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Focused Policy Key to Reliable Electricity Sector Transition: Part 2
decarbonization targets and maintaining grid reliability, creating an enormous ... 40 percent of all electricity generated in the U.S., and gas generation ... decline over time as more batteries come online, unless and until there is a
Automating Battery Storage Deployment through AI-enabled Design
such as solar and wind energy leading the charge. Due to its intermittent ... Storage Systems (BESS), which not only increases utilization and corresponding financial revenues but also contributes to grid stability and
Navigating the Geopolitical Risks of Solar Geoengineering
, research is progressing rapidly, and geoengineering’s potential ... mandated a research plan to explore its human and societal impacts. On the ... potential for the technology to be the source of geopolitical tension and even
Kleinman Center Tackles Urban Issues at World Urban Forum
Center for Energy Policy and two other research centers from the University ... Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) and Perry World House (PWH) to publish ... policymakers and practitioners from across the globe. Penn’s delegation of 14
This Year’s Carnot Prize Honors Courage Amidst Complexity
will achieve universal access in the early 2020s and achieve one of the ... some of the most inaccessible parts of the country, and half a billion ... to use both renewables and coal (delivered to power plants by railway
Boosting EV Demand Is Vital to Meeting Sales Mandates
decades have boosted driving range and reduced the cost of production. But ... information and resources to understand the benefits of switching to electric vehicles (EVs). Automakers and dealerships are now scrambling to boost demand
Redeveloping Philly’s Neighborhood Refinery
(PES), a joint venture between Sunoco and the Carlyle Group - which included ending its bid to go public and reducing gasoline output due to low ... health benefits, and offered buyouts to salaried employees. The company
Will the Dakota Access Pipeline be the Next Keystone?
In North Dakota, environmentalists have been fighting hard and ... would cost $3.7 billion and would pass through North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois, caring 450,000 barrels of Bakken crude oil a day to
Future Energy Demands on the Global Aviation Industry
and future energy demands, and since the year 2000 the aviation system has experienced tremendous change. Major federal and international ... and its energy demands and environmental emissions. Winds of Change
PJM Governance: Can Reforms Improve Outcomes?
Executive Summary PJM Interconnection (PJM) enables dispatch and ... and the District of Columbia. Much attention has been paid to the issues, decisions, and outcomes of PJM policy changes. Less attention has been paid to