Devon Swezey

Our first-of-its-kind partnership for clean energy has been approved in Nevada. The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada has approved our first-of-its-kind partnership with NV Energy to bring new, clean capacity to Nevada under the Clean Transition…

🔌💡 Google's Clean Transition Tariff w/ NV Energy has been approved by the Nevada PUC. This paves the way for a new next-gen geothermal project to be deployed by 2030, and serves as a model for other utilities and energy customers to advance decarbonization across the US: blog.google/feed/nevada-...

Our first geothermal energy deal in Asia Today, we’re announcing another milestone in our Asia Pacific clean energy journey by signing the first corporate PPAs for geothermal energy in Taiwan.

🔌💡Today, Google announced the first corporate geothermal energy deal in Taiwan. These first projects will add 10 MW of geothermal energy to the grid - nearly doubling its current installed geothermal capacity - and help catalyze the geothermal market across APAC. More: blog.google/around-the-g...

How 24/7 carbon-free energy can catalyze clean energy innovation Accelerating the commercialization of advanced technologies creates a ripple effect that benefits the entire electricity system.

Great summary on the role of procurement in commercializing new technology from @jessedjenkins.com, @devonswezey.bsky.social and others.

Also I’m glad the photo of Fervo’s drilling operations has become the de facto visual for 24/7 carbon free energy!
www.latitudemedia.com/news/how-24-...

How 24/7 carbon-free energy can catalyze clean energy innovation Accelerating the commercialization of advanced technologies creates a ripple effect that benefits the entire electricity system.

24/7 clean procurement catalyses learning for long-duration energy storage and clean dispatchable power - new op-ed in @latitudemedia.bsky.social! 🔌💡

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1/ 🚨New study alert!🚨 🔌💡
My DukeU colleagues and I just released a 1st-of-kind study on how the US grid could integrate up to 100 gigawatts of data centers w/out major new infrastructure, provided modest load flexibility (0.5%/yr). AI load growth can be managed faster, cheaper, & cleaner. 🧵👇

Our progress to accelerate carbon removal solutions Here’s a look at four ways we’re supporting carbon removal projects.

Today Google shared that we’ve contracted more than $100M in carbon removal credits in 2024 to help catalyze solutions that can remove CO2 from the atmosphere at scale and help maximize their impact on the planet. 🔌💡

Learn more: blog.google/outreach-ini...

Under the hourly 24/7 standard, Google’s global 2023 electricity emissions factor is 212 gCO2e/kWh vs. 135 gCO2e/kWh under standard MB accounting. We recommend that the AI community adopt this more accurate accounting standard for calculating the emissions associated with AI electricity consumption

TPUs improved carbon-efficiency of AI workloads by 3x | Google Cloud Blog A new study finds that TPU hardware has seen a 3x improvement in the carbon-efficiency of AI workloads from TPU v4 to Trillium.

🔌💡 Google released a novel study on the lifecycle emissions of AI accelerator chips, showing a 3x improvement in the carbon-efficiency of AI workloads over two generations. We also report average market-based electricity emissions calculated on a 24/7 basis. More: cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...

With government support uncertain, how can we catalyse investment in the new energy technologies we need? 🔌 💡

One option: companies committing to 24/7 carbon-free power (CFE), who don't just reduce their own emissions, but trigger technology learning and emissions reductions in the wider system.

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Excited to contribute to this commentary, which describes how even a relatively small number of companies targeting 24/7 #cleanenergy procurement can have outsized #decarbonization impact by accelerating learning and cost reductions in advanced CFE technologies, speeding their wider adoption. 🔌💡

Randy Spock on LinkedIn: Our first biochar CO2 removal deals with Varaha and Charm Today Google announced new purchase agreements with companies Varaha and Charm Industrial to help catalyze and scale biochar as a promising carbon removal tool…

Excited to share @Google’s new partnership with carbon removal companies Varaha and Charm Industrial to remove 200,000 tons of carbon from the atmosphere via biochar and bring us closer to a net zero future. Learn more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Energy & climate researchers, want a little hope on policy impact? Wilson, Qingyu, and Jesse had deep policy impact with their work on hydrogen. How? 🔌💡

1. Timely, peer-reviewed work in a respected journal
2. Open access & free to read
3. Once published, talk about it publicly in an accessible way

Such a huge win for the climate, and also for developing for advancing the technologies, tools and contracting structures that will enable 24/7 carbon-free electricity for everyone. Congrats and kudos to all the public servants and advocates that fought for this outcome. 🔌💡

Green H2 Policy

Policy is key. No Green H₂ without it.

It's why today's 45v tax rules are so important.

For a deep dive into Green H₂: business.columbia.edu/insights/cli...

For a good early read on today's 45v policy details, via @heatmap.news's @emilypont.bsky.social: heatmap.news/climate/fina...

