Sidley Austin’s Accelerating Energy
4. Taking Charge: Can Battery Energy Storage Systems Unlock the Full Potential of Renewable Energy?
November 18, 2024 Renewable energy can be intermittent, making it a challenging power source for power grid operators to manage. But the burgeoning technology of battery energy storage systems (BESS) is poised to help fill those critical gaps. BESS is expected to quintuple in capacity by the end of this decade. These systems play a…
3. Tackling EV Infrastructure. Why Truck Manufacturers Are in for the Long Haul
APRIL 03, 2024 The future of commercial transportation is zero-emission. More than one million medium- and heavy-duty trucks are expected to hit the highways by 2031. But as the fleet of commercial zero-emission vehicles begins to grow, the infrastructure needed to power these trucks is struggling to keep up. In response to this reality, a…
2. Accelerating Energy: Are Tax Incentives Enough to Spur the U.S. Energy Transition Forward?
The United States government is authorizing millions of dollars in grants to electric cooperatives in the hopes of promoting grid resiliency and alternative energy adoption. Will grants and other incentives entice businesses to adopt clean energy? Or will political uncertainty in this election year tamp down these efforts? In the second episode of Accelerating Energy, host…
1. How Energy Transmission Can Save the Grid – and Electrify the U.S. Economy
November 27, 2023 U.S. energy regulators warn that elevated threats of outages from storms and prolonged cold snaps will continue to impact our electric grid and the economy. The Biden administration recently announced $3.5 billion in grants to fund clean energy projects that combat climate change and promote renewable energy; but mounting costs, development snags,…