April 28, 2021

On the Path to an Equitable Energy Transition, a New Collaborative Report Provides Insight on How to Get There

MIT researchers join scholars from across the United States in an analysis of 35 policy proposals to support an equitable energy transition for all communities.

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April 12, 2021

CEEPR Research Referenced in Hydro-Quebec CEO’s Vision for Climate Action

Canada’s leading newspaper highlights CEEPR research that informed Hydro-Québec’s strategic realignment under CEO Sophie Brochu.

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April 8, 2021

The Economics of Grid-Scale Energy Storage

The transition to a low-carbon electricity system is likely to require grid-scale energy storage to smooth the variability and intermittency of renewable energy. This paper investigates whether private incentives for operating and investing in grid-scale energy storage are optimal and the need for policies that complement investments in renewables with encouraging energy storage.

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March 19, 2021

Resilient Decarbonization for the United States

The past decade has seen an unprecedented surge of climate change-driven extreme weather events that have wrought over $800 billion in damage and taken more than 5,200 lives across the United States — a trend that appears poised to intensify. At the same time, the need for a large-scale effort to decarbonize the U.S. electric power system has become clear, along with the growing climate risks and impacts that any such effort will face.

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March 11, 2021

Electric Cars Are Coming. How Long Until They Rule the Road?

An article in The New York Times explores how long fleet turnover may take to switch from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles and interviews CEEPR Director Christopher Knittel for his thoughts…

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March 5, 2021

CEEPR Research Featured in Forbes

CEEPR’s oil-battery price calculator used to evaluate prospects for EV uptake in Forbes Magazine. Read the full article here.

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