Author
Nicole Pavia
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Decarbonizing the U.S. power sector: Progress and opportunities
To meet its decarbonization goals, the U.S. will need to reduce grid emissions while building a strong electricity grid to connect new, low-carbon energy sources.
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Beyond NEPA: Understanding the complexities of slow infrastructure buildout
Building clean energy infrastructure quickly will be critical to avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.
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Future-fitting the grid: How to accelerate federal transmission permitting
The current state of transmission planning and development in the U.S. has failed to rise to the challenge.
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Shoring up transmission: How an under-explored option could unlock the promise of offshore wind
Offshore wind is a ready-to-deploy clean energy technology that can play a key role in decarbonizing electricity.
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Pledges to Plans: Principles & Components of Durable Energy Transitions
Considering that energy planning approaches will differ by region and infrastructure type; this report outlines several key components of effective energy planning principles.
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Transmission Mission: How FERC can improve efficiency and community engagement to deploy clean energy infrastructure
Meeting U.S. climate, energy, and electrification goals through 2050 could require tripling the capacity of today’s long-distance electricity transmission network. This level of deployment means that wires must be planned, permitted, approved, and constructed at historically unprecedented rates to bring clean electricity to homes and businesses nationwide. But today, we…
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Achieving the benefits of NZIA objectives require improving Europe’s deployment of clean energy infrastructure
The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) recently proposed by the European Commission offers a strengthened industrial vision for the European Union that could bolster energy security, accelerate emissions reductions, and increase economic activity.
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Urgent and highly coordinated offshore wind planning needed to reach U.S. clean energy goals, new report finds
The U.S. offshore wind energy industry is poised to expand enormously in the coming years.