Rapid decline in cost, tax credits, and public support have been driving the growth of distributed solar in the U.S. The public sector has been the main engine for this growth--despite the pandemic, many public entities are moving forward with distributed generation. However, the private sector and corporate entities are also projected to be a
Historically, the most rapid reductions in carbon emissions have resulted from large build outs of nuclear power, as was witnessed in France in the 1970s and 1980s. While preserving existing nuclear plants will be crucial to carbon mitigation, accelerating reductions in GHG emissions will require significant nuclear new build going forward. Considering the economics, land
In July, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced a change to its Environmental and Social Policy and Procedures guidelines to enable the support of nuclear power projects, marking a departure from a legacy prohibition on civil nuclear financing. The DFC's policy change, more than just a symbolic recognition of the potential contribution of
Most of the nuclear reactors in operation today in advanced economies were built before 1990, and as these reactors are eventually shut down, global nuclear leadership is expected to shift. Without policy changes, the IEA expects Japan, the US, and the EU to lose nuclear capacity through retirements, while China and Russia accelerate the increase
The Energy Systems Integrations Facility (ESIF) is a national User Facility operated by NREL to accelerate the development of integrated energy systems in order to support the transforming grid. ESIF is equipped with a number of different attributes and testing capabilities. One of ESIF’s key attributes is the Hardware-in- the-Loop (HIL) testing capability that allows
Hydrogen can be produced from many different energy resources, and it has diverse applications and uses across many different sectors and industries. Thus, many national governments are looking to invest in hydrogen technologies as significant contributors to meeting their future energy needs and decarbonization/environmental goals. For example, both the US and Republic of Korea have
