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OpenMinds is a nonpartisan network of climate and energy experts from industry, academia, and nonprofits working together to solve the Dual Challenge: more energy, less emissions, fast.
https://openminds203x.org
Larry Selzer, President and CEO of @The Conservation Fund, connects conservation, economic growth, and the need to reinvest in the grid. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Conservation as an Economic Driver | Larry Selzer, The Conservation Fund | Ep 181
Podcast Episode · Energy Transition Solutions · 05/21/2025 · 55m
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June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
What stood out at our 2025 NextGen bootcamp: energy + climate solutions require collaboration. Working together, the growing OpenMinds NextGen community is prepared to lead Dual Challenge progress into the future.
June 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The 2025 OpenMinds NextGen Leaders completed their bootcamp last weekend. From touring the Newtown Creek Renewable Energy Project to engaging with a broad range of OpenMinds experts, the class left inspired to tackle the Dual Challenge—together.
June 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This week, at Cape Station, we saw the world’s largest enhanced geothermal energy project.

Congrats to Fervo Energy for producing flexible, firm, carbon-free energy. Each step is going deeper (15,000 ft!) and driving greater efficiency, affordability, and abundance.
June 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Steve Ballmer breaks down the facts about US energy use, production, and environmental impact.
Just the Facts About US Energy Use, Production, and Environmental Impact
YouTube video by USAFacts
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June 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Geothermal energy is a promising resource for reliable and affordable energy. Congrats to Fervo and @timlatimer.bsky.social on their progress at Utah’s Cape Station.
My visit to Utah to see the future of geothermal power
I’ve been investing in next-generation energy technologies for nearly two decades, so I have visited a lot of power plants over the years. But the one I visited this week in Beaver County, Utah has on...
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June 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Greentown Labs is proving that the future of energy is collaborative and happening now.
Only at Greentown: A Community-powered Innovation in Battery Building
From my perch as lab manager at Greentown, I get a rare view into the daily grind of innovation: the hands-on work, the building, and if we’re lucky—a breakthrough. Elementium's novel battery electrol...
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May 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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A recent study finds long-duration energy storage is essential to getting more clean electricity on the grid, and could dramatically cut power prices during times of peak demand. 🔌💡
grist.org/climate/long...
How giant ‘batteries’ in the Earth could slash your electricity bills
We're wasting too much of the clean energy we generate. Reservoirs and caverns can store excess solar and wind power.
grist.org
December 4, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Congrats to energyRe and Google; collaborations like this are essential to solving the Dual Challenge of more energy, less emissions – fast.
ENERGYRE AND GOOGLE SIGN AGREEMENT FOR 600 MW OF SOLAR ENERGY | EnergyRe
Second Agreement Ramps Up Total Commitment Between energyRe and Google to More Than 1GW
www.energyre.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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As energy demand grows, upgrading our transmission networks is essential. That’s why energyRe is modernizing the U.S. electric grid to bring reliable, clean power where it’s needed most.
www.nacleanenergy.com/energy-stora...
Grid Expansion Will Accelerate Renewable Energy Adoption
Power grids are fundamental to the energy supply for commercial and residential electricity. There is growing energy demand around the world...
www.nacleanenergy.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Congratulations to Mainspring Energy on securing funding to scale their Linear Generator technology. Mainspring Linear Generators deliver significant advantages in energy cost, reliability, and flexibility with low emissions.

#DualChallenge #MoreEnergyLessEmissions
News - Mainspring Secures $258 Million in Financing to Scale Linear Generator Business; Adds Energy and Tech Leaders to Board | Mainspring Energy
Mainspring Makes Onsite Power Generation for the Net-Zero Carbon Grid
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May 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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RMI’s newest macrograph shows exactly what technologies are being deployed to address methane waste and takes a look at how each technology can help measure and continually improve methane detection around the globe. bit.ly/42ZueKe
April 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
OpenMinds 2025 brought together 150+ energy and climate experts to share cutting-edge approaches to accelerate OpenMinds Impact Projects and high-potential Dual Challenge solutions.

#DualChallenge #OpenMinds #Climate #Energy #EnergyandClimate #Nonpartisan
May 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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📉 Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can play a massive role in reducing the carbon footprint of new technologies.

Our latest report recommends expanding policy and financial support mechanisms to accelerate bringing CCS tech to market.

Read it here ⬇️
Unlocking Private Capital for Carbon Capture and Storage in Industry and Power
This EFIF report presents an analysis of the deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in the power and industrial sectors.
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April 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
OpenMinds was founded by David Baldwin, a Texas oil and gas leader, and Jeff Katz, a California tech innovator, who, despite their different backgrounds, share the same mission to solve the energy and climate challenge.
Get to know OpenMinds at openminds203x.org/about/.

#dualchallenge #openminds
May 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
OpenMinds is a nonpartisan network of climate and energy experts from industry, academia, and nonprofits working together to solve the dual challenge: more energy, less emissions, fast.

Learn more: openminds203x.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM