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Vanadium and Grid-Scale Storage

Vanadium-rich rocks of the Gibellini prospect in eastern Nevada. Courtesy USGS

In this audio de-brief for the Ally Radio Podcast, the nature of vanadium and it’s role as a critical mineral is explored. Vanadium has been of strategic importance in industrial and aerospace industries.

Rural Nevada and Renewable Energy

Solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines

I explore the complex but intricate relationship between renewable energy development and rural communities in the state of Nevada.

New Facility Tests Wave Energy Technologies

The PacWave facility will capitalize the opportunity for wave energy to contribute to a broader renewable energy portfolio.

Lithium-ion Battery Cycle in Nevada

This audio story for Ally Radio and it’s partner station KNVC 95.1 in Carson City, NV, explores how Nevada is “closing the lithium loop” by developing the full supply chain in the lithium-ion battery cycle.

Senior Water Rights for Native Americans

Native American works on an irrigation canal on his reservation.

I investigate the history of Native American water rights in the United States through a series of rulings by the Supreme Court over the past century.

Renewable Energy Permitting Reform

In the following report for Ally Radio and it’s partner station KNVC 95.1 in Carson City, NV, I analyze the current state of permitting procedures for renewable energy development. Permitting procedures can often delay and even kills renewable energy projects from ever getting implemented. For this story, I interview two sides of the permitting spectrum.Continue reading “Renewable Energy Permitting Reform”

Critical Mineral Surveys in Nevada

In the following report for Ally Radio and it’s partner station KNVC 95.1 in Carson City, NV, I explored the search for critical minerals in the state of Nevada.