01Oct

Preparing for an Electrified Future

The electrification of America is not only happening, it’s picking up speed. Just last week, Tesla announced its ambition to slash the cost of lithium-ion batteries and produce a $25,000 mass-market electric vehicle (EV). Two days later Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California will mandate a shift to EVs and the phase out of internal […]

On October 1, 2020
blackouts, California, Department of Energy (DOE), electric vehicles, electrification, grid reliability, National Renewable Energy Lab, renewables, Wall Street Journal

02Oct

The Case for Carbon Capture Has Never Been Stronger

The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s 2019 International Energy Outlook projects that global energy consumption will increase 50 percent by 2050. Electricity consumption is expected to jump an even more staggering 79 percent. Should electrification take off – as many experts expect it will – and there is a decisive shift to electric vehicles, as well as […]

On October 2, 2019
carbon capture, electric vehicles, Fatih Birol, innovation, renewable energy, renewables, Secretary Rick Perry, U.S. Energy Information Administration