RMI Outlet
Plug Into New Ideas
Bringing Bank Money to Solar: Can truSolar become the solar industry’s Kelley Blue Book?
Fewer than 5 percent of the 6,500 banks in the U.S. will finance solar. Yet bankers who work in solar tout the asset’s excellence. A new industry consortium of solar's leading players wants to make it easier for the remaining 6,200 banks to get in the game.
Driving Miss Hazy: Will driverless cars decrease fossil fuel consumption?
In the automotive world, technology is outperforming humans. What will driverless cars mean for fossil fuel consumption in the transportation sector? At RMI, we’re very interested in the answers to this question.
Why Transformation of the U.S. Electricity System is Critical, and How to Approach That Change
By most accounts, the U.S. is not on track to achieve the greenhouse gas reductions scientists and other experts say are needed to mitigate climate change, abate the frequency and severity of super-storms like Sandy, and protect our populated, shrinking coast lines. A critical lever for addressing the United States’ contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is transformation of the electricity sector.
Revisiting Building Portfolio Energy Strategy
Commercial buildings consume 46 percent of all building energy in the United States. Most of those buildings—potentially as many as 70–80 percent—are owned as part of a larger portfolio of buildings and are managed by a central entity.
Advanced, Non-Food Biofuels Come of Age
After a decade of false starts, finally, light at the end of the tunnel.
