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Panel Discussion – Competition and Cooperation in Energy, Technology, and Critical Minerals in the Indo-Pacific Region

The collision between geopolitics, energy, and technology may be a defining aspect of the international system in the 2020s. Even as the United States and its allies work to diversify their supply chains to avoid over-dependence on geopolitical competitors, they are in simultaneous cooperation and competition with one another. The session explored opportunities for deeper cooperation with U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific region in energy and energy-related technologies, including electric vehicles and batteries, as well as underlying tensions.

Video Panel – China’s EV Battery Dominance

On May 29, 2024, Energy Innovation Reform Project sponsored an online discussion of China’s dominant position in electric vehicle battery markets and opportunities for U.S.-South Korea cooperation. EIRP senior advisor Paul Saunders moderated the session, which included remarks by the University of Georgia’s David Gattie and Hanyang University’s Younkyoo Kim. Each of the speakers has contributed working papers to EIRP’s U.S.-Korea Energy Series.

Video: Restoring America’s Nuclear Energy Leadership and Exports

On April 2, 2024, EIRP and the Center for the National Interest co-sponsored a panel discussion of EIRP’s new report, Restoring America’s Nuclear Energy Leadership and Exports. Speakers included Assistant Secretary of Energy Kathryn Huff, former Centrus Energy CEO Daniel Poneman, and leading experts on U.S. nuclear energy and nonproliferation policy.

Panel Discussion of Solar PV Manufacturing in the United States and South Korea

On November 2, 2023, EIRP hosted an online seminar presenting two new reports in EIRP’s U.S.-Korea Energy Series. EIRP President Paul Saunders moderated this discussion of U.S. and Korean solar PV manufacturing and the challenges and opportunities facing the two countries as they seek to buttress their respective industries.

Summary: EIRP and Korea Foundation Discuss Critical Minerals and Batteries in U.S.-Korea Relationship

On Monday, April 24, Center for Energy Governance and Security at Hanyang University Director Younkyoo Kim said that recent Internal Revenue Service guidelines for implementing the Inflation Reduction Act’s electric vehicle tax credit were a ‘win-win’ outcome for the United States and South Korea that has reassured Korean manufacturers and the Korean public, at least in the near term.

Atlantic Council/EIRP Panel — Powering Ambition: Renewable Energy and Land Use in New York State

Speakers included Richard Kauffman, Chairman of the New York State Energy Research & Development Agency and EIRP President Paul J. Saunders as well as Gavin Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer, Independent Power Producers of New York; Joe Martens, Director, New York Offshore Wind Alliance, Alliance for Clean Energy New York; and Betta Broad, Director, New Yorkers for Clean Power, and Director, Advocacy & Organizing, Association for Energy Affordability.