Grid Infrastructure and Renewables Integration for Singapore Energy Transition

Considering rising environmental concerns and the energy transition towards sustainable energy, Singapore’s power sector stands at a crucial juncture. This study explores the integration of grid infrastructure with both generated and imported renewable energy (RE) sources as a strategic pathway for the city-state’s energy transition to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Employing a combination of simulation modeling and data analysis for energy trading and advanced energy management technologies, we examine the current and new grid infrastructure’s capacity to assimilate RE sources, particularly solar photovoltaic and energy storage systems. The findings reveal that with strategic upgrades and smart grid technologies; …

More Land is Needed for Solar and Wind Infrastructure Under a High Renewables Scenario in the Western US by 2050

Expanding United States electricity infrastructure to meet growing demand could require extensive power plant development footprints and land use conversion, depending on the mix of generation types chosen. Understanding where future power plant sitings are likely to take place and identifying potential conflicts and land-use tradeoffs will be key to identifying feasible and affordable investments and evaluating regional planning coordination needs. Here we use an integrated modeling framework that combines capacity expansion planning, hourly grid operations, and geospatial techno-economic analysis to develop projections (2025-2050) of power plant sitings in the Western United States (US) at a 1 km2 resolution for …

Financing Zero-Emission Trucking Infrastructure in India

This report explores strategies to finance the expansion of charging infrastructure to meet the power demands of ZETs. It maps the lending landscape to identify the most suitable financiers for different types of charging and examines how financial tools such as debt, equity, blended finance, and government intervention accelerate infrastructure development. Finally, it outlines practical implementation pathways, offering guidance on how public and private stakeholders can effectively coordinate efforts to accelerate the deployment of charging infrastructure and requisite grid upgrades at scale.…

Financing Zero-Emission Trucking Infrastructure in India

The widespread adoption of zero-emission trucks (ZETs) in India depends on establishing a high-capacity, reliable charging network — one that encompasses private depot charging, public charging, and the necessary grid infrastructure. Private depot charging, typically located in truck yards or warehouses, supports overnight and long-duration charging tailored to fleet needs. Public charging offers open-access stations along major freight corridors and high-traffic routes. To support these installations, strategic grid upgrades are essential to ensure an adequate and reliable power supply. This development requires significant investment, and targeted financing strategies are essential to unlock capital, reduce costs, and maximize the revenue potential …

Environmental Justice and CCS Infrastructure: Overlaps and Oversights at the National and State Levels Open Access

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is critical in meeting U.S. decarbonization goals. Recently, tax incentives and federal grants have spurred interest in CCS resulting in dozens of projects in various stages of development across the country. The federal government has created metrics to measure which communities have been historically disadvantaged or overburdened by pollution and has made efforts to not unnecessarily harm these communities as CCS is deployed at scale.…

Underground Gas Storage in Natural Gas Infrastructure: East Coast Insights

The East Coast has a larger total number of facilities than the Gulf Coast, but only about
half the amount of working gas capacity due to the greater number of salt dome
caverns found in the Gulf. Like the Gulf Coast, UGS in the East Coast can support the
storage of low-carbon fuels including hydrogen and may provide a crucial long-term
storage solution for renewable energy produced in the region from intermittent sources
like wind. This region has challenges to expanding the role of UGS in the future,
including regulatory hurdles, barriers to infrastructure expansions, and the proximity of
UGS …

West Virginia Ratepayers Footing the Bill for Infrastructure Build Out

The electric utility industry is forecasting rapid electricity demand growth from data centers, marking a sharp contrast with the past couple of decades of essentially flat electricity demand in the United States. Utilities and regulators are scrambling to address this new demand from data centers, which often require significantly larger amounts of power than typical industrial loads.

One of the new challenges posed by the rapid growth in data centers is the question of cross-subsidization, i.e., whether other ratepayers are or will be unfairly paying for electrical infrastructure needed only for data centers. This briefing note looks at this question …

West Virginia Ratepayers Footing the Bill for Infrastructure Build Out

The electric utility industry is forecasting rapid electricity demand growth from data centers, marking a sharp contrast with the past couple of decades of essentially flat electricity demand in the United States. Utilities and regulators are scrambling to address this new demand from data centers, which often require significantly larger amounts of power than typical industrial loads.

One of the new challenges posed by the rapid growth in data centers is the question of cross-subsidization, i.e., whether other ratepayers are or will be unfairly paying for electrical infrastructure needed only for data centers. This briefing note looks at this question …

Quality Infrastructure for Renewables Facing Extreme Weather

While the weather is a primary resource for the production of energy by a wind turbine or a solar panel, it also conceals a capacity for damage and disruption that directly impacts renewable energy infrastructure. The exposure of renewable energy generators to the increasing occurrence of extreme weather events, driven by climate change, highlights the urgent need to ensure power systems are climate resilient.

Resilience begins with robust quality infrastructure: the ecosystem of standards, testing, certification and monitoring that supports the safety and performance of energy technologies. By embedding quality infrastructure across the life cycle of renewable projects, from planning …

2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure

As Americans increasingly depend on electrification in their daily lives, energy demand is experiencing its highest growth in two decades. An increase in electric vehicles (EVs) and a rise in data centers will demand 35 gigawatts (GW) of electricity by 2030 alone, up from 17 GW in 2022. This rapid acceleration, compounded by federal and state net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goals, means utilities will need to double existing transmission capacity to connect new renewable generation sources. Transmission investments have risen by $5 billion from 2017 to 2022, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) …