MIT scholar Jesse Jenkins and EIRP executive director Samuel Thernstrom review thirty scientific studies on deep decarbonization in this large-scale assessment of the state of existing research. The paper also incorporates conclusions from previous reviews covering another twenty-one studies and a paper comparing 18 economic models of decarbonization.
The New York Times quotes Samuel Thernstrom on electricity markets and refers to EIRP and its work in a major article on innovation.
California Newspaper Notes EIRP Study of State Grid
The San Diego Union-Tribune extensively quoted Stephen Brick, co-author of an EIRP study comparing renewable electricity use and decarbonization in California, Wisconsin and Germany.
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An analysis of electricity systems in Germany, California and Wisconsin finds that balanced portfolios made up of zero- and low-carbon baseload resources, as well as wind and solar, are the most cost effective means of producing electricity and reducing carbon emissions.
Power Engineering Web Site Covers EIRP Study
The industry web site Power Engineering previewed an EIRP research study of advanced nuclear power plant costs.
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On January 13, 2016, EIRP organized a two-part seminar on the Future of Nuclear Power in cooperation with the Center for the National Interest.
Samuel Thernstrom moderated the event’s two panels. First was a discussion of New Nuclear Technologies with Dr. Jacob DeWitte, CEO and Founder of UPower Technologies, Inc. and Dr. Ashley Finian, Senior Project Manager for Energy Innovation at Clean Air Task Force. Following this, John Kotek, Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy (in the Obama Administration) and David Garman, a former Under Secretary of Energy in the George W. Bush Administration, presented their perspectives on the Obama Administration’s approach to nuclear power.
On July 14-15, 2015, EIRP and the Clean Air Task Force co-sponsored a meeting of approximately two dozen top experts in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group discussed issues and challenges in decarbonizing the electricity sector. Their consensus statement presented powerful conclusions with significant implications for U.S. energy policy.
Samuel Thernstrom writes in The Weekly Standard on the astonishing promise of enhanced oil recovery. Just five years ago, almost no one outside the natural gas industry had heard of fracking, even though the basic technologies were not new; today, the shale gas revolution has transformed America’s energy markets, with profound effects for economic growth, competitiveness, security, and environmental quality.
On July 11, 2014, EIRP and the Center for the National Interest co-sponsored a panel discussion of the Obama administration’s climate and energy policy.
The New York Times quoted EIRP executive director Samuel Thernstrom in a major story on the U.S. solar industry.
