ClearPath Action Rundown May
2nd, 2025
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Congratulations to Wells Griffith and Darío
Gil, the nominees for DOE Under Secretary of Energy and Under
Secretary for Science, respectively, who both advanced out of
committee with bipartisan support this week! |
1. Washington Times: Energy Incentives Will Unlock
Energy Dominance
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In its first 100 days in office,
the Trump Administration has worked to reshape the energy
landscape.
Targeted energy tax incentives and
streamlined permitting can drive a new era of American
energy leadership.
The time for America to build
and lead the world in affordable, reliable and clean energy is
here.
By leveraging key tax incentives
like 45Q, 45X and 45Y/48E, and breaking down regulatory barriers to
enable the buildout of new energy infrastructure, we can cut costs for
consumers, expand energy supply AND lower global emissions.
What’s clear:
Targeted, innovation-driven policies will accelerate the deployment of
next-generation technologies and strengthen U.S. energy security. With
smart incentives and strong public-private partnerships in place,
America can lead the world in producing affordable, reliable and clean
energy.
Plug in: ClearPath CEO Jeremy Harrell writes more on this in his latest op-ed,
Energy
Incentives Will Unlock Energy Dominance, featured in the Washington
Times.
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2. NEW Report: State of
Play: The Chemical and Refining Sectors Report
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It is projected that by 2050 there
will be a 35% increase in global demand for chemicals—a clear market
opportunity for American companies.
The U.S. is well-positioned to
supply this increase in demand, but success starts with strategic
action:
- Reauthorize the Clean Industrial Technology Act to support
American manufacturing;
- Supercharge Section 9003 of the Farm Bill to scale biorefineries
and biobased production; and
- Invest
in cutting-edge, cost-competitive chemical technologies.
What’s clear:
Chemicals are the building blocks of modern life, powering industries
from agriculture and energy to healthcare and consumer goods. As
demand grows, so does the need for innovative, affordable American
production.
Plug in: Read our
new report by Emma Quigg.
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3. House Committee
advances Next-Gen Pipelines legislation |
The House Science, Space, and
Technology Committee held a Full
Committee Markup
of six bills, including Energy Chairman Randy Weber (R-TX)’s bill,
H.R. 2613, the Next
Generation Pipelines Research and Development
Act. This
bipartisan legislation aims to modernize America’s energy
infrastructure and strengthen innovation in CO2, hydrogen and LNG
pipeline systems.
This legislation will:
- Authorize a DOE early-stage demonstration initiative for
next-generation pipeline systems, components and
technologies;
- Establish a joint R&D program between DOE, the Department of
Transportation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) to develop advanced pipeline technologies and
materials;
- Facilitate public-private partnerships with industry and other
stakeholders on pipeline technology research, development and
demonstration (RD&D); and
- Direct
NIST to develop a specialized pipeline measurement RD&D program to
support the integrity and safety of pipelines.
What’s clear: Pipeline
infrastructure is key for securing U.S. energy independence and
maintaining the competitiveness of the industrial and energy sectors.
Federal research and development is needed to ensure this
infrastructure stands ready to meet the coming decades of growing
energy demand.
Plug in: Get
caught up with the latest on Next
Generation Pipelines Research and Development
Act.
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4. ON AIR: “Let America
Build”: Jeremy Harrell on Trump’s energy
comeback |
ClearPath CEO Jeremy Harrell
joined Jack Bradley on NTD Capitol Report to
discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order to accelerate
deep-sea mining for critical minerals, the red tape that prevented
previous mining projects and legal challenges to many of the U.S.
mining projects.
What’s clear: Accelerating innovative technological solutions and tapping new
resources in an affordable and reliable way is important to reducing
U.S. reliance on minerals from China. This ultimately grows U.S.
energy manufacturing and energy production to seize President Trump’s
energy abundance agenda.
Plug in: Catch the
full interview here.
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5. Interior moves to
fast-track energy projects |
The Department of Interior is
expediting environmental review timelines for energy
projects to as fast as 14 days in response to President
Trump’s energy emergency declaration. The move aims to accelerate domestic
production of oil, gas, minerals, hydropower, geothermal energy and
other key resources.
What this means for the energy
sector:
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Using emergency authorities, energy
project permitting timelines can be
decreased from years to
weeks;
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A wide range of energy sources will qualify, including oil, gas, coal, uranium,
minerals, and certain renewables; and
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These accelerated timeframes will
provide greater certainty to project developers, unlock more domestic
energy resources, and meet rising demand.
What’s clear:
Faster permitting is essential to meeting America’s growing energy
needs and staying competitive globally. This is a strong step toward
letting America build the energy systems and infrastructure our future
demands.
Plug in: Read more
on modernizing permitting systems here.
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6. Advanced: Critical
Minerals Consistency Act |
As U.S. energy demand rises,
reliance on foreign adversaries for critical minerals threatens
national security and economic growth.
To address this, Sens. Lee (R-UT)
and Kelly (D-AZ) introduced S.714 the Critical
Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 to align the federal critical minerals and
critical materials lists.
