Breaking down government-imposed barriers is essential for both cost reduction and deployment. The American Energy, Jobs and Climate plan is a welcome and necessary step in that direction.
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Germany and California’s Nuclear Mistakes
California and Germany have both made climate change a public policy priority. To reach their climate goals, they should embrace nuclear energy.
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Smart Wires Technology Can Dramatically Increase Capacity to Existing Power Lines
Smart Wires is a company with a single mission: To reimagine the power grid as we know it.
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These solar panels create clean water in the desert
"Peng's invention can work in two different ways. In cooling mode, the hydrogel is exposed to the open air all the time. During the night, the material collects water molecules. As the sun heats up the solar panel the next day, the molecules evaporate, taking excess heat energy with them."
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Were Competitive Electricity Markets and Renewables to Blame in the Texas Blackouts?
Competitive markets should continue to operate without state governments picking and choosing the winners within those markets. This will ensure that more reliable and cleaner options can come to market without the interference of needless red tape.
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Top Countries Using Renewable Energy
The topic of sustainable living has become increasingly popular in the last decade. Developing renewable energy is now considered a top priority throughout many parts of the world. Renewable energy is by definition renewable, meaning that it replenishes naturally and at a quicker rate than it is consumed to supply us with electricity, heat, transportation,...
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To rebuild the Key Bridge, remove permitting red tape
"Some may argue that permitting is needed to ensure that projects are complying with laws, such as environmental and property regulations. But parties who are operating under a permit by rule are incentivized to comply with the law on their own. A company that invests money to begin a project will lose that investment if the government shuts it down for non-compliance. Government micromanagement is unnecessary and only slows things down."
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COP28 Must Focus on Lowering Costs and Expanding Energy Access
Reducing financial barriers for all energy technologies and opening up free trade will help the world lower emissions and accelerate human prosperity.
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America Wanted a Homegrown Solar Industry. China Is Building a Lot of It.
"China-based companies are behind nearly a quarter of the roughly 80 gigawatts in new solar-panel capacity that has been announced since that legislation, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal. That positions them to be big beneficiaries of government subsidies as well—as much as $1.4 billion a year collectively if the panel factories announced so far are built, according to Journal calculations."
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U.S. Inability To Address Nuclear Waste Harms Environmental Progress
By reforming the broken Nuclear Waste Policy Act, engaging with communities, and investing in innovation, the U.S. can more efficiently handle its spent fuel and address one of the biggest roadblocks to unleashing a nuclear energy revolution.
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