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Thu, Jan 21, 2021
Why digitalization is the future of energy as big oil and gas players decarbonize
The way companies handle the rapid transformation caused by digitalization across their value chains—and their resilience and security against cyberattacks—will become a major market differentiator. As the oil and gas industry increasingly relies on digitally connected energy assets, automation, and remote operations, cyber risks will have a direct, and growing, impact on operations. Cybersecurity is quickly becoming a key enabler of companies’ competitive advantage in the digitized energy future, protecting core value by ensuring trust and providing stability of operations and resilience against unplanned outages.
EnergySource by Leo Simonovich and Andrew Gumbiner
Thu, Jan 14, 2021
A clean energy agenda for the US Department of Defense
As the largest institutional consumer of energy in the world, the US Department of Defense (DoD) has a critical role in fulfilling US clean energy and climate commitments. Energy is essential to every aspect of military operations, from fueling ships and aircraft to powering military bases. Investing in clean energy will strengthen US military capabilities and resilience while making meaningful progress on climate goals.
EnergySource by Jon Powers and Michael Wu
Thu, Dec 31, 2020
Rapid response: The Southern Gas Corridor opens today
Today marks a historic milestone for energy diplomacy and international cooperation. The Southern Gas Corridor pipeline system opened today. This natural gas megaproject brings Caspian gas to Europe for the first time, linking seven countries, starting in Azerbaijan and ending in Italy.
EnergySource by Richard L. Morningstar, Matthew Bryza, Neil Robert Brown, Brenda Shaffer
Fri, Dec 18, 2020
Reinforcing transatlantic ties amidst Nord Stream 2 sanctions: A way forward
The United States and European Union should develop a comprehensive strategy on deterring and mitigating Russian influence and aggression in Europe, including cooperation on energy infrastructure and the encouragement of competitive and transparent energy markets. This strategy should be the bridge for working through tensions stemming from Nord Stream 2 sanctions and for rebuilding the transatlantic relationship.
EnergySource by Richard L. Morningstar, Daniel Fried, Olga Khakova
Wed, Dec 9, 2020
The American Nuclear Infrastructure Act provides bipartisan support for nuclear innovation in the United States
The American Nuclear Infrastructure Act serves as an encouraging step towards greater US nuclear competitiveness on the global stage. This piece of legislation bolsters the current fleet of nuclear plants, saves and creates US jobs, promotes the development of advanced nuclear technologies, and rebuilds the US high-tech export economy. Forward-thinking and bipartisan, the law has garnered support from both Democrats and Republicans and aligns with the incoming Biden-Harris Administration's climate policy goals.
EnergySource by Amy C. Roma
Sun, Nov 29, 2020
Which Trump Administration-era policies should the incoming Biden-Harris Administration continue?
Amidst the Trump Administration’s empty talk of “energy dominance,” “freedom gas,” and “the cleanest air, the cleanest water,” the Administration developed a number of good policies that align with President-elect Biden’s climate, energy security, and foreign policy objectives. If the Senate remains in Republican hands, these areas might be some of the best opportunities President-elect Biden has to advance his climate and energy goals.
EnergySource by Global Energy Center
Sun, Nov 22, 2020
In states with key clean energy wins, utilities have a strong hand in driving or stalling progress
The 2020 US elections delivered some notable state and city-level wins for clean energy across the United States, notably in Nevada, Colorado, and Ohio. However, even in states that delivered victories for clean energy, utilities will still play a key role in driving—or stalling—the clean energy transition. The complex history of clean energy policy in each of these states points to the divergent paths both cities and states can take to decarbonize and the importance of striking a delicate balance between government, utilities, and public interests.
EnergySource by Emily Burlinghaus
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
Trade is the key to US energy security, which trumps US energy independence
The incoming Biden Administration offers an opportunity for the United States to shift from its pursuit of energy independence and the fiction of a US energy market insulated from the vagaries of global market shocks and geopolitics. Instead, the new administration should strengthen US relationships with partners and allies to ensure import security for energy products and materials and guarantee export markets for US energy.
EnergySource by Emily Burlinghaus, Jennifer T. Gordon
Sat, Nov 7, 2020
Nuclear energy policy represents a bipartisan path forward on climate for the Biden Administration
With former Vice President Joe Biden now the President-elect of the United States, enthusiasm on the left is tempered by the likelihood that Republicans will keep the Senate. However, while the full scope of Democratic policies may not be realized by the next Congress, legislation that encourages the rapid deployment of nuclear energy technology represents an area where Democrats and Republicans can continue to work together—as they have over the last four years—on advancing technologies with the potential to decarbonize power systems at home and abroad.
EnergySource by Jennifer T. Gordon
Mon, Oct 19, 2020
Eastern Europe remains an opportunity for US exports and cooperation
While the road to greater European energy independence from Russia is long, it leads through Eastern Europe. Eastern European countries like Ukraine and Belarus are eager for energy autonomy, and the United States has the capacity to meet Eastern European energy demand while expanding American LNG and nuclear energy markets.
EnergySource by Evan Sieradzki