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RMI is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization of experts across disciplines working to accelerate the clean energy transition and improve lives. Since our founding in 1982 by Amory Lovins, RMI’s chairman emeritus, we have grown to 300 staff working on four continents with a global reach and reputation.

Authored Works

Maharashtra’s Pathway to Become a Green Hydrogen Hub

Maharashtra’s Pathway to Become a Green Hydrogen Hub

REPORT India
Trillion-dollar Win: Clean Energy Investment Benefits Growth and Jobs in All States

Trillion-dollar Win: Clean Energy Investment Benefits Growth and Jobs in All States

ARTICLE Heavy Industry
How to Save Money for All Americans: Efficiency

How to Save Money for All Americans: Efficiency

ARTICLE Efficiency
Clean Energy Crosses the Political Aisle

Clean Energy Crosses the Political Aisle

ARTICLE Strategic Insights
A Legacy of Partnering with the US Government

A Legacy of Partnering with the US Government

ARTICLE United States
Build Right the First Time

Build Right the First Time

REPORT India
EVolving Ecosystems

EVolving Ecosystems

REPORT India
Assessing a Louisiana-Japan Green Shipping Corridor

Assessing a Louisiana-Japan Green Shipping Corridor

REPORT Heavy Industry
Taylor Krause: Scaling Clean Hydrogen to Cut Industrial Emissions

Taylor Krause: Scaling Clean Hydrogen to Cut Industrial Emissions

ARTICLE Heavy Industry
Comprehensive Guide to Financing the Zero-Emission Trucking Transition in India

Comprehensive Guide to Financing the Zero-Emission Trucking Transition in India

REPORT India
Unlocking the Potential of Green Public Procurement in the Indian Economy

Unlocking the Potential of Green Public Procurement in the Indian Economy

REPORT Heavy Industry
De-Risking Lending for a Brisk EV Uptake

De-Risking Lending for a Brisk EV Uptake

REPORT India
COP28: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What Next?

COP28: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What Next?

ARTICLE General
Institutional Investors Can Make the Climate Transition Bloom in Latin America

Institutional Investors Can Make the Climate Transition Bloom in Latin America

ARTICLE Climate Finance
Decarbonising the Indian Steel Industry: Roadmap towards a Green Steel Economy

Decarbonising the Indian Steel Industry: Roadmap towards a Green Steel Economy

REPORT Heavy Industry
How Renewable Energy Can Revolutionize India’s Real Estate Sector

How Renewable Energy Can Revolutionize India’s Real Estate Sector

ARTICLE India
Transforming India’s Electricity Markets

Transforming India’s Electricity Markets

REPORT India
From the Ground Up

From the Ground Up

REPORT India
Need for Advanced Chemistry Cell Energy Storage in India

Need for Advanced Chemistry Cell Energy Storage in India

REPORT India
Transforming Trucking in India

Transforming Trucking in India

REPORT India
Valuing Demand Response

Valuing Demand Response

REPORT India
Harnessing Green Hydrogen

Harnessing Green Hydrogen

REPORT India
Need for Advanced Chemistry Cell Energy Storage in India

Need for Advanced Chemistry Cell Energy Storage in India

REPORT India
Roadmap for Delivery Electrification

Roadmap for Delivery Electrification

REPORT India
Pioneering Electric Buses in Pune

Pioneering Electric Buses in Pune

REPORT India
Towards a Sustainable Battery Manufacturing Industry

Towards a Sustainable Battery Manufacturing Industry

REPORT India
United Airlines Talks Sustainability

United Airlines Talks Sustainability

RESOURCE General
The Need for Advanced Chemistry Energy Storage Cells in India

The Need for Advanced Chemistry Energy Storage Cells in India

REPORT India
Banking on Electric Vehicles in India

Banking on Electric Vehicles in India

REPORT India
Turning Around the Power Distribution Sector

Turning Around the Power Distribution Sector

REPORT India
Enhancing Urban Freight Systems

Enhancing Urban Freight Systems

REPORT India
Fast Tracking Freight in India: A Roadmap for Clean and Cost-effective Goods Transport

Fast Tracking Freight in India: A Roadmap for Clean and Cost-effective Goods Transport

REPORT India
Colorado Developers Lead the Way on Affordable, All-Electric Housing

Colorado Developers Lead the Way on Affordable, All-Electric Housing

ARTICLE Buildings
RMI’s US Federal Climate Policy Imperatives

RMI’s US Federal Climate Policy Imperatives

BRIEF United States
Mobilizing Finance for EVs in India

Mobilizing Finance for EVs in India

REPORT India
China Zero-Carbon Electricity Growth in the 2020s

China Zero-Carbon Electricity Growth in the 2020s

REPORT China
Coming Back Stronger

Coming Back Stronger

REPORT United States
RMI and ETC Salute China’s Carbon-Neutral Pledge

RMI and ETC Salute China’s Carbon-Neutral Pledge

ARTICLE China
Nigeria’s First Commercial Undergrid Minigrid Project

Nigeria’s First Commercial Undergrid Minigrid Project

REPORT Africa
DELIVER ELECTRIC DELHI

DELIVER ELECTRIC DELHI

REPORT India
Supporting Discoms in Implementing Amendments to the Electricity Act

Supporting Discoms in Implementing Amendments to the Electricity Act

REPORT India
India Stimulus Strategy

India Stimulus Strategy

REPORT India
How To Retire Early

How To Retire Early

REPORT Climate Finance
US Stimulus Strategy

US Stimulus Strategy

REPORT United States
Accelerating Bangalore’s Mobility Transition

Accelerating Bangalore’s Mobility Transition

REPORT Transportation
Prefabricated Zero Energy Retrofit Technologies

Prefabricated Zero Energy Retrofit Technologies

REPORT buildings
Building an Electric Bus Ecosystem in Indian Cities

Building an Electric Bus Ecosystem in Indian Cities

REPORT India
Festschrift for Amory Lovins

Festschrift for Amory Lovins

BOOK
The Impact of Fossil Fuels in Buildings

The Impact of Fossil Fuels in Buildings

ARTICLE Buildings
Hope in the Global Push to Address the Climate Crisis

Hope in the Global Push to Address the Climate Crisis

ARTICLE General
Tracking China’s Provincial Spot Market Designs: 2019

Tracking China’s Provincial Spot Market Designs: 2019

REPORT China
Low-Carbon Metals for a Low-Carbon World

Low-Carbon Metals for a Low-Carbon World

REPORT Heavy Industry
China 2050 A Fully Developed Rich Zero-Carbon Economy

China 2050 A Fully Developed Rich Zero-Carbon Economy

REPORT China
Seven Challenges for Energy Transformation

Seven Challenges for Energy Transformation

REPORT Strategic Insights
A $180 Billion Opportunity in African Energy Planning

A $180 Billion Opportunity in African Energy Planning

ARTICLE Africa
Creating a Profitable Balance

Creating a Profitable Balance

REPORT Africa
Accelerating Delhi’s Mobility Transition

Accelerating Delhi’s Mobility Transition

REPORT India
A Spotlight on Energy Changemakers

A Spotlight on Energy Changemakers

ARTICLE United States
Texas’s X Factor

Texas’s X Factor

ARTICLE Electricity
Elevating Utility Business Model Reform at e<sup>–</sup>Lab Accelerator 2019

Elevating Utility Business Model Reform at e<sup>–</sup>Lab Accelerator 2019

ARTICLE Electricity
INDIA’S ELECTRIC MOBILITY TRANSFORMATION

INDIA’S ELECTRIC MOBILITY TRANSFORMATION

REPORT India
Meeting Utility Investors Where They Are: Tools to Speed System Decarbonization

Meeting Utility Investors Where They Are: Tools to Speed System Decarbonization

ARTICLE Electricity
2019 Quarterly Impact Statement

2019 Quarterly Impact Statement

ARTICLE General
RMI Playbook Provides Roadmap to a Cleaner, More Cost-Effective Grid

RMI Playbook Provides Roadmap to a Cleaner, More Cost-Effective Grid

ARTICLE Electricity
Urban Mobility Lab Pune

Urban Mobility Lab Pune

REPORT India
Under the Grid

Under the Grid

REPORT Africa
Public Collaborative for Puerto Rico’s Energy Future

Public Collaborative for Puerto Rico’s Energy Future

REPORT global-south
Clean Energy 101: RMI Experts Answer Your Questions, Volume 2

