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Understanding the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative
This article appears in the Winter 2014 issue of Cornerstone, the official journal of the World Coal Industry Since 2011, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and the Great Plains Institute (GPI) have convened the National Enhanced …
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The Role of Clean Energy Banks in Increasing Private Investment in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
This paper explores how Clean Energy Banks, or other similar organizations aimed at leveraging public funds to attract private investment in clean energy deployment, could help reduce the barriers to EV charging infrastructure by (1) supporting the development of viable business models for charging services …
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Carbon Pollution Standards for New and Existing Power Plants and Their Impact on Carbon Capture and Storage
This article appears in the Autumn 2014 issue of Cornerstone, the official journal of the World Coal Industry. Using its authority under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing a series …
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Applying the Energy Service Company Model to Advance Deployment of Fleet Natural Gas Vehicles and Fueling Infrastructure
This paper explores the opportunity for using ESCO-style service contracts to advance investment in natural gas vehicles by fleets. Starting with a brief overview of the ESCO market, this paper explains how ESCOs reduce barriers faced by energy efficiency and …
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Climate Solutions: The Role of Nuclear Power
Nuclear power supplies more than 60 percent of the nation’s zero-carbon electricity. The planned retirement of five nuclear reactors could make it tougher to meet U.S. climate goals. A C2ES brief examines the pressures on the nation’s nuclear fleet and …