The industrial sector is responsible for 30 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and is often cited as one of the hardest to decarbonize sectors due to its need for clean, uninterrupted, and scalable energy; one potential solution to meet industrial electricity and heating needs includes the deployment of new advanced nuclear reactors. Recently, the widely supported and bipartisan ADVANCE Act was signed into law. The legislation aims to accelerate U.S. nuclear deployment and has created exciting new opportunities for companies to contribute to economy-wide emissions reductions and improve environmental conditions in the communities in which they operate.
In this webinar, C2ES president Nat Keohane will be joined by Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member and original sponsor of the ADVANCE Act, for a fireside chat on her thoughts about the future of nuclear energy policy and deployment. Following that, C2ES industrial policy analyst Tess Moran will summarize key findings in C2ES’s latest paper on advanced nuclear process heat for industry, teeing up a panel conversation with industry leaders. The panel will explore opportunities created by recent legislative successes and address remaining gaps for advanced nuclear deployments across a variety of use cases.
Webinar Highlights
Fireside Chat
Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va)
U.S. Senate
Shelley Moore Capito was first elected to the United States Senate in 2014, and re-elected in 2020. She is also the first female Senator in West Virginia’s history and was elected with the largest margin of victory for a Republican in state history—winning more than 70 percent of the vote…
Nat Keohane — Moderator
President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Nathaniel Keohane is President of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), which is widely recognized in the United States and internationally as a leading, independent voice for practical policy and action to address the world’s energy and climate challenges. Dr. Keohane is an economist with more than 20 years…
Presenting Findings
Tess Moran
Industrial Policy Analyst, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Tess Moran is an Industrial Policy Analyst at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), where she researches challenges to industrial decarbonization and solutions to thermal emissions and supports the Renewable Thermal Collaborative. Prior to joining C2ES, Ms. Moran worked as an intern for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmentally…
Panel Conversation
Benjamin Reinke, PhD
Vice President, Global Business Development & Advisor to the CEO | X-energy
As Vice President of Global Business Development, Dr. Reinke leads the Business Development organization at X-energy and is responsible for end-to-end commercial reactor business development and sales – strategy and marketing, analytics, organizational management, customer relationship development, contract negotiations, capture management, and early-phase project management.
Kreshka Young
North America Business Director for Energy and Climate | Dow
Kreshka Young is Dow’s North America Business Director for Energy & Climate. In this role she is responsible for developing and implementing competitive and reliable energy and climate change strategies for Dow’s manufacturing sites across North America, and for implementing strategic investments and business models to preserve D w’s competitiveness…
Doug Vine — Moderator
Director of Energy Analysis, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Doug Vine is the Director of Energy Analysis at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). He leads the center’s work on energy decarbonization policies and technology analysis, following trends in global and domestic energy production and utilization and their impact on greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, he focuses on…