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Assessing Competitiveness of Philadelphia Energy Solutions
ethanol and petroleum refining industries, blaming its bankruptcy on the ... RFS debate, I do think it is important for the public and policymakers ... series explored the basics of the PES bankruptcy, fact and fiction behind
Examining the Role of Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment in Energy
. Between USD 1 billion and USD 4 billion of energy-related early ... investors and which ones could make their mark in coming years. These deals ... sure that public and private innovation is delivering the technologies
As the U.S. Falters on Paris Agreement, Ethiopia Sees Opportunity in Renewables
, scientists, and advocates around the world as ill-informed. Many believe the ... . Fortunately for the future health of the planet, and for the health and security ... -carbon economy as an opportunity to provide its citizens with energy security and a
How Can We Use Carbon Dioxide to Feed Rechargeable Batteries?
. Therefore, the use of renewable energies has continued to increase, and carbon ... we could capture CO2 and use it to charge the batteries? Capturing CO2 and converting it into electricity, rather than into fuels to burn again
Interview with Peter Psarras
This piece originally ran in MIT's The Engine and is republished with ... , focusing on CO2 removal and carbon capture. His research involves techno-economic and life-cycle assessments of CCUS and CO2 removal systems, specifically
Russia-Belarus Energy Relations: Rivalry Attenuated by the West
With the current security crisis and further economic and diplomatic ... re-export duty and supporting Belarus ’economy with low gas prices ... -export of cheap oil, and value-added petroleum products, which account for 16
Research: Penn at COP28
The Penn scholars and members of the Penn COP28 delegation have done ... publications, events, podcasts, and more below. Commentary from Penn COP28 Delegation More research and insights coming soon! Penn
Trump’s Pro-Oil Policies: Driving Climate Instability, Energy Security, or Both?
administration will likely have similar dynamics in energy and climate diplomacy ... withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords, 2) a reorientation of climate and ... security issues, and 3) a stronger use of energy sanctions as tools of
Why Some Nations Choose Nuclear Power
to 19 percent in the U.S. and 24 percent in Europe (Figs. 1,2). However ... is key, but politics and public perception also play substantial roles ... the containment efforts or work to stabilize the earthquake and tsunami
How Uruguay Went (Almost Completely) Fossil Fuel Free
in government, was appointed Director of Energy for Uruguay and ... sector from its growing reliance on imported oil, and achieved energy ... . Méndez and Noah Gallagher Shannon, a journalist who has written about