Innovation
Continued innovation will not only develop the next generation of affordable technologies needed to rapidly reduce, capture, and store greenhouse gas emissions, but also continue to grow a clean energy economy that already supports millions of clean energy jobs across the United States.
Sustainable energy comes in many forms. In fact, sometimes energy can be found in a place you would least expect: trash! By burning municipal solid waste (MSW), waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities turn our garbage into energy, which is then harnessed to create electricity. The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and its Applied Research Foundation […]
This fall, the University of Texas at Austin’s Energy Institute released updated research that supports their Full Cost of Electricity project from 2016, a project that led to the development and release of a series of complementary reports on the energy market in the United States. The purpose of the Full Cost of Electricity project […]
Establishing a nationwide system for carbon reporting and an offset exchange will empower states, municipalities, and businesses to decrease emissions while increasing investment in clean energy and improving transparency and accountability Originally published in the The Environmental Forum (Environmental Law Institute) States and local governments have established their own policies to shift toward clean energy for over […]
In the wake of this year’s National Clean Energy Week, we are pleased see our fellow advocates continue to find new ways of saving energy. At the end of September, Climate Central launched a new wind and solar forecasting tool that will enable broadcast meteorologists to add daily renewable-electricity generation information to their local forecasts. […]
Washington, DC –Today a broad group of advanced energy and free-market organizations, scholars and experts launched the Clean Capitalist Coalition to focus on creating and promoting innovative policy ideas that reduce barriers to clean free enterprise and conservation while increasing prosperity and freedom. The 14 initial members of the Clean Capitalist Coalition are Advanced Energy Economy, American Conservation Coalition, American Council […]
by Charles Hernick Inside Sources The future is here — if we clear the way for it. That message is loud and clear during National Clean Energy Week, taking place in Washington and with events around the country. Right now, groundbreaking advancements in energy technology have opened the door to new solutions for our nation’s growing […]
As another summer nears its end, and our nation’s economy continues to advance at a rapid pace, we thought it would be good to step back and take a look at where American energy innovation is in 2018. Americans are waking up to the realization that energy sector innovation is an essential part of maintaining […]
We’re pleased to see that our friends at the Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN), in conjunction with the release of Business Council for Sustainable Energy’s (BCSE)2018 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, just launched a new “Faces Behind the Facts” feature. This companion project tells the stories of business leaders who are advancing renewable energy by […]
Last week, we blogged about new poll of 18- to 24-year-old voters from our friends at the American Conservation Coalition (ACC) and the Conservative Energy Network (CEN), which demonstrated unequivocal support for clean energy development among Millennial Republicans. Those findings matched dozens of similar polls, including our own 2017 polling. Even though it’s only been […]