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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · Nov 13

Welcome to our new BlueSky followers!

We've put together this handy Heatmap starter pack for you all. Follow our news team for the latest on climate and clean energy:

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 12m

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 9m

This just in: The Esmeralda 7 Solar Project — which would have generated a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power — has been canceled, the BLM says.

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 8h

The AI boom is driving a new buildout of natural gas power plants — but they’re going up off grid, with new pipelines running straight to cheap, low-tech and inefficient turbines: heatmap.news/energy/natur...

Data Centers Have Solved Their Speed-to-Power Problem — With Natural Gas

“Old economy” companies like Caterpillar and Williams are cashing in by selling smaller, less-efficient turbines to impatient developers.

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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 12h

Great new piece on China's climate ambitions, or lack thereof, by @jeremywallace.bsky.social
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China Can’t Decide if It Wants to Be the World’s First “Electrostate”

The country’s underwhelming new climate pledge is more than just bad news for the world — it reveals a serious governing mistake.

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 10h

"The leadership seems unwilling to jettison older industries in favor of the higher-value added industries of the future," writes @jeremywallace.bsky.social of China's refusal to double down on its green tech lead. heatmap.news/ideas/china-...

China Can’t Decide if It Wants to Be the World’s First “Electrostate”

The country’s underwhelming new climate pledge is more than just bad news for the world — it reveals a serious governing mistake.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 9h

The new winners of the AI boom are two old-school Midwestern pipeline and equipment-makers: Caterpillar and Williams Companies.

Here's the full story from @zeitlin.bsky.social

Data Centers Have Solved Their Speed-to-Power Problem — With Natural Gas

“Old economy” companies like Caterpillar and Williams are cashing in by selling smaller, less-efficient turbines to impatient developers.

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Matt Zeitlin @zeitlin.bsky.social · 9h

The case for renewables I hear all the time is something like "Ignore emissions, we can do this faster than gas" and that may be true about combined-cycle power plants, but it may be much less true with using cheap turbines behind the meter heatmap.news/energy/natur...

Data Centers Have Solved Their Speed-to-Power Problem — With Natural Gas

“Old economy” companies like Caterpillar and Williams are cashing in by selling smaller, less-efficient turbines to impatient developers.

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katie brigham @kbrigham.bsky.social · 1d

sustainable infrastructure investment firm Generate Capital is realigning its strategy, replacing its longtime CEO and conducting layoffs. an executive told me that rapid growth led to strategic mistakes in the heady days after the passage of the IRA

After Replacing Its CEO, Generate Capital Lays Off Staff

“We grew quickly and made some mistakes,” Generate executive Jonah Goldman told Heatmap.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 12h

Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would would have made permitting for geothermal easier in California, much to the chagrin of developers.

Find more on that story, plus layoffs at Generate and Orsted, in this morning's AM newsletter by @alexckaufman.bsky.social

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Gavin Newsom Vetoes Landmark Geothermal Bill

On billions for clean energy, Orsted layoffs, and public housing heat pumps

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

Generate Capital, a key source of clean energy & infrastructure finance, has commenced layoffs, @heatmap.news has learned heatmap.news/climate-tech...

After Replacing Its CEO, Generate Capital Lays Off Staff

“We grew quickly and made some mistakes,” Generate executive Jonah Goldman told Heatmap.

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 19h

If you want to understand what's going on with China's electricity system and emissions goals, don't miss this one!

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 1d

NEW on this week's Shift Key, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com talk with UC San Diego's @michaeldavidson.bsky.social about China's climate progress, how its electricity markets work and what to make of those coal subsidies.

Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts:

How China’s Power Grid Really Works

Podcast Episode · Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins · 10/08/2025 · 1h 13m

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 13h

We have a fantastic new essay on China’s new climate pledge by @jeremywallace.bsky.social at @heatmap.news this morning. He argues the country’s indecision about its green future is more than just an environmental disappointment — it is a serious governing mistake.

heatmap.news/ideas/china-...