This week, an amended version of
the bill advanced out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee. If enacted, it would:
- Direct
the Secretary of the Interior to create a combined “Critical Minerals
and Materials List", making critical materials, such as copper,
eligible for streamlined permitting benefits;
- Support
American mining and manufacturing jobs;
- Provide
investment certainty to industry; and
- Bolster
domestic mineral production.
Plug in: Learn
more about this bill here.
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7. Electrowinning in
clean iron technology innovation |
Clean iron technology startup
Electra raised $186 million in Series B funding to build
its first demonstration-scale facility in Colorado and accelerate the
scale-up of its technology, aimed at producing low-emissions
iron.
Electra’s technology (electrowinning)
is:
- Reinventing iron production to tackle the nearly 10% of global
carbon dioxide emissions from iron and steelmaking.
- A
patented process that uses novel chemistry and renewable energy to
transform iron ore into environmentally responsible, resourceful, pure
iron at scale.
What’s clear: Some of the
world’s largest iron ore suppliers and iron and steel buyers are
backing Electra’s approach, highlighting the broad support for U.S.
industrial innovators as they build towards commercial scale clean
technolgies. Industry investment in companies like Electra is a key
step in accelerating the growth of these technologies to reduce global
emissions and support American innovation.
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8. Permit for LOC-NESS
project advances mCDR |
The Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution’s LOC-NESS
Project received a
permit from the EPA to begin a small-scale marine carbon dioxide
removal (mCDR) field trial in the Gulf of Maine this summer. This
project:
- Moves
the U.S. closer to testing scalable carbon removal
technologies;
- Establishes a model for independent, science-based research to
inform future environmental policy; and
- Supports
federal priorities for evaluating efficient and effective mCDR
methods.
Dive in: The
project will test the mCDR technology called ocean alkalinity
enhancement, a process that adds alkaline materials to seawater to
accelerate the ocean’s natural ability to remove carbon from the
atmosphere.
Plug in: Learn
more about marine CDR permitting and regulations in our
101.
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9. WV Gov signs carbon
sequestration bill |
This week, West Virginia Gov.
Patrick Morrisey (R) signed legislation to open access to pore space
beneath state parks for carbon sequestration. This legislation
will:
- Support
the development of CCS projects across the state;
- Leverage
WV’s recently-granted Class VI primacy to streamline the approval of
carbon storage permits, and;
- Bring
new economic benefits to the state and provide revenue streams for
state parks.
A spokesperson for Gov. Morrisey
said, “Combined with our
pursuit of Class VI primacy, these efforts position West Virginia to
regulate carbon storage locally, attract investment, create jobs, and
maintain our leadership in the energy economy.”
What’s clear: When
supportive state legislation and Class VI primacy go hand in hand,
states can leverage their geology to facilitate the build-out of
carbon storage infrastructure, unlocking new economic
opportunities.
Plug in: Learn
more about the importance of Class VI primacy and permitting carbon
storage wells here.
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Jeremy Harrell joined “The View from D.C.”
panel at the Built Here: Nuclear Energy Summit—hosted by Gov. Spencer
Cox (R-UT)—to discuss federal policy, regulatory modernization, and
advancing advanced nuclear as part of Utah’s “Operation Gigawatt” plan
to double power production in the next decade. |
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Jeremy Harrell spoke at Honeywell’s Future
of Energy Summit in Washington, D.C., joining top policymakers and
industry leaders to discuss clean energy innovation and the
technologies driving America’s energy future. |
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Congressional staff, ClearPath and industry
stakeholders joined the Conservative Climate Foundation (CCF) in
Tucson, Arizona, to learn more about the importance of critical
minerals and domestic manufacturing and other innovative technologies
that Americans are working to accelerate. They visited and heard from
experts at the University of Arizona’s San Xavier Mining Laboratory,
Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Mine–an open-pit copper and molybdenum
mining complex, Dimensional Energy Tucson Technology Center, and Lucid
motors AMP-1 Facility. |
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GeoFrame Energy is launching a large-scale lithium production project
using closed-loop Direct Lithium Extraction technology in the East
Texas Smackover Formation. By 2029, GeoFrame expects to produce enough
lithium carbonate to meet 100% of current U.S. demand.
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The EPA and Texas Railroad Commission
signed an MOU, marking a significant milestone for
Texas’ Class VI primacy application. The EPA
is planning a proposed approval of Texas’ primacy
application.
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The World Bank is considering lifting
its longstanding
ban on nuclear
energy financing, driven by growing demand from shareholders,
borrowing countries and support from World Bank President Ajay
Banga.
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XPRIZE Carbon Removal, launched four
years ago to catalyze solutions that permanently remove CO2 from the
air and oceans, awarded $50M to Mati Carbon, three runner-ups and
two X-Factor awardees.
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WATCH: Check out our latest
Ag
video on why
America must lead the way in meeting the world’s growing food needs
through leadership in agricultural innovation.
- The Public Utility Commission of Texas
approved
a plan to build ERCOT's first extra-high
voltage transmission lines to meet the Permian Basin’s ongoing
expansion and electrification of the oil and gas industry.
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ClearPath believes
America must lead the world in innovation over regulation…markets over
mandates…providing affordable, reliable, clean
energy. |
That's all from us. Thanks for reading and have a great
weekend!
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