In concrete, carbon removal offers value beyond CO2 disposal Injecting captured carbon dioxide into concrete could turn our built environment into a global carbon sink. Voices Robert Niven 3 min read
How we can fix the electrician shortage Electricians have an indispensable role to play in the energy transition. And we need a lot more of them. Voices Tracy K. Price 3 min read
Full U.S. energy loan chief interview: utilities, hydrogen and more Jigar Shah, head of the U.S. Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office, shares his thoughts on disrupting the power sector, hydrogen production and transportation and more. Latest News Cat Clifford 8 min read
U.S. energy loan chief on hydrogen, peak power demand, pipelines and his coffee mug Cipher sits down with Jigar Shah, director of the Loan Programs Office in the U.S. Energy Department for a Q&A about the energy transition landscape. Q&A Cat Clifford 4 min read
Helping entrepreneurial scientists cross the first ‘Valley of Death’ Many scientists develop breakthrough materials and new processes that could be successful commercial products. But most of these breakthroughs remain in lab notebooks or seminar slides and never translate into startup ideas. Voices David Jaramillo 3 min read
US investment in carbon removal needs to increase exponentially, finds report To reach net zero by midcentury, the United States will need to be able to remove a gigaton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere per year by 2050, according to Rhodium Group. Data Dives Cat Clifford 2 min read
Surging power demand spurs smarter electric grid use Electricity demand is going up; building new transmission lines is really hard. But there are a number of improvements that could help us get more out of the existing grid today. Explainers Cat Clifford 7 min read
How to understand direct government aid for climate change Wealthier nations say they are on track to belatedly meet a goal of providing $100 billion a year to poorer nations for climate adaptation and mitigation, but critics say this fund won't be enough for countries buffeted by climate-fueled impacts. Explainers Amena H. Saiyid 4 min read
Carbon capture needs to ramp up significantly by 2030 Efforts to capture carbon dioxide emissions need to accelerate rapidly in the next seven years to get on track to help the world achieve net zero by mid-century, according to a new report. Data Dives Jillian Mock 2 min read