Deployment
Deployment of new technologies and infrastructure is critical to continued reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and access to affordable energy. To ensure America’s continued leadership in lowering emissions, we must remove barriers to access resources, build energy infrastructure, and deploy new clean energy technologies.
CRES Forum hosted the sixth and final CRES Academy session of 2024, “Nuclear 101: The Role of Nuclear Technologies in Powering the Future.” The session explored the vital importance of nuclear assets for the future of energy in the U.S., including the different regulatory environments that nuclear utilities operate in, the deployment challenges that nuclear […]
In a significant move that could reshape the landscape of infrastructure deployment in the United States, Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) introduced their long-awaited permitting reform proposal S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. This bill marks a significant breakthrough in the Senate, signaling strong renewed interest and momentum for […]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a massive $2.2 billion investment in the nation’s electric grid, targeting eight projects across 18 states. This investment will bolster the grid against extreme weather events, reduce energy costs for consumers and increase grid capacity. Funded by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Grid Resilience and […]
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum is celebrating the recent announcement from Microsoft and Occidental Petroleum highlighting the largest direct air capture (DAC) agreement to date! Microsoft has agreed to purchase 500,000 metric tons of carbon credits from Occidental’s Stratos plant in Texas. By investing in DAC, Microsoft aims to significantly reduce its carbon […]
Breakthrough Energy recently announced that their State of the Transition report was honored with a Webby Award in the Science category. The Webby Awards, often referred to as the “Oscars of the Internet,” recognize excellence across various digital domains, including digital arts and sciences. This award emphasizes the significant impact and quality of Breakthrough Energy’s […]
To celebrate the release of CRES Forum’s newest white paper, “Growing an Industry for Clean Hydrogen,” our team hosted a briefing and networking event, “Will Hydrogen Have its Moment?,” to convene industry leaders, congressional staff and key stakeholders to discuss the potential of hydrogen to reduce global emissions, as well as the challenges and opportunities […]
Introduction Hydrogen has been dubbed the “Swiss army knife” of clean energy, given its potential to become a tool to cut emissions in key sectors, as well as to assert U.S. global energy leadership and increase our nation’s competitive edge. Given its unique attributes, it has the potential to greatly reduce emissions in hard-to-decarbonize industrial […]
The Clean Economy Tracker, developed by Utah State University and Atlas Public Policy, is a game-changer for policy wonks, clean energy advocates and citizens seeking to monitor the impact of the most recent investments in clean energy projects. It provides a comprehensive look at public and private clean energy investments across the United States. Key […]
Introduction Section 45X of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provides an advanced manufacturing production credit to domestic manufacturers of applicable clean energy components. Currently, the United States relies heavily on foreign manufacturers for these components and resources, including adversarial countries like Russia and China. Establishing a robust domestic supply chain requires reducing U.S. dependence on […]
The United States’ energy security has changed dramatically since U.S. imports peaked in 2007. As the U.S. continues to decarbonize and work towards net zero, many questions must be answered: At what pace and scale will the U.S. need to deploy clean energy technologies to achieve net zero emissions?