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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Incentives:...

This report contains four appendixes, which summarize both current and expired federal renewable energy and energy efficiency programs as well as index current programs by applicant eligibility and technology type.…

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A Supply Chain Road Map for Offshore Wind Energy in the United States

A Supply Chain Road Map for Offshore Wind Energy...

In this report, the authors describe how a fully domestic offshore wind energy supply chain could develop. They summarize the major barriers that could prevent or delay supply chain expansion…

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Defense Primer: Directed-Energy Weapons

Defense Primer: Directed-Energy Weapons

Both the 2022 National Defense Strategy and the House Armed Services Committee’s bipartisan Future of Defense Task Force Report have identified directed energy as a technology that could have a…

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Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap

Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap

This roadmap frames the emerging and transformative technology pathways needed to achieve net-zero GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions in the industrial sector by 2050. The analysis focuses on the sector’s fuel-…

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XBRL Tagging for FERC vs. the SEC: What’s the Difference?

XBRL Tagging for FERC vs. the SEC: What’s the...

Energy companies will soon start reporting quarterly and annual financial and operational data in XBRL® format to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The XBRL format isn’t new for public…

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State Energy Justice Roundtable Series:  Customer Affordability and Arrearages

State Energy Justice Roundtable Series: Customer...

The energy sector transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy resources has highlighted the current energy system’s disparate social, economic, and health impacts. The recent focus on energy justice has…

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Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Mobile Communications Networks

Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Mobile...

This white paper analyses the key strategies and technologies to enable energy-efficient operation of mobile networks, the potential inclusion of alternative or renewable energy solutions as part of mobile infrastructure,…

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Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022 Edition

Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022 Edition

This special edition report on global energy transition builds on the trends from the Energy Transition Index to provide perspective on the current challenges and recommendations on how to navigate…

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Farm Bill Primer: Energy Title

Farm Bill Primer: Energy Title

This paper summarizes the 2018 farm bill energy title, funding for the last four farm bills, legislative support for agriculture-related energy, and legislative issues as background and context for upcoming…

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Microgrids for the 21st Century: The Case for a Defense Energy Architecture

Microgrids for the 21st Century: The Case for a...

The Department of Defense needs a new approach to electrical grid infrastructure to maintain security and access to operational energy. Recent natural disasters and cyberattacks have exposed the vulnerability of…

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Climate and Energy Implications of Crypto-Assets in the United States

Climate and Energy Implications of Crypto-Assets...

In 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order 14067, “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets,” to support responsible digital asset development. The President directed the White House Office of Science and…

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Cybersecurity Considerations for Distributed Energy Resources on the U.S. Electric Grid

Cybersecurity Considerations for Distributed...

This report explains the high-level cybersecurity challenges associated with grid modernization, the deployment of DER (distributed energy resources), cybersecurity trends, and the potential risks to the electric grid over the…

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Rethinking Concerns About AI’s Energy Use

Rethinking Concerns About AI’s Energy Use

With the recent surge in interest in artificial intelligence (AI), people are once again raising questions about the energy use of an emerging technology. In this case, critics speculate that…

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The Power Initiative: Energy Transition as Economic Development

The Power Initiative: Energy Transition as...

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast U.S. coal production to decline through 2050, with the sharpest reduction to occur by the mid-2020s. Consequently, the coal industry’s decline has…

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The Legal Framework for Federal Methane Regulation

The Legal Framework for Federal Methane Regulation

Methane is a greenhouse gas with 25 times the warming capacity of carbon dioxide. Methane makes up about 11% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Primary sources…

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