Modeling the Potential Effects of Rooftop Solar on Household Energy Burden in the United States

Policymakers at the federal and state level have begun to incorporate energy burden into equity goals and program evaluations, aiming to reduce energy burden below a high level of 6% for lower income households in the United States. Pairing an empirical household-level dataset spanning United States geographies together with modeled hourly energy demand curves, we show that rooftop solar reduces energy burden across a majority of adopters during our study period from a median of 3.3% to 2.6%. For low- and moderate-income adopters (at or below 80% and 120% of area median income, respectively), solar reduces median 2021 energy burden …

2024 World Hydropower Outlook

The overarching headline this year is the growth in the global hydropower f leet to 1,416GW in 2023. Conventional hydropower capacity grew by 7.2GW to 1,237GW, while pumped storage hydropower (PSH) grew by 6.5GW to 179GW. The conventional hydropower capacity addition was the lowest single year delivery this century, though the longer-term average is relatively stable at about 20GW per year. PSH delivery has been trending upwards, though from a lower base.

In 2023 there was a decrease in generation of 223TWh from 2022’s figure to 4,185TWh. This reflects drought conditions in some significant hydropower markets, though our expectation is …

100 Innovators Leading the Global Energy Transition

Innovation is the bedrock on which the global energy transition is built. Over the last decade, innovations in renewable technology, carbon management, supply chain efficiency, energy software, and policymaking have forged a rapidly-growing energy transition market, set to unlock trillions in revenue.

In this third edition of the Energy Transition Innovators Report, Reuters Events gives recognition to some of those organizations around the globe who form the tip of the transition spear as they innovate across the value chain.

To assemble our list of innovators for the energy transition, we asked our community for recommendations throughout October 2023. We received …

Accounting for Nature’s Value

Economists see ecosystems as “natural capital,” a productive asset that contributes to economic activity—and ultimately well-being—by providing “ecosystem services.” This is akin to how machines and knowledge (produced capital and human capital, respectively) contribute to the production of goods and services of benefit to people, imbuing them with economic value that can be quantified. A forest, for example, provides timber that is used in construction, while also filtering the air we breathe, improving people’s health and productivity. The forest’s contribution is then embedded in the value of the products that use timber as well as in the health and economic …

Why the Utility of the Future Requires a Digital Grid

The volume and pace of change facing electric utilities is daunting, the opportunities for load growth and leading the transition to a decarbonized, healthy and prosperous tomorrow are unprecedented.

Managing and supporting the clean energy transition is just one reason utilities must work to create a resilient, sustainable and intelligent grid. To build that grid of the future, utilities are adopting advanced digital tools to:

– Improve operational excellence and safety

– Mitigate cybersecurity and extreme weather threats

– Manage electrification and clean energy needs of the future

Read this white paper to learn about the digital technologies fueling the …

CFS and Transportation Markets Report

Recent developments in the first half of 2024 highlight clear momentum toward transportation decarbonization. A critical driver of this progress is the strong regulatory frameworks being established. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed stricter emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses, aiming to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the slower-to-decarbonize heavy-duty sector. Moreover, the US Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold the EPA’s approval of California’s stringent vehicle emissions standards sets a powerful precedent. California’s aggressive push towards EVs and
lower emissions continues to serve as a model for other …

Bridging the CDR Financing Gap – The Comprehensive Guide

Authored by finance experts with firsthand experience in the early CDR market, CarbonX is proud to present its first CDR Financing Report. This comprehensive study offers an in-depth analysis of the unique challenges and opportunities that define CDR financing, setting it apart from traditional climate finance.

The CDR Financing Report is not just a theoretical study, but a practical guide. It offers actionable insights and strategies for both CDR suppliers and financing partners, fostering collaboration and innovation in our joint mission to scale CDR deployment and bridge the gap towards a sustainable future.…

National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building

Transitioning the building sector to zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions requires a broadly accepted definition of a “zero emissions building” with minimum criteria that a building must meet to qualify as “zero emissions,” as well as a pathway for documenting whether a building satisfies that definition. The National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building sets forth standardized, consistent, and measurable minimum criteria for a zero-emissions building that users can achieve through multiple pathways. The Definition is intended to provide guidance to help support the building sector moving toward zero emissions and thereby advance public- and private-sector climate goals.

The Definition …

The Procurement Toolbox: Building Blocks for Carbon Removal Procurement Policy

As the world’s largest buyer of goods and services, the US federal government can use its purchasing power to supercharge the carbon removal industry. This report is an actionable guide, or a “toolbox,” for policymakers to design an ambitious and effective set of procurement policies — one that can drive down costs, set high standards, and catalyze innovation. To that end, Carbon180 has proposed 10 key building blocks.…

An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2024 Update

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) first published An Analysis of the
Operational Costs of Trucking in 2008, when it was identified as an industry priority by ATRI’s
Research Advisory Committee (RAC). Since then, the annual report has become one of the most trusted resources in the trucking industry for benchmarking costs and operations.

The freight market continued its late-2022 decline throughout 2023. On the one hand, many of the high-level macroeconomic conditions that challenged businesses in 2022 moderated. In 2023 inflation rates cooled to 3.4 percent, GDP growth improved significantly in the second half of the year, and many …