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To Fight Climate Change, We Need to ‘Uberize’ the Energy Industry
Organizing capital, in isolation, isn’t enough to get hundreds of Elon Musks dedicating themselves to building companies that develop critical new wind, solar, nuclear and battery technology. In June, Hemant Taneja attended a breakfast organized by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and…
Small Increase in Energy Investment Could Cut Premature Deaths from Air Pollution in Half by 2040
Each year an estimated 6.5 million deaths are linked to air pollution with the number set to increase significantly in coming decades unless the energy sector takes greater action to curb emissions. Air pollution is a problem felt around the…
Efficiency, Clean Energy Put Dent in CO2 Emissions
Americans are using less electricity as buildings become more energy-efficient and industrial power demand weakens, and a new report says that is leading to three trends: Declining carbon dioxide emissions, low electric power prices and the decline of coal, which…
Energy Department Announces $15 Million to Advance Algae-based Biofuels and Bioproducts
The Energy Department of USA announced on Friday, up to $15 million for three projects aimed at reducing the production costs of algae-based biofuels and bioproducts through improvements in algal biomass yields. These projects will develop highly productive algal cultivation…
USAID Administrator Smith Announces New Energy Assistance to Ukraine
Last month on 15th June, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Gayle Smith announced during her meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman several new programs designed in partnership with the Government of Ukraine to further energy sector…
Informal Energy Council in Bratislava
EU Energy Ministers and Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union, met for the Informal Energy Council in Bratislava, Slovakia on 12 – 13 July. Governance of the Energy Union were on top of the agenda, alongside a discussion…
The American Highway: a New Source of Solar Energy
Route 66 crosses 3,940 km of the continental USA, stretching from California to Illinois, and for one ambitious startup, this famous road is an ideal source of clean energy. Based in Idaho, Solar Roadways was founded in 2006 by husband…