 it=E2=80=99s also a sign of how far ahead China is in the race to dominate=
 the global nuclear industry. TerraPower had initially planned to build its=
 first reactors in China back in the 2010s before relations between Washing=
ton and Beijing soured. In the meantime, China deployed the world=E2=80=99s=
 only commercial-scale fourth-generation reactor, using a high-temperature =
gas-cooled design, all while building out more traditional light water reac=
tors than the rest of the world combined. Just this week, construction crew=
s <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VX3ym=
h5Mg951W6ChRy06D_fgFW93kvSZ5LgjXMN3Z5r8P5nXHCW5BWr2F6lZ3mtW1jpqB47JB_hkW5jb=
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lifted the reactor</a> pressure vessel into place for the latest natively-d=
esigned Hualong One at the Lufeng nuclear plant in Guangdong province.&nbsp=
;</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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ule_17168972411022" class=3D"hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wr=
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ight:bold">2. <strong>Lithium demand set to top 13 million metric tons in 2=
050</strong></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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px; line-height:150%" align=3D"right">Lithium extraction plants in Chile. P=
hoto: Lucas Aguayo Araos/Anadolu via Getty Images</p></div></div></td></tr>=
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idget" data-hs-cos-type=3D"rich_text"><p style=3D"line-height:150%">Sodium-=
ion <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VX3=
ymh5Mg951W6ChRy06D_fgFW93kvSZ5LgjXMN3Z5rbg3qn9qW8wLKSR6lZ3nDW17M4h18WFs3WW7=
LTJMQ1h5gWbW6Xj38W724bVXW1jlk9k3scZplW3v3S-Z9d9QQsVWm0zd6tNWxYMY33wT5htrqW5=
6YprM8rSy4yW60_TpV6Ff32dW1CS-197szNglVZQQ8C7MRB9DW7ksFrT8-DFtpW52Slr15s36H1=
W8frD8q3cs_1GW5_X-Zm7H_bHvW4Lh_fW3NDlkjW1rX_xy4X9-mWW2MbBlj8K77GgVTzzlL664Q=
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le=3D"color:#000000" data-hs-link-id=3D"0" data-hs-link-id-v2=3D"3cOF4ZyY" =
target=3D"_blank">batteries</a> and novel technologies to store energy for =
long durations are loosening lithium=E2=80=99s grasp on the storage market =
=E2=80=94 but not by that much. Global lithium demand is on track to surpas=
s 13 million metric tons by 2050, the consultancy Wood Mackenzie estimated =
in its latest forecast covered in <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotli=
nks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VX3ymh5Mg951W6ChRy06D_fgFW93kvSZ5LgjXMN3Z5rbz3qn=
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0" data-hs-link-id-v2=3D"IicD72Ik" target=3D"_blank"><em>Mining.com</em></a=
>. That=E2=80=99s according to an accelerated energy transition scenario th=
at more than doubles the base-case projections. Under those conditions, sup=
ply shortages could start to show as early as 2028 if the industry doesn=E2=
=80=99t pony up $276 billion in new capacity, the report warned. Under a le=
ss ambitious decarbonization scenario, the estimates fall to about 5.6 mill=
ion tons of lithium.&nbsp;</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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rid at risk. At least for the near future, however, the station=E2=80=99s o=
wners say they have little need to fire up the coal furnaces. On an earning=
s call last week, TransAlta CEO John Kousinioris said that, given =E2=80=9C=
how flush=E2=80=9D Washington is with hydropower, the cost of firing up the=
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said it wanted to convert the station into a gas-fired plant. In the meanti=
me, Kousinioris said, =E2=80=9Cour primary focus is more on getting clarity=
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nt-weight:bold">4. <strong>EU sets a 25% green steel quota for publicly fun=
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<p style=3D"line-height:150%">The European Union has proposed setting a quo=
ta for publicly funded projects to source 25% of their steel from low-carbo=
n sources. The bloc=E2=80=99s long-delayed Industrial Acceleration Act came=
 out this week with formal pitches to fulfill <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.n=
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k-id-v2=3D"B3916CVA" target=3D"_blank">Brussels=E2=80=99 goal</a> to revive=
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trade group Hydrogen Europe warned that the rules neither accounted for lim=
ited direct subsidies for key technologies to develop clean fuel supply cha=
ins nor the absence of similar quotas in other industries such as housing c=
onstruction or automotive construction. =E2=80=9CWe call on co-legislators =
to strengthen the Act and close the gaps on ambition, scope, and clarity. E=
urope must ensure that its industry can grow, compete, and lead globally in=
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target=3D"_blank">statement</a>. =E2=80=9CHydrogen Europe and its members s=
tand ready to support policymakers to ensure the Industrial Accelerator Act=
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ery in the world by energy capacity. Now China is building by far the world=
=E2=80=99s largest commercial experiment yet in using compressed air to sto=
re energy. The $520 million project, called the Huai=E2=80=99an Salt Cavern=
 CAES demonstration plant, includes two 300-megawatt units. The first unit =
came online in December, and the second switched on in recent weeks, accord=
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an></a>. At peak output, the facility could power 600,000 homes. The Trump =
administration initially <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/C=
tc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VX3ymh5Mg951W6ChRy06D_fgFW93kvSZ5LgjXMN3Z5rbz3qn9qW95jsWP=
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ding to compressed air energy storage projects in the U.S. But as of Decemb=
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