General
2026
| Article
Clean steel production will require an enormous amount of clean energy. Producing green hydrogen, operating high-temperature gas heaters, and powering electric arc furnaces will dramatically increase electricity demand at primary steel mills in the…
US Policy
2026
| Article
The US government is taking a new approach to financing critical minerals with company equity investments. Are critical mineral equity deals a silver bullet?…
Global South
2026
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A commercial-scale pilot of the low-carbon cement shows promise and reflects growing momentum, but several deployment hurdles remain.
Building Electrification
2026
| Article
RMI’s new grid Reliability Dashboard can bhelp grid planners target solutions to reduce customer outages.
Buildings
2026
| Report
New testing shows reclaimed refrigerant delivers equivalent HVAC system performance to virgin supply, offering a practical way to meet demand and reduce emissions.
Industry
2026
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Plastics underpin modern life. They are used in packaging, textiles, and medical devices, and are critical to clean energy technologies such as solar panels and EV components. Nearly all plastics today are derived from fossil…
Industry
2026
| Report
Analyzing East and Southeast Asian demand for near-zero emissions steel in 2030…
General
2026
| Article
Top experts from RMI and NEIS weigh in on the implications of the global energy supply disruption from the US-Iran war.
Electricity
2026
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Business models, not technological constraints, determine whether utilities run money-losing power plants. We offer three solutions for regulators to fix that.
Electricity
2026
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A new era of energy demand is reshaping the electricity sector, and the transmission system is racing to keep up.