Clean Energy 101: RMI Experts Answer Your Questions, Volume 2

ARTICLE Electricity
India Leaps Ahead: Feebates—An Important Policy Lever for India’s Future Mobility System

India Leaps Ahead: Feebates—An Important Policy Lever for India’s Future Mobility System

REPORT India
The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Electricity

The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Electricity

BOOK Electricity
India Leaps Ahead: India’s EV Battery Market Could Be Worth $300 Billion by 2030

India Leaps Ahead: India’s EV Battery Market Could Be Worth $300 Billion by 2030

REPORT India
Carbon-Free City Handbook: Transportation and Mobility

Carbon-Free City Handbook: Transportation and Mobility

BOOK Transportation
The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Financing

The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Financing

BOOK United States
The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Biological Resources

The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Biological Resources

BOOK United States
The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Industry

The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Industry

BOOK Heavy Industry
The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Buildings

The Carbon-Free City Handbook: Buildings

BOOK Buildings
Newtonian Shift

Newtonian Shift

REPORT Electricity
Pathways to Zero: Tools for Carbon-Free Buildings, Districts, and Communities

Pathways to Zero: Tools for Carbon-Free Buildings, Districts, and Communities

REPORT Buildings
Positive Disruption: Limiting Global Temperature Rise to Well Below 2 C°

Positive Disruption: Limiting Global Temperature Rise to Well Below 2 C°

REPORT Electricity
Cracking the “Chicken & Egg” Problem to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Cracking the “Chicken & Egg” Problem to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel

ARTICLE Heavy Industry
Purchase Trucking Efficiency Report: 2017 Annual Fleet Fuel Study

Purchase Trucking Efficiency Report: 2017 Annual Fleet Fuel Study

REPORT Transportation
Innovative Funding for Sustainable Aviation Fuel at U.S. Airports

Innovative Funding for Sustainable Aviation Fuel at U.S. Airports

REPORT Electricity
Purchase Trucking Efficiency Confidence Report: 6×2 Axles

Purchase Trucking Efficiency Confidence Report: 6×2 Axles

REPORT Transportation
Reinventing Fire Industry Research

Reinventing Fire Industry Research

BOOK Heavy Industry
India Leaps Ahead: Transformative Mobility Solutions for All

India Leaps Ahead: Transformative Mobility Solutions for All

REPORT India
Three Low-Carbon Lessons from China for U.S. Cities and Companies

Three Low-Carbon Lessons from China for U.S. Cities and Companies

ARTICLE Buildings
Reinventing Fire: Industry

Reinventing Fire: Industry

BOOK Heavy Industry
Austin, Texas, Poised to Be Commercial Hub for “New Mobility”

Austin, Texas, Poised to Be Commercial Hub for “New Mobility”

ARTICLE Transportation
Clean Energy 101: RMI Experts Answer Your Questions

Clean Energy 101: RMI Experts Answer Your Questions

101 Electricity
Lessons from a Landmark Aggregated Energy Deal

Lessons from a Landmark Aggregated Energy Deal

ARTICLE brc
Accelerator Teams Are Defining a New Era of Utility Relationships

Accelerator Teams Are Defining a New Era of Utility Relationships

ARTICLE Business Models
Minnesota Charts a Path Toward a Clean, Affordable, and Resilient Energy System

Minnesota Charts a Path Toward a Clean, Affordable, and Resilient Energy System

ARTICLE buildings
Reinventing Fire China

Reinventing Fire China

REPORT China
Community-Scale Solar Can Power Corporations, Too

Community-Scale Solar Can Power Corporations, Too

ARTICLE brc
Elevating the Priority of Resilience in our New Climate Reality

Elevating the Priority of Resilience in our New Climate Reality

ARTICLE climate-change
Transportation Transformation: How the DOT Is Driving “Smart” Change

Transportation Transformation: How the DOT Is Driving “Smart” Change

ARTICLE Transportation
Akamai’s Network to Be Powered by the Sun and Wind

Akamai’s Network to Be Powered by the Sun and Wind

ARTICLE brc
Top 5 Steps to Redefining Thermal Comfort

Top 5 Steps to Redefining Thermal Comfort

ARTICLE Buildings
Water Heaters: As Sexy as a Tesla?

Water Heaters: As Sexy as a Tesla?

ARTICLE Electricity
Next-Generation Utility Programs: How M&V 2.0 is Enabling a “Negawatt” Market

Next-Generation Utility Programs: How M&V 2.0 is Enabling a “Negawatt” Market

ARTICLE Buildings
7 Reasons Businesses Should Accelerate Their Renewable Energy Strategy Now

7 Reasons Businesses Should Accelerate Their Renewable Energy Strategy Now

ARTICLE brc
Remote but Connected: Two Australian Communities go Solar

Remote but Connected: Two Australian Communities go Solar

ARTICLE electricity
Corporations Set Renewable Energy Record, Surpass 2 GW in 2015

Corporations Set Renewable Energy Record, Surpass 2 GW in 2015

ARTICLE brc
Yahoo’s Pursuit of Green Power: New Business Models Offer Companies High-Impact, Economic Alternatives

Yahoo’s Pursuit of Green Power: New Business Models Offer Companies High-Impact, Economic Alternatives

ARTICLE brc
The Renewable Energy Market is Evolving. Here’s How.

The Renewable Energy Market is Evolving. Here’s How.

ARTICLE brc
Giving Low-Income Families Access to Clean Energy and Efficiency

Giving Low-Income Families Access to Clean Energy and Efficiency

ARTICLE Electricity
Report Release: The Economics of Battery Energy Storage

Report Release: The Economics of Battery Energy Storage

ARTICLE batteries
Out of the Death Spiral and Into the Black

Out of the Death Spiral and Into the Black

ARTICLE demand-flexibility
Historic Denver Building Performs As Well As or Better Than New Construction

Historic Denver Building Performs As Well As or Better Than New Construction

ARTICLE buildings
Report Release: The Economics of Demand Flexibility

Report Release: The Economics of Demand Flexibility

ARTICLE demand-flexibility
Saving Energy and Priceless Documents at the National Archives and Records Administration

Saving Energy and Priceless Documents at the National Archives and Records Administration

ARTICLE buildings
The Economics of Demand Flexibility

The Economics of Demand Flexibility

REPORT Electricity
In The Southeast, Could Third-Party Ownership of Solar Power Be Taking Root?

In The Southeast, Could Third-Party Ownership of Solar Power Be Taking Root?

ARTICLE electricity
Taking the “Pulse” of Your Home or Office’s Electric Load

Taking the “Pulse” of Your Home or Office’s Electric Load

ARTICLE electricity
Why Tankless Water Heaters Might Not Hold Water

Why Tankless Water Heaters Might Not Hold Water

ARTICLE demand-flexibility
The Economics of Battery Energy Storage: How Multi-use, Customer-sited Batters Deliver the Most Services and Value to Customers and the Grid

The Economics of Battery Energy Storage: How Multi-use, Customer-sited Batters Deliver the Most Services and Value to Customers and the Grid

REPORT Electricity
The Economics of Battery Energy Storage

The Economics of Battery Energy Storage

REPORT Electricity
How to Calculate and Present Deep Retrofit Value (Executive Summary)

How to Calculate and Present Deep Retrofit Value (Executive Summary)

REPORT Buildings
The Economics of Load Defection: How Grid-Connected Solar-Plus-Battery Systems Will Compete with Traditional Electric Service, Why it Matters, and Possible Paths Forward (Executive Summary)

The Economics of Load Defection: How Grid-Connected Solar-Plus-Battery Systems Will Compete with Traditional Electric Service, Why it Matters, and Possible Paths Forward (Executive Summary)

REPORT Electricity
The Economics of Load Defection: How Grid-Connected Solar-Plus-Battery Systems Will Compete with Traditional Electric Service, Why it Matters, and Possible Paths Forward

The Economics of Load Defection: How Grid-Connected Solar-Plus-Battery Systems Will Compete with Traditional Electric Service, Why it Matters, and Possible Paths Forward

REPORT Electricity
The Electricity System Value Chain

The Electricity System Value Chain

REPORT Electricity
Preliminary Strategy Summary Supporting Fort Collins’ Climate Action Plan (CAP)

Preliminary Strategy Summary Supporting Fort Collins’ Climate Action Plan (CAP)

REPORT United States
Practice Guide: The Path to a Deep Energy Retrofit Using an Energy Savings Performance Contract

Practice Guide: The Path to a Deep Energy Retrofit Using an Energy Savings Performance Contract

REPORT Buildings
Battery Balance of System Charrette: Post-charrette Report

Battery Balance of System Charrette: Post-charrette Report

REPORT
Antarctica is Losing Its Edge

Antarctica is Losing Its Edge

ARTICLE climate-change
Electricity Market Reform: Why Texas Could be Next

Electricity Market Reform: Why Texas Could be Next

ARTICLE DERs
Opening the Corporate Renewable Energy Floodgates

Opening the Corporate Renewable Energy Floodgates

ARTICLE brc
Batteries for your PV System: How much do you need?

