The Environmental Impact of Lithium Batteries - IER
Nov 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 Electricity - IER
In 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.
Spain Increases its Renewable Share but Soon May Need to …
Jan 3, 2024 · Spain continues to generate more electricity from renewable sources as its renewable share of electricity rose to 50.8 percent in 2023 from 42.2 percent in 2022. According to a draft government report issued in June, Spain’s goal is to raise the share of renewables to four-fifths by 2030. The new climate plan includes higher targets for solar and wind power capacity as well as energy storage.
About - IER
The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is a not-for-profit organization that conducts intensive research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets. IER maintains that freely-functioning energy markets provide the most efficient and effective solutions to today’s global energy and ...
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4 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 ...
History of Solar Power - IER
Feb 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] and should no longer be propped up by taxpayer ...
Lithium Mining in North America - IER
Sep 21, 2022 · The price of lithium has increased fivefold since mid-2021, pushing the cost of electric vehicles to about $66,000 –just a few thousand dollars less than the median household income and $20,000 more than the average for all new car sales. And costs are still rising.
Electricity Distribution - IER
Distribution is essentially the retail end of the electricity business. Currently, distribution makes up roughly 32 percent of the total cost of electricity—out of the 9.9 cents/kilowatt-hour (kWh) that Americans paid for electricity on average in 2012, distribution accounted …
Electricity Transmission - IER
The Economics of Electricity Transmission. Transmission makes up roughly 11 percent of the total cost of electricity. In 2012, the Energy Information Administration estimated that transmission cost 1.1 cents/kilowatt-hour (kWh), out of the average electricity price of 9.8 cents/kWh. [20]
Will Any New Refineries Be Built in the United States? - IER
Jun 13, 2022 · Chevron CEO Mike Wirth does not expect another oil refinery to be built in the United States ever again, due to federal government policies. The last significant refinery built in the United States was in 1976. (A small refinery came online in 2020 in North Dakota).Over the last two years, due to reduced demand from the pandemic and Presidnt Biden’s stated policy to reduce the demand for ...