Abbe Ramanan

Are Blue and Green Hydrogen Too Water Intensive to Be Sustainable?

Despite continued outcry from environmental justice advocates and frontline communities, the US continues to lead the world on federal spending for hydrogen, a fuel whose dangers threaten to outweigh any benefits it can provide to the clean energy transition. The Biden Administration continues to pour billions of dollars into large-scale projects like the Regional Hydrogen…

What are the pros and cons of hydrogen plants here in Oregon?

Officials ignore most Appalachian hydrogen hub worries

The Promise and Pitfalls of Fossil Power Plant Hybridization with Energy Storage  

Fossil fuel power plants paired with battery storage – also known as hybridized power plants – can cause more harm than good, particularly if hybridization is used to prolong the use of polluting peaker plants.

Centering Equity in Data Collection: CEG’s Resilient Power Funding Programs

CEG’s commitment to equity, and ensuring we are meeting our equity-specific goals, is the driving force behind the metrics we track for our Resilient Power Small Grants Programs.

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