Batteries for your PV System: How much do you need?

ARTICLE Electricity
5 Reasons for North Carolina’s Rapid Emergence as a Solar Energy Leader

5 Reasons for North Carolina’s Rapid Emergence as a Solar Energy Leader

ARTICLE Electricity
The Electricity Industry and the Importance of Fitting In

The Electricity Industry and the Importance of Fitting In

ARTICLE Electricity
A California Utility Explores Time-Sensitive Electricity Pricing

A California Utility Explores Time-Sensitive Electricity Pricing

ARTICLE Electricity
Taking Dutch Housing From Energy Hog to Net Zero in Less Than Ten Days

Taking Dutch Housing From Energy Hog to Net Zero in Less Than Ten Days

ARTICLE Buildings
The Finance Industry on DERs: Solar and Batteries are Coming

The Finance Industry on DERs: Solar and Batteries are Coming

ARTICLE Climate Finance
The Economics of Load Defection

The Economics of Load Defection

REPORT Electricity
Second Annual eLab Accelerator Kicks Off This Week

Second Annual eLab Accelerator Kicks Off This Week

ARTICLE Electricity
New York Just Reached A Major Landmark in Electricity System Evolution

New York Just Reached A Major Landmark in Electricity System Evolution

ARTICLE Electricity
Bringing Shared Solar to Scale

Bringing Shared Solar to Scale

ARTICLE Business Models
Keeping Up with the Joneses

Keeping Up with the Joneses

ARTICLE distributed-energy-resources
RMI Launches Business Renewables Center

RMI Launches Business Renewables Center

ARTICLE brc
4 Business Model Indicators Utilities Need To Think About

4 Business Model Indicators Utilities Need To Think About

ARTICLE Business Models
Pandora released music location data. Should electric utilities follow suit?

Pandora released music location data. Should electric utilities follow suit?

ARTICLE Electric Grid
Collaboration is Key: How innovative solar business models can benefit all

Collaboration is Key: How innovative solar business models can benefit all

ARTICLE Business Models
How to Calculate and Present Deep Retrofit Value: A Guide Owners-Occupants

How to Calculate and Present Deep Retrofit Value: A Guide Owners-Occupants

REPORT Buildings
Closing the Leakage Loophole in the Clean Power Plan

Closing the Leakage Loophole in the Clean Power Plan

ARTICLE General
Report Release: Bridges to New Solar Business Models

Report Release: Bridges to New Solar Business Models

ARTICLE Business Models
The Electricity Grid Gets a Value Chain

The Electricity Grid Gets a Value Chain

ARTICLE electricity
Four Reasons Why Natural Gas is the Wrong Choice for Electricity in the Caribbean

Four Reasons Why Natural Gas is the Wrong Choice for Electricity in the Caribbean

ARTICLE Caribbean
eLab Accelerator 2015: Call for Projects

eLab Accelerator 2015: Call for Projects

ARTICLE e-Lab
Austin’s Solar Tariff Newly Incorporates RMI’s Energy Price Hedge Recommendation

Austin’s Solar Tariff Newly Incorporates RMI’s Energy Price Hedge Recommendation

ARTICLE electricity
Is Wearable Tech the Next Frontier of Energy Savings?

Is Wearable Tech the Next Frontier of Energy Savings?

ARTICLE DERs
Why the Net Energy Metering Debate Misses the Point

Why the Net Energy Metering Debate Misses the Point

ARTICLE DERs
Consumers at the Gate

Consumers at the Gate

ARTICLE Distributed Generation
Bringing a Distribution System Operator to Life

Bringing a Distribution System Operator to Life

ARTICLE DERs
New eLab Report: Rate Design for the Distribution Edge

New eLab Report: Rate Design for the Distribution Edge

ARTICLE DERs
Taking Deep Retrofit Value All the Way to the Bank

Taking Deep Retrofit Value All the Way to the Bank

ARTICLE buildings
Would You Rather Own or Lease Your Rooftop Solar?

Would You Rather Own or Lease Your Rooftop Solar?

ARTICLE electricity
Combined Heat and Brewing Power

Combined Heat and Brewing Power

ARTICLE Efficiency
Five Reasons U.S. Solar Installers are Vertically Integrating … For Now

Five Reasons U.S. Solar Installers are Vertically Integrating … For Now

ARTICLE electricity
Lessons from Australia

Lessons from Australia

ARTICLE electricity
Illinois’ Largest Utilities Embrace the Smart Grid

Illinois’ Largest Utilities Embrace the Smart Grid

ARTICLE accelerator
A Technology Park Bets on Energy Innovation

A Technology Park Bets on Energy Innovation

ARTICLE accelerator
A Framework for Minnesota’s Clean Energy Future

A Framework for Minnesota’s Clean Energy Future

ARTICLE e-Lab
The Energy Revolution Takes Root Deep In The Heart of Texas

The Energy Revolution Takes Root Deep In The Heart of Texas

ARTICLE affordable-housing
Rate Design for the Distribution Edge

Rate Design for the Distribution Edge

REPORT Electricity
e-Lab Inducement Prize: Background Research

e-Lab Inducement Prize: Background Research

REPORT Electricity
European Perspectives

European Perspectives

REPORT General
Regulatory Tools and Processes for Distribution Planning

Regulatory Tools and Processes for Distribution Planning

REPORT Electricity
Low-Income Solutions in A High DER Future

Low-Income Solutions in A High DER Future

REPORT Electricity
The storage necessity myth: how to choreograph high-renewables electricity systems

The storage necessity myth: how to choreograph high-renewables electricity systems

REPORT China
Tapping Deep Retrofit Value

Tapping Deep Retrofit Value

REPORT Buildings
Next Generation Energy Management: A Roadmap to the Next Level of Performance Phase One Report

Next Generation Energy Management: A Roadmap to the Next Level of Performance Phase One Report

REPORT Buildings
A Clean Energy Future for Lafayette, Colorado

A Clean Energy Future for Lafayette, Colorado

ARTICLE accelerator
RMI Goes to Business School

RMI Goes to Business School

ARTICLE General
Boulder’s Bold Ambition

Boulder’s Bold Ambition

ARTICLE accelerator
Full Speed Ahead for Spokane’s University District Smart City Accelerator

Full Speed Ahead for Spokane’s University District Smart City Accelerator

ARTICLE accelerator
The Economics of Grid Defection

The Economics of Grid Defection

REPORT Electricity
The Urgent Need for Innovative Business Models

The Urgent Need for Innovative Business Models

ARTICLE batteries
Creating Better Buildings

Creating Better Buildings

ARTICLE Buildings
eLab Accelerator Part 3: Pathways to Clean Energy

eLab Accelerator Part 3: Pathways to Clean Energy

ARTICLE Distributed Energy
eLab Accelerator Part 2: Evolving Utility Business Models and Regulation

eLab Accelerator Part 2: Evolving Utility Business Models and Regulation

ARTICLE e-Lab
eLab Accelerator Part 1: Kickstarting Community Energy

eLab Accelerator Part 1: Kickstarting Community Energy

ARTICLE Distributed Energy
Creating a Brighter Energy Future for Lake Wobegon

Creating a Brighter Energy Future for Lake Wobegon

ARTICLE electricity
eLab Accelerator

eLab Accelerator

ARTICLE e-Lab
Why the Potential for Grid Defection Matters

Why the Potential for Grid Defection Matters

ARTICLE batteries
Fickle Winds

Fickle Winds

ARTICLE electricity
Will the Electricity Grid Become Optional?

Will the Electricity Grid Become Optional?

