Old Lumber Port Preps For New Life As California Offshore Wind Hub

EI’s Michelle Solomon explains many of the technical challenges to scaling California offshore wind have been tackled– now it’s about getting the industry up and running.

4 Energy Issues To Watch With EPA’s Power Plant Rule

EI’s Mike O’Boyle explains the Department of Treasury’s rules on the 45V hydrogen tax credit are even more important now that new EPA rules could lead to greater hydrogen usage in electricity generation.

In The Southeast, Where Big Utilities Rule, Calls For A Real Power Market Persist

EI’s Eric Gimon explains that establishing a competitive wholesale power market in the southeast would save people money, create jobs, and cut carbon pollution.

How Washington Underestimated Biden’s Big Climate Law

EI’s Anand Gopal explains the heavy interest in the Inflation Reduction Act’s battery manufacturing credit and how it’s spurring a new manufacturing industry in the Southeast.

The Problem With Green Hydrogen

EI’s Dan Esposito explains there are safety limits to how much hydrogen can be blended in natural gas pipelines, and because of that, the climate benefits of using hydrogen may be small.

America’s Green Industrial Strategy 2.0

EI’s Sonia Aggarwal explains what’s new about the Biden administration’s green industrial strategy compared to the one pursued during the Obama years.

The Nuclear-Hydrogen Conundrum

EI’s Dan Esposito explains if hydrogen tax credits aren’t designed correctly, it could result in nuclear reactors diverting carbon-free electricity from the grid to produce hydrogen, with fossil fuel plants running more to fill the gap.

How To Understand The U.S. Battle Over Hydrogen Tax Credits

EI’s Dan Esposito explains using existing renewables to produce green hydrogen could draw that clean energy away from the grid and actually increase fossil fuel use.

EPA Won’t Require Carbon Capture At All Power Plants– Sources

EI’s Mike O’Boyle explains utilities will have options to meet new emissions standards beyond using carbon capture and storage, which makes sense since there’s little track record of that technology being used in the U.S. today.

Green Hydrogen Production Can Be Profitable In Much Of The U.S.

EI research finds green hydrogen can be economically produced in parts of the country with strong wind and solar resources.