Technology Solutions

Achieving a true low-carbon transition requires an array of innovative technologies, including renewable energy, alternative vehicles, advanced nuclear power, and carbon capture, use and storage.

Filter
Blog Post
Time for Some Action on PEVs
Publication
An Action Plan to Integrate Plug-in Electric Vehicles with the U.S. Electrical Grid

Executive Summary Americans purchased almost 18,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in 2011, a strong first year for these transformative vehicles. Recently, private industry and government have invested valuable resources in developing, promoting, and deploying PEVs. These vehicles offer an uncommon …

View Details Download (pdf, 2 MB)

Live Event
Electric Vehicles: Plugging into the U.S. Grid
Publication
CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Critical Domestic Energy, Economic, and Environmental Opportunity

Introduction Amidst economic uncertainty, fiscal crisis and political division over energy policy, carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) offers a safe and commercially proven method of domestic oil production that can help the United States simultaneously address three urgent national …

View Details Download (pdf, 2 MB)

Publication
Greenhouse Gas Accounting Framework for Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

Greenhouse Gas Accounting Framework for Carbon Capture and Storage Projects February 2012 Download the full report (PDF) Press Release Other Resources: Climate Techbook: Carbon Capture and Storage Factsheet   Foreword Meeting the global challenge to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions …

View Details Download (pdf, 990 KB)

Blog Post
The Dawn of a New Day for Autos
Blog Post
The Role of Constraints in Low-Carbon Innovation
Article
Give green-car industry a chance to get up to speed

Letter to the Editor The Washington Post Published December 14, 2011 The Dec. 8 front-page article “Obama’s green-car push struggles to pass ‘go’?” missed the mark with respect to the emerging electric vehicle industry. The plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market …

View Details Download (, )

Blog Post
Low-Carbon Innovation for a Strong Defense
Blog Post
A Strong Defense for Low-Carbon Innovation