ARTICLE batteries
RMI Releases Deep Retrofit Value Practice Guide

RMI Releases Deep Retrofit Value Practice Guide

ARTICLE Buildings
Buying Renewables Through Utilities

Buying Renewables Through Utilities

ARTICLE electricity
A Conversation with Amory Lovins and Jules Kortenhorst

A Conversation with Amory Lovins and Jules Kortenhorst

ARTICLE Efficiency
Can the Cost of Solar in the U.S. Compete with Germany?

Can the Cost of Solar in the U.S. Compete with Germany?

ARTICLE electricity
How Retrofits Can Reduce the Cost of Healthcare

How Retrofits Can Reduce the Cost of Healthcare

ARTICLE Buildings
Street Fight

Street Fight

ARTICLE electricity
Pedal Power

Pedal Power

ARTICLE Transportation
The Road to Solar’s Future? Getting Mean and Lean

The Road to Solar’s Future? Getting Mean and Lean

ARTICLE balance-of-system
Big Business Wants Renewable Energy, But It Ain’t Easy

Big Business Wants Renewable Energy, But It Ain’t Easy

ARTICLE Corporates
Reinventing Buildings

Reinventing Buildings

ARTICLE Buildings
Renewables’ Bird Problem

Renewables’ Bird Problem

ARTICLE Electric Utilities
Lunch & Learn with RMI:

Lunch & Learn with RMI:

ARTICLE General
Help Consumers Do More With Their Money: An Open Letter to Retailers

Help Consumers Do More With Their Money: An Open Letter to Retailers

ARTICLE Efficiency
Cargo Pants, Duct Tape, and…Microgrids?

Cargo Pants, Duct Tape, and…Microgrids?

ARTICLE e-Lab
Lowering the Cost of Solar PV: Soft Costs with Hard Challenges (Part 2 of 2)

Lowering the Cost of Solar PV: Soft Costs with Hard Challenges (Part 2 of 2)

ARTICLE balance-of-system
Lowering the Cost of Solar PV: Soft Costs with Hard Challenges (Part 1 of 2)

Lowering the Cost of Solar PV: Soft Costs with Hard Challenges (Part 1 of 2)

ARTICLE balance-of-system
Solar Value: What’s It All About?

Solar Value: What’s It All About?

ARTICLE distributed-energy-resources
America’s Power Plan: The Crucial Role of Distributed Resources

America’s Power Plan: The Crucial Role of Distributed Resources

ARTICLE distributed-energy-resources
These solar REIT pioneers are mining the sun for "good income"

These solar REIT pioneers are mining the sun for "good income"

ARTICLE electricity
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ARTICLE General>General Energy
Best Practices in Portfolio Energy Management

Best Practices in Portfolio Energy Management

ARTICLE Buildings
A New Song for Electricity in Southern California

A New Song for Electricity in Southern California

ARTICLE DERs
Data Centers and Distributed Renewables: Two Peas in a POD

Data Centers and Distributed Renewables: Two Peas in a POD

ARTICLE electricity
The Devil Is In the Details (And So Is the Solution)

The Devil Is In the Details (And So Is the Solution)

ARTICLE DERs
Jules Kortenhorst Selected as Rocky Mountain Institute CEO

Jules Kortenhorst Selected as Rocky Mountain Institute CEO

ARTICLE Electricity
A Rock that Churns out Cash: Solar YieldCos

A Rock that Churns out Cash: Solar YieldCos

ARTICLE electricity
Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse: Are Microgrids Our Only Chance?

Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse: Are Microgrids Our Only Chance?

ARTICLE electricity
Sustainability Fatigue, Disruptive Innovation, and the Flourishing Enterprise:

Sustainability Fatigue, Disruptive Innovation, and the Flourishing Enterprise:

ARTICLE General
Sustainability Fatigue, Disruptive Innovation, and the Flourishing Enterprise: RMI Chats with Corporate Sustainability Expert Chris Laszlo (Part 1)

Sustainability Fatigue, Disruptive Innovation, and the Flourishing Enterprise: RMI Chats with Corporate Sustainability Expert Chris Laszlo (Part 1)

ARTICLE Electricity
For As Long As The Sun Shines:

For As Long As The Sun Shines:

ARTICLE General
Me and My iCar

Me and My iCar

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Retail Electricity Prices: It’s Time to Unbundle the Package

Retail Electricity Prices: It’s Time to Unbundle the Package

ARTICLE distributed-energy-resources
Logged On, Tuned In, and Energy Efficient: Just how green is the Internet?

Logged On, Tuned In, and Energy Efficient: Just how green is the Internet?

ARTICLE Efficiency
Driving Impact for a Better Electricity Future (Video)

Driving Impact for a Better Electricity Future (Video)

VIDEO e-Lab
5 Reasons Car Enthusiasts Should Be Begging To Go Electric

5 Reasons Car Enthusiasts Should Be Begging To Go Electric

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Creating a Climate of Possibility

Creating a Climate of Possibility

ARTICLE General
Cleantech Investing: Shining Some Light Through the Gloom

Cleantech Investing: Shining Some Light Through the Gloom

ARTICLE General
2013-04-23—BNEF Summit 2013 keynote presentation Michael Liebreich, BNEF Chief Executive

2013-04-23—BNEF Summit 2013 keynote presentation Michael Liebreich, BNEF Chief Executive

PRESENTATION
Using Contracting to Improve Building Project Delivery and Achieve Sustainability Goals

Using Contracting to Improve Building Project Delivery and Achieve Sustainability Goals

REPORT Buildings
Google Hangout: Oil-Free Transportation System

Google Hangout: Oil-Free Transportation System

ARTICLE General
As Solar PV Efficiency Climbs, Costs Likely To Drop

As Solar PV Efficiency Climbs, Costs Likely To Drop

ARTICLE balance-of-system
(Video) eLab: Pursuing Net Zero in Fort Collins

(Video) eLab: Pursuing Net Zero in Fort Collins

ARTICLE e-Lab
Google Hangout: Reinventing Fire China with Amory Lovins

Google Hangout: Reinventing Fire China with Amory Lovins

ARTICLE Reinventing Fire
Google Hangout: A New Electricity Future

Google Hangout: A New Electricity Future

ARTICLE electricity
Impact Investing to Create Better Returns and a Better World

Impact Investing to Create Better Returns and a Better World

ARTICLE General
The Big Apple’s Big Bet on Electric Vehicles

The Big Apple’s Big Bet on Electric Vehicles

ARTICLE Charging Stations
Google Hangout: The Role of Energy Policy in the U.S.

Google Hangout: The Role of Energy Policy in the U.S.

ARTICLE energy-policy
Plague Inc: Facing the Fossil Fuel Epidemic

Plague Inc: Facing the Fossil Fuel Epidemic

ARTICLE climate-change
How Real Estate Energy Managers Can Leverage Big Data Right Now

How Real Estate Energy Managers Can Leverage Big Data Right Now

ARTICLE Buildings
The Land Down Under Shines: Australia No Longer a Solar Underdog

The Land Down Under Shines: Australia No Longer a Solar Underdog

ARTICLE electricity
Show Me The Money: Boosting Investor Confidence Through Better Building Energy Efficiency Modeling

Show Me The Money: Boosting Investor Confidence Through Better Building Energy Efficiency Modeling

ARTICLE Buildings
A Free Spirit in the Free Market

A Free Spirit in the Free Market

ARTICLE General
Breaking New England’s Natural Gas Addiction

Breaking New England’s Natural Gas Addiction

ARTICLE Efficiency
eLab: The Value of Distributed Energy Resources (Video)

eLab: The Value of Distributed Energy Resources (Video)

ARTICLE distributed-energy-resources
Trial By (Reinventing) Fire:

Trial By (Reinventing) Fire:

ARTICLE General
Google Hangout: National Solutions Council Voting

Google Hangout: National Solutions Council Voting

ARTICLE e-Lab
Managing Diverse Lands for Diverse Stakeholders

Managing Diverse Lands for Diverse Stakeholders

ARTICLE energy-policy
eLab’s Diverse Stakeholders Are Critical for Success (Video)

eLab’s Diverse Stakeholders Are Critical for Success (Video)

ARTICLE e-Lab
On With the Wind

On With the Wind

ARTICLE electricity
When a LEAF Falls

When a LEAF Falls

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
A Son, Bull Moose, and Belugas

A Son, Bull Moose, and Belugas

ARTICLE climate-change
Google Hangout: Catalyzing the Shift to Ultralight, Ultrastrong Autobodies

Google Hangout: Catalyzing the Shift to Ultralight, Ultrastrong Autobodies

ARTICLE General
Look Who’s Talking: Why Whole-System Transportation Efficiency and Connectedness Can Trump MPG

Look Who’s Talking: Why Whole-System Transportation Efficiency and Connectedness Can Trump MPG

ARTICLE Efficiency
Will Boeing’s 787 Battery Issues Ground Electric Vehicles, Too?

