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With clean energy stalled, can New Jersey bet on nuclear and win?

New Jersey is further committing to nuclear energy—which already represents 42% of its energy mix—by investing in the development of next-generation reactors, like small modular reactors. “Having nuclear already is a big factor, both in terms of direct workforce in nuclear, but also the army of accountants, lawyers, and on-site inspectors,” said MITEI Energy Systems Researcher Ruaridh Macdonald on the support offered by existing infrastructure.

Microsoft agrees to buy 622K tons of ‘green’ cement from Mass. company

MIT spinout Sublime Systems signed a deal with Microsoft to supply over 600,000 metric tons of their low-carbon cement over the next six to nine years. “Sublime’s mission is to have a swift and massive impact measured in the amount of cement we produce and sell,” said CEO Leah Ellis, a former MIT postdoc.

U.S. carbon capture storage hit by inflation, Trump

Inflation and spending freezes from the Trump administration are discouraging investments in U.S. carbon capture storage facilities, which are key to decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors such as cement and steel. According to MITEI Senior Research Engineer Howard Herzog, developers now face about 30% higher capital costs.