NYTimes Quotes Thernstrom on Innovation and Markets
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
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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Renewables and Decarbonization: A Comparative Study
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
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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The Future of Nuclear Power
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.
Expert Workshop–Getting to Zero Emissions
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.
The Next Energy Revolution
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.
The Obama Administration’s Climate and Energy Policy
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.
New York Times Quotes Thernstrom on Solar Power
The New York Times quoted EIRP executive director Samuel Thernstrom in a major story on the U.S. solar industry.
Sam Thernstrom appears on MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes
To discuss how an innovation-centric approach could bridge the partisan divide over climate policy. Chris Hayes talks with Samuel Thernstrom, who served on the White House Council on Environmental Quality under George W. Bush, about whether it’s possible to bring Republicans into the fold on climate policymaking.