Will Boeing’s 787 Battery Issues Ground Electric Vehicles, Too?

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Bringing Bank Money to Solar: Can truSolar become the solar industry’s Kelley Blue Book?

Bringing Bank Money to Solar: Can truSolar become the solar industry’s Kelley Blue Book?

ARTICLE General
Driving Miss Hazy: Will driverless cars decrease fossil fuel consumption?

Driving Miss Hazy: Will driverless cars decrease fossil fuel consumption?

ARTICLE autonomous-vehicles
Why Transformation of the U.S. Electricity System is Critical, and How to Approach That Change

Why Transformation of the U.S. Electricity System is Critical, and How to Approach That Change

ARTICLE e-Lab
Advanced, Non-Food Biofuels Come of Age

Advanced, Non-Food Biofuels Come of Age

ARTICLE General
Car & (No) Driver

Car & (No) Driver

ARTICLE autonomous-vehicles
If you build it, will they charge?

If you build it, will they charge?

ARTICLE Charging Stations
Getting to the Point:

Getting to the Point:

ARTICLE General
Efficiency and Distributed Resources: Solutions at the confluence of energy and water

Efficiency and Distributed Resources: Solutions at the confluence of energy and water

ARTICLE Efficiency
California Says “Yes” to more Energy Efficiency and Renewables

California Says “Yes” to more Energy Efficiency and Renewables

ARTICLE California
What is the distribution edge, and why is it central to the future of our electricity system?

What is the distribution edge, and why is it central to the future of our electricity system?

ARTICLE e-Lab
Learning Journeys: Finding Inspiration for Innovation

Learning Journeys: Finding Inspiration for Innovation

ARTICLE e-Lab
Google Hangout: Driving Transformational Change

Google Hangout: Driving Transformational Change

ARTICLE General
Homesick: Is your house impacting your health?

Homesick: Is your house impacting your health?

ARTICLE affordable-housing
How Do We Lower Solar Installation Costs and Open the Market to Securitized Portfolios: Standardize and Harmonize

How Do We Lower Solar Installation Costs and Open the Market to Securitized Portfolios: Standardize and Harmonize

ARTICLE General
Rotten Fruit

Rotten Fruit

ARTICLE Efficiency
Achieving Scalability in Energy Management

Achieving Scalability in Energy Management

ARTICLE big-data
Video: Reinventing Fire in Our Electricity System

Video: Reinventing Fire in Our Electricity System

ARTICLE Electric Grid
Discovering “Green Gold” in Indianapolis

Discovering “Green Gold” in Indianapolis

ARTICLE Electricity
A Renewable and Resilient Electricity System

A Renewable and Resilient Electricity System

ARTICLE e-Lab
RMI Annual Report: Accelerating a New Energy Era

RMI Annual Report: Accelerating a New Energy Era

ARTICLE General
From the Archives: Thoughts on Election Season 2012: Energy Issues

From the Archives: Thoughts on Election Season 2012: Energy Issues

ARTICLE energy-policy
(Video) eLab: Accelerating Innovation at the Distribution Edge

(Video) eLab: Accelerating Innovation at the Distribution Edge

ARTICLE e-Lab
(Video) eLab is Setting the Course for a New Electricity Paradigm

(Video) eLab is Setting the Course for a New Electricity Paradigm

ARTICLE e-Lab
Managing Natural Gas Volatility: The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind

Managing Natural Gas Volatility: The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind

ARTICLE Electric Utilities
Examining the Case for Natural Gas in Transportation

Examining the Case for Natural Gas in Transportation

ARTICLE General
eLab: Accelerating Innovation in the Electricity Sector (Video)

eLab: Accelerating Innovation in the Electricity Sector (Video)

ARTICLE e-Lab
Energy Confessions of an Undergrad

Energy Confessions of an Undergrad

ARTICLE climate
Tips For Campus Sustainability Planning

Tips For Campus Sustainability Planning

ARTICLE Electricity
Breaking News: There’s More to Life Than Energy Costs

Breaking News: There’s More to Life Than Energy Costs

ARTICLE air-conditioning
Clean Energy 101: Five Real-World Facts About Electric Cars

Clean Energy 101: Five Real-World Facts About Electric Cars

101 electric-vehicles
Top Ways to Drive Collective Innovation

Top Ways to Drive Collective Innovation

ARTICLE e-Lab
Video: RMI’s James Newcomb on NREL’s Renewable Futures Study

Video: RMI’s James Newcomb on NREL’s Renewable Futures Study

VIDEO Distributed Generation
Transforming America’s Industrial Sector

Transforming America’s Industrial Sector

ARTICLE Electricity
From the Archives: Gleaning Green Transportation Ideas From NASCAR

From the Archives: Gleaning Green Transportation Ideas From NASCAR

ARTICLE Fuel Efficiency
Booms and Busts, Tulips and Gas

Booms and Busts, Tulips and Gas

ARTICLE General
“Just LEED Platinum?”

“Just LEED Platinum?”

ARTICLE General
Boulder Evaluates Climate Plan

Boulder Evaluates Climate Plan

ARTICLE Boulder
Reinventing Fire General Methodology

Reinventing Fire General Methodology

REPORT
Utility-Scale Wind and Natural Gas Volatility: Uncovering the Hedge Value of Wind for Utilities and Their Customers

Utility-Scale Wind and Natural Gas Volatility: Uncovering the Hedge Value of Wind for Utilities and Their Customers

REPORT
RMI30: What We’ve Created Together (Video)

RMI30: What We’ve Created Together (Video)

ARTICLE General
President William Jefferson Clinton at RMI 30

President William Jefferson Clinton at RMI 30

ARTICLE Electricity
Following up from RMI’s Live Chat on Electricity

Following up from RMI’s Live Chat on Electricity

ARTICLE e-Lab
Buy a Ford, Donate to RMI

Buy a Ford, Donate to RMI

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Brainstorming and Groupthink: How RMI Harnesses the Power of Bright Minds to Generate Innovation

Brainstorming and Groupthink: How RMI Harnesses the Power of Bright Minds to Generate Innovation

ARTICLE General
RMI Visits Volt Factory for “Glimpse of the Best and Latest” in U.S. Auto Manufacturing

RMI Visits Volt Factory for “Glimpse of the Best and Latest” in U.S. Auto Manufacturing

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Join us for a Live Chat 4/26 at 11 AM MDT: The Future of Electricity

Join us for a Live Chat 4/26 at 11 AM MDT: The Future of Electricity

ARTICLE buildings
Tapping the Capital Markets: Are REITs Another Tool in Our Toolbox?

Tapping the Capital Markets: Are REITs Another Tool in Our Toolbox?

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Gamifying Energy Use

Gamifying Energy Use

ARTICLE General
Solar Chat Test

Solar Chat Test

ARTICLE Efficiency
Join us for a Live Chat 3/22 at 11 AM MST: The Future of Buildings and the Grid

Join us for a Live Chat 3/22 at 11 AM MST: The Future of Buildings and the Grid

ARTICLE buildings
A Challenge to Building Portfolio Owners

A Challenge to Building Portfolio Owners

ARTICLE Empire State Building
Imagine a New Kind of Housing Competition to Help Meet a Growing Need

Imagine a New Kind of Housing Competition to Help Meet a Growing Need

ARTICLE affordable-housing
Thomas Friedman Touts Efficiency as Critical Step, Cites Lovins and Reinventing Fire

Thomas Friedman Touts Efficiency as Critical Step, Cites Lovins and Reinventing Fire

ARTICLE Efficiency
The Benefits of Building Efficiency Go Far Beyond Energy Costs

The Benefits of Building Efficiency Go Far Beyond Energy Costs

ARTICLE buildings
How Entrepreneurs Can Make Money by Facing the Climate Challenge

How Entrepreneurs Can Make Money by Facing the Climate Challenge

ARTICLE Electricity
Deep energy retrofits are better for the world than new buildings

Deep energy retrofits are better for the world than new buildings

ARTICLE Electricity
Natural Gas Boom Won’t Stall U.S. Renewables

Natural Gas Boom Won’t Stall U.S. Renewables

ARTICLE General
Dutch Postcode Lottery Awards RMI Nearly $1.2 Million

Dutch Postcode Lottery Awards RMI Nearly $1.2 Million

ARTICLE General
How Military SPIDERS Project Aids Grid Cyber-Security

How Military SPIDERS Project Aids Grid Cyber-Security

ARTICLE energy-security
Oil Companies’ Skepticism on EVs: A Costly Gamble?

