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In Memory of Rajat Deb: Inspiring Man of Ideas and Remarkable Silicon Valley Archetype

By Anjuli Deb -- With deep sadness and profound appreciation, we share the passing of LCG's founder, Dr. Rajat K. Deb. He was our president and one of the first entrepreneurs in the computer revolution. He was also our friend, our teacher and mentor, and for a few of us, our father and grandfather.

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Oklo and Centrus Sign Letter of Intent to Purchase Nuclear Fuel for Aurora Powerhouse Deployment in Southern Ohio

LCG, June 19, 2026--Oklo Inc. and Centrus Energy Corp. announced yesterday a Letter of Intent under which Centrus agrees to supply enough domestic high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to power up to five of Oklo's Aurora nuclear powerhouses for multiple years, with deliveries to Oklo scheduled to begin in 2029. Centrus will supply HALEU from its American Centrifuge Plant in Pike County, Ohio to support Oklo’s planned 1.2 GW power campus in the region

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Google Announces Gas-fired Broadwing Energy Project with CCS

LCG, October 23, 2025--Google announced today a first-of-its kind agreement to support a natural gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The 400-MW Broadwing Energy power project, located in Decatur, Illinois, will capture and permanently store its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By agreeing to buy most of the power it generates, Google is helping get this new, baseload power source built and connected to the regional grid that supports our data centers.

Google states that they are advancing a broad portfolio of new energy technologies to support their growth and enable a reliable, affordable, clean energy future. The key energy sources and technologies identified by Google to commercialize are enhanced geothermal, advanced nuclear and long duration energy storage. In addition, natural gas with CCS is targeted as a critical source of clean firm power.

The Broadwing gas-fired, power generation project is located at an industrial facility run by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), which has nearly a decade of experience safely storing CO2 from ethanol production. The project will supply low-carbon electricity to Google and ADM and steam for processing operations by ADM. More than 90 percent of the CO2 generated by the power plant will be captured and permanently stored in ADM's adjacent EPA-approved Class VI sequestration facilities. The Broadwing project is scheduled to commence construction in 2026 and achieve commercial operation by early 2030.

ADM states that its Decatur CCS operations have included capturing CO2 from one of ADM's nearby corn-processing plants, and then injecting it more than 5,550 feet underground for permanent sequestration. Over the past decade, ADM, working with government, academic and industrial partners, has safely sequestered approximately 4.5 million metric tons of CO2.

Broadwing is the first project in a longer-term collaboration with project developer Low Carbon Infrastructure (LCI), a portfolio company of leading infrastructure investor, I Squared Capital, to develop future CCS facilities in the U.S. and demonstrate how to deploy CCS projects for power generation at commercial scale.

Google states that its goal is to help bring promising new CCS solutions to the market while learning and innovating quickly. Google plans on its collaboration with LCI to help fast-track critical technical and operational improvements, from continuing to raise CO2 capture rates to improving system performance and economics.

To provide environmental transparency, Google will incorporate in the project a newly-released standard for CCS-specific Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs), which have been developed to ensure CCS projects can be accurately quantified in emissions reporting.

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