@GregNemet

Energy climate tech innovation policy for inclusive well-being. U.Wisc Prof @UWLaFollette @uw_eap 🍁 @IPCC_CH How Solar Got Cheap https://xitter.cf/t.co/s6pDUsWjl8

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NEW dataset for exploration and download:   The HATCH, Historical Adoption of TeCHnology, dataset   Massive effort by @jennagreen22 +others @UWLaFollette @MCC_Berlin @IIASAVienna to assemble 1000s of country-level time series on adoption of 200 diverse technologies. 1/
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❓How to achieve high wellbeing with low impacts? 🌍 Seminar at #COP29 on demand-side for green transformation. 👉 What's your example? 🕘15 Nov. 15:45 -17:00 Join @Joyashree9, @DianaUrge, @vruijven, K.Akimoto, @GregNemet Where: Japan Pavilion Online: bit.ly/3O7l5Hd
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NEW: why demand-pull energy innovation policies are needed, what their pitfalls are, & how to design and implement them so they accelerate the next generation of clean technologies @ScharSchool @CFR_org @vsiv @Breakthrough @_tanyadas @GregNemet issues.org/demand-pull-energ…

To Boost Energy Innovation, Pull Technologies Into the Market

Demand-pull policies for energy innovation can help create a higher-performing, cleaner, more affordable, and more secure energy system.

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Much has changed in the global energy landscape since "How Solar Energy Became Cheap" was published in 2019. With support from the Kohl Competition, @GregNemet is developing a second edition. Learn about this year's competition winners: lafollette.wisc.edu/news/202…
Portrait of Professor Greg Nemet

ALT Portrait of Professor Greg Nemet

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@IRENA 'Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2023' was released yesterday at the @GRA_Renewables Global Renewable Summit by DG @flacamera As alumni, and lead until end-July. A quick thread on why renewable power just keeps on costing less... 1/ irena.org/Publications/2024/…

Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2023

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We're hiring! The Climate Action Lab at UW-Madison is recruiting up to two postdocs in energy transitions and climate policy. Priority deadline October 2 and start dates flexible. More details here: climateactionlab.com/lab-new…
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Good overview by @CatClifford of clean energy policy in midwestern swing states: MI, PA, WI. MI is a clear leader WI has lagged, can look to MI PA a fossil-state producer, limited clean, but 35% RPS proposed @CipherClimate ciphernews.com/articles/look…
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It’s time for Tracking the Sun, our annual report that analyzes distributed solar trends! We collect price, technology and other data from 3.7 million PV systems, representing 78% of the total US installed. Here are some topline findings --> emp.lbl.gov/tracking-the-sun…
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New paper: “Lessons for scaling direct air capture from the history of ammonia synthesis.” Led by Cameron Roberts.   TLDR: If high temperature DAC can grow like ammonia it can meet 2050 targets, but…   1/x
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Our conclusion: “Ammonia synthesis was pushed along by powerful historical forces which are not yet apparent for liquid DAC. If similar developments do not emerge soon, it may be necessary to create them.” 11/x
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More details and extensive supplementary information in the paper available now in “Energy Research and Social Science” @BenjaminSovaco1 sciencedirect.com/science/ar… /end
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Learn about the hidden environmental cost of artificial intelligence in this @UWMadisonLS article featuring La Follette Professor @GregNemet. He explains how AI could play a role in the nationwide increase in demand for renewable energy. Read more. ls.wisc.edu/news/the-hidden-…

The Hidden Cost of AI

Artificial intelligence offers an enticing array of benefits — but it also requires a growing supply of electricity, potentially straining the nation’s…

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