This article from The Economist features remarks from EFIF Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Stephen D. Comello at COP29 on how to create the financial structures needed to support energy innovation.
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This article by Peter Behr discusses the potential energy policies of a Harris or Trump administration, and quotes remarks from EFI Foundation CEO Ernest J. Moniz on the low-carbon future of the U.S. economy.
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This article by Amanda Durish Cook discusses a webinar hosted by the EFI Foundation—New Energy Jobs: A Midwest Success Story—and quotes discussion from panelists about how the Midwest’s approach to the clean energy transition can serve as a template for pairing jobs growth with technical innovation.
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In an episode of the Brookings Climate Sense podcast, hosted by Samantha Gross (director of the Brookings Energy Security and Climate Initiative), EFI Foundation CEO Ernest J. Moniz discussed how the climate crisis has renewed interest in nuclear power. Moniz said that nuclear power was a zero-carbon, reliable energy source that could counterbalance more intermittent sources, such as wind or solar: “It’s power that’s available when we want it, when we need it, and where we need it.”
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This podcast, hosted by Samantha Gross, director of the Brookings Energy Security and Climate Initiative, features a discussion with EFI Foundation CEO Ernest J. Moniz about how hydrogen could be a zero-carbon fuel source in the clean energy transition. Moniz explained: “We are going to need something that replaces carbon-bearing fuels in the system, and hydrogen is certainly one of the most important pathways.”
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This podcast, hosted by S2G’s Chief Marketing Officer Tonya Bakritzes, discussed U.S. electricity load growth. EFI Foundation CEO Ernest J. Moniz explained trends and potential: “I don’t think that the long-term load growth is going to be the issue. In fact, I think it will be a decarbonization opportunity.”
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This article by Peter Behr examines how the 2024 presidential election and the current political landscape affects clean energy investments. Jeffrey D. Brown, managing director of the EFI Foundation’s Energy Futures Finance Forum (EF3), emphasized the need for policy certainty in climate finance: “Long-term decarbonization assets need to generate long-term cash flow to repay long-term financing. That repayment plan depends on long-term policy certainty and durable incentives,” he said.
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This article by Jay Bhatty discusses how the advance of article intelligence could be slowed by the massive amount of energy it requires, referencing a quote from Moniz at CERAWeek 2024: “Utilities will have to lean more heavily on natural gas, coal and nuclear plants, and perhaps support the construction of new gas plants to help meet spikes in demand.”
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This article by Peter Behr discusses the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement of ten new federal transmission corridors, and quotes analysis from EFI Foundation researchers on how the economic benefits of investing in grid infrastructure outweigh the costs.
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This article by Llewellyn King discusses the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Demand Initiative (H2DI) consortium led by Ernest Moniz and the Energy Futures Initiative Foundation. The consortium will work to organize a market for clean hydrogen, specifically focusing on industrial and transportation uses. “The H2DI program, which the DOE is initiating and which we could help shape has two phases,” Moniz said. ” The first phase is five years, then there will be an evaluation…with success, there would be a second five years. But 10 years is the maximum for this program.”