Press Archive

How John Podesta Is Thinking About the IRA’s Big Final Tax Credits

EI’s Dan Esposito weighs in on the potential benefits of green hydrogen as a replacement for fossil fuels.

Reliability V. Sustainability: Inside The Debate Over The EPA’s Proposed Carbon Rules

In an EI hosted media briefing, Ric O’Connell discusses how the grid can be reliable under the proposed EPA rules.

Michigan’s Big Climate Package Angers Environmental Justice Advocates

EI’s Robbie Orvis discusses how important it is for policymakers to take environmental justice concerns seriously.

Overcoming Clean Energy’s Slowdown Requires “Investment Grade” Policy

EI’s Mike O’Boyle and Elli Newman talk through recent research from EI that suggests policy solutions to reduce the financial risk of clean energy projects.

Parties Preview FERC Review Of EPA Power Plant Rule

EI’s research finds that maintaining reliability under EPA’s proposed standards is technically possible, and that the primary threat to reliability is a failure by regional grid operators and others to sufficiently adapt to changes in the power sector.

Renewable Costs Have Risen: Policymakers Can Help Reserve The Inflationary Blip

EI’s Mike O’Boyle discusses how inflation has hit renewable energy, but the factors driving price increases are temporary, and fossil fuels are still more expensive.

Fifty Years Since The First Oil Shock: How Much Has Changed?

EI’s Robbie Orvis joins the gang to explore the parallels between the first great oil shock and the economic and political issues arising from the conflict in the Middle East today.

The Problem WIth Making Green Hydrogen To Fuel Power Plants

EI’s Dan Esposito discusses our 2022 green hydrogen report and explains that burning blends of hydrogen and fossil gas isn’t a viable large-scale solution.

Bill Gates-Backed StartUp Launches Wildly Hot Thermal Battery System: ‘Uninterruptible, Reliable Supply Of Process Heat’

EI research finds that the effects of heavy industry can be offset with the use of thermal battery systems which store electricity generated by heat.

Antora Energy Launches Commercial-Scale Thermal Battery System To Combat Industrial Pollution

EI research predicts that heavy industry sectors will be the largest source of planet-warming pollution in the U.S., but thermal batteries can help.

California Takes Big First Step Toward Floating Offshore Wind

EI’s Mike O’Boyle discusses how California will need to coordinate private-sector investment and public-policy commitment in order for offshore wind to hit it’s targets.

The American Climate Corps Will Put Thousands To Work Building A Stronger Country

EI’s Silvio Marcacci discusses how the American Climate Corp will employ tens of thousands of Americans while boosting climate and community resiliency.

Jack Conness and Deann Peterson

EI’s Jack Conness joins the show to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act’s impact on Georgia one year into its enactment.

How States Are Accelerating America’s Electric Vehicle Revolution

EI’s Sara Baldwin interviews Nevada Assemblyman Howard Watts III about his insights into state policymaking and what Nevada is doing to move electric vehicles (EV) forward.

Q&A With Jeff Rissman

EI’s Jeff Rissman discusses the thermal battery report and the role that heat-technologies will have in the decarbonization of industry in the United States.

These Giant, Glowing Carbon Blocks Bring Clean Energy To Factories

EI’s Jeff Rissman discusses how good policy will allow for more efficient and faster implementation of thermal battery technology to reduce carbon emissions.

Bill Gates-Backed Startup Pilots Unique Battery To Help Heavy Industry

EI research finds that thermal batteries have the potential to cut U.S. industrial heating power costs in half, making electricity cost competitive with natural gas.

New Belgium Brewing Prepares For Industrial Heat Pump That Could Cut Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions

EI’s Jeff Rissman discusses how policy initiatives can help tip the balance in favor for heat pump and accelerate their implementation.

State-By-State EV Adoption Rates Show Divide

EI’s Rachel Goldstein discusses how she expects federal funding to help expand EV adoption nationwide, especially as leasing an EV is now the most affordable way to get into a new car.

Federal Funds Can Help Ohio Electric Co-Ops Cut Costs And Carbon Emissions

EI’s Coal Cost Crossover 3.0 report finds that almost all existing coal plants in the United States are more expensive to operate than if they were replaced with solar or wind.