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The pathway to 100% renewable must include changes in regulation, focus on operations, and promotion of innovation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2020

Rao Konidena  and
Vivek Bhandari
Rao Konidena*
Affiliation:
CEO, Rakon Energy LLC, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Vivek Bhandari
Affiliation:
Principal Architect, Siemens Ltd., Melbourne, Australia
*
Address all correspondence to Rao Konidena at [email protected]
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Abstract

The electric industry is transitioning to higher penetrations of renewables. Hundred per cent renewable penetration is no longer a pipe dream. Rather than by doubling down on existing renewable technologies, we can achieve it by cohesively focusing on the ‘needs’ and working on regulation (regulation should focus on holistic grid needs), operations (e.g., markets and balancing authority products), and innovation (e.g., newer technologies like hydrogen).

Keywords

energy storagegovernment policy and fundinghydrothermalphotovoltaicnuclear materials
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Perspective
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MRS Energy & Sustainability , Volume 7 , 2020 , E17
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Copyright © Materials Research Society, 2020

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