Instituting Sustainable Energy: Interview with Peter Fox-Penner
By Perry Grossman In Peter Fox-Penner’s book Smart Power, he talks about new energy systems needing not only engineering, economics, but also computer science expertise, so I asked him how he recommends people learn all three of these areas, or how people might best work across these fields. He said that people from these fields […]
7.4 Billion And Counting: Could Curbing World Population Help Cool The Planet?
ISE Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Philip Warburg, explores how a rapidly expanding global population could overwhelm our efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. By Philip Warburg (@pwarburg) September 06, 2016 Nearly half a century ago, the American biologist Paul Ehrlich wrote his controversial manifesto, “The Population Bomb,” decrying the environmental and human catastrophe that awaited us if we […]
New MA Energy Policy Signed into Law, Informed by ISE Research
Massachusetts has a new state energy policy enacted with the help of Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE). The new policy, signed into law by Governor Charles Baker, calls for the purchase of up to 1600 MW of offshore wind and 1000-1200 MW of onshore renewable energy, including possible hydroelectricity purchases from Canada. The […]
Renewable Energy Around the World And at Home
By Yoram Bauman & Peter Fox-Penner & Richard Heinberg / July 26, 2016 Around the world, renewable energy is making headlines: last May, clean energy supplied almost all of Germany’s power demand for one day, while Portugal ran entirely on renewable energy for 107 hours straight. We asked some of our authors how these accomplishments will […]
Professor Gallagher speaks about financing China’s role in global energy at the Center for Strategic & International Studies
ISE affiliated faculty member, Professor Kevin Gallagher, was featured in a panel discussion that focused on the role of Chinese state financing in global energy development. Professor Gallagher also presented findings from a recent study he authored through BU’s Global Economic Governance Initiative. The study, ‘Fueling Growth and Financing Risk,’ examines the benefits and risks […]
New MA Legislation May Force Utilities to Repair Gas Leaks Faster
This month the House approved a bill that would require utilities to fix nearly 16,000 gas leaks within the next five years. A recent study by Boston University researchers, including Margaret Hendrick, a post-doctoral associate with the Institute for Sustainable Energy, helped to inform this legislation. The study found that about 7% of gas leaks […]
ISE Director Fox-Penner Testifies Before Massachusetts State Senate
On June 22nd, ISE Director Peter Fox-Penner joined co-authors of a white paper on Massachusetts energy policy options to testify before the Senate Oversight Committee on Global Warming. The hearing was chaired by Senator Marc R. Pacheco. Pictured from left to right are white paper co-authors Michael Haggerty, the Brattle Group; Professor David Cash, Dean […]
Whitepaper by Brattle Economists Examines Clean Energy Policy Options
With contributions from ISE Director Peter Fox-Penner as well as former Massachusetts State officials David Cash and Ann Berwick, the Brattle Group released a whitepaper detailing clean energy policy options for the state of Massachusetts on June 21, 2016 Download the whitepaper.
[UPDATED] Whitepaper by Brattle Economists Examines Clean Energy Policy Options for Massachusetts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
With contributions from ISE Director Peter Fox-Penner as well as former Massachusetts State officials David Cash and Ann Berwick, the Brattle Group recently released a whitepaper detailing clean energy policy options for the state of Massachusetts. The report, prepared for the Barr Foundation, provides policymakers with a series of recommendations that will help meet greenhouse […]
Solar Power Saves Everyone Money
Study finds benefits for all ratepayers and greater reduction in greenhouse gases By Nancy Averett Hoping to reduce their greenhouse emissions, Kelley Hippler and her husband, Tom, installed solar panels on the roof of their Colonial-style home in suburban Sharon in summer 2015. “We had, like a lot of folks, become more aware of global […]