This week, the U.S. and China signed the first phase of a new trade deal that will open up Chinese markets to American goods. The eight-part agreement ends a trade war that has concerned markets in both the nations for two years. CRES Forum Director of Policy and Advocacy Charles Hernick called into the Steve […]
Texas is synonymous with American energy production; the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that it is the nation’s largest energy-producing state, including leading in both oil and natural gas—but also wind energy. In fact, last year, the power produced by coal in Texas was overtaken by the power produced by clean energy technology, like wind […]
Polling earlier this year from the South Carolina and Georgia branches of Conservatives for Clean Energy (CCE) details the growing support for clean energy development in those two states. Clean jobs have been on the rise in both, making clean and renewable energy popular with many voters across the region. The 2019 SC Energy Poll […]
The U.S. Energy Storage Association is urging Congress to make stand-alone energy storage eligible for federal Investment Tax Credits (ITCs). The ESA is calling for Congress to pass a 30 percent ITC for energy storage before the end of this year. CRES Forum has previously described energy storage technology as one of the five ways […]
New energy technologies inch closer to commercial viability every day. And although markets are beginning to open up to these technologies, there are still a number of financial hurdles that exist between the R&D phase and consumer-ready products. Green banks address these hurdles by financing clean energy projects through long-term, low-interest loans that would not […]
Recently, CRES Forum held an event, “Real Clean Energy & Climate Change Solutions” at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. Policy experts and energy advocates from around the nation gathered for the event to speak on the current landscape surrounding clean energy and environmental policy on Capitol Hill. CRES Forum Executive Director Heather […]
Energy storage has been used for almost a hundred years in one form or another, but it has much further to go and is critical to long-term energy efficiency. As the technology improves, energy storage has become an attractive concept in the age of carbon reduction— but this is a complex topic, and many of […]
National trade association Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) released a new report, ‘Wholesale Market Barriers to Advanced Energy – And How to Remove Them’, which contains case studies that detail barriers in the wholesale market for advanced energy. The 21 case studies collected by AEE highlights a range of issues preventing the widespread adoption of new […]
Earlier this week, individuals from CRES Forum and affiliates of the Conservative Energy Network joined together on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., for a “fly-in” event in order to speak with numerous Members of Congress and/or their staffs on how clean energy benefits and is supported by voters in their home states. The topics discussed included […]
New energy innovations have been entering the American marketplace at an increasing rate in recent years—and more importantly, becoming more and more competitive with traditional energy resources. With our nation’s future economic prospects and national security hanging in the balance, we are arriving at a crossroads with respect to energy solutions. A new report, “Advancing […]