Oil Companies’ Skepticism on EVs: A Costly Gamble?

ARTICLE EVs
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats – So Let’s Keep Focus on the Solar Tide

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats – So Let’s Keep Focus on the Solar Tide

ARTICLE China
My Response to WSJ’s "The Problem With Going Green"

My Response to WSJ’s "The Problem With Going Green"

ARTICLE Efficiency
Looking to the Future for Energy Efficiency

Looking to the Future for Energy Efficiency

ARTICLE Efficiency
Economizing Distributed Solar on a National Scale

Economizing Distributed Solar on a National Scale

ARTICLE finance
Hawaii Lab Achieves LEED Platinum

Hawaii Lab Achieves LEED Platinum

ARTICLE Buildings
EV Battery Company’s Bankruptcy Doesn’t Mean the Sky is Falling

EV Battery Company’s Bankruptcy Doesn’t Mean the Sky is Falling

ARTICLE clean-energy
California Provides Boost for EVs

California Provides Boost for EVs

ARTICLE EVs
Energy’s Two Revolutions

Energy’s Two Revolutions

ARTICLE General
Transforming America’s Built Environment (Video)

Transforming America’s Built Environment (Video)

ARTICLE Efficiency
Driving the Next Industrial Revolution Through Efficiency

Driving the Next Industrial Revolution Through Efficiency

ARTICLE Efficiency
A Solar Star Recedes for Now, Plus More EV News

A Solar Star Recedes for Now, Plus More EV News

ARTICLE EVs
Energy Efficiency Gains Star Power

Energy Efficiency Gains Star Power

ARTICLE Efficiency
Retrofits Study Drives Lender Confidence in Energy Savings

Retrofits Study Drives Lender Confidence in Energy Savings

ARTICLE Efficiency
Watch Amory Lovins at TEDx Rainier

Watch Amory Lovins at TEDx Rainier

ARTICLE General
Your Investment in Making the World a Better Place

Your Investment in Making the World a Better Place

ARTICLE General
EPA Rules Pose Opportunity to Transform Electricity System

EPA Rules Pose Opportunity to Transform Electricity System

ARTICLE Efficiency
Another Year Goes By and We’re No Closer to Solving Climate Change

Another Year Goes By and We’re No Closer to Solving Climate Change

ARTICLE Clean Tech
Think Bigger: Hidden Costs of Design Decisions

Think Bigger: Hidden Costs of Design Decisions

ARTICLE General
Iran, Electric Cars and Our Stuck Narrative

Iran, Electric Cars and Our Stuck Narrative

ARTICLE EVs
Take Action: Together We Can Help Create a World Thriving, Verdant and Secure

Take Action: Together We Can Help Create a World Thriving, Verdant and Secure

VIDEO General
Whom Do We Follow on Social Networks?

Whom Do We Follow on Social Networks?

ARTICLE Clean Tech
Solar Horizon for 2012 Shows Shadows, Bright Spots

Solar Horizon for 2012 Shows Shadows, Bright Spots

ARTICLE General
Top 10 Ways To Get RetroFit On Energy Efficiency In 2012

Top 10 Ways To Get RetroFit On Energy Efficiency In 2012

ARTICLE commercial-buildings
Outlet’s Top Ten Blogs of 2011

Outlet’s Top Ten Blogs of 2011

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Pushing Energy-efficient Retrofits Closer to the Tipping Point

Pushing Energy-efficient Retrofits Closer to the Tipping Point

ARTICLE General
Retrofits Surpass New Builds in LEED-Certified Green Buildings

Retrofits Surpass New Builds in LEED-Certified Green Buildings

ARTICLE Efficiency
Transportation Conundrum: Cash-strapped cities worldwide face difficult decisions.

Transportation Conundrum: Cash-strapped cities worldwide face difficult decisions.

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Going Upstream: creative ways utilities are attracting customers

Going Upstream: creative ways utilities are attracting customers

ARTICLE Efficiency
5 Key Solutions to Transform the Built Environment

5 Key Solutions to Transform the Built Environment

ARTICLE building-efficiency
How should the U.S. recalibrate itself to take advantage of natural gas reserves?

How should the U.S. recalibrate itself to take advantage of natural gas reserves?

ARTICLE General
Broader + Deeper = Greater Savings

Broader + Deeper = Greater Savings

ARTICLE Efficiency
Reinventing Fire Live Chat: Questions and Answers

Reinventing Fire Live Chat: Questions and Answers

ARTICLE Efficiency
Obama Orders Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings

Obama Orders Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings

ARTICLE buildings
Five Ways RMI is Helping Federal Buildings Get to Net Zero

Five Ways RMI is Helping Federal Buildings Get to Net Zero

ARTICLE buildings
GE’s Big Bet on Solar: A Win for Colorado

GE’s Big Bet on Solar: A Win for Colorado

ARTICLE Colorado
Selling Electricity & Efficiency: Many Utilities Are Up for the Task

Selling Electricity & Efficiency: Many Utilities Are Up for the Task

ARTICLE Efficiency
Thoughts on GM Volt’s Recent “Rapid Thermal Expansion” Incident…

Thoughts on GM Volt’s Recent “Rapid Thermal Expansion” Incident…

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Volt Fire Investigation — Is It More Than Smoke?

Volt Fire Investigation — Is It More Than Smoke?

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Calling All Curious Minds! Join us for a Discussion About Reinventing Fire

Calling All Curious Minds! Join us for a Discussion About Reinventing Fire

ARTICLE General
The Reinventing Fire Launch at National Geographic – What’s Your Commitment?

The Reinventing Fire Launch at National Geographic – What’s Your Commitment?

ARTICLE Efficiency
Where the electric car is going

Where the electric car is going

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Social Design in Sustainability: A Conversation with Organizational Psychologist David DuBois

Social Design in Sustainability: A Conversation with Organizational Psychologist David DuBois

ARTICLE buildings
Invest in a New Future with RMI

Invest in a New Future with RMI

VIDEO General
A Five-Step Program for Ending Our Oil Addiction

A Five-Step Program for Ending Our Oil Addiction

ARTICLE Efficiency
Electric Avenue: Portland Plugs into the Future

Electric Avenue: Portland Plugs into the Future

ARTICLE Charging Stations
In remembrance of Lynn Bellenger, President of ASHRAE

In remembrance of Lynn Bellenger, President of ASHRAE

ARTICLE General
The Sustainability Puzzle

The Sustainability Puzzle

ARTICLE Efficiency
Debate: Powering the Future vs. Propping up the Past

Debate: Powering the Future vs. Propping up the Past

ARTICLE energy-security
Does Japan Really Need Nuclear?

Does Japan Really Need Nuclear?

ARTICLE Electricity
Efficiency and the tenant-landlord relationship

Efficiency and the tenant-landlord relationship

ARTICLE Efficiency
Lovins on Baseload Power: What I Would Have Said on Bloomberg TV….Given the Chance (Video)

Lovins on Baseload Power: What I Would Have Said on Bloomberg TV….Given the Chance (Video)

VIDEO clean-energy
Reinventing Fire: Business-Led Integrative Energy Solutions

Reinventing Fire: Business-Led Integrative Energy Solutions

ARTICLE clean-energy
Forget Solyndra; book says renewables win

Forget Solyndra; book says renewables win

ARTICLE clean-energy
Moving to a World Powered by Renewables

Moving to a World Powered by Renewables

ARTICLE Efficiency
Greenbuild Presenters Encourage Energy Efficiency in Much-Demanded Glass Buildings

Greenbuild Presenters Encourage Energy Efficiency in Much-Demanded Glass Buildings

ARTICLE General
Top 10 Reasons Why Renewable Energy Wins

Top 10 Reasons Why Renewable Energy Wins

ARTICLE energy-policy
What’s Lighting Up the Web: The Keystone XL Pipeline

What’s Lighting Up the Web: The Keystone XL Pipeline

ARTICLE energy-policy
Empire State Building’s Green Transformation Earns LEED-Gold

Empire State Building’s Green Transformation Earns LEED-Gold

ARTICLE buildings
What’s Lighting Up the Web

What’s Lighting Up the Web

ARTICLE General
Meeting California’s Targets by Taking Distributed Solar to Scale

Meeting California’s Targets by Taking Distributed Solar to Scale

ARTICLE General
Solutions Journal: Summer 2011—Do EVs Create Jobs and Improve the Economy?

