History of Electricity - IER
WEBIn 1882, with J.P. Morgan funding his efforts, Edison launched the businesses that would later be known as General Electric. In September of that year, he opened the United States’ first central power plant in lower Manhattan—the Pearl Street Station. Pearl Street was a stroke of genius.
The Institute for Energy Research
WEB2 days ago · Even top Democrats and Elon Musk have started to realize that we need to support domestic energy production to help keep prices low for American consumers. A first-of-its-kind research tool that shines a long overdue spotlight on the money that is fueling the massive national environmental lobby ...
The United States Was Energy Independent in 2019 for the First …
WEBMay 11, 2020 · The United States Was Energy Independent in 2019 for the First Time Since 1957. By IER. May 11, 2020. Contact The Expert. U.S. energy production in 2019 was higher than U.S. energy consumption for the first time in 62 years. Thus, the U.S. attained the long-held goal of “energy independence”—which is not to say that we did not import or ...
The Environmental Impact of Lithium Batteries - IER
WEBNov 12, 2020 · During the Obama-Biden administration, hydraulic fracturing was accused of causing a number of environmental problems—faucets on fire, contamination of drinking water, etc.—but the administration’s own Environmental Protection Agency could not validate those accusations.. Now Biden is planning to transition the transportation sector to electric vehicles that are powered by lithium ...
History of Solar Power - IER
WEBFeb 18, 2016 · The history of solar power is not as recent as some may think as the technology has existed since the 19th century and has received substantial government support since at least the 1970s. Despite vast amounts of subsidies, solar power comprises less than 1 percent of US electricity generation [1] …
The Facts About Air Quality and Coal-Fired Power Plants
WEBNETL estimates that for a pulverized subcritical coal plant, the equipment to control NO x, SO 2, and PM comprises $324/kW of the $1,549/kW plant cost (21 percent). At the request of IER, NETL estimated the cost of a subcritical pulverized coal plant without controls for criteria pollutants.
Price Controls and the 1970s Oil Crisis: Lessons for Today
WEBOct 24, 2023 · The 1970s “Energy Crisis” was in full swing. While shortages were blamed on Big Oil at home and OPEC abroad, the real culprit was federal price and allocation controls. President Richard Nixon’s August 1971 declaration of a 90-day freeze of wages and prices, intended to check price inflation then running near 4 percent (one-half of 2022 ...
An Overview of Federal Government Support for Electric Vehicles
WEBJul 27, 2023 · An Overview of Federal Government Support for Electric Vehicles. By Alexander Stevens. July 27, 2023. Contact The Expert. Electric vehicles (EVs) have been heralded as the eco-friendly saviors of our transportation landscape, promising to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, dependence on fossil fuels, and combat climate change.
The Afterlife of Electric Vehicles: Battery Recycling and Repurposing
WEBMay 6, 2019 · Contact The Expert. By 2040, more than half of new-car sales and a third of the global fleet—equal to 559 million vehicles —is projected to be electric. This poses serious challenges. Electric vehicle batteries typically must be replaced every seven to 10 years for smaller vehicles and three to four for larger ones, such as buses and vans.
WEBIn 2019, imported oil met 72 percent of China’s total demand.27 According to a March 2021 Wood Mackenzie report, that figure now stands at 75 percent.28 In 2020, more than 45 percent of China’s crude imports were supplied from the Persian Gulf and another 11 percent came from Africa, leaving China glaringly vulnerable to geopolitical supply ...