‘Over Our Dead Bodies’: Backlash Builds Against $3 Trillion Clean-Energy Push
WALL STREET JOURNAL—Our 2022 Iowa wind study is cited in this article about the backlash against wind and solar projects nationally
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News & Events
Read recent press about our team's work and communication relating to decarbonization, alternative energy, zero carbon energy, and universal access to clean modern energy.
Energy 2050 Summit: Accelerating the Energy Transition
Kirsty Gogan will speak at this summit geared toward insight and collaboration to build a bridge toward net zero
Launching Repowering Coal initiative at COP27
Representing TerraPraxis at COP27, Kirsty Gogan and Eric Ingersoll launched a global Repowering Coal initiative with partner Microsoft
Nuclear Power Gets New Push in U.S., Winning Converts
NYTs—Challenges in meeting clean energy goals & electricity demands means politicians seek to prolong and even expand reactor use.
World Utilities Congress 2022
Kirsty Gogan moderated and spoke at the World Utilities Congress in Abu Dhabi about the latest innovations and advances in nuclear energy
A longer life for Diablo Canyon? Newsom touts nuke extension
AP—Newsom raised possibility of keeping open state’s sole remaining nuclear power plant. LucidCatalyst helped write influential report.
California promised to close its last nuclear plant. Now Newsom is reconsidering
LA TIMES—With the threat of power shortages looming and climate crisis worsening, Gov. Newsom may attempt to delay the long-planned closure.
Wars are dangerous, reactors much less so
NUCLEAR NEWSWIRE—The risks of nuclear power plants in war zones is surprisingly small, explain nuclear experts, LucidCatalyst advisors
Designing the terawatt transition
LLOYD'S REGISTER—Kirsty Gogan & Eric Ingersoll examine how shipbuilding industry could help produce low-cost, zero-carbon hydrogen fuels
WNE confirms its popularity and its status as the world's largest civil nuclear exhibition
PRESS RELEASE—Great success for WNE 2021. Kirsty Gogan was awarded the first ever WNE fellow award at this event.
U.S. energy chief hints California may grant reprieve to its last nuclear plant
REUTERS—U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she supports keeping Diablo open. LucidCatalyst helped write influential report.
Op-Ed: California needs to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open to meet its climate goals
LA TIMES—Steven Chu & Ernest Moniz cite our study with MIT-Stanford to keep Diablo Canyon operating
Opinion: Closing California’s last nuclear power plant would be a mistake
WASHINGTON POST—A new report from MIT, Stanford and LucidCatalyst: Closing down Diablo Canyon would be the definition of climate incoherence
Study assesses potential value of continued operation for Diablo Canyon
WNN—Delaying the retirement of Diablo Canyon would reduce California's power sector carbon emissions, reduce reliance on gas, save billions
Can California Resurrect Its Lone Nuclear Power Plant Because Of Climate Change?
FORBES—Some Californian's and scholars inc. LucidCatalyst are trying to keep Diablo Canyon in operation because of climate change
Ammonia Energy Conference 2021
Eric Ingersoll of LucidCatalyst presented about how to create sustainable shipping with ammonia fuel substitution
Q&A: Options for the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
MIT NEWS—Researchers (& LucidCatalyst) argue the plant could provide multiple benefits for CA, e.g., desalinated water & clean hydrogen fuel
Will the climate crisis force America to reconsider nuclear power?
THE ECONOMIST—A new report from Stanford, MIT and LucidCatalyst reveals how detrimental shutting down Diablo Canyon would be
Keeping California’s Last Nuclear Plant Can Save Money, Climate: MIT-Stanford Study
BLOOMBERG—California’s last nuclear power plant, scheduled to close in 2025, could aid the fight against climate change, cut energy costs...
Saving nuclear plant could help California hit climate goals
REUTERS—California should extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to meet state climate goals, according to new report...
Making COP26 Matter—The Role of Science and Engineering in the Energy Transition
Kirsty Gogan gave the keynote at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers conference about the role of engineering in delivering Net Zero
Can nuclear find a place in the energy transition?
ENERGY INTELLIGENCE FORUM 2021–Kirsty Gogan joined the conversation at the event titled: Can nuclear find a place in the energy transition?
From Commitments to Actions: The Sprint to Net Zero
CLEANTECH FORUM–Ingersoll & Gogan joined the panel on Big Ideas: is repowering coal the largest carbon abatement opportunity in the world?
The Next Chapter for Nuclear
CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE–Kirsty Gogan participated in the session on nuclear energy (LC does not endorse any political party)
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