There’s Something for (Almost) Everyone in the Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules The Biden administration is hoping they’ll be a starting gun for the industry. The industry may or may not be fully satisfied.

It's the moment you've been waiting for... a new 2,000 words (ok its a bit more) from me on the 45V hydrogen tax credit. Except this time we have final rules!
"3 Pillars" are still in...sort of. Path for existing nuclear, w/ 200 mw cap per reactor. More details inside ⤵️ heatmap.news/climate/fina...

6 unique ways we advanced energy solutions in 2024 Six innovative ways Google helped advance the clean energy transition in 2024.

2024 was a big year for Google's efforts to progress toward 24/7 carbon-free energy. Our new blog describes 6 unique ways that Google worked advanced the transaction, regulatory, and technological innovations needed to accelerate electricity decarbonization: blog.google/outreach-ini...

#energysky

Nice message from @offgridian.bsky.social in this NYT story on Trump's new energy secretary

Today, Google published our procurement principles and criteria for a wide array of advanced clean electricity technologies needed to fully decarbonize electricity grids. Learn more on pg. 25 of our 2023 white paper (and attached 1-pager): sustainability.google/reports/acce... 🔌💡

Artificial Intelligence wants to go nuclear. Will it work? The nuclear industry and big tech companies think they can solve each other's problems, but critics are skeptical the marriage can last.

NEW: Big tech firms and the nuclear power industry think they can solve each other's problems. But can they?

I dug into budding love affair between AI and nuclear, and here's what I found... (+ lil 🧵 here)

www.npr.org/2024/12/09/n...

Our new deal to remove CO2 from the atmosphere by crushing rocks We’re purchasing 200,000 tons of carbon removal credits from enhanced rock weathering (ERW) startup Terradot to be delivered by the early 2030s.

Excited to share Google's new partnership with startup Terradot to accelerate help catalyze and scale their enhanced rock weathering approach for carbon removal. Learn more here: blog.google/outreach-ini... 🔌💡

Granular energy procurement tools are critical to a carbon-free transition. Today LevelTen Energy launched the Registry Accelerator Fund to help registries modernize their software to support hourly, local energy tracking. Learn more and check out the RFP: www.leveltenenergy.com/registry-acc... 🔌💡

When you have a goal to supply your operations with 24/7 carbon-free energy, it requires you to think about partnerships and portfolios of technologies that can provide clean electricity around the clock. #energysky

Yup. Here is how their spokesperson put it..."Meta’s 100% clean energy commitment uses methodologies from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Annually, Meta matches its electricity use with 100% clean and renewable energy on an annual basis based on megawatt-hours."

Indeed, here is what Meta's spokesperson told RTO Insider... "Meta’s 100% clean energy commitment uses methodologies from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Annually, Meta matches its electricity use with 100% clean and renewable energy on an annual basis based on megawatt-hours,"

As policymakers consider measures for accelerating the decarbonization of Europe’s electricity grids, encouraging local matching of GOs is one tool that can improve market outcomes and incentivize additional renewables buildout (End)

Guarantees of Origin Market set for growth trajectory, projected to reach 3.7 bn € by 2030  | Aurora Energy Research Aurora Energy Research projects that...

An earlier Aurora study found that hourly matching of GOs could preserve some market value in today’s GO-rich markets under a local matching scenario, as dispatchable clean energy assets could capture value of GO issuance at times of scarcer renewable supply (4/): auroraer.com/media/guaran...

By contrast, local matching would redirect GO revenues from oversupplied markets such as Sweden and Norway, where revenues accrue primarily to existing hydropower plants, to renewable energy assets in undersupplied markets like Germany, the Netherlands, and Ireland. (3/)

Today, many companies make RE claims based on certificates from grids located far from where they consume electricity, and revenues often accrue to existing RE assets. For example, Norway exports 4x more certificates than they do power via physical interconnection to neighboring countries. (2/)

‘100% Local’? An Analysis of Local Matching in the European Guarantees of Origin Market | Aurora Energy Research Discover how local matching in the European Guarantees of Origin (GO) market could reshape renewable energy investments, boost local GO prices, and impact cross-border trades. Learn more from Aurora E...

🔌💡A new Aurora study finds that “local matching” of GOs to electricity demand in Europe would significantly boost revenues to wind and solar projects by 18 billion EUR by 2030 (1/) www.auroraer.com/insight/100-local-an-analysis-of-local-matching-in-the-european-guarantees-of-origin-market/ (1/)

We're so proud of Dr. Ricks! Our first ZERO Lab doctorate. And an outstanding set of research on the potential of enhanced geothermal energy and rules to guide clean electricity procurement by hydrogen producers, data centers are more. See below for links to @wilsonar.bsky.social's excellent work...