RESEARCH ON TAP – Accelerating the Energy Transition: Transformative Pathways to Decarbonization and Sustainability
IGS Events | Research on Tap
The U.S. Military’s Key Role in Advancing Clean Energy Innovation: What I Would Have Said to Bill Gates
What would you say to Bill Gates if you had the opportunity to talk to him about climate change? Recently I was among a small group of energy experts fortunate enough to spend an hour with Gates discussing clean energy and climate change. After reflecting on the magnitude of the challenge relative to the fight […]
Hurricane Resistant Electric Systems? Building Resilient Microgrids
Of the 35 Category 5 hurricanes known to have occurred in the Atlantic Ocean since 1924, 5 of them (14% of storms) have occurred in the last 3 years (3% of recorded history). With climate change generally thought to be driving increased frequency and intensity of storms, this trend will likely continue – and may […]
Electric Industry Transformation: Pathway to the “Grid of Grids”
Most observers of the electricity industry agree that the electric utility as we have come to know it is destined for major change, driven by environmental imperatives and technology advancements. However, while there is some agreement on what the ideal “utility of the future” will look like, there is less consensus on the pace or […]
The Green New Deal: A Goal, Not a Date
Much has already been written and said about the climate policy parts of the Green New Deal, the policy package recently unveiled by Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Most of the commentary—including my own email traffic with many colleagues—falls into two camps. One group, which tends towards energy industry professionals, tends to belittle […]
Utility of the Future
IGS Events | Utility of the Future
ISE Director Peter Fox-Penner On Clean Energy Projects, Research & More
Peter Fox-Penner is a Professor of Practice in the Questrom School of Business and the Director of Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy. His research and writing interests are in the areas of electric power strategy, regulation, and governance; energy and climate policy; and the relationships between public and private economic activity, including corporate social responsibility. BU Alumni caught up […]
Spring 2017 ISE Seminar Series
The Institute for Sustainable Energy’s Spring 2017 Seminar Series will feature ISE Non-Resident Senior Fellows and affiliates. This bi-weekly seminar series showcases the interesting and diverse work that is being done in the sustainable energy field. Boston University students, faculty, and staff as well as the public at large are welcome to attend. The format […]
Standing Rock and nation’s clean-energy future
News— Opinion By Philip Warburg | December 20, 2016 As we face the prospect of a climate-denying Trump presidency, the Sioux Nation’s triumph at Standing Rock is much more than a tentative local victory.
Why Apple Is Getting into the Energy Business
By Peter Fox-Penner | November 25, 2016 Memo to CEOs who don’t consider themselves in the electricity business: You may not be in the power business today, but you’re more than likely to be in it tomorrow. Consider Apple, hardly a byword in the energy business. This summer, the company applied for federal licenses to sell […]