China Can’t Decide if It Wants to Be the World’s First “Electrostate”

The country’s underwhelming new climate pledge is more than just bad news for the world — it reveals a serious governing mistake.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 1d

This just in:

After Replacing Its CEO, Generate Capital Lays Off Staff

“We grew quickly and made some mistakes,” Generate executive Jonah Goldman told Heatmap.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2d

this is such an enormous story

Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Trump is moving to kill all funding for proposed Texas and Louisiana mega-hubs to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere

The bipartisan-backed hubs represented a rare clean tech industry where the US was on the cutting edge

by @emilypont.bsky.social for @heatmap.news

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Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 1d

Tesla isn't the only EV company figuring out creative ways to reduce prices now that the EV tax credit is dead.

Here's Andrew Moseman on how automakers are aiming to stay cheap and cheerful:

Tesla’s New EVs Are Worse, But Cheaper. That’s the Point.

With the federal electric vehicle tax credit now gone, automakers like Ford and Hyundai have to find other ways to make their electric cars affordable.

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 2d

10 out of 13 grants awarded for domestic Heat Pump manufacturing (the IRA’s Heat Pump Defense Production Act Program) are also listed. 🔌⚡

Awards for Gradient, Mitsubishi, and York International appear to be safe.

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 2d

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
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Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 1d

NEW on this week's Shift Key, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com talk with UC San Diego's @michaeldavidson.bsky.social about China's climate progress, how its electricity markets work and what to make of those coal subsidies.

Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts:

How China’s Power Grid Really Works

Podcast Episode · Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins · 10/08/2025 · 1h 13m

podcasts.apple.com

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 1d

Coal demand may be rising globally, but Trump's promised U.S. coal renaissance hit some major bumps this week — including fallout from a catastrophic failure and a lawsuit against the president's plan to keep a Michigan plant alive.

Read about it from @alexckaufman.bsky.social in this morning's AM:

Energy Department Poised to Kill DAC Hubs

On Trump’s coal woes, NEPA reform, and Japan’s nuclear plans

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 2d

The Trump administration seems to be on a grant cancellation spree. The latest list of awards slated for termination includes all seven hydrogen hubs, which will hit oil majors in addition to clean energy companies.

Here's the latest reporting from @emilypont.bsky.social:

Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Trump is moving to kill all funding for proposed Texas and Louisiana mega-hubs to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere

The bipartisan-backed hubs represented a rare clean tech industry where the US was on the cutting edge

by @emilypont.bsky.social for @heatmap.news

heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 2d

BREAKING: Trump's Department of Energy moves to cancel direct air capture projects from Heirloom and Climeworks.

Here's @emilypont.bsky.social with the scoop:

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 2d

A fusion company that's making money already? Yes, it's true!

Here's @kbrigham.bsky.social on Shine Technologies, which has found some lucrative uses for its tech as it works toward achieving net energy generation:

This Fusion Company Is Already Making Money

Shine Technologies is getting close to breakeven — on operations, at least — by selling neutrons and isotopes.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 2d

In this morning's Heatmap AM:

🔌 Big new renewables reports from @ember-energy.org and the IEA
⛏️ A new mining road in Alaska
🚗 And a possible, cheaper new Tesla

Here's @alexckaufman.bsky.social on all those stories and more:

Solar and Wind Overtake Coal for the First Time

On Trump’s metal nationalization spree, Tesla’s big pitch, and fusion’s challenges

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 3d

California passed a huge climate package last month, w/ a big effort to weave in affordability. It's wonky but important stuff, and I broke it all down for you:
- Cap & invest extension / rebrand
- transmission accelerator
- permission to join a Western RTO!
more here heatmap.news/energy/calif...

California’s Big Climate and Energy Package, Explained

The state quietly refreshed its cap and trade program, revamped how it funds wildfire cleanup, and reorganized its grid governance — plus offered some relief on gas prices.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 3d

NEW from @emilypont.bsky.social: California quietly revamped and refreshed its energy policy for the new era of electricity affordability politics.

Read all about the 4 key changes that have already been signed into law in her latest for @heatmap.news:

California’s Big Climate and Energy Package, Explained

The state quietly refreshed its cap and trade program, revamped how it funds wildfire cleanup, and reorganized its grid governance — plus offered some relief on gas prices.