Applications for artificial intelligence continue to grow around the world. The technology now touches nearly every sector and industry, including clean energy. AI can be used in a variety of ways in the energy sector, such as grid management, boosting energy efficiency in buildings and infrastructure, better planning for electric vehicle charging networks, and large […]
Read More »The US is growing clean energy manufacturing
IMAGE: USE GRAPH: ACTUAL MANUFACTURING INVESTMENTS BY TECHNOLOGYSource: “Clean Investment Monitor, 2023” By FREE Staff Federal tax credits are helping clean energy sectors like wind and solar to see new investment and public attention. Clean energy has gained new prominence in the U.S. in the last several months thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. The […]
Read More »Biden administration announces $10.5 billion funding for U.S. electric grid transformation
By FREE Staff As the U.S. shifts to the electrification of its transport and other systems, one of the biggest and most difficult challenges the country faces is how to ensure the electric grid can handle the added stress. The country’s network of hundreds of thousands of miles of powerlines is taking center stage in […]
Read More »How the U.S. can create widespread job opportunities in the era of the IRA
By FREE Staff With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the United States entered a new age in its clean energy transition. The law, passed last August 2022, is the single largest federal investment in a clean energy economy in the country’s history. The IRA not only created financial incentives, loans and programs to […]
Read More »A New Climate Chapter: The 2022 US Inflation Reduction Act Spurs Action to Address Climate Change
By FREE Staff Attempts by the federal government to enact meaningful climate policy have often been stifled due to political intransigence and infighting. A recent phenomenon documented by the Foundation for Renewable Energy & Environment (FREE) research team is the growing hostility by the national Republican party towards climate science and action, with Democratic party […]
Read More »Sustainable Strides: How U.S. Corporate Pledges and Green Investments Are Shaping a Sustainable Future
By FREE Staff The United States, with the deployment of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds, is actively pursuing greater policy action in the fight against climate change. The corporate sector is making strides to do its part. Two aspects of corporate action stand out. First, companies across the United States are increasingly willing to publicly […]
Read More »Simply Switching to Electric Vehicles Today is Not Enough to Address Climate Change
By: Deborah Bleviss There is no doubt that purchasing an electric vehicle (EV) is quite chic right now, and it is indeed true that non-fossil-fuel-based vehicles will play an increasingly important role in achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Moreover, focusing on personal vehicles makes sense; they account for almost 60 percent […]
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