The key barrier to success is not inadequate technologies but tardy adoption. The rate of implementation required to reach Reinventing Fire ’s ambitious goals is challenging but manageable—just as it was in 1977–85, when the U.S. cut its oil intensity at an average rate of 5.2%/y. Our...
Approach - RMI and GTI have chosen to use Time and Motion studies, a business efficiency technique that is used to measure and reduce waste within a system. By directly observing and documenting the timing and physical motion of each process step, the project will identify key drivers...
Despite great advances in solar photovoltaic (PV) technology over the past half-century, it has not been widely adopted for electrical generation. Today only a tiny fraction of U.S. electricity is supplied via solar—well under 0.1 percent in 2009. The main reason? Cost. While module c...
2010 (September) Edition: The purpose of the micropower database is to present a clear, rigorous, and independent assessment of the global capacity and electrical output of micropower (all renewables, except large hydro, and cogeneration), showing its development over time and documen...
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Renewables, Efficiency and The Military Watch Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn (Ret), now the president of the American Council on Renewable Energy, discuss the "inextricable links" between energy and environmental and national security. Description | Embed | Email Tuesday, December 14, ...
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution was published in Harvard Business Review. It describes the natural capitalism approach to improving profits, competitiveness, and the environment. The book lays out an approach not only for protecting the biosphere but also f...
Project Get Ready aims to accelerate the electric vehicle industry by fostering ecosystems in which the technology can most succeed. To accomplish this goal, Project Get Ready works with cities and industry leaders to develop and disseminate best practices for electric vehicle integra...
Project Get Ready aims to accelerate the electric vehicle industry by fostering ecosystems in which the technology can most succeed. To accomplish this goal, Project Get Ready works with cities and industry leaders to develop and disseminate best practices for electric vehicle integra...
The Social Media Specialist is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive social media strategy that defines social campaigns designed to increase brand visibility and awareness of RMI’s core messages, engage influencers and industry reporters, and build online commun...
Many nuclear advocates argue that renewable electricity has far too big a land ‘footprint’ to be environmentally acceptable, while nuclear power is preferable because it uses orders of magnitude less land. If we assume that land-use is an important metric, a closer look reveals the op...
Transportation In 2050, superefficient autos, trucks, and planes, far more productively used, would need three-fourths less fuel, no oil, and less lifecycle cost. Yet they could provide greatly enhanced personal mobility and freight services with uncompromised convenience, safety, and...
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Renewing our electricity system creates the ultimate clean energy carrier that will power our passenger cars and light trucks in addition to our buildings. And, thanks to innovation in maturing renewable technologies—like wind turbines and solar photovoltaics—the cost is rapidly becom...
Rocky Mountain Institute is seeking a candidate for a Principal role with a strong interest and experience in the electricity system of the United States. Our electricity program is focused on catalyzing a vast reduction in the use of fossil fuels while at the same time increasing the...
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There’s an old economic theory that becomes a bone of contention about once a decade. It goes like this: when energy efficiency rises, people and industry use more energy—a phenomenon called “rebound.” In an extreme form sometimes called “backfire,” rebound doesn’t just reduce but nul...
