Let’s explore ideas, questions, and solutions on how to build this future. It’s time to create a dialogue on how to achieve a realistic path forward to a 100% renewable energy system. There are complex and varied challenges to address as we work to find limitless paths to get us there – let’s explore what is being done today and what we can do in the future to build a cleaner tomorrow.
At-a-Glance: A new report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) examines the types of clean energy technologies and the scale and pace of deployment needed to achieve 100% clean electricity, or a net-zero power grid, in the United States by 2035. Key Takeaways: Overall, NREL finds multiple pathways to 100% clean electricity by 2035 Read more →
At-a-Glance: While only ten states in the United States have set 100% renewable energy goals, 1 out of every 3 Americans actually live in a state that has made some sort of clean electricity commitment. California accounts for the seemed disparity, since it’s home to so many people. Read more in 1 In 3 Americans Read more →
At-a-Glance: The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will grant 54 universities and 11 national labs over $500 million to conduct research on clean energy technologies and low-carbon manufacturing, ranging from direct air capture to carbon storage and sequestration. The move comes on the heels of the passage of President Biden’s historic Inflation Read more →
Three Wärtsilä executives are the featured speakers at an exclusive Chilean Association of Renewable Energies and Storage (ACERA) event in Chile on September 14. Jussi Heikinnen, Director Growth and Development, Silvia Zummaraga, Market Development Manager, and Alejandro McDonough, Managing Director, will present details and recommendations from Wärtsilä Energy’s Front-Loading Net Zero report. The report uses Read more →
How do we build the energy system of the future? Jussi Heikkinen, Director of Growth & Development at Wärtsilä Energy in the Americas, has 40 years of experience in the energy sector so he has some expert insight into the issue, which he shared on a recent Wärtsilä podcast with Terence Mentor. The main goal Read more →
At-a-Glance: CEO of electricity research group EPRI says U.S. utilities are poised to go big on solar, wind and batteries — but they aren’t ready to give up their gas and coal plants just yet. “You will also hear every one of [these utilities] saying that if we don’t take care of affordability and reliability, Read more →
Gabriel Cavados is Senior Manager of Energy Project Development in Brazil for Wärtsilä. He has ten years of experience in the energy market and joined Wärtsilä in 2009. In this role, Gabriel has been involved in the development of electricity generation projects, many that have been included in the Brazilian government’s New Energy Auctions organized Read more →
Raúl Carral was previously responsible for Business Development for Wärtsilä Energy Solutions in Latin America North. Responsible for Sales / Business Development for Power Plants for Wärtsilä. In the role, he identified energy industry trends as well as partners and opportunities to improve policy, decarbonization and efficiencies in his regions of focus. Previously, he was Read more →
