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Grid (un)locked: Carbon neutral future depends on updating how we make, move and store electricity

July 21, 2022 sarah JonasFeature

In the push to decarbonize the economy throughout the Intermountain West and beyond, the public conversation often centers on wind and solar energy, electric cars, hydrogen power and carbon capture and storage. The grid—the interconnected power plants, transmission lines and control centers that keep the lights on across the country—is the indispensable enabler of this future carbon-neutral electrified world. Yet the grid is often left out of the discussion.
It shouldn’t be.

UAlbany Atmospheric Scientists Lead DOE Project to Enhance Offshore Wind Research Buoys

July 7, 2021 sarah JonasFeature

The collaborative project aims to design, install and deploy a buoy-based flux measurement system that can provide new insight on offshore wind conditions and improve forecast models.

Texas Energy Debacle is a Risk Management Nightmare

February 19, 2021 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

Finance professor and risk management expert Clifford Rossi, who’s held senior executive roles in risk management at several of the largest financial services companies, is available to expand on his assertion that the “Texas energy debacle is a risk management…

ADVANCING CARBON DIOXIDE CATALYSIS

September 30, 2020 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Feng Jiao is a leader in the field of carbon capture and utilization, working on ways to subtract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by capturing the greenhouse gas and transforming it into another substance altogether. And now he’s received two major Department of Energy grants, totaling $3.5 million, to advance those efforts.