ENERGY INNOVATION

Is There Daylight Between the Two Sides of the Energy ‘Innovation’ Versus ‘Deployment’ Debate?

It may be time for clean energy advocates to drop the “either/or” rhetoric and focus on shared priorities.

Can Rare Earth Replacements Spur A Supply Chain Revolution?

Rare earth metals, more plentiful in China than the US, present a unique environmental and industrial supply chain challenge for domestic firms. Adam James looks at a few innovative companies, or UpStarts, working to create solutions and enhance US competitiveness.

ENERGY INNOVATION

The Networked Energy Web

The U.S. stands at the cusp of a transformation that will connect the ongoing innovations in information technology with the emergence of intelligent, efficient, secure, and cleaner energy networks. We present a framework for understanding and accelerating this transformation.

SMARTGRID INNOVATION

Hottest Issues in Smart Grid, Part 3: Electric Vehicles

The third article in our “Hottest Issues in Smart Grid” Series looks at the relationships between electric vehicle adoption, infrastructure, and the future of the smart grid.

SMARTGRID INNOVATION

Hottest Issues in Smart Grid, Part 2: Interoperability Standards “Doing it Fast” Versus “Doing it Right”

The second article in a series examining the debates around the Smart Grid looks at the dilemma of setting technical standards needed to guide markets and innovation.

SMARTGRID INNOVATION

Hottest Issues in Smart Grid, Part 1: Data Access Versus Security

Part one in our series on smart grid innovation highlights one core challenge: harmonizing the need to secure the increasing amount of personal energy consumption data with the ability to use that data to useful ends.

INNOVATION

The U.S. Wastes 7 Billion Gallons of Drinking Water Every Day

An innovative “upstart” company is marketing a new technology to help reduce the 7 billion gallons of drinking water that are wasted each day, showing that profit and social good can go hand in hand.