Solutions Journal: Summer 2011—Do EVs Create Jobs and Improve the Economy?

ARTICLE General
Solutions Journal: Summer 2011—Flex Efficiency Technology: An Important Step Forward for Renewables

Solutions Journal: Summer 2011—Flex Efficiency Technology: An Important Step Forward for Renewables

ARTICLE General
Response to RADM Robert G. James (USNR Ret.)’s 2 August 2011 Wall Street Journal op-ed "Of Mustard Fuel and Marines"

Response to RADM Robert G. James (USNR Ret.)’s 2 August 2011 Wall Street Journal op-ed "Of Mustard Fuel and Marines"

ARTICLE energy-security
Solutions Journal: Summer 2011—Catawba Center for the Environment Leads Student Summit

Solutions Journal: Summer 2011—Catawba Center for the Environment Leads Student Summit

ARTICLE General
Chicago can seize opportunity for deep energy retrofits

Chicago can seize opportunity for deep energy retrofits

ARTICLE Electricity
Cars 2: Disney Brings Electric Cars & Biofuels to Our Kids

Cars 2: Disney Brings Electric Cars & Biofuels to Our Kids

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Summit Gives Catawba student opportunity to help make better world

Summit Gives Catawba student opportunity to help make better world

ARTICLE Environment
From the Archives: Happy Independence Day

From the Archives: Happy Independence Day

ARTICLE Efficiency
Happy Independence Day

Happy Independence Day

ARTICLE Efficiency
Reinventing Fire: Transportation Research

Reinventing Fire: Transportation Research

BOOK Transportation
Reinventing Fire Buildings Research

Reinventing Fire Buildings Research

BOOK Buildings
Reinventing Fire: Buildings

Reinventing Fire: Buildings

BOOK Buildings
Technology capital cost projections

Technology capital cost projections

BOOK Electricity
U.S. renewable energy potential

U.S. renewable energy potential

BOOK Electricity
Reinventing Fire Electricity Research

Reinventing Fire Electricity Research

BOOK Electricity
Reality Check: Honest Assessments of Our Energy Future

Reality Check: Honest Assessments of Our Energy Future

REALITY CHECK General
Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—“Best of” Amory Lovins Arrives in June

Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—“Best of” Amory Lovins Arrives in June

ARTICLE General
Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—Plug-in Pioneer: Is Raleigh Ready for EVs?

Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—Plug-in Pioneer: Is Raleigh Ready for EVs?

ARTICLE electric-vehicles
Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—RMI Guides Ford Dealer in Energy-Frugal Retrofit

Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—RMI Guides Ford Dealer in Energy-Frugal Retrofit

ARTICLE Efficiency
Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—The “Rebound Effect”: A Perennial Controversy Rises Again

Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—The “Rebound Effect”: A Perennial Controversy Rises Again

ARTICLE Efficiency
Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—Integral Group’s Vision (Interview with Peter Rumsey)

Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—Integral Group’s Vision (Interview with Peter Rumsey)

ARTICLE buildings
Charging Ahead

Charging Ahead

ARTICLE Electric Utilities
Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—RMI Convenes Innovation Summits

Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—RMI Convenes Innovation Summits

ARTICLE Efficiency
Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—Caltech’s Linde + Robinson Laboratory to be First LEED Platinum Lab

Solutions Journal: Spring 2011—Caltech’s Linde + Robinson Laboratory to be First LEED Platinum Lab

ARTICLE General
Can “Green” Buildings have Negative Health Effects?

Can “Green” Buildings have Negative Health Effects?

ARTICLE General
RMI’s Solutions Journal Online

RMI’s Solutions Journal Online

ARTICLE General
Inspiring Cities to Break Down Solar Roadblocks

Inspiring Cities to Break Down Solar Roadblocks

ARTICLE General
Lovins Addresses UC Berkeley Grads (Video)

Lovins Addresses UC Berkeley Grads (Video)

ARTICLE General
RMI Report Highlights Opportunities for More Effective Building Energy Modeling

RMI Report Highlights Opportunities for More Effective Building Energy Modeling

ARTICLE General
Working Together on Next-Gen Building Energy Modeling (Video)

Working Together on Next-Gen Building Energy Modeling (Video)

VIDEO Efficiency
A Transportation Success Story (Video)

A Transportation Success Story (Video)

VIDEO electric-vehicles
Big Pipes, Small Pumps: Interface, Inc. Factor Ten Engineering Case Study

Big Pipes, Small Pumps: Interface, Inc. Factor Ten Engineering Case Study

REPORT Buildings
Global Ecology Center at Stanford University: Factor Ten Engineering Case Study

Global Ecology Center at Stanford University: Factor Ten Engineering Case Study

REPORT
Deep Energy Retrofit of Commercial Buildings: A Key Pathway Toward Low-Carbon Cities

Deep Energy Retrofit of Commercial Buildings: A Key Pathway Toward Low-Carbon Cities

ARTICLE Buildings
RMI’s Testimony to Congress on the Value of Deep Retrofits

RMI’s Testimony to Congress on the Value of Deep Retrofits

ARTICLE Electricity
Winning with Green Buildings

Winning with Green Buildings

ARTICLE Electricity
The Empire State Strikes Back

The Empire State Strikes Back

ARTICLE Efficiency
Is $1 a Watt Solar Achievable?

Is $1 a Watt Solar Achievable?

ARTICLE balance-of-system
New Rules: Real Time Information and the EV Industry

New Rules: Real Time Information and the EV Industry

ARTICLE Electric Grid
Seattle CEOs Ready for the New Energy Era

Seattle CEOs Ready for the New Energy Era

ARTICLE Efficiency
Fueling American Industry

Fueling American Industry

ARTICLE Efficiency
Building Energy Modeling: Igniting the Industry (Video)

Building Energy Modeling: Igniting the Industry (Video)

ARTICLE Efficiency
Amory Lovins On Sustainable Business

Amory Lovins On Sustainable Business

ARTICLE electricity
Nuclear Power: Join the Live Debate

Nuclear Power: Join the Live Debate

ARTICLE electricity
Easing the Pain at the Pump

Easing the Pain at the Pump

ARTICLE Efficiency
Energy Modeling for High-Performance Buildings (Video)

Energy Modeling for High-Performance Buildings (Video)

ARTICLE building-efficiency
Dr. RetroFit Addresses Historic Building Retrofits (Video)

Dr. RetroFit Addresses Historic Building Retrofits (Video)

VIDEO Deep Retrofits
New Tool Helps Portfolio Owners Prospect for Profitable Retrofits

New Tool Helps Portfolio Owners Prospect for Profitable Retrofits

ARTICLE Deep Retrofits
Live Chat: Transforming the U.S. Solar Market

Live Chat: Transforming the U.S. Solar Market

ARTICLE General
Making Solar Technology a Competitive Force in the U.S.

Making Solar Technology a Competitive Force in the U.S.

