Solar power is abundant – when the Sun is shining. Wind power is steady – when the wind is blowing. However, creating a steady electricity supply from intermittent power sources is a challenge. NASA was focused on this problem more than 45 years ago when the agency designed a new type of liquid battery during the energy price shocks of the 1970s. While engineers...
Power modules driven by ocean temperatures save money, reduce pollution No one has mapped more territory than NASA. The agency not only charts stars and other planets but also maps Earth from orbit. Now a NASA invention could let robots map our planet’s entire seafloor, helping to unlock resources while protecting habitats. The sonar devices for such an operation are...
Information from the PREFIRE mission will illuminate how clouds and water vapor in the Arctic and Antarctic influence the amount of heat the poles radiate into space. A pair of new shoebox-size NASA satellites will help unravel an atmospheric mystery that’s bedeviled scientists for years: how the behavior of clouds and water vapor at Earth’s polar regions affects our...
A group of nearly a dozen multinational corporations is backing a plan from senior Republican statesmen to replace President Obama’s greenhouse-gas regulations with a carbon tax. The coalition of former GOP officials — which includes three former secretaries of the Treasury, James A. Baker, Henry Paulson and George P. Shultz, and calls itself the Climate Leadership...
There is a real danger that the climate debate is deteriorating into a game of name-calling, with oil and gas companies all too often portrayed as opponents of climate progress. But polarizing the debate in this fashion will not get us any closer to solving the problem. We can achieve far greater and faster emissions reductions if environmentalists and energy...
Climate Leadership Council Statement on Passage of Energy Reform Legislation | Climate Leadership Council December 21, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Greg Bertelsen, CEO of the Climate Leadership Council, issued the following statement on passage of energy reform legislation approved as part of the omnibus funding measure: “This legislation is a significant bipartisan...
Executives with corporate heavyweights like Exxon, Ford and IBM are meeting with Democratic and Republican senators this week on climate policy. Where it stands: The meetings are under the banner of the Climate Leadership Council, a group of companies and environmental groups pushing a carbon tax that would return the revenues to the public. Why it matters: It...
Senator Hickenlooper (D-CO), former FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee, and Vistra Corp. CEO Curt Morgan make the case for carbon pricing at virtual event WASHINGTON, DC – An economy-wide carbon price is key to ensuring all Americans have access to affordable and reliable electricity as we transition to a low-carbon economy, according to a new report released Wednesday by...
Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and duration, placing unprecedented strains on the U.S. electric grid and power systems. At the same time, rapid decarbonization as we switch to new energy sources can also create challenges to grid reliability. When the grid fails, the human and economic toll can be staggering, amplifying the already-high costs...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent the West searching for tools to weaken Vladimir Putin and deter Russian aggression. There’s a way to neutralize Russia, promote American energy independence, and accelerate global decarbonization all in one fell swoop: a border carbon adjustment. The United States and its allies have moved swiftly to introduce multilateral...