SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 5 Missouri River Energy Services issued the following news release:
The Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), a joint project led by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI), surpassed a major milestone, adding its 33rd sponsor, Xcel Energy. This global collaboration is gaining momentum in delivering scientific credibility and objectivity to support international decarbonization. MRES is one of the partners in the project.
LCRI is a unique effort across the energy landscape, leveraging the collaborative research models of EPRI and GTI to produce industry-leading results for society. This five-year initiative brings together industry stakeholders to accelerate development and demonstration of low- and zero-carbon energy technologies through transformative, clean energy research and development.
02 February 2021
Speakers at the US Energy Association s (USEA)
17th Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum last week called for the reimagination of the electricity grid and likened the efforts needed to develop alternative energy carriers, particularly for hard-to-decarbonise sectors, to a moonshot .
EPRI s Arshad Mansoor speaking at the USEA virtual event
Carbon emissions may be falling but the clean energy transition journey is far from over, Edison Electric Institute (EEI) President Tom Kuhn said. EEI s members - US investor-owned electric companies - have committed to emissions reductions of up to 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050, and those reductions need to be achieved while ensuring electricity supply is both reliable and affordable, he said.
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Editor’s note: This story is part of the Utility Dive Outlook on 2021, a series on the trends that will shape the industry in 2021. For a look at the business trends affecting other industries, see the Dive Outlook on 2021.
The U.S. electric sector’s transition to cleaner generation has been led by states for the past four years, but 2021 is poised to offer stronger actions from the federal level. Under President-elect Joe Biden and a Democrat-led Congress, which will likely lead to the proliferation of battery storage and lower-carbon natural gas generation, among other energy developments, experts say.
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