WORKSHOP: Wind and Solar Energy Transformation

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Climate Central held an online workshop on May 24, 2021, to discuss the transformation of our energy system to renewables. Panelists provided an overview of how rapidly wind and solar energy, coupled with battery storage, are replacing fossil fuel generation and bringing jobs and revenues to communities across the country. 

Panelists: 

• Trieu Mai, Senior Energy Analyst, U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

• Kris Ohleth, Executive Director, Special Initiative on Offshore Wind 

• Erica Mackie, CEO of Grid Alternatives

• Neal Gyngard, former wind energy technician and convenor of Tower Climbing Grease Monkeys

• Katie Siegner, Senior Associate with RMI’s Carbon-Free Electricity Team

• Jesse Ritka, Meteorologist, WDAY, Fargo, ND

• Joe Murgo, Chief Meteorologist WTAJ, Altoona, PA

Climate Central Resources

• Solar Energy Solutions Brief

• Wind Energy Solutions Brief

• Battery Storage Solutions Brief

• WeatherPower

Other Resources

• Halfway to Zero: Progress towards a Carbon-Free Power Sector

• Understanding Inertia Without the Spin

• GRID Alternatives Projects

• Erica Mackie speaks at Leaders Summit on Climate

• RMI “Seeds of Opportunity” Report - Economic Development Benefits Rural America Is Reaping from the Growth of Renewables

• “Seeds of Opportunity” Webinar: How Rural America Is Reaping Economic Benefits from Renewables

• Op-Ed: Offshore wind can boost NJ's Shore tourism

• Tower Climbing Grease Monkeys: Home - Website

• Renewables Forward

• Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy - WRISE

• Green 2.0: Home