General Energy
Chevron and the Tax Equity Dependencies of U.S. Renewable Power
An oil major jumping into complex and challenging tax equity renewable power finance, generally the domain of big banks and sustainability-oriented corporations such as Google, is nearly the best news possible for renewable power projects. Even better news would be not needing such investors.
RMI Spinoff Bright Automotive Dies, But the Ideas Behind It Remain a Force
The regrettable demise of RMI spinoff Bright Automotive is an old business story—the struggles of start-ups in tough economic times—far more than it represents a failure of Bright’s innovative business model or technology.
How Entrepreneurs Can Make Money by Facing the Climate Challenge
When our children and grandchildren look back on our era, the political squabbles of today will have been long since forgotten. What they will ask (I hope) is “How did they have the wisdom to build for the future?” Will they thank us for acting with reason, compassion and foresight? Or will they wonder what the hell we were thinking?
African American Museum to Reflect Sustainability, Respect for Earth
The Smithsonian Institution has embraced the correlation among human rights, the African American experience, and sustainability in the highly anticipated National Museum of African American History and Culture.
$8.3 B: A Big Price Tag For a DOE Dice Roll
Some argue that transitioning to a clean, affordable, and secure electric system should include an “all options on the table” approach, and that all available low-carbon technologies—nuclear, carbon capture and sequestration, natural gas, and renewables—should be pursued simultaneously and with equal rigor. RMI disagrees.