Energy

County Utilities Board To Meet In Council Chambers July 16

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities is scheduled to meet 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.

View Agenda here.

The meeting is open to the public in person.

Members of the public may also participate remotely and provide public comment via Zoom.

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TechSource Inks Deal With Terra Innovatum—An International Micro-Reactor Company

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Courtesy/Terra Innovatum

Curtis Christensen
Senior Vice President of Western Operations
TechSource, Inc.

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net

          • Signed Partnership Agreement with Long-Term Framework to Support Go-to-Market Plan, Regulatory Progress, and Customer Acquisition Strategy

TechSource Inc, a nuclear science and engineering firm headquartered in Los Alamos, has entered into a partnership with international micro-reactor company Terra Innovatum.

“This collaboration represents a pivotal milestone in advancing our SOLO™ Read More

EDD Awards $500,000 To Spiritus Technologies PBC

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View of the Spiritus facility at 45a Tova Muusa Poe in Santa Fe. Courtesy/Spiritus Technologies PBC

EDD News:

SANTA FE — Spiritus Technologies PBC, a company engaged in sustainable carbon removal, has been awarded state LEDA assistance to add jobs and expand its footprint in New Mexico, through a program administered by the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD).

Spiritus has developed affordable and flexible solutions to capture carbon dioxide from the air, known as direct air capture (DAC). They tackle climate change by creating materials that capture CO2 and methods to permanently Read More

Los Alamos-based UbiQD And First Solar Establish Long-Term Quantum Dot Supply Agreement

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Quantum dots glowing with various colors in vials. Courtesy/UbiQD®

UbiQD® News:

  • Additionally, the companies expanded their photovoltaic module R&D collaboration focused on optimizing performance of utility-scale solar 

UbiQD®, a global leader in quantum dot (QD) nanotechnology, announced today that it has entered into an exclusive, multi-year agreement to supply its proprietary fluorescent QD technology to First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR). The agreement paves the way for the incorporation of QD technology into First Solar’s thin film bifacial photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. Read More

From The Depths To The Desert: Three Submarine Veterans Resurface At LANL Immersed In Mission-critical Work

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From left, Will Graves, Ted Fan and Andy Felton, proudly display the U.S. flag at the Lab. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • After serving in the same vessel, they are now immersed in mission-critical work

In the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, three Navy officers once patrolled the seas aboard Ohio-class submarines, ready to deploy the nation’s ultimate strategic deterrent should the order ever come. Years later, those same men — Ted Fan, Andy Felton and Will Graves — find themselves on land but still immersed in mission-critical work. This time, their theater of operation is the Laboratory.

The connection Read More

Public Review, Comment Period Begins For Wetland Assessment Addendum To LANL Waterline Replacement

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DOE/NNSA News:

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is proposing new construction at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). This wetland assessment evaluates potential impacts to wetlands from implementation of the proposed waterline project, identifies alternatives to the proposed project, and allows for meaningful public comment.

The waterline replacement project would install two 12-inch water lines along an alignment from Technical Area (TA) 48 to Pecos Road on the east side of Technical Read More

Commissioner Garcia Richard Approves Tenth Community Solar Project On State Lands In Otero County

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard has signed an agreement with Pluma Solar Alamogordo, LLC for a new community solar project on state lands in Otero County following a public auction. It is the tenth lease for a community solar project on state lands that Commissioner Garcia Richard has issued from the initial batch of 45 statewide community solar projects approved by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission in 2023. The project is expected to bring in at least $2 million for Eastern New Mexico University and will generate 5 megawatts of Read More

Op Ed: New Mexico’s Oil And Gas Industry Leads On Well Plugging—Let’s Keep It That Way

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By MISSI CURRIER
President & CEO
New Mexico Oil & Gas Association (NMOGA)

When it comes to environmental responsibility, New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is not just stepping up—we’re leading the way. In recent years, oil and gas operators plugged over 90% of the wells decommissioned in the state. That’s 451 wells plugged by industry, compared to just 49 plugged by the Oil Conservation Division (OCD). For every well plugged using public funds, the oil and gas industry independently plugs ten more—without fanfare, and without burdening New Mexico taxpayers.

Let’s be clear: only tax Read More

Additional Scenes From ScienceFest 2025

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The ScienceFest 2025 booth powered by Los Alamos MainStreet Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. The popular annual event featured more than 54 booths and 19 vendors this year, offering exciting things to see and do. Photo by John McHale/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net

Recardo Lambert of Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities mans the Sewage Disposal education booth ‘Don’t Flush That’ demonstration Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailyposttest.ortizaudio.net

Even the turtles in the pond turned out in force for ScienceFest 2025 on Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Read More