ARTICLE Clean Tech
Lovins GreenHome 1.0: Factor Ten Engineering Case Study

Lovins GreenHome 1.0: Factor Ten Engineering Case Study

REPORT Buildings
Factor Ten Engineering Design Principles

Factor Ten Engineering Design Principles

REPORT Energy Efficiency
Retrofit Industry Needs Assessment Study

Retrofit Industry Needs Assessment Study

REPORT Buildings
Autodesk AEC Headquarters and Integrated Project Delivery: Factor Ten Engineering Case Study

Autodesk AEC Headquarters and Integrated Project Delivery: Factor Ten Engineering Case Study

REPORT Buildings
Project Get Ready: Menu for Community Plug-In Readiness

Project Get Ready: Menu for Community Plug-In Readiness

REPORT Transportation
U.S. Transformational Trucking—Environment and Efficiency in Freight Mobility

U.S. Transformational Trucking—Environment and Efficiency in Freight Mobility

REPORT Transportation
Industrial Ecology at Walmart

Industrial Ecology at Walmart

ARTICLE Heavy Industry
Smart Planes Save Oil

Smart Planes Save Oil

ARTICLE Heavy Industry
Accelerating Campus Climate Initiatives: Breaking Through Barriers

Accelerating Campus Climate Initiatives: Breaking Through Barriers

BOOK Buildings
Triple Safety: Lightweighting Automobiles to Improve Occupant, Highway, and Global Safety

Triple Safety: Lightweighting Automobiles to Improve Occupant, Highway, and Global Safety

ARTICLE Transportation
Feebates: a Legislative Option to Encourage Continuous Improvements to Automobile Efficiency

Feebates: a Legislative Option to Encourage Continuous Improvements to Automobile Efficiency

REPORT Transportation
Comparison of Life Cycle Analyses of Compact Fluorescent and Incandescent Lamps Based on the Rated Life of Compact Fluorescent Lamps

Comparison of Life Cycle Analyses of Compact Fluorescent and Incandescent Lamps Based on the Rated Life of Compact Fluorescent Lamps

REPORT Buildings
Smart Garage Charrette Preread Core

Smart Garage Charrette Preread Core

REPORT Buildings
Digging Deep: Are CFLs Really Green?

Digging Deep: Are CFLs Really Green?

REPORT
Truck Efficiency and GHG Reduction Opportunities in the Canadian Truck Fleet

Truck Efficiency and GHG Reduction Opportunities in the Canadian Truck Fleet

REPORT Transportation
Dust to Dust’s Assumptions About the Prius and the Hummer

Dust to Dust’s Assumptions About the Prius and the Hummer

REPORT Transportation
Port Innovation Workshop Final Report

Port Innovation Workshop Final Report

REPORT General
Building Community Prosperity Through Natural Capitalism

Building Community Prosperity Through Natural Capitalism

REPORT United States
Framework for Community Sustainability: Ten Ingredients for Long-Term Success

Framework for Community Sustainability: Ten Ingredients for Long-Term Success

REPORT United States
Profitable GHG Reduction Through Fuel Economy

Profitable GHG Reduction Through Fuel Economy

PRESENTATION Transportation
RMI Timeline

RMI Timeline

REPORT
Advancing the Regeneration of the Cuyahoga Valley

Advancing the Regeneration of the Cuyahoga Valley

REPORT United States
Valuation of Renewable and Distributed Resources: Implications for the Integrated Resource Planning Process

Valuation of Renewable and Distributed Resources: Implications for the Integrated Resource Planning Process

REPORT General
Legislative Options to Improve Transportation Efficiency

Legislative Options to Improve Transportation Efficiency

REPORT Transportation
For the Least Among Us: New Approaches to Refugee Care

For the Least Among Us: New Approaches to Refugee Care

ARTICLE General
Collaborating for Healthy Communities: The Path to a Sustainable Future

Collaborating for Healthy Communities: The Path to a Sustainable Future

REPORT United States
Case Studies of Economic Analysis and Community Decision Making for Decentralized Wastewater Systems

Case Studies of Economic Analysis and Community Decision Making for Decentralized Wastewater Systems

REPORT United States
Cuyahoga Valley Initative: A Model of Regeneration

Cuyahoga Valley Initative: A Model of Regeneration

REPORT
Home Energy Briefs: #6 Cleaning Appliances

Home Energy Briefs: #6 Cleaning Appliances

REPORT Buildings
Home Energy Briefs: #8 Kitchen Appliances

Home Energy Briefs: #8 Kitchen Appliances

REPORT Buildings
Home Energy Briefs: #3 Space Cooling

Home Energy Briefs: #3 Space Cooling

REPORT Buildings
Home Energy Briefs: #7 Electronics

Home Energy Briefs: #7 Electronics

REPORT Buildings
Home Energy Briefs: #4 Space Heating

Home Energy Briefs: #4 Space Heating

REPORT Buildings
Home Energy Briefs: #2 Lighting

Home Energy Briefs: #2 Lighting

REPORT Buildings
Energy Performance Contracting for New Buildings

Energy Performance Contracting for New Buildings

REPORT Buildings
Design Recommendations for High-Performance Data Centers

Design Recommendations for High-Performance Data Centers

REPORT Buildings
The New Business Climate: A Guide to Lower Carbon Emissions and Better Business Performance

The New Business Climate: A Guide to Lower Carbon Emissions and Better Business Performance

BOOK
Design and Manufacture of an Affordable Advanced-Composite Automotive Body Structure

Design and Manufacture of an Affordable Advanced-Composite Automotive Body Structure

ARTICLE Transportation
North Central Arizona Water Demand Study

North Central Arizona Water Demand Study

REPORT
Cleaner Energy, Greener Profits: Fuel Cells as Cost-Effective Distributed Energy Resources

Cleaner Energy, Greener Profits: Fuel Cells as Cost-Effective Distributed Energy Resources

REPORT
Energy Resource Investment Strategy for the City of San Francisco

Energy Resource Investment Strategy for the City of San Francisco

REPORT
Cool Citizens: Everyday Solutions to Climate Change: Household Solutions

Cool Citizens: Everyday Solutions to Climate Change: Household Solutions

REPORT Buildings
Green Pays Its Way—Performance-Based Fees

Green Pays Its Way—Performance-Based Fees

ARTICLE Buildings
National Energy Policy Initiative Expert Group Report

National Energy Policy Initiative Expert Group Report

REPORT General
Grappling with Growth: Building a Strong Economy and Great Place to Live

Grappling with Growth: Building a Strong Economy and Great Place to Live

REPORT United States
Insurmountable Opportunities: Steps and Barriers to Implementing Sustainable Development

Insurmountable Opportunities: Steps and Barriers to Implementing Sustainable Development

REPORT General
Project Assessment Worksheet: a Community Decision-Making Tool

Project Assessment Worksheet: a Community Decision-Making Tool

ARTICLE United States
Critical Thinking for Sustainable Community Decision Making

Critical Thinking for Sustainable Community Decision Making

REPORT United States
Suggested Rules of Engagement

Suggested Rules of Engagement

REPORT
La Pine Community Design Charrette

La Pine Community Design Charrette

PRESENTATION
Natural Capitalism on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Natural Capitalism on the U.S.-Mexico Border

REPORT
Daylighting: New Life for Buried Streams

Daylighting: New Life for Buried Streams

REPORT
21st Century Water Systems: Scenarios, Visions, and Drivers

21st Century Water Systems: Scenarios, Visions, and Drivers

REPORT General
Technical Appendix to Reevaluating Stormwater

Technical Appendix to Reevaluating Stormwater

REPORT General
Reevaluating Stormwater: The Nine Mile Run Model for Restorative Development

Reevaluating Stormwater: The Nine Mile Run Model for Restorative Development

REPORT General
Water Efficiency: The Next Generation

Water Efficiency: The Next Generation

REPORT Buildings
Hypercars: A Market-Oriented Approach to Meeting Life Cycle Environmental Goals

Hypercars: A Market-Oriented Approach to Meeting Life Cycle Environmental Goals

ARTICLE Transportation
Paying for Growth, Prospering from Development

Paying for Growth, Prospering from Development

REPORT United States
Ultralight Hybrid Vehicles: Principles and Design

Ultralight Hybrid Vehicles: Principles and Design

ARTICLE Transportation
Water 2010: Four Scenarios for 21st Century Water Systems

Water 2010: Four Scenarios for 21st Century Water Systems

REPORT General
Greening the Building and the Bottom Line

Greening the Building and the Bottom Line

REPORT Buildings
Greening the White House: a Comprehensive Energy and Environmental Retrofit

Greening the White House: a Comprehensive Energy and Environmental Retrofit

REPORT Buildings
NMB Bank Headquarters: The Impressive Performance of a Green Building

NMB Bank Headquarters: The Impressive Performance of a Green Building

ARTICLE Buildings
Why America Beat Iraq but Loses to Japan

Why America Beat Iraq but Loses to Japan

BOOK General
Greenhouse Warming: Efficient Solution or Nuclear Nemisis

Greenhouse Warming: Efficient Solution or Nuclear Nemisis

REPORT General
Brittle Power

Brittle Power

BOOK
Tell the Truth

Tell the Truth

PRESENTATION General