Abbe Ramanan

Project Director

Abbe Ramanan is a Project Director at Clean Energy Group. At CEG, Abbe leads the Hydrogen Information and Public Education project, where she develops educational materials and reports to equip advocates, regulators, and policymakers with non-biased facts to counter irresponsible hydrogen proposals. Abbe also supports the development of equitable solar and battery storage projects in marginalized communities through the Resilient Power Project, which strives to provide resilient power technologies to the communities that need it most. In her role with the Resilient Power Project, Abbe helps manage small grant programs to promote solar+storage for affordable housing facilities and community-based organizations. Prior to joining CEG, Abbe worked on Vote Solar’s Policy and Advocacy team, supporting workforce development efforts in solar. Abbe received a master’s degree in energy policy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Initiatives: Hydrogen Information and Public Education, Resilient Power Project, Technical Assistance Fund
Email: abbe@cleanegroup.org
Location: Lewiston, ME

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Scientists warn a poorly managed hydrogen rush could make climate change worse

February 28, 2024

“The push to produce more hydrogen — and deploy it in more leak-prone use cases, like pipelines — could push economy-wide leakage rates to 29.6 million tons or 5.6% of all hydrogen produced by 2050," CEG's Abbe Ramanan told Energy News Network.

Treatment of fossil fuels looms over Biden plans for boosting clean hydrogen

February 15, 2024

“We really don’t want taxpayer dollars propping up the fossil fuel industry,” CEG's Abbe Ramanan told The Washington Examiner. “That is just gonna be undermining decarbonization efforts, and that’s a lot of lost time that we don’t really have right now, with the climate crisis where it is.”

Critics say Austin Energy’s proposal to pivot toward hydrogen could do more harm than good

February 1, 2024

“A big part of our mission has been helping communities impacted by decades of these pollutants near natural gas plants, so anytime someone is suggesting replacing one source of (nitrogen oxide) emissions with another, that’s going to be concerning to us,” CEG's Abbe Ramanan told the Austin Monitor.

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Abbe Ramanan

Scientists warn a poorly managed hydrogen rush could make climate change worse

Treatment of fossil fuels looms over Biden plans for boosting clean hydrogen

Critics say Austin Energy’s proposal to pivot toward hydrogen could do more harm than good

Concerns over $77 billion in DOE funds for mostly “blue” hydrogen

A “grave concern” – fight building against Biden’s hydrogen hubs

EJ Advocates Warn EPA Power Plant GHG Plan Will Harm Fenceline Areas

The EPA has a controversial new plan to clean up power plants

Is carbon capture viable? In a new rule, the EPA is asking power plants to prove it.

The EPA’s hydrogen push is a federal endorsement of greenwashing

Massachusetts Utilities Hope Hydrogen and Biomethane Can Keep the State Cooking, and Heating, With Gas

Blog Posts by Abbe Ramanan

Ignoring Climate Scientists and Environmental Justice Advocates, DOE Awards Billions to Fossil Fuel Hydrogen

What the EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rules Get Wrong About CCS and Hydrogen

The Top Five Fossil Fuel Industry Myths about Hydrogen

2022 Year-in-Review: Technical Assistance Fund and Resilient Power Leadership Initiative

Solar+Storage Supports Emergency Response in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Fiona

Why Are We Still Pitting Jobs Against Public Health?

Resilient Power for Emergency Operations: Freeing First Responders from the Burden of Unreliable Backup Power

The Hydrogen Hype Bubble May Have Finally Popped

Outages and outrages: The fossil fuel industry exploits blackout fears

Solar+Storage for Critical Services Providers: Barriers and Opportunities

Affordable Housing Developers See the Benefits of Solar+Storage, But Still Face Obstacles to Implementation

Hydrogen Hype in the Air